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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Apr 20, 1908

Page

6

Classified Advertising Rates and Contact Lines

Want Ads charge two consecutive days ten cents per line per day seven words per line. Three consecutive days one cent per word. One month six cents per line per day. Minimum ad charge twenty cents. Ballard Agency P Hullan Ballard Ave opposite City Hall. Main Office Seventh Ave between Union and University. The Star guarantees accuracy or assumes no responsibility for errors in telephoned advertisements.

Ballar Agency P. H Ullen Ballard Av Opp City Hall Hazard Union University

Antique listings and services in a 1900s Seattle page

A collage of small ads and notices including sewing machines, maps and wall charts for sale, household articles and furniture, a medical practice ad by Dr. Edwin J. Brown, abstract and banking notices, and a pattern and model supplier. Also notes about photographers supplies and various addresses and contact details.

Edwin J. Brown Win Neue Batecsans Inne Bik First Ave Seattle

Real estate listings with farm and garden plots for sale

Multiple parcels near Maltby and Vashon with houses, barns, and orchard potential. Prices range from affordable to higher, with terms like cash, down payments, and monthly plans. Locations include Meattie area and West Seattle corridor, detailing acres, crops, and proximity to wharf or city.

Waterfront and City Lots Offer in Neighborhood Listings

A jumble of real estate ads promotions hawk waterfront lots, houses and two acre plots near the Navy Yard, University district, and Ballard. Buyers are urged to act with low down payments, monthly terms, and proximity to car lines and City areas. several firms including International Realty and Bremerton Development Co advertise multiple properties with prices and payment plans.

Savy Yard Navy Yard Toda Bremen MNT Co American Bank Nion and University TERNATIONAT, ORD # REALTY CO Neve Yard Bremerton Developmest CO

5 Acres for sale in Port Orchard district

Property listing offers 5 acres in Port Orchard district with a $100 price and $25 cash request. The balance is $10 per month. listing notes other in the same place revealing a person named Goodfellow and references a Washington building.

Port Orchard Mene

Auction Raises Funds With Block Sale For Benefit

Local sale reports have raised funds by offering a block for a charitable cause. The effort collected proceeds from three lots and intends to support the designated beneficiary group.

Fragmentary Notice of Property and Location

Partial OCR fragment referencing a sale or title matter includes mentions of payment ranges 150 to 250 and a block near a lake, with vague directions to Pioneer Avenue and a Main 67 street. Unclear entities or dates. likely an old legal or real estate notice with insufficient readable details.

N P Orders Freight Cars for Northern Pacific

Northern Pacific Railroad to purchase 1.5 million dollars worth of freight cars in 60 days, as announced by C M Levey third vice president. The plan includes 600 refrigerator cars to handle fruit traffic, with Beattie among new agents assisting in the expansion.

Northern Paesde Railroad Company C. M. Levey Beattie

Harriman's Ambition Realized with New Railway Division

Chicago April 9 The opening of the Birmingham division of the Atlantic Central railway will realize Harriman's ambition to control a seven system. Goods can be moved from Savannah to San Francisco without further Harriman control.

Chicago Birmingham Aliinela Central Railway Harriman Savannah San Francisco

Library board accepts site for university district branch

Mr and Mrs Watson Allen donate a half block for a University district branch library site at 60th Street and Tenth Avenue North, comprising 28 800 square feet. A second branch is planned at West Seattle if 60 feet more can be added to A B Niess donated property at 42nd and West College Way. The third location hinges on a suitable site at Fremont or Green Lake.

Watson Allen Aite Library Board Allens Ts 60Th At Ay. N. EB Weat Seattle A. BR. Niess 42Nd Weet College Sie

Series of Meetings Open at Tabernacle on Main Street

A series of meetings of the Christian and Missionary Alliance opened yesterday at the tabernacle between 12th and 14th avenues. Meetings run daily at 2:30 and 7:30 pm except Saturday led by Rev. Milton M. Bales. Tonight's topic is The Conversion of Saul of Tarsus. Tomorrow topics include Water as a Type of the Holy Spirit and The Seven Cries of Jesus While on the Cross.

Chrichian and Missionary Alliance Tabernac Main #1 Milton M. Bales Northwestern University Evanston Saul of Tarsus Jesus

Incomplete Note on Payment to Mr Green

Fragmentary OCR records a payment note mentioning Mr Green and a cash balance. The readable portion includes amounts such as one hundred fifty dollars and reference to a tail and main numbers, but no clear date, full names, or context.

Boap Lake Balve Eczema Relief Reported

Disturbing eczema cases show improvement after Boap Lake Balve treatment. Patients report clearer skin and reduced itching following use of the product in the regional health study.

Balve

Unclear historical note on medical figures and place names

Fragmentary OCR text references names Dr Sutton and Dr Hightower, a Palmer heir, Green Lake, and a location near a car office. The fragment cryptically mentions weeks and sides but lacks coherent events or dates.

Sutton Pelmer Devenpoort GH Hightower Green Lake Bence Ted

New Claimant Emerges in Sullivan Estate Case

Indications point to a reopening of the Sullivan estate dispute over the will of the deceased, Beattle ener Sullivan. John Sullivan of Pittsburg, a retired hotel man, alleges kinship and disputes the prior apportioned million dollar share. Lawyer Wilmon Tucker represents the claimants and notes no formal suit yet while prepared to fight for rights.

