American Reporters Worry German General
War correspondents in Brussels mock the German advance, posing as a circus to meet invaders. Five American reporters aboard a taxicab are questioned by the general, who threatens them with execution before Cobb remarks on the taxicab meter. The group then joins the parade into Brussels.
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Antwerp
Mali
New York
Chicago
San Francisco
Brand Whitlock
Brussels
Irvin
Cobb
Survivors Tell of Leggett Wreck off Oregon Coast
Portland dispatch recalls the Francis H. Leggett capsizing off the Oregon coast with about 70 per sons lost. Survivor Alexander Farrell, 20, describes clinging to a railroad tie for ten hours before rescue by the Beaver and Buck. He recalls Nellie Anderson, 12, braving the surf and helping others before the ship went down.
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Portland
Ore
Alexander Farrell
Francis H. Leggett
Oregon Coast
Alexander
Beaver
Farrell
Fran H. Leggett
H. Buck
Leggett
Nellie Anderton
Nellie
Nelle
Sean
Germans Pin Two Banks Close Doors in Centralia
Paris reports fierce fighting along the Somme with Allied gains claimed near Lansigny and Oise. In Centralia the United States National Bank and Union Loan and Trust Co closed after a bank examiner visit. City deposits topped projections yet cash reserves fell. officials blamed overextended commercial paper and investments in mill and logging properties. State Bank at Tenino also failed to open, sharing the same ownership group and stress from similar paper holdings.
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Centralia
United States National Bank
Union Loan and Trust Company
Lloyd L. Mulit
U. S
Clay Allen
J. M. Boyle
George Dysart
State Bank
Tenino
Tenino Bank
State Bank Examiner
Roumanias Entry Into War Seen Near
Reports from Rome on September 21 say Roumania’s entry into the war as an Anglo Franco Russian ally is imminent. The German minister is recalled from Bucharest as Roumania’s cabinet falls may be near. The people’s resolve to join the allies grows while the royal family remains pro German and resisted by popular demand.
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Rome
Roumania
Bucharest
Roumanian
Destruction of Louvain Seen by Five American Journalists
Mary Boyle O Reilly reports from the Hague on August 29 and the aftermath in Louvain as German troops destroy the city. She describes crowds of Uhlans, executions, fires, and the careful marching of raiders and sappers through desolate streets, with scouts marking houses for burning or sparing.
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The
Hague
Louvain
Holland
Mary Boyle O
Place de la Station
Ninth Army Corps
Destruction of Rheims Cathedral Provokes Global Outrage
Paris reports the destruction of Rheims Cathedral by German shells. A hospital scaffold burned as wounded lay among the straw. eight shells hit the cathedral, now a ruin. President Poincare denounces the act as deliberate vandalism and a grave historical loss.
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William Philip Sims
Paris
Rheims
Louvain
Cathedral of
Gallient
Poincare
Bombardment Justified by Berlin Over Rheims Fire
The German war ministry stated from The Hague that Rheims bombardment was necessary due to heavy French fire from the city. Orders were given to gunners to spare the cathedral if possible.
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Berlin
Hague
Rheime
War Office
Water Shut Off on 15th Avenue West Corridor
Water will be shut off on 15th av W from W Galer st to W Boston et on Tuesday September 22 from 9 p.m. to 4 p.m. The outage affects nearby blocks and will require planned water service interruption for system work.
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W. Galer St
Boston
Renton Deal Called Off In City Council Session
The Renton lemon case collapses with no $1,600,000 payment for the Renton line and no ballot vote. The council in secret session dropped further consideration, offering only that receivers might propose a sale to the voters if initiated by the Renton company.
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Renton
Renton Company
Renton Bank
Bradford
Public Service Commission
County Commissioner Accused of 2 Homicide Knockdown
County Commissioner Lafe Hamilton was alleged by J R McIntyre to have kicked him twice in the head during an office altercation while McIntyre tried to separate McKenzie and Dr Richardson. McIntyre sues for 10000 dollars. testimony covered concussion and eight days unconsciousness.
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Lafe Hamilton
J. R. McIntyre
Ronald
David McKenzie
McIntyre
Hamilton
McKenzie
Dr. Richardson
Vashon Island
Realdes
Providence Hospital
Emperor Francis Joseph Reported Dead Rumor Circulates
A Lausanne official claims the Austrian emperor Francis Joseph died a week ago and was kept secret to avoid upheaval. A Geneva dispatch to the Chronicle says the rumor lacks confirmation and remains unverified.
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Austria
London
Francis Joseph of
Lausanne
Switzerland
Vienna
Geneva
Clancys Roadhouse Meeting Ends With Missing Watch
H E Kelley of the Stanley apartments met a woman named Marie at Clancy's Roadhouse and shared near beer. After the date Kelley woke at the Del Norte hotel with his gold watch and ten dollars gone. Marie had vanished and he reported the theft to police.
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H. E. Kelley
Stanley Apartments
Kelley
Clancy
Marie
Clancy's
del Norte Hotel
Baby Lectures Series Set at Bon Marche
The mothers' training school has announced a fall lecture series beginning Tuesday at 4 PM. Lectures will be held each Tuesday afternoon at the Bon Marche.
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Mothers’ Training School
Readers debate stopping Confessions of a Wife column
The Star asks readers whether to continue the Confessions of a Wife feature by Margie. Letters from Contented Wife and others express support or criticism, with readers citing everyday life, empathy for Margie’s characters, and personal connections to mother-in-law figures and domestic scenarios.
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the Star
Margie
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von Tuelow
von Kluck
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Ohnse
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