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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1921
Page
5
Worker quotes he can repair cars and asks for yard or common labor in exchange for fair rates. Provides address 9342 46th W and Garfield 989. Contact by day at preferred times.
A cluttered classified section lists numerous automobiles for sale including roadsters and touring cars with prices from $150 to $525, plus a wide array of real estate offerings. Listings include several farm and acreage opportunities in Yakima Valley, Mabton, and Orcas, with contact details and payment terms.
Owner needs money sacrifice 10 acres of fine alder land near Kirkland. Soil described as not gravelly and clear. Price $850. Includes clear title.
Douglas County listing advertises 20 acres near Seattle and Tacoma with a bungalow, barn, basement, well, and piped water. 40 acres cleared, school site, and a county wharf drive access offer potential buyers a real buy at 1650 dollars. Schroeder listing at White Building notes multiple properties including Dandy Ranch on Beattic area, good soil and room house.
Several land and ranch offerings around Thurston and King counties with terms. Includes acres of black soil and rich valley land near Foster and Alder, near highways, schools, and stations. Prices range from 2 000 to 3 250 dollars with various installment terms and estate contracts. Entities include Elliott, Mutual Aid, Realty Co, Herman Schroeder, ETL Glas Co, and H. C. Peters.
Parcel offers 45 acres of dairy land with cleared saree balance pasture and spring. Includes seven aged buildings on a goss location near Leighway. Price 1850 on good terms. Possible car trade. Address Hen An Schronder 19-14 White Bidg.
A dense directory card featuring lawyers patent specialists chiropractors and merchants in Seattle with multiple names addresses and phone numbers. Notable entries include J. PF Ball patent attorney at 218 Burke Building Main 7303 and Pierre Barnes at 1213 14 Hoge Bldg with patent and trademark services. also Dr Edith Moore Turner chiropractor and Pug
Reported by European scientists that phantom faces and moving objects appear during seances, photographed as a light sensitive plasma emanating from mediums. Drs Geley von Schrenck Notzing and Crawford weigh and photograph this substance, claiming it resembles human skin in structure and can move objects.
Dublin August 30 Michael Collins Sinn Fein leader declares there will be no Irish plebiscite while English troops occupy the country. He notes Ulster opposition is limited to four counties and urges unity to settle terms, stating there can be no free plebiscite under martial law. Collins avoids media access, speaks of memoir offer, and warns of potential conflict if demands fail.
Seattle Chamber of Commerce will send a special committee Wednesday afternoon to Woodland Park auto camp to discuss tourist complaints about facilities. The panel includes Maj. J. B. Carroll A. T. Drake and Oliver T. Erickson with city council park committee.
Otis O Benson formerly in charge of the Quinsault reservation in Washington was arrested in Minneapolis and will be sent to Seattle to face a federal grand jury indictment. The charge says he bought seal skins from the Quill eute Indians for about 25 dollars each and resold them for about 50 dollars, totaling around 200 skins, violating rules against agents trading with government wards. The penalty cited is a 5400 dollar fine.
To satisfy a claim for 1184.66 dollars in seamen wages, I Nitta filed a libel against the sailing schooner Levi W Ostrander. The action was brought at Winslow and libeled Tuesday by Deputy U S Marshal B R Tobey.
Eight prowlers frightened away by women Monday night and two suspects captured. John A. Ross, 44, and Clarence Craig, 33, were arrested with loaded revolvers and other items after prowlers were seen near several homes in the city. Police held both on open charges as the search continued.
Nine small boats chained end to end would form pontoon bridges from Seward Park to Mercer Island under a plan by Seattle engineers Dirkes and Montell. They would need 15 hulls from Lake Union and up to 236000 dollars from King County with electric winch spans and a spare hull for repairs. County commissioners heard the plan but have not decided.
Daniel Cann 14, son of Fred Cann of Commercial hotel, fled Snohomish with another 14 year old from Seattle, carrying only his violin. Cann is described as a wonderful violinist with a notch in his right ear. last seen wearing a dark brown suit, low shoes and a light brown cap. Police or residents asked to contact the hotel by long distance.
A Senate committee report favors the Phipps Dowell bill paving the way for federal aid to Washington highway construction. A letter to the Chamber of Commerce from A F Bement of the Lincoln Highway association confirms the progress and expects quick passage after committee approval.
Dr George W Hoaglan secretary of the American Insurance union reports mortality statistics show the average life of man has lengthened by four years in the last quarter century despite crime war and hazards. He predicts that within another generation the allotted three score years and ten will be a thing of the past.
London reports the battleship Dreadnought, built for about 1.5 million pounds, sold for 44,000 pounds to be broken up, while the Hindustan fetched 36,000 pounds for the same fate.
REVAL Aug. 30. The Soviet government formed a commission to study restoring patent rights and protection for future patents after all rights under the old patent laws were canceled by a 1919 decree.
Frances C. Axtell of Hellingham urges Washington women to spearhead a disarmament campaign at the YWCA. She condemns wartime costs and debt, says the US must lead in any disarmament plan, and argues funds should shift from war to peace and conservative national programs. She calls for urgent, concerted action.
The federal trade commission plans to issue papers tomorrow charging the Famous Players Lasky company with unfair practices and violations of the federal trade act and anti trust laws. Cecil B. DeMille defends the organization saying it is not a trust and will plead not guilty.
Police and the dry squad conducted Monday night raids resulting in the seizure of two complete stills, whisky, beer, and 200 gallons of mash. A Stockholm hotel room yielded a til still, two gallons of whisky and 300 gallons of mash detected by Patrolman E E Covell. The former home of Dr. Mathews at 1209 Marion Street was raided, occupants Mrs. Maddox, F Snodgrass, and Edward Ellis were arrested. a still and 150 quarts of beer were seized and the three were later released on $500 bond each.
Seattle will cooperate to make the Potato Growers Show and Conference in Spokane in early December a success through the state development bureau of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce. The executive committee of the bureau acted after receiving word from the Spokane Chamber of Commerce. The potato industry is described as a growing Northwest agricultural resource, with Western Washington pledging full support.
Frank H. Eldridge Jr., chief of the far eastern division of the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce, was invited to visit Seattle en route to the Orient in a letter from the Seattle Chamber of Commerce foreign trade bureau. Eldridge is in Washington, D C, and will soon begin travels to Oriental countries.
According to the newly distributed Quebec directory the city population stands at 116 120 with 102 750 French-Canadians 5 300 Irish 5 275 English and 2 794 other nationalities. Total property value is 113 983 671 dollars.
London report says Lawrence Hedron officiated a bout between Anne Philips and Elsie Hunt to win a suitor. Elsie knocked out Philips. all three were arrested but received only a reprimand.
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