Big Clean-Up Sale of Lots
Fragmentary notice announces a big clean up sale of lots with additions and low prices. Details are unreadable but the event appears tied to a local sale or auction context and lists numbers like 9008.
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1909
Page
12
Man advertises cash deals and monthly payments
A compact classified style notice promises cash deals and a five dollar monthly option. It mentions “lee ern” and urges call today for a car and other offerings. The fragmentary text hints at sales pitches and possible recruitment or solicitations.
Auction Sales Highlight Household Goods and Vehicles
Auction notices advertise sale of car, stove line, parlor furniture, bedding and kitchen goods at 1118 Pike Ave and 2604 Pier Main. Items include large Singer and New Home ranges, dressers, tables, carpets, sewing machines, and five-room cot house for rent nearby. Sale set for Friday at 10:38 a.m. with access to coal and wood services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minerav A
Rickerton
Five Rangers
Auvetiance
Variety listings and small ads from Pike area
A jumble of classified notices and ads including furniture exchange offers, loans and private money sources, stock and livestock service, carpenters and cabinet makers, doctors and dentists, photographers supplies, second-hand clothing buyers, signs, storage and moving services, and miscellaneous business notices.
Bungo Man 15 Jailed Says He Was Deceived
Asudala Osamonoff charged with engineering a banco game cost David Bengario 421 Brooklyn Ave 3000 in cash and valuables. He was arrested by City Detective Charles Phillips after Bengario described the gold dust fraud. Osmanoff says he acted in good faith and helped detectives pursue the man who sold him the dust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asudala Osamonoff
David Bengario
Brooklyn Av
Charles Phillips
Benzario
Hengario
Osmanoff
Hensario
Osamonoff
Novelty Dance at Dreamland North Pole Tonight
A novelty dance event at Dreamland located at Seventh and Union offers free admission. Attendees can guess who will reach the North Pole dance and win a cash prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dreamland
Seventh
Union Ata
Guess
Union Sts
Crocker Cast as Young Man With Police Record
Police say Crocker 21 had a criminal history including forgery two years ago and a recent impersonation charge. He claimed he tried to hand over a knife before being shot by Patrolman Melson following a quarrel at the Dreamland dance hall. Witness Thomas Wilson said Crocker drew his knife after discarding coat and hat as officer arrived. Crocker had worked in his father M D Crocker’s paint firm and once pursued vaudeville. Police chief Ward to investigate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crocker
Young Crocker
Rogues
Melson
Dreamland
Ethel Livingston
Seneca
Misa Livingston
Thomas BE. Wilson
Seneca At
Wilson
Fred
City Hospital
D. F. Willard
Orphan Tag Day Sale Promises To Be Big
James H. Kane is named president and A M Kent secretary of the Grandma Gorman fund. Tags to raise money for a boys home will go on sale next Saturday with students firemen and police urged to wear them. Local unions have pledged support and the hotel parlors host the committee and executive residence of the movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Kane
A. M. Kent
Grandma” Gorman
Associated Charities
Mrs. Gorman
Carpenters’ Union
South End seeks tearing up new cross streets vote
At a mass meeting in the Chamber of Commerce with one dissent, South End property owners urged tearing up the recently paved cross streets between Third and Fourth avenues, removing cluster lights and sidewalks, discarding the Yesterway viaduct under construction, and remodeling City Hall. A five member committee was named to confer with city council committees to start work immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South End
Chamber of Commerce
Third
Fourth Ave
Yesterway
Moran Co
H. C. McCormick
W. L. O'Connell
M. B. Harbin
J. L. Hatfield
A. C. Miller
Woman seeks 26000 in suit over broken marriage promise
Mrs. Kether McLean of 1829 Ninth Ave sues T. L. Dabney, 2013 Firetav, claiming he promised to marry her then broke off the engagement. The suit, filed in department 8 of the superior court, describes love and gifts, and alleges a promised 1908 marriage for April with a letter on November 2 ending the engagement.
