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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1919
Page
13
A columnist discusses home building as a personal art, citing Ruskin and Morris on thought over cost. Chicago architects urge design to follow function, noting beauty in purposeful form and in nature, even in utilitarian objects like a full-rigged schooner.
The street railway men seek overtime pay while council members argue extra pay undermines the eight hour standard. Railway officials say more staff is needed and advertise for workers. The council plans Monday session to consider finance and utilities committee recommendations amid tense hearings.
A mix of gardening advice on cultivation and soil care contrasts with political notes on the Monroe Doctrine, war profits, and a Mexico City rumor about Gen Blanquet. The export value figure for March is cited as 605 million dollars, illustrating the era's economic context.
A Victory Ship docked in New York harbor Saturday after leaving Frisco three or four weeks earlier with a letter from San Francisco’s mayor to New York’s mayor. The piece includes humorous anecdotes about goats, a banana shorthand tale of Cleofonte Campanini, and a Philadelphia-style survey of divorce stories involving several couples from Missouri and California.
Tomorrow May 13 1607 the first English settlement in America began at Jamestown Virginia with 105 passengers aboard three ships led by Sir Christopher Newport. Captain John Smith aided survival as Jamestown later became ruins while the Society of the Cincinnati formed May 18 1783 restricting membership to direct descendants of Revolutionary War officers. A floor watching match is described as a scrub race.
A reader argues that the League of Nations fails to curb armament while critiquing President Wilson and Italy's handling of Fiume. The letter cites Filippo Turati, Senator Lodge, and various U S and Italian figures, contrasting self determination with geopolitical realities and questioning Wilsonian ideals. It contends that Italy should retain Fiume and Adriatic regions, and questions American foreign policy toward Japan and Bolshevism.
A speaker rebukes Mr Bolshy for railing at the U S government and leaders while praising democracy. The piece argues the nation muddles along, fights to win the war, and sacrifices for victory. It defends wartime railroad control and high costs as necessary, and urges acceptance or emigration if disliked.
Japanese residents in Hawaii protest efforts to bring Japanese language schools under the Department of Education. Bills before the Hawaii legislature aim to regulate or control the schools, with supporters arguing they preserve morality and prevent Americanization. They warn such measures could force closures, while observers note political contention and potential modification.
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