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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1907
Page
6
An advertisement lists treatments by a German osteopath for paralysis nervous disease and stomach trouble. It offers free examinations and invites readers to visit 4th Ave Jackson Streetcar line area and telephone contact. It also notes a funeral notice and several job ads and real estate listings in a cluttered classifieds page.
A collage of property listings, legal notices, and auction pleas featuring multiple firms and agents. The items advertise land and lots for sale, waterfront properties, house and acre deals, monthly terms, and mortgage options, alongside attorney services and an upcoming auction of furniture. Names include Whitman and Jacoby, Farrill & Dunn, A. A. Anderson, and Peter Mattson, with locations in Union Land Co, Times Browk, and references to Lake Washington, Green Lake, and Valley City.
The text presents garbled OCR with place names like Capitol Investment Co and Lonegren and Wedmark Arcade. It mentions a climate related lifetime soleil and several fragmented entities, but no clear event or outcome is readable.
Real estate ad describing elegant corner lots in a choice residence district with views of Lake Washington. Includes improvements, water, cement sidewalks, and exclusive district guarantees. Listings note two blocks from a streetcar line, with terms and prices in speculative figures.
Water Front Farms advertises a furnished house sale with featured details and contact information sparse in the readable text. The fragmentary notice hints at a real estate listing or sale event on a waterfront property with unspecified terms.
Real estate notice advertises five and ten acre lots on our line with terms of payments. Four remaining parcels offered by TH Pike city real estate. See the cashier today for details about ownership and installment terms.
Fragmentary classified item notes a sale offer at a Corbin Avenue address near 2nd and Madison. Mentions salary context and a seller on Main Street with a contact Vine Ownham and a phone number 4060. The text is incomplete and lacks clear dates or formal details.
Fragmented text describes Green Lake Reservoir additions at Green Lake and Fremont with references to plats, entries, and a later note about buying land. Mentions Lake Car and a potential international bond. No clear dates, places, or figures are fully readable.
Patrick Murphy aged 66, working as a blacksmith in Auburn, died after an intoxicated fall beneath an interurban train at Auburn. He was struck by a third rail shoe, suffered multiple injuries, and died at Fanny Paddock hospital in Tacoma. Coroner notified.
The Mormon church announced it has sold all of its mining properties in Utah to a Pennsylvania firm and will retire from active commercial business. The reported price is about 800000 dollars.
The funeral services for Francia Murphy will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m. in Simpson's Auditorium, with the remains resting in state in the forenoon. Flags in the city are at half mast by order of Mayor Harper.
Port Blakeley Lumber company ends its lease on the Danaher mill plant and shuts the mill for repairs after disputes over lease terms following a fire that destroyed their own mill.
Cleveland July 2 Marshal Chandler denied admission to Forest Hill Rockefeller's summer residence. He posted an armed deputy on the porch with orders to stay until relieved or service was secured.
A brief notice notes Fourth of July fireworks events in Tr Wilts and Tr. Local organizers plan staged displays with safety rules and crowd guidance. Public schedules and access points will be posted at community centers and municipal sites.
Jafee Whitson of the United States circuit court postponed today the hearing on injunctions filed by Milzabeth McGilvra and Peter Hressier to stop state commissioners from selling Lakes Washington and Union shore lands. The land plate was filed late Monday, listing Lake Union property valued around 770 000 dollars, with upland owner at 6 000 less. The decision followed Judge Albertson's denial of a temporary injunction sought by the Smithers heirs. Shore land purchasers have 20 days to apply.
Mrs. B Gelseck of 820 Fpruce pt reports a bold intruder burglarized her home last Thursday morning during a telephone call. The thief, small in height about 30, wore a soft black hat and decent clothing, escaped through the rear door with gold rimmed eyeglasses and small items.
What City Eats Inspector W C Pendleton reports rail and water arrivals by item into the county. Rail totals include oranges 53 and lemons 11 among 15 listed items. water shipments from California list hundreds of units including oranges 442 and apples 274 with more than a dozen varieties. All goods go to local dealers and commission houses. no transshipments to Australia or Alaska are counted.
The United States land office reported June cash receipts totaling 21,282 dollars surpassing any recent month. Fees and commissions were 1,124 dollars, with 20,157 dollars from sales of past or current lands, following a policy requiring all land sale monies to go to the treasury regardless of proofs.
The Yucatan sails for Valdez tomorrow afternoon under Capt. O'Dirien with a general cargo. She replaces the Northwestern which is at Squawlet undergoing repairs and will resume its regular run soon.
The civil service commission announces examinations in Seattle to secure eligibles for vacancies. July 17-18 coast and geodetic survey six openings. July 24 weather bureau repairman. July 25 heating and ventilating draftsman in supervising architect’s office. July 29 apprentice in the mint and assay service at Philadelphia Denver New Orleans and San Francisco. July 31 post office typewriter repairer. August 12 immigrant inspector.
Judge Yakey of the superior court reduced the $25 644 verdict against Seattle Electric Co. to $6 000 after a jury verdict in Fort Lawton car accident case. Charles J McOwen faces choosing the reduced award or a new trial for alleged permanent injuries from the March 1 incident.
P Loveland, a four year Seattle police officer, was today committed to an asylum by Judge Yakey after a court appearance.
The council last night adopted a resolution to install 600 additional arc lights citywide. The light department superintendent was instructed to prepare the plans and obtain estimates for immediate implementation.
Port town reports the tug Tyee crew captured a shipment of fireworks labeled Firecrackers at 1224 2nd Avenue. Piper and Taft are noted in the claim as the sources or handlers of the items. The notice mentions distress over payment terms linked to the seizure.
Special rates apply for the July 3rd and 4th excursion. The Iroquois leaves Pier 2 at 8 16 a.m. Full details available at the Inland Navigation Company office, Pier 2. Phone Main 211.
A sea monster named White attacked a cruising vessel off Cape Flattery. After a fierce struggle the creature was captured but not before it destroyed a canoe containing an Indian and damaged a trolling boat it seized.
The Burnside, a United States cableship, will be manned by Filipino workers. Yesterday 16 white sailors in the forecastle and 17 in the engine room were discharged and replaced by Filipinos. White wages were 35 dollars for seamen and 46 for engine room hands, while Filipinos earn 21 dollars and 35 dollars.
Reports from Cherniatin in Volhnia say peasants captured 15 horse thieves. After torture over two days, police intervened rescuing the captives. One thief died and others were dying. several suffered broken arms hands and gouged eyes.
Lee C se eurman of West Point Kentucky was arrested in Vancouver for the February 1906 murder of Walter Dessén of Michigan in Norfolk. He has been sentenced to be hanged July 27. The Iroquois completed a first trip to Bellingham and Vancouver, sailing around Cape Horn for the Bound service.
City Hall Market advertises rib steak ten cents and Swift’s Premium ham sixteen cents with boiling beef six cents and pot roast. Theo Wilts & Co at 1008 that Ave promotes the sale as a Fourth of July celebration.
Cuts on shirts, petticoats, hats, gloves, ribbons, hosiery, corsets, and other wardrobe needs. The sale promises at least a quarter off each dollar spent, offering substantial savings for an Independence Day outing.
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