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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1908
Page
6
Want Ads telephone insertion rules listed with charges per line seven words per line and per word rates. Agency contact is Ballard Agency at 321 Ballard avenue City Halls with a main office on Seventh Avenue between Union and University. The Star disclaims guarantee of accuracy for telephoned advertisements.
A 1974 legal action resumes as Wood and Coal sues Piret Avenue entity over disputed property on Main Street. Court records show a tendered claim and pending docket in the case.
Local shop at 5425 Ballard Ave near the rear post office offers Edison records and a wide selection of machines. Customers are invited to visit the Ball area store to hear sample records and browse the latest stock every month.
Classifieds advertise multiple rooming houses for sale in downtown areas near Washington and 16th Avenue. Listings highlight furnished units with steam heat, hot water, and leases ranging two years, promising monthly net incomes from 1 100 to 348 per room. discusses total asking prices and financing options.
Investment prospectus lists multiple land parcels and loans with varied terms. Offers include five acre tracts priced from 208 to 608 per tract and finance options through local banks and loan companies. Readers are urged to act quickly to secure opportunities in a fertile valley area near Beattie and Auburn.
The page blends estate listings and service ads with low down payments and monthly terms, featuring Millinery shops, real estate plots at 400 down, and multiple offers. Also listed are osteopathy, patent assistance, physicians, and optical services among miscellaneous notices.
Averon headlined by Adames and Brooks registers a Veron trademark under registration 626-4 Colman Hook.
Ad offers 14 acres at 50 cents to 450 dollars per acre with water access and a short ride to city. Mentions proximity to Faucndersy Park, Gatewood, and a country club area with terms as low as down payment and monthly payments. Includes contact H W FaAhoo at 63 Empire Wide Phones Maia 1460.
District Attorney Jerome filed a general denial with Gov. Hughes to accusations from William P. King and minority stockholders of the Metropolitan Street Railway. He asserts the charges are gratuitous and that no crime was proven or actionable, citing lack of evidence and corroboration. Twenty three charges were addressed in detail.
In New York on March 10 the Thaw scandal sharpens with attorney Franklin Bartlett saying Evelyn Thaw seeks divorce, not the Thaw family, hinting at mercenary motives. Dan O Reilly counters that sensational developments are ahead from Evelyn’s side and her counsel.
A noisy mixed listing advertises property deals and rentals near Parkland and downtown, noting cheap lots, view properties, and waterfront investments. It mentions contacting N. Gimson at Main 1954 and other agents like Somers Company for houses, land, and flood property near the Alaska Building.
President Roosevelt welcomes delegates to the first International Congress of the Mothers Congress at the White House. Diplomats and mothers from across the U S and Europe attend the inaugural session. Topics include child welfare and proposed child protection legislation. Mrs Frederick Seboff presides. Elmer Elleworth Broome represents the U S. Grover Cleveland's daughter appears as New Jersey's delegate.
Frank M Nye, new representative from Minnesota's Fifth District, stirs the House with a 20 minute defense of the presidents message. He denounces stock gamblers and market panic as a violation of intrinsic value and moral law, urging wealth to be used in legitimate commerce.
Thomas P Ball aged 35 died March 9 at 2619 Piret av He was a member of the Order of Owls The body is at Butterworth Sona private reception room Harold Johnson aged 10 died at 954 2ind av March % Mrs Catherine Blaine aged 78 died March at her residence 422 W Highland drive
Twenty firemen were seriously injured as a major blaze struck New Yorks 14th Street shopping district. Water pressure failed and the famous scandal hose burst, limiting efforts and causing substantial property damage estimated at a quarter of a million dollars. Chief Croker criticized the department setup amid the chaotic scene.
Frisco Salvatore of Lincoln & Salvatore photographers shot himself at the Northern Pacific depot in Olympia yesterday. He was seen in distress around the yards and had written a note on a ticket receipt. Police noted no known motive and that Salvatore appeared prosperous before the act.
Charles Friedman, a well known figure in local sports, was shot and killed about midnight after returning from a theater with his wife. Friedman encountered a burglar in his home and was shot during the struggle.
The burials followed private and public funeral services. Dante Huber and Mahlon D. Baat-Nek were interred at Lakeview Cemetery, while F. Durett and Catherine Hiaine held services at local chapels with private interment planned.
Fire at Mountain View Station destroys Rev. Fred, a Negro Presbyterian minister, home and most contents at 6 o clock. The house owned by Mrs. A. R. Gilson, formerly prooo of a beat house, valued at 2500 with no insurance after policy lapsed. Fire due to defective stove pipe. At 1823 Court Place yesterday another blaze damaged building and contents worth 220. J. Duff owns the building. Children playing with matches started the fire. Nomination of attorney Grigsby for Alaska's second judicial district delayed for now.
An advertisement touts Nevada mining opportunities with promises of rapid profits. It lists contact points and prices, urging readers to act quickly at various locations and claiming high values, easy terms, and nearby navy yard access.
Local critics predict a bright future for Miss Fela La Follette daughter of a Wisconsin senator after her debut as a star in Biloffs at Plainfield New Jersey Leo Ditrichstein's comedy marks her first major role though she has performed on stage for years Willam P Harper sues to collect a $6000 promissory note against Ornamental Iron & Wire Works Fort Keough in Montana ordered abandoned Evelyn Nesbit Thaw seeks a divorce Baseball gear advertised including shoes balls and suits Prices and a piano novelty ad copy circulate in the page
President to send John McCourt of Pendleton Oregon to the Senate for confirmation as United States district attorney for Oregon. No opposition anticipated.
The Men’s league of the First United Presbyterian church at 14th and E. Spring will host a banquet tomorrow evening at 6 30 in the church assembly room. At 8 0 a free lecture for the public in the church auditorium by Rev Ed Lincoln Smith DP D of Pilgrim Congregational on Binal illustrated with stereopticon views.
Arrangements will soon be completed for the Grammar School baseball league season. Public schools in the city will field teams and the schedule will mirror 1907, with many promising players developed in amateur ranks.
A garbled Seattle Star exclusive reports on royal figures visiting New York and Newport with mentions of cream colored horses and a parliament faction. The fragment hints at royal pairs and European royalty amid a Buckle district scene, but details remain unclear.
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