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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1914
Page
3
A fragment notes Sweden never ships cattle abroad because it keeps Stockholm. A patent was granted for a hammock attachment to prevent a woman from falling, but it won’t replace a man’s arm.
The piece lambasts Will E. Humphrey for supporting pork barrel appropriations totaling millions for various regions. It cites a reduced 34 million to 20 million cut as praise for reform, while Seattle’s papers and Mayor Gill condemn Humphrey’s record and demand his removal from Congress.
The Mexican government led by Carranza has seized majority control of the National Railways, replacing the old management with allies. Foreign bondholders worry, but the new regime vows to protect honest bonds while focusing on better service for Mexicans.
A discussion of Japan’s role in Asia and its effects on Britain the United States and Germany plus local Seattle politics. It notes Fred C Brown and Al Lundin in a mayoral election and advocates a large Ole Hanson plurality in King County.
Arguments to make the temporary receiver permanent were presented before Judge French in the Western Woman’s Outlook suit. Mrs. Clara Burleigh charges editor Helen N. Stevens with taking money and goods without accounting. H. L. Reed was brought back from Vancouver to face trial on a grand larceny charge.
In The Star letters, Mrs A U Down laments a daughter’s missed work prospects despite schooling and law-office practice, blaming minimum wage rhetoric. H L Willard urges continued coverage of court injustices to aid the poor, praising the paper’s fearless reporting.
William Horner urges Americans to read The Review of Reviews piece The Two Germanys for a balanced view of German citizens in the European war. He praises Germans as capable and well educated while calling for cross national understanding.
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