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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Jul 20, 1915

Page

6

Real estate Want Ads shape city development and business

The author argues that want ads drive much of property sales and rentals in the city. They influence selling both improved and unimproved lots and help in renting financing and clearing unused items, underscoring the ads' large role in urban growth.

Acrea in view of Akbattif near Colby coast

Acrea in view of Akbattif one mile from the beach with fine creek maple and cedar bottom listed near the office. Price 590 dollars with 60 dollars cash and 216 dollars per month terms.

Akbattif Colby Beach Fine Creek Epring Sider Cedar Bottom Aasen

Dream of a Beattie area country estate and farms

Several property listings describe 5 acre to 60 acre tracts near Beattie and Puget Sound with improvements including houses barns outbuildings water access and road frontage. Prices range from a few hundred to several thousand dollars with terms offered and nearby towns noted.

Public Markets Offer Wide Variety of Goods and Prices

The listing details a dense catalog of produce and groceries for sale at public markets including potatoes at $1.65 per sack, various fruits vegetables meat and dairy items with numerous stall numbers and prices. The piece concludes with a note that Frederic T. Dewey of Washington, D. C. directed the counting of $100,000,000 at the San Francisco mint.

Dewey Admiral Frederic T. Dewey Washington, D. C San Francisco

Boosters Rally for Visiting Delegations at Seattle

A quirky call to greet arriving dignitaries and delegations in Seattle. The note lists Delta Kappa Expassion members, a Maharajah party, Columbia University visitors, Universalists, and other groups landing by Oregon Washington and Great Northern trains with booster efforts urged to mobilize locals.

OD. Ke. E Oregon Washington Delta Kappa Expassion Fraternity Great Northern Glacier National Park San Francisco Exposition D. K. Bel Beattle Brothers Fred Simpkins Seattle Johnson Columbia University New York City Great Northern At & P Portland Wstern Dean Landes University Geological Department Cteff

Glass Scarce After Dynamite Barge Explosion

Longshoremen discuss a derelict barge blast that shattered windows and damaged glass intended for shipment to Vladivostok. Reports claim Japanese agents are buying the broken glass to melt in Kobe for bottles, but skepticism remains about the story’s truth.

Star Vladivostok Roostans Roosta Kobe Japan Mara Pier 6

Vital statistics marriage licenses and births deaths

Marriage licenses list individuals from Chicago Beattie Seattle and Japan to Beattie and Portage. Birth notices for several couples with addresses in Seattle Spokane and Victoria. Deaths include Jameson Coe Grant 128 Gays and Franklin Hitchcock 93. Divorces include Emily Howesoa and Clarence G Howen for cruelty and Marvey Flossie ve and Laura M Hoeste for desertion.

Hulda Co Oundstrom Tacoma J. Carlson King W. Lindaren Beattie Elmer Jordan Pearl Kulick Seattie Pohlman Florence E. Bracy Spokane Morrie Thomas Nell Jane Cogswell Seattle Harrie J. Rose Florence A. Cadden Hellevue Y. Hamaye Portage Sul Koike Japan Paul H. Huedepohl Iola A. Burnham Beattie Bonnie Jno Peek Belvidere Iil Marjorie M. Cowte Nayermou Wakimoto Gardena Cal T. Kaminishbikawabara Ginmateu Higashi Jameson Coe Grant Kirkwood Place Franklin Hitchcock Bistave Estelle Lawlor City Hospital Lulu Evans C. B Moane Emily Howesoa Clarence G. Howen Cruelty Marvey Flossie Ve Laura M. Hoeste

Ellen Hanscom seeks divorce from Lewis Hanscom in superior court

Mrs Ellen K Hanscom of 1817 Third Ave filed for divorce in superior court on Tuesday citing fault finding by her husband Lewis C Hanscom bookkeeper for the Eastern Outfitting Co over several years.

COOD Occidental Seattle Seattle Engineering School, 164 W. Roy At Ginal Moler Barber School Occidental Ave Beattie Kayvanaug Moler Barber College Main Moler Tracie Ellen K. Hanscom Third Ave Superior Court Lewis C. Hanscom Eastern Outfitting Co

Hanna Plan To Tax City Sign Boards

Councilman Hanna drafts a bill taxing all sign boards at 1 cent per square foot annually to replace liquor license revenue. The measure may reach the council next Monday, with opposition expected from Foster and Kleiser, Seattle billboard magnates controlling most displays.

Hanna Foster & Kleiser Pacific Coast Bill Board Seattle

Execution again threatens five in Florence prison

The death watch is set for five condemned murderers in Florence prison before July 30. Raymon Villalobos has a late appeal denied by Judge Vaughn, while Warden Sims is urged to proceed with the executions. Petitions to abolish capital punishment circulate but with few signatures.

Phoenix Ariz Florence W. J. Bryan Raymon Villalobos Vaughn Pinal County Johns Sims Villalobos

Plead Not Guilty In Manslaughter Case

Mrs. Julia May Goodrich and Mrs. Elizabeth Zurnstein pleaded not guilty to manslaughter in the death of Miss Anna Bailey. They and A. J. Speckert, charged with grand larceny, were among 21 county jail inmates making their initial court appearance before Judge Ronald.

Julia May Goodrich Elizabeth Zurnstein Anna Bailey Ronald A. J. Speckert

Inquest Opens on Death of William Fox Jr

Mrs. E Blair charged that careless operation of a Seattle Renton and Southern car caused the death of William Fox Jr on Wednesday night The motor man suggested a self inflicted death but Mrs Blair denies this saying Fox was healthy wealthy and visiting Seattle for vacation The report also notes floods near Canton may have cost China as much as 100000 Chinese lives or losses per the Pekin legation report

Seattle, Renton & Southern William Fox, Jr E. Blair Wilson Sr

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