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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1902
Page
2
Myron T. Herrick argues before bankers that the national bank system acts as the father of trusts. He claims the banks’ monopoly on currency and centralized control bind business and finance into one body led by J Pierpont Morgan, asserting consolidation is inevitable and desirable.
Charlies Scarber of Waterloo Iowa has cast a ballot in every election for over six decades yet now withdraws from politics. He rejects anarchism claims and argues suffrage is a duty beyond personal prerogative, warning that political tricks erode power from the people at the ballot.
Stuart Robson opened at the Grand in Shakespeare's A Comedy of Errors with a strong company. The crowd greeted him warmly, and the production drew praise for Robson and supporting players Adelph Jackson Edwin Holt Laura Thompson and Eleanor Barry Adriana. Also announced are Welcome appearances for Hello Bill at the Grand and Rudolph and Adolph at the Third Avenue Theatre along with the Chatres Indian circus at Armory hall tonight and tomorrow.
May Robson, long a Broadway favorite known for comedy, has joined musical theater this season in support of Jerome Sykes in The Billionaire. Her move into musical comedy begins a new venture that excites the theatergoing public.
The two day old infant was recovered from the Chehali river about a mile above Aberdeen by logger John Ey. A stone tied with a buckskin thong around the neck indicates deliberate drowning. The baby wore a gown and towel and had been carried to the river in a large “clabox” found nearby.
The article discusses scarce turkey supply on Western avenue ahead of Thanksgiving with dressed stock around 22 cents and expected to rise to 25 cents by next Thursday. Cranberries remain firm and small quantities are sold at 54 dollars per hundred.
The notice lists wholesale prices for a variety of items including cranberries veal poultry and dairy products. It mentions carloads of cranberries arriving tomorrow and California fruit expected this afternoon with prices per unit and per case noted.
The Annex hosts an Economy Day with two stores offering marked down merchandise. Three lots of women's suits reduced from 11.95 to 4.96 and various apparel and household items priced aggressively from wall certificates to hosiery, linens, and garments. Sale starts 8 am with large participation and broad selection.
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