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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1922
Page
11
The Seattle Star endorses a $2,700,000 campaign to erect a palatial community hotel in Seattle. It urges readers to participate, notes private enterprise rarely builds such hotels, and aims to finish the drive by Wednesday night.
Compact editorial notes mixed advice on wealth, debt, discretion, and success. It contrasts Ford and Rockefeller on borrowing, argues for a personalized plan, and includes social observations and humorous quips about fashion, race and labor, ending with a seasonal tease about Christmas shopping.
The Walla Walla Union reports a contract setting in Olympia on Tuesday to build a bridge across the Snake River at Central Ferry, the first step toward welding the Inland Empire highway. By Jan 1 1924 a motorist could travel from Spokane to Seattle or Blaine, or to Portland, without ferry tolls.
The entry defines ubiquity as present everywhere at the same time. It traces the term to Latin ubique meaning everywhere. Example: Escape was made impossible by the ubiquity of the police.
The report notes exports from the United States account for roughly 16 percent of the nation's total production, indicating a shift in trade balance and industrial output.
A mother, Mra O Larsson, appeals through the Star to end public fireworks displays. She cites her daughter Olive’s death from a lady finger firework and urges state action, urging officials and the public to curb what she calls a misused patriotism and dangerous celebrations.
Data from educational experts shows Seattle teachers never received the proposed share of school funds for salaries. Noted figures from Stanford’s P. Cubberly and peers argue salaries should be at least 66 percent of expenditures, yet Seattle has not reached 64 percent since 1910. In Chicago 1931 saw salary rises even as funding shares shifted upward.
A Beattie School District financial report reveals salaries lag behind what the country deems due, with principals’ pay rising by 500 and 690 yearly, and teacher wages never reaching 80 to 60 percent of expenditures as claimed. The data, spanning 1910 onward, targets critics who blamed salaries for high district costs.
The piece advocates creating a suitable venue for city youths to meet and acquaint themselves. It stresses the need beyond homes and church or lodge circles, urging united effort by prominent locals to provide sociable spaces for young people to gather.
Beazley voices candor on social connections and lodge work, noting many young people avoid routine meetings and costly club dues. Clarke cites pleasantries versus card games, while the author mentions at least 16 unmarried women aged 40 to 70 who are well dressed and agreeable.
A historical note discusses heterodyne radio reception and audible beats in receivers. It then portrays young women seeking companionship, criticizing street life, and urging a movement to provide legitimate meeting opportunities for working individuals in a large city.
James Hoye from Auburn comments on John Wooding portrayed as a political boss guiding candidates for the Booth district in King County. The letter argues bosses exploit citizen indifference to control elections, while noting such figures are anti social yet rule only where civic action fails.
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