Pacific Coast unity urged to boost regional growth
A sweeping call for end of petty rivalry among West Coast cities urges Los Angeles Seattle San Francisco Tacoma and Seattle to collaborate. The piece argues the Pacific Coast has abundant resources and trade potential and would prosper by embracing multiple thriving cities from Vancouver to San Diego. It highlights the Ad Clubs peace treaty and Tacoma Seattle cooperation as signs of a saner regional future.
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Los Angeles
Seattle
California
San Diego
Willamette Valley
Tacoma
Columbia River
Columbia Basin
Sele
San Francisco
Oregon
Puget
West
Pacific
Portland
Oakland
Tehachapi Pass
Pacific Coast
Atlantic
New Yorks
Goes
Pittsburgs
Clevelands
Bostons
Tacoma-Seattle
Advertising shifts favor newspapers in early 20th century
A survey notes several firms boosting newspaper advertising, including Studebaker, Wright & Ditson, Fuller Brush, Merrell Soule, Cadillac, and Portland Cement Association. Changes show newspaper spend rising to high percentages of total ad budgets, with some firms increasing to 75 to 90 percent.
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Studebaker Corporation
Thomas G. Plant Co
Wright & Ditson, Inc
William Wrigley, Jr. Co
Fuller Brush Co
Merrell Soule Sales Corporation
Cadillac Motor Car Co
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Portland Cement Association
Cole Motor Car Co
Local Ads Rise in National Company Budgets
The piece notes increases in newspaper advertising by the Loose Wiles Biscuit Co and the International Silver Co, with advert spend rising to 60 and 70 percent respectively. It doubts national firms see prosperity from more ads and suggests local firms might benefit similarly. It mirrors market caution and includes brief political asides about De Valera and Irish sentiment.
Japanese manifesto demands universal suffrage and constitutional government
A joint manifesto by leading Japanese newspapers calls for universal suffrage and government by the people. It argues the army is controlled by a militaristic faction, demands reforms, and envisions a future where democracy spreads globally.
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Japan
Popular Movement
How Man Came to His Death
The Star reports a fatal accident involving Mr. Chambers. Frank Gordon rushed to help after seeing the burning man fall into a bonfire and carried him to the roadside, then by car to a hospital. Chambers died at 9 o clock that night. Gordon says the man thanked him before dying.
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Seomes
Chambers
Frank Gordon
Mr. Chambers
St. Bernard
Mr. Gordon
Letter to Bremerton merchants on Seattle prices
A reader urges Bremerton shopkeepers to lower prices to attract sailors. He notes theater prices in Seattle cost 35 cents while Bremerton would charge more, and he questions why locals don’t gain Seattle trade. He signs as F. A. Popp of Bremerton and asks shopowners and Rialto’s owner to heed the message.
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Mies
Strand
Seattle
Bremerton
Rialto
Dremerton
F. A. Popp
Swallow
Wash
Denies Favoritism in Navy Yard Letter Responds
A Star letter from A Victim defends yard merit, asserting no favoritism. He cites long serving mechanics who remain uninvolved in orders or church ties, challenging reports of biased discharge practices. He calls for investigation into alleged corruption at the yard and reiterates the principle that every worker stands on his own bottom.
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Star
Navy Yard
A. Vietio
Uremertoa
Answer to Mrs Stewart's Letter Patter
The Star replies to Mrs A B Stewart defending teachers and salaries. It argues she is ignorant of school needs and the teachers' sacrifice and discipline required to mold 40 or 56 students. The letter condemns criticisms of teachers and questions her understanding of family responsibilities.
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A. BR. Stewart
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Btar
Exhilarate defines lively and uplifting
Reading a daily word like exhilarate helps learners grasp a verb meaning to enliven cheer and animate while noting its Latin root exhilarare and related forms such as exhilaration and exhilative in a compact vocabulary note.
Letter to School Board Attacks Efficiency and Supports Teachers
Monica N Sanders defends teachers against accusations of inefficiency and contrasts school system with a university. She asserts teachers deserve sympathy and better pay to produce capable citizens who can lower taxes, and she vows ongoing interest in the schools. The piece frames gender roles and public service.
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Stewart
Monica N. Sanders
City salary comparisons spark questions on Beattie superintendent pay
The Washington Education Journal notes U S city salaries for superintendents and teachers highlighting Detroit St Louis Baltimore San Francisco and Beatty with Beatty paying $10 000 amid three $5 100 assistants and numerous supervisors A reader asks why Beatty earns so much given the workload and population figures.
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Detroit
Mich
St. Louis
Baitimore
San Francisco
Beettle
Washington
Washington Education Journal
California
Sunami Tom Maen
Beattie
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Firlands
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WAAL
Loose Wiles Biscuit Co
Ekat Co
International Silver Co
Neds
John DD
de Valera
Galilee
Theodosia
Editor
the Star
Molly
MOLM
Nicholson
Providence
Rhode Island
Mre. Stewart, Buppone
Bayer
Alec Aepirin
Bayer Manuferture
Anne B. Stewart
Nob Hill Ave
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Joyner Drug Co
Spokane
American Tobacco Company
Fifth Ave
New York
Wenavree
Cigare
Work City
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