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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1904
Page
6
A dense mix of classified ads listing druggists, bakeries, and various shops along with rental notices and real estate offers. Entries mention Ballard area locations, Post Office references, and multiple business names. a few housing rentals and acreage sales appear as well.
Seattle Seattie real estate advertises inexpensive acreage near Beacon Hill and Lake Washington with near car lines. The notes tout large lots, farm buildings, and ready cash deals through Seattle Homeseekers Co and Thorpe Fay Co, highlighting Beattie Ave, Green Lake area, and Rainier Height access.
A dense OCR fragment lists numerous professionals including lawyers Brady and Gay Romweil Bik, a variety of medical and dental services, architects, engineers, and retail firms. The noisy page references law offices at Arcade Building, Pacific Street, a savings bank, and several clinics and shops with partial contact hints and hours.
In Glasgow on August 10 the Clyde shipbuilders urged faster construction of British battleships, claiming their ships would outpace all rivals. The plea seeks rapid orders to boost production and defend naval supremacy.
The finance committee hearing on Frank Pauls request for 5000 from the city for selling the municipal lighting plant bonds will resume tonight. J A Jamer, former finance committee chair, is expected to attend to explain past actions amid sharp opposition from current members. The session is likely to feature a heated discussion of the merit of the gift.
C J Clark the laundry driver charged with assault and battery tells a different version than County Game Warden Nief. He says Mr Rief refused to pay a small laundry shortage and ordered Clark off the premises. Rief allegedly followed and assaulted Clark, who claims he did not bite.
Grocers enjoy their annual picnic at Pleasant Beach with a large crowd. Local fowl emporiums closed after closing at 9 PM and will reopen tomorrow. Steamers run overtime to shuttle attendees to the shore where a sports program is underway.
Interest grows in the Seattle industrial exposition contest with Mrs Mae Mason of Wima nominated as the only American woman in the Shingle Weavers union. The union backs her, ballot boxes are out and early voting is brisk. Local rivals Miss Neucheck and Miss Lester mount strong campaigns while Tacoma candidate Jennie Bonner and Vancouver aspirant Ph D also vie for the honor. Ballot points include Kennedy Drag, Swifts Pharmacy, Shaw Drug, Wirths, Lees, Quaker Drug, Guy’s, Sea Cigar on Pike, Warren Drug, Ballard Miller’s Pharmacy, and Fremont.
Market column lists fresh meat prices and a wide range of provisions. It includes California potatoes and various fruits such as apples, pineapples, oranges, berries, peaches, and melons with per unit and per box prices. Grain feeds and staples follow, detailing oats, barley, wheat, bran, meal, hay, and multiple flour types along with dairy and poultry quotes.
A brief note highlights a special music sale event with featured instruments and discounted prices. Details on dates times or participating stores are not fully readable from the fragment.
Repair crews act on Robeson Avenue as ravut acts trigger general maintenance and repairs. Workers labeled Soe and Genecral oversee repairs on avenue Robeson amid ongoing operations.
A capstan bar bearing the name Lamorna was brought to Vancouver by the steamer Danube, confirming the Lamorna as the British ship missing since March. The Lamorna had left Tacoma February 27 with a grain cargo bound for Liverpool, about five months at sea. Previous wreckage had been found but the capstan bar provides the decisive identification.
Hoquiam reports a wide strike halting the Northwestern Lumber plant with over 400 workers out and the local sash and door factory closed for lack of door stock. Workers demand higher wages and say they will seek employment elsewhere if not met.
Andrew Neon a Lake Whatcom Logging rigging slinger was killed at camp No 3 near Bellingham when a log struck him after hitting a stump. J Adamski, a hook tender, was hurt but not severely. Olsen, a Swede aged about 60, died at the scene. Adamski survived with minor injuries.
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