Would Christ Return Today and Face Modern Power
The essay argues Christ would be resisted by political and religious powers today as He was in ancient Palestine. It contrasts revolutionary material aims with spiritual interpretation, noting Rome tolerated early preaching but modern groups, like the Anti-Saloon League, would oppose prophetic critique. It asserts hypocrisy among church leaders mirrors ancient Jerusalem.
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Christ
America
Palestine
Kingdom of Heaven
Caesar
Rome
Roman Empire
Anti-Saloon League
Jerusalem
Washington
Krist
Community Chest Plan Advocated to Aid City Agencies
Dr. Wm. HL Pittwood argues that 46 agencies require a Community Chest funded by a 3 percent raise, with 15 percent for drives, to save about $80,000, prevent oversights, and bolster public protection. He warns sickness crime and degeneracy affect all, urging timely giving as duty and humane aid to the living.
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Seattle
China at the arms conference key to Far East peace
The opening of the arms conference sparks fear and hope in China as diplomats consider open, frank talks to resolve Far Eastern tensions. China is seen as pivotal to preventing war in the Pacific, with Washington urged as the venue for candid discussion to revive China.
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Washington
China
The Conference Arrives in Washington Amid Doubts
A fragmented excerpt notes concerns as a major conference reaches Washington. The text references forgiveness toward a referenced figure and recalls past gatherings where China was central to the discourse.
I Have Thought Often of That Incident of My Youth
The narrator recalls three years in a place plagued by fear and abuse. A farmer’s dog terrorized horses, women, and children, driving residents to seek safer routes. After a single fatal act, the dog is killed and the speaker reflects on toleration becoming intolerable. The tale ends with a warning against enduring nuisances.
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Chicago
Schneider
Letters to Editor on unemployment and liquor trade critiques
The writer argues that unemployment stems from overproduction after extended wartime demand rather than alcohol bans. He cites 1876 postwar declines in mines and shipbuilding, noting widespread joblessness while liquor manufacture and distribution faced no cuts. Signed A. J. Johnstonbe.
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Globe Trotter
A. J. Jounstonbe
Trapper Quits Hunting Citing Cruelty Letters in Support
A noted Canadian trapper quits hunting after declaring the sport cruel. He says using a gun or knife on animals makes a man a poor imitation of his best self and that killing the helpless continues murder among men. He calls for humane reform.
Town Pets Question in City Gambling Critique
Richard Claypool questions mayoral focus on stopping cigar shop dice games and urges crackdown on card play and “hickies” used as cash. He asks if municipal policy targets town pets funded by others and calls for a clear mayoral answer.
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the Star
Hickies
Richard Claypool
Peace Mountain Proposal to Heal Mt. Tacoma Dispute
A reader urges Seattle’s Star to end bitter debates over the mountain’s name Mt. Ralmnier Mt. Tacoma by renaming it Peace Mountain or The Mountain of Peace as a symbol of reconciliation between Seattle and Tacoma. The letter closes with best wishes.
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the Star
Mt. Ralmnier
Mt. Tacoma
Seattle
Tacoma
Cc. D. M
Rainier Name Change Debate From A Sea Captain Letter
Joseph Jarvis of Bar Harbor Maine objects to renaming Mount Rainier arguing the current spelling is correct and warning against marketing the mountain. He notes Indigenous term Tahoma and suggests renaming other local landmarks or honoring an Indian chief Beattie.
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the Star
Rainier
Bar Harbor
Maine
Vancouver
Mount Rainier
Mount Baker
Admiralty Inlet
Puget Sound
Elliott Bay
Bainbridge Island
Restoration Point
Port Orchard
Beattie
Joseph Jarvis
Arizonan
Man Offers Arm Leg Eye or Life for Funds to See Mother
The Star reports a man identified as Mr XX offers an arm a leg an eye or even his life for experimental purposes if funds are provided to enable him to see his mother. He says five years of honest effort have failed and invites contact through the newspaper for interested parties.
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MR. X
Four L Clarifies Cost of Living Figures
Em B Hicklin corrects misimpression about the Four L statistics cited by C W Gray. He notes the Four L uses United States Labor Department tables to compare costs, not set costs or camp prices, and that food makes up about 40 percent of total living costs.
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the Star
C. W. Gray
Gray
United States Department of Labor
Addi
The
Four
Four L
Em. B. Hicklin
The Functions of a Banker Letter Response
A letter signed Conservative defends bankers against critics and clarifies a past Star letter. The author, who wrote a recent Star letter, denies claims that his remarks added to bankers hardships and explains the prior message contained no such accusation.
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the Star
Armn
The
Star
Banka
Bankers Power and Private Money Reform Debate
A critical essay argues private bankers wield excessive control over money and credit, harming local business. It lists admissions by conservatives about loan refusals and hardship, then shifts to a personal letter praising father son Week and urging open dialogue and trust between dads and sons.
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Bankera
Seattle
Emr
Peanut
Debated Control Over Bankers and Port Commission Economies
A letter argues bankers lack right to control money as public equipment for industry and questions port commission cost cuts. It notes a traffic department shift, layoffs, and pay changes for a timekeeper now dock checker, urging scrutiny of supposed economy moves and efficiency claims.
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Port Commission
Althoe
Port of Seattle debated return to commission form
During a Port of Seattle commission meeting an official urged restoring the commission form of government claiming it would save about 90000 dollars annually in operating costs. The proposal would assign one commissioner to the auditing department one to the engineering department and another to the remaining duties.
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the Star
Port of Seattle Commission
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