Are Seattle Residents Chumps to Special Interests
The piece argues Seattle residents yearly fund Jacob Furth, express firms, the gas monopoly, and landlords, totaling about one hundred million dollars, as “special interests” profiteer while locals endure poor streetcar service and high rents. It questions widespread complicity, urges breaking the stranglehold, and contrasts with national critics like Representative Mann.
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Seattle
Jacob Furth
Express
Should a city speculate in its own future
The piece argues that cities should leverage growth by acquiring surplus land around major improvements. It cites Cham berlain's Birmingham, the Pennsylvania Railroad station, and a Los Angeles store as examples where public lands and private gains fueled value increases. It suggests similar practice could fund public treasury, if done transparently. It also notes Uncle Sam prints millions of postcards daily, with tens of millions in reserve.
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Birmingham
England
Joseph Chamberlain
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
Los Angeles
Capitalization of Greed Under Steel Trust Question
Judge Gary testifies the United States Steel Corporation was overcapitalized only by misinterpretation of cost vs value. He contends the going concern value, aided by rebates and tariff protections, may exceed original cost. The column then critiques the portrayal of greed and includes a literary aside about Preserved Smith.
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Gary
Steel Trust
United States Steel Corporation
Iion
Heavens A Mighty Problem Over Attache's Attire At Coronation
The special ambassador Mr. Hammond faces a wardrobe dilemma for the coronation. A lighthearted note questions whether a representative of a self governing republic should wear knee breeches or pants, even suggesting mixing them. Queen Mary's gift of 60000 pounds is to be invested in diamonds for the Order of the Garter, with playful speculation Mary might spend the money on garters, dress shields, socks, or lingerie.
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Hammond
Republic
Queen Mary
Order of the Garter
Just
Mary
Observations on Fashion, Trusts, and Oddities from a Bygone Era
A collage of curiosities touches on elastic iron, a vast Chinese encyclopedia, a potato wart epidemic in Europe, Nottingham lace makers facing losses, a hatpin guard invention, and jokes about the Supreme Court scolding trusts. Scattered items include reform fashions, Thrifty Vermont’s funding, Ohio politics, a French biology oddity, and warnings about upcoming fashion cuts and enforcement.
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Europe
England
Ireland
Nottingham
Eng
Cleveland
United States Supreme Court
Standard Oil Company
Plural of Tomato Prompted by Class Joke
A humorous fragment shows an English teacher asking for the plural of tomato and a student replying ketchup. The scene includes a disparaging remark about an elderly man sent to a home for indigents and a companion from a Woman's Home.
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Johnny
Complaint Over Mistake In Salt Order
Mrs Gillet reports via phone a complaint about a salt order containing a misplaced or abnormal item. The caterer inquiries what was wrong and she specifies a fault in the salt package.
Settlement Work Offers Skills to Slum Girls
A Louisville Courier Journal note quotes a speaker inviting participation in a settlement effort. Women would be taught cooking and sewing for poor girls, while the speaker expresses willingness to provide elementary instruction in bridge whist.
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Loulaville Courier Journa
Plane Crash Turns Up Injured Bystanders
A report describes another aeroplane accident with numerous bystanders injured, highlighting the unintended victims and the ongoing impact on civilians nearby.
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Boston Transcript
Provincial Patter and Oddities Hit The Paper
Curio notes reveal John Wang linked to rural free delivery and Philadelphia. An Oregon lawyer has twelve marriages and eleven divorces. Port Huron laments infrequent visits by a prominent figure. Roosevelt’s overlook remains a mystery amid wry commentary and literary aside.
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Tis
John Wang
Philadelphia
Oregon
L. Russell
N. Goodwin
Port Huron
Mick
Roosevelt
Inventor Offers Dirigible Fog to Confuse Fleets
Cartoon item notes an inventor proposing a fog delivering dirigible to fog ships. Everett Tree describes day activities of Bandit 1 while Perth carts mix in. A Pittsburg judge allows a wife to sleep with feet near her husband and an Aran tle City man buys six houses for 11000 in three minutes.
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Everett Tree
Perth
Pittsburg
Arantle City
First Dog Rover as Watchdog Surges in Luck
The dialogue presents two dogs discussing luck and a watchdog role powerfully. A bulldog and a porcupine offer humorous lines about fighting and bargaining for a bout.
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Rover
Seattle Woman Rivaling T Roosevelt as Woodman
Mrs. Joe Hanover of Seattle Heights earns a reputation for strength by cutting down trees and splitting wood for health and recreation. She has demonstrated skill with ax and saw, proving herself able to maintain the household and care for two children while husband is away.
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T. R
Seattle
Joe Hanover
Seattle Heights
T. Roosevelt
Poor Clerks Plea For Earlier Evening Hours
A Seattle reader asks Seattle Daily Star Am to lobby smaller merchants to open at 6 pm weekdays and 11 pm Saturdays due to clerks working early mornings and late nights. The letter suggests church ladies sign a petition, hoping for summer support.
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Seattle Daily Star
P. S
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