Sperry Light Supersedes Darkness as Modern Dawn
An editorial extols Elmer Sperry of Brooklyn for his billion candle power searchlight as humanity’s latest advance against darkness. It surveys the arc of artificial illumination from cave fire to electric light, notes 1850s home use by Moses I of Newport, and speculates on future canned sunlight and light weight. It contrasts light with ignorance and praises the printing press as a great beacon, then riffs on Senator Wolcott’s 20 000 word speech about treaty timing.
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Elmer Sperry
Brooklyn
N. Y
Sperry
Earth
Alfred the Great
Moses I
Newport
Wolcott
Dope Ring and Police Troll Narco Trade in Seattle
A letter urges action against narcotic traffic and jail conditions in Seattle. The writer accuses police of arresting addicts while drug suppliers avoid scrutiny, cites Chinatown dope sales, and claims mothers would witness scandals if informed. The Star expresses belief the writer is correct about systemic failure.
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Chinatown
Seattle
Profiteers blamed as real foe of industrial peace
A reprint from the Illinois Journal of Labor argues the profiteer is the true enemy driving industrial strife. It calls on capital and labor to unite against this force, warns injury to either weakens the whole, and notes sugar cost concerns and railway strikes as context. It urges citizens to act with steady resolve.
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Illinois Journal of Labor
We ll Say So and Other Oddities From Acleading Panel
Shamrock the detective fumbles burgundy thefts while tunneling schemes misfire under Seventh and Pike. Watt B. Frank erhome interrupts, Vanderbilt and Jeff Davis pop up in quips about work and hoboes. A late 19th century letter loops 37 years homeward, a Bristol man bequeaths cigars, and streetcar rush hour proves brutal.
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Aaid
Pinert
Itxpeet l
Layne
Shamrock
Briamrock
Caid
Suecectl
Watt B. Frankerhome
The Invitation and Excuses to Join the Feast
The speaker rebukes excuses for ignoring the invitation to salvation. He recalls the biblical feast parable and urges repentance, noting many claim they are not good enough or must give up pleasures. He emphasizes God’s grace, urging personal reflection and trust in Christ’s promises.
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Charles Stelle Mixcuses
Wil
Jesus
Kingdom of God
Jenua
Lucky diamonds from volcanoes spell luck in Hawaii
Honolulu reports unprecedented demand for olivines called Hawaiian diamonds from Mt. Pele lava. The diamond like crystals come in brown, yellow, scarlet and white colors and are sold for luck including wearing them.
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Honolulu
Mt. Pele
October dates echo through U.S. history and wartime finance
The item recalls key October milestones: John Adams birth on October 19, 1735. Cornwallis surrender at Yorktown October 19, 1781. a three week Yorktown siege. Civil War action at Cedar Creek October 19, 1864. Sheridan’s counterattack at Winchester. and the 1918 closing of the fourth Liberty Loan for 6 billion dollars.
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Lord Cornwallis
Yorktown
Lincoln
Lafayette
General Steuben
Rochambeau
Saint Simon
Washington
Admiral de Grasse
York River
Henry Clinton
Cornwallis
Cedar Creek
Philip Sherida
Early
Sheridan
Winchester
The Medicinal Value of Cheer
Frank Crane argues cheerfulness boosts health amid flu fears and warns worry harms the body. He cites Solomon and links happiness to immune strength, urging sensible precautions without dwelling on dire warnings.
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Dor
Frank Crane
U. S. Health Service
Pallida Mars
Horace
Solomon
Black Hand
Sinn Fein
Golden Circle
Satan
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Shamlock
Burgundy
Tie
Gerald Fh. Fugeed
Seventh
Pike
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Cornelius
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr
Jeff Davis
King of the
New York
Charles RB. Collier
Charlies E. Sherman
Hoth
Washington, D. C
Ebbitt House
Metropolitan Hotel
U. S Postal Service
Bristol
Mebby
Hell
M. A. Matthews
Will
First Presbyterian Church
J. E. Crowther
The
In Kang
Church of Good Music
Temple Chorus
Temple
Temple Ladies
Montgomery Lynch
First Methodist
Marion
J. D. O. Powers
People’s Church
Colonial Hall
Fourth Avenue
Pike and
Pine
Florence V. Orr
Prof
T. H. J. Ryan
John Adams
United States
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