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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1908
Page
7
Sprawling OCR fragment discusses licenses transfers renewals and conditions for premises and hotel licenses. Mentions city clerk council conditions writs and publication rules. Includes names and dates but text is garbled with unclear events and outcomes.
Resolution outlines bidding for a city public works project with a newspaper notice requirement, certified check, and five day acceptance window. It specifies delivery of documents to the secretary of Public Works and a newspaper of record to publish the bid results and terms. It notes the city's obligation to select a bidder meeting terms and proceed with the project.
Resolution 1158 proposes amending Article II Section of the City Charter to redefine creation and appointment of the Engineer Superintendent and related offices. The measure details the terms of office and required consent of the council, with first publication dated February 1, 1908.
The document outlines Resolution 1199 proposing Amendment No 14 to the City Charter of Seattle. It details duties for the city administrator over public utilities and franchise recommendations, instructs on public posting and writing requirements, and notes preparation for a March 2 election with ratification by voters. It also records dates of passage and publication.
Resolution 1142 proposes Amendment 14 to Section 19a of the City Charter to authorize immediate payment for certain public improvements. It outlines two modes of payment, including immediate payment upon council order, with the Board of Public Works delivering duplicate notices describing each lot to be assessed and showing the amount levied.
The council proposes to publish a notice in the official newspaper for fifteen days, informing all interested owners that the tax roll has been filed and allowing objections. It will fix the hearing date, consider objections, and either approve or amend the roll. The amended roll will be delivered to the City Comptroller for tax collection, with delinquency procedures and ten day notice by newspaper. The measure, approved by ordinance, is submitted to qualified voters at the next general election in March 1908 for ratification or rejection.
The notice lists want ad rates and instructions for telephone submissions. It provides Ballard Agency contact details at 321 Ballard and City Hall, with main office lines and a disclaimer about accuracy.
Public stockholder notices for New York Harness Company and related corporate items appear amid a dense page of Want Ads. Items include help wanted male roles, exchange or sale proposals, and miscellaneous notices across Chicago and New York listings.
Fragmented notice advertises various items for sale including horses harnesses gates stalls and a large work horse listing locations such as Rank Seicen and Feresis with unclear street details. It mentions mares weight and ages and a dairy lunch counter setting with several undefined names and numbers.
Real estate listings advertise five and six acre tracts with clear soil and easy clearing within minutes of an interurban car line. Prices begin at $175 per tract with options of $14 monthly payments. Offices invite inquiries for full details and locale near New York and Columbia River rail lines.
Fragmented ads show committees, footnotes, and names like J. Goodfellow & Sons. Listings span merchandise from millinery to osteopathy and opticians, plus farms, houses, and lots. The ad dense page lists properties for sale near Seattle, with prices, terms, and contact references in a busy late 19th or early 20th century classifieds style.
Classified page shows a money loan offer by The Star Loan 00 610 11 promising unsecured loans with quick approval for wage earners and clerks. Multiple ads include real estate, rentals, auctions, and services from various firms and individuals across New York City.
The Irish American Note Partisan club will hold a meeting at 2 40 o clock tomorrow afternoon at Hi bernian hall. Speakers will be in attendance.
A United Press story reports clerks in San Francisco accusing a fellow union member of dual standards to save a few cents by having his wife sew trousers from a non union tailor. In Marysville Ohio the eighth district GOP convention adjourned without nominating a candidate after 1011 ballots. In Missouri the Iron Mountain system cut three shops, leaving about two thousand workers idle until March 2.
Unclear OCR text referencing wood and coal pricing and a mention of machines and places. Names Ginger, Whester, New Home appear, along with a 1924 date fragment and numbers. No clear event or outcome established from the readable portion.
An advertisement promises a large room modern cottage in a district free of internet with a $150 cash offer. The deal requires bringing $150 to an office, then monthly payments under a loan and banking firm. Ground Fiver is named as the contact.
A promotional notice invites prospects to a 56 minute streetcar ride south of the court to see cleared dry lots for future homes or investments. It notes nearby stores schools and colleges, urges quick action, and mentions a $9.50 price point with a limited open house time until 4 pm. National Land Co. advertises at 605 Pioneer Block Main.
Real estate notice offers a small cottage on a six acre tract with a grand view of nearby Boged mountains. It describes proximity to Lincoln and Wood Station, with a price around 70 dollars and a rental agent contact at Jon M. White Co Main 2109.
Real estate listing notes lots priced at 125 dollars each with a down payment of 5 dollars per month. Location cited as Day's Park Addition in Weet Beattie.
Fragmented OCR text mentions tote prices and a park area with references to Weet Take Fauntieroy Park and a path addition. The readable items are garbled and do not provide a clear event or outcome.
Two Seattle electricians D J O'Brien and Ethan B Down with L Kurtichanof and Nettle K Beatt wed in a swift ceremony before Judge Reid of Tacoma. The judge, acting without a peace officer, declared each couple married with a terse line and then instructed them to sit. No record shows any kiss or fees.
Robert M. Evans a Seattle traveling salesman was granted a divorce by Judge Reid. Evans testified he still loved his wife and would reconcile for their son's sake, but she left him due to her wealthy family's luxuries. The decree requires Evans to pay $25 monthly child support.
Deputy Sheriff Michael Moore takes Ralph Borgella, a confessed forger, to cash a draft. Borgella asks to visit a friend. inside a saloon cellar he coerces Moore to drink, then slips away, climbing a high rear fence to flee.
George W. Andrews, longtime acting Northwestern passenger agent for Pacific Coast Steamship, has been named general agent in the passenger department with headquarters in Beattie.
Oscar 8. attended a dinner at the American House where Boston business men organized an association for general commercial and civil welfare.
Washington February 22. House committee on expositions will meet next Wednesday to hear a report on the Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition bill introduced by Mr Humphrey after committee pressure.
The Civic Union outlines rival candidates for city council. In the First Ward James Conway, Republican, advocates liquor interests and faces Leander Miller of the City Party who supports law enforcement and vice control. In the Second Ward Eugene Way, Republican, shifts from gambling ties to opposing gambling, while A. Flagg of the City Party pledges clean moral government.
In Vienna on February 22 the spring pageant planned for the Emperor Franz Joseph's diamond jubilee has been officially canceled. Physicians advise the emperor is not strong enough to participate in the celebrations after sixty years on the throne.
Chicago officials of the Chicago & Northwestern Railway issued an order prohibiting throwing rice old shoes tin cans or anything at bridal parties boarding trains as a step to stop the time honored practice of wedding couples honeymooning by rail.
The US government plans an immediate relief mission to rescue Japanese fishermen and sailors stranded on Malaapipa glacier near Yakutat Alaska after the Satsuma Maru wreck last November. The revenue cutter Thetis at Neah Bay has been ordered to provision coal and proceed at once, following appeal by the Japanese ambassador via Puget Sound.
Dean A Priest of the University of Washington spoke to Washington high school students urging rowing at preparatory level. He cited benefits and future popularity, while the school’s Athletic Association has not yet acted, a meeting of the executive committee will be held soon to consider the project. Students expect a rowing team on the lake this summer. Ankeny Dinner Highlights Seattle Exposition Interest. Senator Ankeny hosted a New Willard dinner with Washington delegates, Cannon, Fairbanks, and others. A bill to expand steerage air space on ships was approved by the House and moves to the Senate.
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