Down Town Star Agency and office contact details
Subscriptions and newspaper delivery information for the Star include rates, renewal reminders, and a new downtown office on Brocnd Avenue. It lists Sunset telephone numbers, city representatives in Chicago and New York, and instructions for leaving subscriptions or news items at the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Fuiday
Guathcee
Saa Ltortal
Ballard Star Agiency
Mallard Ave
Beattie
Weehington
Down Town
Stehen
E Star
Fragmentary Star Dust FreddY Goozleman Lantern Item
A fragmentary newspaper snippet mentions a lantern and a reference to Josh Wish. The text hints at a lighted display or feature but provides little context on people, places, or events.
Christmas Gift Hints And Ocean Tales In Harsh North Bay
A fragmentary page hints at holiday cheer and maritime misadventure. It mentions mistletoe and a wishbone while recounting rough English sailors and a Russian fleet incident. The tone recalls local notes and festive banter amid rough sea lore.
A Bold Prisoners’s Plea For Freedom In Kasbah
The narrator endures days in a prison cell in Ife Kasbah as a captive of a cruel sultan. Interrogations, poor meals, and the threat of torture blur with wary conversation as the governor hints at possible mercy or doom and demands the captive choose between life and death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allah
Kasbah
Don Fernandes
Honor Thy Father and the Unseen Admonition
A preacherish exhortation urges sons to honor fathers, noting fathers work hard and restrain feelings, while mothers receive open affection. The voice predicts the later regret youth will feel for disrespect, urging respect toward the man who looks like you as the wisest adviser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father
Eafest
Notable Woman Reformers Challenge 19th Century Limits
Article recalls Victoria Woodhull and Tennessee Claflin, sisters and equal rights advocates, who faced ostracism in New York in the 1870s. It notes Claflin’s later marriage to Francis Cook and return as Lady Cook, and her push to back Roosevelt for women’s suffrage. The piece credits their persistence with opening avenues for women in banking and public life.
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Victoria C. Woodhull
Equal Rights Party
Tennessee Clafher
Congress
New York
Tennessee Clafite
Witty “Bunset” Cox
Woodhull
Cliflin
Tennessee Claflin
England
Francis Cook, Bart
Lady Cook
Theodore Roosevelt
Lincoln
Teddy
United States
Roosevelt
Claftin
Wall
Retirement of New York Newport society figure Marty Lehr
The text chronicles Marty Lehr of New York and Newport as a prominent society leader who retires after a rise from a struggling salesman to a celebrated caterer and social insider. It notes his wittily scandalous escapades and a marriage to a wealthy widow, signaling his exit from elite circles.
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Marty Lehr
New York
Newport Society
Harry
Harry Lehr
County awards exhumation contract for 50 hospital burials
County commissioners awarded P. Molline the contract to remove 50 bodies buried in the cemetery near the county hospital and transfer them to the county poor farm. The plan to exhume the gou p group who died at the hospital years ago was discussed yesterday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Molline
County Hospital
Potters
Fashion Notes and Fabrics for Fall Wear
The brief discusses fashionable fabrics and outfits for the season. It mentions fruit trims for data? no. White or ecru broadcloth vests are noted as attractive. Hand-me-down editor wear, Lady Carson coiffure with tiara, Yarna Biscuit cloth and swagger material are cited as fall fashion trends. Poplin plaids in bright tones are in vogue.
Dedication of Immaculate Conception Church Planned Tomorrow
The new Immaculate Conception Church at the corner of street and Eighteenth avenue will be dedicated tomorrow at 10:30 AM. Bishop O'Dea will preside with Father Hylebon of Tacoma assisting, to say the first mass in the church. Father Demetrius serves as deacon and Father Byrne as sub deacon.
Deportation Of Over Twenty Chinese Illegals To Port Townsend
United States Deputy Marshal Jack Stringer reports more than 20 Chinese illegals will be shipped back to China from Port Townsend, with 13 to 25 deported monthly as authorities pursue the "heathen Chinee" issue. He notes several suspects remain jailed on charges including the importation of two Japanese girls for immoral purposes.
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Allah
United States
Jack” Stringer
Immigration Service
United States States Marshal
Mr. Stringer
Mark Twain
Marshal's Office
Aer
Kiefer
Thieves Steal Copper Wire From Snoqualmie Power Co
For several days copper wire has been stolen from Snoqualmie Light and Power and other local electrical firms. Police were alerted after 150 feet vanished from the Snoqualmie company and investigators suspect ex workers tied to local concerns are behind the losses.
