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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1908
Page
6
A small Situations Wanted advertisement lists 18 words across 26 lines with eight spaces between entries, reflecting a terse job seeker notice in the classifieds. The clipped note emphasizes compact wording and spacing for old style help ads.
The Ballard Agency lists P H Mullen at 5400 Ballard avenue opposite City Hall with main office on Seventh Avenue between Union and University and contact numbers Ballard 306 Ma 1050.
Mixed ads list rooms for rent and board, employment ads, auctions, furniture sales, and real estate offers. Also includes notices about training courses, accounting lessons, and various services, with numerous small businesses and personal notices. Entities include Kelly & Beaudl, University of Ashington, A Jennings, and local addresses and phone numbers.
Real estate listing offers a four room cottage with opiy price of 1980 dollars and an option of 200 dollars cash plus balance paid monthly. Lote a worth.
The largely attended service for the late Capt. Caine began at the family residence, 402 Ninth Ave. Pallbearers included R. V. Ankeny and W. A. McCord. The procession proceeded to Mount Vensan t cemetery for interment as floral tributes from shipping firms and local companies arrived.
The California Republican state convention adopted a platform endorsing Senator Perkins for re election with strong support. The platform condemns the Springfield race riots promises protection to the negro and calls for direct primaries and Asiatic exclusion. It omits any pledge on woman suffrage and references Taft and Sherman support.
William Manton faces assault and battery charges after a dispute over change with Joseph Gardner a Fauntleroy park car conductor. Attorney Mackintosh filed the complaint this morning and Blanton is named in the accusation.
Jack Murphy reports during a nap in a chair at the Union depot yesterday a thief stole his suitcase. The bag contained $60 in currency and personal belongings. No suspects or motive are known.
Public market notices list prices for produce and meats including pears at 0c per box and various lamb, mutton, and beef cuts. Also offered are apples, tomatoes, cabbage, citrus, grapes, and dairy items with unit prices and bulk deals, along with bouquets and flowers.
Local market notes list wholesale poultry prices for Old hens and ducks, live weight and dressed, with per pound rates. Cattle and sheep prices shown by weight, plus hay and feed items. Morning reads also report local produce prices including cherries berries apples peaches tomatoes plums and vegetables with per unit or per ton quotes.
Overnight entries at Meadows list races across five events with horses named Encamado Auburndale Jacomo and others across distances. Tonight the Seattle Elks travel to Madison Park for a building fund ball raising up to 150000 with Curtis' orchestra playing at the pavilion.
The Cunarder Mauretania arrived in New York from Liverpool and Queenstown after five days and 59 minutes at an average speed of 23 knots, the highest ship afloat.
Frederick W. Lehmann, St Louis lawyer, elected president of the American Bar Association for the coming year after leading a key fight on appeals and Supreme Court jurisdiction. He vows to simplify procedure to give the poor a fair chance. Officers elected include Jno Hinkley, Fred Wadhamen, and an executive committee with Libby, Smith, Hart, Hutler, and Brown. The meeting adjourned with plans for a final session tonight at the Washington hotel.
Mrs Lena Hammond age about 25 mother of two attempted to end her life by drinking carbolic acid at her home on Howell Street. She swallowed the poison but was living hours later and would not discuss the rash act.
The British vice-consul received inquiries about the whereabouts of a John, a native of Ireland, who was from the steamer on May 18 of this year.
Music Dept of Kohler and Chane presents a display of veling and bows on Second Avenue at Kohler Chane Co. H ROSE proprietor 1318 Second Ave. The event highlights instruments and related items.
Burglars struck the 415 Maynard Avenue residence of H. Osugi a Japanese man yesterday. A steel bank holding 25 dollars a pocketbook with 2.50 and a 38 caliber revolver were taken. The burglar escaped.
New York stock listings show Amalg Copper and various producers with bid and ask ranges. Key figures include U S Steel at 47 percent, Union Pacific around 164, and Canadian Pacific near 176. Total sales reported 903,200 as of Chicago August 28 with futures for Wheat, Heat, and Corn showing modest activity and mixed lows and highs.
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