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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1914
Page
5
John Panton's Store announces a liquidation sale with heavy discounts in boys clothing and housewares. Suits and overcoats marked down. boys khaki knickerbockers and wash suits heavily discounted. basement bargains include penny tinware 10c china at deep cuts. Written by George Francis Rowe.
The article portrays Belgium's defense posture with 200,000 troops along the Meuse, a river dividing the country. It notes Liege Namur and Givet fortresses guarding the valley, describing how Liege’s fall would open industrial Belgium to the sea and threaten northern cities.
In Alton Illinois on September 25 the Rev Dr D C Blunt pastor of East Alton Baptist church led services in plain clothes wearing an old hickory shirt and striped trousers praising simple church dress. Members urged overalls jumpers blue shirts and old dresses for worship. The rally drew large curious attendance.
Joseph F. Kuehne a wealthy retired merchant from Jacksonville Florida entered a Santa Barbara undertaker parlor, chose a casket and filled his death certificate then handed a railroad ticket to arrange transport of his remains to his home. He died that night and the body was sent east the next day.
Seattle reports strong gains from municipal water light and power, with lower rates and profits redirected to services. City argues ownership validates cheaper consumer rates, improved service, and ongoing investments, including port improvements and road like infrastructure to boost Northwest commerce.
The India Office reports growing support for Britain with governments offering troops and funds. Madras plans to equip a hospital ship while rulers such as Aga Khan, Gaekwar of Baroda, and Rajah Akalket pledge aid. A New York firm warns London stock may be confiscated if Germans invade. German and Austrian babies excluded from Folkestone show.
Field Marshal Sir John French reports continuous progress at the Aisne, noting German reserve forces, landwehr, and heavy artillery aimed at Paris. A buried munitions store and prisoners’ letters describe German privations, while British troops defend positions and repel assaults amid a brutal, prolonged frontline.
A detachment of 20 French cavalrymen unexpectedly encountered German aviators and mechanics repairing five Taube aircraft in a woodland clearing. The Germans offered fierce resistance, 12 cavalrymen were killed, and the airmen were captured after the planes were destroyed.
A warrant for the arrest of Abbe Wetterle a Reichstag member from Alsace Lorraine has been issued in Berlin over high treason charges his property reportedly seized Amster dam dispatch cites his claim that Alsace Lorraine awaits rescue by France from German rule
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