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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1907
Page
6
The readable OCR mentions Dr J Brown at 712 First Ave offering dental services from early morning and Sundays, Mrs A M Hanson at 1601 Fourth Ave Corner Pine promoting millinery at low prices, and Rh Campbell at 117 Columbia advertising money loans for improved property and various borrowers with prompt approval.
Fragmented ad text lists a motor and furniture items for sale, including vents on a used power motor and various household goods. Listings mention a cashier contact at the Daily Star and references to a Valdes Furniture Co. plus assorted repair and carpentry services.
Classified notice outlines telephone orders for want ads with per line charges of seven words per line billed at one cent per word. Rates include one month at six per line per day with a minimum ad charge of 20 cents.
Real estate notice listing ten acre tracts at 80 per acre with easy terms and monthly payments. Various parcels include water view frontage near Port Orchard, Seattle area plots, and choice home sites from 280 to 400 dollars per tract. Several offers mention cleared land, small houses, and adjoining plots for sale.
Acreage on Woodland Park avenue a mile and half north of Green Lake. Five wooded acres with cleared joins, cultivated portions, and fruit trees including apple pear cherry and plum. Prices range from 1000 to 1500 per acre with 14 acre balance at $18 per month interest 6 percent. See them tomorrow. only 36 tracts available.
A 142 acre tract with sound frontage in the Boston area is offered at a reduced price compared with nearby parcels. The land includes cleared bottom and extensive marine views, with years of improvements and a 6 percent interest rate noted. The estate sale aims to settle an estate and attract buyers with favorable terms. For information contact CHARLE OMERS COMPANY Alaska Wallding.
An underpriced view lot on Lake Washington offers proximity to Pioneer Square. The listing notes strong access, a 4bedroom? style, and terms for purchase with improvements described as solid. Includes reference to a small cottage on site and a near two thousand dollar value, with Alaska Wullding involvement.
Classified notice lists a General Electric motor 1 horsepower 130 volt 1375 RPM Form D second hand but good as new with contact via Daily tar cashier. Also advertises a team of heavy draft horses priced near 3000 with inquiry in Southeattle. Additional lawn mower and a 150 dollar hire offer with immediate pickup and phone contacts.
An advertisement offers a Kent confectionery and stationery shop for sale with part cash, claiming steady income and a healthy profit. The listing cites poor health of the owner as a reason to sell and invites interested buyers to contact Lonro Ren & Wedmark at 466 Arcade Building.
Real estate listing offering garden tracts at 50 dollars per acre with cash payments from 25 to 50 dollars. Irrigation possible on every foot thanks to abundant spring water. Contact Raycorneers Co. via phone MA TxD 1991 127 i 2 Prefontaine Place.
Land offering near the car line with bay view and city access. Terms include cash and monthly payments. tentative showings at the office from 16 to 12% with a visit to the site. Contact Joan Ho Whiter Co. 40T Oriental Bldg. Main 2269.
A heavily garbled but readable real estate notice offers waterfront lots, car line access, and a free excursion to Richland from Seattle and Tacoma. It promotes De Moines Land Co at 401 Hinckley Block with weekly open Sundays and various farm and cottage listings, urging quick action for cheap terms.
Home seekers and investors are urged to act as remaining high, level, cleared lots in a development near stores and a school are offered at prices from 10 to 100 dollars each. Free transportation is provided to view. multiple parcels exist with 6 to 20 lots per group, with a steamer schedule and a contact at Pioneer Bldg.
A listing describes a bay view home with acreage near the city limits priced with installments and a one half participation option. An office visit window is noted with a representative from 16 to 12 and a viewing trip to the property. Contact 407 Oriental Brook or Main 2209 for details.
Listing describes three acre CHOICE WATERFRONT TRACT close to car, school, stores and port office. Mentions price and terms, location WEST & WHEELER at 209 Colman Mock with free mail delivery. Appears fragmentary but notes cleared land and proximity to city.
By United Press. Western Federation of Miners local No. 48% agrees not to break ore to be hauled by railroad men. If trains are replaced by strike breaks, miners in Goldfield threaten to walk out, risking further trouble for the camp.
After weeks of illness the waiter Harry Routledge, once of the Hertha, died claiming a mate beat him. The Marine Cooks and Stewards Association asks U S District Attorney Sullivan to arrest First Officer R McGillevary, now on the Santa Barbara, for assault and battery. Routledge was allegedly beaten at Valdes on July 4.
J. H. Cooper, longtime Pacific Coast Steamship Co. freight agent, is appointed temporarily to replace W. F. Pearce, who resigned earlier this month. President Ford made the interim appointment as directors plan a Oct. 16 meeting in New York to decide the final choice, with Max Kalish and others tipped as potential successors.
Acting building inspector blocked work on the Moore theater over incomplete plans for the part adjoining the Washington hotel. The board overrode the action and permits roofing, but no interior permit will be issued until the design is clarified.
John Fogarty aged 61 was arrested on a similar charge to his prior case of criminal relations with KR H Watson's 7 and 5 year old daughters. The complainant again is the girls’ father. The Pacific Coast Steamship Co plans a Seattle to San Diego direct line this winter with the Umatilla and Senator as the steamers. The Humboldt sailed for southeastern Alaska. See were Leave Pier 2 to see battleships.
An uneven text fragment advertises a free trip at Leech Park for a launch from Allview Heights Teke to Idlewild with departures every even hour. It mentions price details like S260 to S350 per lot and monthly payments, plus a $25 discount or cash offer.
Fractional parcels along the car line near Green Lake offer auctions with low down payments and monthly terms. Prospects urged to visit Fay Office at 212 Bailey Building or Ballard Branch to discuss Pike and Mountain View area tracts and poultry garden listings.
The article reports President Roosevelt and his cabinet favor a policy to exclude Japanese workers to avoid friction. It notes Taft informed the Japanese government of this intention and discusses potential measures if exclusion proves impossible.
A 30 minute tally shows crowds moving through the Alaska building Colman block and King Street station with about 16,000 daily elevator trips. Officials note roughly 700 people per half hour on average entering and exiting these centers.
The Governor, Pacific Coast Steamship Co, sailed from Seattle to San Francisco with 515 passengers, the largest Seattle departure in years. This first trip from Seattle delighted locals who saw the vessel in full color as she cleared Pier C. If all goes well, the Governor should reach San Francisco in under three days, matching upcoming schedule runs.
H F Grant general manager of Stone and Webster properties returned from an eastern trip and dismissed the idea of any fender meeting the work required. He defies the labor commissioner and public works board to compel better fenders for Seattle Electric cars and mentions an internal design tested by a staff member.
Fifty uncontested divorce filings were before Judge Morris in the superior court this morning. The calendar, a record for his department, was not completed. Decrees awarded include Grace F Campbell from C Campbell for cruelty and Laura M Smith from Charles F Smith for desertion.
H. D. Friedburg, a Tacoma cloak and suit merchant, sues Benjamin Gerber in county superior court for $2500 claiming Gerber called him a dead beat. Friedburg says the insult harmed his business and reputation and caused financial and personal pain.
Mrs. Fred Obert of 731 Twenty eighth avenue appeared in police court holding a writ of ejectment and described a poverty struggle in a felony charge against her husband Fred Obert, a bartender earning $100 a month, who was bound over to the superior court on bonds of 750 dollars. She testified he refused funds, borrowed from a sister, and spent small amounts while she worked for 15 dollars a month to support herself and child. the case arises amid claims of neglect and resented demands for money. The piece also notes her past housekeeping duties and a period when she borrowed money for the sick child. The Northwestern ship sailed this forenoon with passengers on its Nome voyage.
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