The Grandchild Budget and a Nation’s Road Decline
A river of fiscal critique contrasts a 30 mile Oregon wagon road built for 5000 dollars in the 1850s with a new six and a half mile highway along the upper Columbia costing 600000 dollars. Bonds pay interest while the state borrows, risking future taxes and higher utility costs as transport evolves toward air travel. The writer weighs Obregon’s Mexican policy against private development, laments government borrowing, and notes global ideas of property and public wealth. The piece ends with social observations about a New York wife and foreign name pronunciation.
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Oregon
Upper Columbia
Hood River
Dalles
Howly
Letter seeks return of lost blue silk umbrella
The writer recalls losing a blue silk umbrella with gray handle on November 14 near West Seattle Alki car ferry landing around 6:20 PM after alighting. The umbrella was a gift from the writer's mother and despite notices and city hall inquiries it has not been found. the author asks the young lady who found it or anyone who saw it to return it to The Star office.
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Cynthia Grey
Miss Grey
Mto
West Seattle
Star
M. M. HL
Mdstor the Star
United States
Washington, D. C
Washington
Immigrant Certificate Delays Due to Applicant Errors
Reverend B C Claubon of the Y M C A records that delays in issuing arrival certificates stem from applicants who fail to provide accurate or locating information. He urges readers to visit room 617 at the Y M C A on Fourth Ave to have difficulties resolved at no charge.
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Fourth Ave
B. C. Claubon
Cost of Government Mditor in The Star
A report on the federal census compares Seattle taxes to other cities. The piece notes Seattle households pay higher per thousand dollars of property than Portland San Francisco and Los Angeles with specific figures and cites city overhead and treasurer costs.
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Mditor the Star
Seattle
J’ortland
Los Angeles
Denver
San Francisco
Sos Angeles
Portland
The
Treieurer
New York
Beattie
Guiness
Shields
Gaines
San
Patronage Drives Appointments Across Government Levels
The speaker cites overlapping patronage in offices from state to port, noting politically connected relatives and allies receive roles with little to no required qualifications. The pattern shows political favors, not efficiency, guiding hiring decisions in Beattie San Francisco and beyond.
Fools and Angels: praising fools for bold deeds
Dr William Fe Barton's essay extols fools for driving progress when angels hesitate. He cites Columbus and other adventurers, noting that bold folly often yields wiser outcomes and that the rich admire fearless risk takers who defy conservative caution.
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WM. FE. Barton Cools
Maude Sweetman Helps Friends, Creates Others
Maude Sweetman takes action to "take care of his friends" by creating opportunities and supporting those around him. The move signals a community oriented effort to assist peers and strengthen networks.
The Narcotic Fight and State Cure Measures
A discussion argues that newspapers and officials must support eradicating narcotics and pursue punishment for peddlers. It notes judges and officers lack power under current laws and urges treatment institutions, prison reform, and stricter laws to curb drug traffic and theft.
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Star
Hart
Penalty Proposals Tighten Drug Peddling Offenses
A proposal sets a minimum penalty of one year in jail for drug peddlers and introduces stricter rules on the sale of the narcotic substance. The measure aims to curb distribution and impose harsher consequences for offenders.
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Mexico
Obregon
Avridge
Mann
1000 OF Man Fund
Brotherhood of Man
Unity Chest
Aunity Chest Fund
Ashington Children’s Home
Allon Arwy
Evieses
Unity Chest Fund
Russia
Uncle Sam
Panama Canal
Sam
Earth
Israel
Dero Tate
Cleon and I
Charles Mackkay
Cleon
Dickens
Howitt
Burns
the Star
Wray
Charles Wood
Jim Wood
Courtty Commissioners
Chariie Maybury
Smith's Cove
Fools and Angels
Columbus
Maude Sweetman
of & Western Railroad
Castoria
Eleanor
Fairco
Waffle
Fairbank
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