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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1914
Page
2
The Star interviews Consul K Takahashi at the Japanese consulate seeking details on a Japanese English treaty. He insists he knows nothing of the treaty, defers to diplomacy, and suggests the public library for any copies. The exchange features polite bows and a composed but cryptic demeanor.
The article argues financial success requires saving regardless of income and urges placing reserves in a bank. It highlights a Dexter Horton Trust and Savings Bank as a logical place to build a reserve fund.
Record fruit handling planned by the Puyallup and Sumner Fruit Growers' Association. Expected season sales total about 1.2 million dollars.
The German embassy denied knowledge of a 12 hour ultimatum reported against Russia and France. Britain’s cabinet met to finalize war plans as mobilization began in the North Sea. A German squadron off the Dutch coast signaled an imminent battle upon declaration of war.
Kaiser Wilhelm and 5000 subjects gathered at the royal palace in Berlin as the emperor warned of a fateful hour for Germany. He urged prayer for the army and declared war would demand great sacrifices, hoping divine aid would guide peace or force opponents to seek terms.
Paris reports the assassination of socialist leader and L Humanite editor Jean Jaures at a restaurant on Rue Montmartre. Raoul Villain, son of a Rheims official, fired through an open window and gave no motive. antiwar factions recall him as a martyr and anticipate clashes with guards on duty at his home.
Elaborate plans for entertaining state editors visiting South Bend for a three day session with the Washington State Press association are being prepared. Features include automobile and boat trips a banquet reception smoker and barbecue.
The British fleet in the Orient abandons Wel halwel as unneeded and sails to Hongkong to form a base for blocking the German possession of Tsingtau if war breaks out.
Berlin reports the government has assumed control of all railroads and telegraph lines and banned train movement and private messages across the German border.
Delegates from loggers groups of three Northwestern states plan a three day congress session starting August 27 in this city. An athletic event is planned for August 8 as the Seattle Commercial Club hosts an excursion to Langley.
After an eight year absence Guy Bates Post comes home to Moore theatre Sunday August 9 in Omar the Tentmaker. The romance spans 60 years with Post as Omar at various ages. Alice Fleming co stars as Princess Vetive in Metropolitan’s next offering. The program also notes Loew’s new Empires bill with The Man From Italy and a Pantages bill featuring College Capers plus other acts.
Washington Aug. 1 It was learned from an authoritative source that the Interstate Commerce Commission’s decision on the railroads’ application for permission to increase freight rates was likely to be announced this afternoon.
A historic promotion claims the remedy works for stomach liver kidney and bowel ailments. It asserts relief through a long trusted formula and emphasizes wide fame and universal use across households.
Advertisement-like commentary extols Beecham's Pills as reliable remedies for indigestion dullness and biliousness, claiming they cleanse the system purify the blood tone the stomach stimulate the liver and regulate the bowels, explaining why many rely on them.
London reports a prominent English statesman warning that a great power war would end monarchies in Europe. He says the conflict is between rulers, not peoples, and would destroy wealth, burden generations with debt, cost millions of lives, and weaken humanity. He hopes such terrors may end future wars for centuries.
Prince Oscar, son of the Kaiser, wed Countess Ina Von Bassewitz at Bellevue Castle with the Kaiser in attendance. The ceremony, moved up from September, came amid tensions as Germany ordered all ships to seek neutral ports and France’s reply to a potential war with Russia remained unsatisfactory.
Washington officials weigh steps to halt a Mass movement of Servians and Austrians including American citizens fleeing neutrality laws. Many respond to reservist calls and accept money and transport from their homelands as they depart the United States.
With traffic suspended by German lines thousands of Americans in England and Europe face difficulty returning home. Passenger rates have risen sharply and hundreds who booked passages were forced to seek alternative travel plans.
Thousands seek wrinkle cures but a simple home face wash works best. Mix one ounce of saxolite powder with half a pint of witch hazel, apply daily as a refreshing lotion for quick, noticeable firming effects at first use.
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