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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1904
Page
4
Fragmented OCR from Seattle Star style notices includes subscription chatter and postal markings. Mentions Beattie Washington entry, Beattie post office, and 25 cent monthly rates with scattered phrases about main avenue and a department store.
Jonathan Swift argues that practical effort, such as growing two Garerot corn or two blades of grass where one grew before, would serve mankind and the country more than the whole race of politicians. The remark elevates useful work over political leadership.
The Star reports long running gambling in Ballard involving Marshal Beck, city councilors, and officials allied with lawbreakers. Acting Mayor Ingalls issues a forceful edict to stop the games as saloon owners deny wrongdoing and political allies resist. The paper warns residents to watch as the crackdown begins and tensions rise amid public panic.
A New York minister handed $550 to a traction company president to credit a conscience fund after a woman sued for damages and confessed she was not injured. A "shyster" lawyer urged perjury, but the claimant returned the money. The column muses on shysters across professions, then pivots to a weighty New York bridegroom story and a spoof on Spiritualist marriage rites.
A leading theosophist argues souls grow aristocratic, causing American Indians to die out. The piece mocks attitudes toward race and religion, noting a Chicago funeral for a dog and a politician. It contrasts gamblers and losses, mentions Joe Wheeler and gun rights, and ends with a camel herd hunt plan in Arizona.
Clarence D. Whipple of Minneapolis, age 14, son of Dr. C. D. Whipple, campaigns as a spellbinder for his republican father seeking the coroner nomination. He stumped Hennepin county, delivering about two speeches daily and earning hundreds of votes, praising his father as the right man for the post.
A chaotic collection of jokes, announcements, and brief war notes. References include a YMCA secretary claiming men over 21 dislike tiddle dewinks, lines about Japanese forces and rain checks in baseball, humorous anecdotes about wives cars and the World’s Fair, and a misprint filled scatter of punchlines and quotes.
A Huntington West Virginia Herald brief notes a large assembly of car nations and a single young man involved in the event. The concise report preserves the local tone and names the city and newspaper without embellishment.
In Owingsville Kentucky a lighthearted street fair drew laughs and chatter at a local event. A Chicago theater anecdote recalls a lady laughing herself into a paraly tle stroke, prompting concern about safety in city playhouses.
Chief Delaney will pick 06 patrolmen from 31 eligible after civil services exam results. Secretary Grout announced that 46 applicants sought the positions, but 81 failed to meet requirements, leaving 31 qualified.
A. McDonald reports a highly successful session after attending the International Pure Food congress in St. Louis. He was elected to the executive and legislative committees.
Webster Hoover was unanimously elected captain of the University of Washington baseball team for the 1905 season. A sophomore, he played first base on the varsity squad last year and has also appeared as a catcher.
The article describes a stage scene with sixteen white dressed graduates and extols the Great Northern Flyer Buffet Library Car. It markets the car as a club house on wheels offering magazines, books, newspapers, a barbershop, bath, library services, and attentive staff.
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