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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1906
Page
4
A brief note on a Ballard Avenue gathering and a weekly meeting schedule. The entry mentions the Seattle Star Furnishing Co in Seattle and a Sunday gathering with dates and payments for subscribers.
The piece recalls James Hazen Hyde fleeing to Paris while McCurdy McCall Alexander and Depew endure personal and reputational ruin from a life insurance scandal. It argues universal moral law punishes dishonesty more severely than any legal penalty, urging readers to fear divine and moral consequence.
The speaker argues Congress must boost Pacific naval presence with more warships, docks, and government yards, and establish a southern Pacific naval base. He notes navy upkeep costs are small relative to national wealth and urges a broader defense beyond the Atlantic focus. The piece criticizes current allotments and calls for immediate congressional attention.
A provocative call urges readers to suspend focus on river and harbor graft and embrace ten minutes of patriotism. The statement frames patriotism as a corrective lens for public service and accountability.
Eleven people across the country donated to the conscience fund in January, totaling over $800, reflecting broad honesty about past government graft. The note recalls that only about $800,000 has been returned from long history of federal misdeeds, versus trillions in overall federal activity.
The piece describes pressure for a state law to ban filthy mattress manufacturing amid health board inaction. It notes imports of raw wool from China and Japan for mattresses and cites officials Dr Weg of the state board and Dr Ludlow of the city health board debating jurisdiction and funding limits.
Washington customs reports show Puget Sound ports loading more wheat in seven months than any world port, boosting Northwest shipping stature. Railroads race to gain Northwest footholds to capture grain trade profits as global buyers learn the crop quality from the Northwest.
A chaotic yarn blends wedding misreadings with gossip and mock letters. The piece cites a mock minister exchange at a Jenkine Jones ceremony and teases political figures while weaving in satirical asides about social letters and a parade of quirky names and phrases.
In Indianapolis on February 19 Governor Henry prompts a shipping inquiry amid alleged irregularities. a western trust firm is said to seek a cotton flour and bridge timber trade with Japan. The liner Beastie Dollar, bound for Antwerp, carries 6000 tons of cement and freight. Al-Ki sails to Skagway with mining machinery and provisions. L. M. Grey and W. H. Cooper launch Gray, Cooper & Co marine underwriters at 120 Yester Way.
Steamer Robert Dollar heads for Los Angeles with lumber and passengers. Olympic sails for San Francisco with lumber and passengers. Rainier arrived from San Francisco with general merchandise and leaves Tuesday. Revenue cutters Bear and Thelle to be commissioned after repairs at Risdon Iron Works. An unknown ship reportedly collided with the Piritieh vessel Coleste near Payte Harbor and may have been blown to sea. Lyra cleared for the Orient with 14 009 tons of freight.
Fred E. Sander, real estate dealer, promotes a year of free transportation on the Seattle Everett interurban line with every tract bought in Allendale, a new addition two and a half miles north of the city on Allen lake. The offer aims to lure buyers to a suburban lakeside home site and promises a future value rise as the development grows.
On February 19 events range from the 1869 US Senate organizing a Dont Worry club to 1777 naval hazing legacy. A 1982 remark about Packers and street railways appears with a quip about art, marriage, and a blunt street-level exchange.
Two cards won the Old Oak cash prize of 23 dollars for January. The prize is advertised as the easiest money on earth and cards may be obtained by simply asking at the Mon Shoe Store.
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