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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1909
Page
5
Fragmentary OCR shows a money loan request offering 250 cash. The line hints at a monetary loan arrangement with a bid for money to loan and a request for repayment terms but lacks clear names or dates. The readable portion suggests a small personal loan or cash advance context.
A crowded classified listing features ARCHITECTS and ATTORNEYS AT LAW with names like Antog Pinon andAwheroon Malley, Colman Block, and 306 Pioneer Ave. Also notes ABSTRACTORS, BANKING, BOOKS AND STATIONERY, CLAIRVOYANTS, DETECTIVE AGENCIES, CHURCH ROWN, HAIR GOODS, OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS, OPTICIANS, PAINTERS, PATENT ATTORNEYS, PLUMBING, PRINTING, POSTAGE AMPS, SECONDHAND CLOTHING, SHOE DEALERS, SIGNS AND HOUSE NUMBERS, STORAGE, and TYPEWRITERS listed across various addresses.
Jim Rainey, a self described steeple jack, defends climbing poles despite cold and danger. He recalls entering the trade in Seattle after repairing a rope on a 136 foot pole and emphasizes skill over fear. Crowds watched as he patrolled a 206 foot building mast in downtown.
A letter to the King County delegation protests delays by the Seattle Electric Railway and a court dispute over crossing rights. It notes public demand for direct people’s rule and questions why supreme court nominations were shifted to conventions. The piece cites broken wire calculations, the Philippine Band contract, and other downtown public notices amid political tension.
A historical newspaper snippet describes a Martian flood cycle with July to September water flow across the planet, observed by astronomers at a distant observatory. It portrays seasonal melting, channel formation, and Martians watching the spectacle with fascination while lamenting communication limits.
Chicago July 9 Tom Taggart took the witness stand in the Ella Gingles lace theft trial to clear his name amid press reports. The 56 year old politician said he acted for family friends and self and denied involvement. His attorney John Kern along with James Hamilton Lewis noted his long political career and connection to witness Miss Barrett whom he met when she ran a shop at his hotel at French Lick Springs.
The report outlines Thurber’s arrest after a confrontation at a Wellington hotel linked to a White Slaves Unknown case. Warner tried to raise funds from friends, a patrolman stopped the scene, and both men faced trial after a girl testified to an attack by Mins Marrett and associates.
Police arrested MH Warner and Walter Thurber for peddling poetry without licenses. Warner claimed funds were for a friend, Thurber described as a peripatetic post adept, spent night in jail. Cards reading Why pay for the right to work and the employment shark must go circulated.
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