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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1908
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR text from The Seattle Star lists names and dates in vague notice form. It references Beattie Washiveren and a weekly cost, with entries about months and copies entered at a presiding station. The readable content is insufficient for precise event identification or outcomes.
The Seattle Milk Exchange president A Z Erickson is convicted of conspiracy to raise milk prices. The Star credits deputy prosecutor George Vanderveer and the Toledo ice case as models for breaking up price-fixing combines across grocers meat dealers laundries and other industries in Seattle. The paper urges continued action and broader jury support to extend the effort.
The piece pits Goulder a lobbyist lawyer and Goulden a congressman against each other over ship subsidies and liability for unsafe ships. Goulden cites the Gen Slocum disaster and argues inspectors and owners share blame despite laws. Goulder pushes for less liability and reliance on inspectors to prevent sailing short of crew.
The column depicts a sick colonel near death during an auction scene as his anxious wife and attending physician exchange remarks. The pulse reaches 104 as bidders call for a higher bid, with a quip from Puck about ages and money. A fragment notes a debate on gender roles.
An assortment of quoted lines from various papers including the Houston Post New York Sun and Chicago Tribune. The fragments reference widows mothers and a judge with brief character jabs and banter about personal traits and relationships. The tone is picaresque and observational.
Local chatter references night riders in Kentucky as Syd Holman notes their ongoing display of signs and public demonstrations near Hank Peterson's grocery. The excerpt hints at community unrest and vigilant behavior by unidentified groups.
locals debate tribute to night riders and tobacco trimming while tensions hint at looming war with Japan as a small Kentucky community shares gossip and bravado about neighbors and strangers.
The torpedo boat destroyer Perry, anchored in Coos Bay, will join the Preble Farragut Pox and Davis today as the flotilla sails for Portland. Hundreds visited the Perry Friday morning while the wharf was crowded with gasoline launches rowboats and other craft.
The Supreme Court votes 4 to 3 that the court has original jurisdiction in divorce matters and may issue orders directing payment of pending litigation, suit money, and attorney fees. The jurisdiction had been disputed among attorneys for years.
A famished vegetarian fox trudges through a vine yard seeking ripe grapes. She tries clever tricks and a hoarse cry to reach them, but fails and leaves, declaring the grapes are likely sour. The tale ends with her returning with a stepladder to try again.
A humorous monologue recounts a night at a Tanbark township school event with comic mischief. It jests about a judge, a tooth episode, and local characters including Hen Piss and the town marshal in a lively, vaudeville style.
A diplomat confronts Theresa Victoria daughter of Manuel Victoria in a tense room. She accuses him of the murder of her father while he reveals secrets about Gonzales Imes and Capt Santos. A pistol is drawn as truths surface and danger escalates.
Sixteen warships listed at the yard include Kearsarge Nebraska Wisconsin Oregon Illinois Kentucky Georgia St. Louis Milwaukee Rowan Goldsborough Philadelphia Nipsic Princeton Wheeling. Boats depart daily from the Yoosier way for ten trips a day at fifty cents round trip.
Travel offers listed for trips via Portland and the Columbia River to Chicago and return priced at 72.60 with variations to St Louis 67.50 Kansas City Omaha and Missouri River points 60 plus more destinations. Route via Salt Lake available. Tickets from Union Ticket Office, agent K B Ellis.
A man seizes a girl and forces her toward a hidden door behind wainscoting. The concealed passage leads to a dark corridor and the body on the floor, while another figure orders silence and exits as police arrive to question the diplomat.
A dialogue featuring The Professor and boys Sammy and Sambo explores language humor and wit. The exchange touches on dress etiquette and leadership hopes while the professor teases the youths about future roles and clever answers. The piece reads as playful classroom banter with quirky phrases.
A reflection on the plight of portionless girls seeking companionship in cities. It describes how economic insecurity pushes them toward affluent partners, the social risks of such liaisons, and the eventual drift toward peers of similar daily labor and neighborhoods, leaving them without a secure future.
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