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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1914
Page
1
Michigan voters select candidates from different parties for the November election as results show varied support and party lines. The primary returns indicate which candidates will appear on the general election ballot across districts.
Detroit August primary pits Governor Woodbridge Ferris and five Republican contenders for the gubernatorial nomination amid labor disputes and party factionalism. The contest shapes as labor and patronage issues influence GOP strength ahead of November.
FloraIllinois August 25 The annual summer meeting of the Illinois Horticultural Society opened in Flora with a large attendance of fruit and flower growers from across the state. The session featured addresses by several University of Illinois College of Agriculture professors.
Administration officials in Washington believe differences between Carranza and Villa can be settled without arms. Official reports show Villa insisting on limiting Carranza's permanent power. Carranza has sent General Obregon to confer with Villa to smooth over their differences.
A further relaxation of grain and food embargoes eases foreign exchange knots. Sugar prices rise due to European crop losses blamed on war, per the American Sugar Refining Co. Americans Returning Home: Washington reports many ships resuming routes from England and France, reducing need for transports from the U S. 41 sailings planned to October with more daily.
Paducah Texas dated Aug 25 reports heavy rain across the county, slow and steady, aiding late feed crops and maturing cotton. Farmers project at least a bale per acre, noting strong yields in wheat oats kafir corn maize Indian corn feterita Sudan grass and other feed crops.
Hazleton hosts hundreds of visiting Elks for the annual Pennsylvania state association convention. The three day gathering features an attractive program and unusually large attendance, promising one of the most successful events in the order’s history in the state.
In Berlin dated August 25, a report notes the Russian city of Gorkno shedding its title for the heaviest city tax in the kingdom. Citizens earn up to 1100 monthly and pay 16.75 in income tax, excluding church, real estate, and business taxes.
London authorities have set up a Guildhall department to help Americans and other visitors verify antiques. The bureau offers guidance on genuine versus sham items and outlines how to judge authenticity before purchase. Lead and brass pieces attract counterfeiters, who craft highly convincing fakes.
The Pennsylvania Republican State Committee meets in Pittsburgh to adopt a platform and launch the state campaign. Senator Penrose and other candidates will speak as party leaders emphasize prosperity and tariff issues in a nod to the 1896 full dinner pail slogan.
More than a thousand delegates from the Catholic Order of Foresters representing 70 000 members across 32 states gather for the annual convention. A pontifical high mass was held at Holy Name Cathedral and the first business session met at the LaSalle hotel with Mrs Hose PD Aitman presiding and Archbishop Quigley among the speakers. The event continues through the week.
Great Britain will soon gain a new meat source from the South African Union backed by Farmers. The country can raise five to eight alfalfa crops yearly and irrigation could expand output. A party of farmers visits England to study stock handling and frozen meat. First shipments arrive next February, with uncertain impact on prices for years.
A London dispatch reports that a declaration of war by a European power on Austria Hungary seems likely after Elizabeth’s seizure. Karl Kitchener says 100000 men have joined the colors and reinforcements will increase. Hague reports German troops have vanished from the Dutch frontier and Dutch mobilization has ceased. Nish dispatch notes severe bombardment of Kelerade with large calibre shells causing extensive damage to the palace and other structures.
An American party arriving in London from Switzerland reported many wounded British soldiers seen at Amiens France. Most refugees could help themselves and were not badly treated.
Residents near Mansfield Oregon report excitement over a possible naval clash between the German cruiser Leipzig and the Japanese cruiser Izuma with two other warships said to patrol the Cape Blanco vicinity.
San Francisco August 25 Associated Press reports tense hearings before the Federal Industrial Relations Commission. G C Bird, head of the Merchants Manufactures and Employers Association, asserts Unifon labor groups were not responsible for violence in Stockton, while Anton Johannesen, Brockton unions leader, says he knows no violence by union men and would not admit any.
A clipped weather note from Washington CBD reports a cloudy day with local showers possible Wednesday and Thursday. Temperatures ranged from a low near 64 to a high around 96 in earlier dates, with mentions of yesterday’s 7 am reading and scattered percent chances of rain.
An acute Balkan situation arises over Turkey possibly joining the European War. Allied powers seek explanations for German ships Goben and Breslau in the Dardanelles, crews not repatriated, and Turkey’s potential alignment with Germany and Austria. Italy and Greece may shift toward neutrality or action as Turkish mobilization proceeds.
About 100 German and Austrian reservists arriving on the steamer Potsdam from New York at Falmouth were immediately taken as prisoners of war. The arrival occurred in the afternoon and involved two nationalities held for potential mobilization.
A Mons dispatch describes German operations as a riverlike breakthrough from Antwerp toward Ghent and Mons. The advance aims to breach the French line along the Meuse between Namur and Dinant while western armies move south along a broad front. Movements threaten Mons and the Libe corridor from Tourtal to Courtrel.
In Paducah Texas on Aug 22 farmers from across the county gathered to plan for harvest, financing, and holding cotton if prices fall. Local bankers pledged support to retain cotton, with associations forming to organize effort and labor demand estimated over two thousand workers.
Official wartime dispatches say the fifteenth army corps endured heavy losses, filled gaps, and carried out a brilliant counterattack in the Vezouze valley. Battles span Meuse Alsace Lorraine and Nancy, with British casualties estimated at two thousand and reports of Namur taken or contested.
Incomplete text from Associated Press cites multiple places and parties with German and Austrian references. The fragment mentions church tables and suppers in London and Amsterdam, with a government handover on a Tuesday, but the details are unreadable.
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