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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1906
Page
6
Classified real estate notice listing for rent and sale of rooms and furnished unfurnished flats. Includes multiple addresses, rates, terms, and contact references in a dense early 20th century format with numerous personal names, street names, and phone cues.
Classified notice describes close in tracts of one acre each near Hiverton and Gx, with depots, orchards, and beds of berries. Ads promote easy terms per tract, multiple parcels from small farms to large holdings, and nearby amenities like an Interurban stop and post office.
Advertisements offer several acreage deals near Breuch station and Lake Washington. Listings mention cleared and partly cleared land, with houses, barns, wells, fruit trees, and sewer access. Prices range around 0.008 to 0.650 per tract, with terms and proximity to rails and interurban lines.
An array of land and property listings with multiple offers. Farm machinery including a 10 plow and various tools, cattle and poultry counts, homes for sale near lake views, and rental options. Terms include payment plans and half-acre plots, appealing to settlers and buyers seeking acreage and farms.
A dense OCR fragment advertises homes and rentals with references to Alaska, Beatthe Tecoma valley, and multiple properties. It mentions a large house with seven rooms, a cottage, a livery stable nearby, and various rental terms and prices. The text blends real estate offerings with scattered place names and unclear figures.
The ad dense page markets numerous properties near Green Lake and Queen Anne including half acre lots near Walker MidgE Ave and proximity to car lines. Firms Harvard Realty Company Seattle Realty Co and Wary Anid Realty Co promote adjacent plots with easy terms and low down payments.
Fragmentary message mentions acreage near McAleer Lake with several options and price expectations. Likely notes potential buyers should view soon before prices rise. Names and clear details are unreadable.
Classified notice advertises upland tracts and homestead lots near Rainier Beach. Terms include ten dollars down with paper work, with emphasis on desirable locality and potential value increase within a year. Contact Mr. Weed at Rainier Weavh Office for details and listings managed by K Tuntevant and associates.
Real estate notice indicates Smile Realty Security Co sells or finances 10 acres of cleared crop land in Heston area. Contact Main Toe for details.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe 4S acres cleared and 12 miles north of Pioneer Aquare with waterfront options and highly improved land. Terms listed as 100 dollars per acre. Additional references mention orchard views and inland access.
Chief Wappenstein orders officers to wear citizen clothes at major intersections to catch violators and arrest those speeding. The move follows public outcry and recent auto accidents blamed on reckless driving and incompetent chauffeurs. Pedestrians will be protected and speed laws enforced, with covert patrols unnamed in location.
Twenty three operators and linemen departed this afternoon for northern stations along the Yukon and Tanana rivers. They arrived from Fort Wood New York and Fort Omaha about two weeks earlier to join the northern assignment.
Ole Gunderson and Otto Carlson are in county jail on charges of burglary and robbery. Information was filed against Gunderson several days ago by the prosecuting attorney's office.
Fragmentary OCR note references real estate items in East Howell area with names and locations like Mast Heputy team and Main TM. The readable bits mention a corner lot and a deputy team, but specifics, dates, or full entities are unclear.
Fearless London reports that Master Menley a years old trains elephants daily in Glen Island spo, performing with a pair of full grown elephants and several other animals, earning recognition as one of the youngest animal trainers in the world.
The Wedding Day, featuring Lalian Russell Della Fox and Jeff De Angelie, comes to the Grand tonight with the San Francisco Opera company. Maud Beatty, a noted mezzo soprano, will also be introduced at the Grand tonight.
The Aylesworth company presents Braves of the Orient at the Third Avenue theater for the week. The drama portrays Armenian troubles of 1807 and U S government involvement with a well defined plot and strong staging. The cast shines and the production is among the century’s best seen at the venue.
Seamen may call for action as Coast Seamen's Union warns of a wage increase dispute. With several schooners loading and unloading on the sound, a general strike cannot be ruled out, though no formal action has been ordered.
A telegram reports the princess daughter of Lion Carica attempting to claim the Bpanteh throne. An argument over repair costs led to a free for all scuffle in a shop.
This afternoon a full house at Star Theater will see Aen Hamilton and her company head the act. The Het promises a varied and novel makeup with three daily shows on the bill all week.
Water from the river Jordan is in high demand for baptisms leading to the formation of a company to bottle and deliver it. The Grand Duke of Hesse is said to be among the promoters of the venture.
A Mexican strike at Col W. C. Greene’s mines near Cananea escalated at night as rurales under Col Kosterlinsky clashed with rioters. Five rioters and one soldier killed. martial law imposed. American women and some higher class Mexican women housed under guard in Col Greene’s home. both Americans and Mexicans being disarmed.
The Steamer Humboldt sails tonight with 175 passengers including Dawson interior point travelers and several bound for Nome. Notables aboard include W H Soderberg of Pioneer Mining J T Sullivan and Gerald O Shap with their wives. Col W L Lindine heads to Fort Wm H Seward. Frank M Stone and party head to Douglas to open a new placer property of the Eastern company recently purchased.
Mark Hartley of the Oxford house on 4th Avenue reported to police that he lost two watches yesterday while downtown. The event occurred in the city center with no further details available.
The Jefferson arrives from Skagway with 160 passengers and freight. Olympia sails tonight for Nome from Schwabacher. Oregon sails for the same destination tomorrow. Charles Nelson due this afternoon from Sasquatch coming north for the first time since conversion. Zealandia arrives in New York after towing the Olympian. Portland due tonight from the westward.
The market shows lemons jumping to 8.78 with a 50 cent morning rise. Strawberries slide from 2.75 to 2.26 as arrivals increase. Potatoes show a one cent gain amid growing supply while various vegetables fruits and seafood prices are recorded for multiple items and regions including California cabbage pears and onions.
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