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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1917
Page
7
A wartime editorial argues against excess profits from war and a few at the expense of the many. It condemns corporate gouging, calls for fair labor profits, and stresses a moral duty to aid the suffering Foreign World while shaping public revenue policy. It warns of blood-sucking extortion if protections fail.
A dated editorial denounces the lynching of I W W leader Frank Little in Butte as a cowardly act against Americanism. It argues Little was murdered in cold blood, opposes mob violence, and calls on Montana and the United States to pursue swift justice. It distances labor from endorsement of I W W methods while condemning the murder.
A senate vote signals national prohibition with only eleven states needed for ratification within six years. The article predicts the end of alcohol as a major social force, noting several states have already aligned with the dry position and discussing previous wets arguments.
The draft describes the fair and swift process of the select service drawing. It asserts no favoritism or manipulation, with rich and poor treated equally. It emphasizes equal citizenship and that every man learns when he will be examined for service.
It was expected the Washington senators would push the prohibition amendment to a dry nation in six years or less, but a California senator surprised by voting dry. Hiram Johnson stayed true to his convictions, voting dry for what he thought best for the country. A separate note calls Grammer head of the Lumbermen’s anti eight hour association and mocks his competence. Report mentions boys at Bainbridge Island gathering for a congressional session, fears their pace may lag. Also references Goethals Denman and a slip between the cup and the ship in wartime context and notes many war gardens growing on battlefields. Germany’s stance tied to Liam’s declaration of war and elephants as a symbol.
Town columns note a county vote to buy an auto for Col. Cavanaugh who helped dig the Lake Washington pond as a street car strike ends the same afternoon. A letter mocks patriotism and a joke about the Kaiser appears amid other chatter and society notes from Whitewater Wisconsin.
A Chicago judge ruled there is no ordinance specifying clothing requirements in public streets. The remark suggests any such law would be brief if it existed. The note mentions a society ball and a jokey exchange about Mrs. Barely’s attire.
The president plans to appoint Rear Admiral Capps as general manager of the Emergency Fleet Corporation replacing Goethals and EB N Hurley as chairman of the Shipping Board replacing Denman Hurley previously served as vice chairman of the Federal Trade Commission.
A fashion tale warns high heels force toes into tight shoes causing corns. It prescribes Freezone as a quick relief, applying a few drops directly to the corn to dry and shrink it. The ad urges buying a small bottle from the drugstore to remove hard or soft corns safely.
Alice encounters the White Rabbit and a fan and gloves episode. She drinks a mysterious bottle, grows and shrinks, and causes chaos in a house, then escapes through a window to a forest as creatures gather outside.
A swell of endorsements pours from politicians physicians clergy and actors for Nuxated Iron. Towne and Mason among others claim benefits from the tonic with Sarah Bernhardt and a chorus of medical men praising its power to build red blood nerves and stamina across nations.
A letter to The Star praises Seattle editorials on the street car situation and urges the city council to pass a law banning drivers and conductors from working more than eight hours. The writer argues skilled motormen keep order and safety in congested areas, cites accident rates, and asserts fair treatment of operators.
J. R. Drew, a conference committee member in New York during the eight hour movement, criticizes trunk line railroads across the U S Mexico and Canada for neglecting safety while threatening strikebreakers and gunmen. He praises The Star and union labor as a success.
A reader urges Seattle residents to offer a reward for the capture of a serial tormentor targeting women, suggesting police have failed to catch him. The Star could oversee subscriptions as hints and clues might help a detective pursue the demented suspect.
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