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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1918
Page
4
The article criticizes Postmaster General Burleson as wielding great power over democracy and business, arguing the Post Office Department is badly damaged, possibly due to profit focus and labor pressure. It cites delayed mail from Tacoma as an example and calls for swift wartime reform.
The article discusses Germany under Kaiser Wilhelm rejecting Count Czernin's terms of peace. It critiques the German demand for annexations and indemnities and questions the morale of the German people as the war drags on. Austria's Litovsk signals deep opposition to concessions.
The article questions basing railroad rate increases on war era profits while pre war years left railroads near bankruptcy. It cites 1945 to 1916 income figures and debates whether guaranteeing 4 to 6 percent on war business is sound policy or a path to profiteering, noting public interest in railroad security.
A Forbes Magazine feature lists 50 top American finance and business figures chosen by vote. Among them 24 come from poor or struggling beginnings while 17 had well off parents. only one is a schoolteacher. The piece hints at social mobility and notes how early life shapes success.
A collage of letters and verses from readers in various places. The notes include a Pennsylvania boast about a 24 inch carp, comic quips about chewing tobacco, a Camp Lewis correspondent's taunts, a wartime patriotic verse for Woodrow Wilson, a Menominee Herald-Leader item about a wrecked engine, and a Malvern fireproofing factory fire with a quip about keeping materials away from water. A final remark ponders war and peace against the Kaiser.
A note from Nevada Iowa reports a fair crowd at the Boller opera house on Saturday evening for a program titled This Is the Life. The weather kept some from attending while Woolley & Co of Chicago are named as manufacturers of a 6¢ popular ballad Dont Always Believe the Doctor performed by Hy Berton Brairy.
Special dispatch profiles William Gibbs McAdoo, detailing his rail career from early street railway ventures in Knoxville to tunneling projects in New Jersey and New York. It highlights his motto The public be pleased, his patient dealings with passengers, and his varied roles as lawyer, secretary of the treasury, and dishwashing baker in youth.
Washington January 5. Senators hostile to Wilsons plan would contest the proposed government compensation to railroad stock and bondholders as excessive and unnecessary. The battle likely in the Senate led by Cummins with Moorah Norrin Kenyon and Hiram Johnson. La Follette opposes, Gore Vardaman Kirby clique backs opposition.
In Cleveland on January 5 burglars rang the doorbell at the home of Charles Rigler, National League baseball umpire. One intruder was punched by Rigler and taken to a hospital by police. the second burglar escaped.
A desperate battle unfolds around Anahuac Texas as United States forces combat the pink boll worm, an invasive pest from India and Egypt that has crossed the border. Congress allocates 250000 dollars while Texas funds curb efforts as seed destruction and quarantines shift to halt the spread. A possible wide cultivation ban near the Gulf coast is discussed.
An alphabetical list of WWI French and Allied terms with translations. Entries cover ranks, weapons, locations, and phrases such as Napper, Napper meaning head. Nine-Point-Two howitzer. No Man's Land. Poilu for French private. Periscope for observation and submarine guidance. Over the Top. and other battlefield slang.
In Milwaukee and several cities horse meat is consumed. Between Aug 1 and Nov 15 about 51,000 pounds were inspected for market use, priced 6 to 12 cents per pound. Horses for slaughter undergo ante mortem inspection at a central market to ensure freedom from disease. unusable animals are destroyed. Shops may not sell other meats, and restaurants serving horse meat must display a six inch high notice.
A reader asks how to identify internal cancer early enough for cure. The text notes common warning signs include persistent indigestion, unexplained weight loss, and changes in skin or body color.
Early Bird Florida January 5 Seminole Indians, facing high living costs, attempt to pay for goods with wampum beads. Merchants would have refused, risking a revolt, but a New York firm offered to take all obtainable wampum to manufacture eyes for doll babies.
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