Obo Sullivan Beattle Ener George Donworth John Sullivan Otalant Pittsburg Wilmon Tucker Mike Sullivan New York Mr. Bullvan Ceell Hotel

Building the Government Post Office Under Woman Boss

Mrs. W. H. Maxwell, wife of a Fresno contractor, oversees the three story government post office and federal building project. The 20 year old woman runs estimates, inspects work, and hires crews, insisting women can do contractor tasks as well as men.

Fresno Cal Uncle Sam W. H. Maxwell Government Post Office Federal Maxwell Federal Building

Plan to dike Cedar River to curb spring floods

Renton residents propose constructing a dyke at the Cedar River mouth to divert flow into Lake Washington. The plan envisions creating a dyking district funded by benefited residents, with an estimated cost of about 25900 dollars and federal authorities endorsing the project.

Renton Cedar River Lake Washington Black River Duwamish

Seattle Man Prominent in Conference

United States attorneys from 10 cities and the immigration bureau meet at the department of justice to discuss Roosevelt's denunciation of anarchists and the ongoing crusade launched by the department of commerce and labor. The conference centers on enforcing new duties and the crackdown on radical activities.

United Press Washington United States Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization Department of Justice Roosevelt Department of Commerce and Labor

See BattleShips Take Boats at Pier 2

Ten daily round trips operate from Pier 2 offering a fifty cent round trip fare. Passengers can reach nearby ships for sightseeing and harbor access.

Ues Pier 2

Attorneys Attend Conference on Naturalization Hearings

Attending attorneys from the government include A. J. Balliett of Seattle and C. S. White of San Francisco. They will examine applicants for certificates of naturalization and also review the signatures on their applications.

A. J. Balliett Seattle C. 8. White San Francisco

Perfect Man Advertised By Wife In Indiana

Mrs. Pretz endorses her husband J L Pretz praising him as free from vices and morally upright. She reveals that both she and her husband consider his campaign a priority and will walk any distance to secure votes despite initial opposition.

LE Porte Ind J. L. Prets Pretz

Base Ball Supplies At Theo Wilta Co 1008 Firat

Local shopping note shows Theodore Wilta Company at 1008 Firat offering baseball equipment and supplies. Inventory includes bats gloves and balls for players and teams. Shoppers are urged to visit the store for selections and pricing.

Theo. Wilta @ Co

Police Court Hears Odd Weekend Grists and Fines

The Police Court fined John Smith known as Bocety Ted twenty dollars for riding into town in a boxcar. Two Step Johnson and Hulda Johnson each paid six dollars after arrest for alleged snooze famine plotting. An armed man, Andy White, faced twenty five dollars as police noted a six shooter. efforts to obtain a weapon permit were declined. Additional town notices involved Joseph Puteral and Charles Wakamoto facing various penalties and a newsboy Clyde W Hewes drawn into the day’s exchanges about a crowd and threats.

John Smith Hulda Oncar Andy White Mr White Joseph Puteral Pacoma Tall Tay Theodore Bheket Ag Sie Dian Jalwatanday Charles Wakamoto Porter Clyde Haturday Yakamoto

Italy to Awe Turkey With Big Fleet

London presses react with concern as Italy plans a show of force against Turkey. The Italian fleet of 6,096 men is to sail toward Asia Minor with a possible Smyrna harbor objective. Debate centers on the impact on reforms in Macedonia and the sultan’s handling of Turkish affairs.

Italy Turkey United Press London Daily London Times Macedonia Asia Minor Smyrn Tripoli Ponta

Gamblers of the West gang busted in Pittsburg arrests

Police capture five youths leading a large youth gang called The Gamblers of the West in Pittsburg. They claim the organization includes more than 20 members with Mike Rosa aged 16 as the gang brain and John Platek aged 15 as the chief assistant. The group cracked several safes.

United Press Pittsburg East Mike Rosa John Platek

Taft to address meeting of laymen missionaries

A meeting is set at the hall where Taft will speak to laymen missionaries returning from Europe. Local organizers invite attendees to hear the former president discuss mission work and international affairs.

Europe Taft

Pandoras Defy Mud In Rainy Broadway Wear

Mrs Ivy Benoit of Seattle shows a rainwear invention for women to stay clean on muddy days. The design features fog, silk and rubber materials, full skirts, and tops that grip at the waist to avoid petticoat mussing. Police in Chester report street car strike tensions and local concerns over food safety provisions.

Ivy Benoit Seattle New York April Chester

Woodmen Officers to Visit Seattle for Monster Meeting

Head camp officers of the Pacific jurisdiction of the Woodmen of the World will arrive in Seattle tomorrow. Local Woodmen lodges plan a monster meeting at the Seattle camp No. 68 hall. Visitation includes J. I. Boak and Arthur Tuttle from Denver and other officers from Pasadena Eugene Colfax and more. The head manager, Colfax mayor, is noted as a possible Democratic governor candidate.

Pacific Woodmen of the World Hail of Seattle Spring St Seattle Vicinity J. 1. Boak Arthur Tuttle Denver Colo T. Clinton Veale Pasadena Cal P. FE. Snodgrass Eugene Ore John Pattison Colfax Wash

Two Billies in New York Attend Evening Addresses

United Press reports William Jennings Bryan and Secretary Taft in New York on April 20. Both will give speeches this evening. Bryan travels daily trips at 60e round trip.

Billies New York United Press William Jennings Bryan Taft Bryan

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