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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1909
Page
7
Fragmented real estate notes describe two new stores opening and a modernized home on Madrona Street. The report hints at rent details and a buyers group offering 20 percent terms. Unclear lines reference Wetha Walla Street and a college area, suggesting a mixed development district.
Fragmentary text hints at an investment or financial notice mentioning eight thousand dollars and a monthly consideration. No clear entities, dates, or outcomes are readable.
The passage references farmland and water front near Ely Seattie with acres described and various terms about farming and milling. It mentions a loan and banking line and a local property balance with a Sunny side water right, indicating an advertisement style for land sales and finance options.
Fragmentary note describes a person named Geered or Geered et al removing items and clearing space with reference to one pew. Limited readable details suggest a brief local item or notice without clear context or full names.
A fragment notes 208 bays sores of adder tend and a weet of Hearth with near nouns. It mentions $25 cash and a vague monthly rate.
A damaged listing advertises inexpensive homes, one cent monthly payments, a cottage with city water, a spacious lot, and garden areas. It mentions several features but the text is fragmentary and lacks clear locations or organizers.
Fragmented notice notes multiple addresses and agents in Bremer area with unclear listing of emails and meetings. The text references Cherry Street and an operation at a centane with brokers or agents involved.
Fragmented notice offers 50 foot lots at 300 and a 4000 price for a Queen street view home with marine outlook. Mentions Greens Wee Ay and Greens area, contact Maltrie Prari at Empire Title, phone 066. Includes references to university area and a Main Street building, with a view lot and greens at 6 down 19 monthly.
Personal notice notes an auction every Friday and Saturday at 6 head horses for sale near Georgetown. Details are garbled but indicate regular livestock auctions hosted by a local firm with Georgetown ties.
Independent Sales offers a special sale listing many makes with discounts as low as 10 percent. The advertisement mentions locations on Avenue Ovpeake and Brcond Ave with prices and stock details though the text is partially garbled.
Fragmentary OCR item lists prices and items such as 1400 and 1600 dollars, telephones and soap references, with no clear event or entity context. text lacks coherent subject or location.
A dense OCR of assorted classified items and ads lists goods for sale and services. Entries mention sale of livestock, real estate loans, rental and property listings, professional ads for dentists and physicians, and various business notices across Seattle areas with phone numbers and addresses.
Reports from Bellingham say the Masamae plan to climb Mt Baker this year using the Middle Fork trail, signaling a notable local mountaineering effort. The text also mentions the steamship HM 8 Kennedy operating five daily trips from Cotman Dock to Puget Sound Navy Yard.
Reports from Washington note 60 Americans moved to steamship era harbor, embassy secured. New York recounts a Williamsburg store rush injuring many as 3,000 women battled for a sale. Nagel calls for Census Director North resignation amid procedure infractions. Tennessee's Mary V Wilcox elected Daughters of the American Revolution secretary. Cincinnati-Hamilton and Dayton rail control secured by Governor Harmon. Spokane: J H Shively arraigned on two counts with bond decision pending. Kapiti Planing: Kermit Roosevelt returns with Hill as they hunt and visit Pease ranch.
Sumner Washington April 24 Frank Secombe 22 years old died while taking a footbath in the Puyallup River yesterday. He fell into the water and drowned and his body was recovered.
N. P. Nielsen renowned pioneer missionary will lecture tomorrow afternoon at 3 o clock in Washington hall Khay and Mirot. He speaks on Sixteen Years in India with his wife and child born in India appearing in native costume under Danish Brotherhood auspices.
A brutal assault in the Pera district ends with martial law in force. Street fighting along Rue Grande de Pera leaves hundreds dead and the cityscape littered with corpses as invaders press toward the palace and the Youna Turk s forces surrender zones. The Belgian legation suffers heavy damage. Sultan Aliul Hamid reportedly seeks refuge on a German ship. market reaction remains muted in New York.
Clarisso Castro, Venezuelan leader deposed by national politics, claims the United States betrayed him via Intervention. He describes himself as a French prisoner of war and a victim of U S actions, asserting Europe will regret U S control over Panama Canal and a clash of interests in America.
Two additional indictments were returned by the grand jury against J M J Gordon former supreme court justice and counsel for the Northern. The charges accuse embezzlement of 28000 from the railroad and writing a personal check to conceal the fraud when funds were insufficient. Warrants issued, Gordon taken to Judge Huneke's court for bail setting.
Seattle councilman introduces an amendment to the city automobile ordinance to bar licensing for chauffeurs to individuals not yet citizens or those who have not declared intent to become citizens. Mullen argues Americans should fill all chauffeur jobs and questions excluding Orientals.
Charles Warren Stoddard, famed Western author, died at his Monterey home at 10 o clock last night after three months illness and three weeks in bed. He was 66 and widely known from the Bohemian circle of old San Francisco and for his stint as manager for Mark Twain abroad.
In a Seattle courtroom Edward Corcoran, lone Irish heir, asks to protect his half of the estate amid a foreclosure case. Judge Main grants intervention for the Mercantile Investment Co as hearings proceed. Corcoran received help from attorneys tied to Senator Piles and others, with his own stake valued around $294,160.
Reports place Martin Oleson at 2831 West 60th Street Ballard camp on Easter Sunday night. Rev. D B Ross says Oleson appeared barely clothed, repeated he was taken from the camp, and intended to go to the police. Police suspect mental disturbance and no custody found in state or nearby.
Stonewall Jackson Harris, longtime Mariposa County surveyor, hires Dreamland rink in San Francisco and will hold a MASH meeting warning locals to prepare for eternity amid fears of world demise sparked by Turkish troubles and Armenian massacres.
Grounds of the Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition show rapid progress as gardeners and builders work nears completion. Sunday marks the first use of band pavilions and Wagner's band performs tomorrow in the Nome circle band stand.
George Spencer of Tacoma and 15 year old Harvey Smith absconded from a parental school after claiming they were not allowed to play. They hopped a freight to Seattle and were arrested, placed in the juvenile ward, and will be sent back to Tacoma once guardians are notified.
Proposals to license chauffeurs before operating in Seattle face a potential hurdle if the Mullen amendment is added to the new law. The measure could force Japanese workers currently employed as chauffeurs out of their jobs in the city.
MISSING SPOKANE April 24. Photographer W A Loring was last seen taking a flashlight along the Spokane riverbank. He vanished in darkness and friends fear he may have drowned or fled the city, with no clear explanation for his disappearance.
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