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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1908
Page
6
Classified clippings show numerous help wanted ads for males with housing in one listing, plus extensive rental notices for rooms and houses. Also present are sales pitches for building materials, hardware, and farm listings, with multiple local addresses and contact lines.
Fragmentary advertisement mentions Palouse Falls in Adams County with rapid town development and investor activity. It touts low down payments and monthly rates, inviting readers to inquire for map and price details at a local number or address. The garbled text indicates a housing sale or land plot pitch with multiple references to prices and terms.
Fragmentary listing notes a riverfront site near Fort Gamboie with price 81.200 or 1,200. Names CharlS Somers Company and Alesha Bealiding appear as entities amid damaged text.
Rates for classified advertisements are stated with guarantees of accuracy limited by telephone submissions. "Situations Wanted" space is 250 for 18 words with extra lines billed per line. Daily rates are ten cents per seven words or fraction, cash in advance. Six insertions equal the price of five when cash is paid. All caps lines count as two lines.
The notice states that classification cannot be provided after 1 o'clock daily. It emphasizes strict timing rules and adherence to a set daily cutoff. It implies a process deadline and enforces punctual handling of tasks within the stated hours.
The rope must be as large and strong as possible. Winners invited to Pantages Theatre as guests of Mr. Alex Pantages. Carriers report to The Bar office Saturday morning by o'clock for a parade led by Prof. Miners' Boys. Carriers go free. travel from Leechi Park to the park for 26 cents fare.
An excerpt shows a land sale notice promising five acres for one hundred dollars with scattered phrases about ownership payments and community land, but the text is fragmented and lacks clear dates or verifiable terms. The message appears promotional and partially illegible.
During a fleet visit a seller promotes remaining Harbor View lots in Seattle. The text touts unique seaviews, proximity to Pioneer Square, and convenient transit routes. It urges quick purchase before potential price rises.
A truncated public notice from MetAVGNAN REALTY indicates a $100 late fee for campus facilities during the week. It mentions difficulties managing crowds at the end of the university car area and references a Tuesday schedule.
An unclear OCR fragment references Cowan University and mentions Es and Vey Paaition in an insecure context. The readable portion lacks coherent facts, dates, or identifiable events to form a full news item.
In a fragment from the evening section, readers are urged to visit the office on Firet avenue to see arrangements or notices. The text is garbled but signals an invitation or directive linked to local office operations.
Bremerton will host the largest fleet ever assembled in Paget Sound after June 15 with 08 Uncle Bam fighting ships at the navy yard. The contingent includes 10 battleships and two protected cruisers, promising a combined tonnage exceeding the Atlantic fleet.
The text notes advanced construction aims to raise value of the jet and profit. The lot is cleared and level.
Plans indicate cruisers Colorado Pennsylvania Washington and Tennessee to arrive on the 15th. Cruiser Ton should arrive next week. Torpedo flotilla due for overhaul. if confirmed the yard will host 10 battleships four armored cruisers three protected cruisers one receiving ship one third class cruiser out of commission two gun boats out of commission one merchant ship out of commission five torpedo boats and a prison ship simultaneously.
Shirley Parker a Washington State University track captain and Sigma Chi member was arrested on charges of padding his expense account as a junior land agent appointee. Bail set at 2500 dollars, raised by Mrs A F Larson, with trial planned in Salt Lake City after indictment returned May 26. Parker claims overcharges were unintentional and plans to prove his innocence.
Fragmented listing notes multiple cottages and lots for sale including four room and three room options. Prospective buyers encouraged to call Young & Bro, Scandinavien American 2 Bid, Ballard, Mallard 8% cash down payment options, and local fees.
Benjamin Guggenheim of the noted family of millionaires refused the claim that he and his brothers planned to renounce Judaism and join an Episcopal church in New York. He stated they have no intention to change their faith and dismissed the report as silly.
