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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1906
Page
4
The Seattle Star runs notices about postal matters and advertising rates. It mentions a second class mail designation and prepaid rates, with a reader update on how papers are sent and received in Seattle Washington.
The Field estate distribution dwarfs earlier sums with eight million to the Field museum and multi millions for widow, daughter, daughter in law, grandchildren, and other relatives. The writer notes Mrs Field’s wealth and questions how to dispose of vast riches when heirs themselves are wealthy and future gifts may burden recipients.
The Star urged a strong official response to lax Pacific coast sea voyage safety after the Valencia disaster. It praised the General Slocum verdict as a model and argued for a dramatic Pacific coast prosecution to deter shipowners from lax lifesaving practices. It tied reforms to a crackdown under Senator Perkins and the national law.
A collage of brief clips includes a mortifying moment when a preacher’s false teeth vanished after a sneeze, jokes about cars and baby carriages, and light notes from a few columns. Also features trivia like today in history, local quirks, and a dog missing case with a reward offer.
Washington reports expose members of Congress as using free railway passes for private gain. The long battle over mail contracts and subsidies reveals graft, with critics calling for a formal investigation and reforms to curb railways’ influence on lawmaking.
A Cyclone drives a massive clearance in the annex with women suits cut to five dollars from twelve and eighteen, plus a second group at ten dollars offering broadcloth and worsted styles. Children’s coats and women’s waists follow at five dollars and seventy five cents respectively, all in varied fabrics and sizes.
The experts examine the footwear to determine solid leather content versus counterfeit material. They assert the shoe world is well understood and that only good shoes remain.
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