06 Nov 1914
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1914
Page
1
Emergency crews were called to a blaze at an industrial plant where widespread flames endangered several buildings. Firefighters with ladder trucks fought the blaze for hours, preventing spread to nearby facilities and limiting property damage.
A note from a newspaper page indicates a correction or clarification about a floor item. The readable text is fragmented, but it suggests a material or pricing detail connected to a recent ret floor. No further context is available.
Sparse OCR fragment lists numbers and items including 100 yard, 25 cents, 50 cents and references to two vectors and sheets covered. No clear event or subjects identified.
The Star urges Seattleites to accept the statewide dry vote with resolve. It calls for optimism despite division, warns against doom prophecy, and emphasizes opportunity, unity, and continuing growth for Seattle and the state.
A compilation of bar chatter in Seattle and surrounding bars about migrations and the looming liquor laws. Bartenders discuss moving to wet states like California or New York while pondering future business plans as prohibition tightens. A 1916 public record outlines permit limits on beer and liquor purchases and the transport rules, with clubs barred from serving liquor.
Advices from El Paso report the Aguascalientes peace convention giving Provisional President Carranza until November 10 to resign unconditionally and accept Gov. Gutierrez as successor. If Carranza refuses, Villa’s army faces invasion of Mexico City. Villa declares readiness to face any mandate. Generals Villareal Blanco and Obregon back Carranza.
Alfred H. Lundin announced he will fire all deputies from the current prosecuting attorney Murphy's office when he takes office. He has not named a staff yet and may wait a week or more before any announcements.
Dr. George J. Fisher of New York City will address Seattle YMCA on Sunday at 2 30 PM. The talk titled Sex and Efficiency is for men only and free to attend. Fisher attends the Northwest YMCA physical directors conference as part of the international committee.
Sportsman Fred L. Boalt reflects on a gym scene plus the appeal of seasoned coaches and veteran athletes. The column contrasts youthful vigor with seasoned judgment while examining training habits and character in athletic life.
A fragment describes a narrator attending a Young Men’s Christian Association event to report on the activities of 16 good young men, noting concerns about morals, church attitude, and soul. The voice remarks on physical appearances and expected enthusiasm for the subject. The passage ends with a continuation cue.
The Star accuses the P.I. of bias and faulty reporting while boasting that it has surpassed the P.I. in circulation and advertising. The column attributes the Star’s growth to a better newspaper strategy and the P.I.’s decline over the past year.
Seattle editor Ole Hanson praises The Star for an uphill fight amid a Republican landslide. He says The Star chose candidates on merit, not win probability, and would welcome its support in future campaigns. Hanson notes The Star’s broad circulation boosted his defense against the tidal wave.
Foot and mouth disease spreads near Chicago affecting dairy herds and prompting prohibitions on dairy shipments to Illinois. Several hundred more cattle ordered slaughtered as federal and state authorities prepare strict quarantines in several states.
According to the Exchange Telegraph Company the Turks have seized the British steamships City of Khirs and Assi out at Smyrna, reporting a bold act amid mounting tensions in the region.
At Kiaochau the Japanese press five German forts south of the Haipo river as a preliminary to seizing the main Teutonic positions. Two British and 200 Japanese are reported killed and eight British including two majors, along with 878 Japanese, wounded to date.
A dying soldier at the Parish railway terminal asked for a priest and, after another mortally wounded man claimed to be a priest and offered absolution, the two were carried to their comrade. The wounded men died hand in hand after the sacramental moment.
Lieut Rainey of the British flying corps slept with his head on his plane after a day in the air. On landing a passerby took a puttee boot and sock from one leg as souvenirs, leaving the other leg bare.
Berlin reports that about 40,000 teachers are serving at the front, leaving German schools severely crippled. The impact spreads through classrooms as wartime demand draws educators away.
Washington officials said they had not been informed of any Marine landing at Beirut in Asia Minor from the cruiser North Carolina. If such a landing occurred it was reported to have been done without orders from Washington.
Paris dispatch reports North ern France and Belgium front conditions echoing the Marne retreat, with veterans supplementing reinforcements as officials weigh a new German offensive. Analysts warn fresh troops may arrive too late to alter the outcome for Germany.
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