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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1914
Page
12
August market notes show prices for flour, rye, oats, and jute with several grade details. Poultry values listed include turkeys, chick fowls, springs, and ducks, alongside Virginia potatoes and other staples. Futures for wheat and rye indicate normal activity with export complexities lingering.
The sheet lists cattle categories and price ranges for steers and cows across grades from fair to choice. It includes stockers, feeding steers, beef cows, stock cows, helfers, and various butcher and prime weights with quoted dollars per hundredweight or per head, reflecting regional livestock market standings.
Japan notifies partial suspension of international money orders with the United States amid travel panic. Hungary demands all balances held in its favor. Post offices may sell orders to Hungary but hold funds domestically. Alexander M. Dockery questions cause of Japan's action as war signals rise.
Reports from Louvain Belgium indicate King Albert held war cabinet talks as German forces press a final assault. A Dutch royal decree declares a state of war in Limburg North Brabant Zeeland and parts of Gelderland south of the Waal as ambush reports claim German losses reach 35 000 with 6 000 killed 10 000 wounded and 17 000 taken prisoner though not confirmed.
Brussels August 12 Belgians report renewed heavy bombardment at Liege as German forces push to seize surrounding forts. The Belgian war office says defenders hold despite constant shelling and bloodshed. German reinforcements of 40 000 Iron Corps raise total to about 160 000 against Liege. A night assault on Fort Beraing failed under Belgian fire.
German troops led by Prince William of Lippe advance against Liege forts as Belgian gunners spot ranges under searchlights. Bridges collapse amid shellfire, but the vanguard presses forward until Germans retreat. Fort Pontain and surrounding works yield bodies and a lesson in Belgian fortifications.
The body of Louise Mick an eighteen-year-old girl was found buried in a corn field near Schuyler Neb after she was kidnapped from home on Sunday night Her mother had been bound and gagged An autopsy showed assault and beating to death with a club found still twisted to her hair Frank Heldt an ex convict was arrested A lynching fear and strong sentiment followed the arrest
Belgrade faced renewed bombardment as Austrian forces struck the city, with reports noting intensified shelling on August 12 near Nish in Servia.
The White Star liner Cedric arrived in New York Aug 12, 12 days late, after diverting to Halifax on advice from the Essex to avoid German cruisers. She carried 198 first class, 256 second class, and 266 steerage passengers and will sail for England on Saturday.
Extra police were enlisted after a clash last night left 25 wounded. Forty Serbians and 20 Americans armed with stones and clubs faced police who intervened and 21 rioters were arrested in Globe.
Ralph K R Uniacke of Wallingford Connecticut joins the Alliance School of Music for the coming year as violin and orchestral department head. A former concertmaster of the Meridian Philharmonic Orchestra he arrives in Alliance around September 1 to begin teaching and performing duties under Franz Mielke.
Harry Coursey of Keeler-Coursey Company Alliance Ford dealers reports Ford orders flooding the Denver assembling plant from Saturday noon to Tuesday noon totaling 137 cars. The plant has no touring cars to display. A price reduction announced elsewhere in The Herald fuels the rush.
Miss May Graham entertained about twenty four young people at her home last Friday evening with outdoor games and a three course luncheon. Attendees included Ruth Rice Mabel Worley Laura Mounts Hattie Wold Vera Spencer Anna Senner Jeanet Grassman Charlotte Moll Ring May Nation Alta Young and Messrs Clements Chambers Chas Spacht Merritt Chaffee Martin Laude Carl Thomas Homer Killen Wm Lamon Chas Lamon Rudersdorph and Lynn.
A Burlington Route dining car will travel the western plains showcased at the Nebraska State Fair in Lincoln from September 7 to 11. State Pure Food Commissioner Harman selected the diner to demonstrate sanitary, wholesome service with kitchen access for visitors. The car, operated by railroad officials, will offer breakfast, lunch, and dinner with menus and service matching standard Burlington trains.
Fisher, formerly Alliance Commercial Club secretary, now in Alliance, leads publicity efforts in western Nebraska. He has attracted five conventions, including the state sheriffs convention, boosting Alliance's profile while Parish of Omaha lags in publicity.
At a Post M. T. P. A. meeting the Herald was asked to inform traveling men they may vote by mail by obtaining a ballot and affidavit from the county clerk. Resolutions praised a deceased member Wm. Minor and thanked volunteers from a T. P. A. picnic. The article notes local teams seeking championship, with Roberta, Hull, Hamilton prominent, and mentions Home Run Baker joining plans.
The International Polo Cup stands as a centerpiece among the principal American es ports for Jane, underscoring its prominence in the regional sports scene and drawing attention to maritime and sporting activity at the port.
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