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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1906
Page
4
The Hepborn rate bill passed the senate after days of deliberation. It affirms government supervision of interstate transportation rates, ending railroad independence. Amendments may alter scope but the central principle is established and will endure with possible refinements as experience dictates.
New Orleans dispatch reports Yale President Hadley proposing widows receive pensions after ten years of marriage to professors or upon reaching age forty. Trustees debated anti fraud measures as they considered the unlikely scenario of young women marrying aging professors for life income.
Debate centers on whether bones claimed as John Penn Jones in Paris and returned to the U S are actual Paul Jones remains or those of a Welsh coachman named Bill Jones. The commission weighed limited evidence and affirmed its conclusion, stressing the enduring glory of Paul Jones's achievements over the bones themselves.
A Syracuse educator backed by a million dollar Standard Oil donation accuses President Roosevelt of being an anarchist. Chancellor Day defends the president, arguing corporate power and oil money threaten law and the nation. The piece criticizes the trust and its reach beyond states and courts.
A hodgepodge column mixes political quips about Howard Rosewater and Canadian senators with local chatter. It mentions a funeral oration in Louisville, a Light humor piece from Josh Wise, social calls to the Star office, benefit plans for Shiner at the Metropolitan Opera House, and a claim about doctors at high fees. The piece also notes a nihilists meeting protest, a bomb incident, and remarks on taxes.
A chaotic scene unfolds as Capt Brownley and Lieut Thanscombe recount the general ordering O Reilly to place O K elly in the guardhouse. The general criticizes O Reilly and jokes about a champagne soiree and a dinner mishap with Mrs Brown, amid a convoluted story of loyalty and embarrassment.
The Star offers a dressmaking chart for fifty cents to subscribers. The chart promises that anyone who can sew can tailor any garment. It is advertised at 1209 Seventh Avenue between Union and University streets.
Mr Tillman asks why the interior must bear the burden of the trans continental haul while Mr Poraker argues that terminal water routes yield low rates for water access and intermediate points face disadvantages created by geography.
A wary visit to Kansas City turns tense after a late arrival in a deserted depot. The narrator recalls a prowling cab ride, a suspicious "gentleman" passenger, a bribe, and lingering fear as she reaches the hotel, wondering what game was played that morning.
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