09 Nov 1914
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1914
Page
1
Reader comments on The Star praising the paper today and noting it is better than yesterday or the day before. Mentions overall impression and asks which department is disliked, inviting response.
A reader call to participate in letters to the paper with an $25 prize for best letter. The Star invites plain spoken criticism and praise, asking readers to name features they like or dislike and to suggest new stunts for the publication.
A Constantinople dispatch reports that with Allah’s help the sultan’s troops invaded Egypt on Sunday. The size of the invading force was not believed to be large.
U S troops are deployed to coal fields in Arkansas following a labor dispute at Prairie Creek Mine No 4. Franklin Bache the mine owner declared the union contract void and opened the mines with non union workers after the agreement expired leading to a clash over open shop policy.
Judge Tallman told the King County grand jury to investigate red light violations and the handling of fallen women, plus a thorough probe of public service corporations including telephone charges to the county. The panel was seated with 17 members, four women, from an original 75-name venire.
Washington dispatch notes a sharp October rise in American exports to about 200 million dollars while imports run near 140 million, lifting the trade balance in favor of U S shippers. Department estimates draw on ten principal ports and predict further data later this month.
London Nov. 9 British lawmakers reconvening Wednesday will criticize government censorship over front news. They urge more fighting coverage and public displays to spur enlistment, argue conscription or major recruitment changes are needed, and demand less official red tape amid wartime pressures.
Bulletin reports the Turkish fleet leaving the Bosporus aiming at Russian Black Sea ports. In response the Russian squadron sails from Sevastopol to engage the sultan's navy.
News of the war situation today reports updates from Belgium France and Eastern Prussia. The bulletin outlines current troop movements and strategic positions as observers assess progress and setbacks.
MacLaren the city employee who moved from 500 North 43rd Street was charged a $5 deposit by a telephone company. He paid and was promised a refund if he kept the line for a year, but the new tenant who took over his contract altered it to a four party plan and the company kept the money. He plans to fight the issue legally, stating he would pay up to $50 to recover the funds.
The Royal Welsh regiments mourn the death of its mascot a goat who led the troops at the head with two drummer boys It was smuggled into France and died on the firing line.
Ben Shay a North Yakima grocer fed Armour Veribest deviled meat to a cat which died. Armour & Co pleaded guilty in Judge Fred C. Brown's court to selling 96 cans of decomposed meat on November 25 1913 unfit for consumption. The court fined Armour $200.
Johnny O Leary of Seattle failed in a 15 round match in Prince Rupert to Charley Burns of San Francisco. Burns won a hairline decision in a bout lauded as one of the citys best. O Leary had held the Canadian lightweight title since last year after defeating Frenchie Vaise of Renton Washington.
The Red Book Magazine spotlighted Berthe Knatvold Mellett as a new Alaska tale author. Readers expected a rugged pioneer persona, but the Seattle writer, wife of Lowell Mellett, is described as a quiet, refined woman who writes between homemaking and husband’s work.
The government extended the cattle quarantine today to Canada, Rhode Island and Delaware, bringing 11 states under quarantine. Livestock shipments from Canada to the United States will be halted with a Canadian embargo aimed at preventing nonurgent transfers and allowing only immediate slaughter shipments.
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