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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1909
Page
5
An Ohio pen inmate Vincent Decker nearing release learns Indiana authorities will re arrest him for parole violation. He writes an editorial plea claiming his youth, past crimes, and a ten year sentence aimed to reform him deserve a new chance and trial freedom.
An editorial rail against Japanese influence in the United States, arguing against perceived threats to jobs and morality, urging hard action by government and trusts. References Taft, Root, Crane, Manchuria, and the Steel Trust, with wartime rhetoric and social critique. The piece also lampoons high society divorce and celebrity wealth amid geopolitical anxieties.
The remark compares liquor sales to providing freedom, implying both actions yield similar profits. it critiques illicit commerce and governance with a provocative analogy.
In New York on Oct 27 a new campaign feature called Political Museums opens in Union Square with rival displays. Republicans showcase a cow window scene and posters denouncing Tammany, while Tammany counters with a goat and elephant exhibit. A live elephant in the Republican tableau is billed as eating public hay until the election. The exhibits push a sharp critique of corruption and mudslinging in city politics.
Herbert Quick argues at a New Orleans waterways convention for vast undertakings to save and expand U S water transport. He notes railways strangle freight on Mississippi Missouri Ohio and Tennessee rivers and urges deepening and linking Great Lakes seas with public docks terminals and nonprivate waterways to protect commerce from rail control. He cites Canada and Kiel Canal as models and warns against private monopolies impeding waterway growth.
A Chicago News item reflects on polite acts amid social discourse. It notes women guiding marital matters and men’s arguments as often superficial. The piece also humorously critiques gardening blisters, easy clashes, and stubborn minds.
A humorous column from the New York Press on courtship and engagement. It contrasts gullible beliefs with stubborn truths about gender roles and wealth, noting how engagement can be manipulated by those who doubt a woman’s choices and how men born rich feel superior to their fathers.
Woodruff and Herbert Parsona were spending the evening and early morning at Jack's all night cafe in the Tenderloin. The piece notes that thousands of persons visit the two museums daily.
A garbled report describes a banquet where independent steel makers and a trust head mingled amid bouquets and questions about consumer worth. The piece shifts between disparate quotes and odd impressions, mentioning a variety of unrelated items from sugar to waistlines and political names.
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