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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1907
Page
6
Five dollars per month buys a lot with $20 down and balance to pay five dollars monthly. Homes may be owned under these terms. Auto service available and showings arranged for Sundays. McMmond Burnett Co at Empire Rise area lists several buyers and contacts for arrangements.
A Tacoma land sale advertises 40 acres with 160 cleared lots on a favorable high ground with fine views. Prices range from 1 cent to 160 dollars per lot, cash discounts available, payments to suit buyers, open evenings.
Ida Howe reports the Borah trial opens with Norah accused of defrauding the government in Amberlands case. The indictment includes late Governor Steunenberg in a John Doe group. Judge M. Burch from Michigan presides as special prosecutor with a strong government team. Jury selection starts without delay.
Civil service examinations for letter carriers and postal clerks in this city will be held on November 16. Application blanks and particulars can be obtained in the post office.
Rainier chapter D A R will hold a meeting at Mrs William Perkins residence 1317 Minor Ave Tuesday afternoon September 24 at 2 20 o clock.
A damaged notice mentions a sale action at a block parcel with details sparse. It states a time around mid morning and an upstairs location on Seventh Avenue, with unclear party names or exact address.
The Swedish prince visiting Richmond, Virginia, amid the exposition, extols the Old Dominion women as the most beautiful he has seen. Notables greet him including Mrs. Claude Swanson and Baroness de Lagercrantz. The prince notes his engagement to a Russian princess makes an American match unlikely.
Rev James Fung of 207 Maynard Ave complains to the board of health that neighbors have tossed dead cats and other debris onto his roof and yard. He says peaceful efforts failed with no result.
The Umatilla of the Pacific Coast company arrived this morning from Nome with 289 passengers including Mr. and Mrs. J. Denhart owner of the Bessie Heach property. It will sail for Nome on October 7. Also expected soon are the steamship Ohio and the North Western with full passenger lists. The Jefferson from Skagway and the steam schooner Washington with fish and ore are due in port this afternoon.
Marquis Ito left for Seoul to assume the office of resident general of Korea. He declared the United States and Japan were too friendly for war and praised President Roosevelt.
Clearings balances reported for Seattle Portland and Tacoma with totals and daily changes. Seattle totals 1 915 578 93 and 317 376 68 Portland 1 259 606 00 and 156 790 00 Tacoma 993 518 00 and 111 631 00.
The steamship Pleiades will sail tomorrow with the first white crew to sign for an Oriental trip on an American vessel. It carries lumber from Makaleo and will return via Mexico and Southern California with a sugar cargo.
Principal Assistant City Engineer H. W. Scott came back from Wenatchee where he has been roughing it to regain health. He plans to stay in the city until the fleet departs, then move his family to Wenatchee for an indefinite term.
Letters from Spokane and North Yakima arrive at the Chamber of Commerce describing plans for a business men's excursion. An informal smoker and reception will be held in Spokane. In North Yakima attendees will enjoy a drive through the orchard district.
Fnot Breanick, a Russian, told police that four $20 gold pieces were stolen from his pocket yesterday. The same incident says two $5 gold pieces were left by two fellow countrymen who traveled with him.
D W Tornoe a Yes ter way druggist was arrested Sunday for selling liquor without a license and fined this morning by Judge Gordon 76 and costs. case noted in local court records.
Mike McLaughlin paid Judge Gordon 960 and costs this morning after being arrested for selling liquor without a license.
In Chicago a running revolver fight led to the capture of Stanley Wasalek, one of two prisoners who escaped a county jail yesterday. An extra guard was placed around the cell of Frank Constantine, life sentence for the murder of Mrs Gentry, with authorities believing the barn was cut. In Washington anti Taft Roosevelt sentiment grows among negroes with new branches forming in Baltimore Philadelphia and New York. In New York Jere Wineberg warns Tom Williams president of the California Jockey Club that if the club does not reinstate John J McCafferty he will take court action.
R. C. Bacon driving an automobile on First Avenue yesterday attempted to cross in front of a Madison Street car. The collision badly smashed the auto and injured Bacon, who was taken to Providence Hospital. His injuries were not serious.
Captain Malcolm Smith of Alki was arrested by a deputy U.S. marshal for contempt after allegedly removing property from the tug Leonardo following its libel by court order. Puget Sound National Bank sues Jacob Schaefer, administrator of August Sauter estate, for 30000 on a note payable to the bank. In Lodz Poland, militia executed seven men and one woman convicted at drum head court martial for killing Marcus Silberstein, a mill owner.
The navy yard records show unprecedented battrestows, signaling a surge in naval workloads. The report notes higher activity levels than ever before, reflecting increasing demand and production pace across facilities.
A. B Fowler secretary of the Korean exclusion league is described as a raving maniac and was placed in Stellacoom asylum after a court appearance. He is alleged to threaten other prisoners and disrupts in his cell during an episode leading to his temporary confinement.
Charles and Mary Sutherland, parents of six, living at York Station, were cited by Humane Officer Vaupel to appear before Judge Frater to show cause why their children should not be removed. Officers describe filth, squalor, and neglect as among the worst seen by the humane society. Both parents are described as habitual drinkers. the mother claims the husband owns two teams yet contributes nothing to support. Food is scarce and conditions are extreme, with neighbors fearfully declining to testify. The case is set for Friday.
New York dispatch reports Prosecutor Kellogg grilling Treasurer Tilford during Standard Oil hearings. Kellogg pressed why Manhattan Oil allegedly flowed to Standard Oil and pressed for the signed contract linking Benedict controlled firms. Tilford denied knowledge as he was ordered to produce the contract in court.
Mrs A L Patterson, wife of a Patterson cafe proprietor, is hospitalized at Beattie General with a broken leg after falling 18 feet into an elevator shaft at the Netherlands hotel. The elevator door swung open when the car departed, and Ma Patterson reportedly struck the shaft rim before removal.
London dispatch reports novelist Flora Annie Steel blaming England’s falling marriage and birth rates on women’s luxurious dress practices. She argues modern women prioritize garments over family and proclaims weddings versus shop windows as a central social conflict, citing sunken domestic routines and a culture of luxury.
The Washington Equal Suffrage association holds its 18th annual convention at Boylston Ave Unitarian Church on Friday September 27. Rev. Harry Furgeson opens with a sermon and the program includes committee and county/local president reports followed by talks on Legislation Affecting Community Property by Mrs. Homer M. Hill and The Legal Status of Woman by J F Douglas Esq.
A social dance hosted under the Princess Angelina 5 degree of Pocahontas by the A. O. U. W. and Virginia on Wednesday, September 25. The gathering celebrates affiliation with fraternal orders and Pocahontas lineage within a community venue.
John Kruger and Paw Weber face trial this afternoon on a charge of conspiracy in the Peace case. Miss Maud J. Arnt, the man recently tried for robbery and acquitted by Carroll, is connected to the proceedings.
A Missouri court weighs a $29.2 million claim tied to a broad trust arrangement involving local executives and the Paine Star group. Judge Joseph D. Rocket presides as the case outlines a due amount (Fred) and related payments in a St. Louis jurisdiction.
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