12 Sep 1902
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1902
Page
1
Reports from Shelton Everett Tacoma Elma Ballard Port Townsend and Portland describe forest fires driven by gale winds. Towns like Shelton and Elma face destruction while bridges rail lines and mills suffer damage. Firefighters fight with limited help as smoke darkness and cut communications hinder relief efforts.
Fires sweep Western Oregon from Lewis River to the coast with mills and shingle works burned. Port Columbia and Elma suffer damage as timber, camps, and bridges burn. several men feared dead as crews battle the flames.
Smoke from regional forest fires blankets Seattle and drifts northward from the southwest, reddening skies and dimming lamps. Reports describe headaches and tearful eyes, widespread alarm, and disorganized commerce as Mount Rainier and Alaska clouds loom unseen by many. Weather fronts push smoke toward the Straits and California coast, with rain expected to quell the fires.
State Republican headquarters will locate in this city for the fall campaign. Mor rigan of Seattle leads the state central committee search for rooms and aims to open within a week. Morrison has not chosen a secretary and will confer with party nominees before finalizing plans.
Democrats in King county organize for the state convention in Tacoma on September 14. James Hell of Everett and W H Dunphy Walla Walla are named as likely congressional nominees with George F Cotterill favored for king county. Other candidates include W W Tolman Spokane H B Merritt and Tolman. up for supreme court renomination is J M Reavis. A county caucus and committee meetings set to shape the party platform and railroad commission stance.
A tragic report from Manch... describes a merciful death after a girl suffered a horrific attack. The account notes the assailant appeared to be a fiery squid, and authorities await clarity on the circumstances as investigators review the scene.
A young woman aged 24, Miss McCartney, believed to have faced motive and threats, ingested poison near West and Broad streets after being employed as a waitress at a UK restaurant. Passersby heard her groans. Dr. Bortes attended, but she died after being taken to the morgue. She lived with her brother, J. McCartney.
The steamship Colonia arrived with Pacific cable gear and crew to begin laying the British Pacific cable from Bamfield Creek on Vancouver Island as terminus. The vessel carries 160 crew, four technicians, and 12 support staff, aiming to complete by December 1 and operate daily until then, with a 5 million dollar insurance and a 2,000 ton repair ship stationed locally.
Western Central Labor Union announces a worldwide boycott of Frye-Bruhn meats and packing house products. In Seattle Everett and Tacoma unions push action with resolutions and fines while Seattle hosts a daily list of fair and unfair meat markets to aid supporters.
The ongoing rise of retail stalls at the fair lot disrupts journeymen butchers who face increased work and some journeymen leave the city to seek employment in neighboring towns.
J. M. Saunder of Seattle died in Salt Lake City hospital after being crushed beneath a moving train while attempting to board it last night.
J Stitt Wilson of Chicago will speak at Germanie hall Second avenue and Union street tonight and Saturday evening on Socialism The Impending Revolution He arrives from California after touring the country and is described as a forceful eloquent lecturer Arriving in Seattle he registered at the Occidental hotel and met leaders of the loyal Socialist party
Martha Harrison aged 64 wife of T W Harrison died at their home 117 Seventeenth Avenue early this morning. The body is at Bonney and Stewart's.
Property description lists Lot x118 with a four-room brick-pier house, a chicken house in the garden, and part of the area fenced with wire. Details indicate a compact dwelling setup with surrounding outbuildings on the lot.
The Treasury Department acting comptroller certifies The First National Bank of Seattle may continue its corporate existence until the close of business on September 4, 1922. The certification, dated September 4, 1902, is signed by Thomas P. Kane as deputy and acting comptroller of the currency.
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