Ballard Star Agency opens new public news office
The Ballard Star Agency at 8 Ballard Ave Sunset opens a new office to rent space for The Star and news items. Contact details and hours are given for public access and subscription services.
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1905
Page
4
The Ballard Star Agency at 8 Ballard Ave Sunset opens a new office to rent space for The Star and news items. Contact details and hours are given for public access and subscription services.
A tirade condemns Seattle councilmen as actors and hypocrites over the second avenue exclusive franchise. The speaker voices calls for frankness, accusing officials of corruption in league with Jak Furth and Seattle Electric, and urges honesty despite public scorn.
A foreign dramatist wrote Mrs Warren's Profession as a blunt moral challenge. Arnold Daly staged it in New York. critics and the press condemned it as wicked and indecent. Police halted further performances. promoters lament the $19000 spent and defend public morality. The press earned laurels for denouncing the play and serving the public.
Dr Lyman Abbott cites a vision of an Indian who could advance his race as Booker T Washington did for blacks but stresses such a figure requires real elevation through association with whites and industrial effort. He warns Indians must shed tribal customs and stand independently to develop manhood and civilization. King Edward to confer on the mikado the Order of the Garter. Matsuhito may repay with the Imperial Kimono.
The piece blames the farmer for turkey price rises as demand outpaces supply. Chief Engineer Stevens of the canal rejects resignation. The remark suggests Taft may visit without notable outcomes.
Senator Penrose says the Pennsylvania Republicans have no apology to offer and resist concessions. The note speculates the McCurdys may be ousted by Mutual Life trustees, prompting questions about which family might move in next.
Peterhof near St. Petersburg on the Kronstadt bay opens to the gulf of Finland. The czar remains in touch with affairs in the capital and has a path to influence the revolutionary movement while his stay in Russia continues.
A veteran writer recalls the tedium and pretense of stage life. She notes young actresses chase emotion yet fear rehearsals and critics, recounting a recruit who, despite looks and polish, chose tearful tragedy over comedy and paid a high price for fame.
A fragmentary piece discusses topics from angels and preachers to race and gender anxieties. It quotes Uncle Henry on sleep, automobiles, and a fast paced political campaign while satirically touching on life insurance, fashion, and social behavior.
In a garden, Madame De Lonugerel recalls a tale shared by an elderly man who found that a bouquet of yellow roses revived memories of a past love. The story follows Edmond d Albien and Naomi Amelot, whose letters failed to reach, yet fate reunited them after decades, now living companions in later years.
In a confession to Madame Ne Longerel, Edmond recalls sending roses to a girl named Neomi who never wore them. He later marries the colonel’s daughter, who dies after eight years. He remains haunted by Neomi and imagines her as a girl of 17, though she would be elderly if living.
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