Northcliffe Remembered as Driving force Behind Public Service
An editor who served mankind, Northcliffe risked his life for liberty and truth. The piece recalls Britain in the Great War, shortages of munitions, and public anger against him, ending with his rise to viscount and his death as a war figure. It cites Dickens and moral health hints amid wartime reflection.
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Flanders
John Ruskin
Political Critique on Congress and National Crisis
A critical commentary recalls President Harding's appeal to Congress and alleges a sham quorum in Washington. It notes lawmakers returning home, fears over votes, and hints at inaction while noting distractions from football, freight rates, and taxi drivers training as auto racers.
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House of Representatives
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Congress
House
Washington
Ous Pelvale
Mi Politio
Ancient city find sparks debate over human origin
The Field Museum’s Dr. Mason reports a city remains 40 miles off Colombia challenging theories of mankind’s origin in the New World. The piece contrasts Darwinian views of ancestry with a conservative take on religious politics led by Mr. Bryan, warning against hasty conclusions about ape lineage.
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Field Museum
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Avridge Mann
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Hides and Seeks Senator Gerry on Tariff Costs
The piece argues tariffs raise living costs by shifting expenses to consumers and producers. It warns that hides and leather goods drive up prices while farm bloc allies favored free hides. It asserts tariffs are obstacles to free movement and revenue, urging alternative funding methods.
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Gerry
Seattle
Is She the Prettiest Girl in All Seattle
A submitted portrait for the Prince of Wales contest proclaims a downtown office girl as the city’s most beautiful and eligible. The letter hints at numerous admirers and warns the prince might be rebuffed, with the writer hoping she declines and remains in good company.
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Seattle
Prince of Wales
Beheadings and the American General Debt Puzzle
A wordplay puzzle describes removing first letters from words to yield new terms like a roof, top story, organ, contest, and more. It then hints at a famous American general linked to France debts as troops departed Europe. The solution chain reveals a riddle about a merchant with seven eggs in stock and half eggs in each transaction.
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France
United States
Europe
Learn a Word Everyday Mundane Meaning and Origin
The entry defines mundane as worldly with origin in Latin mundus meaning the world. It notes pronunciation and usage examples such as mundane astronomers describing stars and applies the term to ordinary everyday context.
Labor on liquor referendum debated in papers
A letter argues against allowing light wines and beer, warning it would expand drinking venues and weaken prohibition. The writer questions labor's stance, calling for sobriety and enforcement of a strong law, and urges voters to elect officials who will uphold prohibition. A DERGH.
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Friends of Light
A. Dergh
Seaview Park Question on Spending and Trees
A reader asks why the city would spend 130000 for a park with a sea view when 20 could cut down trees in Kinnear park to improve the view. He questions why the Golf and Country club isn’t cutting down fir trees that obscure the view.
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the Star
Kinnear Park
Golf and Country Club
Emerson
First Ave
Local Architect Chapter President Thanks for Comments
Carl F. Gould, president of the Washington State Chapter of ALA, thanks readers for remarks on hiring a Northwest architect for the community hotel. He notes wider coastal practice boosts public service and urges public recognition to encourage better professional effort.
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Architects
Carl F. Gould
Washington State
Ala
What the Managers Must Learn Editor
A critical reflection on industrial conflict and the need for reform in the current economic system. The author argues that global class tensions arise from perceived inequities in benefits and rights, and warns that democratic governments may face pressure from powerful groups if reforms are not pursued.
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The @tar
Superior foresight and the duty of efficient enterprise
The text argues that masses work for wages while rulers misuse power and fear. It claims ignorance and selfishness drive troubles, but pinpoints a deeper issue in the business idea that enterprises exist to profit owners. Real success comes from efficient production and distribution of useful goods or services.
Industry and Consumers Face Need for Reform Across Sectors
The piece argues railroads coal mines and other industries have failed to serve the public as managers chase profits. It calls for drastic policy changes to ensure better service and affordable coal transport and asks whether business leaders can realign aims toward value and consumer welfare.
Seattle Delays to Adopt Pass Plan Says City Officials
A Seattle street railway delay report asserts a twenty month wait on adopting the pass system has cost the city’s transit department about $2,000,000 and diverted fare revenues to sidewalks. The item cites Chicago’s transferable weekly ticket as a model and urges prompt public action by Seattle’s mayor and council.
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Seattle
Beattie
Chicago Elevated
Chicago
Seattle Street Railway Department
H. Petley
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