Death Warrant for the Germans in Kiao Chow
A Peking despatch says Temperor Williams cablegram to resist to the uttermost is a death warrant for every German force member at Tsing Tau. British French regiments at Tien-Tsin, Japanese plans, and a petition signed in blood by sailors and soldiers reflect tensions. Japan aims to protect China territory while seeking peaceful cooperation with Britain and America.
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Peking
Tsing Tau
Kiao Chow
ao-Chow
Tien-Tsin
Chinon
Foreign Office
Oghting
Tsing-Tsu
Ching
Japan
Tokio
Kiao- Chow
Chna
Kiao-Chow
Navy Department
Japanese Peace Association
International Peace Association
Berne
Switzerland
Ikdor
Ghina
Ihe
Tokio Koksai Tsushin
Peivy
Secord
England
America
Amea
Peaing
II Rm
Britain
China
Great Britain
Amer 3
Brest
Currency fears trigger calls to vault limits before war era
A historical conference debates currency safeguards amid fears of wildcat money. Secretary McAdoo rejects direct government lending, urging banks to back warehouse receipts for cotton and other staples. A national plan eyes 70 percent collateral while warehouses must protect stored goods and be insured. Discussions note Europe’s war reshapes credit, with committees coordinating to mobilize emergency funds.
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United States of America
Ewa
Sisson
Mississippi
McAdoo
Y0u
Secretary of the Treasury
Europe
Frank B Hayne
New Orleans
A W McLean
Lumberton NC
Crane
Fennessee
Houston
Smith
Georaid
Ural State Banke
Imeues Committee
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WL G Harding
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Office of Markets
Carver
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Editern Tollowe
Barrett
Union City
Coker
Hartsulic
JO Thompson
Birmingham
Aly
Cooper Henderson
William Mott Henderson
G Ewing
Cedar Hill Tenn
W D Thompson
la Righard H Edmondg
Baltimore
Goodwyn Rhett Charlestohn
Theodora Price
New York
Chicago
South
Congress
United States
Galpta
Eam
Atlanta Man Reports War's Grim Toll in Paris Letter
Benjamin L. Daniel of Atlanta describes Paris during the outbreak of war, detailing empty streets, closed businesses, and families torn by conflict. He notes millions of soldiers, disrupted travel, and anxious Americans seeking routes home as Europe braces for a long, costly war.
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Atlanta
Benjamin L. Daniel
Paris
France
Germany
Daniel
Willingham Tift
Tifton
Gayelles
Europe
England
Russia
Belgium
Holland
Boulogne
Hera
London
German Battery Over Bridge of Corpses Described by Mail
London August 2 A Daily Mail correspondent visits French wounded in Vosges near Vieil where hospital hotels hold soldiers. Accounts tell of missing officers and grim scenes as shells fall and German artillery advances reveal the brutal pace of battle.
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London
Daily
Wail
Vosges
Vieb
Cirey
Defeat of Russians Claimed by Germans
Berlin reports from August 25 quote a Lokal Anzeiger war telegram claiming Russian forces were defeated at Stallopochnen in East Prussia on August 21 and 22. German cavalry and infantry inflicted heavier losses, with Russians suffering from cold steel amid close quarters fighting and high casualties. Russian artillery played a lesser role.
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Berlin
Copenhagen
London
Lokal Anzeiger
Stallopochnen
East Prussia
Gamblnnen
General Powell Clayton Dead in Washington
Washington August 25 General Powell Clayton distinguished statesman diplomat and soldier died at his apartment tonight at age 81. A civil engineer by training he moved to Kansas in 1861 and joined the Union Army rising to brigadier general. He later served as governor of Kansas, a U S senator, and ambassador to the United Kingdom before retiring. Private funeral services will be held and the body buried at Arlington Cemetery with military honors.
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Washington
Powell Clayton
Clayton
Kansas
Ankangas
United States Senate
Vexton
McKipley
Whee
Fra
Republican National Committee
Arlington Cemetery
Germans disappear from Dutch border in wartime report
Reports from The Hague say Germans massed along the Dutch frontier have begun to move and that mobilization of the Dutch army has ceased. It is unclear whether mobilization will continue. Aboard the Holland American Line freighter Wasterdale bound for New York, a few Americans and some refugees from the continent arrived, with no special trains from the continent arriving locally yesterday or today.
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London
Hague
Gomans
Dutc
Holland American Line
Wasterdale
New York
Toda
Bombardment of Belgrade Intensifies in Servia
London August 26 dispatch reports Belgrade bombardment by Austrians remains severe. Large caliber shells cause immense damage with hardly any building left undamaged. The palace is described as partly burned in the bombardment.
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Servia
London
Weuter Telegram Company
Nich
Servia Auys
Belgrade
Congress Docks Pay Of Absentees
Congress votes to dock the salaries of absent members as the House debates the impact of southern members missing votes during the war crisis. The measure, tied to a long-enforced rule, follows widespread travel from Maine to California and prompts defense from Underwood and support from Howard.
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Congress Docks
Waderwood
Senate
Alabama
Washington
Hobson 108
Hia Campaian
James Ro Mann
Clinos
Mann
Congress
Underwood
Tnderwood
South Carolina
Maine
California
House
Hineas
Innes on Way to San Antonio for Trial
Victor Innes and his wife, accompanied by Deputy Sheriff Newton and Marshal Nelms, are en route from Portland to San Antonio for an early arraignment. The couple, under police guard, faced a reporter wave of questions as a plan for a speedy trial takes shape in Texas.
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Mre
Victor @ Innes
Atlanta
Marshal
Nelms
Portland
Ore
Newton
San Antonio
Texas
Innes
Young Nelms
Mra Innes
Eugene
San Francisco
Innnes
Marshall
King Innes
Nelme
Nervoun
Lugene
Victor
Vinatta
Alphones Newton
Marshall Neims
Infes
Trunts
Atlanta Constitution
Louisville & Ashi Ilo
John W Nelme Muyther
Nelma
Kiem Deng Company
House of Mystery
Wilkins Avenue
Elora
West
Deat
Melina
Innla
San Antonia
Bilan
Constitution
Neima Casa
Mexico
Wickins Avenue
Victor Innes
Marshall Nelms
Mra Nelms
Papal Wilhelm thanks his fighting sons in beams of praise
Berlin reports Emperor William awards Iron Crosses to Crown Prince Frederick William and Duke Albrecht of Wuerttemberg for valor. Telegrams commend Oskar for bravery with grenadiers and wish God protection on all sons. The emperor also grants funds and military equipment as part of the triumph telegrams.
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Berlin
Copenhagen
London
Emperor Wiliam
Frederick William
Duke Albrecht of
Wilhelm
Osktar
Ina
Wuitemburg
Albrecht
Duke of
Bertin
Numidian Slave in Cabiria Cast From Genoa Dock Hand Fame
Italia Film Company sought Maciste a Numidian slave for Cabiria. Annunzio insisted on a Goliath. A port crowd spotted a giant man unloading hogsheads and he was chosen after months of coaching to move and gesture for the camera. Production at Atlanta drew seasoned actors for Cabiria.
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Italia Film Company
Turin
Italy
Gabriele Wonunzio
Cabiria
Maciste
Annunzio
Goliath
Maclure
Atlanta
Macisteens
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Dolly Varden
E.G. Griffin
Gate City Dental Rooms
Whitenail
Vax
Ludden & Bates
Dr. Palmer
Jacobs’ Pharmacy
Atflanita, Ga
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