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Snoqualmie Light & Power Company
Snoqualmie Company
Lake Union club approves bond for lighting plant
The Lake Union Improvement Club approved a bond issue to enlarge the municipal lighting plant. A $150000 site purchase bond was rejected amid fears of real estate speculation and possible graft. No decision reached on city hall and jail issues. A theft report followed a solicitor’s visit when Mrs Del Harbaugh claimed a diamond and turquoise ring disappeared from a table.
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Lake Union Improvement Club
del Harbaugh
Boylston Avenue
Dr Charles Flesh Food The Great Beautifier Ad
An advertisement promotes Dr Charles Flesh Food The Great Beautifier with claims to improve health skin and appearance. It offers two boxes for free and a sample, price one dollar and mentions shipping via mail order and stores nationwide.
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Dr. Charles
Lion Marche
Seattle
Dr.harles
York
Debe
Desperate Hunger Tightens Grip in Madrapore
The narrator, exhausted and bitter, curses the rifle and his role there as a crew trembles. A door opens to reveal the day’s only meal a scant serving of dates and water unfit even for a dog, leaving him hungry after a long fasting period and fearing further hardship.
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Ife
Madrapore
Dea
Charcoal Lozenges Promoted As Health Purifier Remedy
An article extols Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges as a safe cleansing aid for stomach gases, breath, and complexion. It claims charcoal absorbs toxins and improves health, citing a Buffalo doctor and noting price, packaging, and daily use benefits.
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Stuart
Butcher Fires On Burglars In Seattle Shop
South Seattle butcher J Newman waited in his meat shop last night at about 2 AM. He fired twice with a shotgun and four times with a revolver as a burglar fled. Newman says he wounded the intruder with the second shot and has long faced petty theft at his business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Newman
Seattle
Newman
Two Unions May Unite Clerks Seek Reunification
J O Brien and Max Morris of the International Clerks Protective Association travel from San Francisco to assist local clerks in consolidating the two unions. A split last year created separate groups with shared histories and affiliations, but most tensions have eased and reunification is desired for stronger results.
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J. O Brien
Max Morris
International Clerks’ Protective Association
San Francisco
American Federation of Labor
Olf
Western Central Labor Union
Rumor of Seattle Morning Paper Plan Involving Hailberg
Rumor says George E. Hailberg a St Paul capitalist in Seattle to study newspaper field for a morning penny paper. He may back the independent venture with about 100000 dollars. Rev W D Simonds moves from West Seattle to 842 Belmont Ave N and lists Sunset Main 7170.
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Seattle
George E. Hailberg
St. Paul
Washington
Hailberg
Minnesota
Gopher
Hallberg
W. D. Simonds
West
Belmont Avenue North
Sunset Main
Twenty-Eight More Arrive
A straightforward money saving proposition offers over 200 pianos and organs at deep price cuts to clear stock for new departments. Includes Chickering, Kimball, Hobart M. Cable and others with prices from 138 to 400 dollars. Some rental instruments and used planes reduced, with easy payment terms and full warranties.
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Chickerings
Kimballe
Hobart M. Cables
Deane
D S Johnston Co Plano and Organ Firm Ad
An advertisement for D S Johnston Co promotes the largest leading and most responsible plano and organ concern located at 903 Second Avenue Burke Building in Washington.
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Plano and
Washington
Becond Avenue
Burke Building
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Freddy Goozleman
Josh
Holly and Mistletoe
Granite Falls Post
Ladiz
Jentel Menny
NEA
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Tennessee
Claflin
Little Ephraim
Roline
Bonney-Watson CO. Pueerai
Tamei
el Aree Telephone
Mate
Seattle, Wash
Fashion Notes
Aloha Street
Tee Fifth
Sixth Avenues
Uncle Sam
Port Townsend
China
Oriental Steam
Doubi
Charles
Mies
Gloria Sik
Taffeta
Muelleer & Co
Crisis
Germany
Helfort
France
Erickson Bldg
Second Ave
Albert Hansen Rieh
First Ave
D.S. Johnston CO
Pike
ST. Pmaenasy
Tam Tos
Ohio
Pike Street
Cor
Third Avenue
Yakima
Saade i Espek de Heinz
W.s.mayfield Wi
Latult Hg Grocer Ees Ag
Acre
Lake Washington
Leschi Park
The
Thompson Co
John
Alt
Madison Scuara
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