Hotels Should Hire American Veterans Instead of Japanese Staff
The letter condemns major Seattle hotels for employing Japanese workers over returning American soldiers. It praises Butler and Savoy for hiring veterans and urges Washington Frye Seattle to lead in employing true-blue Americans. It warns public opinion will rise to pressure hotels to change and avoid being un-American.
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Washington
Frye
Seattle
Butler
Savoy
Schwager-Nettleton
Thorndike debunks myths on brains and character
In Harper's Magazine Dr. Edward L. Thorndike argues quick boys excel early but steady effort yields top ranks, and intelligence correlates with desirable character. He cites Pasteur Carrel the Mayo brothers James Ford Edison and Thorndike as examples. Clarence A. Hamm arrives in New York aboard the Martha Washington as the last Seattle AE F member to return after over a year away.
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Peck
Edward L. Thorndike
Teachers’ College
Columbia University
Harper’s Magazine
Thorndike
Columbia Phychologist
Mayo Brothers
William James
Ford
Edison and
Clarence A. Hamm
New York
Martha Washington
Seattle
Wart on a finger and a nation’s free speech debate
A fable styled critique compares cutting off an arm to silencing free speech in America. It argues lawmakers push to curb dissent over a minor issue, likening it to burning a barn to kill a mouse and blaming commission men for H. C. L. shortages and profiteers.
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America
Congress
Senators Push Peace Time Sedition Law Over Free Speech
The piece laments a Senate approval of a sedition measure for peacetime, likening it to wartime espionage laws and warning it would muzzle dissent. It invokes Jefferson, Hamilton, Franklin, Milton, and the idea that truth thrives in open debate as it recalls the first aerial funeral of Charles J. Abrams.
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Congress
United States Senate
House
Senate
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
Benjamin Franklin
John Milton
Milton
Charles J. Abrams
Elijah
We’ll Say So and Miscellany from the Era
A collage of quips and short items notes humorous asides about a seated man on a Madison streetcar, a mayoral tale from Seattle, a Japanese police case, Lloyd George's gifts of time, a two family monument offer, a stolen Arizona governor hat, and Geraldine Farrar changing costumes.
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Arizona
Phoenix
Geraldine Farrar
Uncle Sam MD Lee Answers Questions on Empyema and Yeast
Uncle Sam M D Lee explains empyema as pus in the pleural cavity and outlines treatment including drainage, Carrel-Dakin fluid use, and lung re expansion. He covers yeast use in skin diseases, cautions against self treatment, and notes medical supervision.
The Conversationalist by Dr Frank Crane
A guide to polite talk outlines how a good conversationalist listens, speaks clearly and kindly, avoids boasting or sarcasm, and keeps the discussion balanced. The piece notes modest, sincere expression and attentiveness as keys to engaging company and leaving others wishing for a repeat visit.
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Han Bi
Tennyson
Brook
Reader opinion on capital punishment and Isom White
The writer argues against state execution for Isom White and contends he was not in his right mind. He suggests asylum care for the feebleminded and questions the fate of the 15-year-old companion left motherless. The piece reflects moral outrage and a plea for care over punishment.
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the Star
Isom White
Ruth Garrison
Historical executions and political plots tied to January 30
The article recalls events on January 30 across years: Digby’s 1606 execution for involvement in the Gunpowder Plot, Charles I’s 1649 death, Suzanna Cibber’s 1766 death, and a 1835 near assassination attempt on President Jackson with Richard Lawrence declared insane. It ends noting Governor Goebel’s 1900 assassination and a remark on doctors preserving wealthy patients.
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Sir Edward Digby
St. Paul's Church
London
Guy Fawkes
Charles I
Whitehall
S T George's Chapel
Windsor
Scotland
Suzanna Maria Cibber
Jackson
Congress
Arcassin
Richard Lawrence
Lawrence
Europe
Goebel
Kentucky
City rail plan urged to avert foot of Queen Anne hill accidente
In a letter to The Star editor, M. A. Sprague argues extending the Green Lake streetcar line to Ward Street and Prospect Street, rerouting East Queen Anne cars via Valley Street to Fifth Avenue, would straighten grades, remove curves, reduce delays, and cut three short curves across about two blocks of track.
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the Star
Green Lake
Queen Anne Hill
Taylor Ave
Alpha At
Fifth Ave
Alpha St
Ward Est
Ward Et
Prospect St
Prospect #1
Aloha
Ward St
Ward Ats
Valley St
M. A. Sprague
Lime production in US reaches 391000 short tons valued at 2698848
The Geological Survey reports lime manufactured for use in the United States totaled 391,047 short tons with a value of 2,698,848 dollars.
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Geological Survey
United States
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