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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1916
Page
5
A jumble of notes, poems, and notices recounts peculiar items from town life. References range from a crude caricature of a crustacean to a fatal blasting accident near Jagger Oklahoma and local ciphered humor about mirrors and hats. The clippings also share camp hints and a Sunday noise grievance, finishing with a local agency appointment in Lancaster Pennsylvania.
The piece notes an $283,600,000 price tag across the general appropriation bill, highlighting items like flood control and pensions as pork. It argues the GOP should itemize each perceived graft in its platform before voting, predicting a broad but vague attack rather than specific targets.
The piece notes a longshoremen strike raising unloading costs at Seattle by about 500 dollars per steamer, while offshore Vladivostok rates stand at 72.50 per ton. Prewar tariffs favored shipowners by 52.50, and public sympathy on the Pacific Coast supports the strike. Freight delays hurt all, but owners suffer greater losses, making wage demands seem prudent for war time.
The Windy City hosts a four ring spectacle featuring the GOP convention Progressive ditto National American Woman Suffrage association convention Congressional Union for Woman's Suffrage conference and a famed roster of circus stars. Acrobats bands lion taming and clown acts promise a vibrant citywide event with lively performances and joyous crowds.
A Brandeis matter prompts talk that the United States Supreme Court should decide its own membership qualifications. The proposal comes from advocates of representative government, seen as moving power away from the people. Observers note a self creating court could be a strategic step by the reformers as public scrutiny grows.
The General Federation of Women's Clubs defeated a motion to admit men's clubs at its convention. The author implies that would be a shocking change, suggesting wives bring home poker chips and billiard chalk instead of hairpins and a powder puff from club meetings.
Carron pursues a dangerous quest in Beckwith and Rader country seeking Esmeralda Charley and a canyon window. After a near death in a rock slip and a grueling ascent, he returns to Blanche Rader mid-conflict, and a charged kiss hints at a perilous romance and mounting tensions.
A public service offers free consultations with a former government physician and access to a renowned Northwest specialist for eye ear nose and throat care. Examinations are available daily except Sunday from 9 to 10 and 12:26 to 1:30 at MIGHT DRUG Co. 1111 Wirat Ave 169 Washington St.
Carron pursues Blanche while Mrs. Rader's health prompts a private confession. Blanche resists delays as their relationship deepens, and Carron plans to reveal everything to Blanche’s mother before returning to the ranch. The moment of truth is near as the couple weighs future consequences.
Seattle U S Signal Corps officers say using mushroom anchors by fishermen would largely prevent breaks in the Sitka Valdez cable. The latest outage occurred when a fishing vessel dropped anchor in water over 100 fathoms deep, marking the third break of the year.
A reader cautions about selfish husbands who spend on themselves while wives sacrifice basics and urges ending such marriages. Letters cover fireless cookers, youthful engagement, damp houses, horse welfare, nose expressions, and domestic tensions with practical answers.
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