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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1912
Page
5
The Northern Pacific railway faces a deadly disaster as freight conductor Hallet dies and a brakeman raves while 17 laborers are overcome by coal gas in the Stampede tunnel through the Cascade mountains. Critics accuse the company of delaying safety improvements and improving air circulation to prevent further asphyxiation.
The piece surveys Progressive Era reforms focusing on wage and white slavery, child labor, and juvenile delinquency. It praises women for driving health, school, and home improvements, and notes efforts like domestic relations courts, vocational training, and pure food, as part of a broader, ongoing reform movement.
Reading of results shows Oregon favored capital punishment by a two to one margin as precincts remain incomplete. Eugene Debs leads with 27 358 votes, about 7 000 ahead of Miss Maley for governor. Roosevelt’s plurality stands high in Washington as states lean progressive. Bill Taft carried Utah and another western stronghold. Clinton W. Howard and Beverly Coiner head toward upcoming retirements in federal and district posts.
A playful exchange features a child asking what constitutes beastly weather while the father explains rain and showers with simple terms, capturing a domestic moment amid a gray forecast.
The reader letters cover recall petitions for Mayor George Cotterill, a plea to withdraw signatures, a plea from a Seattle student parent about youth work and schooling, a superintendent Robbs letter defending public utility transparency, and a lighthearted mother in law contest entry praising family.
A compact excerpt features a bantering exchange from the English press. The Maid-Billy Brown boasts about having the prettiest mouth while a man challenges her claim with a playful comparison. A stray joke about dogs and a sweet tooth closes the fragment.
London boy relates a daylight incident to his mother claiming he struck Chester with a stick. He said Chester did not speak while he was hit and the boy asked for pardon. The mother notes the boy behaved well despite the slip.
A reader recalls offering a maid service but declines after a husband is charmed by the maid's voice. The anecdote reflects a humorous social impulse and prudence in domestic arrangements.
A collage of brief quips and bits from several newspapers includes lines on Spain, music, letters in Egyptian vaults, and sports as well as humorous exchanges. Jokes cover lovers, clergy, Irish mailroom mischief, and parental trials, reflecting light antiquated newspaper humor.
Judiciary committee recommended adoption of two resolutions to establish a city public welfare board. One plan creates a five member, unpaid board appointed by the mayor including two women, with control over city detention institutions such as the jail. The second resolution mirrors this setup with minor differences.
The board approved two resolutions proposing amendments to the city charter. The changes would remove jail and convicted person oversight from the board and are to be voted on at the March election.
The school board discussed dropping fire insurance on all new brick school buildings. They refused to renew a policy on Greenwood School and voted to insure no coverage for Franklin High. Over the past decade insurance cost about $60,000 with fire losses around $14,000.
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