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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1907
Page
4
A fragmented insert from the Seattle Star listing publishing details and distribution notes. The readable items mention pricing, delivery, and a carrier notice with garbled OCR, plus a small public notice directed at subscribers and local post office details.
The freight shutdown cripples transcontinental trade hitting both wholesale and retail, with goods stuck in transit and stocks dwindling. Critics blame Wall Street manipulators led by Hill and Harriman for misused railway earnings and watered stock, arguing government control or ownership may follow.
A collage of humorous vignettes and quips from varied scenes. Jests span schoolyard recall of Samson’s weapon to a traveling farmer’s remarks about pigs and pulverized faces. A depot scene shows an old woman shielding a planned train disruption with calmResolve.
A collection of quirky items and verses including poem lines about misused credit, a nurse and patient exchange, a noisy water bottle question, a joke about a boy named T and his bat, a maternal prompt to Johnny, Mrs Brown’s quip, and a Portland Telegram parody about being stranded in an inland town with broken mails and trains.
Washington report notes a new decorative touch featuring ribbons and green accents. Miss Satterlee of the Girls Friendly Society hosts a luncheon in eastern Maryland showcasing pink ribbon roses and honeysuckle embellishments with a box of ribbon ornaments for a toilet table or cushion.
A long critique traces post conviction misuses in the Edalji case, noting outrages, anonymous letters, and alleged police reluctance. It compares the affair to Dreyfus, calls for Home Office access, and demands investigations into police corruption and administrative failures.
A stark contrast between a smiling Atlanta girl Ola Owens and a hollow eyed work child illustrates the cruelty of industrial child labor. Senator Beveridge pushes a national law to stop interstate transport of child produced goods, arguing longer infancy and harsher hours threaten American youth and future competitiveness.
Sociologist and suffragist Harriet Blatch details a rising child labor problem, noting 2 million American children ages 10 to 15 in gainful work, with 600,000 at 15 and 268,000 at 13. She cites Ola Owens in Atlanta as emblematic, mentions cotton mills in the South and glass factories in Pennsylvania, and argues America lags behind civilization standards.
An awkward scene unfolds as Pat recalls a football mishap and Molke jokes about a doctor misdiagnosis. The convention visit prompts a joke about shoes, with a politician claiming shoes drive out opposition to secure a unanimous Smith nomination.
The text portrays Mrs Blatch as daughter of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and a key figure in child labor reform. It notes her long study of the issue through personal investigation, including witnessing mill children in Fall River working long hours in steam vats and hemp processing. It urges readers to examine the photographs and judge for themselves.
Charles M. Schwab recalls a meal at a club when a friend, prompted by a toothpick incident, heard John W. Gates predict Steel shares would rise. The friend then sold Bree stock after a Gates tip, profiting about $20,000 as Steel fell below 9. The anecdote links a toothpick memory to a lucrative 1904 market move.
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