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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1908
Page
6
Publicized contact entries list Ballard Agency at 8409 Hallard Ave near City Hall with Ballard 306 and AIN Office at Seventh Ave between Union and University with Main 1060 and Ind 441.
Fragments show a bustling classified page with auctions for furniture and house items, real estate listings near Beattie Fremont and Wallingford, sales by The Eagle Auction Co, and multiple rental notices. Also contain help wanted ads for male and female workers, and farm land offers with five acre tracts near Pacific City and Tacoma interurban lines.
Real estate notice describes a promotional excursion to a California Lares area plot. It advertises a maintenance rate of 16 dollars per acre with 4 percent cash returns and a land investment that pays for itself in a few years. Contact FREONO IMAIGATHD FARM CO for details at 18 Globe ide.
Parcels described as city real estate with partial modernization and a 140 foot frontage. Features include a level yard with fruit area and a clear site, proximity to Park North, cement sidewalk, and corner lot worth about 2700 for cotton-related use. Monthly rent or price options include 800 below past values and nearby properties noted at 64508 and 5808.
A fragment describes a renting offer on Madison Street with unclear terms. It mentions monthly rent, a potential investment returns figure and a yearly rate, but details are obscured by garbled OCR text. The piece suggests a small investment plan tied to property leasing and mortgage concepts.
After months of illness and several operations, Dr W H Kellogg city bacteriologist died at Hearth General hospital. His wife and sister were present at the end. He had entered the hospital July 13 and remained hopeful nearly to the end. The remains were taken to Norlane for burial.
James Keeley or Kehler, a young shingle weaver, was captured in Portsmouth, Oregon, and will be brought to Tacoma for trial on the August 2 streetcar robbery and murder of Motorman Fred Brown. Police race to find two alleged accomplices. Keeley says he helped hold up the car but did not shoot.
A bomb was thrown into the New York Taxicab company garage on Eighth Avenue between 56th and 67th streets. No explosion harmed buildings but created wild neighborhood alarm as a large hole opened in the garage near a gasoline tank. Company says strikers planned the act. strikers deny it, blaming inexperienced substitutes for a gasoline explosion.
Spokane reports the recovery of Estella Ramsby known as Helen Wood whose body was found in the river two weeks after she left Sacred Heart hospital. A letter from J L Wylutie of Huntington Oregon threatened exposure over a $60 debt and punishment, driving her to end her life.
A young man from Alexandria Virginia lived in Washington for days posing as the son of Thomas Fortune Ryan. Police found he has a wife and children in Virginia and was linked to a woman believed to be a New York broker's wife. Detectives say he tried to defraud a Willard hotel guest.
Chicago dispatch reports Col. Wm. F. Tucker ordered to the government hospital at Hot Springs for treatment at the request of his mother in law Mrs. John A. Logan. Mrs. Tucker's suit for desertion cites Myrtle L. Pratt as accused of stealing her husband’s affections. Col. Tucker departed St. Louis for Hot Springs with a nurse and companions. Dr. Behrenes warned he might die before reaching the hospital.
Whit Brandon seeks his missing son in Centralia after a train ride toward Gate and Olympia prompts messages to both towns. Local men with lanterns searched the area for clues but found no trace of the boy, described in a khaki suit with brown hair. The father, remarried after a divorce, suspects his first wife may have abducted the child.
In Everett on October 1 a hunter from Anacortes became stranded on Whidby Island. Rescuers reached him as his party rushed to assist then he was cared for by local divers and taken to a planned shelter after a deer chase incident.
Kennessey former district attorney and his bride wed at St Patrick s and sailed for Europe as guests toasted at a morning ceremony. The voyage began soon after the celebration with the boat cast off amid lively festivities. Margaret Sheehan, of New York and San Francisco, is named in connection with the bride.
A Chinese journalist, Shen Cheten, was beaten to death by officials as authorities in Peking step up actions against perceived rebels. Madame Lien, wife of Li Hung Chang’s biographer, faced execution amid a crackdown tied to revelations about a foreign education issue.
A report from Dawson notes Gold Com and depen dent steamer White Fairbanks arrived yesterday with bullion from Tanana. Yukon dredges halted operations, crews wish to run longer and sea boats departed yesterday. two independent bets expected in the next ten days.
The readable fragments mention a person and a topic but lack clear details. No identifiable institutions dates or locations are present to form a complete news item.
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