Prosecution delays eight hour law case amid other urgent trials
Prosecutor John F. Murphy cites heavy caseload and orders a later October term to review a complaint alleging violations of the eight hour law for women. He notes Wappenstein and grand jury sessions occupied the office, delaying action on the women’s rights suit. The Star urges timely enforcement and humane patience as July 27 wool tariff debate looms.
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John F. Murphy
Wappenstein
Seattle
Eer
The System undercuts church and charity in Seattle and beyond
A denunciation of political corruption alleges a nationwide System corrupting churches, schools, and civic institutions. It cites Rev Dr Guild of a San Diego Methodist church opposing streetcar franchises, California’s Deaf and Blind Institute abuses, and Southern Pacific influence. Gov. Hiram Johnson vows to dismantle the machine as citizens study party deceit. It praises Seattle parks and playgrounds as prudent public works.
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San Diego
Dr Guild
Spreckels
California
Institute For the Deaf, Dumb and Blind
Southern Pacific
Hiram Johnson
Memorandum on Pacific railroads debts and historic scandals
A wartime era broadside notes United States debt figures with a bottom table on bonds issued to Pacific railroads. It recalls Union Pacific and Credit Mobilier abuses, the ten alternate sections per mile, and government reimbursements, while contrasting evangelist Billy Sunday profits with other fiscal concerns.
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United States
Uncle Sam
United Pier
Pacific Railroads
Union Ieg Medicalessest
Union Pacific
E Pacific
Congress
Credit Mobilier
Pacific
Collier’s censoring and columns on public figures
A collage of breezy notes and satirical items from Collier’s style sketches. Ethel Barrymore denies carrying a loaded Colt while Taft shifts to exercising at the gym. Bailey’s pro reciprocity amendment is killed. Nat Goodwin is mocked as a joke marriage proposal, and Gen Supt In Is donates lake ice to Cleveland’s poor. A caterer suggests music increases dining intake, paired with sharper jests about music that provokes cursing.
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Ethel Barrymore
Collier’s
Collier's
Taft
Goh
William
Bailey
Joe
Edna
Nat Goodwin
Maxine
Why Not Smile A While In The Theatre Tale
A brief humorous exchange unfolds between Bil Lis and Hilt about missing a theatre visit and being misjudged. A pompous deacon attempts to teach a Sunday school class and faces a sharp retort from a child questioning the deacon’s Christianity.
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Bil
Lusty Snippets Spark Classic Riff of Quips and Quirks
A collage of stray lines from a bygone era includes jokes about auto speeds framed as deadly ten miles per hour, a 1067 Masonic heirloom voyage, a shy maiden and a tragic youth, and sly jabs at bobbies peelings and fashion. brief humor and social observation mingle with vaudeville style quips.
Open-air temperance meeting in Mafiela market place
An outdoor temperance gathering in Mafiela ended with critiques of strong drink and remarks from a sea-salt in the audience. He quipped about spending a last day at the seashore writing letters as the speaker closed.
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Mafiela
Marmaduke Marmaduke: Seattle’s New Washington hotel manager
James Crawford Marmaduke, born in Mobile, Alabama, rose from innkeeper to oversee Seattle’s opulent New Washington hotel project and later become its manager. He is described as a savvy, issue-free hotel man who embraces unusual taste and a bold work ethic.
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Marmaduke
Seattle
St. Louis
Jimmy Marmaduke
Puget Sound
Monument
Washington Hotel
New Washington
Mobile
Ala
James Crawford
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