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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1911
Page
4
Vancouver’s Embarrassing Prosperity and Tax Debates
Vancouver boomed as land values surged while improvements were taxed lower. The 1910 building boom outpaced the previous year by 86 percent, prompting critics to demand expanded land value taxation to fund public works and curb speculative gains. Several editorials critique government handling after New York’s fire tragedy and call for accountability in safety provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
Lota
Henry George
Henry George, Jr
Congressman George
Mixed politics and punch line from Colorado election results
A Colorado news column reports on the April 4 municipal results showing wet and dry votes in cities like Colorado City and Boulder, a dry mayor with a wet council, and La Salle electing David Stewart mayor while he fights a rival in Omaha. The piece adds satirical notes on gender, parasites, and Spanish monarchs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Colorado City
Duncan Lamont
Boulder
la Salle
David Stewart
Smith
Greeley
Excuse Us for Living and Tariff Debate Spark Cash Wool Talk
The piece cites the Payne Aldrich tariff affecting wool with Taft condemning it as indefensible. William M. Wood of American Woolen warns that tariff cuts could force mill closures and halt expansion plans, while noting public election returns favoring Democrats. It also notes New York state asylum admissions at 150 weekly amid political chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
William M. Wood
American Woolen Company
Congress
Pacific
What difference will a century make in Oregon bones
A 1911 column recalls the burial ground near present Gresham where over 1,000 Willamette and Mutnomah era graves lie. As a farmer clears land, bones surface, prompting reflection on the fate of past rulers and the enduring influence of our actions on freedom and institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Gresham
Bones
Washington
Seattle
Po Wes
Teddy
Diaz must go and other oddities from distant pages
A mosaic of brief notes reports a dozen lobsters sighted in Broadway New York city a Treasury elevator joke mocks lifting money a capital cry Diaz must go in his 82nd year David Stewart elected mayor of La Salle Colorado after a prize fight H W Suits aged 105 in Council Bluffs dies noted for 90 years of tobacco chewing
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway
New York City
Treasury Department
Diaz
David Stewart
la Salle
Colo
Harry Smith
All Around A Mix of Anecdotes and Wit
A collection of brief humorous items and quotes from various newspapers. Jokes about work, marriage, uniforms, and everyday life feature characters like Jeff Horsblock and a Seattle man with a Chinese cook. Includes light social observations and playful dialogue about names and living costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Hong Long Soo
Harrington Buckingham
John
Charney
Harper's Magazine
Harem Skirts Spark Prairie Couple’s Idle Debate
In a humorous exchange from the Pittaburg Post style column, Mrs. Wicklebridge flirts with the idea of a harem skirt while her husband argues headlines and social status. They joke about equality, fashion, and a shipwreck tale of a magnate who collected clam shells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredd Schaefer
Mrs. Wicklebridge
Lemuel
Taffota & Falbriggan's
Mra
Wicklebridge
Egypt
South Pacific
Pittaburg Post
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fred
Jones
New York
Justice O'Gorman
State Supreme Court
Tammany
Friend of Progress
Philip Tr
Alfonso XIII
New York State Asylums
H. W. Suits
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Eastern Outfitting Co
Second
Union St
Reliable Credit House
East
Madison
Bekins
Josh Wise
Jeff Horsblock
Biler
Washington Herald
Yonkers
Cornessel
Washington Star
Aesan
Tampa
Havana
Schwabacher Bros. & Co
Pacific Coast
United States
Geo. P. Bent Company
Third Avenue
Pike
Oliver Typewriter Company
Union Street
The
Sunset
Main
Dr. J
Edwin J. Brown
Huter's Jewelry
TLS Fist Arena
Union Block
Open Cresiogs Oot
Ead Suetans
Bank For Savings Cor. Third Av. and
Pike St
Lady Art
Cor
First Ave
UNION
Lane
the Bookman
the Postoffice Main
Western Tent & Awning Co
Piret Ave
Berry Brothers
Cevays
Danilem
Barry
Hod
Rios
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