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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1910
Page
4
The Star proclaims a historic victory for the people over political powers. It celebrates citizen action aligning with Lincoln’s creed that government is for the people and vows continued advocacy for the ninety five percent against the few.
The piece argues express firms overcharge relative to business use and cites the Chicago Tribune Washington dispatch and Illinois rail commission action cutting express rates 10 to 50 percent. It notes rapid opinion shifts and predicts continued pressure unless political resistance halts reforms.
The American Bar Association suggests making stock certificates negotiable like notes and drafts. If enacted, creditors could not seize stockholder interests without the actual stock certificate, likely requiring costly equity proceedings to reach stock holdings.
The piece covers political jousting over Ballinger and Pinchot, editorials urging votes, and criticism of the U.S. Supreme Court. It notes sailors reporting ash in Washington ports, debates on freshness of eggs, and Wisconsin elections with dead candidates, plus Roosevelt and Taft’s court philosophies and public discussion.
In a Chicago winter, monkeys in a steam heated “winter house” died of TB but now sleep outside on snow banks to eat bananas, suggesting open air life aids health. London plans a bank to loan radium valued at 5000 a grain to physicians for operations. An automatic coupler for air and steam hoses on trains has been invented.
Mia Somerville built a Seattle paper box company from a paste pot and glue to a ten‑machine factory. She left school at 12, married at 14, and now runs the operation with her daughter and son as partners. She praises trade skills for women and recalls winning a court dispute over repairs.
In Florida the Porkchops lived near a bayou edge where alligators lurked around their cabin. The narrative recalls a past event titled Then It Happened, focusing on a singular old memory.
In New York 700 people contract typhoid yearly while life costs rise due to rain shortages in France and Italy. Champagne and imported wines will cost more. Fremont reports cabbage crops ruined by drought. Australia and Canada governors earn 50000 yearly. A London scientist films insect wing beats.
Experts disagree on causes of cigar spots dew sun sand and cell damage cited. The piece notes texture evenness matters and highlights Tom Keene cigars for their mellowness and a sweet almond flavor attributed to a phrase. Schwabacher Bros. & Co. is listed as a supplier location Beattie Washington.
An advertorial piece promotes the Gatlin Institute at 434 Queen Anne Ave offering a three day treatment to cure liquor craving. It cites purported science on alcohol effects, mentions James J. Hill and railway employes, and promises privacy, doctor supervision, and a money back contract if unsatisfactory.
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