Port Townsend Hosts Ole Hanson Speech Tour
In Port Townsend Washington Ole Hanson progressive presidential candidate addressed a crowd at Ed Sims home praising equal rights and national industrial laws. He argued for development of the Olympic peninsula and criticized the Washington state viewpoint of Senator Lorimer Jones's opponent. He planned further talks in Sequim Port Angeles and Bellingham.
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Port Townsend
Wash
Ed Sims
Ole Hanson
United States
Hana
Klocker
Jeffer County
Hanson
Washington
Develo
Olympic Peninsula
Manson
Hansen
Weasley Lorimer Jones
Washington State
Washington, D. C
Sequim
Port Angeles
Bellingham
Russian cruiser Oleg wrecked off Finland coast
The Russian cruiser Oleg ran aground on the Finnish coast and is reported a total loss. The crew was saved, but no further details were provided.
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London
Oleg
Stockholm
Akoz Heals Rheumatism In Weeks Says Astoria Carpenter
W Brock of Astoria Oregon, a carpenter, reports in a Natura San Francisco letter that three weeks of Akoz cured his muscular rheumatism. He says pain eased, breathing improved, and he could work and swing a hammer again. Akoz is claimed to help many other ailments and is advertised as available at leading druggists.
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W. Brock
Astoria
Ore
California
Natura Company of
San Francisco
Akoz
Katy
Bright
Everything Favors Us Says Berlin
Berlin reports from The Hague say the German general staff is optimistic though no decision is in sight in the western fighting zone. The fiercest action lies between German right and the allies left while the German center gains and French attempts have repulsed. German heights on the Meuse remain in German hands and artillery superiority is noted as ally accounts of Suwalki are denied. The German advance into Russian Poland is said to be being pushed.
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Berlin
Hague
Clermont
St. Mennehould
Meuse
Suwalki
Russian Poland
Czar Vows Occupation of Berlin by Jan 1
Petrograd reports a Russian entry into Berlin by January 1 with the czar's army advancing westward. Gen. Roonen kampf leads East Prussian forces driving Germans back while German units concentrate along the Warta river east of Posen and Hreatan with Kalisz as a fortified frontier hub.
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Petrograd
Berlin
Roonenkampf
Warta
Posen
Hreatan
Kalisz
Two Steamers Rescue Survivors From Tahoma Sinking
The Patterson and Cordova reached Aggattu island and are rescuing about 60 survivors from the Tahoma. Senior Captain F. M. Dunwoodie reports no crew losses confirmed yet and notes the Tahoma may not be a total wreck despite earlier wreckage from a schooner.
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Patterson
Aggattu Island
F. M. Dunwoodie
Seattle
Revenue Cutter Service
Dunwoodle
Vienna Plague Real Cholera Threatens City
Government bacteriologists report Asiatic cholera has appeared in Vienna hospitals and camps for wounded soldiers. Dispatch says over 70,000 wounded men are exposed and an epidemic is imminent.
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London
Vienna
Exchange Telegraph Co
German Bomb Kills Man on Seine Promenade
In Paris on September 28 a German aircraft dropped four bombs over the Seine riverfront. One missile killed an elderly man and seriously injured his daughter, while the remaining bombs caused minor damage to nearby bystanders.
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Paris
Seine
Glossary of military ranks and light infantry terms
The passage defines Subaltern as a junior officer below captain and notes its use in England during campaigns in India and South Africa. It contrasts Oberleutnant in the German army as a first lieutenant. It explains Chasseurs a Pied as light infantry for rapid movements and hunter origins, and Privateer as an armed vessel owned by private persons but commissioned by the state.
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England
Allies Gain at Left Lose Near Center in WWI Front
Paris dispatch reports the allies pushing on the left against German right in the Oise and Aisne while Germans gained ground on the Meuse near St Mihiel. Ferocious fighting continues in Upper Alsace and near St Quentin as barbed wire defenses and heavy guns shape battles along the front.
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Oise
Aisne
Meuse
Upper
Alsace
Alsne
Rheims
War Office
Juggling Act Tops Orpheum Bill With Grotesque Fun
At the Orpheum theatre this week Morris Cronin and family present a funny grotesque juggling act featuring two clever dwarfs boxing and bizarre electrical effects. Other acts include Frank North in Back to Wellington, Walter Dickinson in a rude monologue, Ide Divinoff the Russian violinist, Fredreka Slemofia and company in Liz, Hert Kalmar and Bessie Brown dancing, Les Salvagcia Parisienne dancers, and Kalmar's song.
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Morris Cronin
Orpheum Theatre
Orpheum
Cronin
Frank North
Wellington
Walter Dickinson
Ide Divinoff
Fredreka Slemofia
Liz
Hert Kalmar
Bessie Brown
Good
Kalmar
Fair
The Master Mind staged by Seattle Theaters
Daniel Carter directs a crime drama in Seattle with Broderick O Farrell as Andrew Watkins. The performance portrays a feared arch criminal shown to have a conflicted heart as vengeance advances. The production is described as a strong, well done story.
