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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1905
Page
4
A brisk note on social gatherings and family life appears in a Leavenworth Echo column. The piece quips about a playful bird themed party and the humorous line about a baby’s influence on a father, reflecting light local humor and weekday banter.
Fragmentary dialogue discusses labor, travel costs, theatre, and a legislator, mentioning a railroad president and mileage figures. Text includes stray phrases about regular workers, 2 cent and 3 cent mileage, a theatrical agent and an annual pass request, with scattered references to Alki Point and a sailors’ shore scene.
A Glasgow talk on municipal ownership argues Britain finances city utilities with low interest, direct funding, and depreciation funded from revenues. It notes tramways debt can be wiped out in 25 years, with fares falling, comparing public management to private franchises and suggesting U S cities learn from British practice.
Iowa educator Capt. EB Miller mobilizes county schools for community work by prize bread making and corn contests. Hundreds of girls and boys engage, homes gain better baking, and schools link to county life, boosting cooking knowledge and housekeeping skills across districts.
In a tense confrontation, the narrator extracts admissions from Count D Arras about De Sevringen, Devenac, and a planned escape. The Count reveals he aided the marquis in the murder and discusses sending him toward France or Belgium with the Cuckoo as a transport. The scene ends with a demand for written consent to the narrator’s marriage to the Count's sister.
A reader from Olympia, Washington, muses on the limits of knowing what lies after death. He argues life on earth prepares us for whatever comes and expresses a natural desire to live again beyond extinction. He signs as M. B. OADES.
Notice in King County Washington that W A Doherty has been appointed receiver for Evans Manufacturing Company. An order requires all debtors to pay and all creditors to present verified claims within ninety days to the receiver at 634 New York Block Seattle or to Roseman and Johnson attorneys at 800 Pacific Block Seattle or be barred from collection.
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