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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1914
Page
4
An editorial proposes a shift in Seattle teaching methods with a focus on geography and world history. It urges using newspapers in classrooms and traces students’ study of European events, the Rhine, and past conflicts to enliven learning.
The text assigns County Auditor Phelps a pivotal duty to scrutinize signatures on recall petitions, questioning how to distinguish genuine Hamilton or Knudsen signers from fraudulent ones. It notes Judge Frater's ruling allows some withdrawals but lacks a method to verify authenticity, urging Phelps to create a reliable process to prevent political manipulation.
Cable links with Berlin resume after two days and both sides are represented. Amid war talk a bill for nonpartisan elections prompts debate on local offices. Cecil Upper seeks constable. King county has 230 county candidates, many with alibis. Bennetts piano player obituary noted. Carranza’s 40000 men march on Carbajal with ultimatum.
A patriotic German wartime piece extols defending the Rhine with thunderous courage. Soldiers pledge, banners rise, and the Fatherland is urged to stand firm as German blood endures and the Rhineland remains watchful.
Andrew Carnegie praised England for honoring its duty to protect Belgium and rejected joining protests against Britain’s participation in the war. He voiced support for Great Britain while criticizing the Kaiser, in London on August 10.
Sofia reports General Radko Dimitrieff resigns as commander in chief of the Bulgarian army. He led during the war with Turkey and will serve as a volunteer in the Russian ranks.
A collage of brief vignettes from London lunatics and small town misadventures. John Burns recalls a surprise encounter in a London lunatic asylum garden. Simpkins and friends face a game warden after a shooting party license mix up. A flirtatious exchange, a husband search, a Funk county auto accident, and a wry quip from Lillian Russell conclude the snippets.
The German steamer Saxonia and the Britisher Santa Rosalia moored near each other in Seattle harbor have their flags at half mast in mourning for Mrs Woodrow Wilson. The two vessels hold aloof yet share the nation’s grief and will keep halved flags until the funeral.
Advertisement notes Sterling Pattern No. 6099 10x3 square cornered beveled escutcheon cylinder front door lock priced at 4.44 with a best buy claim in Seattle. Also lists Carvell Pattern No. 6079 and a beveled escutcheon mortise safety screen door 50c, plus Dixon's Graphite 10c and blued screws 10c per dozen. Also offers $4,000 house and lot in Seattle for a ranch within 20 miles.
German and British warships hover near Pacific ports but merchant traffic into San Francisco continues almost unimpeded. Kansas primaries indicate Lizzie Sheldon of Lawrence nominated for supreme court justice.
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