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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1910
Page
4
A persuasive piece argues that partisan judicial elections allow machine bosses and corporate money to influence judges. It questions whether campaign contributions create bias and urges a nonpartisan judiciary to ensure fair, square dealing for all citizens. Ink it over for readers concerned about justice and political interference.
The Tacoma census dispute accuses the federal bureau of punitive under counting in a recount. It argues mistakes by individual enumerators should not punish the city and calls for an accurate, just recheck without bias against Tacoma.
A collage of odd quotes notes misread wills, college woes, flag displays as trophies, mint penny production, a pasted love line, and Maine’s paper spool output. The items read as a humorous, free‑form snippet from a late newspaper column.
A collage of opinion notes and local quips discussing census adding machines, Seattle census cooperation, Alaska coal claiming, canal bonds, tariff debates, and political endorsements. References include Manuel, Walter Wellman, Cleveland, New York theatre managers, and reform figures like Tom Johnson and Brand Whitlock.
Nautal and Neptune discuss a sailboat named Nautal speeding on her last voyage. Neptune notes the trip ended at the bottom, implying a plunge or disappearance. The exchange hints at a dramatic maritime incident without detailing who sailors were or where it occurred.
Dan Landon rose from a Nebraska cornfield laborer to a Seattle attorney with a practice worth about 20 000 a year. His path spanned Chicago earning two dollars weekly, longshore work on the Oregon Washington line, and years as janitor while building a federal admiralty practice and harboring political aims in the state senate.
In Seattle Oct 13 1810 letters accuse F L Hieldrick of leading opposition to the removal of the restricted district. The writer condemns Gill and his allies for creating a decency crisis to mask alleged crimes and notes Wardall's controversial role. A second letter from Redmond Oct 16 1910 thanks editor for backing Duwamish waterway bonds and urges voters to support John Schram for county commissioner to prevent graft.
In a humorous reminiscence set in Pattenwald the tale credits Franz and Frankenzulet with custard invention and fame. An elderly man receives a dime from a stranger who claims a daughter’s aid though the act ends with a blush and a quick departure. The piece also toys with airships, missing Tom Bailey, and a burned ice cream freezer.
A fragmented monologue recounts Curtis writing two letters to Thelma and Hildegarde. He kept Hildegarde's reply and sent Thelma a duplicate of Hildegarde's communication, leaving the rest of the exchanges unclear.
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