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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1913
Page
4
The passage argues bankers resisted deposit guaranty but would gain from it by removing public distrust. It notes Wisconsin bankers choosing mutual deposit insurance to preempt state action and suggests national action may follow before any currency bill becomes law.
The editorial urges the city council to approve or deny requested aid for the juvenile department based on merit. It condemns political maneuvering and calls for straightforward consideration of the Hesketh bill by the finance committee and council. It asserts the department needs a stenographer and a motorcycle policeman and supports providing that help if justified.
A reader survey questions Jones morality in economics after a candidate victory and debates if taking more is stealing. It mentions Poindexter Grant Gilman McNab Herrington California lawyers Sonora bears on politics and media and notes public figures and odd facts with a biting tone about current events and social trends.
A nostalgic speaker longs for countryside living away from city noise and hurry. He recalls porch life, picket gates, the grandfather clock, hammocks swinging, and evenings filled with laughter and scent of flowers, preferring the simple pace of home.
At dawn on day three of the battle the Confederate assault led by Pickett with 15,000 men faltered amid 200 Union cannon. The Union line held at Cemetery Hill as Lee’s attack failed and the Confederates retreated. Over three days 46,002 men were killed or mortally wounded. Union losses reached about 3,000 more than the Confederates.
Letters from readers discuss the 616 firemen facing no vacations this year with 12 hour shifts seven days a week. They note police workers get vacations and the two platoon system is criticized. The editor receives a farewell wish for the Star. A MAN comments on youth influence and women’s behavior amid cautionary tales about escorts and marriage vows.
EB. P. Brown urges stricter handling of corner grocery stores yards and barns saying the odor from garbage and manure fosters flies. He cites Seattle as worst for loose street papers and poor tidiness, urging action to reduce nuisance.
A reader recounts a plain clothes officer knocking a young man unconscious during an arrest on Pike Street near Fifth Avenue and warns of retaliatory threats. The letter criticizes police brutality and calls for protection for youths amid ongoing debates on deceptive dating practices.
A collection of light humorous sketches and anecdotes from Harper's and Popular Magazine. It includes a kitchen calamity tale with a green maid and a supper mix up, and a Washington clerks dinner riddle about the dog’s supper.
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