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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1906
Page
4
An archival notice lists the Seattle Star Publishing Co contact details, with office addresses at 1907 and 1909 Seventh Ave Seattle, and the Star Agency at Mallard Ave Sunset Ballard. It notes subscription pricing and postal classifications for second class matter.
A critique by Professor Isaac Franklin Russell argues all men are prone to lying by necessity or intention. He discusses difficulties in proving truth in ancient legends and current events, citing mendacity and language limits. The piece notes lying as a human convention and cites legal views on truth in commerce and sincerity.
The essay reflects on the death by self-inflicted action of Congressman Adams, blaming debt, weariness of life, and self-centeredness. It argues his suicide harmed creditors, squandered chances to settle affairs, and demonstrates a failure to grasp a true center beyond self. It condemns self-centered living as destructive and urges loyalty to honest values.
J W Kahle of Crescent Manufacturing argues against granting Union Pacific a franchise to occupy Fourth Ave South. He warns it would hinder Seattle’s proposed municipal street railway, as Fourth Ave South is a planned major north south traffic artery reserved for years. Kahle cites map evidence and potential condemnation costs, urging the city to preserve the straight route for the street railway versus a roundabout path.
Alfred M. Brooks, geologist in charge of Alaska mineral resources, departs tonight aboard the Humboldt for his ninth annual trip. He will meet with colleagues in the north to confer on special work and exploration plans.
Company 3B of the Tenth Infantry returned from San Francisco yesterday afternoon after aiding in the disaster relief. Company D is due to arrive from San Francisco this afternoon and proceed to Fort Lawton.
The Star requests reader humor and sketches for the Star Duet column, encouraging original material and offering to publish community works. The notice cautions against soft drinks and notes complaints from New Yorkers while referencing staffers Pratt and Depewa in Washington.
A narrator recalls a chaotic Paris dining experience featuring a sausage labeled with absurd glamour and a Chicago packing-house tie. He jokes about paper casings, pink and colorless wrappings, and notes horse meat in Europe while musing on canning lobster and shellac in brand sausage.
Tourists are invited to ride to the U S Navy Yard at Firemerton to view the Oregon battleship and the Philadelphia training ship, the largest in the world. Government drydock crube and tur de boats are also shown with daily departures from Pier 2 at six miles daily for a round trip of 60 cents.
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