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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1909
Page
6
A dense page lists rates for classified advertisements Awkward auction notices for furniture and household goods with numerous items like bureaus beds chairs and tables. Also includes help wanted notices for both sexes with prices per word and minimum charges and a telephone contact for the main office offers.
Small ads show rental inquiries and property listings. Notes mention furnished and unfurnished rooms, five to six room houses, acre land, garden plots, and several contact numbers in Seattle area. Also references to loan requests, architectural services, and professional notices amid mixed classified clutter.
Waterfront lots about 200 feet long in the Navy Yard area offered for sale at any price. Sales pitch mentions large ton prices and new developments with terms including $2 down. Office near the dock and delivery of transport from the American Bank district referenced.
Classified notice lists Seattle property offers from a real estate firm and a private detective agency. It mentions small closes, close-in lots and acre tracts starting at $160 to $500, with some houses, water lots, and a note on saving agents commissions. Also promotes Cody Detective Agency providing private investigations and consultations.
A parachutist suffered a fractured leg after a fall at a height of several feet during an ascent. The incident occurred as the unnamed airman descended following the ascent, with details limited to the injury and timing reported by United Press from Los Angeles.
United Press dispatch from Winnipeg reports a Canadian Pacific passenger train derailed west of Brandon, Manitoba, after taking the wrong track near Kempay. The engineman brakeman and fireman were killed in the wreck.
The body of Frank Morem, a Sum mrr rancher near the old Puyallup line, was found yesterday near his cabin. Two bullet wounds in head and chest indicate robbery as motive. the killing likely occurred a week ago with no clues found.
A cluttered review notes Moore theatre shows with The Girl Question returning for two performances. It praises actors such as Virginia Thornton Roy Sutherland and Oliver, highlights comedienne and various plays including Working Girls and Three of Us, and mentions Boston immigration station and a gas range promotion.
A country fair will be held at the University of Washington Gymnasium Saturday afternoon and evening under the Worman’s league auspices. Miss Grace Friday, a senior, with freshmen, spent two months preparing for the event featuring country scenes and manifestations from the Meyption Crystal Gager, mate from Mare and a baby show. Telephone and telegraphic service will be installed for attending business people.
A March 29 dispatch from Bluefields Nicaragua reports the sloop Kearsarge wreck on March 13 between Monterey Point and Greytown. Twenty persons perished while the captain Cook two sailors and five passengers survived reaching shore in a small boat.
Emil QO Hirech former Santa Clara justice of the peace collapsed during the funeral he was presiding over for a brother Odd Fellow at Santa Clara cemetery. The death was caused by a heart attack as he fell into the grave area.
Mrs. Warren W. Orr of Marcus drank morphine in a late night incident at the Young Women's Christian Association building. She died yesterday afternoon at Deaconess Hospital. A seven year old boy clung to his mother pleading for food during the event.
Mr George Davies of 3641 Meridian Avenue reports his house for rent was filled in a single day after placing a small advertisement in The Star. He notes the rapid, almost instant return from the local classified insertion and credits the newspaper's reach.
A federal grand jury indicted several individuals including Charles A. Straws former Portland post office cashier on charges of embezzling 4090.78 in post office funds during his term of office. Other defendants faced charges under United States statutes as announced March 7.
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