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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1916
Page
4
The piece critiques Hughes for appealing to sectionalism by accusing Wilson of favoring the South. It notes Southern share of land, value, and spending, contrasts with Wilson’s national approach, and cites Garfield Williams College president endorsing Wilson to maintain unity and prevent party disunion.
Health Commissioner McBride and his staff battled infantile paralysis by monitoring arrivals, sending physicians and nurses to homes, and checking victims. They report no spread and commend the department for preventing an epidemic, an achievement seen as vital to the city’s safety.
The Seattle Commercial Club favors making the Land Products Show a perennial city event comparable to the Apple Show and the State Fair in Yakima. The text notes the show may not have been financially successful but stresses broader benefits beyond ticket sales and urges citizens to boost the event with city and district support.
The prompt imagines a fireman faced with a dangerous blaze and asked why he did not investigate its origins. It contrasts the duty to save lives and property with interruptions from officious critics and echoes discussion of an eight hour day law.
The piece ponders Teddy Hughes’s possible reaction to armed ships shadowing U S merchant vessels while expressing doubt he will openly admit concern. It questions how he will endure the situation and whether he will speak out.
Davenport woman Marie Gruenwald wrote she hated a suitor as one hates a snake. Her body was found on Lake Michigan shore as police pursue the man she named. A Seattle group led by Lawrence Booth plans war relief days on October 21 and 22.
A vivid slice of life from the Journal’s pages shows Eureka Sparrow and neighbors coping with illness, wind, and a risky night voyage. Van Brunt Hartley and friends race to fetch a doctor for Dewey Sparrow as telegraph wires fail and a sailboat battles the bay to reach Wapatomac.
Sol Pratt narrates a perilous pursuit of Hartley and the doctor, ending with a swift train ride to safety. Hartley reveals a broken arm from a sloop incident, while Agnes and Eureka deal with aftercare and quiet gratitude.
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