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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1909
Page
4
A critical dialogue between Taft and Attorney General Wickersham is mocked for griping about 5000 volumes of criminal statutes and inadequacies in enforcement. The piece questions motives, cites political sniping, and lampoons vocalities about law and reform.
Frederick Alexander Duncan a Ponca Oklahoma native and Plaza Hotel clerk sketches notable guests from memory using a pocket sketch pad. He recalls John W. Gates and Marjorie Gould among society figures he has drawn during late night shifts and ballrooms.
Alfred C Crozier warns hard working Americans about persistent abuses by big banks and trust companies in Wall Street lending and collateral schemes. He details how banks foreclose on stock collateral without owner consent, using loans secured by shares held by multiple people, and whisking profits from the defaulted brokers to themselves. He predicts a looming market squeeze and shows how public victims are repeatedly harmed by insider practices.
A chaotic column reports Carl Reiter of the Orpheum claiming a supremely persistent man in Seattle. A snappy exchange over twine payment leads to a humorous note about profit and a penny. Other vignettes describe porch routines, a daughter greeting a host, a terrier on Madison street, and a mock polite suitor misidentification near the Louvre saloon.
Wichita doctors, testing a local boy thought to have consumption, found a shingle embedded in his lungs via X ray. The bit of hardware likely caused years of illness, and its removal may end the boy’s long term health issue.
A jumble of quotes and snippets reflects social views on love marriage and gender roles. The piece references experiences from New York and Dallas newspapers and includes wry aphorisms about money love and social expectations.
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