This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1907
Page
3
Jessie Partion questions the effectiveness and expense of crime fighting. She travelled to cities, studied courts, and reports a flawed system. She will publish a series in The Star urging a shift in how crime is treated and society’s Christian obligation to act.
Local notes list Rainier number 361 officers including Mian neighbor Bessie Zbin Elizabeth clerk Kate Simpson Sarah Morrison Nee banker Lulu Met outer sentinel Esther She Sianer sentinel Lulu Thomp e8d manager Ina Madison. Odd Fellows and Woodmen name officers for next terms. Basketball game advertised against Port Sound was postponed after arrests of Rickles proprietors. Robbery report follows detailing a brutal beating of Robert Waddingham. Portland suspect Dr Van Geaner jailed over a $1000 bank-funding issue amid financial stringency.
Citizens debated a city ordinance aimed at banning rats and restricting butcher shops. The measure sought to curb vermin and regulate meat handling, drawing support from health advocates and opposition from merchants fearing economic impact.
Germiess milk sold for three cents a pint and Carnation Milk Sterilized offered pure milk, highlighting a low price period for dairy products.
The agricultural department reports a 1.9 decrease in winter wheat area from 1906, totaling 31,069,000 acres as of December 1. The condition index stands at 1.1 compared with 4.1 in 1908 and a 10 year average of 21.0.
Take a trip to the U S navy yard to view battleships Oregon Nebraska the cranes and the training ship Philadelphia from Pier 3 foot of Vealer way. Boats depart five times daily for a round trip of 50 cents.
A young woman, Miss L Cc Ceed, works daily on a tall scaffold painting a large wall for Standhard Furniture Co. on the Burke Building. Her bold, steady brushwork draws crowds as passersby look up at the high wall on Second and Third Avenues.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.