Funeral services for W. Baker will be held at the family residence this afternoon at 2 o'clock with burial at Mount Pleasant cemetery. John Gray's services are at his residence on Thursday at 2 o'clock followed by burial at Mount Pleasant cemetery. Rev. J Blakeley will have services at Bonney-Watson county on Thursday at 10 o'clock with burial at G A R cemetery.
The death notices report W. Baker aged 18 in this city on May 31 and William B. Doyle aged 22 in Cordova Alaska on May 21. Anna B. Alexander aged 38, James Ellicon, and Robert Matthews among others are listed with funeral details at Bonney-Watson parlors. Rev. James N. Blakeley aged Th died June 1 in the city. Mrs. Winfield Scott Smith organizes a History Club meeting at 1423 Boylston av every Tuesday starting next week terming Crusades study.
Negotiations continue for a long term lease on the Collins building between James street Second and First, aiming to reopen the structure as a first class hotel. C A Harrison, formerly of Rainier and Dinard hotels, is pressing the deal which may close in days.
Ex champion Bob Fitzsimmons, still claiming the world middleweight title, vows negotiations next week to meet Stanley Ketchel. He refuses to retire, insists the belt stays his, and says any challenger must earn the title in the ring as he prepares for a vaudeville appearance with Ruby Robert and Julia Clifford.
Henry Watson Cornell seeks a city franchise to place advertising 돼 garbage cans on street corners at no city cost and gain ad revenue. Ole Hanson leads opposition, calling the cans unsightly. The Hit Improvement Club condemned the plan and urged council denial after Cornell offered 16 percent of proceeds at a hearing.
A fire swept a row of Langton Street temporary shacks rendering 27 families homeless. Several residents escaped with narrow misses as police and firefighters rescued children and aided in evacuations.
Tune Tu Wing Wah known as the Oakland Chinaman was found guilty of second degree murder for aiding his alleged wife to cut her throat in the Sumas detention house on April 26. The jury returned its verdict last night after deliberating.
United States Marine Inspectors Whitney and Turner suspended Capt. Carter of the Telegraph and Capt. Jackson of the Monticello for one month each after their steamers failed to signal properly and collided in the harbor. An appeal may follow if funds are raised.
Ellen Smith files suit in superior court seeking 10100 damages from Dr. X F De Donato claiming he operated on her tonsils April 18 in a careless manner and left her unattended for four hours while under anaesthetics. She says excessive bleeding, repeated fainting, and agony followed, with her eventual discovery in a hallway at 10 30 p m. as strangers found her.
United Press reports attorney Shipley contends the state failed to prove Gis Thon paonie is a p anolac. He notes the defense and prosecution will extend arguments into tomorrow afternoon, with final remarks likely to run into the next day.
Burt Harris claims Irving Ward John Corbett and Charles Tennant held him without warrant, placed him in the tank, and fed him bread and water for days to coerce a confession. He says a six week hospital stay for rheumatism worsened, and he was acquitted of theft at trial.
Several prominent Democrats touring the convention auditorium complain that no bar provisions exist in the building. The nearest bar is a block away and Denver's city council has decided not to grant temporary liquor franchises near the convention hall.
The Washington state supreme court heard arguments in the taxpayers vs King County case seeking to validate half a million dollars in bonds for the Lake Washington canal. The court previously ruled the bonds unconstitutional and now weighs whether a 1930 special act could retroactively legalize them.
Washington announces a postage reduction effective after October 1 allowing two cent letters to John Bull instead of five. The plan implies more frequent correspondence between the United States and Britain and could impact transatlantic mail volumes and costs.
The body of a United line seaman, believed to be Bindewald, was found beneath a city bridge by the Duwamish River. Death appears instant. The remains were moved to Bonney Watson after a coroner's inquest. A small cash sum was found on the marine. His origins and tires are unknown. He was about 28. The U S office and Bremerton were notified.
Fragmentary report describes a Reno campaign to prevent a lid from being placed, with references to a secret meeting and threats of unlimited money by gamblers. It mentions newspaper bylines from Chicago and notes on Dowle and Zion City figures.
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