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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1916
Page
2
Paula recalls a night after the play with Earnest Lawton when wine is offered to calm her nerves. A fall of wine stains her white Paris frock, sparking tension as Lawton scorns the ruined gown and promises a new dress. Paula leaves in tears, feeling the gap between her youth and adult expectations.
Leo Leary oversaw the early training week at Harvard before Percy Haughton joined the program. Leary led drills, shaping the squad as the era transitioned toward a new coaching era and set the groundwork for future seasons.
Secretary of the interior Franklin K. Lane publicly rejected Senator Lodge’s charge that President Wilson added a postscript to the Lusitania note to Germany. Lane said no such note or port script was ever discussed at cabinet meetings and no suggestion came from the president or cabinet members. He called the assertion untrue.
R M Calking traffic manager of the Milwaukee railroad returned to Seattle from a one month business trip in the Orient and predicted a great trade future for Seattle and the countries he visited. He will file a detailed report later.
J K Erickson, who spent four years traveling the world, arrived in Port Townsend Friday aboard the schooner Omega on his way home to Seattle. He shipped for New Zealand before the war, then enlisted, fought through the Dardanelles campaign, and was released due to injuries.
The last four of ten Oregon trail monuments were unveiled this week by the Sons of the American Revolution at Kelso Woodland Kalama and Jacksons Prairie. The project cost 1500 dollars and holidays were declared in all locations.
The board of public works revealed higher costs for downtown asphalt. Quoted price stands at $1.40 per square yard, up five cents from the usual rate.
Prof. J. T. Derry of Atlanta recalls Woodrow Wilson as a normal boy named Tommie. He taught Wilson in Augusta in 1868 and notes Wilson’s early discipline, studies, and friendships with future jurists and scholars.
A professor recounts an all night vigil with a sick baby and describes how students refused to exploit his fatigue. He notes that with different upbringing they might have staged a prank by leaving during a nap. The exchange reveals the students’ restraint and the professor’s near-miss of solitude.
A North End training school has been organized to meet every Monday night in Edgewater Congregational church. Eighteen meetings are planned in total to train Sunday school workers.
Logan Billingsley appeared before Superior Judge Dykeman Friday for arraignment on a second charge of violating the prohibition law and was given until Tuesday to prepare a plea.
The article notes that money in a savings bank is among the safest investments due to protection by capital stock and stock liability. It also highlights high convertibility to cash but explains this reduces income because reserves must be set aside and withdrawals allowed on demand, lowering earning capacity.
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