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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1908
Page
8
Neighbors report nightly noise from the Flying Rollers church services at 2006 Sixth Ave prompting meetings with police. Residents say music and shouting disrupted sleep past midnight. A neighbor faces charges after a dispute and a $26 bail is noted.
A local woman, Georgie Lannon of Green Lake, was arrested on a warrant issued this morning amid questions whether squirting water on a neighbor could meet the statute for great bodily harm. The item also references a Winchester rifle and a retail box branded Wy Bold from Theodore Wilts & Co.
Robbery occurred in daylight at Mrs K A Demond's Cascade flats apartment. Thief pried a trunk and escaped with mining stock worth 7,000 shares, a $2,500 certificate of deposit, $540 cash, an opal and diamond ring, and a .22 caliber revolver. No recovery yet. police kept details secret. Mrs Demond runs delicatessen stores at Fifth Ave Pike and Howell Street.
Nelew reports missing 17 year old Lucille Bridges of 1917 Firat Ave. A $20 reward is offered for information. She disappeared after leaving home November 25 with a friend. Lucille has an oval face dark brown hair an artificial left eye and her mother lives in Vancouver. The case spans seven years with limited clues and prior letters from family.
A distressed appeal from Myrtle A. Davis of 865 Sixth Ave N asks readers to help locate her mother and brother, her only living relatives, in hopes of reuniting the family. The note appears in a city notice circulated by Chief Wappenastein.
George Kane 22 of 4196 Denny et, hired at a dock on February 1, vanished that day. Police heard from A B Murack that Kane has not been seen since by friends or employers. He stands about five feet tall with blue eyes and a smooth face, last seen wearing a black overalla.
Former U S Senator John L. Wilson leaves Johns Hopkins hospital after a successful operation in Baltimore. He plans a week or two in Atlantic City to recuperate before returning to Seattle. Washington friends visited him during convalescence. Coarse slab wood advertised at $2.25 per load in Seattle listings.
A fragment notes rising costs and distrust toward grocers who demand payment, hinting at a general complaint about shop prices and shopper hesitance to pay when unsure of value. The brief reflects market friction and consumer frustration.
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