Princess Royal Sails From Skagway With Gold Dust Cargo
The Princess Royal departed Skagway with 2,200 pounds of gold dust valued around 432000 dollars and carried 189 passengers from Fairbanks and Dawson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Skagway
Alaska
Princess Royal
Fairbanks
Dawson
Men Halt Car on Bridge Edge in Portland
George Norton and William Taylor drove to the Willamette River draw in Portland and stopped within two feet of the edge. They pursued draw tender Joe Acton, who fled but was tackled. Acton was arrested by police for intoxication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Portland
George Norton
William Taylor
Willamette River
Norton
Tyler
Joe Acton
Autoista
Tea Poison Plot Targeting Portland Woman Revealed
Seattle postal inspectors chase a Beattle man suspected of mailing two poisoned tea packages to his divorced wife and Mrs Lola Baldwin of Portland. One package to Mrs Baldwin carried strychnine. postmark August 11 from the Formosa Tea Parlor at the expo grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Lulu G. Baldwin
Department of Safety For Girls of
Portland
Mra
Baldwin
Formosa
Sichel
Wells & Proebster
Taft Begins Yosemite Excursion With Guarded Travel
President Taft, in casual attire and flanked by Governor Guett and lawmakers, departs Del Portal bound for Yosemite with John Muir aboard. A single telegraph wire links Wawona, security soldiers guard the hotel, and the bar is closed to prevent disorder during the trip. Rain showers have revived waterfalls and filled streams for a dustless, scenic ride to the big trees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kil. Portal
Cal
Guett
Flint
McKinley, Needham and
Englebright
California
John Muir
Taft
Yosemite
del Portal
Wawona
el Portal
Night Wandering Woman Walks Two Miles Barefoot
Ella Murphy, in a somnambulant state, left her Parkview home at 168 Park and walked to 17th Street and San Pablo before police woke her. She fainted upon realization and recovered slowly, with only chilliness and no serious injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Akland
Cal
Ella Murphy
Park Nv
17Th St
San Pablo Ao
Pleasants
Old man in prison bed found to be heiress son in distress
An elderly man, unkempt and sobbing, asked for care at police headquarters. Charles A. Hall, claiming poverty, carried about $100. He later was identified as the son of Charles Hall of Ann Arbor, Mich. and Hood River, Ore., a note of melancholia noted by Dr. F. S. Bo urns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A
Hall
Charles Hall
Ann Arbor
Mich
Hood River
FE. i. Hall
Louis Hall
F. 8. Bourns
Beattie
Anna Arbor Hall
Bourns
Hila Brothers
Explosion at Extension Mines Kills Four Miners
In Ladysmith an inquest continues into the deadly blast at Extension Mine where four miners died. Twenty three bodies have been recovered and rescue work is delayed as gases impede entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladysmith
8. C
Extension
Madrid
Alfonso
Portland
Ore
Seattle
New York
W. R. Hearst
San Rafael
State Federation of Labor
Katherine Elkins Arrives in New York To Discuss Duke
Miss Katherine Elkins arrived from Europe with her mother and two brothers and refused to discuss any engagement with Duke Abruzzi. Her brother David Elkins said he did not know if any engagement exists or if his sister met the duke abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Katherine Elkins
Duke Abruzzi
Europe
David Elkins
Aid
Individual shoot begins for Washington National Guard at Orillia range
About 100 men are on the range as the Washington National Guard opens its individual shoot at Orillia range this morning. Sergeant BK. M. Hatton, winner of the last two events, is expected to win again and receive a distinction medal in addition to the expert medal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington National Guard
Orillia
BK. M. Hatton
Health Chief Shuts Two Chinese Dining Rooms After Probe
Commissioner J. E. Crichton and Chief Sanitary Inspector Stevens inspected a frame building at Fifth Ave and Malin Street and ordered the closure of two restaurants beneath the first floor. Nearly 200 Chinese and Japanese residents were found sleeping in unsafe holes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Close Oriental
Weather Forecast: Fair Tonight and Friday Warmth
Fair tonight with light frost. Friday remains fair and warmer with light west winds.
