08 Sep 1914
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1914
Page
1
A historical view of Antwerp depicts the Zeppelin bombing that killed about a dozen civilians and damaged many buildings. The article notes bombardment nights, a failed strike on the royal palace, and Antwerp’s defense plans including front forts and rear flooding to deter siege.
President Roosevelt remains firm against paying what is described as blackmail to Colombia for canal rights, signaling continued resistance to concessions tied to the Panama route plan and asserting U.S. interests in the region.
In a Labor Day speech at the New Orleans opera house, Colonel Theodore Roosevelt urged federal control of the Mississippi River, proposed using Panama canal funds for river works, and criticized both major parties as idolaters of old ideas. He praised Louisiana progressives and warned of tariff and trust issues while calling for large storage reservoirs and flood control.
Plainview Texas schools open for the 1914 15 session after a Teachers Institute week. The district lists 23 faculty members and Superintendent Harrison reports enrollment near 400, though not yet complete.
Special to The News from Lubbock Texas Sept 7 The Panpandio Firemen Association meet at Pecos last week saw the Lubbock city firefighters win the Shinese coupling trophy from Plainview in record time and share in a hundred dollar premium Another feature notes cotton shipments and crop yields with W Altman winning a forty dollar premium Farmers report heavy feed crops and a new warehouse for the Soden Grass Seed Association is nearly complete City dwellings and other improvements are under way across the area.
The article describes the eighteenth annual horse show at the New Port venue. It notes superb exhibits and prize lists expected, including stallions, charters horses, saddle horses, and other entries. The event runs over today and tomorrow with displays at the grounds near golf links and important facilities.
Geneva report says Anthony Patras, charged with killing his former fiancée Thersa Hollander in an Arora cemetery last February, was arraigned for a second trial after a first jury deadlocked 11 to 1. Attorneys may seek a change of venue.
Report from Kansas City Missouri dated September 7 notes the worst rainstorm in memory. Over three thousand homes flooded and hundreds displaced into the streets. Waters receding but danger of building collapses remains. Loss estimated at a million. Telephone service demoralized and car service suspended. Three deaths reported.
District Court in Walmart Texas reopened with Judge Dr Bohu presiding due to Labor Day. Grand jury empaneled with J. P. Inman as foreman. petit jury excused to September 11 for first week. Criminal docket set for September 14 with several defendants awaiting trial. jail holds inmates bound over for grand jury action. One murder case from Textine wedel last month referenced.
Minnesota State fair opened in Minneapolis with larger crowds and the largest displays in every department. Horses cattle and other stock surpassed prior years while agricultural mechanical and domestic art sections showed greater variety. An attractive racing program and other entertainment features were provided by the management.
President Wilson appeals to Colorado coal strike leaders and companies to adopt a three year truce based on a conciliation commission. The plan includes return to work for non convicted miners and wage scale publication while ending intimidation and aggressive picketing. no federal troop withdrawal yet.
An annus elaborates on a Dublin to London dispatch about Mr Richard Crocker wife of a former Tammany Hall leader. The report mentions the German cruiser Nürnberg in Hawaiian waters and a wireless message from the British dreadnought. The Vancouver Australia cable is said to have been cut, suspected to be Nürnberg’s work.
Report from London dated Sept 7 says thirty thousand German troops in southwest Africa store guns and ammunition ready for military action. The German aim is uncertain but belief persists the Hoera will join in. Boer farmers are said to be loyal to King George.
West Texas forecast calls for generally fair skies on Tuesday and Wednesday. Light winds and warm daytime temperatures expected with cooler nights. No precipitation anticipated in the immediate outlook.
Paris and London dispatches report a major Allied victory near Precy with the German Imperial Guard allegedly annihilated after refusal to surrender. Crown Prince Frederick William was said to be present. Other briefings note German retirement toward Verdun and Allied advances around Paris with notable heroism by Maubeuge’s governor.
Reports from Berlin via wireless to the German embassy in Washington claim the British cruiser Warrior was stranded after a clash with the Goeben while fleeing from the Bowings. Diplomats weigh neutrality and potential war implications as Turkish flags loom in the scene. Other dispatches note General Joffre's offensives and two boxing results from Denver and Kansas City.
London Sept 7 report confirms the casual list for the Pathfinder after hitting a mine in the North Sea. Four killed thirteen wounded and two hundred forty two missing are recorded in the official tally announced tonight.
Reuters reports from Ostend that Dinant, fifteen miles south of Namur, was destroyed by German shelling and arson. Hundreds of male residents were shot, women confined in convents, and a man named M Poncelot killed alongside his wife and children. In Ghent region, five hours of fighting left Belgians retreating from Melle as Germans moved toward Ghent.
A Russian official telegram from Petrgrad says Russian forces around Rawa near Lemberg are engaging the Austrians, who are withdrawing from the Kholm operation. Russians report takings of prisoners artillery ammunition and trains, with 500 Austrian soldiers in hospitals.
Turkish ambassador A Rustem Bey in Washington denounces Britain's offer to welcome American warships in Turkish waters as a crude trap to drag the United States into the European war on the Allies side.
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