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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1905
Page
4
A columnist praises a renewed bicycle boom in England, urging a similar revival at home. The piece extols health, outdoor life, and social broadening, arguing bicycles offer fresh air, exercise, and a wider horizon for city residents and youth.
Three weeks after Captain F Norton Goddard’s death the policy shops in New York reopen as lawmen fade. He once led the Anti Policy league and asserted that law is stronger when wielded by a determined man. The piece credits Goddard with driving policy from the city and laments the absence of a comparable force after his death.
City comptroller John B. Larkin proposes funding Pittsburg’s planned $5,000,000 filter plant with only part of the total bonds in the first year. He argues delaying full bond issuance reduces interest loss and avoids diverting funds into favored banks. The plan calls for a three year build with staged bond sales beginning at $2,000,000.
The speaker criticizes Larkin for proposing that the city allocate large bond issues to its own sinking fund, leaving only a small gold reserve, and questions how a public finance plan could mirror a private enterprise. He urges decisive leadership and questions governance.
A Commercial Traveler chides Star readers for demanding hotel perks beyond a modest $2.50 to $4 daily rate. He argues drummers seek value, not luxuries, noting expectations on pens ink blotters heat and polite service exceed the price paid and overlook primary pricing.
The board of lady managers weighs a balance of several thousand dollars and faces mixed feelings. A Chicago society president asks what edge the railroad offers for a trip to New York. The agent touts a four day ride as a special inducement, swaying the decision.
Arthur pressures Charley to abandon evidence of their plan as they load luggage for the voyage to America. The surgeon insists on a fast departure via Liverpool to Queenstown, hiding funds and ensuring no trace of the contents, while Charley reluctantly follows the plan to secure their future.
In a fragmentary scene a conspirator urges Charley to act in the name of several names and buy stock through brokers to fund a fugitive plan. The dialogue hints at deception, family concern, and a hurried departure from a ship to Queenstown, then Liverpool, with portmanteaus and labeled cargo moving to the cabin. The narrative resumes aboard the voyage.
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