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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1905
Page
4
A reader accuses the Seattle gas trust of overcharging consumers as bills rise from February to April, alleging metering speedups or inflated pressure. The letter blasts the company’s monopoly, urging action to curb high handed tactics and protect households with meters.
The Pennsylvania Legislature votes to erect a statue of late Senator Quay in the capitol grounds. Critics question the choice and the inscription, arguing the move recasts past political faults as celebrated virtue and labels the state as admiring historic bossism.
A noble escape unfolds as the prince in a perilous Parisian intrigue seeks aid from Frank Franks after a drunken stumble. Napoleonic agents loom, a daring street exit, and a brutal capture back at the lodgings reveal a palace adventure turning dire. The Marquis de Sevringen tightens his grip, blood and threats escalate as the story pauses on a brutal dagger point.
Daryl Franks recalls a dramatic night in Paris where he strikes a prince, a French girl intervenes, and the royal heir recovers to thank the rescuer. The tale blends danger, deception, and romance as a daring escape unfolds and bond forms between unlikely allies.
A New York health shark rails at garbage disposal, while a Seattle Lighting Company drama adaptation of Gas Meters and Other Thieves proceeds. The playful spoof lines accuse costumed meter readers and storekeepers of petty theft as the city brims with rumor and satire.
Two years ago G B Ducro injured the great toe of his left foot lost the nail and had a painful experience. Wednesday he dropped a wagon box on the same toe and will probably again lose the nail.
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