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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1915
Page
4
The piece urges readers to conduct a personal year end inventory measuring conduct with family friends health habits and spirituality. It likens self assessment to business inventories and cites Dr. Sydney Strong urging readers to square up with themselves.
Secretary Daniels testified before the House Naval Affairs Committee that private contractors cannot supply satisfactory submarines. He argued America should produce its own war material rather than profit abroad, noting foreign competition and past sales of naval secrets. The country must prioritize government manufacture for quality and price.
A column complains that hatred between Germans and English is stoked by elites on both sides, while ordinary people suffer. It mocks war’s absurdities, notes German gunners’ accuracy and English plum puddings, and laments social divides. It also jokes about court divorces, marriage, and everyday curiosities as war unsettles life.
A collage of student verse and campus notices. References to lines about women labeled as shears dames bears and grouses evoke youthful satire. Includes brief notes on degrees, personality sketches, and a Paraguay revolution report fragment.
Public health guidance warns that city water is usually safe but authorities stress boiling water from wells or doubtful sources. The piece cites Dr. Alice Hamilton’s Chicago work and urges precautions to prevent typhoid by ensuring water is clean, avoiding contaminated sources, especially at travel and summer resorts.
A Southern reader argues that Leo Frank’s conviction rests on a criminal black witness. If the witness was indeed a criminal, Frank’s guilt stands. if not, the credibility of the white man is not superior.
A reader argues that easing taxes would protect ranchers from selling top cattle each year to cover costs, blaming current tax levels for forcing landowners to abandon productive holdings and push back toward subsistence farming.
In Elma on January 2 authorities investigate a misrouted California corpse believed to be Lucas Gumm. Lucas, later found alive as Edwin Norton, was mistaken for his brother. The incident prompts changes at the Tacoma offices of N. P. Holland Co as they plan a new zine between New York and Manila.
Washington reports the immigration bill including the literacy test passes the senate on Saturday and is expected to be vetoed by the president.
A reader rebuts charity during hard times and questions Town leadership. He argues a workingman deserves better than charity and says he would help himself if broke, asserting he is no different from W. W. or H. M.
The Star condemns land speculators for holding large tracts for speculation and backs aggressive action against them to ease burdens on home builders and the community.
The Seattle Sun editor E H Wells was honored by his employer, after the Sun’s suspension, with a unanimous vote of appreciation. The Star is asked to note the vote of confidence as a fair and considerate leader and trusted fellow worker.
In a letter to Representative Alexander, chairman of the house merchant marine committee, Secretary McAdoo notes the shortage of neutral ships needed to resume trade between Germany and the United States.
Philadelphia January 2 In a bold proposal the American Association for the Advancement of Science will request eminent scientists industrialists and politicians to permit autopsy brain donation for research after their deaths The move aims to advance scientific understanding and may influence public support for brain studies.
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