Budget Turmoil Delivers Comedy Amid City Council Skirmish
The city council debates park music funding and street boulevards as Lundy, Hanna, Dale and others clash over a millage and a telephone in the chambers. Mayor Gill and Shrader spar as committee work proceeds, revealing tensions and a stalled but proceeding budget process.
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Lundy
Fitzgerald
Dale
Markie
Hanna
Gre
Y ‘Kk
Shrader
Ft. Lundy
Tnas
Marble
Make the better best and the best better
The Star’s Circle contest receives many motto submissions with Uncle Jack awarding one dollar to Loraine Batley for the winning line Make the better best, and 12 and 13 year old boys Lester Pau Fey and Donald Olson share a durable treehouse clubhouse photograph and story in the woods near Skykomish river.
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Uncle Jack
the Star
Horatio A. Alger
Circle Boys
Lester Pau, Fey
Monroe
Wash
Donald Olson
Donald
A Description of the City in Which I Live
The writer is invited to describe their city or nearest town, highlighting notable places and features. The piece should be under 200 words, neatly written on one side, with name and address on the other, and submitted before the Friday 3 pm deadline for a best essay prize.
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Marble
Park Com
Otto Roseleaf
Lake
Dale
Circlettes
Jack
Star Circle Contest Entry From Two Young Readers
A brief note from Clara Barstow and Catherine McGregor requests entry to The Star Circle contest after returning from a berry-picking vacation. Clara mentions remembering the Circle and joining the drawing and story writing contests. Catherine notes her readiness for school in Kirkland.
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Jack
Star Circle
Catherine McGregor
Kirkland
Young Applicant Seeks Circle Membership Card
A 13 year old Edna Orr of 2106 Fifth Ave W writes to request admission to the Star Circle after enjoying it for over a year. She sends a motto for the week’s contest and expresses strong interest in joining the group.
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Star Circle
Edna Orr
Fifth Ave
Motto Contest Winners Named From Local Youths
A list of boys and girls from Mukilteo to Renton and Arlington submitted mottoes. Readable selections include Esther Malmquist Belle vue and Anna Barstow 1524 10th ave with lines like Strive on till you reach the goal and Work and win. Other entries include Don't be just good be good for something and Hitch your wagon to a Star.
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Violet Jones
Mukilteo
June O'Bannon
Second Ave
Vivian Gorman
Fifth Ave
Helen Cole
Arlington
Wash
Doris Small
Everett
Elsie Nelson
Renton Junction
Dail Butler
Renton
Harriet Nelson
W. 67Th St
Anna Belle Shaw
Fighth Ave
N. E
Frank House
Russell Ave
Ruth
Clara Barstow
10Th Ave
Bernes Northern
Turk St
Jack
Esther Malmquist
Bellevue
Anna Barstow
Turkat
Typographers to Convene in Los Angeles August Ninth
President Marsden G. Scott will open the sixty first session of the International Typographical Union in Los Angeles on August 9, welcoming about 5 000 delegates and families. The union reports 1915 earnings per member around 1026.51 and 59 571 paid members, with sales to printers rising and new scale gains noted. John W. Hays serves his sixth term as secretary treasurer.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Marsden G. Scott
International Typographical Union
Thin City
Angela
Manufacturers’ Associations
Associated Labor
Scott
John W. Hays
I. T. VU
Sport shirts are all right for hot weather wear
A reader and Cynthia Grey defend sport shirts against critics noting that lightweight shirts bring comfort in heat. The exchange argues tradition vs progress, stating young men have a right to comfortable dress on hot days, contrasting with heavy coats and stiff collars.
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Josh
O. K
Cynthia Grey
Cynthia
Train Hits Truck Injures Convicts in Salem
In Salem Oregon seven state penitentiary convicts were injured when a Southern Pacific locomotive struck the truck they rode in. Of 86 convicts aboard the truck, all injuries were non fatal and the uninjured helped guards extract their injured mates from the wreckage.
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Salem
Ore
State Penitentiary
Southern Pacific
Funeral for Edward W Herald Sunday at Bonney-Watson
Edward W Herald president of the Benton Herald Desk & Safe Co. dies suddenly of uremic poisoning Friday. Funeral services set for Sunday at 4 o'clock from the Bonney-Watson chapel with Rev. W. A. Major officiating. Friends invited.
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Edward W. Herald
Benton Herald Desk & Safe Co
Queen Anne Ave
Bonney-Watson Chapel
W. A. Major
Contesta entry request from Grace Kiley
Grace Kiley of 6757 Seventh Ave NW asks about joining the Circlette contest and whether consecutive weekly wins are allowed. The reply confirms eligibility after winning a dollar and says a membership card is being sent.
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Sleerely
Grace Kiley
Seventh Ave
N. W
Mises Grace
Request for membership card by Harriet Baughman
Harriet Baughman of 615 Kenyon St asks for a membership card to join the Circle, indicating a formal request or association with a group or club. The note provides her name and street address for identification.
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Uncle Jack
Harriet Baughman
Kenyon St
Advice Column Versus Love and Life Dilemmas in 1906 Letters
A young woman seeks guidance on marrying for love versus social pressure. A columnist advises not chasing an unreal ideal partner, values self‑inventory, and notes old maids can pursue meaningful lives. Other questions cover interfaith marriage, party menu planning, and recreating magazine stories for film with copyright rules.
Housewives Drive Servant Girls to Streets Says Carpenter
Mrs. M. L. M. Carpenter, chairwoman of the Federated Clubwomen of Chicago, told a labor conference in San Francisco that 70 percent of the underworld women are servant girls driven there by cruel American housewives. She compared housewives to slave drivers worse than Southern plantation owners.
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San Francisco
M. L. M. Carpenter
Federated Clubwomen of
Chicago
Department of Labor Conference On
Theatrical Offer Won by Portland Preacher
Rev. Frank Gorman, Congregational minister, was offered an extended engagement at a local vaudeville house in Portland. He has nearly decided to accept while pledging to remain connected to the ministry.
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Portland
Frank Gorman
Gorman
Dynamite Found Aboard White Star Liner Arabic
Officials confirm dynamite was found on board the White Star liner Arabic before its July 28 Liverpool voyage. A stewardess discovered the explosive wrapped in a newspaper, hidden between hot and cold water pipes in a waiting room. the device was in a volatile state that a slight jar could have detonated.
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New York
White Star Line
Liverpool
Church Faction Moves Against Pulpit Leader Over Stage Appearance
A faction within the church plans to remove the pulpit leader after he appeared on the stage. The dispute centers on the pastor’s public performance and the group’s challenge to his authority.
Magee threatens resignation over umpiring
Brooklyn Feds manager Lee Magee says he will quit if umpiring does not improve, a claim echoed by Fielder Jones. The odds he stays depend on looming changes and the teams' confidence in officials.
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Lee Magee
Brooklyn Feds
Fielder Jones
Magee
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