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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1908
Page
4
The Seattle Star lists Ballard agency services with mail subscriptions at twenty five cents per month and weekly delivery options. It notes private exchanges for building mail, carrier delivery, and post office registration processes.
The Star defends its campaign coverage and urges Seattle voters to reelect Mayor William Hickman Moore, praising his crime reduction and Sunday saloon closures while accusing John F. Miller of liquor industry influence and law enforcement laxity. It calls readers to deliberate with family before voting.
A speaker at the Miller rally at the Grand Opera House questions Chief Wappenstein’s duty to respond to department criticism. The piece accuses Prosecuting Attorney Mackintosh of neglecting official duties to run John F. Miller’s campaign and claims deputies Vanderveer Herald and Perry assist, delaying cases. It argues these officials seek to govern Seattle via campaign rules.
The speaker claims Chief Wappenstein would become the tool of Harriman if Miller wins, alleging ties to saloon interests and corrupt political rings. Cites Ken Mackintosh and Harry Watson Cornell as influential figures in Seattle's restricted district, urging scrutiny of Miller camp rhetoric.
A chaotic stage dialogue shows characters arguing over manners and money in broken humor. The scene features mispronounced German accents and a fading sense of sanity as performers dodge blame and a public reprimand.
A collage of quotes and snippets from newspapers and columns. Jocular lines critique politics and society, with jokes about truth telling, cottage cheese as flirtation, and a motorman thanking a helpful truck driver. Includes reflections on fame and odd reputations.
Washington correspondent critiques nepotism and graft in U S politics, recalling Senator Davis and Vice President Fairbanks payroll controversies and the Coolidge Treasury appointment. The writer notes public tolerance, mocks temperance tales, and lampoons cocktail lore surrounding Roosevelt era figures.
An opinion piece calls for forming a Best Girls Union or branches of the Marriageable Maids to guard fair courtship, ban widows, and curb rival schemes. It mocks beaux copyright and proposes a Widows Auxiliary, seeks public reform of male suitors and the so called Chalf Warmers Guild.
A garbled dialogue features a talkative barber and Mr Chones about elections. The speaker debates candidacies and political actions with heavy dialect and humorous mockery. The scene hints at November elections and party loyalties amid playful nonsense.
A reflective note argues that despite rivalries and personal power in railroad politics, the author will not weaken the fight for right led by Theodore Roosevelt. The letter hints at Coolidge, Leslie Shaw, Philander Kaos, and references to Cannon, Rath, and Roosevelt administration.
U S Navy Yard offers trips aboard the Boundaf delt with battleships Oregon and Wisconsin, cruisers Colorado and Pennsylvania, training ship Philadelphia, and the mammoth dry deck torpedo boats. Nebrasks arrival signals broader fleet in town with boats leaving Pier 2 for the trip daily at several times for 50 cents.
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