What Seattle Needs Most The Call for Constructive Leaders
Farnsworth Wright argues Seattle requires leaders with energy and vision rather than mere graduates. He cites figures like La Follette Edison and Abe Ruef as examples of the impact leaders can have on industry or city ethics, praising college training for developing public service-minded leaders.
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Seattle
la Follette
Wisconsin
Hke Edison
Abe Ruef
University of Offers
Farnsworth Wright
Universities and the War ignite student enlistment across colleges
Ralph Benjamin asserts that American universities and their students would answer a wartime call with patriotism and immediate enlistment. He notes Yale Harvard Princeton and many others already mobilized with faculty and student bodies volunteering and drills. He predicts University of Washington would supply hundreds and hints football players may join the ranks.
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Lincoln
South
Yale
Harvard
Princeton
North
Little Military Academy
Mexico
United States
Woodrow Wilson
Lay
University of Washington
Gilmour
Ian
Ralph Benjamin
University Town Life vs City Location for a University
The text argues that a university benefits from being in a town rather than a large city like Seattle. It cites accessible transport, strong libraries, city life for practical learning, and large projects as boosts to study and professional growth. It notes city life can dilute student focus, while small towns foster democracy and personal development. ENOCH ANDERSON.
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Univer Ie
Seattle
Great State University
University of Washington
Star
University Center
Enoch Anderson
Education versus lifetime learning in modern society
The piece contrasts formal college education with a lifelong habit of learning, praising practical study beyond degrees. It critiques boastful know-it-alls while honoring those who learn continually, including under night school or work-study paths. It also references public figures and events, hinting at tension between policy, labor, and journalism.
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Robert C. Wright
Laugh Department and Quips From The Seattle Star
A collage-style page features jokes on fashion and prices, a joke about a marriage license installment plan, and quips about doctors and a bank teller. Also includes reader Qs Cynthia Grey Household Hints and a brief humor excerpt about eggs and a New Yorker hotel telegram anecdote.
Cheap Dental Work Expensive Albany Cut Rate Dentists
An OCR fragment advertises low cost dental services in Albany at a location on the second floor of the People’s Bank Building, with elevator or stairs access noted. The text is incomplete but indicates a dental office offering cheap rates.
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People’s Bank
Second
Pike
Humorous Herb Walters and a Banner office exchange
In a Wagner (Ill.) Banner snippet Herb Walters jokes with Jack Stevens about learning the trade. He once paid £1 for the Banner while in, now joking about commoners and good times. A haughty woman expresses regret at not being one of the common people.
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Herb
Herb Walters
Banner
Jack Stevens
Jack
Wagner
Neighborhood Rose Show Plans At Green Lake Library
A mass meeting will be held Friday night in the Green Lake Library to make arrangements for a neighborhood rose show.
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Green Lake Library
Dialogue Exchange About Shopping Style
A conversations where one asks why the other won’t join shopping. The response cites fear of disbelief in their apparent company due to the other’s style. The reply promises to adjust by stopping to ask for money at short intervals.
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Mai
Eity
Star Publishing Co
Vera Cruz Quiet Under U S Troops After Pacification
April 26 Vera Cruz is quiet as U S forces complete pacification and focus on sanitation. Admiral Filetcher warns residents to stay off streets after dark while sewers are cleaned and the dead buried. City government and normal life resume amid lingering anti American sentiment. General Funston expected in three days as threats decline.
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Vera Cruz
Filetcher
United States
Funston
Maas
Zapata
Governors Seek Federal Pay for Militia Expenses
Arizona Governor Hunt wired Secretary Garrison seeking payment for militia costs. Texas Governor Colquitt also inquired whether the federal government would cover expenses for troops already deployed, and Garrison replied no unless ordered out by the government.
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Washington
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War Bulletin
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Seattle Star’s Laugh Department
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Paris
P. S
Helter
Suffragers’ Bank
Skelter
Magazine of Fun
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Cynthia Grey
Helen
Orrie K
Carolina Mountains
Lippincott's
Darkey
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Tur
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Nuttg
Papa
Ches Nutte
Daphne
Young Nutte
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Wright
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Faber
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Howe
Spinning’s Cash Store
Fourth Avenue
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U. S
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Frank P. Nolan
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Union
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