This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1905
Page
7
A set of damaged notices describes new apartment listings on Capitol Hill and Queen Anne Hill. Details mention plumbing and hardware upgrades, modern amenities, and terms like 400 dollars monthly and 25 dollars monthly with references to car line proximity and window treatments.
Historic classified notice markets choice lots near Ravenna Park and University with low down payments, land near Lake Washington views, improvement plans including water and street lights, plus nearby ranches and small houses offered by local brokers. Travel via University car line to view available properties tomorrow.
Police escorted the payment of about $100000 to roughly 200 workers employed by Northwest ern Fisheries in Alaska. Manager Jarvis arranged the disbursement Friday morning at the Pioneer building second Moor, with officers guarding the funds and maintaining order during the payout.
A late week advertisement lists hair brush prices including extra long brushes at 4.50 and 2.00 for certain kinds, extra stiff brushes at 1.50, good condition brushes at 1.00 and 0.60 for others. Also notes discounts of 1 percent below regular selling price on Bath Brushes, Clothes, Military Hair Brushes and Razor Straps at 2.50 kind sales.
The Heys and Children's Clothing Department offers drastic price cuts in a closing sale. Suits drop from 23.60 to 1.76 and 4.00 to 2.50, with other reductions across furnishings and all wool underwear, plus heavy discounts on men’s suits from 30 to 20 and 12.50 to 5.50.
Dr. Washington Gladden predicts victory as the board of foreign missions adjourns amid two resolutions on tainted money. He believes his stance gains public traction and that churches will decide the issue in the coming years. Gladden plans to continue campaigns through state boards and churches while Mayor Jones departs for Portland.
A Ballard reader mails a playful boast about his newborn son born Sept 19 weighing four pounds and 10 inches long. He claims five living generations of ancestors including great great grandparents and parents and invites rivals to beat the list.
Rumors swirl at the foreign missionary board convened in the city claiming the $100000 gift from John D Rockefeller to the board was not tainted by oil stock manipulations. Reported ties link Rockefeller Jr to Miss McCormick and a large harvest stock purchase, with details uncertain and debated among factions.
In a Saturday court session Judge Griffin denied the divorce in the case of Jeanina Dougharty versus Thomas Dougharty. Testimony showed Thomas supported his wife and children grudgingly, but insults and a prolonged separation persisted. The judge ruled the wife should try to live with him, noting five years had passed since the events and the decree was denied.
Uncle Henry, in his garden, reads Josh Wise on tainted money from The Star. He recalls a past checkers game with Wise and critiques reformers, missionaries, and dough spent on railroads while defending Congregationalist identity and questioning moral finance.
A preacher argues against tainted money backing the railroads and scolds missionaries for overlooking the givers while boasting about personal tainted gains and a backgammon friend Josh Wise.
William Billy Williams a Ballard rop house partner aged 67 died after a fall on the way to the boat house. He reportedly broke an arm and may have suffered internal injuries with death not confirmed. The body lies at Mayfield Funeral Parlors with funeral set for Monday afternoon.
Six State Senator Bunkers testified in the Emmons bribery case and confessed that most of his prior testimony in the boodling trial was false. Prosecutor Greve Johnson pressured him into the admission as Senator Wright watched, maintaining a calm demeanor while Bunkers grew irate at former colleagues. The witness remained on the stand into the afternoon session.
Padden and ex-Treasurer Whittles facing grand jury charges for embezzlement tied to 1903 county funds will not be criminally prosecuted. Prosecutor Mackintosh ordered dismissal citing high costs, time lapse, and missing key witnesses making conviction unlikely. In Christiana a Norwegian boat collided with a torpedo boat near Tonsberg causing an explosion that killed an officer and two men.
Cynthia Grey reports how C H Johnson of Ballard shared a hopeful letter about his healthy baby Roy Johnson a reporter visited for a story but found the family in sorrow as the baby died overnight The piece contrasts joyful anticipation with sudden grief and notes the family now plans a gravestone in Ballard cemetery
A 28 day old boy died in his parents’ home in Pittston Pennsylvania on a Saturday after they awoke to find him unwell. The article notes the infant was in perfect health prior to the death and provides no further medical detail.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.