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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1908
Page
6
Advertising rates for consecutive days and weeks at fixed per line and per word charges. Minimum ad cost is 20 cents. The Star disclaims accuracy and is not responsible for errors in telephoned advertisements. Ballard Agency contact details provided.
An auction on Wednesday June 3 at 48 sharp offers extensive household items from bed sets and dining room furniture to clocks, lamps, rugs and kitchen gear. The owner departs for the boat trip and invites inspection and bidding at 23%8 First Avenue.
A fragmentary display shows mortgage and loan offers from banks and lenders, including confidential rate notes and redacted terms. It also features classified ads for cheap real estate, furniture loans, and a tobacco of assorted services and sales from realty and professionals.
A Ballard Indiana listing from the National Land Investment Company promotes a live cover story with a $10 down and $5 per month plan. The address cited is 17 Piret a v Beattie, with mailing and office locations at 702 Ind av Main 6149.
The second squadron of the Atlantic fleet under Rear Admiral Walnwright entered Bremerton harbor. The Georgia Cagette and other battleships followed Virginia Rhode Island and New Jersey into port. Five warships anchored San Francisco to begin preparations for a world voyage. Admiral Sperry leads Connecticut Kansas Vermont Minnesota Louisiana sails for New York July 7 after drydock. Maine and Alabama set to depart a week earlier.
Real estate listing touts limited Harbor View lots near Pioneer Square. Prospective buyers are urged to act fast as values are expected to rise, with promises of future price doubles and proximity to the city center.
A garbled property notice lists Lincoln Beach Villa in West Seattle with rental details. It mentions prices of 350 dollars per unit, 10 dollars cash, and 10 dollars per month. John H. White Co. Main 2209 appears as a contact.
Sellers report a robust auction with 342 lots sold and prices reaching six figures. Prospective buyers eyed parcels near the University district while new listings emphasized 994 feet of frontage. Branch office contact offered for late inquiries and future price adjustments.
Brief item notes a newly completed bungalow project with about six beeke from PFaunt or line and Pine View Corner tract. It mentions a tidy title and that the new home is near ready, with almost 20 families already living in the addition.
A fragmented notice from North Wakirme markets an orchard opportunity, listing five acres as a path to independence with a moderate price and favorable terms. The readable bits suggest an offer to turn over land for agricultural use.
Portland June 1 Excursion steamers and factory whistles greet the arrival of Admiral Swinburne’s flagship Charleston and the gunboat Yorktown as they drop anchor near the steel bridge. Five torpedo boats Perry Preble Fox Parregut and Davie will feed them today.
Crowds gathered at the county treasurer’s office as the first 1906 tax deadline neared. Chief Deputy Ben Levi handled a flood of mail and checks sent by taxpayers, with estimates over 100000 arriving by mail. Many paid only the first half of their taxes, as full payment could be due by November for the balance.
A sample from Beacon Hill reservoir, pumped from Lake Washington by contractor W H Lewis, is declared unfit for domestic use after analysis today by City Chemist Jacobsen. Health Commissioner Crichton received the report. water department officials say no water has entered city mains and will not be supplied except in grave emergencies.
In New York on June 1 Celt captured the Brooklyn handicap with Fairplay finishing second and Master Robert in third place.
Battleship feet at navy yard as Hoats leave Pier 2 at the foot of Yealer Way. The terse dispatch notes frequent daily movement of naval vessels and personnel.
On June 1 in Lodi California a father Henry Scott and his 10 year old daughter were killed by train No 3 while walking with a companion on a bridge. The boy escaped to a footbridge but the girl was saved too late.
Two armed robbers on bicycles held up Edward Nelson 16 at the gate of his Georgetown home. They looted $750 from the house then found $7.50 in a bureau drawer, warning the boy to stay inside. Police sought suspects after the men fled toward Seattle.
Detectives hunt for James de Menanda, once a Portland hotel guest, now a fugitive accused of stealing diamonds valued at 21000 from Chicago firm M B Flelemann and Co. A larceny charge of 7000 covers samples in possession, with authorities noting potential multi year thefts and large losses. Portland merchants know the suspect, who traveled there for business and was known as an entertainer in upscale circles.
Floods from three days of heavy rain strand about two thousand passengers and halt dozens of trains in Montana. The Northern Pacific mainline faces destroyed bed and multiple bridges near Missoula with trains stuck at Helena and Butte stations as washouts close routes. Officials warn further disruption as infrastructure buckles and irrigation dams near capacity.
Chicago June 1 A flood of delegate seating contests could disrupt the Republican National Convention delaying its start. Bishop Muldeen opens with a prayer on June 16 and credentials committee fights shape the agenda. Roosevelt may push for Taft delegates from the South as rump conventions influence seating.
Mike Davis, arrested after a complaint by Rodensey Hros. employment agents, was discharged by Judge Gordon in police court. Hros. claimed Davis warned men away from Fairbanks and Tanana mines in Alaska, citing no local law to stop him. L. B. Humes testified a Western Federation of Miners threat to kidnap his baby if nonunion hiring continued.
Commissioner F W Grant asked that all department employees take the civil service exam and that he draft the questions. The move surprised the city commission and drew general comment as current civil service rules already cover his staff. Employees fear potential dismissal risk if they must test under the new chief.
Police report no trace of Mrs Sophia Wilston, wife of a Black Diamond miner, who vanished from her home last Wednesday morning with her best clothes and $100 of Wilston's money. Authorities doubt suicide based on a letter left for her husband, and Wilston suspects she departed with a former boarder.
Report describes rising flood damage in a Dallas district after heavy rainfall. Residents fled inundated streets while standing water damaged property and jeopardized lives as the primary culvert overflow worsened conditions.
The Seattle Federation of Ministers held its last meeting before the fall session. They moved to work toward the International Sunday School convention in San Francisco in 1911. Chaplain George E. B. Stevenson urged naval chaplain support and a chaplain aboard every large naval vessel.
A bench warrant issued in the DC supreme court for Theo dore H. Price Moses Haas and Frederick A. Peckham. Indicted over three years for conspiring to obtain advance government cotton crop data and using it in market trades.
The Star reports Cupid opened a city office and issued 26 marriage licenses for June weddings, noting couples from Japan, California, and local areas. It also notes two divorces filed, including Elizabeth Pasha and another Seattle couple, with commentary on marriage outcomes.
Rey Kurtz an 18 year old from Spokane was arrested by Patrolman Hans Zann after attempting to pay a $6 overcoat bill with a questionable check. Police found nine checks totaling $640 on him made out to Roy Buckley and Roy Kurta. Kurtz admits guilt saying he acted to avoid starving.
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