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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1907
Page
6
Fragmentary notice lists pricing and ad terms with references to a Want Ad agency and a balance due. It mentions figures like seven words fractions and a 26 cent minimum, with phrases about Wallard Avenue and payment conditions.
Classified snippets show salesmen needed in several firms, installers, washers, and female help wanted ads. Listings include apartments for rent near Roosevelt, housekeeping rooms, abstractors, bankers, and agencies. Real estate and auction notes offer furniture, rugs, and household goods for sale in Seattle area.
Wanted to buy five and four room cottages near Yeeler Way and Fort Lawton. Owner to contact J. M Clever at 2414 Mp Waoter-At once. High top prices offered for furnished and modern homes.
Fragmentary OCR shows entries for farms and acreage. Mentions Union Land Co. and Meadalt Realty with address clues in New York area listings. Records suggest property sales or advertisements without clear dates or full details.
Fragmented notice describes a land parcel in Yakima near a canal under government designation. It mentions Biehl and Hutchinson in connection with the listing and sale or transfer process. Details are unclear due to OCR damage but location and parties are indicated.
A fragmented notice describes a farm with cleared acres a home barn and orchard and a high yield of wheat. It mentions a sale or auction price and invites interested buyers to inquire or send for the farm details.
Brief notice notes Lonegren and Wedmark involved in a main matter with limited readable details. The fragment hints at a dispute or proceedings but lacks dates or locations to specify actions or outcomes.
Describes an acre Sunnydtate property with level timber and cleared acres, fruit trees in fruit, good yields, near New Tacoma interurban service, minutes to Pioneer Place, Terme, with garden and county road access and a school nearby.
Several real estate offerings describe parcels near the Sound with features like cleared quarter acres, fruit trees, a small house or cottage, water access, and garden space. Listings mention Lake view, mountains, and convenient location with terms on payments and nearby towns.
Charles A. Taylor armed with a six shooter attempted entry at the Third Avenue theater in a dispute over profits from Minnie Fiske’s engagement in The New York Idea. Howe’s men and private police seized the gun, and a legal fight followed as officers blocked further entry until a conference. Taylor agreed not to interfere with Mrs. Fiske’s show and to reopen the house next Friday if conditions allow.
Carpenters union officials protest to Christian Endeavor committee of the July convention, urging action against contractor Bert Ward for hiring nonunion carpenters to erect tents and install platforms at Lincoln Park. Ward says nonunion help is needed to complete by July 1. The union threatens to declare the convention unfair unless union labor is used, and the committee plans another labor session amid plans for a large restaurant in the Marche building on First Ave.
The Barber Asphalt company reports Third Avenue will be ready for traffic by next Sunday with brick down and driving surface complete. Do not miss the U S Navy Yard Bremerton approach near the battleships Nebraska Oregon Wisconsin and gunboats Chicago Boston Albany training ship Philadelphia prison ship Nipesic and the great drydock. Hoats depart Pier 2 at 6 30 8 15 10 30 and 2 30 4 46 p m. Round trip 60c.
City real estate notice highlights cleaned thoroughfares, ready for traffic, promoting best value homes amid debris removal and street work. The ad touts low prices and seeks buyers by stressing convenience and affordability in a local market message.
The note describes a coastal plot with a beach in the East, four arcade beachfront sections, scenic megat views of mountains, a sandy shore, fruit trees, and good services. It outlines main features and potential uses for development.
James Mowatt twenty one year old assistant car inspector for Canadian Pacific died after a freight car crushed him near St Pauls hospital where he succumbed two hours later. A Japanese man Taikura was killed by a train while attending the farewell to Prince Fushim ceremony yesterday.
In San Francisco on June 24 1900 Louis Gines vice president of the Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph company faces bribery charges against city supervisors. Jury selection is expected to start tomorrow and a motion to set aside the indictments will be heard today.
