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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1913
Page
4
Why We Need a New Charter by Cotterill
Cotterill argues Seattle’s city government suffers from scattered responsibility across departments and by the mayor. He cites council and board of public works as sharing power and home rule exclusion limiting action, urging charter revision and stronger city official responsibility. Other cities solved this with a commission form of government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hy Cotterill
Seattle
George F. Cotterill
Council
Board of Public Works
Why Should Public Pay the Bill
A discussion asserting railroads belong to stockholders but in practice to a clique of stockholders and bondholders. It argues losses fall on shareholders while the public bears costs through bonds, wrecks, and poor service. The piece contends government ownership alongside control is reasonable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie
Fighting a Real War in Colorado
The piece argues Colorado faces warlike conditions in its coal fields with strikers and mine guards, urging militia use and questioning the importation of troops across states. It claims Colorado must rely on its own forces to quell rebellion and invasion while condemning strike-breakers as hostile. It frames national policy on hiring workers to wage conflict as a matter of nationality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Mexico
Uncle Sam
Detroit Women’s Taxpayers League Targets Stingy Husbands
Embers of the Women’s Taxpayers League in Detroit plan to organize against frugal husbands. They argue an empty pocketbook disrupts the home and a judge’s ruling that car fare and tobacco money suffice for a man’s needs could erode his authority. Some men thrive on a thrifty wife’s financial management, the piece notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Taxpayers’ League
Detroit
Garry
Election Dawn in Mexico Accounts Turnout Low
One in eight Mexicans voted for president, as fear and distrust kept many away. The piece notes voter rebellion if land redistribution pledges draw leaders, while 6,000 Hindus await admission to Pacific labor markets and a court alimony case critiques a wealthy husband's obligation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Manila
Clean Your Liver With Cascarets Headlines
Ad copy promises relief from headache biliousness and constipation by using Cascarets in a 10 cent box. Claims a morning cleaning of the liver stomach and bowels will refresh head and mood for months and make one more productive and cheerful.
Secret Pried Loose in Parsnip Trust Probe
In a crowded courtroom Miss Dill Pickles testifies about an alleged bribe of up to 100000 dollars connected to the government's parsnip trust prosecution. The defendant Mockorange is said to have spoken to her in earshot of others and mentioned a missing string on her shirt. The judge halts the scene with an apology as the trial concludes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parsnip Trust
Mockerange
Trust
Columbus bones exhibition sparks unusual debate
Readers question the value and display of Christopher Columbus’s remains as the Dominican Republic plans to send them to a San Francisco exposition. A correspondent dismisses the exhibit while a separate letter about a football game tying guide highlights public curiosity and skepticism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christopher Columbus
Dominican Republic
Readers Rebuke City Press Over Exposé Exposing Vice
Letters to The Star critique an alleged Seattle vice and police corruption expose. A subscriber condemns sensational headlines and calls the investigation harmful to the city’s name, urging accountability for the methods used. A taxpayer advocates recall to restore government of the people. Another writer offers fresh air defense amid beer and tobacco odor complaints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Futter the Star
Seattle
the Star
A. RH
Puget Sound
Mean Neighbors Sparks Local Farewell to Silence
Mrs Smith laments new neighbors as a domestic row erupts nightly in a foreign language, leaving her wife unsettled and neighbors amused. Congressman Taylor cites the tale as a colorful anecdote of difficult neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel M. Taylor
Arkansas
Philadelphia Telegraph
Smith
Questionable Q and A Chronicle of Odd Inquiries
A jumble of reader questions covers clocks teeth noodles feathers and cars. The column sketches humorous exchanges about wear repair costs and odd curiosities with brief, whimsical answers.
Prisoner Pleads Before Judge in Stark Exchange
The exchange features a furious judge admonishing the inmate who implores mercy while a persistent officer blocks a face-to-face turn, illustrating a tense courtroom moment.
Circle Club membership grows as certificates run out
Beattie youth club sees surge in applicants with certificates exhausted after a rapid influx. Printer funds ordered 1000 new certificates to be mailed to applicants lacking cards. Letters from Ellen Hendrickson Thelma Bryant and Marvyn Miler express desire to join The Star Circle Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gqarde Club
Circle Club
Beattle
Uncle Jack
Star Office
Jack
Star Circle Club
Star
Ellen Hendrickson
Renton
Marvyn Miler
W. 64Th St
A Good Scheme In Wisconsin School Credits For Home Work
A Wisconsin country teacher awards school credits for home tasks and publishes monthly lists of top three pupils. Before Halloween a group of girls plan a new charity act, aiming to aid a very poor family with sick father and hungry children. They keep plans secret and meet at a town house on Halloween night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wisconsin
Mildred Morris
North Bend
Box
Birds Tamed by Boy's Music and Halloween Plans
A North Bend reader notes how a wild linnet warms to a boy violinist Eustace Foute during lessons healing its injured leg. The piece shifts to Halloween charity plans by Mildred Morris, Circle club contest notes, and a list of contributors and honorees for local arts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eustace Foute
Foster Waa
Foster
Jack
Hallowe'en
Circle Club
Mildred Morris
North Bend
Mabel Walters
Mary Lee
Hazel Carlson
Jennie Morrison
Robert Hatton
Gertrude Simpson
Harold Lloyd
Cecil Tomlingen
Marguerite White
Ruth Munson
Herbert
Vincent Shoehart
Ralph Witt
Rose Dwightman
Ee Burton
Fred Million
The New Way Magazine Plans Spill Over Page Count
The Washington Herald reports a casual newsroom exchange about page counts for this and next month. The dialogue highlights a plan for roughly 40 pages this month and 40 more for next month, implying a total of about 80 pages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Herald
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mockorange
Fred Schaefer
Cynthia Grey
John D
Fudher the Star
Carroll
L. E.D
Thelma A. Bryant
Arlington
Hirde
ROYAL
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