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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1919
Page
5
An editorial argues municipal ownership of Seattle streetcars should continue, focusing on fare pricing. It warns against higher fares and favors keeping a five cent ride, noting that paving costs should be absorbed by the street railway department to avoid price hikes and service delays.
Congress has lingered six months in a special session called by President Wilson to shape postwar policy. Of nine priority items, only two have passed: the appropriation bills and woman suffrage. No major labor capital accord or tax reform has emerged, while many other actions concern funding, infrastructure, and wartime adjustments.
A Woodland Park monkey recounts a frightening dream during visiting hours. In the dream doctors with saws and knives examine the keeper, exchange money for a gland, and threaten to pull the monkey from its cage before the dream ends with the narrator waking distressed.
In Salt Lake City the conference of 15 western states moved to form the Western Reclamation Association with a $40,000 start fund. California to Nebraska slots are set for varying contributions by state, and a permanent org is proposed with Gov Davis of Idaho as president and Lieut. Gov. McDowell of Montana as VP. Congress may be urged to provide $250 million for reclamation, plus homesteading preferences for veterans.
John L. Lewin head of the United Mine Workers announced the miners would settle their strike at a 21 percent wage increase. The union had reduced demands to 31 percent, as asked by Secretary Wilson, and a joint conference with operators was postponed to Monday at the operators’ request.
Rome reports Gabriele d Annunzio's seizure of Zara and threats to extend control along the Dalmatian coast. Official circles warn of grave danger as Yugoslav forces prepare to expel Italian forces with 400000 well trained troops ready for action.
A satirical report depicts a grand jury criticizing county jail quarters as unsuitable for inmates. Characters parody jail life, complaining of no soap or towels while joking about reforms and life beyond confinement. The piece blends humor with critique of prison conditions.
An Italian Sicilian monk writes memoirs claiming the Greek term Kamilos meant cord not camel in Saint Matthew. He argues the translation would yield it is easier for a cord to pass through the eye of a needle, challenging long held biblical wording.
Petaluma California November 22 United Press says B B Knight president of the Poultry Keepers association speaks for poultry men in the district operating 4 000 000 hens with annual production 450 000 000 eggs He notes a drop in profit from 1 86 to 75 cents per hen this year and reports 2 250 000 egg cases in storage with England contracting for 1 500 000 cases.
A set of bank officers including Frank H. Luce as vice president and Robert Walker as president are listed alongside Eugene W. Browne and Ira W. Bedle as assistant cashiers with others in the Lafayette area.
The third Baron Lyveden debuts on the London vaudeville stage with a chorus girl bride as his companion. His early 1900s career included roles as maitre d hotel a commission agent restaurant proprietor coachman and farmer.
Dutch oleo manufacturers secure vegetable oils from Sumatra for their production. The report highlights the cross colonial supply chain linking Sumatra plantations with Netherlands food industries and markets.
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