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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1913
Page
4
Is This Democracy as Supreme Court to Decide Public Welfare
The piece argues Taft used executive power to withhold lands from monopolists in 1909 and later sought congressional authorization. It critiques reliance on court rulings over elected representatives, wondering if this is democracy. The Humphries incident closes but recall fights revive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Roosevelt
T. R
Congress
Supreme Court
Georgia child labor reform stalled by legislature
The Georgia General Assembly delays Anderson bill raising working ages to 13 in 1914 and 14 in 1915. For another year 10 year olds, unable to read or write, will continue to labor in cotton mills, aiding mill owners. Calls rise for a national child labor law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest
Georgia
Anderson
Thers
Puzzling Treaties and Gloom From Dr Kellogg Commentary
The piece riffs on U S foreign policy with Russia and cites Dr J H Kellogg of Battle Creek Sanitarium warning of declining birth capacity among American women by 2017. It quotes sarcasm about czars and Uncle Sam and notes Huerta as a cautionary example, all in a dialect of opinion and rumor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Kellogg
Battle Creek Sanitarium
The Union Theatre Features First-Run Pictures in Seattle
An ad notes The Union Theatre as the only Seattle venue showing twelve first-run films on a regular weekly program. It promises something new every Tuesday and Friday, with admission price irrelevant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Tme
Union Theatre
Heattie
Resinol ointment and soap promise rapid skin relief
Resinol ointment and Resinol soap claim to stop itching instantly and restore skin to perfect health in severe eczema, rash, ringworm, and other eruptions. They also clear pimples, blackheads and redness. Sold by all druggists.
Diary of Father Time on forks and dining customs
The diary notes that New York Central and some Western hotels will not provide finger bowls, suggesting a shift from finger eating. It recalls ancient and medieval practices, where hands were used with prior hand washing, and mentions forks as a luxury invented by goldsmiths for specific foods.
Sure Thing Fishing Question Then Expectation
Dialogue snippet shows Johnnie answering a question about fishing. He admits not having caught anything yet and expresses expectation to catch fish once he gets home. The scene highlights anticipation and casual exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnnie
Murphy to retire from Tammany leadership after next election
It is reported that Ross Murphy will retire from Tammany's leadership after the next election regardless of the outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ross Murphy
Tammany
New Haven Reports Big Revenue Gap in Last Year
The city’s latest annual report shows the road department spent 4 million dollars more than it earned last year. The itemized ledger notes a large shortfall amid rising costs and constrained funds for maintenance and projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Fearless Fathers and One Cautious Mother
A brief quoted exchange from the New York World features two girls discussing fear. The first says her papa isn't afraid of elephants, while the second boasts her papa fears nothing except mamma, capturing a playful domestic contrast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Circle Club children's story contest next week
A contest offers a pound box of candy to the boy or girl under 16 who writes the best original story of 150 words or fewer. Submissions must be on one side of black ink paper and addressed to Uncle Jack in care of The Star Circle Club. The deadline is next Friday at 3 PM and the winner will be named in the following Saturday column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circle Club
Uncle Jack
Star Circle Club
Star Office
Union St
P. H. Mullen
Ballard Ave
First Nv
J. Brown
First Ave
Union Block
Dunlap Reader Wins The Prize In Circle Club Contest
The Circle club prize for best title for a photograph by Marguerite Holmes was won by George Campbell of Dunlap station. The winning caption Perplexity features two youngsters Tim and Little Curly unsure of direction. The prize was a pound box of candy mailed to the winner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circle Club
George Campbell
Dunlap Station
Marguerite Holmes
Marguerite
Tim
Curly
Jack
Mary Lee
Vern Wallace
Edmonda
Wash
Ethel Guttormsen
Dougall
Sarah Rheinart
Bremerton
Patr
Eva Zickrick
Georgetown Station
Berthelia Reel
Cherry St
German Duke Plays With American Ball In Child Portrait
A real German heir, Hereditary Grand Duke Friedrich Franz, age three, is portrayed with a large American ball. The Mecklenburg Schwerin royals favor American ways with two American born nurses and plans for an American tutor. The piece notes his likely future in the United States and hints at German toy influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Friedrich Franz
Mecklenburg Schwerin
New York
America
Germany
Dear Uncle Jack Circle Membership Requests From Youths
A trio of letters request membership in The Star Circle. Raymond Sutherland, 11, from Minneapolis, asks to join after two days in the new city and mentions starting school Monday. Marie Hansen, 13, thanks for a prize dollar and plans to compete again. Ethel Guttormsen, 13, seeks a Circle card and submits a Kodak picture title from The Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Lean
Bethella Reel
Cherry St
Minneapolis
Minn
Raymond Sutherland
Evanstonay
Uncle Jack
Marie Hansen
N. 76Th St
City
Star Circle
Washington School
Kodak
Star
E.ethel Guttormsen
McDougallay
Ernest Sprague, Orting
Wash
Editor's Mail Blames High Taxes in Seattle Letter
A reader complains that high taxes deter home builders, noting many moved to the city as King County’s Leary avenue boulevard costs rise. The writer urges avoiding common user clauses, endorses a long franchise for the S. E. Co. and questions municipal track plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Star
Seattle
King County
Leary Avenue
S. E. Co
Leary Av
Ballard
BE. C
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THE
United States
Russia
Washington
Lawrence
Mass
West Virginia
Czar
Uncle Sam
Mr. Huerta
Kesinol
Baltimore
Bill
Nurseryville
By Fred Schaefer
A. D. Condo
Deadshot Gts
Jowe
Lai
Eczarevitch
Oni
Globevine—Giodeville
Wis
Malin Et
Evanston
Paris
Rube Marquard
Indiana
Old Birdy
Mary Murdock
London
Drusilla
Kansas City
Ode OutiCycle
Dunlap Reader
Grandma Takes
Thelma Edith Hillard
North 85Th At
Home
Sweet Home
Societe
Suns
Gaudie Portage
Earl
Earl Jones
N.eb
Marlin
Heiden
Fifth Ave
Virginus Hotel
Virginia St
Westlake
Elliott
E.j.brown
First Avenue
Ike
Dr. Browns
Edwin J., Brown, D. D. S
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