Russian push in Galicia and battle reports from Front
Russian troops crossed the Kołtoplee and reached two villages near Stanislau while Letchitzky’s forces moved toward Haller. German assaults on the Somme and near Verdun were repulsed, with heavy losses. Venice church struck in Austrian air raid. Almanach de Gotha notes German princes killed and a morganatic marriage involving the Kaiser’s son Oscar. German casualties for July total 122,540 with overall war toll over 3.1 million.
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Petrograd
Galicia
Ko- Toplee
War Office
Letehitzky
Zlota Bistritga
Stanislau
Nadyorna
London
Somme
Pozieres
Paris
Hemwood
la Maisonette
Ham Station
Verdun
Fleury
Vaux
Chapitre
Chenois
Almanach de Gotha
Saxe-Meiningen
Lippe
Hesse
Reuss
Waldeck
House of Lichtenstein
Warsaw
Oscar
Byugsewitz
Row Pine
Stanislav
Stanislaw
Zlota Bistritza
Halics
Dniester
Haller
Letchitzky
Lemberg
Stanision
Rate decision hits roads on Shreveport route
Washington reports the Interstate Commerce Commission ruled class rates and commodity rates between Shreveport Louisiana and southern Texas cities as unreasonable and prejudicial to Shreveport. The decision finalizes the long disputed Shreveport rate case with orders for readjustment.
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Shreveport
Interstate Commission
Washington
Texas
Interstate Ecommerce Commission
More Men for Hindenburg Heading to Front
London reports Field Marshal von Hindenburgdirecting eastern front operations has been promised 300000 reinforcements within a month. The force is to come from Turkey and the western theater of war, per a dispatch to the Morning Post from Berne.
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London Dispatch
London
von Shindenburg
Teutonic
East Front
Morning Post
Berne
Turkey
Danes Rally Over Danish West Indies Sale
In Copenhagen on August 14 public indignation grows over a proposed sale of the Danish West Indies to the United States. Officials predict government overthrow as rumors claim the US has issued an ultimatum demanding sale or seizure of the islands, fueling opposition though many deem it unlikely in informed circles.
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West Indies
Gopenhagen
Danish West Indies
Delneek
Denmark
Gen Tobias Smuts Dead in Capetown
Capetown reports the death of Gen Tobias Snous member of parliament. Kaneril Smuts who ran for the presidency of the Transvaal in 1897 served as a prominent aide to the Boer war. The notice notes Smuts' parliamentary role and wartime service.
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Tobias Smuts
Capetown
Tobias Snous
Kaneril Smuts
Transvaal
Paul Keuger
Floods devastate Illinois wheat and corn stands
Illinois reports on August 1 show corn at 76 percent of normal with 13.97 million bushels needed to cover home demand next year. Winter wheat only 59 percent harvested with 41 percent lost to floods or pests, total wheat yield at 10.87 million bushels, the lowest since 1912. oats, rye, barley and hay also listed with large shortfalls.
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Springfield
Til
Titinoia
Board of Agriculture
Hilnois
Multiple Die In Johnstown Tram Crash On Curve
A collision between two Ebensburg trolley cars near Ocho, ten miles northeast of Johnstown, Pa, on August 14 killed 10 to 15 people and injured 40 to 50, many fatally. The cars telescoped and the crash happened after a motorman reportedly lost control and passed a switch. Nurses and doctors from Johnstown and Ebensburg rushed to the scene, with many wounded transported to Johnstown hospitals by car.
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Johnstown
Ebensburg
Southern Cambridge
Ocho
Peace appeal by German Socialists seeks end to war talk
Berlin reports the national committee renewed its call to Doctor von Bethmann Hollweg to lift the embargo on discussing peace terms. The chancellor argues Germany fights in self defense for security, independence, and economic rights as the committee urges socialist groups to circulate a petition for a peace that preserves neighboring nations’ friendships, territorial integrity, and economic freedom. The piece also defines agnosticism, tracing the term to Greek roots and noting its lack of creed.
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Berlin
Goctolier Naetional Committee
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Germany
Old Mayland custom on sisters wedding wear green stockings
An old Mayland tradition describes the elder slater Wears and her pal dressing in green stockings for a younger sister's wedding, while a rival custom in the country uses different colors.
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Mayland
Slater
Labor federation backs railroad brotherhoods in stalemate
Washington Aug 14 The American Federation of Labor stands squarely behind railroad employees and will support them to the end in their fight against the roads. Frank Morrison secretary said this after brotherhood leaders reported an unequivocal position against delay and a demand for an immediate mediators proposal. Morrison added further delay on economic grounds would prove futile and the rail road men will press for a definite final issue. The federation executive council pledged unstinted support to the brotherhoods in every move.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
Frank Morrison
Morrison
Iabor
Bears on Kodiak Island Face No Serious Population Setback
D Winn of the United States bureau of fisheries reports that two to three years of meat diet and hair loss will not seriously reduce Kodiak bears. He observed bears adapting with greens and berries after ash from volcanic activity damaged vegetation and altered their coats.
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Kodiulsland
D. Winn
United States Bureau of Fisheries
Winn
Kodiak Island
Afognak
Brown
Too Prompt a Kies Visits Aunt Mary
A young man walks to his Aunt Mary’s in a lively but uneasy mood. He intends a surprise visit, hoping for an interesting encounter, but finds a sudden disturbance as a man on the back hall bursts in and assaults a person tending to flowers.
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Mary
Ix Urmisa
Neighbor Calms Incident After Claim of Insult
In Indianapolis a heated confrontation over an insult ends with Aunt Mary defending her nephew. The neighbor initially outraged relents after she explains the offender is her relative and there was a mistake.
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Bue
Rascal
Mary
Indianapotle News
Market Prices for Grains and Farm Commodities
Market listings show spring wheat prices across grades with patents and jute bags, hay values for timothy and clover, alfalfa and red top mixes, butter and egg rates, live poultry, and miscellaneous items. The report lists various quality tiers and regional packaging notes, reflecting steady demand and range of offerings.
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Timothy
Jersay
Live Stock Prices and Market Notes From Chicago Aug 14
Chicago live stock market report shows cattle ranges from 3.50 to 12.50 for various classes, hogs around 9.80 to 10.88, and sheep and lambs priced up to 11.60. Market activity described as steady to active with prime and heavy categories highlighted across cattle calves hogs and sheep segments. Names of markets and price bands reflect a busy trading session with emphasis on prime butcher grades and rising calf values.
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Chicago
Posen: PLC
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Don Clio
Ariel
Central Iowa
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Rockwell
Ackley
Eldora Industrial School
Campbell Circus
Franklin County
Iowa State
Campbell United
Chas. A. Fox
B. C Marts
Earl Ferris
Kaiser
Venice
Santa Maria Formosa
Palma Vecchio
Sassuferrate
Petro Dumesaipa
Hindenburg
G. W. W. Hanger
W. W. Hanger
Federal Board of Mediation and Conciliation
Martin Knapp
W. L. Chambers
Illinois
Maurice Maeterlinck
Socialists IN Peace Appeal
Hollweg
Huxley
Great Union
Saya Organization
Standa
Brulna
Alaska
Kies
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