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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1912
Page
4
A jumble of local items notes a mayoral decision, a suspension bridge over the Cedar river, and past labor actions. It recalls Maggie Cline’s ragtime, new and old songs, and a mix of odd anecdotes about townspeople and a New York Four Hundred joke. Also mentions a stew tag, jokes about Americanization, and local comments by Josh Wise Bays.
The article warns that within two years of the canal’s opening about 100000 southern European immigrants may reach the Pacific coast. It argues Pacific conditions differ from the East where immigrants fill many factories and mines, noting most newcomers become farmers or horticulturalists and urging a plan for the Coast to absorb them.
A clipping notes a father shopping early for Christmas and reports a peace conference possibly extended due to heated peacemakers. Prof Louis Blanc testifies that seven New York high school students cannot add 1 plus 1, alarming educators. President Wilson intends a cabinet of essential or party-harmonizing men, with an official announcement forthcoming.
Baroness von Suttner of Germany muses she hopes to be American in her next incarnation and jokes about a trans Atlantic steamer journey. County Assessor Hopkins of Los Angeles admits uncertainty while being mocked for proposing to assess society women’s lingerie, clarified as silk tights by the women.
Special wireless dispatch from Kriss Kringle Land reports the Santa Claus doll factory was robbed last night. Thieves stole the entire stock of dolls eyes, threatening to blind the season for children. detective Jack Forcet heads the case using a disguise and toy dogs to trail clues.
Jeff Davis a Chicago socialist book dealer has been elected national head of the International Brotherhood Welfare Ren. of the Unemployed founded by James Eads How. The group claims up to one million unemployed and plans its annual convention in New Orleans January 28 to February 2. Davis says the role allows him greater ability to aid hoboes than any mayoral position.
In Santa Ana California a thug who killed one and wounded four others before being killed by a posse last week was not Joe Matlock of Eugene Oregon. Matlock’s father J D Matlock examined the body and confirmed the identification.
A lighthearted question about the Browns activity in charity is met with the answer that they host many of their country relatives during the winter. The remark suggests visible family hospitality rather than formal giving.
The text references Reinback Mond Jas and a radiator issue linked to Grundy. It also alludes to Felix Frankfurter and a political metaphor about war dogs. The excerpt is fragmented with unclear dates and roles.
The Star prints readers urging a minimum wage law to limit Japanese labor on coast track work and keep wages from falling. A Seattle produce company is criticized for underpaying, failing to respond to box quotations, and yielding a $5.65 settlement to an East Sound family after delays.
A humorous montage notes wives repurposing gramophone records for chores and a playful jab at punctuality and courtships. It touches on a Michigan divorce quickie and a chemist blundering on alcohol’s elixir origins, ending with a quip about waiting for others.
A jumble of street chatter from New York December 23 reports a prank where a press agent is duped into a bogus million dollar venture by a newspaper man. The tale includes a fake inventor and a selling of a dream, with bystanders laughing at the failed scam and assorted asides about powder, horses, and politics.
A jumble of names and phrases notes new hires at Vera Wise, mentions a two cylinder auto and fashion reverting to horses, plus comments on Christmas editions and local advertising efforts. scattered references include Maumee Advance Era and Park Center with stray names and events from 1876 era.
Charlies Myers visited an uncle in Hudson who is gravely ill and near death. The uncle has his fin at home and has chosen a cemetery grave. Modern Life notes children leaving, marrying, divorcing, and a lingering question about the congress.
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