National and World Briefs in Wilson Era Era
President Wilson urges Congress on anti trust and mediation efforts while neutrality is proclaimed. Senate invites foreign delegates to a Wichita conference. US plans currency expansion and rail rate changes loom. Delano joins the reserve board and Droppers is nominated to Greece. A bill targets aliens leaving for foreign war. Mrs. Woodrow Wilson dies. IC decisions urge separate rail accounts. Refugee transport plans and appropriations discussed. Bryan signs treaties and peace efforts advance. Bubonic plague case in New Orleans. Red Cross offers services. Chicago banks receive emergency funds. New Orleans consulates mobilize French recruitment. Kronprinzessin Cecilie returns to Bar Harbor. Rail labor pact sought by arbitration. Radio neutrality order restricts wartime broadcasts.
Chicago tennis victory for Alexander Squair
Alexander Squair, a University of Chicago boy, won his tennis match in Chicago. Strategists in Washington are surprised Germany has not yet dealt a decisive blow. The U.S. embassy in Paris will handle German interests in France and French interests in Austria. The Chicago Peoria and St. Louis railroad is under a receiver after Bankers' Trust of New York sued over $2,000,000 bonds due June 1. President Wilson nominated Clarence W. Asnford to be first judge of the first circuit and William K. Edings to serve in Hawaii.
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Alexander Squair
University of Chicago
Chicago
Washington
Germany
United States
Paris
France
Austria
Chicago, Peoria
Wilson
Clarence W. Asnford
Honolulu
William K. Edings
Hawaii
Liege Falls as Germans Overrun City in War
British and French forces join Belgians in a line of defense while reports from Brussels and Maastricht describe German occupation of Liege. Dispatches recount heavy fighting over Meuse bridge, German regiments decimated by Belgian and Allied fire, and battlefield scenes near Mesch with dead soldiers and civilians amid sacked houses.
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London
Liege
Brussels
Daily Telegraph
Rotterdam
Meuse
Rotterdam Courant
Maastricht
Alkmaar
Vize
Mesch
Britain Declares War as European Mobilization Unfolds
Britain and several European powers escalate to war as mobilizations spread. Holland faces invasion. France proclaims martial law while Austria-Hungary and Germany push conflict. Mexico City outlook shifts toward peace amid a vast military posture across continents.
Character and Reputation Defined
A man's character reflects his inner reality while his reputation shows the opinion formed by others. Character resides in him. reputation arises from external views.
Question on Japan’s to join attack on Tsing-Tau stirs China views
Reports from Peking say Britain and other foreigners fear Japan may enter an assault on the German colony of Tsing-Tau as conversations between Tokio and London unfold. German cruisers reportedly patrol the Yellow sea affecting British, French and Russian shipping despite such talks. Emperor William is said to have left Berlin for the Alsatian frontier, with German forces evacuating Sankt Ludwig near the Swiss frontier per Basel dispatches.
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Peking
Japan
Tsing-Tau
China
Tokio
London
Yellow Sea
Shanghai
Front
Rome
Daily Mail
Emperor William
Berlin
Basel
Switzerland
Sankt Ludwig
Alsace
British Cruiser Squadron Attacked by German Submarines
London Aug 10 The admiralty said a cruiser squadron of the main fleet was attacked yesterday by German submarines. No British ships were damaged and one German submarine was sunk. Location of the engagement was not disclosed.
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London
Admiralty
Austrians to Aid Germans in Alsace
Rome reports 58 trainloads of Austrian troops from Tyrol arrived at Leopoldshohe in Baden near Basel on the way to Alsace to assist the Germans.
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Rome
London
Tyrol
Leopoldshoehe
Baden
Basel
Switzerland
Alsace
War Bulletins Report Mixed Frontline Actions Across Europe
A Russian torpedo boat sinks the German cruiser Augsburg after bombardment of Libau. England's House of Commons passes a bill to seize all foodstuffs. German reservists arrested in provincial towns of the British Isles. Austrian forces evacuate Visigrad as Servians retake it. An official dispatch notes Czech soldiers shot in Bohemian regiments before war. A Brussels dispatch claims seven German regiments surrendered following Belgian cavalry and infantry actions near the Meuse north of Liège.
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Augsburg
Libau
House of Commons
England
British Isles
Austria
Visigrad
Servian
Exchange Telegraph Company
London
Brussels
Old Time Kitchen: Apple Dishes and Canning Beets
A collection of recipes and tips for fried apples with onions, sour cream sauce for codfish gravy, Apple Fritters with a light batter, Clubhouse Potatoes with butter and cream, Spiced Bananas with citrus, and canning young beets with sugar and salt.
Spirit O My Spirit In December Out Of Tune
A reflective verse questions the spirit’s discord with nature and the December season. The speaker asks if the inner spirit harms the earth’s harmony and the national anthem’s rhythm due to anger or misalignment.
Preparing Fruit for Winter
A guide to home canning in hot weather describes peach marmalade plum catsup and spiced peaches. It covers peach marmalade using peaches sugar and water plus heating and sealing. plum catsup with plums vinegar sugar and spices. and spiced peaches cooked in a spiced syrup then jarred for winter use.
EACO flour praised for careful selection and cleaning
The article promotes EACO flour at the Waseca Mills noting every wheat batch is carefully selected and cleaned before grinding. It claims superior results and urges readers to ask their dealer for the product and try it.
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Waseca
EACO
New Device Ends Night With Spanish Lesson
A girl uses a coy device to reveal she learned Spanish, asking about interest in the language. The man, staying late, learns her exit word pack while the scene hints at a subtle romance and a note about his two years in Mexico City.
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Bueno
Mexico City
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Second Marriage Question Provokes Candid Rebuttal
Dialogue reveals a speaker's stance on remarriage, rooted in personal experience of two marriages. The exchange contrasts belief with practice, highlighting a firm, tersely stated position.
Where Two Weeks Is a Trifle
Comic exchange from a two person Eskimo couple noting a clock that is two weeks fast. The belle and beau joke about staying late despite the misset time.
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