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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1908
Page
4
Notice to subscribers about rates delivery and address changes. It explains one cent per week or five cents per month, mail delivery, and how to update addresses or request replacement copies. It provides the main office phone number and hours for reporting missed issues to ensure prompt service.
An editorial parallels the Santiago naval battle to social injustice urging pity for the unemployed and oppressed. It condemns police brutality and calls readers to hear the distress of the poor and act with compassion rather than cruelty.
An extraterrestrial named Mr Skygack arrives on Earth as a special correspondent. He notes wireless observations in his notebook, reporting unusual terrestrial devices and human communications. His treatise hints at early science fiction curiosity about technology.
Frederick Meacham a driver of 2305 First Avenue was arrested by Patrolmen Kuntz and Howaldt on Pike Street for driving more than 12 miles per hour. He posted $20 bail for appearance in Judge Gordon's court. Matteawan asylum habeas corpus case moves toward Poughkeepsie before Justice Morehauser to seek Thaw’s release.
A fragment from Josh Wise discusses sunlit days and growing piano like skill, with playful slang about Bingles and a home run as candy. Mentions a teacher, parent, and a march timetable for a steamer Monticello leaving Flyer dock at several early hours.
Edwin fires 76 questions a minute at a reluctant reader about circus life asking which side the side show is on and whether elephants can walk. The man hushes him with a sofa pillow as a column anecdote captures child chatter and a hint of theatrical banter.
A garbled transcript shows a visitor praising a trusted inmate while questioning his past ties and honesty. The exchange hints at possible wrongdoing connected to a prison audience and a vague scheme involving victims and sales.
Washington society awaits the return of Senora Creel wife of the Mexican ambassador and noted as one of the world’s richest women. She traveled to Mexico with her husband when he became governor of Chihuahua and plans to spend spring in the American capital. She is the eldest daughter of Gen Terrazas a Mexican magnate who controls mines oil and banks and is hailed as a hero who helped secure liberty.
The señora has built a hospital in memory of her mother and runs an extensive charity including industrial schools and asylums. In Washington the Creek, despite diplomatic opulence, lead a simple life. Their four sons study in the United States, two at Ames College and two at Cornell.
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