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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1913
Page
4
A father reads the Babe of Bethlehem from the family Bible to his children and amidst his flawed humanity delivers a powerful Christmas lesson about humility, virtue, and the enduring influence of the Christmas story. The scene links the Nativity to American values and Lincolnian ideals in a home full of appeal. A new sun spot area is noted as 400,000,000 square miles.
The Patriotic Chamber Committee of the New York Chamber of Commerce urges members and their employees to join the national guard and naval militia as a public example. The piece notes many could enlist and bemoans workers' sacrifices amid global conflict. It also cites high potato consumption in New York and a French autoboat claim, concluding with London police forming a trade union.
Mrs Thomas W Hepburn president of the Connecticut Woman's Suffrage Association leads delegates in Washington to expose vice conditions near the capital. She argues women will seek truth on whether white slavery is a necessary social condition and demands better housing and treatment for victims.
A man traveled to Washington to claim that Long Head grew from 2 250 to 40 000 by 1913. Officials doubt the figure and doubt the feasibility of such growth.
A collage of notes includes an imagined 10 cent church supper in Seattle area, small town items from New London and Cardington, a quip about trapping an ant, and jokes about a drowning cat. Also mentions public figures and satirical items from the era.
In a Seattle paper Charles Fuchtman former ILGWU Local 28 president claimed that J W W members sought turmoil and strikes. The local executive board cites his defeat for re election and says he acted alone before the central council. The signatories defend the Local 28 members and deny his charges.
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