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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1899
Page
2
The Seattle Star defends full news coverage over advertiser influence and bribes, pledging to print all legitimate news despite objections from some merchants. It cites De Wolf Hopper’s anti imperialist remarks and questions weather director Sallabury’s past reliability while recalling a contentious summer.
A. Warren, former Chicago Tribune reporter, reports Eagle City Dakota region in American territory holds rich gold prospects. He estimates output near a million dollars as workers push several claims on American creek and Discovery Fork. U S government builds barracks at Eagle City costing about 209000 with wages around 16 a day.
Lyle Smith son of Deputy Sheriff Frank Smith died in Sycamore Illinois at about three and a half years old. He suffered from congenital heart valve defects causing poor blood separation and a bluish complexion with weather changes.
Washington reports Capt Carter has issued an ultimatum to all his alleged confederates in the engineer department contractors and political figures. He vows he will not go to the penitentiary alone and warns he will name conspirators tied to treasury raids at river and harbor centers and accuse senators and representatives involved with contractors and lobbyists. The scene shifts to Madison Park Pavilion tonight.
Severe disturbances at Gradlits driven by Czech German tensions left four dead and several wounded after gendarmes were attacked and fired upon. Soldiers restored order as guards protected municipal buildings.
In Portland Oregon clerks associations discuss a citywide six o clock curfew using a firebell clock attachment as a common timepiece. Chief Campbell approves in principle and the plan moves to the fire commission board for consideration.
A fragmented list details multiple congregations with service times and pastors. It cites First Presbyterian at Fourth and Spring, North Seattle Baptist at Third Avenue and Cedar, and Catholic, Episcopal, and Lutheran churches with morning and evening services led by various pastors.
Local society columns detail visits and travels of residents, including Mr. M. F. H. Clough leaving for Alesha, Miss Maud Glescock retiring, and numerous trips to San Francisco Tacoma Portland and Seattle. Social events include picnics concerts weddings and a Florence Crittenton home event with a superintendent conference.
Col A Shepard of Bryant asserts a national U V U gathering in Des Moines did not condemn President McKinley nor denounce efforts to suppress the insurrection in the Philippines. A Cinematograph and Wasgners band performs tonight at Madison Park Pavilion.
The Washington School for defective youth reopened for the fall term in Vancouver on Thursday with nearly 100 students enrolled, about percent short of last year’s full enrollment.
Demetria Friedlander treasurer of the United Churches of Chicago and private banker and agent for Wacker & Birk Brewing Co. has disappeared. An amount estimated between fifty thousand and one hundred thousand dollars is involved.
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