Four Japanese Warships Headed for San Francisco Bay
Four Japanese and French cruisers two destroyers and one consort will enter San Francisco bay within 48 hours to coal and take on provisions. Two German cruisers Leipzig and Nurnberg race to intercept off the Golden Gate. The Japanese cruiser Idzuma was sighted ten miles off the heads and pilots report a vessel believed to be the French Montcalm offshore.
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San Francisco
San Francisco Bay
Leipzig
Nurnberg
Golden Gate
Crowley Launch Company
Idzuma
Montcalm
Marshall Says Wilson Sole Democratic Candidate in 1916
Vice President Thomas Marshall announced that Woodrow Wilson will be the sole Democratic candidate for president in 1916. He warned against any competing candidate and urged removing lightning rods for future use. White House officials declined to comment, with no denial from the president.
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Washington
Thomas Marshall
Woodrow Wilson
Marshall
White House
Cement Truck Destroys Car In Street Duel
An auto laden with five tons of Portland cement collided with a West Queen Anne streetcar near First Avenue and King Street yesterday. The streetcar was knocked down and towed to the car hospital. its entire front was caved in while the truck sustained only slight scratches.
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First Av. 8
King St
Antwerp Prepares to Resist Imminent German Siege
Antwerp faces a probable German siege as a decree expels all unregistered residents. Refugees head to Holland while Zeppelins threaten bombardment from Louvain. Authorities rely on the British fleet to keep Scheldt open and expect British troops to land for defense. Women are moved to safer areas and ships change on the Seattle Alaska run with Admiral Sampson replaced.
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Antwerp
Holland
Louvain
Scheldt
Simple eye care prescription promises relief for many
Thousands suffer eye troubles due to inaction and benefitting from a simple home remedy. The ad promotes a five grain tablet with water to bathe the eyes several times daily and claims it sharpens vision, reduces irritation, and can even eliminate the need for glasses.
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Iho
Uae
Paris Capital Moved as Allies Hold Back Invaders
The French capital is transferred from Paris to Bordeaux amid improved front lines for the Allies. President Poincare and civil officials move. American envoy Herrick stays in Paris to aid refugees. John W. Garrett will represent U.S. interests at Bordeaux with embassy staff assisting.
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France
Poincare
Bordeaux
United States
Herrick
Paris
Switzerland
John W. Garrett
Argentina
Italy Asked to Join in Protest
Representatives of all political factions petitioned the Italian government to join the United States in protesting alleged German violations of the rules of warfare. A laborer named Joseph Cernac was stabbed during a card game at the Monogram saloon at Yesler and Occidental and was taken to the city hospital.
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Italy
Rome
United States
Germany
Joseph Cernac
Monogram
Yesler and
Occidental
Cernac
Boalts Son Returns to School Echoes a Half Century Past
In a personal reminiscence, Boalt recounts his first day at school thirty years ago with a strict teacher and a homesick mood. He compares it to his current son’s first day, notes brighter classrooms, and describes a teacher Miss Pelton. He discusses segregation by gender at Broadway High and asserts girls are generally smarter than boys, citing personal experience.
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Boalt
Fred L. Boalt
Teacher
Miss Pelton
Miles Pelton
Eed Rein
Broadway High
Cooper
Allied Left Under Heavy German Pressure Across Northern Front
Paris reports the allies’ left flank bearing the brunt of the German assault with forces along Mont Didier to Roye to Noyon fighting in a broad skirmish belt. German cavalry advances toward Compiegne and Soissons are met by French and British units. Reinforcements for the Germans are noted and retirement by Franco-British troops is seen as likely.
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Paris
Mont Didier
Royse
Noyon
Compiegne
Soissons
Mont Didier-Roye-Noyon
Belgian Consul Denies Charges From German Envoy
Joseph Hertogs Belgian vice consul in Seattle received an official Belgian denial of German ambassador Count Bernstorff’s charges of Belgian atrocities. Belgium protests the allegations and seeks an international inquiry while noting minimal German damage beyond some sacked bars.
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Joseph Hertogs
Seattle
Brussels
Count Bernstorff
United States
Washington
Germany
Antwerp
Belgium
Davignon
Appraisers Fix Value of Steamship Princess Victoria
The federal court appraisers report Princess Victoria valued at 285,520 with cargo 705.10. C. P. R. owners filed suit for limitation of liability. A libel by Pacific Alaska Navigation Co. seeks 670,000 after the Admiral Sampson collision.
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B. Gibbs
James Fowler
J. W. Paterson
Princess Victoria
Ibel
Pacific Alaska Navigation Co
Admiral Sampson
Austrians Demoralized as Russian Forces Advance
Russian reports say Austrian Galician troops retreating beyond Lemberg to prepare a stand along the San river near Przemys and Jaroslav. In East Prussia German sorties against Konigsberg are repelled by Russian use of auto guns, with German losses described as enormous. Five Austrian corps nearly annihilated. reserves retreat from the Carpathians toward the San. Thousands taken prisoner and their ammunition captured.
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Lemberg
San
Przemys
Jaroslav
East Prussia
Konigsberg
War Office
Carpathians
Dniester
Annapol
Poland
Move Costs Hit Katherine Murray in Pittsburg Apartment Move
Katherine Murray told police that during her move into the Pittsburg apartments on John sr and Warren Ave an incident occurred making the day costly.
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Katherine Murray
Pittsburg
John Sr
Warren Av
Kaiser Won’t Reach Paris, London Says
London reports Germany’s offensive at its peak and believes Kaiser's troops cannot reach Paris. War office cites exhaustion and dwindling Austrian presence on the western frontier, relying on German resources alone. A separate item notes a lost handbag containing $500, a diamond ring, and a $50 diamond.
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London
Kaiser
Paris
Ed L. Keen
Germany
War Office
Early hearing dates set for Seattle street car service
Olympia Sept 3. C A Reynolds, newly elected chairman of the state public service commission, will set early dates for hearing complaints against Seattle street car service. Cases now pending will be heard at the earliest possible moment, according to Reynolds.
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Olympia
Seattle
C. A. Reynolds
State Public Service Commission
McReynolds
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