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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1905
Page
4
Bennet Blethen writes an editorial praising municipal ownership, backing a franchise while boosting the octopus and Willie Hearst. The piece shifts to urging a franchise steal amid a chaotic mix of interests, arguing for control by a single local authority.
A pungent Seattle column attacks Kernel A. J. Blethen once head of a Minneapolis paper now leading an evening paper here. The piece accuses him of self praise on his editorial page and ridicules his past tax cheating defenses.
Fragmentary text mentions a Friday interview with the head of an electric company and references disputes over municipal ownership. It notes Kernel and The Star as context, with unclear details about tax issues or property. The passage is garbled and lacks concrete events or names.
Scattered lines mock government finance and rent barriers as voices riff on bribery and taxes. A fragmented scene hints at ministers, a Kuselan finance official, and a crowded city backdrop with vague theft and political stances.
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