Bank Reorganization Planned for Seattle Bank
A state banking committee reports a new regional bank may open in Seattle before year end with assets about 1.25 million. It would serve as a Seattle correspondent for over 100 state banks and repay small depositors up to 100 dollars, while larger holders receive 60 cents on the dollar as assets are collected. The plan faces legal tests, but would strengthen local finance and reserve balances.
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Seattle
Ssto
Bank of Washington
Bank of Ballard
Business Prices and Orders Echo a Waiting Revival
Franklin Automobile Co. reports price cuts boosted orders by 94 percent. An eastern textile firm, facing rising costs, tests higher prices while orders dip. The piece argues revival hinges on lower rents and freight rates, noting widespread profit among the wealthy and public consternation in Russia.
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Franklin Automobile Co
Letter on Western Wonderland and replanting forests
Aviidge Mann warns that vast wealth from standing forests risks wasted resources through fires storms and poor stewardship. He urges rapid replanting to safeguard future prosperity and prevent barren hills and lost opportunities.
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Arridge Mann
Hand of Man
Aviudge Mann
Asa Mercer and the cargo of New England school maam s
Dr. William Fe. Barton recounts the 1866 Seattle venture of Asa Mercer who chartered a schooner to bring 40 New England school maams to Seattle. The tale, told with pride, links the women to Seattle’s founding mothers and to the city’s early civic and commercial growth.
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WM. FE. Barton
Asa Mercer
Seattle
Boston
Mercer Island
Washington
Panama Canal
New England
Massachusetts
East
Cape Horn
San Francisco
Everett Smith
Star readers ponder job discussion draws editor praise
George G. Cressey of Hamilton Washington commends The Star for promoting employment in the Northwest. He says front page editorials spark employers to act, revive mills and camps, and urge unity among press, business, and labor to boost wages and markets.
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The
Star
Northwest
Seattle
Skagit Valley
Neck of the Woods
United Press
George G. Cressey
Hamilton, Wash
Urges City Manager Hire to Reform Tax System
Old reader argues for a business manager to head city government citing high taxes and failed council leadership. They urge changing the system, criticizing car system purchases, Cowen Park treatment, and sidewalk work as benefiting real estate schemes.
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Vancouver
Pringe Rupert
B.C
Cowen Park
Convict Inventor Seeks Backing for Patents
Charles Wesley Douglas, inmate at A. S. Penitentiary McNeil Island, offers two inventions an unsinkable lifeboat and a lawn game in exchange for funding patent costs. He requests capital to secure patents and proposes share interest in one or both devices.
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Charles Wesley Douglas
A. S. Penitentiary
McNeil Island
Jitneys and Progress in the Star Editorial View
The Star notes the jitney debate persists and argues that service drives progress. It cites Cato and a cave man tale to illustrate that better transportation and communication, from interurban buses to the telegraph, propel society forward despite initial resistance.
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Star
Joshua
Seattle
Tacoma
Ufe
Morse
Ask Joshua Progress Update
A reader letter from Paul Vaughn Woodhouse asks for progress on a pending issue. The writer expresses hope the delay will be resolved and satisfy all involved, noting surprise at the gradual pace and urging a clear answer.
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Joshua
Discrimination Criticized Over Bremerton Navy Yard Travel
The Star argues Seattle residents and Bremerton navy yard workers face unjust travel rates. It cites cheaper first class trips to Tacoma, inferior Bremerton service, and alleged rate discrimination despite lower fuel costs and reduced crew pay. Navy Yard employees express frustration and seek fair pricing.
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the Star
Seattle
Bremerton Navy Yard
Colmandock
Tacoma
Bremerton
Navy Yard
Star Readers Praise Editor Over Outrages and Canada Gap
A reader commends The Star for its coverage of Steilacoom outrages and for the editorial piece Canada, Is There Really a Widening Gap. The letter praises editor Eltor and urges continued public trust, noting a clipping from the Saturday Evening Post Sept 17, 1921. The writer signs as Dr C D Totman, 211 Pantages Lidy.
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Star
Big Star
Canada
United States
Great Britain
Eltor
Saturday Evening Post
C. D. Totman
Pantages Lidy
Newspaper Trust and Community Confidence
Readers prize honesty in editors and newspapers, trusting their integrity as they do pastors and doctors. The editor must nurture this faith, for once established it grows like a river, strengthening a paper’s influence and local standing.
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Emalier
Alboit
Greeley
Tribune
Bowles
Springfield Republican
Private dancing lessons at Pright's on Fourth
A notice states private dancing lessons are held all day at Pright's located at 1604 4th Street at the corner of Pine.
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Pright’s
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