Title Insurance Promises Safe Land Title System
Title insurance offers examination and insurance of titles under strict state supervision as a safe convenient and economical land title system in response to demand.
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1913
Page
2
Rise of unified appraisal in courts spreads nationwide
The practice has become established in almost every state and most large cities, replacing traditional individual examiner opinions with standardized appraisal methods.
Real Estate Demands Push Seattle Buyers Toward Title Insurance
Seattle buyers increasingly rely on title insurance as concerns over property disputes rise. Real estate professionals note rising costs and tighter lender requirements, while buyers seek protection against unseen liens or claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Man and girl sought in New York murder mystery
New York police abandoned the theory that a headless corpse found at Cliffside New Jersey was Ella Sternemann and now seek a man and a girl who bought tar paper at Harlem drugstores. A boy reported seeing a skull on Totten Kill shore with hair. Ida Bowles of Charleston West Virginia, missing after sending a $500 letter from Times Square, is linked to the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cliffside
N. J
Ella Sternemann
Peter Sternemann
Harlem
Johan Reid
Totten Kill
Inspector Manurot
Ida Bowles
Charleston
W. FE
Bowles
Times Square Station
Hell
Howles
Cleveland
John Davis
Ida Bishop
Brooklyn
Kent Hospital
Seattle
Kent Road
Queen Edna Moore Wins King County Fair Popularity Contest
The King county fair and The Seattle Star wrap up voting with Edna Moore securing the queen title by 3,382 to 2,451 over Helen Baldwin. Julius Petteville wins the popular or homely man contest with 1,494 votes, followed by Mique Fisher and Shorty Hatton. Final tallies and prize ceremony details outlined for today at 3 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King County Fair
Seattle Star
Fern Dilger
Helen Miller
Edna Moore
Helen Baldwin
Miss Moore
Miss Baldwin
Julius Petteville
Kentucky Stables
Mique Fisher
Shorty” Hatton
King County
Fair Association
Dorothy Davies
Eula Daber
Helen Muelio
Minnie Richardson
Evilltta Mhafer
Ccs
Jay Thomas
Charley Hal
Ccecceeenens
Cie
Cccvieeresddeertee
Jerry Laubroy
BBS
Nettie Percival
Agnes Scherpf
Turks in Adrianople Riot Sparks Fatalities and Fear
Adrianople dispatches report yesterday's riot between Young Turks and Nazim Pasha partisans left five Turkish officers dead and 20 wounded. The unrest follows the assassination of Nazim Pasha, the former Turkish minister of war, in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adrianople
Naaim Pasha
Nazim Pasha
Tapert Ivory Curios and Chair Caning at 1208 Srd Ave
Ivory Tapert offers reading and repair of curios and chair caning at 1208 Srd Ave. The listing notes licenses and a variety of collectible items available for sale or restoration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Torlya
Srd
Modern Adam faces homesickness amid Maine wilderness
In Skowhegan, Joe Knowles, the Boston artist dubbed Modern Adam, endures his third forest week alone in Maine. He combats loneliness and survival challenges, including dressing a bear with improvised stone tools and living off meat hung in his smoke hole as he longs for civilized voices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skowhegan
Adam
Joseph Knowles
Boston
Maine Wood
Knowles
Seattle Day at the Fair Highlights Day’s Events
Acting Mayor Hesketh and Councilmembers Peirce, Erickson and Haas represented Seattle at the King County Fair. A 12:30 band concert preceded water carnival shows by Hice & Dore. Morning events included livestock and poultry judging and the scoring of better babbas. About 6,000 attended yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
King County Fair
the Meadows
Hesketh
Peirce
Erickson and Haas
Hice & Dore
Harry Cogburn
Widney Defends Husband in San Francisco White Slavery Case
Mrs Widney denounces the charges as a blackmail plot and says her husband will prove his innocence. Arthur Widney, brother of Robert H Widney, aids in the defense amid the San Francisco case alleging a death pact with Vivien Lyons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angeles
Arthur Widney
San Francisco
Widney
Robert H. Widney
Vivien Lyons
Dies Aboard His Steamer in Orient
Capt. George H. Pierce of the army transport Dix died August 26 on the voyage from Manila to Japan from heart disease. His body was shipped to San Francisco aboard the army transport Logan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Pierce
Rmy
Dix
Manila
Japan
Tts
San Francisco
Army
Logan
Odeon Theatre Farce and Reels Listing
Three reels Crandad and two reels The Kiot play at the Odeon Theatre on Wiest Ave Net. The ad promotes sewing machines by White Sewing Machine Co offering 150 machines at $3.00 and up with rentals of $2.00 per month at 1424 Third near Pike. Mike and Anton provide entertainment and a sample sewing machine is advertised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike and
Anton
White Sewing Machine CO
Third
Pike Phone Main
Would You If You Could Get Well and Be Happy
Advertises Flood and Nerve Tonic and Gas tricim as cures for constipation and related ailments. Claims strong dealer success and returning patients. Promotes Quaker Drug Co and Giles Drug Co locations in Seattle with testimonials and mail inquiries to German Pharmacal Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quaker Drug Co First Ave
Giles Drug Co
Jackson St
Seattle
German Pharmacal Co
Gust Dragovitch Returns to Quit U. S. Threats Then Knife
Gust Dragovitch 24 after escaping bail returned Tuesday night to the Balkan saloon Maynard and Weller and menaced Joe Bradovitch who had testified in police court. Detectives Bianchi and Ma-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gust Dragovitch
Maynard
Weller
Joe Bradovitch
Bianchi
Fills the teeth with banishers Butler's Liquid Tooth
An advert promotes Butler's Liquid Tooth Druggists offering tooth pain relief at 25 cents. The copy emphasizes quick relief from dental discomfort and positions the product as a trusted medicated rinse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tache
Butler’s Liquid Tooth Druggists
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