Wagon Hit By Street Car Injures Teamster
Clyde De Long a teamster was injured this morning when a street car under Motorman Oberg and Conductor Blair crashed into his wagon near Firat no 8 Stacy street. He was taken to Providence hospital and his injuries are not expected to prove fatal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde de Long
Oberg
Blair
Firat No. 8
Stacy At
Providence Hospital
Morse Bond Validated To Prevent Further Jail Time
The last of 20 signatures required to validate a new ball bond for 126000 dollars, posted by Charles W Morse, was attached yesterday afternoon to avoid further incarceration until the U S circuit court of appeals rules on his case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Prec
ORK
Charles W. Morse
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Market Prices and Produce Still Fluctuate Amid Vague Notes
In a brief market column readers see varied local price signals for produce and meats. The text, though garbled, hints at general price trends and household shopping details amid inconsistent reporting.
Westlake Market Specials Attract Bargain Prices
Market circular lists check steaks three pounds for 76 cents lamb 18 cents per pound pot roast 5 cents hamburger three pounds for 11 cents and various other meat and produce deals. Butter cheese fruit vegetables and seafood priced at notable discounts with multiple per pound or per unit offers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westlake
Meadow Creek
Country Club
Jersey
Pape's Diuretic Promises Quick Kidney Relief
An advertisement touts Pape's Diuretic as a 50 cent remedy that vanishes kidney and bladder symptoms. It claims instant cleansing and healing of kidneys and urinary organs, with rapid relief from back pain, nervousness, and fatigue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pape
Pape, Thompson & Pape
Cincinnati
Supreme Court Upholds School Authority to Expel Unvaccinated
The court ruled that the school board may expel children lacking vaccination. Dr J Clinton McFadden and his anti vaccination league challenged the policy after his son was expelled from University Heights. The case, argued through King County courts, ends with the boy to be expelled until vaccination is completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
J. Clinton McFadden
Dudley Buck Dies at 70 in West Orange Home
The noted organist and composer Dudley Buck died suddenly at his son’s house in West Orange New Jersey yesterday at age 70. Buck was a prominent figure in American music with a long career as a concert organist and composer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fn United Prep
West Orange
N. J
Dudley Buck
Dreamland at Seventh and Union Streets Event
Public notice for an event at Dreamland located at Seventh and Union streets offers free admission with four cash prizes awarded.
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Lee Ern
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Emall
Prome
Anoe
Fe Eagle Furniture
Pike
Deal Co
Fupniture CO
Saintesan & Co. A
Colombia
Lebeoues
D. H
Washington
Western Avenue
Harhess
Mandie
Gairy
Sino
Kilwaeger
Oak
Berges
Hanford Abstract
Architects
SRG
Halley
Gion
Hank
Ovents
Canada
Ranch
Iy Eae
Chicago
Teoe
PO Book Store
Chiropodists
Percy Grant
Tra F. Ward Co
Arate Store
Fisteres
BR J. Brown
Forrest's
Columbia
M. P. Wughes
Enie
Kavanaugh
Firet
Lumger
Firet Av
Union
Optic.ans
Peacate
Com
Graduate Optietas
Bel
Osteopathic Physicians
N . Kirkeride Aredunte
Traark Oors
Cotman
Barnes
Attor
Pisace
Conta
Hank Sds
Lovering
J. M. Brown
Datton
Tucker
Union Block
Eee Anderson Supply Co
Cherry
Behweda
Ee Shaw
Mig
Firat
Ind
Trick Winding and Printing Co
Pike Fiscattio
Heller Printing House
Ne Merton
Bence
Ballard
Wallard
Fox
Xs Writer & Supply Co
Coe
Bungo Man
U. S
OUT
Robert H. Hazard
The
President Taft
Oige
Katherine
Stevens
Victor
Pacific Coast
Sherman
By &Co
Union ,Bt
Grocer
Shure
Auther
Oregon Creamery
Lfc
Dee
Michigan
Livingston
Eilers Music Blog
COR. Third and University
Cai
Sterling Jewelry Co
First Ave
Grain
Irvistons
Beth
Alaske
Schuchard Opfrtrmicall Co
Second Ave
Avaiyt
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