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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1914
Page
6
A fragmented note discusses a private party arrangement and real estate pacing with mentions of a price, sellers, and a potential buy. The readable phrases reference a Nascent deal setup and a discussion around reasonable terms within a local marketplace.
In Spokane, the Supreme Court reverses last May to uphold minimum wage for public work including local improvement contracts at 3 dollars a day. The ruling affirms Seattle’s 2.75 per day policy while dissenters argue discrimination against small homeowners.
Helen Guiberson of Seattle and Miss Mary Shea of Kent once were friends but quarreled. Guiberson mailed Shea’s photograph with decorations and cryptic lines, deemed a violation by postal authorities. Deputy marshal Ludig Frank arrested Guiberson. bonds set at 3000 dollars for a January 12 preliminary hearing.
Leaders among striking miners expressed satisfaction with the coroner's jury verdict which found the fatal panic of 75 people arose from an alarm inside the hall. The jury rejected any notion that enemies of the miners union bore responsibility.
The steam yacht Cyprus departed Sails for South San Pedro heading to Panama via San Diego with Col. D. C. Jackling and guests. Capt. W. E. McNelley commanded the vessel. planned stops include San Diego and other points along the Lower California coast.
Lady Rainier a White Wyandotte owned by Mrs. Robert R Newton of Seattle won first prize in the white feathered class at the Tacoma poultry show. The award is among the show’s highest honors and includes a gold medal.
Mrs R L Walker of El Centro was killed and three others injured when their car overturned near El Centro. B C Fisher a newspaper man was probably fatally hurt in the same accident.
A playful riddle features Willie Wise One counting four files on a table. The joke answers with the dead file, leaving one left. the punchline hinges on a grim twist about the apparent death.
In Newport Oregon on January 1,Thomas Knudsen a shipbuilder had his trousers torn in a derrick leaving him without a fitting pair in town. He slept while a sail maker repaired the torn ones and waited for new trousers.
Enoch Shepard of Burke Idaho writes the Walla Walla local paper seeking a marriage partner aged 25 to 45 who is not a crank or a flirt. He outlines matrimony as his aim and signs as a Burke miner.
The murder of B. A. Fowler, chef at the New York Lunch, remains a mystery with possible robbery motives. Over $20 plus $234.55 missing from the cash register. two men Fowler funded for meals and lodging were named. Fowler had complained of the drain on his salary and planned to quit.
Property ad describes mainland land near Everett with rich Western Washington soil, easy clearing, near a small Sound town, good well water at 20 feet, priced at 860 dollars. Terms: 75 down, 10 monthly. Agent F M Fosdick at 313 Boston Block offers tours of this buy. Also mentions rubber goods repair by Ben Meyer the Rubber Man on Fourth Ave.
Portland January 1 L C Gilman former assistant to the Great Northern president was elected to the vacancy on the North Bank road board after the formal acceptance of Jon H Young as president at a Portland meeting yesterday.
W A Frater was elected head of the Woodmen of the World yesterday in Omaha succeeding the late Jon Cullen Root as leader of the fraternal order in 1920s tones and leadership transition.
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