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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1911
Page
4
A fragmented OCR passage references races at Madison Park with plans for a clean meet. It mentions August 16 as a starting date, and notes a publicity league and municipal plans for the event. The text also includes stray phrases about pardons, coats, and miscellaneous items without clear context.
A heated column charges Vice President Sherman with stacking a conference committee to deadlock the Borah resolution for popular election of senators. It details the Senate and House conferees Nelson Clark Bacon Olmstead Rucker and denounces their actions as burying the measure. The piece warns the fight will resume if the scheme passes.
A child raised by strict parents went to a circus with his nurse and exclaimed that his mother would abandon prayer meetings if she ever attended. Also a goat was arrested for burglary in the city yesterday, humorously noted as leading its class in novelty.
Martinez, once known as the hermit of Broadway, died at age 88 after two decades living in a hotel. The piece notes his escape from a religious atmosphere and mentions Paris propriety trends as part of a broader satire.
A Seattle Star reader commends the paper for practical reform talk and voices opposition to recall efforts citing new petition rules and candidate shortages. The letter warns against coal land exploitation via government rail access and warns widows and orphans about watered stock and high dividends. It also notes upcoming races at Madison Park and a furnished rooms ad.
A fragmented poetic piece reflects on Noah and Methuselah drifting rather than reforming, with references to Native Americans and abrupt, surreal lines about a crippled owner and a diamond. The text portrays disjointed images of nature, fate, and illicit ambition without a clear narrative.
Article outlines a looming crackdown before January 1, 1912 as China bans opium with a plan to shift officials. It describes Pacific Coast port smuggling tactics, use of liners’ cowls and hidden tins, and the Hong Kong ring’s urgency to move drugs before reforms take effect.
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