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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1906
Page
6
Help wanted for carpenters painters and skilled work. Wages offered, contact for details at local address. also notes on sale of exchange properties, furniture dealers, and financial services in the ad section of the paper.
Classified notes describe acreage and property for sale across multiple locations with prices, terms, and partial details. Advertisements include farms near Lakepaneer, Rainier Beach, and King County areas with mentions of cultivation, orchards, and house sites. Names such as Holmes and Lawrence and Realty Front appear in listing references.
Henry Phipps, partner of Andrew Carnegie, turned a 26 cent help wanted ad into a fortune. As a youth he answered a "BIL nation Wanted" listing, joined a spikes firm, rose from office boy to bookkeeper, then partner. A penny press "Situation Wanted" ad promises readers exposure to employers in Seattle and potential life changing opportunity. Send a message tomorrow if seeking employment.
A Saturday street market features a steamer load of California produce and carloads of lemons and peaches arriving for sale at 40 cents to 1.00 per box and 1.25 or more for other fruit. Watermelons sell at about 4.00 per dozen, with assorted prices for apricots, pears, oranges, and cherries. Livestock, poultry, fish, and dairy items are also listed with varied prices, including butter, cheese, and live poultry.
Readable fragments note a street sale or property event near Fremont Avenue. The text mentions a section by more than a few lines, with references to addresses, auctions, and hours. Details are incomplete but indicate a public sale or advertised specials on local real estate.
Auction style listing notes sale opportunities around a university area with references to corner lots, meters, and a roadway view. It mentions prospective buyers should contact for details and hints at a balance of residential and commercial opportunities.
Fragmented text mentions various names, places, and prices with no coherent event. It references Washington, California, and numerous personal names and entities, but lacks a clear action, outcome, or date to summarize into a cohesive news item.
Real estate listing describes Crreg Lake and nearby plots with city water sidewalks and price incentives. Mentions owners including K. Wurtevent and Millman, with terms of down payments and monthly installments. Listings emphasize location near lake and school access, reduced prices, and limited number of trades left.
A jumble of classified style notes shows properties near Seattle including land near the wharf and car lines, houses in various additions, and exchanges for other Seattle property. Names like HOLMER & LAWRENCE and JONES ANDERSON appear with contact hints and street references in a dated ad style.
Special correspondence from Adenca to The Star Liverpool reports Cunard lines Lusitania and Mauritania to make trans Atlantic crossings in four and a half days, faster than any rival. Ships will carry 690 first class, 600 second, 1,200 steerage, with 800 crew and extensive electric systems. The engines will run at about 26 knots.
In St Peters burg the government bans all processions and street gatherings as troops control the city. Resistance is expected though united by the dissolution of parliament. Inflamable leaders now steer efforts while patience delays until the forces are ready.
Cincinnati July 24—Grand jury secret report reveals an indictment of 16 individuals and firms in the food business. The charge is conspiracy to restrain trade.
In Pittsburg on July 23 attorney Stanton for Hoe the negro coachman announced he quits Hoe citing pervasive lies in the Hartje case. Defense attorneys rested and rebuttal testimony proceeded as the hearing continued.
The Longworths arrived in Bayreuth today unshaken after their automobile overturned near Wurzburg Sunday when the steering gear failed. The machine careened over an embankment but the party reached Bayreuth by train.
The ad urges immediate protection for savings and valuables, warning that misfortune can strike at home from theft or mice. It promotes using the Mammoth Safety Deposit Vaults of Wm. D. Perkins Co located at 211 Ners Street as a secure option.
Russell Sage, multimillionaire financier and longtime figure in American finance, died of heart failure at his Cedarecroft country home in Lawrence, New York, after a brief illness. Survived by Mrs Sage Col J J Slocum Dr Theodore S Janeway Dr J Carl Schock and Dr John P Munn. Funeral at West Presbyterian Church New York and interment in Troy. Sage co founded an investment house with Jay Gould after leaving active business in 1866. Born 1816 in Verona Oneida County NY, Sage rose from Troy grocery boy to financier and broker though he never joined the New York Stock Exchange floor.
Captain T C Griffin of the Princess Victoria is arrested on manslaughter charges after a collision with the tug Chehalis near Vancouver. Bail set at 4000 by Canadian Pacific Railway. search for victims ongoing as list of survivors and officials grows.
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