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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1908
Page
6
Local listing offers fully furnished rooms at Ballard Rooms and nearby hotels including a room for 9 percent terms. Other ads cite housekeeping rooms at 2291 Fort Avenue and 2606 Fifth Street with monthly rates under 15 dollars.
A fragmentary notice references Wyoming and Occidental Coal, Keystone adjustments, and domestic coal specialties. The garbled text hints at price or supply changes affecting coal producers and markets, with unclear figures and dates.
Fragmented OCR listing business names and services across trades. Mentions Holt osteopathy and electricity, dyeing and cleaning, patent ideas, Nelson Metal, and photographers supplies. Reads as a shuffled catalog with partial addresses and unclear details.
Fragmented ad notes land parcels near Hanesdale and The Moines with soil described as rich for vegetables celery berries and fruit and lists prices terms. Also mentions a half value sale near Valle and Woodland Park Ridge with rooms and furnishings for sale and contact numbers.
For sale four tewel lots with stores nearby on the car line at $246 66 for 16 months. Call this evening at Hide to see Mr Williame 200 ONT Te 6 160. $10 cash and $5 per month for tote in t et go only 14 blocks call n owners. National Bord & Realty Compa 1009 American Bank Bldg.
Charles Nigadon, the burglar shot by Officer Doulan during a burglary on First Ave 8, died at Wayside hospital. He gave an ante mortem statement to detectives confirming Donlan’s claim of the shooting and admitted firing first before the officer shot in self defense.
John Anderson telegraph lineman for the Great Northern was fatally struck by an engine near Tumwater canyon west of Leavenworth while working between Leavenworth and Chiwaukom. He tried to escape onto the bank but slipped as a spur caught in the snow and the engine passed over him, dying about an hour and fifteen minutes later.
Prospector party reports arrival at Skidegate after five months scouting the western Queen Charlotte region aboard the Amur. Wreckage found but none of the debris identified. steamer had carried prospectors from Seoul to Charlotte and northern British Columbia.
Mathis, cashier of the defunct Exchange Bank of Blaine, brought from Vancouver by Sheriff Williams to answer forgery charges. He is hospitalized under guard at St Luke's hospital after a weak and nervous reaction to extradition. He resisted at first but agreed to travel to Bellingham when jail in Vancouver was anticipated.
A house collapse in Richmond results in seven deaths as firefighters and authorities cordon off the scene. Emergency crews probe the wreckage for missing residents and determine the cause, with neighbors recalling prior safety concerns.
An auction at Heerman's Saleemen Times Block today offers a 4 room house and farm with 186 laying hens 8 cows and a large prece tand rig mi for only 626 dollars on easy terms.
A Bedford City dwelling housing Franklin and his family burned, with the father and his wife and five children perishing. They were fleeing with a dead child’s corpse when the building collapsed.
Henry Fred Herman, 26, passed both physical and mental exams for Toledo police with perfect scores of 100. He stands 5 feet 10 1 4 inches and weighs 169 pounds, with no faults found in his physical make-up.
Government survey reports in the Chitina district Alaska show copper and placer mining as the most profitable. Nevada passes a bill for extra police during riots and disorders.
Appleton Minnesota January 28 A L Slows cashier of the First National Bank of Appleton killed himself with a shotgun authorities reported no known reason for the act.
New York obituary recalls Bishop Edward Gayer Andrews of the Methodist Episcopal Church who died at his Brooklyn home. Entried ministry in 1848, bishop since 1872, born August 7, 1826 in New Hartford New York, educated at Western University Connecticut Genesee and Allegheny colleges, missionary advocate who visited India 1876-77 and countries in Asia and Japan 1889-90.
A list of birth notices dated January and registered in Seattle recognizes numerous newborns. Names include Marmont, Uchse, Mellett, Mundel, Brown, Hake, Morrison, Veatal, Thompson, Fisher, McPherson, Holmes, Ransiem, Steffansen with spouses and addresses in Seattle and surrounding areas.
Death notices for multiple individuals list names ages and dates but contain fragmented details. Clement F Clement aged 60 with Jan 21 entry at Providence hospital appears alongside Reynolde H Heynolds 37 with Jan 26 and other dated lines. Remaining entries include Olson 46 Jan 26 and Offerdahl 72 Jan 24 12 100 with Owens 63 Jan 26.
The Citizens' Savings Bank of the city has suspended operations. The report notes the bank’s halt in services and cites a financial pause affecting local customers and staff.
Christmas eve packages cause a stir as Gertrude Quinlan hosts a cast luncheon. A coffee pot and alcohol lamp arrive with wine and luncheon supplies. An Italian intruder claims the items belong to Signor Quenelle of the Metropolitan Opera House, provoking a heated scene.
A large crowd attended the Moore theatre last night for a money making show for the Art Institute and Club House fund. The program ran late with Spanish Student, Miles Standish and Hiawatha scenes, a gypsy chorus, and music by the Mandolin Orchestra, though stage noise and hitches added to the humor.
Industrial report highlights strong margins in powder manufacturing with key firms expanding output. Market observers cite rising demand in consumer goods and industrial sectors, while regulatory changes influence pricing and supply chains.
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