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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1903
Page
6
Bremerton and surrounding plans reveal the Navy Yard seeking vast appropriations for upgrades and new facilities. Commandant Bardavnek aims to expand dry dock capacity, water systems, power and heating, defense measures, and yard infrastructure including rails, cranes, shops, and land purchases to support ongoing operations.
The passage mixes brief items: Star Dust and Chief Bullivan with a soot free claim, a Sitka cable mention, Alaskan widows tabbing husbands, Macedonia open in surrection against Turkey, and a governor race reference to Myron T. Herrick Cleveland and Tom J. Johnson South Bend followed by a tale about BP. Mitchell under a bendh to a superior craft at Thomasville.
Fragmentary notes mention pension schemes, legal bills, and industrial dissolutions in Canada, plus scattered local anecdotes. Several personal names and places appear, with hints of a maritime accident and a fatal home event, though details are obscured by OCR junk.
The board met in special session with Patterson Lenny and Shorrock present as they review bids from Independent Telephone Co for an inter school telephone system. Proposals include adding telephones at the high school and connecting to other schools.
The board approved a return to old school names amid a public vote against the new designations. A resolution to abolish the state names was passed in open session, with actions postponed until the next regular meeting. Manual training supplies were ordered for five locations and routine reopen preparations continued for the fall term.
Jean D. Rockefeller Jr arrives for the Colorado Fuel and Iron stockholders meeting in Denver. He tips two letter carriers who wrote a tune that haunts locals, after learning its success. the song spreads across the state. Judge Hasford to hold federal court session tomorrow with motions and demurrers to be heard.
Western avenue markets highlight peaches for canning as crop shortfalls push prices. Native plums at 40 cents, pears at 1.26, with poultry prices easing and a predicted drop. Listings include vegetables, fruits, dairy, eggs, and grains with prices per ton or bag and regional names such as Puget Sound hay and Yakima produce.
A Cincinnati fire gutted the Behoelkopf Hartford and Anna Chemical Co building and caused major damage to nearby firms. Several adjoining businesses suffered severe losses as crews battled the blaze.
A Hoyt comedy titled A Teorhs Steer is on stage at the Seattle theater this week. The show attracts an audience and draws steady attendance as it runs through the week.
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