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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1908
Page
6
Advertisement rates listed for two consecutive days at 100 per line per day with minimum ad charge. Mentions Ballard Agency P Mullen address near City Hall and Main Office location with phone numbers for contact. The text describes ad space billing and contract advertising terms.
Classified ad offers loans on salary and household goods including pianos with no removal. Also features office hours and contact for dentistry services and a personal notice about practice. includes furniture sale details in a burdensome listing style.
A garbled OCR snippet discusses property rents and tract prices with vague figures. It mentions wood, gardens, and claimed early access to the heart of a city, plus beach proximity and monthly rents ranging roughly from 15 to 16 dollars.
United Press reports Great Northern Detective Carat arrested a man named Hen Ranton in Vancouver B C, suspected as one of two bandits who robbed the Great Northern express car last Monday and fled with over $64000. Ranton, charged with vagrancy, gave no details about his past as officers seek the stolen money's hiding place. A partner remains under surveillance as Special Agent Delaney follows the case.
Henedetto Montolbane an Italian was tried for assault with a deadly weapon in superior court before Judge A W Freter. He allegedly borrowed $2 from Louis Wendell on New Year’s Day and drew a knife when Wendell asked for repayment. A penny opera and program are planned for tomorrow evening at the First Unitarian by Heyleton Ave. under director Merc Harry C C Stoken.
Real estate ad offering a handful of lots at 860 cash or 819 monthly with a $104 low monthly payment. Mentions nearby reservoir district and a seller from Charles Somers Company with a display at Alesha Ballding.
Real estate ads list multiple properties including a fine view lot near red street with fruit trees valued around 8000 asking 64000 cash 4500 down and a new seven room house priced with $150 cash and easy terms. Other listings show a five room cottage near Fremont with car access on sale for two days at 1256 and a development notice urging quick action before May 24.
A long list of today and tomorrow prices at the Public Market highlights items such as Black Tartarian cherries lettuce and berries with per pound or per dozen pricing. Fresh eggs soap and dairy items like creamery batter and cheese are also noted with fluctuating but stable market rates.
A sales pitch claims many families buy small lots for their children near the university. The scheme promises tiny monthly payments and easy ownership, urging visits to MLAUGHLIN REALTY at 1168 American Bank Ride Main or 116 Ind. 2288 to invest quickly.
An irregular real estate ad from West Seattle promotes a tract near Fauntleroy and Moneer Square. It markets 25 minute access, rent‑to‑own terms, priced $250 to $600 with $80 down and $16 monthly, contact Main 2269.
In Oakland California on May 19, reports claim heiress Doloria Hilderbrand killed herself rather than marry a man while her fiancé Clarence Reed asserts proof of her poisoning and suicide. Extracts from Reed’s letters are cited as evidence.
A letter from Doloris to Clarence expresses heartbreak after her maid left and her sense of uncertainty about waking and sleeping. She urges Clarence to stay strong, promises reunion, and vows nothing will part them when they are together.
Reed tells the coroner a distraught tale of a secret betrothal by Miss Hilderbrand tied to her forced marriage and a suicide. He pursued the girl across the state, said she died after shooting herself in Oakland, and claimed he has proof she is dead though no trace has been found. Only one person claims to have known the girl Doloris.
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney John H. Perry explained the Georgetown raid after midnight prevented streetcar use. He noted 42 arrests and 560 in fines, leaving the county with little cost. The commissioners kept the decision open. Patrolman Jennings detained 14 year old Ray Wood on the waterfront until his sister Katherine Wood collected him at the family home in Columbia City. the boy had run away from Bremerton relatives on May 10.
The city’s intermediate service reservoir in Green Lake district awarded today to Eide Jones, bond payment terms accepted at par value. Eide Jones has completed about $20,000 of work. other portions and pipeline work may follow under bond terms. Two steel pipe contracts were awarded, Jersey Pipe Co. $14,828.10 and Jamon McNutt & Bros $26,756.88.
A city plan allows wholesale licenses to transition to retail licenses via council approval and favorable charter interpretation. The move seeks to bypass old limits set by the last election, enabling more saloons by selling wholesale licenses into retail, a process critics call a loophole.
Alonzo Hull held the northwest Madison and Thirday corner briefly. City Treasurer Prosser sold the property for 15661.11 to cover unpaid assessments for Third ay improvements. Ferry Leary Land Co repurchased, reimbursing Hull his expenditure plus 6.50 interest for 12 hours the assessment receipt was canceled.
Acting Chief Ward asks Josiah Collins to supply rope to keep crowds from streets along the march route. Seven mounted officers and at least six patrolmen will guard the line with long shifts. Fort Worden reports General orders for the Puget Sound Artillery district. about 700 troops, two battalions under Co A. 8. S. Cummings, to lead the parade. Negro sailors to be entertained by Business Men's club on 216 Fourth Ave. East Sunday night.
Dr Henry C Littooy was found guilty in a superior court before Judge A W Frater of practicing dentistry without a state license on March 25. He argued he was denied license by the state dental board for lack of a college diploma and says he will appeal to the United States Supreme Court to test the constitutional validity of the state law, claiming Idaho issued his license.
Last evening the inaugural exhibition of the Washington state architects and bed crafts opened at the library’s art gallery. About 180 exhibits fill the display and the show will stay open for the rest of the month. Padelford of the Seattle Art Association will speak on “Architecture as the Maiden of the Church” and John Galen Howard will lecture on “The Family Tree Architecture” amid campus and church themes.
The dry farming bill faced opposition from Senators Fulton Borah and Heyburn who say the conference left flawed terms. Heyburn threatened to kill the measure by stalling, then withdrew the bill and returned it amended, aiming to block public land grants to homesteaders in Idaho and Oregon.
At the chamber of commerce meeting this afternoon the arbitration committee was asked to consider whether the chamber should act regarding the rate war between the Canadian Pacific and Inland Transportation company cutting fares to Victoria.
In Tacoma on May 19 the cross examination of Judge Will H. Thompson continued with him remaining calm and answering clearly. He testified at noon, then was excused and his son Maurice followed as the second witness. The hearing proceeds smoothly with many objections but no acrimony.
The federal grand jury for the May term of the United States district court was sworn in the afternoon before Judge C. H. Hanford and began work immediately. The Fort Worden murder investigation is noted as the most important case. The petit jury is scheduled to appear Thursday.
Advices from Congressman Cushman say the lumber rate case ruling will not be issued until early next month, delaying expected action.
In Chicago on May 18 the Shriners convention hears debate over proposed rail rates of 1 1/2 cents per mile. Wisconsin Central sets a rate example that Western roads may follow, with state commerce bodies showing keen interest in settling the issue. Two western state officials voiced similar views, suggesting that rivals may resist legal caps on rates and that the industry faces pressure from lawmakers.
A readable job notice offers men and women immediate sales positions with weekly pay from fifty to one hundred twenty five dollars. Ambition enough. experience unnecessary. Call 1009 American Banking on Monday or Tuesday evenings May 18 19 between 6 and 7 p.m. for full information.
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