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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1909
Page
6
A rival signs a note to a Bellingham professor rumored to be courting a widow. The writer jokes about his looks and flirtations, wonders if the bachelor is truly available, and hints the city’s singles scene may lure him to consider other nearby areas.
Steamers Charles Nelson and Jim shift to take fur cargo at Tacoma. Steamer Corse arrives from Tacoma at 14. Buckman arrived from San Francisco with cargo and passengers. Yucatan arrives for Seward and goes to Valdes. Portland sails from Valdez for Seattle. Okanogan sails to San Francisco from Port Gamble. One ad seeks 35000 dollars. Lawsuit to recover 36000 dollars filed by Louis, former employee, for injuries at Hhy Benton Clay & Coal. County treasurer remits 46680 dollars to the state treasury.
The notice lists farm prices for poultry and meat products including chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, veal, beef, lamb, and hogs. It presents per pound rates for live or dressed meat and notes different weights and conditions for each commodity.
The coroner's jury, including B W Gordon and John M Green, found Mrs Kate Seeley and Miss Rene Seeley died from blows by Wm L Seeley and suffocation from being thrown into water. The verdict states Seeley acted by his own act in a tub filled with water.
In Olympia the senate defeated a 40 day adjournment motion showing restraint and avoiding self serving record making. In Denver the Colorado general assembly backed Charles G Hughes Jr for U S Senate to succeed Henry Teller with a joint session to ratify.
Earthquake shocks hit several nearby towns causing property damage. The Virginia and Louisiana are in Lyne harbor with no injuries. Missouri and Ohio expected within a few days.
A poverty-stricken family near Inter Bay faced eviction for rent arrears until the Charity Organization Society intervened. Attorney Van Nuys and city officials assisted, with the society covering the first month’s rent to prevent displacement. The seven children, led by Manuel, returned to school as warmth and meals were provided. Nearby Ballard residents and a tale of hardship highlighted the relief effort.
The King County Medical Association denounces doctors who operate under contract for lodges and organizations and are not in good standing. Representative Christengen is cited as pushing agitation against the association. Lawmakers are being flooded with literature by doctors outside sanctioned lines to argue the body is tyrannical, with a busy medical committee session anticipated.
Deadwood officials led by Sheriff Plunkett enforce a new order banning slot machines and all gambling forms while closing saloons at 1 p m marking a strict curb on vice in the town an early step in local reform efforts.
Two masked robbers held up Thomas Smith’s auto near Colbert Washington about twenty miles from Spokane. They escaped after shooting Marshal M Ryan in the leg, with a $200 cache taken. Sheriff and Spokane deputies keyed on the case as a 20 man armed guard patrolled Hillyard streets.
Sacramento lawmaker Greve L. Johnson has received menacing notes from Oakland accusing him of anti Japanese agitation. One card warned he would not see next Christmas if he continued, signed by A Latter Day Abe Lincoln. Johnson plans to press his anti Japanese bills despite the threats.
World champion wrestler Gotch will face a Turk named Tart ar in Yusiff Mahmoo. The Turk, who has defeated Jenkins Beel Oleon and others since arriving in the country, claims Gotch may be different but expects no two hours of stalling on the mat. Olwon, tossed in 16 and 20 minutes, notes Gotch’s speed and strength may prove decisive.
A well dressed Seattle man was found frozen in an empty Northern Pacific box car, reportedly dead for weeks. The coroner says he committed suicide by drinking carbolic acid. In his pockets were $40, a Seattle laundry company item, and a Seattle newspaper.
Robert Spaulding head janitor of the city hall was killed when crushed between an elevator and the first floor. In sports, the Cranes rolled 1,067 in the third game and 2,776 total last night, beating the season record on the 5. A. C. alleys, taking two of three from the Pelicans.
In a case before Superior Judge Tallman, John Cloorta sues John Corgiat claiming injury to character and business. The 20 foot whale jaws, long shown before Ye Olde Curiosity Shop, are moved to the exhibition grounds to be placed atop a massive arch at the entrance to the Gallery. Donated by Brandiey.
Everett-John Seton, a Seattle fisherman, wandered in the woods near Edmonds and was taken into custody. A bank book found on him showed $1,400 in deposit at a Seattle bank. His condition is described as apparently dement ed.
Secretary Garfield requests $100000 to fund efforts against land frauds in the western states. The message appears amid scattered notices and advertisements in the Washington dispatch, with various personal and local items interspersed.
Summarizes a jumble of legal notices and classified ads including a notice for a construction bid in Alaska, a divorce case involving a Washington state plaintiff, rental listings for rooms and houses, sales of furniture, and various services and merchants advertisements across Seattle in 1908 era.
Ellwood Lumber and Timber Co advertises 20 acre tracts near Sisco in Snohomish County with level land, good water, and dairy potential. Payments start at 18 dollars monthly with extensions, deeded to heirs, offers from 1 to 2 miles from key localities and 2.606 acres to select from.
Open listing describes 20 acres for 350 dollars on a county road six miles from Port Orchard, with fertile 18 acre good garden land, produce and poultry income in neighborhood. Also a 40 acre farm at a Seattle market route offering 10 cultivated acres, 200 bearing trees, pasture, water, house, and farm tools for 4000 dollars. Contact offices at Fortu Thams J Goodfellow Bona and Robert Malthy in Alaska Building for details.
Real estate notices advertise multiple scattered parcels near Seattle and Tacoma. Listings mention forty acre plots, quarter-acre tracts, river and lake frontage, clear land with trees, farm and orchard potential, low down payments, monthly terms, and proximity to offices, schools, stations, and interurban routes. Names include Alaska Building, Robert Malty, Mores, Hateman, and Samuel Collyer with various prices and down payments.
Grace B Guggenheim sues William Guggenheim in New York Supreme Court for divorce and alimony arguing the Chicago divorce eight years earlier was invalid due to nonresidence. The case notes that both parties remarried, and William’s lawyers claim substantial funds were given and later depleted. Final Chicago disposition of the action was entered in Cook County eight years after filing.
The notice explains subscription delivery options and rates, including one cent per copy, twenty five cents monthly by mail or carrier. It advises readers to call the main office at 1080 ind. 64 for a copy if they miss issues and to update address labels when changes occur.
Rates for classified advertisements list pricing for Situations Wanted notices. The note specifies 14 words plus two additional spaces per ad and indicates price per word or space. No names or dates are provided.
The note outlines minimum one word charges and line counting for ads, with seven insertions for the office. It lists Ballard Agency contact at 6409 Ballard Ave and the Main Office at Geventh Avenue between Union and University, phone numbers Main 1060 and Ind. 441, and states classification cutoff of noon daily.
An illegitimate prospectus promises huge profits from a “Parnato Diamond” simulation scheme. It urges quick signups, claims universal availability, and lists a fake location in Chicago as the contact, aiming to lure both men and women worldwide with no effort.
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