Man Who Runs 10 Cent Lodging House Faces Unemployment Debate
A veteran provider of cheap shelter for “down and outers” reflects on the unemployed issue. He notes 80 percent lack steady work, while 10 percent are hopeless wrecks, 10 percent victims of addiction. A national unemployment conference is urged to act. Also a Washington note reports girls taught to support families on nine dollars weekly.
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Taft
Uncle Sam
Washington
Will We Ever Learn
Cleveland manufacturer borrows for natural gas drilling and plans to sell surplus gas for 20000 while considering a family trip. The column argues natural gas is a public resource and urges state compensation to allow public ownership for the common good.
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Cleveland
Quips and Quarrels Fill a Busy Page
A sprawling miscellany of captions and snippets jokes about Congress Wall Street love life and public affairs. Notes abound on John D Rockefeller wealth Panama Florida and Chicago public health counts. Light gossip and punny quips mix with minor notices and curiosities from early 20th century daily life.
Husband Dead asks $60,000 in railroad suit
Lillian M. O'Daniels seeks $60,000 from Northern Pacific in a suit heard before Judge Dykeman. She claims her husband Calvin M. O'Daniels, a Northern Pacific passenger engineer, was killed in a wreck at Thorp Washington on January 6 1913 due to railroad negligence.
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Northern Pacific Railway
Dykeman
Calvin M. O'Daniels
Northern Pacific
Thorp
Wash
Pariah House Reformed as Dancing School by Rev Probst
Reverend Jacob Probst converts his notorious home in Patchogue into a dancing school aiming to reform residents. The move signals a community effort to redirect behaviors through social dance instruction and reformist activity.
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Patchogue, L. 1
Jacob Probst
Navy Yard Route Schedule Dispatches Change
Schedule fragment shows Cetmen Dock movements in Seattle with times around 0% 19:90 am and 3:96 2:00 referencing a Sunday service. Mentions Seturdery 1241 pm and Rotican Phese Mate 8161 with probable route adjustments and subject to change.
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Cetmen Dock
Seattle
Eltheut Rotican Phese
Editor's Mail on High Taxes by C W Hammer
In The Star the writer notes rising taxes burden homeowners and cites his own taxes from 1911 through 1918. He owns ten acres two miles outside city limits and urges taxpayers to demand a halt until working wages rise in step with tax increases.
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Star
C. W. Hammer
Star reader argues for Edward Swapp shooting justification
The letter recalls Edward Swapp a Seattle worker killed after attempting to obtain food for his wife and child. The writer argues workers justify action against a system that forces them to steal and questions the need to ask for aid.
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The
Star
Edward Swapp
Seattle
Letter praises Commissioner Hamilton for county progress
A February Star reader letter signed A. West, a road boss, urges giving Commissioner Hamilton some credit for the county commissioners' good work.
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Hamilton
West
Police stakeouts at cafes prompt city concern
A reader questions the police department in The Star, asking why three to five officers linger at cafe entrances while holdups rise, wondering if guards protect patrons or target women, and urging more beat walking for real protection.
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A Message to Thin Strong Folks About a Flesh Builder
An unsigned notice promotes Sargel as a digestion aid and weight gain solution. It claims fatty material absorption will raise thin individuals to a fuller, healthier look. The ad urges trying Bargol tablets with meals, promising rapid weight gain and a money-back guarantee if unsatisfied.
Billy Sunday Evangelist Draws Pittsburg Crowds
Pittsburg, Pa. February 18 Billy Sunday conducts a major evangelistic campaign drawing daily crowds of 40 000 to 60 000. His wife Ma Sunday aids him as guiding spirit. The revival has sparked a city wide controversy with opposition from clergy but continues to attract increasing numbers and funds.
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Pittsburg
Bunday
America
Moody
Whitefield
Clock Hands at 8 17 Myth About Lincoln Death
The diary notes that dummy clocks outside jewelry stores are thought to mark Lincoln's death time but actually show 8 17. The tale says a single maker in 1865 began painting 8 17 on all dummy clocks after hearing the news, a practice others copied.
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Censors Not to Interfere With Three Weeks at Seattle Theatre
The Seattle theatre will run Elinor Glyn's Three Weeks with no board censorship. Officials requested manuscript review but no copy available during rehearsals. Monday night sold out. advance sales indicate capacity crowds all week. The play, once condemned by clergy, is now viewed as a moral lesson. Tickets 50 cents at night or 25 cents for certain matinees.
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Seattle
Board of Theatre Censors
Third Avenue Playhouse
Theatrical Trust
Special Election on Port of Seattle Bond Proposals
Notice of March election in 1914 to approve bonds for harbor projects including $300000 for roof completion on Central Waterfront and $225000 for Salmon Jay Improvement. Details cover bond denominations 100 and 1000, maturities up to 42 years, interest 5-6 percent, tax or net income funding, with specific resolutions and prior bond replacements. Voting to occur March 34 1814 and March 8 1914 in Seattle area precincts with defined polling hours.
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County of King
HM. M. Chittenden
EB. Remsberg
Fort Commission
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