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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1907
Page
6
A damaged notice from January 9 1908 advertises a land site along the Pauntlenoy Car Line with frontage beside the river and city limits. It promises a view of land, proximity to the city, and a price at one half of surrounding acreage. Utilities and contact numbers are listed for inquiries.
Real estate ad listing cheap acres near Lake Chelan offering 1 acre plots at 6 dollars per acre, 40 acre orchard opportunities near the Columbia, irrigated ranch potential, and nearby utilities. Mentions New York address and terms including cash and monthly payments, with city real estate listings.
A string of old classified notices advertise cheap land and houses near the Tacoma interurban and car lines. Offers include lots priced 619 to 160 with weekly terms, a nearly new broom house, a modern cottage on Queen Anne Hill, and various livestock and farm items. Many ads urge quick contact and on the spot cash or small down payments.
Real estate notice offers a residence with cement walk, city water, and fine view. Asking price 8656 cash 9200 balance $1 per month at 7 percent. Contact M Chandler at Mallard 3 for showing arrangements.
An old classified listing advertises three acre tracts near Mal beer Lake and an Everett Interurban line, with prices from 900 to 1800 dollars. Also two acres inside city limits for 1500 dollars, plus land offers at Alaska Building and Winsip BROS. offices.
San Francisco reports Ino Tait, owner of the Cliff House, drafting plans for a new two story “entertainment palace” as flames still consume the ruin. The 100000 dollar project aims for simple elegance with Ionic columns and world class interiors, replacing the destroyed structure. Former manager Wilkins heroically reentered the blaze to try to save the building.
The Grand hosts The Prince of Pilsen and Pix ley-Ludera shows while The Bishop's Carriage and A Mes s age From Mars tour schedules loom next week. Alaska enlistments rise as Gen Greely trims sentences. six signal corps members depart for eastern posts. Ft Lawton board advances Second Lieut G F Bradley for promotion.
Tests of horsemanship will occur at all army posts under presidential direction. Ft. Lawton holds October 23 for a 15 mile course with officers practicing for the trial. failure may end an officer’s service. Maj Gen Greely criticizes Vancouver barracks management after Private Frank Kane is sentenced to three years hard labor for administering the wrong medicine, reducing the sentence to one year.
The Nome season closes with the Victoria departing late yesterday afternoon as the final northbound vessel. Beginning Tuesday the Iroquois will operate the night run from Beattie to Victoria. The Cottage City is expected tonight or tomorrow morning with 116 passengers aboard, a salmon cargo, and 300000 dollars in gold. Hindus arriving on Oriental steamers at Vancouver face deportation as undesirables. Japanese lines Nippon Yusen Kaisha and Toyo Kisen Kaisha plan a merger affecting routes to Japan and to Frisco. Passengers are invited to view battleships at Pier 2.
A boy aged 12 to 14 and a boat hired from Meludiong boat house at Leasens park are missing after Monday afternoon at Lake Washington. A man in charge described the sweater and boat number 19 but no matching missing person report has surfaced.
A major dynamite scheme to kill Denver leaders was uncovered after 61 sticks were found near a millionaire's home. Packages were mailed to Governor Buchtel, David Moffatt, and Charles Kountze, raising suspicions of a larger conspiracy.
Portland Oct 9 Frank Tucker miner and Idaho arrival has been arrested in connection with the Baker City explosion that killed ex Sheriff Brown. He admits he ran to the depot near the scene but says he was not implicated and will be turned over to county authorities in Sumper.
The September tally shows 206 deaths and 266 births in Seattle. Of the deaths 30 were through violence including eight personal crisis reports, two murders and five streetcar accidents, with 90 typhoid cases and 30 deaths following it. the health officer notes the disease abating.
In Tokyo on October 9 the cholera outbreak nears crisis levels with nineteen new cases reported recently. The city health authorities warn of escalating spread and urge strict sanitary measures.
A tornado struck the Tornado Seeds area in Georgia on October 9 killing fifteen as falling timbers and trees caused the deaths.
Alfred H. Meacham faces a contempt citation to appear before Judge Albert non in the superior court for failing to pay alimony to his former wife after a divorce in August. In Everett, Frank Doyl, 50, was struck and killed by a northbound Bel train while walking on the track near the junction.
Washington reports that Ethel Roosevelt will not make her social debut this winter. She will remain at her studies under a special governess.
Real estate ad listing multiple room and house options on Fourth Ave and Withert at Ask T. HW. Warford. Various prices from $660 to $2,400 with mentions of cash deals and a fine lot on Withert. Contact Ballard at 1464Ballard for details and location notes at 118 Fourth Ave North.
Brief garbled OCR fragment mentions suspects, Gus, authority, and Mercer Street life. Names and places are uncertain, but reference to a person named Alex in Virginia and a cryptic description of movement or events near Mercer with possible law or authority figures.
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