This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 20 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1904
Page
6
A garbled page lists a jumble of business names and addresses, notices of marriages and deaths, and rental and sale ads. It also includes housing offers, rooms for rent, and multiple real estate listings across Seattle areas with agents and contact points.
A dense collection of classified items and notices shows homes for sale and rent, land listings, and business directory entries. It includes apartment options, corner lots, and small single room houses with evolving prices and terms.
Fire gutted the basement and lower floors of the Semen hotel last night starting in the fuel room at 9 o clock. Guests escaped with luggage ten minutes after discovery. Firemen faced barricaded access and a wood pile ignited, with the blaze under control by 1 o clock. Morrison recently took over the hotel.
Small boys reportedly sparked a premature Fourth of July celebration by tossing a lit firecracker into John Ryan's shop at 202 Broadway causing about 256 dollars in damage before firefighters stopped the blaze. Neighbors were awakened by a sky full of rockets and rockets and Roman candles. Police alarms came from several nearby sources.
The Puget Sound Association of the Deaf will hold a picnic for deaf residents at Ravenna park on July 4. Deaf people from Seattle and Puget Sound towns will attend with friends, with elaborate preparations made for their entertainment.
The steamer Nome City of the Alaska Pacific Navigation company reached port from Nome on Saturday night after being icebound 250 miles south of Nome for 18 hours on the return voyage. On the northbound trip the vessel was trapped by ice and its bow was smashed by pressure for four days. It carried three passengers and no treasure and left Nome on June 14.
The Seattle Public Library offi ce at Fourth Avenue and Beneca Street was entered last night. The thief broke in through a rear window and stole a few dollars from the till. A candle was left burning, and the janitor alerted police.
Washington cable reports Perdicarie from Tangier expressing thanks for U.S. efforts. State Department denies instructing Consul General Gummere to demand punishment of Rassuli.
The San Franciscos toppled Barber in the first inning at Recreation park yesterday, scoring three runs to seize the lead and win 8 to 4. Barber settled later, but costly errors by Mankenship and Drawhear helped Frisco extend the margin. Barber’s three-bagger stood out as Beattie’s Beattie team fell short.
Across cities Sedro-Woolley Everett Chicago St Louis Boise Spokane Brooklyn and Cincinnati results show varied outcomes. Notable scores include Victoria 10 Everett 5 Detroit 4 2 and Butte 11 Boise 2. Several games list batteries and players by name in lineups.
The 20 round bout between Louie Long and Kid Krant at Ballard Athletic Club drew heavy local attention as boxing returns to the area after a year. Krant trains hard for two weeks while fans observed Long's training site and crowd.
The article notes the Oakland fighter Long arrives from Kenny Yanger camp in top form for a 143 pound match with Herrera. Long can drop to 128 pounds for key recent bouts, and Ballard Athletic Club talks with Jack Cordell to meet the winner in late July.
The Beattie Athletic Club baseball team defeated Bremerton to 5 on Saturday at the location. Fowler pitched a great game for the Beattie club with 13 strikeouts while Guern struck out 7 for Bremerton.
Chicago defeated Princeton by ten points at the Olympic games held at the fairgrounds Saturday afternoon. The meet narrowed to a race between Chicago and Princeton as other colleges lagged behind.
Irish Lad won the $15,000 advance stake at Sheepshead Bay on Saturday and set a new world record for 1 1/8 miles in 2 17 8 5. Ort Wells finished second with Bryn Mawr third.
Chicago report says Mrs. Anna Keledick turned on a gas jet while her children slept and then laid down to die. The bodies were discovered hours later as she faced starvation with her husband in a state lunatic asylum.
Laborer John Dupont was found semi conscious near the tracks by Patrolmen Glasscock and Kelly. He stated he was struck by a train and, at Wayside Mission Hospital, his right arm was amputated due to severe injuries.
Butte Montana June 27 Judge W W Dixon senior member of Amalgamated Copper Companys legal department will retire from active practice on July 1 He has been a leading corporation attorney and formerly served as chief counsel for the Anaconda Company in recent years
The Woodmen of the World held a Pleasant Teach picnic yesterday with strong turnout. The Swedish club of Beattie marked its 15th annual picnic at Stone's Landing, joined by Societ y Valhalla of Tacoma and Monster of Everett, drawing over 1,000 attendees. Samuel Merritt, once confined for mental illness, is reported dying at Stellacoom amid delusions of great wealth. In Wheaton college news, the third Christian Workers conference opened, with speeches by Vladimir Galesnoff and Rev Julian B. Rodgers. Columbia voted bonds for a Rainier avenue boulevard extension totaling 3 900. BK. K. Hickson and J. H. Simons arrested for fighting. Hickson assaulted. Tacoma residents vow to curb English sparrow flocks by destroying nests.
This notice promotes a vacation plan including a trip east via the Northern Pacific and Yellowstone Park. It mentions reduced round trip rates to eastern points on July 1st and 2nd, with contact details for I A Nadeau Northern Pacific Railway Beattle etc. The schedule lists daily half hourly service from 10 20 a m to 10 p m at Leachs Madrona Madison parks.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.