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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1904
Page
6
A dense page fragment lists numerous businesses and individuals including druggists, bakeries, and a furniture company. It also mentions job listings, room rentals, and real estate offers across Seattle and nearby areas, with stray names and addresses. The OCR text shows commerce, employment posts, and housing notices, plus a carpentry notice and a piano/mandolin sales call.
An old classified ad offers multiple land parcels near Beattie and the Navy Yard. It describes 2 000.40 acres with 1 acre pasture and 1 acre timber, a house site, an orchard, and a barn. other listings include 6 acres cleared and 100 fruit trees, plus various 1 acre tracts and modern homes near streetcar lines. The text references local abstractors and law firms. The document lists several firms and attorneys active in real estate and title work.
Numerous 4 and 5 room cottages and modern houses offered near car lines and universities. Prices range from about 1 100 to 2 000 with terms like cash down and monthly payments. Listings note water fronts, Queen Anne area lots, Acreage near Kenton and Lake Washington views, with realty firm Mutual Realty Company at 316 Pioneer Bldg.
A noisy classified section lists lots for sale near Washington streets, car lines, and lakes. agencies like P. Ge, on, 0 per month, and BEATTIE’s Two-story houses feature prominently with terms, taxation, and irrigation promises. Multiple brokers, including JORDAN Colonial Hicek and BETRADG AN 8, advertise land parcels, rentals, and business opportunities across Seattle and surrounding suburbs.
In Portland Oregon on October 19 the city reacted with disappointment as it was announced there would be no federal grand jury investigation into land fraud cases this session. No subpoenas have been issued by the U S District Attorney and no immediate plans for further action are evident.
Special to The Star from Montreal reports Canada is unsettled by the resignation of Chag M. Hays, second vice president and general manager of the Grand Trunk Railway and head of the proposed Grand Trunk Pacific. The move sparks talk of a rift with Sir Wilfrid Laurier over the scheme and doubts about bond prospects. A rumor also suggests Hays may take over Vanderbilt railroad interests at a $100,000 annual salary.
Police logged multiple daytime burglaries with losses including $20 from Lee Cochran at 568 James Street and $35 in women’s apparel from Capt J J Doyle at 2818 Fourth Avenue. Arthur Parkhurst reported a valuable musical instrument taken from his room via a pass key. A thief took a $3 check from M Simpson in the Arcade building office. Renton Hill Improvement Club postpones pet night until the November meeting.
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