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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1906
Page
4
The Chicago Tribune reports the season ended with 11 deaths and 104 severe injuries among players, contrasting with 18 deaths and 18 severe injuries the year before. The piece argues football remains brutal and calls for major rule changes to reduce life threatening danger.
The piece reports a feud between two leading spelling reformers Professors David Starr Jordan and Brander Matthews at Stanford and Columbia. They clash over removing letters from words and even their own names with public demands that reform start at home.
Ex bandit Pat Crowe publishes a new book confessing to crimes including Eddy Cudahy kidnapping for a $25000 ransom. He argues jurors acted to restore a law he views as unjust and notes Cudahy faced restraint of trade charges. He questions whether law serves all people equally.
The Star runs a prize list with a first prize for DEST contribution and a second prize of 91, inviting readers to send in yarns and briefs to Josh Wise. The page also includes a string of stage chatter and humorous quotes involving Percy, Mrs Sage, and various social scenes, blending jokes and local gossip with brief dialogues and captions.
The Calgary Eye Opener jokes about boosting revenue with ads and cutting a costly spread on the West Montide while the artist heads coastward. It also quotes French chatter on pork packers daughters seeking rich husbands and hints at Heston's stance on prosperity and a legislative appropriation debate.
Florence K Manette and Port Hilkeley crews along with row boats and shore patrols scoured the shore for debris and victims of the Dix disaster. A Bh C Denniston joined Florence K soon after leaving Port Blakeley. Shore searches extended to Edmonds and ongoing since the wreck. Salmon markets report shortages with prices rising per pound.
A narrator recalls Mary Bridget entering local beauty pageants in Stapletown. Rival organizer Jake Hanahan stages two contests with shifting criteria, culminating in Mary Bridget winning the Real and Great Beauty Contest and marrying soon after.
The Men's Shoe Store at 808 Wiest Ave advertises genuine oak sales.
Admiral Hurwell achieved wireless telegraph contact with Mare Island California after two weeks of effort. He hailed the breakthrough as a navigation aid and plans to link Mare Island with Tatovsh soon.
The Ballard Centraix second squad, averaging 115 pounds, aims to schedule games against teams averaging no more than 120 pounds. Henry Strandberg is 12 years old and involved in the matter.
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