Raising Fares Not the Solution for Municipal Street Cars
The city purchased the traction system hoping to keep nickels, improve service, and avoid higher fares. A 6.25 cent fare cut ridership by about 10 percent, with an 8.33 cent fare coming next month likely reducing riders further. The Star urges better management or public investment, noting the system cost $15 million but the city has paid no capital, and questions whether to resell the line or raise taxes to cover costs.
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Eee
Seattle
Municipal Railway
Star
Candid Colyum Fragments Mix Personal Tales and Comments
A garbled colyum blends personal anecdotes and local notes from Burleson to Seattle. It references Levy shows, job worries, rent concerns, and a plumber mishap in Marshall Michigan with stray thoughts on work, books, and weather. It also mentions Ivy Pace, Ada Evers, and a Hartford Indiana wind remark.
Seattle Through Time Quiz Questions
A quiz item lists historic Seattle facts and asks about the city’s first plot date, a local man honored by France, and the green fee at Municipal links along with prior questions detailing early water supply, a 1845 murder charge, and Dr. D B Maynard’s pioneering roles.
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Seatte
Seattle
Henry L. Wesler
Third Ave
Yesler Way
Yesler
Pioneer
Thomas Burke
Rev. L. A.banks
E. M. Carr
Frank Hanford
David H. Webster
Home Guard
Stewart
Maynard
Flattery and Mattery Across Royalty and Romance
Flattery's reach is tested on royalty and everyday people as readers note that praise can be thick and obvious or subtle. A clever woman offers four rules for compliments: be intellectual with pretty women, frivolous with the intellectual, serious with young girls, and saucy with older ladies.
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Dieraeli
Disraeli
Service to the Porter and the Pullman Porter
The article praises the Pullman porter, noting the porter’s low rank yet high demand. It argues that efficiency energy patience and promptness define service, and urges travelers to appreciate the porter the next time they ride a sleeper.
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Porter
Inquiring Readers Debate Church Influence
A series of citizen responses shows mixed views on whether church influence is rising. Several residents cite increased church attendance among youth and perceptions of societal impact, while others express uncertainty about the trend.
Short Time Left for the Ten Bucks Column Head
Readers are invited to suggest a brighter headline for this column with a deadline at week’s end. The best idea will win 100 silver washers.
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Colyum
Burleson
TEN Bucks
The Sandwich Origin Story From Montagu to Cook
The piece recalls how the sandwich got its name from John Montagu the Fourth Earl of Sandwich a noted gambler who allegedly ordered meat between bread during meals. It also notes Captain James Cook later named the Sandwich Islands in his voyages and hints at a playful memory of the inventor.
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Sandwich Islands
John Montagu
Sandwich
Boura
Bie
James Cook
Public work cures urged for unemployment and taxes
A Letter to the Editor argues that public projects with subsistence wages could reduce unemployment without exploiting workers. It urges steady public improvements regardless of business cycles and cites concerns about high taxes and judge vacations, urging cost controls and efficiency.
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the Star
C. Westergaard
46Th Ave
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