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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1914
Page
4
A plea to Olympia lawmakers urges a broad amendment to the mothers pension law so that all destitute children of proper mothers receive benefits. The author argues divorce should not bar eligibility and that justice and humanity require uniform support for children regardless of marital status.
In editorials from The Seattle Star the piece warns that a fourth of a cent per mile freight rate increase will burden the average worker and favor highly indebted railways. It urges vigilance over railroad promises and stresses labor’s stake in prosperity and public rights.
The article argues President Wilson may back ready made spies and a government backed merchant marine to aid shipping and defense. It warns subsidy seekers push for exclusive franchises and profits while questioning long term benefits and risks of state run transport.
Henry Clay Falk, a man of color, stutters in police court as a police claim of rolling an intoxicated logger is discussed. The judge and officer decode his repeated use of rocks for dollars, then grant his release as Falk continues muttering the stilted speech on his way out.
A reader suggests naming a new men’s hat after the band feature and asks for ideas. The column includes a mix of questions about hair care, shingling etiquette, parcel post rates, and a joke about a talking horse reflecting light humor of the era.
Port land officials send 100 Royal Rosarians with wives and a 25 piece Rosarian band by special train to San Diego for Portland day ceremonies at the Panama California Exposition. Eugene Garrison from Seattle and Pearl Gaukel of Ridgefield are named among participants.
The miscellaneous column in Star Want Ads notes scattered listings and brief notices. It highlights odd jobs, goods for sale, service offers, and small personal notices with concise details and contact cues.
During 1870, amid the Franco Prussian war, the actress Sarah left the stage for hospital nursing among the wounded. She later joined the Comedie Francaise and earned high praise in the role of Dona Sol in Hernani. She was born to a lawyer father and a Dutch Jewish mother in 1944.
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