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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1916
Page
4
A critical 칭 discussion addresses a man about gender equality at work. The piece argues working women shoulder domestic duties after long days, balancing housework, meals, and chores, and questions whether men properly share the burden. It urges reflection on the home sphere and wage impacts.
Cornelia Glass leads a protest against any law that would arrest a woman for wearing overalls on a public street. She recalls the hobble dress era and argues for freedom of dress to avoid gendered policing. The piece contrasts past restrictions with current peasant style rebellion by young men in vivid attire.
Warrants issued for Albert M. Dickman Theodore B. Johns er Davidson and others charged with manslaughter over storing explosives in New York bay endangering lives. Indictments and arrests follow the death toll. calls for accountability echo after the Black Tom Island incident and a Chicago river steamer disaster a year ago.
The article notes a suit to enjoin local banks from lowering savings interest from 4 to 3 percent following a state bankers convention. It suggests banks hold large deposits, claim difficulty loaning funds, and implies borrowers are ready to take loans.
Anne Houghton, a veteran Metropolitan stock actress, confronts career pressure as Brauer pushes to sign next season. She worries over Elsie’s arrival and a looming choice between a Broadway break or continued stock work while Doctor Jim Wallace and old friendships offer support.
Chicago Aug 21 They are discussing the Home for Chorus Girls planned by Miss Florence Whittaker once a chorus dancer known as petite Florrie Spalding. She now advocates a social reformer role and evangelist work to aid show girls and aims to open homes in large cities for sick or penniless girls seeking refuge.
A collage of tangential quips and anecdotes follows, with comic bits on betting, improvised hats from stove collars, and household hacks. A deputy sheriffs misfortune and a curiously sharp remark on marriage finance are noted among dated musings.
A Filipino boy, G. V. Duran, in white lisnen, waits for three days at Seattle immigration headquarters for his former master Marion Martin of Manila. Duran gave his money to a friend on arrival aboard the Shidzuoka Meru, believing Martin would meet him. he remains destitute as Martin fails to appear.
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