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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1906
Page
8
Seattle faces a severe wood shortage as coal line delays and rail shipping bottlenecks strangle deliveries. Dealers report exhausted supplies by year’s start, pushing buyers to pay high prices or burn green wood.
A notice urges the average young man to build a home by monthly payments to the German Savings Building and Loan Association. It promises 12 percent interest, no risk, and secure loans on improved real estate, with secretary Chas. Osner at 416 Batley Building available to explain details.
The body of Samuel Spencer, president of the Southern Railroad, was buried in Oak Hill cemetery after yesterday's services at St John’s church. Bishop Henry Satterlee and Rev. Dr. Roland Cotton Smith presided with Episcopal ritual. Officers and friends attended, and floral offerings were distributed to hospitals and charities per Mrs Spencer’s wishes.
Theodore P. Shonts president of the Panama Canal commission arrived in New York en route to Washington. He said Roosevelt’s Panama visit made a strong personal impression and noted progress on the Panama enterprise.
A Pacific syndicate plans to operate a chain of fifty six and ten cent stores across major coastal cities. The move signals aggressive expansion and aims to capture discount retail space nationwide.
The Pacific Syndicate Stores Company beams with strong leadership led by Colonel J B Puller and Mrs Truman Reeves as officers. The firm plans fifty new stores on the Pacific Coast with Seattle offices and Wells Fargo Nevada National Bank as main banker.
Puget Sound National Bank of Seattle Wells Fargo Nevada National Bank of San Francisco National Bank of Commerce in Tacoma list stock trading at 100 a share across multiple banks in Seattle San Francisco and Tacoma with quotation brief and generic note on pricing by institutions involved.
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