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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1914
Page
3
Bowen J Brown argues that painless extraction and prophylactic dental care advance health. He cites a patient Mr Thornton whose treatment improved digestion and weight after teeth were restored, and criticizes nonadvertising dentists while praising ethical advertising and proper bridgework and dentures.
A flood of rats inhabits Washington park near Hamlin in a scene residents call a rat luxury. City garbage dumps attract the swarming vermin, with Basements, stores, and chicken coops raided as locals fear the infestation.
The Y M C A basketball team starts its season tonight at 7:30 in a tryout format against the First M E quintet acting as the opponent. Fritz Metzler’s departure leaves a tougher path as the team, Western Washington champions in 1913, aims to match last year’s success. Admission is free to the public.
U S cavalry lines the street in Hart Ford near the Prairie Creek coal mining district as marshals arrest three miners in connection with a labor dispute. The incident underscores tensions between miners and authorities in the Arkansas coal fields.
Petrograd dispatch describes Poland as another Belgium with widespread famine and ruins. Russian and German troops ravage farms, burn homes, and flood Warsaw with refugees. The reporter notes atrocities, including a bayonet ordeal, and cites desperate, underfed families marching toward interior Russia as warehouses overflow.
Dr. Cliff Ackley of Ft. Worth Texas is described as the official killer of cattle infected with hoof and mouth disease. He has slain hundreds of animals in the Chicago stockyards as part of the ongoing effort to combat the epidemic.
The article details Polish guerrilla actions harassing German units as the czar’s forces mobilize across Poland toward Berlin. It notes monks and clergy of Russia’s church forming a “Monks of Mercy” medical corps, while Imperial family members visit wounded wards in Petrograd and the czarina reportedly speaks English with an Irish brogue learned from a Dublin-accented governess.
Investigation strengthens the alibi chain for Haig Kazanaias, arrested on suspicion as a Sedro-Woolley bank bandit. He supposedly registered as HL Miller at the O K hotel from Oct 14 to Oct 24 except Oct 23, the robbery occurred Oct 17. An expert checked signatures Oct 18, finding handwriting variance.
A Belgian news dispatch describes separated families and refugee children. Women cry for missing infants as some flee to Holland and others line roads toward the border. Children wander the streets and country roads in distress.
London reports revolts by garrisons in Constantinople and Adrianople raise the likelihood of overthrowing the Ottoman administration. The sultan’s fate remains uncertain as antiwar and prowar factions clash. Enver Pasha escapes injury amid a bombing that reportedly killed five German officers. A letter blamed “the man who sold Turkey to Germany.”
Berlin reports the kaiser plans a family reunion at his new GobLenz headquarters on November 14 inviting his sons and five daughters-in-law. The site is under constant guard by two Zeppelins to deter attacks.
Paris reports the finance minister estimates France spent about 7,000,000 daily in the first three months of the war. A separate 13,000,000 has been allocated for repairing railroads damaged by German shells and soldiers.
George F. Vradenburg president of the Tilikums presented a reel of moving pictures depicting operations at leading Washington manufacturing firms. Vradenburg explained the footage in detail during the Thursday night exhibition at the Press club.
Real estate notice urges readers to browse STAR WANT ADS for home offerings and hypothetical choices. Promotes easy path to property ownership through categorized listings and local opportunities.
In removing a German mine after Tsingtau’s fall, two Japanese officers and eight soldiers were killed. Several injured. German losses include 436 wounded in Tsingtau hospitals and 5,000 prisoners taken. six German officers escaped.
London reports that four German aeroplanes were destroyed and their occupants killed in a battle over Ypres. Allied aviators lured the Germans to a concealed battery, making them easy targets and bringing them down with shrapnel.
The Seattle Branch of the Needlework Guild of America begins its yearly drive to supply destitute families with clothing. Contributions are received by Mrs. E. A. Shoren at the Perry hotel. The Federal Reserve Board sets rediscounting rates for commercial paper between 5 and 6 percent.
Calais dispatch tells of a Red Cross arrival as a wounded soldier limped from the train. A mother, mistaking a bandaged face for recovery, cries out in joy while the surgeon explains that a missing jaw matters little to a mother when her son returns from war.
James Latimer of Spokane Grain and Fuel Co. remains under care after injuries from an assault. Authorities report his condition improved with medical treatment as investigation continues.
Paris reports military headquarters foresee the French seat of government moving from Bordeaux to Paris by month end. Restaurants may stay open to 10 p.m. theaters and music halls expected to reopen soon. The assembly plans to convene December 15 as Allied and German positions shift with ongoing offensives.
The Pacific Coast states unite to form an empire as the North and South claim different strengths. Puget Sound mountains and waterways draw Californians for summer travel. The Panama-Pacific International Exposition opens in San Francisco on February 20, 1915.
The illness is caused by a filter capable virus too small for a microscope and can pass through fine filters. It circulates in blood, causes blisters in the mouth and hoof sores, and is highly contagious. Humans may contract it via milk, but pasteurization at 140 degrees for 20 minutes renders the milk safe. There is no cure in animals.
Sam Atkinson national lecturer for the Rationalist association will lecture in Stevens Hall Fourth Ave near Pike Sunday evening at 8 on Modern Miracles a satire on modern society.
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