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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1906
Page
4
John P. Haines argues women are by sex more cruel than men citing opposition from bird-habits critics. He links cruelty to vanity and plumage habits, noting cruelty is rare among women and praising women’s role in humane movements. questions the broader blame.
An English visitor notes rising costs and the spread of millionaire living in the United States. Two New York mansions sold for nearly half a million each, illustrating how modern fortunes shape housing. The piece argues buyers prefer customization over ready made mansions, while wealth does not guarantee taste.
In a congressional exchange, Tillman questions Foraker about the Good Lord and the Galveston rate from New York, then asks if the devil influenced the Galveston shipment, prompting a conditional retraction from Foraker.
A fragment from Star Dust features quick quotes and snippets about society, labor, politics, and spring song lyrics. It includes remarks on Batterson, amateur baseball, social questions, a railroad worker’s claim, and light satire about Japan and canals.
The Pilgrim Congregational church in Anacortes was dedicated yesterday with Rev. W. W. Beudder of Beattie delivering the dedicatory sermon. Nev Horace J. Taylor oversaw carpentry and painting work on the church building.
The Seattle Red Crows establish headquarters at 46 Union block offering clothing for refugees. Citizens are urged to clean old garments to look new at Pantertum, Main 1046.
No finer ride on the Sound than that to the U S navy yard at Bremerton where the battleship Oregon and the Philadelphia, the largest train ship in the world, can be seen Also the government dry dock cruisers and torpedo boats Boats leave Pier I at times daily Round trip 60 cents.
A second mate recounts an old voyage tale with Captain Hosking and pilot Jim Mitchell. Jim brings his Japanese wife aboard, and after personal farewells and a shipboard accident, the captain befriends the woman while Jim marries an American teacher. The tale ends with enduring friendship and tea or grog shared aboard.
County commissioners of Bamemiah County plan a series of farmers institutes to boost dairy and poultry interests. J F Lattooy with professor Ira P Whitney will lecture, with meetings in Snohomish Marysville May 11 12 4 pm Granite Falls May 14 16 Arlington May 17 Stanwood May 19 and other points.
The Northern Pacific, Great Northern, Canadian Pacific and Southern Pacific form a transcontinental freight bureau to issue a supplement to the eastbound lumber tariff. It fixes minimum carload weights based on cubical capacity, effective January 1, applying from Washington and other eastern states to as far west as Michigan and south to Texas.
The first Nome mail will be sent on the steamer Corwin departing May 10. Clerks are assembling pouches for that steamer and Nome post office shipments are being sorted for the initial steamers. Much mail has been stored since the close of last season.
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