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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1919
Page
9
The Seattle Star publishes a Petenraph News Service dispatch from the United Areas Association outlining recent activities and developments within the group. The report summarizes organizational aims and mentions ongoing discussions among regional leaders.
The article accuses Senator Groff of intolerance and gutter politics amid a Senate battle over a bill rewarding ex service members. It alleges Groff opposes Lamping not the bill and accuses him of slandering Lamping. It suggests impeachment for indecent conduct and mentions Hog Island and pork costs.
A humorous venting piece warns young men of the dismal feeling after seeing a married friend with a wife and family. It contrasts content single life with later regrets, urging timely marriage to avoid becoming old and useless. The narrator, an old timer, concludes marriage may be the key to happiness despite humor and mock rivalry.
The piece argues for worker and soldier rehabilitation, contrasting sentimental views of supporting families with a cold, practical push to treat human material as a key national asset. It praises Burnquist and state commissions, questions global aims, and envisions a world shaped by productive labor rather than conflict.
A witty critique notes Dame Fashion’s return to feminine fluff despite returning soldiers. It lampoons Pash ton’s policy on skirt length, cheekily predicting travel trouble and shopkeepers’ attitudes as wider society debates style and comfort.
A reader commends The Star for sincerity and courage in supporting American values. The letter defends the paper against boycotts and affirms loyalty to the publication, urging continued support from all readers.
The Star applauds editorials praising coverage of a nationwide strike in Seattle. The writer denounces the general strike as coercive and harmful, accusing organizers of selfish aims and promising aid they could not deliver. Pro bono civitatis.
W M Elliott appeals to The Star readers as a friend of workers and unions. He condemns Bolshevik and anarchist influence, praises The Star for standing against radicalism, and urges patriotic union leaders to cleanse their ranks of W I W Bolsheviki to protect American labor and contracts. Elliott signs from 228 Railway Exchange Building.
The War Mothers of America announce a peace program to sustain the democracy their sons defended. They advocate anti German teaching in schools, boycott German goods, promote pro American talks, and memorial efforts while maintaining monthly meetings on the 11th.
Alya Wix of the Leary Building in Seattle asserts the Star Spangled Banner returns to its birthplace in triumph and spirit. The poem celebrates freedom, divine blessing, and renewed national identity with fervent patriotic imagery.
A collage of witty quips and fictional vignettes from Tit Bits and similar columns. Snippets include a nautical exchange, a joke about calling a companion when passing a ship, and playful lines about love, marriage, and social observations. The tone echoes light humor and period newspaper miscellany.
Andrieus A Jones of New Mexico a lawyer and stock raiser born in Tennessee and educated in Indiana. As chairman of the senate woman suffrage committee he introduced the Susan B Anthony amendment, though he is mocked as a mere man in a male senate.
Washington dispatch notes Taft's rising appeal to labor due to his role as Joint Chairman of the War Labor Board. A Bethlehem Steel hearing scene shows Taft pressing company officials over back pay and compliance with board decrees, signaling a potential 1920 Republican nomination against W. G. McAdoo.
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