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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1903
Page
6
A dense column shows classified notices and ads across shops and services in Seattle area. Entries list pharmacies, post offices, hotels, real estate offers, rentals, employment leads, and personal notices, with scattered names and addresses, plus a brief public sale and auction note.
Incomplete OCR text suggests street improvements and paid features. Mentions walks and a driving route with lines and lots referenced but lacks clear dates or authorities.
Virtup offers loans on real estate with a single loan term and monthly payments if desired. Address listed as Cotton Block and street column.
Grand manager Cort frets over a new theater with a single seating row and an expected six thousand in that row. He opens orders while imploring luck and facing disappointed staff as the Nordien engagement nears.
A chaotic scene at the Grand box office Friday as patrons vie for limited seats for a Nordica performance Saturday night. Cort pleads for four first row seats while a teller apologizes to multiple people, and managers anticipate standing room only before the concert opens.
Special to The Star reports former U S senator George Graham Vest of Missouri near death at his daughter's home in St Louis. Once a brilliant legislator, Vest grows frail as mental sharpness fades, repeatedly asking for an interview but saying he is too ill to talk politics.
The Staateburger Zeitung reports that Jews in Polish territory have formed a league with atheists to terrorize Russia in hopes of securing better treatment for Semites.
President Roosevelt, acting on Attorney General Knox's advice, removed United States Marshal Fred Field from office in a Vermont district for negligence of duty in allowing three Chinese men to remain with him for deportation. M and W Cassidy, railroad workers and brothers, were arrested on vagrancy in the restricted district after frequenting local saloons and lacking visible means of support.
If your copy of The Riar is not arrived by 6 30, call Suneet Main 1080 or Independent 1188 between 6 90 and 7 20, and a copy will be sent at once by special messenger.
A heavy blasting charge exploded at Nabera ranch 12 miles east of Ritzville injuring many workers. John Dodson was killed instantly as miners moved to safety moments before the blast. Several others suffered serious injuries from flying debris and stone fragments.
CAPTURE EAST LAKE Oct 16 James Lynch the condemned prisoner who with Nick Maworth escaped from the state prison last Friday night was captured yesterday evening at Woods Cross a small village 12 miles north of the city. Jed Wilton a telegraph operator and two residents of the town made the capture Landor offered no resistance. Lynch was in a deplorable condition from lack of food and loss of blood from a wound in the right side received during the battle with guards at the time of the outbreak Haworth who escaped with Lynch was retaken Sunday.
In Occi Genial avenue and Main street a fire alarm sparked panic as smoke filled rooms at the Touraine hotel. Guests fled or were urged to stay put while fire engines crowded the street and bystanders watched the dramatic scene unfold with fear and confusion.
Detectives Barbee and Kasson nabbed Jack McDonald Bé Paim and James Cleary after a two night stakeout on Washington street. Palm tried to flee and drew a revolver threatening to shoot before being halted by Eascon. A burglary at Florence house led to the investigation.
The Tacoma Manufacturers' carnival opened officially at 2 pm with ceremonies and a crowd in attendance. The opening, marked by a whistle blast, drew town attention as visitors filled Street and the buffet. Today is Tacoma Day with Friday Puyallup day and Saturday school children’s day on the schedule.
Yellow fever cases rise in Laredo as the illness remains concentrated among Mexican residents. The report notes increasing local infections and urges vigilance amid the outbreak, with authorities observing rapid spread and heightened concern for public health.
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