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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1904
Page
8
A day with Truant Officer Ketchum reveals the hectic, humorous side of enforcing school attendance. Officers encounter excuses from boys and parents about missing school, including a cow's death and coughing fits, amid rounds that often reveal twenty to thirty truants roam the streets.
Leroy of Terre Haute Indiana who walked to New Market is now a patent prospect with a $144000 stake and potential double that for a device linking steel rail ends as a substitute for the flame plate. H Henderson, attorney for New York Central, arranged the deal and a draft is in hand. Friends posted funds to secure the patent papers after Leroy feared failure.
Classified line invites readers to inspect men's underwear at Brooks & Co located at 1331 Ind Avenue. The ad promises satisfaction and highlights courtesy as a feature, with a brief city market tease and sender initials KN.
Distillers presented Bishop Henry Codman Potter with a case of aged whisky at his residence in New York as a token of appreciation for his stand on liquor issues. A letter from the makers accompanied the gift, noting Potter's activity related to the subway hotel controversy.
Reverend Bir explains forwarding one case of whisky by express as an act of friendship toward a fellow clergyman who advocates the doctrine of live and let live. He emphasizes the action is not a reflection on others but a gesture toward a manly Christian spirit.
The Chamber of Commerce backs Josiah Collings in a complaint against Immigration Inspector Bartlett based in Vancouver. Collin alleges Seattle sportsmen were treated like hoboes crossing the Beattie to British Columbia port, prompting calls for the government to discharge Bartlett.
The corporations committee yesterday afternoon postponed consideration of the two franchise ordinances before it. Manager Crane of the Diamond Lee & Storage Company informed the committee that
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