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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1914
Page
3
Mary Boyle O'Reilly reports on a nationwide spy hunt in Britain during the coast raid era. Germans face mass roundups and travel bans as authorities trace espionage networks, with fear spreading to London and major towns.
Dr Macy, specialist in advanced methods, advertises extensive non surgical treatments for chronic and incurable disorders including eye ear nose throat skin nervous and digestive issues. He claims to meet patients in person and guarantees outcomes with free consultation and daily hours from 9 to 6.
In Elizabethtown Kentucky on December 26 judges J H Hayman and D W Rider persuaded a mob of over 200 armed men from Hardin County to let Turner Graham Jr be legally tried after he shot Sheriff KR McMurtry, preventing lynching and securing due process.
Lieut. J. N. Dimmer of the Second King's Royal Rifle Corps admits fainting twice. The first occurred when struck by German shrapnel, the second upon reading news that King George had awarded him the Victoria Cross.
A French soldier near Ypres taunts Germans with a joke about President Poincare. A top hat bobbed along the French trench as German bullets whizzed past, until it was finally removed by a spade and thrown in mockery.
Leavenworth Kan December 26 J D Botkin warden of the penitentiary ordered the release of John Groff a convict on an order from the supreme court which decided the prisoner was serving time on a charge of which he was never convicted Botkin had served nine years
Navy Yard route schedule shows steamers H. J. Kennedy and Tourist departing Colman Dock Beattie with times 6 80 ex cept on day 8 00 10 80 am 1 80 2 00 except Sunday Sunday 2 30 6 30 pm Saturday 11 46 pm Time table subject to change without notice
The piece urges making army life more attractive with educational and social benefits, better accommodations, and a one year enlistment term. It cites 3,000 deserters and compares Navy incentives, urging Congress and the War Department to raise recruitment and create a big reserve.
Margie hosts Jim Edie at dinner while Dick is away on business. Jim probes her about her husband and hints at a dog in the manger attitude. Margie defends her marriage and refuses to discuss her husband with Jim, as unfolds toward a Monday continuation.
Portland December 26 A department store employee Walter Ackay was struck in the neck by a bullet fired by city detectives escorting an alleged robber to the police station. The suspect broke away as Officers Mononey and Swenns fired. one bullet deflected from the pavement and struck Ackay, who is in serious condition.
Joseph White of Cheboygan Michigan dies after drifting 28 hours on a tee floe. A Boston fireman somnambulist is killed in a fall through a sliding pole hole.
A Seattle reader recalls Christmas Eve loneliness and hardship. A Fremont fire station volunteer delivered a purse and offered further help, illustrating the city’s Christmas spirit and communal support for a mother and child.
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