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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1905
Page
7
A historical note shows Ballinger ordering his department to stop collecting outside a scene of hardship. The text references hoboes and unemployment, hinting at policy or enforcement actions affecting displaced workers on a local trail. The fragment mentions growth ax and employee guidance.
A clipped notice from the Guide of North Carolina promotes Hyomel as a cure for catarrh and stomach issues. J P Pian and Quaker Drug Co. urge readers to try the remedy, claiming it relieves facial head and throat mucous troubles. The outfit costs 1 dollar with 50 cent bottles.
The mayor vows to arrest all jobless individuals near the south end of the city and set them to work on a chain gang. He targets well dressed vagrants near Yesler Way while noting female companions on upper Firnt avenue remain a nuisance to pedestrians and streetcar riders.
Property owners on Fourth avenue petition the Ballard council to extend the street and add sidewalks due to mud and lack of walkways. A boxing event is debated with mayoral comments and several residents warn of lawless violence if allowed. Tonight’s council meeting also weighs the site of a nearby packing house amid objections from adjacent property owners. The Degree of Honor plans a board social at city hall on Thursday evening.
The board of works finally tears down a city owned house at 416 street after months of failed attempts to remove resident Mrs L Gordon who withheld rent. Rain and roof damage push eviction. furniture sold or moved by Gordon as the structure is reduced to a lumber pile. The effort targets a new jail site on the block, with other nearby homes slated for removal.
Judge Herman D. Crow of Spokane and Milo A. Roos of Beattie recently took seats on the Washington supreme court after a law increasing members to seven became effective with an emergency clause. The court’s work load had already prompted the expansion and new justices joined the bench yesterday afternoon.
Marie Y. Jaon filed for divorce from John W. Andersen on grounds of desertion as two judges ready the court’s workload, while a five member bench is designated to sit.
A Civil War era rheumatic sufferer reports complete relief from pain joint stiffness and swelling after starting the Columbian Treatment. He details regained strength appetite and ability to do housework without fatigue, praising accessible care at a trifling cost.
A testimonial warns of asthma and hearing loss cured by the Columbian treatment. The advert promises relief after extensive medical failure and offers free information via W A Fraser, 644 New York Block, Seattle, with a contact phone Brave 741. The narrative cites asthma relief and restored hearing after European specialists failed.
August Aanes, a driver for George B. Helgesen grocer, was badly injured when his wagon collided with Seattle Electric Co car No. 207 at Terry avenue and Howell street last night. Both occupants were thrown from the wagon and Aanes was found badly cut, carried 60 feet by the car, and taken to his lodgings by ambulance. Motorman claimed he did not see them. witnesses say cars run crossing at dangerous speed. A separate note reports charges against Arthur Voree for larceny at Hotel Stevens and charges of robbery against John Bush and J. W. Le Roy for appropriation.
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