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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1914
Page
1
A man hands a dollar to fund toys for poor children at Christmas. Titus the Star man and Lawrence plan one thousand fruit cakes, while a boy recalls his hard youth and argues for joy, not just bread and clothing, for chimney kids.
War correspondent William Philip Sims chronicles a dangerous Belgian patrol toward Hazebrouck. An artillery duel erupts near a windmill as shells burst overhead and shrapnel fills the air. A quick retreat follows, ending with the writer unsure if the windmill survived.
A dramatic poem narrative contrasts a wife’s committed, lifelong duties with a husband’s boyish demand for material comforts. The speaker, a woman, challenges the male bar of truth to test his heart and soul against fidelity and virtue.
In Judge Everett Smith's court a wife pleads for divorce after years of marriage marked by control and abuse. She recalls a love that faded as her husband demanded a cook and seamstress, insulted her in front of their four children, censored letters, and threatened harm.
Sheriff-elect Bob Hodge announced his deputies led by J Stringer as chief deputy and A Muteheson as office deputy. Others include H V K Anderson bookkeeper and Lila Watkins as relative book keeper, with a large list of officials and staff.
The Everett Trades council urged Beattie to extend municipal light and water service to Everett, led by State Senator John E. Campbell. They cited high rates from Stone & Webster with $1.10 minimum for homes and 8.48 cents per kilowatt hour, contrasting Seattle’s 50 cent water charge and 6 cent rate. They accuse watered stock and high bonds earning 14 to 19 percent.
The German embassy stated that seizures of coal by German warships from American and neutral ships do not violate American neutrality. It said coal and copper are contraband and that belligerents may seize them on the high seas wherever possible.
Washington dispatch reports Gov. Hunt of Arizona appealing to the state department for adequate protection of non combatants. The letter followed bullets fired by Mexican troops at Naco Sonora, prompting Gov. Hunt to cite the killing of Bracemonto near the Federal building yesterday and urge Bryan to take action.
H Rensing of Kennydale faced a third degree assault arraignment in Justice Brinker's Brinker's court on Olas Angelo, a schoolboy. Prosecution failed due to absent officers, case postponed to December 29 as witnesses traveled from Kennydale, raising questions about government efficiency.
A custody dispute centers on a 12-year-old boy with the mother expressing willingness to part with him to please his father. Judge Smith cautions that the boy needs a mother at his age and questions the father's suitability as a provider and moral guide. Mrs. Clara Baker is declared free.
Russian notes totaling $100,000,000 are being discounted in London to pay interest and fund purchases in Great Britain and the United States.
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