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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

May 28, 1918

Page

10

Land sales tempt with near work and cheap terms

A collection of prospectus real estate notices markets land near Bremerton navy yards and Seattle shipyards. Offers include acreage near car lines, half acre orchard tracts, five to seven acre farms, and small house lots with flexible payments. Prospective buyers are urged to visit offices or site grounds and place deposits to hold contracts.

East Madison Kirkland Ferry Burke & Farrar Kirkland Buckling Liberty Eady Lakes Lumber Company Three Lakes Wash Tittle City Beattie Port Orchard B Mills Plaineir Valley Molly B1adt Dumar Highland Park Manufacturing Center Honday Lake Burienear Riverside W. Helden Ree City Pine View Meinos Third Ave Emelt House Kong Gorden Kainter Valley Reckman Pfiret Ave Greendale Caah Shipyarde Davies Alder Park

Public Markets Stall List Delivers Wide Grocery Staples

A dense list of market stalls details daily offerings from pure cane sugar to Maine Maine milk and fresh produce. It notes stall numbers, prices, and items including onions, potatoes, butter, cheese, fish, canned goods, and household products across multiple vendors.

Oregon Wisconsin Isse Washington Creamery Abe Sebert Ranch Eam Columbia River

Women’s Clubs Back Teachers Protest Salary Rise

The Federation of six Women’s Clubs passed a resolution protesting the Seattle School board’s salary increase for high school men teachers while denying women instructors equal pay. They will present a protest to the board soon as the teachers’ protest committee plans a Tuesday meeting and the board had granted a hearing before withdrawing the decision amid teacher and clubwoman interest.

Federation 6 Women's Clubs Seattle

Herman Trial Resumes Over Socialist Pamphlets

In federal court, the Herman trial resumes with socialist pamphlets central to the case. Prosecutors seek to prove Herman hindered wartime prosecution as seven counts carry up to 20 years each. Five defense witnesses testified in the first hour, with more expected.

Himil Herman Federal District Court Ant Clarence L Reames Herman

Defense says Couch was tool in bank fraud case

Moorhouse, an expert accountant, testified Tuesday that Chase Couch defaulted to $15,000 before 1915 and all later entries hid the deficit. He said the total shortage found on the books was $18,247.84. Dore argued Couch was a tool of others and that officials of Union Savings & Trust Co. knew of the false entries.

Fill Moorhouse Chase Couch Union Savings & Trust Co Moorhouse Johan EK. Dore Couch

Grace Lusk Murder Trial Nears Verdict

Grace Lusk stands trial in Waukesha charged with the murder of Mrs. Mary Roberts after a disputed relationship with Dr. David Roberts. Prosecutors present arguments as physicians testify, framing terms like hysterical automatism and persecutory delusions as jurors weigh acquittal, manslaughter, or insanity.

Waukesha Win Arguumentsa Grace Lusk Mary Roberts David Roberta

Land fraud case over 60 acres in Corfu irrigation project

Celia Lasman and Mark Lasman sue for fraud and $8,894 damages after being sold 60 acres by Calhoun Denny & Ewing in the Corfu irrigation project. Superior Judge Frater presiding. Puget Sound Machinery Depot claims Seattle violated ordinance by leaving a scow of nitroglycerine. seeks $350 for windows broken when the woup exploded at 2 a.m. May 30, 1915.

Celia Lasman Mark Lasman Calhoun, Denny & Ewing Corfu Frater Puget Sound Seattle Machinery Depot

Local Market Price List Items and Specials

The fragment lists varied grocery items with prices including Libbys hot sauce 10c and 3 large cans milk 25, Pats fruit jelly 1.95, extra walnuts 20c, Kennewick asparagus 15c, new potatoes 4s 25c, cherries and peas priced 10c, Van Camp's pork and beans 28c, Hershey cocoa, honey, Quaker rolled oats, and Reval baking powder.

Ean Libby Kennewick van Camp Hershey

Free Tooth Extraction Offer Then No Strings Attached

The message promises free tooth extractions or treatment for a limited time with no strings. It argues the offer is good advertising because pain relief will convert customers into boosters who will tell friends.

Washington Delegation Urges Sixth Concrete Yard in Seattle

Members of the Washington congressional delegation urged Chairman Hurley to add a sixth concrete shipyard, proposing Seattle as the new site. They argued Seattle has strong shipbuilding facilities and a history of piercements, noting its suitability after the Board’s consideration of Seattle for one of five yards.

Shipping Board Washington Congress Hurley Seattle

Capitaine de Beauchamp Launches in Portland

The 400 ton steel freighter Capitaine de Beauchamp was launched in Portland on Monday afternoon under a direct Shipping Board contract. Built for the French government, the vessel is part of wartime merchant fleet efforts.

Western Light Portland Direct Shipping Board Capitaine de Beauchamp

Twenty Japanese freighters in Seattle harbor

Twenty Japanese freighters lie in Seattle harbor after the Shakano Maru arrival Monday night. Fifteen are listed for service under charter to the United States Shipping Board.

Seattle Harbor United States Shipping Board

Navy Funds May Back Bremerton Scheme

An additional appropriation could allow the navy department to finance a similar program in Bremerton soon. Information on the Tacoma grant was released by Charles Pier, vice president of the Emergency Fleet Corporation.

Sound City Navy Department Bremerton Tacoma Charles Pier Emergency Fleet Corporation

Senate Passes Urgent Deficiency Bill With 123 Million

The senate today approved the urgent deficiency bill carrying 123,692,906.25 dollars to fund government operations. The measure advances to the house for consideration and sets funding levels for ongoing programs.

Washington Senate

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