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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Mar 17, 1919

Page

11

The Irish and their memory in American life

A reflection on centuries of unity and subjugation shaping Irish identity. The piece extols the Irish animus, resilience, and enduring bonds of kinship, noting how Irish heritage persists through generations in America and across diverse peoples.

Are You One of These Spineless Creatures

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The Price of Permanence and the Versailles Covenant

Dr. Frank Crane argues that permanence comes through progress and imperfect yet improvable systems. He likens humanity to a bicycle that falls when it stops, praising the Versailles league of nations as a starting point for enduring global peace through constructive progress.

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Business is business in League of Nations debate

A newspaper column argues the League of Nations could make international business a peace tool via economic boycotts. It warns the United States, as a self sufficient economy, would bear the impact and questions imperial aims if the treaty grants broad economic leverage. The piece reflects 1919 era debates on sovereignty and global commerce.

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Prosperity Seen Tied to Money Circulation in 1919

The business expert Theo. Price argues that rapid, broad money circulation drives retail sales, construction, and overall prosperity. He cites wage growth, tax revenue, and transfers from rich to the laboring masses as key to lifting the economy despite global concerns.

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Letter to Editor on the fair rental bill in the legislature

The writer thanks supporters of Senate Bill No. 219 the fair rental bill killed by the house rules committee. He recalls hearings in Seattle Tacoma and Bremerton with figures from the rent scene and notes passage in the senate before House action stalled by a five man “machine.” He calls for a housecleaning and opposes the legislative power structure. T. J. Boyd.

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Star presses push for anti bribery clamp on legislature

The Star urges a publicity campaign to deter legislative bribery. It notes over 50 members promise not to trade support and suggests a law making both proposer and accepter of bribes criminally liable to ensure merit governs all bills. Signed J. Davidson.

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Whims and Wit on Dry Times and Oddities

A column of light notes on unlocking humor from dry subjects like water shortage and summer scarcity. Short quips cover Harold’s polite manners, a toy‑shopping boy, scales tricks, a Philadelphia uplift story, YMCAs coal use, and a joke about missing Wilton’s speech.

Ireland in America by Edmund Vance Cooke

A poem reflecting on Irish influence in American life from the founding of cities to modern politics. It contrasts early English and immigrant arrivals, notes figures like O’Brien and Flaherty as locals in government, and mentions Hylan and Wilson in the urban and national scene. The piece blends humor with social commentary on identity and patriotism.

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