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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1904
Page
4
The Seattle Star provides publication pricing and delivery details with postal information. It notes subscription terms, mail delivery, address changes, and a Beattie Washington registration, indicating standard newspaper operations and audience services.
A 18th century cautionary line from Jonathan Swift extols the value of productive labor over politicians. It argues that improving land and food supply proves greater public service than political activity.
The Star reports Ballard officials led by Acting Mayor Ingalls and Marshal Beck protected gambling rings in city saloons. A Star investigation found backroom games, losses for outsiders, and public officials denying the gambling until exposed. The piece credits Ingalls for standing against shielding influences and warns of further action.
A New York minister pays 550 to a presumed conscience fund after a woman sued a railroad and confessed she lied when advised by a lawyer to perjure. The lawyer hides behind law while the article warns that shysters haunt courts and many professions. It also notes a New York bridegroom pressed by a 229 pound rival claiming common law husband status.
Spiritualists have adopted a marriage ceremony on equal footing for partners during its performance. Critics say the ritual is unkind and that the ceremony marks the last chance many men had to imagine themselves as boes.
A theosophist blasts American Indians as souls grow aristocratic to wear red skins. A Chicago politician misses a funeral for a dog, a quip on priorities. A Chicago man wins races. a footpad steals his winnings. The Russians should take Joe Wheeler over his gun. A camel chase in Arizona promises a tough trek ahead.
Clarence D Whipple of Minneapolis at 14 declares he will be a United States senator someday. He campaigned for his father Dr C D Whipple the republican candidate for coroner, stumping Hennepin county with about two speeches daily and helping secure hundreds of votes at mass meetings and ward gatherings.
A collage of humorous quips and brief items mixed with war notes. Jests about tiddle dewinks and rain checks sit beside lines on Oyama, Halloween, and a Chicago theater mishap. A scattered parade of jokes, puns, and snips about war, fairs, and a nervous Indiana man concludes the page.
Secretary Grout of the Civil Service Commission announced that 81 men will be eligible to select 26 patrolmen to begin duty November 1. Of 46 applicants, all but three failed to meet the requirements, so 43 were eliminated.
Commissioner McDonald reports on the International Pure Food congress in St Louis. He was elected to the executive and legislative committee during the convention.
Webster Hoover was unanimously elected captain of the University of Washington baseball team for the 1906 season at a team meeting. A sophomore, he played first base last year and has shown solid work behind the plate as well.
The stage shows ten strong girls in white gowns with graduates in the front row. The buffet library car on the Great Northern Flyer offers club house comfort on wheels with magazines, books, a library, writing desk, cigars, refreshments, barber shop, bath, and a attentive porter for a luxurious overland journey.
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