16 Sep 1914
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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1914
Page
1
A historic image reveals Liege forts after nine days of German siege and new long range guns. Namur forts also fell quickly. The picture details 25 foot thick masonry ripped apart by heavy shells and a Belgian fort turret struck by a steel encased gun.
Allied pursuit continues as German forces fall back to straighten the front north of the River Aisne. Von Kuck and others form a solid defensive line while French and British units press the advance and Réims is re-occupied.
Vera Graz will be evacuated soon as soldiers and Marines prepare to go home. Officials say transport links will determine the speed of the withdrawal and the timing remains contingent on available ships and aircraft.
President Wilson ordered the evacuation of Vera Cruz today. General Funston's forces will sail home as 2008 transports depart. most war ships will withdraw after the port is abandoned. Cabinet consensus says the Mexican expedition achieved its aim by occupying Vera Cruz and pressuring Huerta’s abdication.
Unofficial returns from the Maine state election show Oakley C Curtis, Democrat and Portland mayor, leading Governor Flames by 3,409 votes. Republicans hold a three seat majority in the Senate while Democrats command five in the House.
The Universal Peace Congress twenty fifth anniversary meeting in Vienna is indefinitely postponed amid ongoing European warfare. Delegates from major nations were set to discuss armament reduction and Franco German relations, marking a premier global peace effort delayed by current events.
The National Convention of Insurance Commissioners met in Asheville on September 15 for four days. Delegates from many states attend as officials discuss uniform valuation laws for securities and licensing standards for agents as principal agenda items.
The annual convention of the Association of General Passenger Agents opened in Boston on September 15 and will run through most of the week. Attendees include representatives from major U S and Canadian railroads as they discuss passenger service and handling of railroad traffic.
Former President William Howard Taft marked his fifty seventh birthday with many birthday messages from friends nationwide. He spent the summer at Moray Bay and has returned to New Haven to resume lecturing at Yale Law School.
Maryland voters held primaries across the state to select party preferences for U S senator and Congress. Democrats nominate Smith and Straus for the senate while Carrington is favored for the Republican nomination. incumbents Talbott Linthicum and Lewis expected to win renomination with modest opposition in other districts.
United States optimism grows as Emperor William’s response to the informal peace inquiry is anticipated within days. Treaties between the U S Great Britain France Spain and China aim to deter armed conflict by sending disputes to a permanent commission for one year. Secretary Bryan notes similar pacts are sought with Russia Germany Austria Hungary and Belgium. Japan has not joined yet. Congress shifts to a war revenue plan replacing the proposed freight tax, including a stamp tax and new levies on gas wine beer and tobacco.
A St. Louis and San Francisco passenger train plunged into a flood west of Lebanon with about 99 aboard. Twenty dead identified, eighteen missing, ten seriously. Engineer O’Brien tried to brake before the curve but water washed away embankment and coaches toppled. Nurse Noni Campbell helped evacuate survivors.
Partly cloudy outlook for Washington D C. Tuesday and Wednesday. Temperature highs near 66 to 74 with low around 12 to 15. Precipitation chances noted 4 percent. Local forecast includes Texas fair events Wednesday into Thursday.
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