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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1914
Page
14
Farmers in eastern Manchester Iowa experiment a new gopher extermination method. They soak cotton batting with gas and insert it into burrows, claiming the suffocation technique shows effectiveness.
Potter James from Potter Kansas picked 162 bushels in a single day at A Shortridge orchard in Potter from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Deducting dinner, less than nine hours worked. He earned $6.45. The prior record was 160 bushels by a New York picker.
The dispatch describes German forces deep in Russian territory from Polangen to Jurburg with border lines on the Vistula. It claims German advances to within striking distance of Warsaw and control of Lodz Petrokow and Kielce. Austrian town Przemysl reportedly besieged with Russians advancing into the dual monarchy while Austria asserts it has retaken the town.
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Chief Griffiths sits as judge in a hearing into charges against patrolmen. Officer Royal Presho is reprimanded for arresting W. B. McClellan over tobacco sold to a girl. McClellan’s father-in-law raised objections and the case prompted discussion on proper arrest methods and officer temper. One officer, L. J. Beott, is suspended five days for intoxication on duty. Other matters await next Thursday sessions.
Despite abroad conditions, local mortgage loan business improves says H D Campbell secretary of Washington Savings and Loan. Funds available for residence loans and home-builders can obtain money at normal rates. Amortization loans, allowing extra payments, gain popularity as a low-cost borrowing option.
The Norwegian steamer Henrik Ibsen, sailing from Tacoma October 6 with a lumber cargo, arrived in Honolulu after a heavy storm. Foremast and part of the deckload were lost during the voyage.
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