Millionaires' club in need of aid on Main Street
The Millionaires' club on Main Street near First Ave offers meals to men down on their luck for five cents, with a motto charity without sting. Manager M. G. Johanson notes the meal costs exceed the nickel price and urges more cash or food contributions to cover lean summer months and prepare for winter relief. The Star commends the effort and highlights regular contributions from Seattle firms and individuals.
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Millionaires’ Club
Main St
First Ave
M. G. Johanson
Seattle
The
Star
Prove the Guilt Punish Guilty for Shipping Board waste
The piece argues for a grand jury investigation into the old shipping board’s finances after a fourfold gap between appropriations and actual costs. It labels the board’s books as insecure and calls for criminal accountability or removal of reckless officials, dismissing congressional probes as ineffective and urging decisive action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Shipping Board
A Lesson in Politics From the Senate Bonu s Debate
The article recalls a dramatic Senate moment as McCumber, facing a dead bonus bill, delivers a prewritten apology for colleagues who voted it down. It contrasts reform rhetoric with party strategy and cites terse quips on war indemnity, radio, and politics, closing with a calendar note about Christmas.
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McCumber
Senate
Stonewall Jackson
Manassaa
General Thomas
Chickamauga
Macbeth
MacDufff
North Dakota
Opponents of the Soldiers' Bonus Speak on Economic Interests
Senator Walsh argues the big money holding class and holders of speculative securities oppose the soldiers' bonus. He says labor farmers and small business show no protests while those benefiting from wartime profits cry out against the measure.
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America
Walsh
Masa
Old Road Allures Back to Youth in Dusty Lane
Poetic fragment recounts a rural road with a sigzag fence and chestnut trees. The speaker longs for the old road as spring mud and a narrow country lane evoke memories of youth and a simpler, pastoral past.
Letters to Editor on State Banks Duty in depositor pledge
The Star prints a letter from J. Lansing cashier of the American State Bank Riteville Washington praising guaranty system members for plans to repay depositors in full after a Scandinavian American bank failure. He says it was their moral duty and that failure to do so would undermine public confidence.
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the Star
Bank
Ruly
J. ¥. Lansing
American State Bank
Riteville, Wash
Marden Pilot Not Master of the Governor
A letter correcting a July issue error about Capt Henry H Marden who died when the steamer Governor sank after a collision April 1 The writer states Marden preferred the pilot role over master of ships and was not on duty aboard the Governor during the disaster He praises Capt E P Bartlett and Capt H C Thoman for their handling of the crisis.
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Star
Henry H. Marden
Governor
West Hartland
Vartous
E. P. Bartlett
H. C. Thoman
San Francisco
Any
Weat Marland
Hyd Yours
Marden
Mead St
Oldest U S Book Claim Sparks a Daguerreotype of Barbers
The Star notes a newspaper debate over the oldest U S book. William Morrison of 607 Dexter Ave claims Samuel Butler’s 1689 privately printed Mola Asinaria as the oldest, with satire on the 1641 rebellion and Restoration, plus a later key by Sir Roger L Estrange.
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Samuel Butler
Rodger L
Rodger L’estrange
WM. Morrison
Dexter Ava
A Word From Re Editor The Star
Maurice Browne and Ellen Van Volkenburg thank the paper for generous praise of their work at The Repertory Company. They express gratitude for the editorial notice and acknowledge the uphill nature of their theater efforts.
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Pertory Company
Maurice Browne
Ellen van Volkenburg
Editorial on Seattle bank to take over Scandina vian American assets
Wenatchee editorial reprinted with praise for establishing a new Seattle bank to assume the defunct Scandian vian American Bank assets and to pay depositors in full. The letter from W D Schulz of Commercial Bank and Trust Co Wenatchee Wash lauds the Washington bank depositors guaranty fund for protecting depositors and fostering Northwest commerce.
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Northwest
W. D. Schulz
Commercial Bank and Trust
Wenatchee, Wash
Flowers for Miss Wanda in The Star
A reader from McCaslin sends flowers to Wanda Von Kettler after her letters about Casper Cassidy. The writer jokes about the effect of her write ups and signs K E Robinson.
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Wanda von Kettler
K. E. Robinson
McCaslin
Quotes Left Off Title
Letter from J Kennedy, State Secretary of the American Association for the Recognition of the Irish Republic, objects to quotation marks around President De Valera in Star news items. He compares practice to Tory-era signage used against Washington, urging the paper to drop marks and reflect the president’s title by popular consent.
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the Star
de Valera
United States
Washington
J. Kennedy
American Association For the Recognition of the Irish Republic
Washington State
New York Building
Remarkable Remarks On Economic Relations Abroad And Disarmament
Excerpts discuss economic strain from foreign ties and critique President Harding’s international disarmament proposal as weaker than Wilsonian ideals. Quotations from Herbert Hoover and Mia Kendal appear alongside William G. McAdoo’s comparison to the League of Nations, reflecting interwar policy debate.
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Herbert Hoover
Commerce
Mama
Old Bean
Mia
Kendal
Harding
Wilson
League of Nations
William G. McAdoo
the Treasury
The Dark Noise Ends In A Frightful Bite
The passage depicts a person railing against violent imagery, only to be ignored by a hunter or aggressor who continues his cruel activity. The narrator spirals into a mental breakdown as the aggressor fixes on a choking, deadly bite.
Today Is All the Time We Have
Dr. William E Barton urges readers to stop worrying about tomorrow. Focus on today and use the present well rather than dwelling on the past or fearing the future. The piece emphasizes living one day at a time and doing good now. Coffee prices and a market ad follow as a brief inserted notice.
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William E. Barton
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Congress
Shipping Board
Russia
Chicago
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Japan
Mississippi
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New York
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Imperial College of Science and Technology
London
Mary
Molly
Maggie
Reed
Germany
Yoid Sololan
Fon
the Old Road
John Jerome Rooney
U. S
D. FE. Marriott
Wenatchee
Casper Cassidy
Bing
Trac
Frances Boardman
M. A. Hansen
Guaranty Bank and Trust CO
Deral Agse
Systen
Henry Kleine
Henry PI
Home Bies Presiden Asteut Sae
Frank Brown
Ono. Te Wiltom
Fosietane Cashier
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Niger
Forsien Noe Ot
Walker
University
Malini
Willys-Overland Pacific CO
Twelfth
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Toledo
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