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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1903
Page
4
Editorial message urging empathy and social uplift, arguing that despite wealth and progress many suffer in silence. It cites public hunger, mob violence against Jews, and wartime fear, concluding that compassion remains essential and present in every city heart.
The piece urges a thorough investigation of post office affairs and mail contracts. It claims Democrats push for inquiry, seeking deeper scrutiny of railroads, weighing seasons, and potential party-linked corruption, while warning against exposing guilty figures on both sides.
Superior Judge Morris ruled on a petition by Mose Goldsmith seeking damages and a restraining order after a dispute over a mother and daughter duo. The Chapman women testified their act is ordinary and not worth disruption, while Goldsmith argued for restraining action to protect his concert plans. Arcade theater manager M. M. Riley faced potential contempt for interference.
In a Star reporter interview Secretary Arthur H. Pranela praised Beattie delegates, calling it the most successful session with retirees and developments across the Northwest. He favored irrigation talks led by the Irrigation Congress and noted the Commercial Congress as broader in scope.
A romance unfolds when Chea HM Jackson returns from the Philippines to wed Olive Belle Hopkins, the woman who believed him dead. A mistaken death, wartime separation, and a hidden identity culminate in a second marriage after a long, silent ordeal.
One hundred pounds of ambergris valued at about $64,000 were seized yesterday. Customs men, led by Captain Grant and Adam of the Nestigee Shirte, arrested owners Charles Todd and John Hughes after they returned from a trip to Victoria. The ambergris, used in perfumes, was found in the safe of a Puget Sound boiler works and had been brought from the area around Victoria.
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