Americans Arrive Aboard Philadelphia From War Zone
The liner Philadelphia reached New York with passengers recounting panic after war declaration in Europe. Many traveled without baggage or money, recalling hardship and chaos in Paris as mobs clashed with Germans and shops were attacked. The voyage followed England’s declaration of war, and a fleet of French torpedo boats and submarines was seen near Southampton.
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Obsessive Acne Cleared Fast by SSS Blood Purifier
Claims a 1900s era blood purifier named SSS clears acne on cheeks temples nose and chin quickly. Describes microscopic skin activity, impurities expelled through pores, and new tissue replacing damaged cells. Warns against substitutes and urges buying from Swift Drug Co. in Atlanta.
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Swift Species Co
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Refugees Reach New York After Frightful Channel Crossing
Crowds greet the Philadelphia and her passengers as French and American officers decide the ship is harmless. Refugees are housed aboard while men and women are separated for aboard comfort. Reports describe mobs in Paris and Germany and the rush of Americans and Britons toward Calais and England seeking passage.
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Philadelphia
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Germany
Paris
Sage the Great
England
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Cincinnati
Gletach
Switzerland
Howard I Willett
Chicago
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Willett
Jack Johnson
Bousevard
Philidelphia
Europe
Trama
Charles Aldrich
Cleveland
London
John A. Wilson
Wuatson
James T Harahan
Ilinois Centeal Railroad
Nuss Martha Harris
Memphis
Tonn
St Petersburg
Wilson
John Wilson
Franklin Pa
Dent
French Slaughter German Regiments at Muelhausen
A Rome dispatch to The Central News cites Messaggero quoting Basel that two German infantry regiments were annihilated in battle with French forces at Muelhausen. The Eighth Baden Regiment No 169 from Lahrinbaden and the Fourth Prince William's Baden Regiment No 112 from Muelhausen are named. The commander of the Twenty-ninth division, under the Fourteenth Army corps with headquarters at Freiburg, is reported killed.
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Central News
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Switzerland
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Lahrinbaden
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Freiburg
Battle Likely Along Franco German Border In Alsace
Reports indicate a general engagement between French and German forces could erupt soon along the Franco German frontier. Initial accounts claim French troops crossed the border capturing Altkirch Mulhouse and nearby areas as Belgian resistance checks German invasion plans, with main German thrust expected toward the Nancy region on the French border.
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Nancy
Russians Slaughter Austrians on the Austro-Russian Frontier
A Rome dispatch reported by Corriere D Italia says Austrian cavalry were annihilated on the frontier as they charged the Cossacks with artillery. Rain and marshy ground trapped men and horses, leaving no survivors as they attempted to retreat.
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Rome
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Corriere D’italia
Golf clubs presented to President Wilson by London club
President Wilson was to be presented with golf clubs by the City Lunch Club of London. The chief obstacle was the limited ready money in London, but Thornton, GM of the Great Eastern railroad, and Sir Albert Stalley, GM of the Underground, helped cash checks up to $50. Wilson planned to go to Washington to present the clubs.
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Washington
South America Must Sell Also
Pan American union head John Barrett urges U S banking shipping and exporting interests to aid South American trade. He cites $1 177 000 000 in annual exports and $961 000 000 in imports, warns of a European demand squeeze, and calls for tying North American and South American commerce under the American flag to avert a financial crisis.
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Statement on South American ports blockade and trade impact
Mr Barrett warned that exports and imports across South American ports such as Rio de Janeiro Montevideo Buenos Aires Valparaiso and Valparaiso are effectively blocked. He said vessels will be unable to operate for months or years, risking severe suffering unless trade facilities are quickly remedied.
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German torpedo boat sunk by German mine off Gedser
The Copenhagen desk of The Daily Mail reports a German torpedo boat destroyer, earlier believed sunk by boiler explosion off South Gedser on August 1, was destroyed by a mine laid by German warships The Danted and Swedish steamers ceased running after news Germans laid contact mines in the North Sea The Finnish fortress Sveaborz commander ordered residents of Sveaborz and Helgingfors to evacuate amid expected bombardment
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Ships to charter neutral vessels to rescue Americans
Washington reports authority plans to charter ships to evacuate stranded Americans. Secretary Garrizon chairs a relief committee including state, war, navy, and treasury. embassies to locate available vessels at open ports. Italy offers three steamers San Giovanni, San Giorgio, San Guglielmo with 1000 Americans aboard each. vessels to Naples, capacity about 2000 total.
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San Guglielmo
Italy
Naples
Sierra America Steamship Company
Sail lines plan first class only to bring Americans home
Proposal aims to prioritize first class accommodations on ships repatriating Americans, claiming it will ensure comfort while effectively halving each vessel’s passenger capacity.
German Reservists Arrested in Canada
In Montreal on August 12, fifteen members of the Mount Royal steamer crew who are reserve forces in the German army were taken as prisoners of war. Those willing to sign a parole vowing not to aid the European conflict or enemies of Britain may be released, but they must stay in Canada until the war ends.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
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Great Britain
Wilk
Four Germans Held on Charge of Spying
Four Germans arrested today on suspicion of spying near Ganinogue. They said they hailed from Clayton, NY and crossed the river in a small boat. Police found two rifles, two revolvers, a shotgun, ammunition, antiseptic cotton with fuse, drugs including poisons, and private papers suggesting Philadelphia origins.
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Pope Overwhelmed by War Outbreak in Europe
Rome August 12 Vit Paris reports the pope is deeply distressed by the European war outbreak. He cannot work, sits listless and silent for hours daily, though his condition does not cause grave anxiety among attendants.
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Paris
Europe
Has a Cure For Pellagra! Baughn's Pellagra Remedy Offered
A reader from Laurel Mississippi praises Baughn's Pellagra Remedy claiming dramatic weight gain from 60 to about 99 pounds and urges others suffering from Pellagra to obtain the free book at American Compounding Co Box 2003 Jasper Alabama. The ad-style note promises refunds if the remedy fails to cure and warns of Pellagra symptoms such as red hands peeling skin sore mouth throat and tongue with digestive distress.
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