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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1906
Page
6
Classified notices show buyers and sellers in Seattle area including University District and Lake Washington waterfront. Listings feature land, cabins, houses, farms, and rental terms with prices and payment options. several ads mention physicians and professionals and personal notices.
A 25 cent investment in a “Situation Wanted” ad changed Henry Phipps Carnegie partner’s life. As a youth he answered a penny ad and landed with an iron spikes firm, rising from office boy to bookkeeper and finally partner. The Star’s tiny ad could connect seekers with employers in Beattie and spark future fortune.
A fragmentary listing from a Washington area real estate dealer describes an auction or sale of parcels and properties. The readable text references buyers and sellers and a location in the Washington region with possible bid fields and contact details.
Fragmented notice describes a property deal on Phinney Avenue with mention of a lot, tie, year, and improvements. It indicates potential buyers should come out and discuss terms and compensation for time. The text is garbled but references Nease and Neuse streets and a nearby property option.
Citizens form the Citizens Pure Water Committee in King County to petition the council for repeal of a Milwaukee grant. They plan mass signatures and urge churches to mobilize support, aiming to force action or trigger a recall amendment to the charter.
Incomplete text shows a property matter with references to sale terms and contact directions. The legible parts mention a notice about a court or auction action and a request to call a provided contact for details.
Reported actions by Dawson authorities aim to curb overland transport of gold into the United States. Miners on the Tanana River route must weigh dust and obtain a permit before leaving for the states, with penalties for carrying unpermitted gold. Officials say Dawson or Vancouver assay centers will claim all Tanana gold.
Mahoney City reports Sunday school teacher Mise Hiroda Emily Crosby will marry Charles Wills, a fruit dealer, in Londia California on July 16. The couple never met and Crosby was guided to the union by a matrimonial agency.
TELEG RAPH NEWS CALUMET reports mine operations resume at the Hancock mine adjacent to John D. Ryan land purchases in Butte. In other notes, Nagasaki steamers Hinsode and Machigei collide near Basebo with most of the crew lost, and a series of violent crimes and riots unfold across states including a 16 year old assault, a murder confession, a fatal mining riot, and saloon closures in Kansas City.
A July 2 report from Portland says two men attempted to board the northbound Southern Pacific passenger train at Leland station, slipped, and were crushed under the engine. Both men died instantly.
Frank M. Myers general manager of Alaska Hillamna Copper at Hillamna bay left yesterday aboard the Oregon with a crew and heavy outfit to begin work. It is expected the company will have a large shipment of machinery on the ground for winter operations by fall. The company includes Seward peninsula mining men Col. W. T. Perkins Northwestern Steamship Co., F. F. Evana, 8. & Lewis, J. M. Davidson and C. KE. Sauter.
The Hugh McCullough arrived from San Francisco with treasury officials aboard. Capt Cantwell says the ship will sail for the sealing banks Thursday or Friday and spend the summer along the Alaska coast inspecting the sealing industry.
The Buckman from Nome paused in the atrai this morning and will reach Seattle this evening with a gold shipment aboard and passengers from Nome and Fairbanks. It will depart Seattle for San Francisco on its first trip next Saturday.
Secretary Williama of the Commercial club receives notices from secretaries of commercial bodies statewide that they will attend the meeting here on July 10 to organize a state commercial club.
The Southern Society of Seattle will meet Tuesday evening at o'clock at Christensen's Arcade hall. The regular business of the organization will be attended to, after which a dance will follow.
Indianapolis prosecutors plan a July 9 grand jury inquiry into an alleged ice fee trust. More than fifty witnesses are expected to be summoned, with Benedict leading the cases in a method similar to Toledo proceedings that led to prison sentences for several rate fixers.
A single dated line from July 2 1906 lists identifiers P1076 and 086.87 with no further context or details.
President Roosevelt tells Michigan congressman he will not campaign broadly next year and will visit Lansing to urge young men at the State Agricultural College to stick to the soil and avoid cities, warning against urban migration.
W H Clark of 712% 9th Avenue reports his sleep has been disrupted by two dogs owned by a neighbor. Clark filed a complaint with police last night and they promised to curb the canines in the future.
The finest ride in the world offers a day trip aboard the excursion steamers Whatcom or State of Washington leaving Pier 2 at 9 am on July 4 for Oliendale on Whidby shore. Round trip is $1 with boats returning to Seattle by 7 pm for the fireworks celebration.
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