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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 1904

Page

8

Eggs Will Be Cheap As Packers Quit Egg Business

Chicago reports eggs expected to be cheaper this winter as major packers fail to corner the market and decide to quit the business. Independent dealers complain of rail discrimination and interstate commerce action, while a police report notes Jammer Fagan being jailed after a disorderly delusion about dancing with a salvation lassie.

Chicago Armour’s Swift's Interstate Commerce Commission Helland Jammer Fagan Lassie Sr ix

Saturns Rings Visible This October Night Sky

The article urges readers to view Saturn in October as the rings appear at their best, tilted for edge on sight from about 40 degrees latitude. It notes best viewing times around 9 to 16 hours, depending on location, with a small telescope sufficient to see the rings. It explains rings as swarms of material orbiting Saturn, with Saturn orbiting the Sun in about 29 years at about 96 million miles from Earth.

Saturn Perth Emnall

Polar bear and cubs found preserved in Arctic iceberg

Four sailors on the whaling schooner Rabara Herneter sighted a polar bear with two cubs frozen in a large iceberg. The berg rose about 100 feet, and the bears appeared intact above water, suggesting they may have remained there for years according to witness Lara Mansen.

Rabara Herneter Arctic Lara Mansen Fromen Hansen

Polar bear cubs found preserved with mother in Arctic scene

Hansen argues the berg drifted north carrying ice floe pieces that kept the bears intact. A mother bear lay on her side with three cubs in near perfect condition, suggesting they might have been alive when observed. Blaneen notes repeated but rare sightings of such found bears in late July.

Hansen Alnet Othe Blaneen

Dismissals Named in Steamboat Inspection Scandal

A special commission report recommends the dismissal of dimmed inspectors Robert Rodi James A. Dumont and Thomas H. Parrett for derelict duties in approving the steamer Slocum. It calls for a sweeping investigation of all government steamboat inspection divisions and a new law to create a body to study safety for excursion boats and over crowding and weak superstructure hazards.

Special Commission Secretary of Commerce Robert Rodi Bec.ond Dietricet Steamboat Inspection Service James A. Dumont Thomas H. Parrett New York Faye Secretary of Commerce and Labor Staemboats

Baptist General Association Opens 60th Session in Illinois

Springfield hosts the 60th annual meeting as Baptists from the state rally for the conference. The gathering marks a milestone event with leaders and members convening to discuss plans and activities for the year.

Springfield Get Thneta Baptista Baptist General Association of the Estate

Amplifer touted to boost telegraphy reach and speed

Special to The Star reports inventor Stephen Dudley Pield introducing the amplifer a device claimed to double cable messages and expand wireless range. He says it could enable London Shanghai transmissions as easily as local hops and let telephony rival global reach by reading intensity variations in signals with far greater power.

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