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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1910
Page
7
Theodore Loeb, a York collector and native of Beverly, travels to Beverly to discuss Taft Roosevelts campaign plans. Friends say Loeb plans no gubernatorial bid and may not back Roosevelts patronage while President Roosevelt is urged to name a successor.
An unclear report from Henage in Seattle claims the Port murder victim is alive, following rumors of an arrest. He later retracts, stating he has learned the man is alive and well, contradicting prior assertions.
A patient in Seattle identified by Dr. Scott as suffering from a peculiar illness linked to products from a mysterious origin. Dr. Charles Biure and F. Davidson examined the case, noting no reliable cure in medical science and expressing concern over its spread.
A London Daily report notes renewed interest in an aviation meet at Prenewed with a new prize. The Mall's contest is described as pansy and a 1966 mile distance is mentioned. Aviators already have their planes prepared and are testing them.
ARF United Press reports in New York on July 11 that Hayhen will visit Theo tomorrow for a talk as the Roosevelt campaign accelerates within the Republican state. The visit signals a leading role for Roosevelt in the upcoming political efforts.
The submarine Sal sailed from Bermuda at 2 PM aboard the craft M, under Lt Cmdr Videon, toward Quincy. The voyage covered about 400 miles at an average speed of ten knots, despite rough seas, with a crew of officers and men aboard and plans for further testing and demonstration.
Ailton president of First National Bank Boulder was fatally injured and Judges Garrigues and Gamble were severely hurt when an automobile carrying them skidded over a cliff at Virginia Dale 35 miles northwest of Fort Collins. The party was en route to North Park for a court session.
In Rayville Louisiana a mob battered the jail doors and hanged J D Freeman a white man sentenced to death for killing Town Marshal Chenault after an appeal to the supreme court. Freeman shot Chenault during a confrontation over a minor offense weeks earlier.
United Press reports the steel trust will build a 2,000 acre model city near Birmingham named Corey after President Wm Ellis Cory. The project involves a $50 million investment, with a $4 million coke plant by Tennessee Coal and Iron and a $4 million wire and nail plant by American Steel and Wire. The site aims to ease access to southern and South American markets, with the Alabama miners’ union reportedly dispersed.
Mrs. Wm. B. Turnbull of Brookline, with her daughter Heatrice Anita Baldwin Turnbull, 16, sails to Los Angeles to press a court case claiming a third of the Lucky estate. The sprawling holdings include jemon, walnut and fruit groves valued at about 11 million dollars, attorney says.
Spokane July 11 A carelessly discarded match or cigarette started a blaze in a bin of shavings. The fire swept two blocks and caused about 100000 dollars in damage. The Springston Lumber mill three warehouses and 350000 feet of lumber and eight nearby houses were destroyed. Water shortage hampered efforts with hoses burning long lengths.
In the arrest of Charles Carter and W. J. Byron at their room in the Colorado apartments 716 Union St yesterday police believe they have captured bold criminals. The fight in their room led to the discovery of two daggers a revolver two big rolls of counterfeit bills a patrolman's star loaded dice a sealed Northern Express envelope with counterfeit notes a skeleton key a steel drill and small gold nuggets.
A local classified notice invites vacant houses or rooms to let with STAR, promising to find tenants. It lists contact numbers Phones Main 9400 and Ind 441 and emphasizes heating season urgency.
William Bradbury, a San Francisco area millionaire and former convict, traveled from Corte Madera to San Rafael to reclaim a pearl-handled knife with rusty blades and a rusty screwdriver taken during his imprisonment. He urged deputies to mail the items after they failed to find them, noting it wouldn’t cost much.
A jumble of classified snippets offering furniture refinishing services, matrimony inquiries, lost umbrella notices, help wanted ads for nurses and waitresses, stockholder pitches, real estate and personal services. Also notices on theater tickets and social introductions with sparse contact details and addresses.
Numerous 4 and 6 room modern flats listed with rents from 12.50 to 23 dollars monthly. locations include Alpha Cedar Dexter Roy Madison Norman 23rd Ave N and 416 Pontival Ave near Harrison. Furnished apartments at Grand View and other addresses offered with summer rates and housekeeping rooms available from $2 per week. Reputable agencies include F. M. Jordan & Co at 211 American Bank Building and Avery Furnished Apartments.
Various rental notices describe furnished and unfurnished rooms and houses in Seattle areas such as Green Lake Eastlake Queen Anne and Capitol. multiple properties offer modern plumbing electric heat and car-line access. Prices range from 10 to 20 dollars per week with options for board and services. several ads note proximity to streetcar lines and utilities.
Classified notes advertise multiple acreage offers around Seattle including five and ten acre parcels with lake and river views, cleared black soil plots, and fruit suitability. Prices range from 60 to 600 dollars per acre with down payments and monthly installments. Listings include proximity to interurban stations, schools, post offices, and water access.
An extensive string of property listings offers farmland, garden land, and house plots in the Chehall River Valley near Centralia, Linevola, and Lewis County, plus Bremerton Navy Yard City and Lake Washington front tracts. Offers include $50 down and $5 a month, various acreages from 4 to 160, timber value, and adjacent services, with references to railroads, schools, markets, and development incentives.
A miscellany of exchange offers and auctions includes a 160 acre wheat land swap and a touring car trade proposal. Also listed are a 20 head work horse sale by auction at 1246 First Ave Wednesday at 2 pm and several horse and stable rental ads. Greenway seeks mortgage and contract purchases in Washington.
The wills of Chief Justice Fuller and his wife were filed for probate in Chicago on July 11. The combined estate is valued at 1,150,000 with Chicago real estate forming the principal asset. The seven daughters are named as sole beneficiaries.
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