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Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Aug 11, 1914

Page

6

Rumor Claims German Cruisers Goeben and Breslau Captured

Reports from Rome and Athens claim the German cruisers Goeben and Breslau were captured by the British and French Mediterranean fleet. Other dispatches say they passed Cape Matapan at full speed Monday as pursuers closed in.

London Goeben Breslau Rome Athens Cape Matapan

Ansel Wickman Sues Coal Co for 50000 After Fingers Lost

Ansel Wickman sues Pacific Coast Coal Co and Charles Friedland and Co claiming damages of 50000 for the loss of all his fingers. The case seeks compensation in a civil action and outlines a severe industrial injury. The defendants are named as Pacific Coast Coal Co and Charles Friedland and Co.

Ansel Wickman Pacific Coast Coal Co Charles Friedland & Co Ohio

Justice Wright Returns to Bench After Vacation

Judge John B. Wright resumes duties and disposed of 11 cases Monday. The regular fall term will begin in September.

John B. Wright

South Mourns With Wilson and Daughters on Funeral Train

The South mourned with President Wilson and his daughters as church bells tolled and crowds gathered along the Southern Railway. The funeral train carried Mrs Wilson toward Rome Georgia, with vigil by Secret Service, bearing flowers from Spartanburg and Greenville. Services planned at First Presbyterian Church and burial at Myrtle Hill Cemetery. More than 1500 greeted the train in Gainesville, the birthplace of Margaret Wilson.

South Wilson Wiison Gainesville Wion Mra. Wilson Rome Southern Railway Cross Road Spartanburg Greenville D. C Secret Service Birmingham Germany Austria-Hungary Glacier Park Brazil New York Europe San Francisco Grain Exchange Topeka U. S England Belgium Folsom Prison California Federal Reserve Board Valcartier Canada Roque Saenz Pena Argentina Mexico City Roosevelt Barnes San Francisco Barbary Coast Christ Traicheff Margaret Manidich Mount Lassen

Boy Nearly Sent to Jail Over Speeding Plea

In police court this morning a youthful speed offender faced potential jail after a plea for mercy by attorney L Frank Brown. Acting Judge McMahon reduced the $50 fine to an installment plan, noting penitence but stressing the risk to others from reckless driving.

F. F. Clarke McMahon L. Frank Brown van Ruff Clarke Brown Young Clarke Oes

Eggs rise toward thirty five cents a dozen this week

A flurry of local business and personal notes flood the page. Eggs may hit 35 cents, a license for Irma Peach’s marriage is granted to Knowles, and several divorces are reported among local residents.

Knowles Irma Claude D. Stevens R. L. Anderson James Osborne Wm. Knaup Carleton Barrett Chas Roys Moritz Thomson Superior Portland Cement Co Moore Panama Northwest H. T. Halbert Minnesota Washington Co. E. Frye Admiral Line

Public markets corner stalls offer diverse goods and prices

The listing details numerous stalls with prices on foods from fresh produce to meats and canned goods. Shoppers can find olives, pickles, lamb, salmon, butter, cheese, beans, and staples like rice, tomatoes, and jelly across stalls 2 to 347, with weekly specials and bulk items noted.

Duffy's Alaska Pike Place Oregon

Eight Firms Bid on Canal Locks Machinery

Eight firms submit bids for the Lake Washington canal locks operating machinery and valves valued at 120000 dollars. Bids ranged from 113000 to 166000 dollars and hedge the project with several bidders.

Lake Washington Canal

Registry Act Sparks Talk of U S Ship Fleet Shortfall

Washington August 11 The amended registry act allows American owned ships flying foreign flags and waives American crewing rules, urging expansion of U S tonnage. Companies like United Fruit, W Grace, Red Star line operate British and Belgian flagged fleets, with total tonnage around 232 000 tons and rising fear of an insufficient fleet to handle European exports and imports.

United Fruit Company Central South Am New York and Pacific Steamship Company, Limited W. Grace & Co Ameri Corporation Red Star Line Belgium Ameri

Fierce Fight on in Alsace

London reports fierce fighting between French and Germans in Southern Asia with up to 300000 Germans north of Breisach. Experts say the battle near Muhausen could shape Germany's plan, as a French withdrawal might allow German forces in Alsace to join Lorraine and threaten France from the south.

London Asia Breisach Muhausen Germany Alsace Lorraine France

Safety rails required on scaffolds over twenty feet high

Councilman Hesketh introduced an ordinance to protect workers on scaffolds by mandating safety railings around platforms on any scaffold exceeding 20 feet in height. The measure targets fall prevention and worker safety in high work areas.

Hesketh

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