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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1905
Page
6
Classified ad fragment detailing garden tract sales in Georgetown near Pioneer Square, with private loans, rent options, and multiple real estate and lending notices. Mentions Western Bank branches, savings services, and various agents, including Adams Novelty and G. M. Nicholas, plus property near Cedar Street and water access.
Real estate ads urge buyers to act now on land near Beattie Everett road with prices seen as three to four times lower before completion. Several 5 and 10 acre tracts offered, with low prices and easy terms as survey work nears finish. Also promote groom cottages, acreages, and improved city lots close to interurban lines with quick equity gains.
Guion & Co announces a park boulevard project pushing private improvements and a twenty five mile long driveway at Woodlawn Terrace Addition near Woodlawn Park. The plan promises benefits to a distant owner while urging deed terms and discounts to secure funds and timing.
J. Ford, vice president of the Pacific Coast company, says Moran Bros. will get the contract to build a 287 by 99 by 17 foot steel freight carrier with 1500 ton net capacity. Completion is six months, with commissioning expected next May. A separate bid for a new passenger steamer has been opened but not awarded.
General Isham Hondell, a key engineer in the Panama project, says the Isthmian canal will be completed and in operation within ten years, requiring at least 24,000 workers. An ordinance to ban flat wheels on streetcars was introduced by Doulton in council, targeting Beattie Electric for noisy wheel failures. Occasional rain with moderate south winds forecast for tonight and Wednesday.
A long OCR listing shows diverse market prices for fruits vegetables and meats with numerous items and values. Entries include bananas, beans, peppers, apples, peaches, grapes, oranges, and dairy products with varying per unit weights and boxes. Prices appear corrupted but indicate a dense catalog style market summary.
A thief operates at White Horse by setting fires to tents in the early hours and then entering when miners flee to raise alarms, stealing hundred dollar sums. Police watch for the culprit and suspect a local miner, with reports reaching Seattle aboard the Lynn Canal steamer.
A Chicago report details injuries to Theresa Barney after a blunt assault, with Oscar Hunkins jailed as an initial suspect though he alleges self injury. The piece also notes past abuse, a Seattle sister search, a bar proprietorship dispute at Dolphin bar, and several minor court fines for intoxication, disorderly conduct, and lamp damage.
The Harriman special reached Ogden from San Francisco in 17 hours 56 minutes. It changed engines quickly and sped east as one of the fastest trains in service. Alice Roosevelt joined the party and called the trip the time of her life while denying insurance or directorate questions.
In Judge Gordon's court Monday afternoon several defendants offered odd explanations for their presence. Thomas Devine claimed poisoning as motive for begging. he was fined $26. Dominic Parm and Jim Manot, caught in a go between Brittan Nelson act, spoke little English and an interpreter noted a friendly meeting. each paid $5. John Perry alleged robbery by whisky but provided no specifics.
The Pacific Coast Salmon Advertising Association held a Los Angeles gathering at Hotel Washington with speeches on best ad methods for salmon marketing. Leaders including H. G. Longhurst and A. Creasy Morrison spoke on copy, ethics, and advertising integrity as officers and guests toured the city.
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