Northwest products exposition planned at Seattle port terminal
The Star reports a major display of Pacific Northwest goods to be staged at the Spokane terminal of Seattle port in late July. Fifty Portland and Tacoma furniture firms plan booths, with Seattle manufacturers also contributing, as part of a broader push to develop local factories and create jobs in 1922.
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Spokawest
Port of
Seattle
Portland
Tacoma
The
Star
Northwest
Newberry Senate Seat Buyout Sparks Unseating Talk
The text details alleged corruption in the Newberry campaign with $195,000 spent by relatives and friends, violating Michigan’s $3,750 limit. It argues Newberry is responsible for the purchase of his seat and urges Congress to unseat him, noting the broader impact on Senate credibility and public trust.
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Newberry
United States Senate
Michigan
Senate of the United
Senate
Poindexter
Jones
Modern violin triumph over famed Stradivarius in Paris
In Paris at the Conservatoire a crowd of expert musicians compared a Stradivarius with a contemporary instrument. They voted for the modern fiddle and marveled at its quality, despite the Stradivarius legacy. The note adds varied musings on tradition versus new, and a quip about thieves and a minister's silverware.
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Antonius Stradivarius
Conservatoire
Paris
Yellow car defies law in Pennington Hotel area
A reader complains of a bright yellow seven passenger automobile parked in restricted zones near the Pennington Hotel. The car repeatedly blocks a police post and one hour lane, with license 126090 and 18349 tag numbers. The writer asks how the vehicle evades enforcement and vows to detour home.
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Mditor
Star
Searing
Pennington
Dora
Ninth Ave
Star Reader Under Fire Over $90 Monthly Opinion
Ray LaVene criticizes a reader who claimed $90 a month is not bad while arguing by sharp contrasts with Chinese families living on pennies daily. The letter questions the reader’s income and motives, suggesting a bank job and anonymity behind the name Star Reader.
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Reader
Star Reader
Star
Living on 90 a Month and the Tax Burden on Homeseekers
The Star argues that city workers' $90 monthly pay shifts tax costs onto homeowners and taxpayers. It warns of rising taxes from 34 to 74 mills, urging rate relief to prevent property losses, stimulate investment, and avoid driving lenders and residents away. It predicts unrest if salaries are not cut and tax rates reduced.
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Short
State Federation of Labor
King County
Canada
South America
Bemidea
River Crossing Gives Courage and Tragedy in Clearwater
In a Yukon style rescue gone awry, Bill Mulvaney and Virginia Tremont brave a raging Clearwater crossing. Bill struggles to save Virginia as her horse sinks, revealing the dangers of the frozen river and testing loyalties among the expedition party led by Lounsbury.
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Bill Bronbon
Rutheford
Clearwater
Bill
Bill Iw
Harold Lounsbury
Virginia Tremont
Lounsbury
Kenly Lounsbury
Vosper
Kenly
Virginia
Altho
Gray Lake Cabin
Griaaly River
Vorper
Lounabury
Ashe
Buster
Iveina
Mulvaney
Paper War and the Ford Kilowatt Currency Idea
The writer explores a speculative scheme where fiat paper money is backed by kilowatt value tied to the Muscle Shoals project. He ponders $20 bills representing ownership, varying earnings, and interest, and questions nonconvertible notes versus gold standards, citing Napoleon era experiences with inflation and repudiation.
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Muscle Shoals Project
Ford
Napoleon
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