25 Aug 1914
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1914
Page
1
A historical petition rails against Seattle jail brutality. It cites a brutal beating in a receiving tank and laments continued inhumane conditions. The Star vows to expose culpable authorities and press for reform recalling 1912 jail abuses and the removal of Jailer John Corbett.
Robert Rounder attends a Fortuna Park gathering noted for beer and a private game of strip poker at indoor parties. He plans to detail the scene in a forthcoming article after recounting Johnny Clancy's road house expose.
A wireless message from Berlin reported by the German embassy says Germany has captured about 10 000 French and allied troops including several generals and now holds Longwy and much of the Franco Belgian frontier. It claims the crown prince’s army crushed the French west of Longwy and that German forces moved toward Maubeuge crossing the Semois.
Maurice E. McLoughlin and Thomas C. Bundy successfully defended their tennis doubles championship at Newport, Illinois, defeating Church and Mathey 6-4 6-2 6-4.
The article reports butter climbing toward higher prices as war and trade disrupt Canadian and Atlantic supplies. Seattle sees bid activity from Vancouver and Victoria buyers while local dairies hint at a possible two cent rise in retail milk. Dry conditions throttle pasture and milk output.
A dying woman seeks painless death, asks science to help. After writing to a newspaper she receives thousands of sympathetic replies via postal networks. The flood of care shifts her focus from death to life, showing sympathy as a powerful medical tonic beyond cures.
ARMY GRAVEDIGGERS BRUSSELS reports a special corps of gravediggers accompanies the German army in the field. It was formed for the Franco German war of 1870. LONDON says the Royal Horticultural Society urges sowing turnip seed in home gardens to harvest before winter.
In Vienna on August 26 only one kilo of flour could be bought per person leading the wealthy to hire others to buy for them. The report notes social circles exploiting the limit to accumulate flour.
Antwerp reports a German order requiring all soldiers to wear round neck labels showing their name, regiment and rank to aid identification of the dead.
Federal judges Cushman and Neterer hold that Seattle, Renton and Southern line cannot be compelled to charge a nickel fare or issue transfers in city limits without revoking the franchise. The city must decide to enforce transfers and fares or revoke the franchise. The Renton franchise is confirmed. city rights to run municipal cars under the common user clause remain unresolved.
Desperate actions to pack upcoming election boards on September 8 and November 3 disfranchised progressives in 37 precincts. Commissioners Hamilton and Knudsen barred signers of recall petitions from representation. Court action may force the boards to grant equal party representation while Republicans fear the Hamilton-Knudsen slate backing Gay for prosecutor Sickels for county clerk and Connor for county auditor.
President Wilson declared American neutrality in the war between Japan and Germany this afternoon in Washington. The speech emphasized the nation's stance and urged restraint as global conflict continues.
A narrator recalls a strict Sunday regime set by a stern father and compliant mother. Church services, Sunday school, and a silent dinner marked by forbiddances on games and laughter defined a day of tedious sermons and grim essays by dead theologians. The narrator awaits Monday, noting a monotonous week.
After a record run from San Francisco the Japanese cruiser Idzuma passed into the Straits of Fuca early today. It was believed to head toward Victoria or Vancouver to coal up before receiving further orders.
In Salinas California George Kodani, a Japanese photographer, admits murdering Helena Wood Smith during a moonlit walk from her Carmel bungalow to the beach. He describes the assault, tying her with a fish cord, burying the body at dawn, and fleeing to Monte Rey before later hiding near Point Lobos as authorities searched.
London reports accuse German soldiers of burning six farmhouses after a Belgian clash in which a German officer died. Men were shot in ditches, skulls fractured, women and children harmed, and an aged man tormented and burned.
Vienna reports Austria declares war on Japan as Germany ally. An Austrian cruiser in Kiaochau bay plans to go to a neutral port and disarm, though later reports suggest it may resist Japan with German forces. The situation reflects Austria’s stance in the Oriental crisis and evolving wartime alignments.
London dispatch reports Namur fallen to German forces signaling potential end to hopes for quick war conclusion. British and French advances questioned with large losses cited. Asquith notes no casualty list yet and government withholds details while press urges explanations.
Paris reports the Franco-British line under pressure as German forces envelop the Allied front in Belgium. A war council at the Elysee issued a firm note on the likely outcome while details on Namur forts remain unclear.
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