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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Jan 24, 1917

Page

5

Why Not Abolish Congress and Its Laws

A critique argues Congress and the presidency fail to make laws, citing the Adamson eight hour act and other rules. It questions why federal actions become law only after Supreme Court review and whether labor or business laws differ in treatment. It challenges legal processes and the role of the court in validating statutes.

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Unbelievable Duncan and Cameron Tie Legislature Seats

A recount showed C Duncan and J J Cameron tied for a legislative seat in Olympia. The Republican majority committee recommended treating Cameron as the winner for two weeks of service, and the house acquiesced in a rare outcome.

Unbelievable C. Duncan J. J. Cameron Lincolnty Cameron House Duncanly Olympia

Pension Bill Rejected as City Employees Pay Burden

The Pension Law council should repeal the old-age pension bill submitted for public vote. It shifts all maintenance costs to city employees and benefits insurance companies, failing to be a true pension system worth debate or passage.

Pension” Law Council

Senators Urge State Takeover of All Water Power Sites

Six senators advocate state control of all water power sites amid protests by investors in watered stock. The push calls for government ownership to ensure fair access and orderly development.

Five types of goulash and collar fashions in Snohomish

A cooking expert lists five goulash kinds with taste notes from bad to good. Everett youths in Snohomish county wear celluloid collars due to linen costs, challenging the old belief about local dress. An artist’s aims may be good despite bad designs. Skinner and Eddy’s reduces hires to deter moths in steel plates. A worker fired for lateness offers the retort “For work” when asked why.

Everett W. K Snohomish County

Bat Wing Bowles Seeks Truth Behind Mysterious Letter

In a Western tale, Samuel Bowles confronts a coded letter misaddressed to Sam Houghton while tensions rise with Dixie Lee and Brigham. Bowles reveals an alias and a hidden past, sparking questions about identity as the troupe heads toward a roundup.

Bowles Ia Bowles Samuel Bowles Samuel Dixie Lee Hardy Atkins Dixie May Hardy Atkine Houghton Kat Wing Bowles Samuel Howles Henry Lee Brigham Howles Tenderfoot New York Miss Lee Brig Chula Vista Home Ranch Bat Wing Samuel Houghton Dixie Cowboy Ater Makeother

Van Lear Elected Minneapolis Mayor as Socialist Candidate

Van Lear, a 47 year old machinist and former miner, won the Minneapolis mayoral race last autumn as a socialist. He served in the Fifteenth U. S. Infantry and is identified as a mine worker with the common schooling background.

van Lear Minneapolis Minnesota Fifteenth U. S. Infantry

Letters to the Editor The Star Letters on carnival aid and sheriff salary

The Star prints reader letters supporting a Seattle Yacht Club carnival and squadron cruise for Alaska purchase and Lake Washington canal anniversaries. A second letter argues sheriff salaries should rise from 2400 to 5000 dollars for first class counties, urging fair pay and noting the bill's effective date after the next election.

Carnival the Star Seattle Yacht Club Alaska Lake Washington Canal Northwest N. H. Latimer Ccity Union Sheriffs’ Association

Pauper Evans Seeks Aid and Is Committed to Poor Farm

Portland report notes Ch Evans aged 70 formerly of the Evanses-Sontag gang in California applied for county aid today and was committed to the poor farm after proving his pauper status.

Portland Ch Evans Infornia County Today

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