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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1909
Page
4
An editorial argues policemen must resist assault and not strike prisoners for insults. It criticizes abusing power and defends restraint, urging chiefs to curb bullying and hold officers accountable. It notes public complaints and April news items about peaches boll weevils and coal miners.
An editorial notes delays at the county hospital and a 24 hour reception committee. It questions Dr Calhoun’s public statements in the Esther Mitchell case while praising a parole approach for escaped prisoners. Concerns rise over a missing Roosevelt quotation after leaving New York.
The town frets over a possible Sunday rain while awaiting a milliner contract closure. Officials, led by Mr Museen, push for a power utility project. Meanwhile Mr Pordney of Michigan is not believed to have planned a new enteattle bungalow.
The passage notes spending twenty thousand nine hundred dollars on a comfort station as a pragmatic expense, hints at social standing depending on obtaining a baseball pass, and mentions automatic paroles in relation to an individual named Jatier John Corbett, plus a remark on a missing bridegroom and a foreign leader's unflattering portrayal.
A fragmentary verse line describes a childlike call to blow a horn and warns against touching rice, preserving a quirky, surreal tone with no clear news value or identifiable entities.
Miss Evelyn Walla, a Seattle and Milwaukee native dubbed La Femme Rouge, appears Sunday as Paulette Dubois in Sir Gilbert Parker’s The Right of Way. The cast, highlighted by Walla, is noted for its difficult minor parts and connections to Seattle society.
After many auditions the managers chose Miss Walle for theRole. She had been in a traveling company and impressed with her performance. She held the part for two years and became a standout in a small role that gained popularity.
Fragmentary dispatch traces an Indian uprising near Alfaifahoma with combat on a prairie trail. Cowboys and hunters, led by Oegar Telle and Adolf, engage Native fighters amid a chaotic chase through saloons and a rough camp, ending with a violent confrontation and disrupted sales at local shops.
A Birmingham Age-Herald column cites a remark about the elusive poker face. It notes the challenge of reading a face that appears unreadable yet feels readable, prompting commentary on facial expression in perceived intent.
A garbled note thanks for kindness and recalls receiving the first dance last evening. The writer mentions a ball and expresses appreciation for a giver of good wishes.
Fragmented dialogue and aphorisms appear as a light mood piece. The text mixes casual banter about life, love, Lent, fashion, and social quirks with musings on calls, manners, and stage life.
Bill Jones endorses the Payne tariff noting he has no use for stockings. He declares he never wears them and calls such items a dammed luxury. The exchange centers on tariff policy and personal apparel.
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