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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1918
Page
10
Urgent notice seeking 29,000 women for government clerkships in Washington. Immediate examinations announced in Seattle. Women may write Rh. E Terry at 215 Columbian Building, Washington for free particulars. Also an ad offers discounts on uncalled for suits and shoes with a 10 percent savings.
Local lot of car deals featuring Overland, Maxwell and Ford touring cars with prices from 150 to 498 plus trade options. Also listings for real estate including 6 room bungalows, small cottages, and 18 acres near Chambers Prairie with terms and nearby amenities.
The property features a bungalow style house with large rooms, a good barn, chicken house, tool house, storage and woodshed, plus spring water and 3 acres of loam soil. It lies on three roads, 14 miles from a creamery and within a 55 minute drive to Seattle markets. Price $1,475 with cash preferred and balance $15 monthly. Burke & Farrar's, 203 New York Block.
Local classified listings offer 100 homes with rents from 1250 to 5000 in West Seattle near Soares and car line, plus timber and waterfront tracts in nearby towns. Also multiple land parcels, homes, and rental terms advertised by Butler Realty, Robison Co., Three Lakes Lumber Co., and others with bonds, wages, and labor notices alongside job-seeking housekeeper and practical nurse ads.
The ad lists diamonds old gold and watches with price notes and payments to be made by local jewelers and parlors. It mentions private parlors, a piano playing venue, and a loan service, plus names and addresses for contact. The tone resembles a late era classified ad highlighting items for sale and money lending options.
A directory page lists patent attorneys, general practitioners, and various services. Entries include names, addresses such as 701 Central Midge and 222 New York Mason Fenwick Lawrence, free consultations, and notes on fees. Also shown are bicycle repairs, loans, chiropractors, dancing schools, and bathhouse details.
A listing of varied grocery and household items with stall numbers and prices at a public market. Items include soap, naptha, Carnation milk, cocoa, dried peas, fresh produce, butter, coffee, and meats from stalls 18 through 94, with brands such as Lenox, Crystal White, Coca Cola, and Hershey's.
A British liner reported a 45 minute gun battle with a German submarine about 750 miles off the New Jersey coast. Both vessels sustained no damage and the U-boat submerged after the exchange as part of a convoy that included the Justicia torpedoed off the north Irish coast on July 20.
J M Comyne Seattle attorney and Byron Portland land locator were arrested on secret indictment by the federal grand jury for land fraud schemes worth an estimated quarter of a million dollars. The two face more than 20 counts including conspiracy to defraud through the mails and to obstruct justice. They allegedly sought to buy witnesses with money for papers to aid testimony.
The state department announced an agreement with American bankers to loan funds to China. The group will include regional representatives and must submit bank names and loan terms for approval. The department will assist in promoting contracts and aims to involve Finnish, Japanese, and French bankers with the Americans.
In Melbourne a Congregational church in Orange N. & W. ejected a pacifist pastor after he refused to sing the national anthem while preaching on peace. The report notes 5,063 prisoners of war in England working in agriculture with 1,400 more to be employed.
Team Vietorie, BM. C finalizes a victory for Port Townsend Port Angeles matchup in regional steamers league action.
New York report asserts General Foch maintains pressure on the Alene Oury salient while avoiding a full general engagement. German retreat near the Marne is cited as justification for cautious strategy, aiming to save American lives and stretch Allied resources.
Paris authorities say the city can relocate up to 150000 civilians daily if needed without panic. The plan is overseen by a key official named Clavelike based at the ministry of public works.
Washington dispatches say seventy five thousand Russian peasants are marching on Kiev. The Russian Ukrainian peace negotiators reportedly failed to agree on details. Relatives of the murderers of German Ambassador Mirbach are being expelled from Moscow.
King George conferred the Order of the Bath on Gen. Biddle commander of American forces in Great Britain. Announcement made from London states the honor was given in recognition of his service.
Two alleged German men were arrested in Irvington New Jersey while attempting to destroy Gould & Eberhardt machinery. One man was stopped as he lit a bomb fuse, another seized nearby with a similar device. Separately, Robert J. Wright of Ames Shipbuilding was presented a diamond watch fob by Ames boilermakers.
Chaos erupted in a South Philadelphia district as tensions flared after a clash sparked by racial hostility. Three men were dead, at least ten wounded, and more than sixty people, mostly Black residents, were taken into custody as police established martial law. A Black officer was killed en route to the station, with a large crowd assembling for a public demonstration. The unrest followed a confrontation led by a Black officer and escalated into a fullscale civic crisis.
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