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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1904
Page
4
An old Beattie Washington Star notice lists subscription details and rates for the Beattie Daily Star. It includes mailing instructions, expired delivery reminders, and post office entry information for second class matter.
The quotation praises practical results over politicians, asserting that he who can make two ears of corn or two blades of grass grow where only one did before serves humanity more than all politicians. It emphasizes earned, tangible progress as the true public service.
The Star prints J M Frink president of Washington Iron Works defense of his 1900 defeat against Gov Rogers. It questions Frinks claim railroads did not back him and notes heavy King County opposition and a 2084 vote plurality against him. The piece argues Frinks loyalty to party blinds him to anti railroading sentiment in Seattle and King County.
Indiana braces for a fierce finish as Bryan’s state tour energizes Democrats led by Tom Taggart while Republicans marshal Fairbanks and Beveridge. Reports claim Gold Democrats drift to Parker, with vote buying alleged in Madison County and a tight, uncertain race to determine the next legislature and Indiana’s presidential lean.
A fragment from a street corner exchange references Irish and Rooshans amid wartime banter. It then shifts to humorous bits about police tips and political candor, ending with a boast about Dr King's New Discovery for coughs and lung diseases.
A fragment notes a qualified voter in Madison County Indiana offering to sell his vote at the 1904 general election for all Democratic candidates. The document records the sale agreement and acknowledgment of receipt, with a note that such a signing is unlikely to occur. The fragment ends with an allegation continuation.
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