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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1907
Page
6
Incomplete OCR text describes fields and crops with scattered numbers and terms, including a road east, black loam soil, trees, fruit, and poultry references. The passage is fragmented with unclear dates or names.
Fragmentary notes describe a path near Yakima and Pincot east of the mountains. The text mentions representatives and an arcade in Vieere with unclear references and names. The readable items suggest a reporting focus on local geography and events with many garbled phrases.
A fragmentary notice notes shifting values in land lots with a $400 daily turnover compared to $1000 before. It hints at new arrivals and evolving home-site discussions, mentioning hut fees and future prospects for the Northeast area, without clear details.
A brief entry notes J C Oliphant associated with New York Picture Phone at a main contact, suggesting a directory or advertisement placement. The terse item lacks further details about activity or context.
Fragmented ad notes various properties near Green Lake and Timesay Main Street with bids, cash terms, and rent options. References to MORAI REALTY CO Mats Patting and owner phrases indicate land sales, leases, and terms for a farm or home near the Wondiand A frahoven area.
Fragmented text advertises a sale of lots in Finney's Addition with directions to Heaven Hill extension and Kenton line to Urehem station. It mentions ground plan views and a crowd turnout, signed by Falkenstein Singletary at Fleet Avenue opposite Tote Mole.
Notice reads like a damaged ad or listing with names Colman and Maas, references to possessions, water front, and street names. Mentions Seattle and an event about otherwise unspecified car fines and investments.
Classified ad fragment lists multiple homes and prices incl a five room house with bath toilet garage, a four room house with terms and cash offers. Mentions selling contact Murdoch Honlee Forrest and Empire Big For Sale listings with addresses and phone hints.
In Walla Walla, January 9, fuel shortages reach crisis levels as coal runs out citywide and few supplies are expected for days. Nearby towns Palouse Big Bend and O K N stations suffer coal scarcity while Washington state rails contend with severe winter demands. In San Francisco officials clash with Western Fuel over coal bunkers and school use.
Walla Walla officials report the O R B N line has less than seven tons of coal at the station. If a camroad arrives this afternoon, trains may move tonight. without it, no trains will be able to move over the division.
Reports from Olympia indicate every coal mine in the state now operates except Ravensdale which remains flooded. companies seek 500 additional miners to boost output. 1906 state mine output reached 2,646,901 tons with total annual production of 43,196,426 tons for the year.
Bellingham faces a coal famine with only one ton left and little hope of imports from British Columbia. Workers refuse forest labor and the cold persists. In North Yakima a Northern Pacific coal train was seized by 260 angry citizens, who forced release of its cargo and blocked the yard, highlighting a statewide fuel crisis.
An unusually strong cash discount applies for a limited period on real estate in the Ravenna Park area. The ad notes a garden and fruit quarter, cleared lots with freer access to houses, and a large chicken house with prices around 7.48 dollars. It mentions American Real Estate Co and a Pioneer Building location.
Property ads show numerous lots and tracts for sale near Green Lake University and Queen Anne Ave. Listings include Beattie and Hanford corner parcels, central Beattie blocks, and Georgetown tracts with prices from 1 000 to 2 190 dollars. © ANEDIS COX CO, Colman Building listings advertised with terms and city water access.
Monday night raiders looted more than 1000 tons of coal from the Yakima rail yard. About twenty cars were emptied, with coal dumped near the station and along a street. Local authorities and Northern Pacific officials vowed action for law enforcement neglect.
Washington D C January 10 the interstate commerce commission plans a general inquiry into the block signal system following a severe wreck on the Baltimore and Ohio near Cotta Virginia and a crash near Lynchburg Virginia. The probe targets the signaling operation and its causes.
The Seattle Country Club will acquire land just north of Ballard by the sound. A grand clubhouse and cottages will be built on the new property and a links layout prepared for play in the spring.
A juvenile bride signs a release form as part of a Star Special Service report. The event notes the identity and circumstances of the marriage under juvenile law practices.
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