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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1912
Page
7
A Fred L Boalt essay sketches a blue collar suburb where steady work, home ownership, and chicken-keeping define respectability. It follows a 23rd Street corner, a moving picture theater, a vacant lot turned baseball park, and a circling ritual of dating, courting, marriage, and family life as the neighborhood rhythm.
Special to The Star reports Joe F. Sullivan of Imboden Arkansas elected mayor at under 21. His campaign relied on a team of goats to education and a 16 year old campaign manager Lizzie Wilson and several pretty girls who drew support from voters as Sullivan, once paralyzed, rose from schooling to editor and leader.
John Mitchell vice president of the American Federation of Labor is sentenced to nine months in jail for contempt of Justice Wright's court. Samuel Gompers and Frank Morrison are involved. Wright offered to suspend if they promise to obey future orders. The case stems from a boycott dispute linked to Rock Stove and Range Co of St Louis.
The article notes Bob Hodge, a populist governor candidate, mobilizing a large informal support network by greeting crowds and giving each man a personal committee. He campaigns in Grandalles, Maryhill, Centerville, Goldendale, Widehollow, Yakima, Zillah, Granger, Toppenish, Wapato, Othello and Lands.
The discourse centers on campaign costs with a quip about paying “new hats to throw into the ring.” The resolute Won Star candidate is highlighted, signaling a political contest with sharp rhetoric and resource concerns.
The itemized list from Pike Place Public Markets items prices includes mutton, lamb, halibut, salmon, tenderloin, sausages, onions, olives, kraut, potatoes, bread, and fresh dairy. Multiple vendors and weights are noted with cents per pound or per item, indicating a bustling market catalog.
A humorous tale describes Kaffir Bill chased by comrades who compel him to run and a prank that unfolds behind a fence during a summer day, capturing a lighthearted colonial era moment.
A Portland item describes Arthur Elston of San Francisco offering swaps for neckwear. Elston claims to have traded hundreds of items this month in exchange for others, noting a repeated exchange pattern.
Classified notes advertise furnished rooms in multiple hotels and inns near 8th and Virginia, with outside modern rooms, low weekly rates, privacy for families, and modest amenities. Mentions Prentiss proprietor, various addresses on Main Street and Broadway, and a separate listing for farm lands near American Lake offering good investment value.
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