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Seattle
Daniel Carter
Broderick O'Farrell
Andrew Watkins
The Rainier African Hunt Pictures At The Moore
The Rainier African hunt pictures for 1914 continue at the Moore theatre through Wednesday inclusive.
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Moore Theatre
Japs Push Germans Back on Kisoban Front
Japanese forces reportedly defeated German troops on Kisoban defenses after a heavy bombardment and air attacks. Japanese losses were announced as three killed and 12 wounded, while German casualties were not disclosed.
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Rio
Wife of Dexter Horton Dies at 87 in Seattle
Mrs Arabella C Horton widow of pioneer Seattle banker Dexter Horton died at the family home 627 14th av N She was 87 and survived by three step children Charles E Horton Mrs W G Jones and Miss Caroline B Horton all of Seattle She came to Seattle in 1881 after marriage and recently left 33000 to the Ladies Relief Society in trust for an orphans home on Queen Anne Hill
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Arabella C. Horton
Dexter Horton
Seattle
Av. N
Charles BE. Horton
W. G. Jones
Caroline B. Horton
Horton
Mr. Horton
Fels-Naptha Soap Brings Bright Cheer To Household chores
A humorous exchange praises Fels-Naptha Soap as a time saver for housewives. It claims the soap lets chores be done in cool water with no hard rubbing and reduces scrubbing while cleaning clothes and various surfaces. The ad-style dialogue touts easier laundry and multiple cleaning uses.
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Anty Drudge
Mr. Findfault
Tam
Soldiers Describe Battlefield Feels and British Morale
Soldiers recount the shock of shooting at enemies and the grim balance of casualties on the road. Mugridge notes British troops behaved like a football crowd amid trench chaos, joking between rescue and rations as shells and wounds were treated and fear mixed with bravado.
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Mugridge
No Quarter From Our Mob Voices WWI Front Lines
Otto Bromfield of the signal section reports fierce fighting and mass formations, asserting no quarter will be given by their unit. Private Charles Dudley Moore recalls shrapnel wounds, a first kill, and the daunting, nerve-testing experience of battlefield combat.
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Otto Bromfield
Hellinh Royal Engineers
Barna
Woo
Charles Dudley Moore
Yorkshire Light Infantry
Mona
Get Out or Get Under Anthem Echoes From Battlefront
Private J. R. Tait of the Second Essex regiment recalls being wounded at Mons and notes German artillery while praising British bayonet charges. A guardsman near Compiègne describes a sudden German attack, volley fire, and the subsequent repulse as German infantry, artillery, and machine guns press the front.
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J. R. Tait
Second Essex Regiment
Mons
Compiegne
Akry
Irish Guards Hold Hill Fight in Relentless Clash
A Royal Guards battle described from a wounded Royal Munster Fusiliers private's account. German forces moved to seize a hill while British cavalry and infantry clashed intensely, bayonets and rifles in close combat. The resilient Guards resisted, with heavy casualties and a stubborn defense as Germans pressed a wider assault.
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Irish Guards
Guards
Italy Likely To Be Dragged Into War Soon
Rome reports show Austria concentrating on the Italian frontier and Slav regiments being moved from the east for service. Italian troops are being sent from the provinces to Hungary and Galicia to fight Russians. Romanian army mobilization confirmed and near Austrian frontier.
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Rome
Italy
Hungary
Galicia
Armored Auto Slaughters Them in Belgian Action
London dispatch says a powerful armored automobile used by Belgian troops struck a German cycling party in Alest. The land cruiser mowed down most cyclists with a machine gun as they attempted to remount, killing six after the initial assault. Lieut. Dethaix returned to HQ with German helmets overcoats saddles and trophies.
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London
Ghent
London Chronicle
Alest
Dethaix
German War Losses Here Hit 104,589 Men
Official bulletin from Berlin reports German fatalities and losses in the war totaling 104,589. Of these 15,674 are dead, 65,908 wounded, and 23,007 missing as of the latest tally.
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Berlin
Boer General Joins Allies in Bordeaux
Gen Francois Joubert Pienaar, famed Boer leader who fought Gen French in the Boer War, arrives in Bordeaux and offers his services to the Allied army. The note appears in a Seattle Star advertising prompt urging readers to place want ads for needs.
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Bordeaux
Francois Joubert-Pienaar
French
Seattle
Battle of the Aisne Falters as Allies Push
London reports on day 15 of the Aisne battle with no decisive Allied gain yet. War office notes signs of strain on the Kaiser's right. rumors of Belgian fires and typhoid fever pass without confirmation.
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London
the Aisne
War Office
Ostend
Belgium
Dendre
Termonde
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