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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1910
Page
5
The public's loud demand thwarts a Gill machine plan to block voter registration. Seven city representatives desert the conspiracy, obeying the people’s will as Hi Gill pleads to avert punishment. A clear victory shows the power of collective opinion.
The article recalls Sir John Mandeville as a famed medieval traveler whose famed Travels claimed wonders across Tartary Persia Ethiopia and India. It notes his medal for travel taking was tied to a hoax and that no land or people were beyond his supposed journeys or wonders.
An exchange unfolds with a coy young woman delaying a decision on an engagement, promising to respond tomorrow. A male junior protests, declaring the ring was not bought on approval.
A fragment shows Adolf asking if Oagar is illiterate and if he writes belles lettres. Oagar replies he meddles with nobody's mail, revealing a playful miscommunication about language and literacy.
Bishop Hartzell on tour in America meets a colored father proud of his 16 children. The boy’s name is misheard as Judas Iscariot, prompting reflections on naming and scripture in a vivid anecdote from the Chicago Journal.
A first grade teacher pranks Tommy by spanking him after the colleague declines to act. The teacher calls for the child to her door, drags him to the dressing room, and administers discipline, then inquires about his response.
A column argues men seek elaborate haircuts and wigs while women face ridicule for vanity. It cites a Seattle barber and a hairdressing proprietor describing requests for false head dress and wigs, including a Malian boy buying four wigs to fit fashion.
New York critics note a booming street begging racket generating about 37 000 dollars daily and 11 100 000 yearly in profits. James Forbes cites 1 200 street mendicants photographed, split evenly between clever beggars and the visibly destitute. The piece also touches on theater trends including messenger tickets and early public telephones in venues.
A jumble of names phrases and stray quotes from a Boston Transcript style page includes mentions of paragliding ballooning oath taking a golf caddie and political chatter. The passage references Mr McKinney a judge a homebody anti Christman club and an inventor claiming night flights over Massachusetts towns.
In a storefront display a polished sign reading Bee No Evil attracts attention as a grand jury note hints at legal action. The fragmentary text suggests a civic or theatrical theme tied to a courtroom context.
Richard Carle stands out in the public eye for using Latin formed words in his stage numbers. He writes and produces musical comedies and recently found great success with Mary's Lamb, a music farce carried from last season. He has a droll voice and unique manner, though he cannot sing, yet he keeps audiences laughing and is likely to do so for years.
Judge L. E. B. Berges of the Southern States court in Michigan is tipped by Taft supporters as best candidate to replace Justice Horace H. Lurton on the Sixth Federal Circuit. Knappen, a lifelong Republican, born in Hastings and educated at the University of Michigan, was elevated to the federal bench Dec. 14, 1906. He is a Mason and Knight of Pythias, member of Psi Western, Sons of the American Revolution, has served on Grand Rapids school board, and is a regent of the University of Michigan.
Sidney Lee, noted in national theatre circles, recounted a humorous Stratford-on-Avon tale of a heat exhausted rider asking a passing youth if he was headed for Shakespeare's house. The youth replies that he is right but jokes that Shakespeare is dead and not in a hurry.
A crowd on Tenth and Harton Street watched a fox terrier, nose up, froth at its mouth, as an officer announced the dog must be killed for rabies. A passerby woman tried to lead it away but bystanders were warned to stay back.
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