Eight killed and 42 injured in a midnight collision east of Pittsburg on the New York Central. The wrecked eastbound train collided with a westbound engine. Deaths are not fully identified and survivors were taken to Rochester Hospital for treatment.
The steamer Victoria of the Northwestern Steamship company cleared for Nome on its second trip this afternoon with a target of 2600 to 2700 tons of freight and about 30 passengers aboard. The Victoria is the first to wait north and return and the first to go on a second voyage. The Umatilla will sail tomorrow with around 30 passengers.
A large number of Seattle school teachers protest delays by the Seattle school board and local railways delaying their summer vacation plans. With salaries unpaid on Saturday many teachers postponed leaving town until June checks arrive today. Delays on both sides extend travel time, with higher rail rates delaying departures into July and leaving teachers to endure more heat in the city.
Queen Wilhelmina arrived privately at The Hague and was driven to the royal palace behind a guard of knights. During her two day stay she will meet foreign delegates and discuss wartime issues. The third council met in secret with U S delegates present led by President Tornelli addressing private property of belligerents and converting merchant ships into warships.
Local plasterers union members indicate a general strike may start Tuesday morning after talks stalled. They refused $6.50 per day while employers would not raise the $7 daily rate.
The Alaska Steamship Co vessel Dolphin leaves port tonight for the north with a full freight load and nearly all berths booked after arriving from Skagway and nearby ports late Saturday. The Saratoga also arrived today from the north, a four day voyage, with mining magnate and Northwestern Commercial president John aboard. The Yosemite plans an excursion tomorrow afternoon to Seacoma Beach run by the Grand Methodist church group.
A Pacific Steam Navigation coasting steamer en route between Panama and the south coast of South America was wrecked in a heavy squall 60 miles north of Carpenter. One passenger and one officer survived. the remainder of crew and passengers perished. News notes include an unrelated advertiser.
Charles Buchanan Indian agent at Tulalip reservation and Eugene Sheldon were ordered to appear before Judge C H Han ford to answer charges of keeping Sheldon chained in a farm house. They were given until July 1 to appear because smallpox is spreading in the Tulalip reservation. The Bertha of the Alaska Coast company sails tomorrow for Western Alaska ports.
The advert for 6G H Woodhouse Co promotes tool brands and supplies for carpenters bricklayers and plumbers at 11 University offering competitive prices and ready stock for tradespeople.
Corliss L Stone and Kate A Schansenbach wed at midnight in Olympia after an affinity born of family misfortune and Bohemian life. Stone, a widower, is heir to limited income from his grandfather’s estate, while Kate left Utah wealth to join the Bohemian life in Seattle.
Police consider a letter from Mollie R Ellis of Sulphur Louisiana indicating her son Ollie L Clark may have been murdered. Clark, recently returned from Honolulu via San Francisco, is believed among unidentified bodies taken from Puget Sound waters. He warned his mother he knew of a crime and feared a man who threatened him.
Officials of the Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition learned the National Editorial association will meet here in 1909 after unanimous vote at the James town gathering. Will A. Steel of Seattle was reelected treasurer of the organization.
The steamship City of Seattle reached at six this morning from Fairbanks with 45 passengers and gold dust valued at $255,000. Justice R. R. George presides over a cruelty to animals case against BE. A. Jones and W. F. concerning overloading draft teams, a practice alleged by humane society officers.
Schuchard Optical Co promotes Eye Specialists at 1207 Second Ave offering sunglasses at reasonable prices for the warm sunny days.
Welsh was arrested on the complaint of Mrs. PF Woodhouse on the date cited in the report. The case involves a legal action based on the allegations presented by the complainant. Authorities initiated the arrest and will proceed with further proceedings as required by law.
Pioneer Piano House on Third University announces drastic price cuts to raise funds for new Temple of Music erection. Cash buyers receive 25 to 35 percent reductions on American made pianos with many models, including $325 instruments now $227, encouraging immediate purchases to avoid storage and shipping costs.
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