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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1916
Page
4
In a Louisville appearance the 100 percent candidate Hughes claimed he would have prevented the Lusitania disaster. He said a stronger state department and firm Mexico policy, with clear accountability and unmistakable warnings, would deter such an attack.
The U-53 shipments push steel stocks lower by 15 points in the first rattle. A claim that wheat could fall four a bushel prompts talk of a petition to Congress for a regular Nantucket job.
The bill would bar signs and writings on public and private property to protest or support labor disputes. Gov. Lister signed it, but voters will decide at the November 7 referendum after opposition claims of flawed process. State Labor Commissioner Olson cites past anti-picketing laws as failing to prevent unrest.
A clipped political rant criticizes civil service as unable to shield crooked police. The speaker mocks claims of protection for corrupt officers and cites a George Eliot quote to argue the system fails to safeguard docked officials and those lax in duties.
Notes include a car problem in a Colyum by Ernie Ball at the Orpheum, a Seattle registration count near 97 773 from 100 000, rising bean and onion prices, Boston’s win driving demand, and varied social and political asides about figures like Logan Billingsley, Hughes, La Follette, and Harry Thaw.
A letter to The Star argues for immediate relief from high living costs through wage increases and permanent reforms. It targets landlords, praises labor, and supports the Robert Crosser bill to parcel public land to tenants with government-backed improvements.
In a staged coup, Judson watches two men plot to push Lidgerwood from power. Messages relay a late night meet as a passenger train hurtles toward a trap at Timanyoni. Miss Brewster threads a business trip into danger amid a deadly scheme.
Train 205 with ex engineer Judson pursues a man who leaps from the smoker near Silver Switch. The chase leads to Wire-Silver camp as Judson notes the lighted new buildings and recalls the engine’s likeness to a missing switch engine. The pursuit continues.
An advertisement touts Cascarets as a gentle cleansing remedy that clears head fog, sweetens breath, regulates the stomach, and activates the bowels by morning. It claims no next day sickness unlike salts or calomel and suggests giving Cascarets to ill children as a safe remedy.
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