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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1910
Page
5
A 1909 Bureau report touts no passenger fatalities in 159,657 miles of rail in the year ending June 30. Critics note the figures exclude grade crossings, yard accidents, worker injuries, and non passenger wrecks, urging broader scrutiny alongside political campaigns.
King County politics center on Poindexter’s campaign team and a wave of intra party maneuvers. Warren-related claims spark caucus calls, with talks of electing delegates locally and backing R. B. Albertson for the Supreme Court bench. Ventura veterans endorse Murphy for prosecuting attorney and Otto Case for county auditor, while Brown seeks allied votes for supreme court justice.
A humorous dialogue features a character expressing love for tending grass and a desire to farm 169 acres. Another character jokes about the responsibility of managing 160 acres of lawn, highlighting lighthearted rural banter.
Jacob Gould Schurman and a dean stroll past the library as the chimes ring. He praises their beauty and voices a nostalgic thought, but interrupts himself with a humorous mispronounced expletive about the bells, provoking a startled rebuke from the dean.
A cadet lieutenant with perfect insignia asks a raw recruit if he has drilled before. The recruit replies no and asks back, in a polite attempt to keep the chat going. The scene appears in Lippincott's.
A shivering author laments two crates of rejected manuscripts and no coal for warmth. Friends gather, purchase a box of matches and a secondhand stove lamp, sparking a realization that leads to clarity about his path forward.
An unruly crowd challenges a man wearing a straw hat in a downtown episode. A street fight leads to ear biting, a swift police verdict, and the man loses jobs and friends. Months later he sits on a park bench reeling from loss and pondering fate.
In New York Harlem youths are accused of assaulting and kissing several girls near W 125th Street. One thinly veiled episode ends with a rope snare and a police rescue as a policeman plays a staged act to aid distressed women. Witnesses tease a judge while a camera man markets rapid vehicle photos.
A quirky Chicago News excerpt observes discouraged men writing poetry and a belief that women in love may doubt seriousness. It notes a bathing suit signals confidence in appearance and warns that people often demand payment twice. It also discusses trust in relationships between men and women.
A new telephone directory, weighing 1,700 tons and numbering 1,500,000 copies, is being distributed by 500 men with 40 wagons. It lists 250,000 subscribers across Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queensborough, with 140,000 natives in the suburban section.
A fragmented reflection contrasts valuing a baby and a family with perceived social choices. The speaker notes costs of travel like Central Park versus Europe, and mocks vanity investments as prudent for family welfare. The piece evokes a flippant view of male vanity and responsibility.
The page blends wry sayings with stray notes from Mre. LC Booth arriving from Blanchardville for two weeks of sewing machine recitals at Monrose Wisconsin. Health Commissioner Evans warns bad air kills more people than bad meat or water. A limerickish line about a barber who offers extra services appears, followed by a playful exchange about heaven and army duty.
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