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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1906
Page
4
A historical plea argues there is no basis for determining reasonable rates and proposes a seven member interstate commerce investigation committee. The plan seeks detailed cost data, public methodology, and open disclosure to shape future legislation and tariff standards.
The essay laments Chauncey M. Depew’s decline framed as a death by own action. It warns that health, spirit, and power fade while the nation learns a hard moral lesson about greed and the consequences of personal choices. It emphasizes that fame, honor, and happiness vanish as society witnesses the ruin.
A Seattle Times report reveals the Seattle Electric Company is $164 019 65 in the red after last year. Citizens doubt the tale of hunger in car barns and municipal street railway worries prompt calls for philanthropic scrutiny.
Daniel R. Torgen of Chicago argues money itself is not evil but the love of money shrivels souls. He contrasts money lovers with those who pursue money for the game and use it well. The piece extols virtues like courage patience and self denial in earning money while condemning worship of the dollar.
Philadelphia essayist Miss Agnes Repplier argues clothing empowers women and weakens male authority. She says long as men wear costumes that show strength and charm, women accept them as masters. With men abandoning bright dress, she fears dominance will shift to women unless men return to ornate attire.
The Star Dust column features playful banter about a rift between a man and his wife with New York and North Dakota as settings. Comedic notes mock police beat constraints and include wagers on ground hog day forecasts from Mexico City. Puns honor ball players with hands on base names and quirky titles.
The item notes a Feb 12 1642 event where a stranger in New York wins $1,250,009 in a poker game, suspected to be John W. Gates. The text then shifts to unrelated dated lines about ice prices, boastful banter, and a Mrs Chas Yerkes remark, ending with a fragment.
A traveler recalls meeting an old prospector in a mountain cabin. The man reveals an ancient Indian grave and a buried treasure of gold and artifacts, driven to madness by greed and love. The narrator eventually uncovers the grave, learns the grave’s secret, and ends with marriage to Agnes.
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