Plot Against City Light Aims at Ross and Gill
A hostile bid to discredit Superintendent J D Ross of the light department is alleged to originate from foes of the municipal plant. The piece argues the fuss is baseless and notes Ross patented a cluster pole design but profited little, while Peters benefited from an early contract and later worked for the city. The Star rejects both the attack and attempts to mislead public opinion.
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J. D. Ross
H. C. Gill
Ross
Peters
W Peters
City Lighting
Eut
Star
Municipal Light Plant
Worried Minds and Quiet Faith Amid Life’s Trials
An author reflects on worry and Providence, noting elders face pain with cheer and faith. A bedside scene of a long-suffering old woman illustrates resilience, lack of complaint, and belief that God will compensate for suffering, contrasting fretful humans with grateful living.
Boot Strap Route to Prosperity and the 5 Percent Railroad Increase
A satirical argument questions a proposed 5 percent rail rate hike, contrasting it with tax theory and urging prosperity through efficiency and fair pay. It critiques the notion that taxing the many will enrich a few, while highlighting benefits of lower costs, less graft, and steadier earnings for workers and railroads. Red hair noted as a campus joke at Ellensburg Normal School.
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Subce
Croesus
Wall St
Wuld
Humorous Fragments Parade in City Laugh Section
A collage of jokes and cartoons fills the Laugh Department with stories about Simpson and Sweeney, a camelot of one liners, mishearings, and playful quips. The piece sprinkles jokes on politics, royalty, and local banter, ending with a note that baseball schedules will soon loom.
Camera and a Moving Picture Machine Next for the Teacher
Ten thousand school children in Saginaw Michigan benefited from free municipal moving picture shows. The article argues films will transform education replacing heavy books with visual lessons in geography history and science, enabling exams to be memory of images. It predicts schoolhouses built for movies and libraries of moving picture films funded by school boards.
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Herbert Quick
Saginaw
Michigan
Moving Picture
India
Liverpool
Hamburg
Tokic
Rhodesia
Battle of
Gettysburg
Waterloo
Adler ka remedy praised for quick relief and bowel cleansing
The Adler ka simple remedy, famed for curing appendicitis fears, is described as a popular Buckthorn bark and glycerine mixture that purports to cleanse both bowels and relieve sour stomach and gas after a single dose, sold by Swift's Pharmacies at Jud Ave and 235 Broadway N.
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Swift
Jud Ave
Broadway N
California Syrup of Figs Promises Quick Relief for Children
A vintage advertisement urges mothers to use California Syrup of Figs as a safe laxative for upset children. It claims a teaspoonful clears constipation in hours, restores rest and appetite, and sweetens the stomach. The notice warns against counterfeit syrups and directs buyers to request a 50-cent bottle from the California Fig Syrup Company.
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California
Low wages blamed on married working women in state
Olympia. March 9. Miss Caroline J. Gleason, temporary secretary of the minimum wage commission, says in part that low wages are caused in part by 12 percent of working women in manufacturing who are married and living at home.
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Olympia
Caroline J. Gleason
The
Minimum Wage Commission
15 Seek Governor Nominees in Portland Races
Charles A. Johna, attorney, announces as Republican nominee candidate for governor. The field of gubernatorial aspirants across parties totals 15, reflecting broad contest in Portland and statewide.
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Portland, Or
Charles A. Johna
Teeth Poetry and Albany Dentists Cut Rates
A fragmentary advertisement extols Albany dentists offering bridgework gold and porcelain dentures dental cleaning and painless extraction. It promises lifetime guarantee and low prices to attract repeat customers with a boastful, informal tone.
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Albany
Indictment of ship crew linked to cannery labor case
Federal grand jury indicts Capt. Henry Bune former master of the Guy C. Gows J T Kikatuke a Japanese labor contractor and H H Fried amid stories of brutality in Alaska cannery work. Sailors report being forced to sleep in filthy bunks fed impure food and charged for water.
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Alaska Ciannerice
Henry Bune
Guy C. Gows
J. T. Kikatuke
H. H. Fried
No Inquest Planned Into Tunnel Deaths
In Ellensburg on March 9 a deputy coroner ruled no inquest will be held into the deaths of four men killed in a premature powder explosion in the Milwaukee Snoqualmie pass tunnel last week. The coroner blamed the men for their own deaths, naming Joe Ryan foreman Ernest Hartman Charles Burke machine men and Joe Janovich helper as likely responsible.
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Ellensburg
Milwaukee Snoqualmie Pass
Webb
Cle Elum
Joe Ryan
Ernest Hartman
Charles Burke
Joe Janovich
Women frame Alaska slate for Fairbanks election
Women in Fairbanks announce a municipal slate for April 17 with seven council candidates and one school board member to be elected. The initiative positions women as political factors in the Far North.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Yeegmen kill San Diego switchman in warehouse shooting
March 9 J Mason switchman at Western Metal Supply Co. warehouse shot and killed by yeegmen. They fled without taking anything. The incident occurred early today in San Diego and police search for suspects continues.
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San Diego
J. Mason
Western Metal Supply Co
Yeegmen
Beautiful Silverware For Star Readers Offer
A set of French gray finish Silver Tea Spoons is offered to The Star subscribers. The spoons, valued at no less than 2.50 elsewhere, are free with a one year advance subscription of 3.25. Subscribers can renew early or invite friends to join for this limited promotion.
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The
Star
Roosevelt plans Spain trip for son Kermit wedding
Teddy Roosevelt intends to travel to Spain after returning from South America to attend the wedding of his son Kermit to Belle Willard daughter of the American ambassador to Spain.
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Teddy
London
Col. Roosevelt
United States
South America
Spain
Kermit
Belle Willard
Town Burns in Washington Fire Destroys Business District
South Prairie Washington March 9 Fire swept the town except for a lone saloon as the business section burned. The blaze destroyed most of the town’s commerce and caused about 30000 dollars in losses.
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Tacoma
St Jacobs Oil Promises Fast Back Pain Relief
A vintage advertisement touts St Jacobs Oil as a harmless backache remedy. it claims quick relief from stiffness lumbago sciatica and sore muscles with a gentle rub, promising instant easing and a forgetful pain experience after a trial bottle from the druggist.
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St Jacobs
St. Jacobs
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