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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1906
Page
6
A dense assortment of rental offers and property sales listings appears. The fragment mentions seven room homes, farms, grocers, and multiple Beattie addresses with prices, terms, and contact notes, along with mortgage and loan references and various public notices.
Real estate ads list numerous properties on North Broadway and nearby avenues. Highlights include cash upfront prices, monthly payments, and corner lots near Harvard Avenue, Linn, Miller, and Miller avenues. Several listings mention mansions, cottages, and ready bulldings with terms, near transit lines and waterways.
Real estate notices tout affordable houses for the poor on Queen Anne and nearby districts. Advertises cottages with modern services, priced to sell, with monthly payments and proximity to streetcar lines. Agents B A Young & Son invite buyers to view properties at locations near West Laurel Place.
Special correspondence reports that in a hypothetical war with China the United States Asiatic fleet would bear the brunt, noting China’s navy is weak and poorly manned. It lists U S warships in Asiatic waters and China’s ships, including several vessels built in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with mixed condition and ages. The piece emphasizes potential naval strength imbalance and the risk of losses if conflict arose.
A chaotic listing covers Yakima potatoes, onions, cauliflower, oranges, berries, peaches, grapes, and citrus with varied weights and prices. It also notes butter, cheese, fish, poultry, cranberries, seeds, and several feedstuffs with per-unit pricing. Real estate ads follow, offering vacant lots in Lake Washington Addition with terms and contact details.
Mayor Ballinger orders strict enforcement of laws against vice and crime in Beattie Washington. He directs Capt Willard acting chief of police to maintain full control and prohibit laxity from political motives, signaling no changes during his term.
A broad clean up of the Newsboys union led by Judge A W Frater ousted 15 to 20 members for petty offenses and rowdy conduct. The initation fee was cut to 50 cents to replenish ranks as five bragging youths were sent to reform school after a cigar store robbery and similar charges. Harrison, the president, said the changes will reduce rowdy behavior and attract better boys to sell papers.
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