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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1903
Page
6
A cluttered classified page lists Star Wanted Agencies and multiple druggists and stores with addresses across Fremont, Seattle, Renton, and nearby towns. The items include pharmacy lines, cigar stores, and notices of births and marriages with scattered names and locations.
A cluttered page shows notices for an election at Pike Street and Lorraine Chapter, with results expected and public tallies. Scattered real estate listings detail Western Seattle acreage, houses, rents, and property sales including suburban cottages and city lots with prices and terms.
The notice advertises a public auction on December 15 at 1 p.m. for fifty pianos and a wide assortment of furniture and kitchen items. Auctioneers Geoabtel Bean and H McKellen promote the sale, with items including dining room furniture, bed pieces, leather sofa, Majestic range, and various fittings.
Auction notices announce sale of pianos with one third cash and balance in installments. A meeting of unions discusses Rainier beer boycott and potential withdrawal from the Western Central Labor Union if demands are not met.
The McGovern habeas corpus hearing before Superior Judge Bell continues with Beott Todd and Gleason presenting arguments. Witnesses include Fulton Heaton Heyce and Kriete deny sensational affidavits and assert no political motivation. Sullivan and Cudabee testify they had limited knowledge while asserting prior warnings about McGovern. The judge pledged to press the case thoroughly with nightly sessions if needed.
Washington story recalls Secretary of War Root attempting a public spectacle by waiting on a street corner for a horse that failed to arrive. President Roosevelt and Senator Lodge joined in an informal ride to observe, while onlookers mocked the scene as Root strained for dignity.
In a rural setting the president, Lodge, Root, and guards arrive by horse for a contested survey. Citizens mock the gentry over wages and service, while a groom’s error and a late saddle horse punctuate the waiting quarrels and quiet chatter before departures into the delta woods.
Classified page item advertises neckwear at 8c to 3.50 each with request to come early. Mentions FE N Brooks at 1331 2nd Ave Arcade Building and notes free want ads by classified page.
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