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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1914
Page
2
London reports Germany recalls marines from Antwerp operations and prepares warships with supplies. The Kaiser's fleet may break from coast defenses, while Zeppelin hangars at Antwerp and Brussels spark concern over aerial raids as Britain anticipates a sea trial.
Mrs. John Ball nee Roesch says she cannot believe Eugene Lienhart killed himself over love after his body was found in his room at the Hilyer hotel. Lienhart had been a schoolmate and rival for Ball's affection. he left notes and a 20 dollar wedding gift after serving as best man at the couple's wedding. He died by suicide following a wedding breakfast.
Immigration Inspector W. C. Hopkinson was shot and killed in a Vancouver courtroom at 10 45 am by a Hindu man named Mewa Singh. Hopkinson had supervised examinations of Hindus aboard the Komagata Maru last August and was in court as interpreter when the assailant fired point blank. This marks the 24th violent death tied to the Komagata incident.
A man giving the name A Sanders was arrested by police today suspected of the hold up of F W Smith at 2 a.m. near Second and Union. Smith was knocked down but fought back and the assailant fled.
William C. McLaan a 21 year old carpenter of 332 30th Avenue Southeast fell from a top stringer on the new Bell street bridge while at work. He struck the brick pavement suffering a fractured skull and his condition was reported as possibly fatal.
A combined Servian and Montenegrin force surrounds Sarajevo and presses to seize the city to rescue Gavrilo Princip and co conspirators on trial in Cettinje. Salmon canneries on the Fraser River will close down this week.
Ole Hanson was greeted by a large turnout of girls and a brass band as he arrived in Ellensburg Washington October 2. He spoke forcefully for over an hour criticizing blind partisanship and endorsing Woodrow Wilson on progressive measures while opposing Wilson on woman suffrage and a national child labor law. Austin Mires predicted Hanson would win more votes in Kits county than Roosevelt two years earlier.
A Berlin wireless message to the German embassy reports Franco Anglo Belgian attacks on Germany's advance line near Nieuport Belgium were repulsed with heavy losses. The note is datelined Washington October 21.
Seattle opens a new cloak and suit shop on the Cheasty building's third floor run by Mrs Nellie M Carman and Mrs Gertrude P Carlew both seasoned in cloak and suit work. A lion's roar travels farther than any other sound in the vicinity indicating a loud, bustling start.
Peter C. J. Harold of 1405 Northlake av, manager at White Sewing Machine Co, was arrested after a 1 a.m. crash into a telegraph pole and again last night in another collision. Bail set at 100 dollars for the early incident and 200 dollars for the second event.
Health Commissioner McBride announced plans to extend Seattle's municipal market system to West Seattle. If West Seattle donates a storeroom the city will furnish it for garden truck displays twice weekly. otherwise a tent will be erected.
Anti Austrian sentiment tightens in Italy after Austrian mines are laid in the Adriatic. The move triggers suspensions of several steamship lines and disrupts Italian fishing.
San Bernardino County ballots approve a $1,760,000 program for road improvements and a $160,000 allocation for a county hospital. The measures reflect local funding for infrastructure and public health.
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