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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1914
Page
4
The Star approves Comptroller Carrolls plan to offer municipal bonds in 100 dollar blocks for local investors. It notes the city currently pays high interest on large blocks and hopes small investors can keep their money local while the city gains.
A 1914 discussion argues against academic freedom when colleges are privately funded. It questions the fairness of endowment beneficiaries influencing doctrine and warns education as a public function is jeopardized by private control, urging readers to consider their financial stake.
A San Diego photographer is arrested for photographing nude women, sparking a legal dispute over whether such work constitutes art. The defense likens it to classical nudity and public art, while critics question public morals and censorship.
Their Day Has Passed. Public mourning aside, Root and Burton refuse to run again, saying they feel out of step with prevailing purposes. A legislator should retire if unable to vote for the people or act against their conscience. The idea that a legislator represents only himself is outdated.
Following a telegram from Denver reporting that the miners tent colony at Ludlow was burned, five striking miners women and five children killed in Colorado troubles, the Seattle executive board of the United Mine Workers passes resolutions of protest. They demand the same protection for Colorado’s people as in Mexico.
A collection of light items from The Seattle Star including humorous quotes about hats and spring from Jim Manee and H. M. Cochran. It features jokes about a man buying a cheap hat, a village ordinance, seasonal verse, and quips from various small-town columns.
King George VI and Queen Mary leave London with retinue for a state visit in Paris. Reports of military and political tensions unfold as governments debate inquiries into Ulster actions and military movements amid border incidents with Mexico and ongoing diplomatic talks with Uruguay.
An advertisement from a Boston dentist claims free examinations and advice, offers gold crowns and bridgework at fixed prices, true-to-nature teeth sets, and 15 year guarantees endorsed by business leaders and professionals. A mix of unrelated national items follows, including a congressional cotton and grain inquiry and naval movements toward Mexico.
An advertisement touts Sargel as a safe inexpensive aid to gain five to eight pounds in fourteen days by taking one tablet with each meal. It claims Sargel turns eaten sugars and starches into fat while preventing waste, with a money back guarantee and distribution through druggists in Seattle.
A Wednesday special meeting at Eckart's hall featuring spirited tolls debate between R. A. Ballinger and W. T. Dovell during a Man's club session at Congregational church. Also notes on various local gatherings and events.
Cheap dental work is not our aim we offer the best gold crowns porcelain teeth and fillings at fixed prices with free examination. The Albany Cut Rate Dentists guarantee quality and honesty and invite you to ask friends about us located on the second floor of the People’s Bank Building at second and Pike.
May 15 events include Broadway high seniors report card progress and a student talk by G Heffner on an Alaska railroad bill. Washington students nominate officers as A U W holds today. Fifth annual Geneva association ball at 717% Third Gray Brace imitates Odiva in Orpheum contest. Several incidents include auto bike collision injuring no one, a gun and rings found with a suspect nabbed, and a dangerous medical operation removing bullets from John Freeman. Parades postponed. Kirkland ferry bid wins county contract. speed enforcement warned. legal cases move to jury. lectures by Prof Bellesori and a delicatessen sale at University Unitarian Woman's Alliance. War risk rates on Seattle shipments via Mexico quoted at 14 percent.
Olympia April 22 The Great Northern railway's net income in 1913 fell about 25 percent from 1912 in Washington state. The company filed its statement with the state tax commission showing a decrease of roughly $600,000.
Advertisement extols purifying the blood by treating constipation and digestive flaws. It claims diseases like rheumatism and kidney trouble stem from impure blood and touts Sulphurio as the swift purifier entering the bloodstream. A 32 page booklet with each bottle offers guidance and reassurance.
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