Mobilization fervor as Austria Servia crisis unfolds
From Vienna to Berlin and St Petersburg crowds call for swift action as Austria Hungary breaks off relations with Servia after an unsatisfactory reply to ultimatim. Servia mobilizes. Belgrade government relocates to Kragujevac amid demonstrations praising Kaiser and army. Russia faces pressure for immediate frontier mobilization.
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St. Petersburg
Czar
Berlin
Kaiser
Vienna
Austria- Hungary Empire
Austria-Hungary
Servia
Legation
Foreign Office
Peter
Belgrade
Kragujevarz
Francis Joseph
William
Count von Berchthold
Germany
Danube
Russia
Austria
Hungary
Bourse Gazette
European capitals brace for possible general war over Sarajevo incident
In European capitals today a grave view was taken of the Austro-Servian crisis after Vienna presented Servia with a virtual ultimatum demanding suppression of the Pan-Servian movement and punishment for those involved in the Bosnian heir’s assassination, raising fears of Russian intervention and a wider European war.
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Europe
London
Servia
Bosnia
Warburg Likely to Withdraw From Federal Reserve Board
Washington reports indicate Democrats expect Paul M. Warburg of New York to request withdrawal of his federal reserve board nomination. No formal White House message or Warburg statement. Senators and officials cite ongoing controversy and possible replacement candidates in official circles.
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Washington
Paul M. Warburg
New York
Wilson
Federal Reserve Board
White House
Warburg
Thomas D. Jones
Chicago
Banking Committee
Senate
Mr. Jones
George FE. Roberts
Mint
W. T. Lenton
Chicago Clearance House Association
Gorge W. Norris
Philadelphia
No Action on Pending Treaties by Senate Panel
The senate foreign relations committee will take no further action this session on the Colombia, Nicaraguan, and Bryan peace treaties. The Democrats called the decision final and copper riveted, and they will not report the Colombian treaty or hold hearings, nor hear Col. Roosevelts request on the treaty.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
Senate
Colombia
Bryan
Col. Roosevelt
Tug Fork Bridge Bill Passes House Amid Banter
The House pressed a Langley bill to authorize Pike county Kentucky to build a Tug Fork bridge near Williamson. Members joked about river coverage as Rep Mann asked if space for another bridge exists. The measure passed amid remarks on coal and rail growth. Chilton tried to insert a Martinsburg building appropriation but the Senate was not receptive.
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Washington
Big Sandy
House
Langley
Pike County
Williamson
Congress
James IR. Mann
West Virginia
Kentucky
Chilton
Senate
Martinsburg
Treasury Department
Russia Mobilizes as Europe Faces Balkan Crisis
The article reports Russia's army mobilization approved by the emperor amid Austria-Hungary and Servia standoff over Sarajevo murders. It notes Servia's refusal to bow to Austrian demands, censorship on dispatches, and Montenegro aligning with Serbia while Britain leans toward neutrality. It also says Ireland’s issue is pushed aside by looming war and possible UK political compromise.
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St. Petersburg
London
Germany
Austria
Sarajevo
Servia
Austria-Hungary
Belgrade
Europe
Russia
Bosnia
Vienna
Kraguyevatz
Montenegro
Wer
France
Great Britain
Ulster
England
Britain
Ireland
Appointment of L O Wilson as State Librarian in West Virginia
Prof L O Wilson, leader of the Knights of Pythias colored chapter and superintendent of Weston colored schools, is named state librarian by Governor Hatfield to succeed W W Saunders. Saunders moves to direct extension work at West Virginia Colored Institute in Institute, with the new post to take effect August 1. Saunders held the librarian post for under a year.
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Charleston
W. Va
L. O. Wilson
Colored Knights of Pythias
Weston
Hatfield
W. W. Saunders
State Board of Regents
Rvork
West Virginia Colored Institute
Institute
Saunders
Day in Congress shows trust bill debate and water power control
Senate session opened at 11 a.m. with continued discussion on trust bills and new amendments to the trade commission bill. House met at noon and resumed debate on the dam bill regulating water power on navigable streams. Adjournment set for 5 p.m. until Monday noon.
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Senate
Trade Commission
Adjustment Sought Along Other Lines In Railroad Feud
Chicago July 25 federal mediators pursue new lines of adjustment after nine railroads and crews fail to settle. Engineers firemen and managers meet separately while mediators plan Sunday talks. A week passed with no concessions and preparations for a strike begin.
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Chicago
Federal Commission
Khedive Abbas Hilmi of Egypt Attacked in Constantinople
In Constantinople the khe dive of Egypt Abbas Hilmi was shot in the cheek and arms as he left the grand vizierate. He is not in danger. His son in law Djelal Serid Hey, present with him, was lightly wounded in the leg. The assailant Mahmud Muzaffer, an Egyptian, was shot by a khedive aide.
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Constantinople
Egypt
Abbas Hilmi
Djelal Serid Hey
Mahmud Muzaffer
Another Case of Plague at Camp Street in New Orleans
On July 25 Dr. W C Rucker announced the eleventh bubonic plague case since the outbreak began about a month ago. Joseph Schmidt, 41, a janitor at 532 Camp Street, was hospitalized after falling ill yesterday and testing positive for plague. He is the third resident of Camp Street to contract the disease.
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New Orleans
W. C. Rucker
Joseph Schmidt
Campostreet
Schmidt
Camp Street
Miner Killed by Wife in Virginia Mining Town
Creed Blevins a white miner with a wife and two children was accidentally shot and killed by his wife in Gamorgan Wise County Virginia. He handed the double barrel hammerless gun to her to put away and she discharged it striking his left chest, killing him instantly.
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Wise
Creed Blevins
Gamorgan
Blevins
Trains Strikes Unidentified Laborer in Richmond Crossing
An unidentified white laborer was struck by a Seaboard passenger train at a crossing in Richmond Virginia. He died three hours later at a local hospital. The man was dressed as a laborer when he was hit.
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Seaboard
Richmond
Wilson Resumes Golf Rounds After Heat Pause
President Wilson played golf on a Saturday in Washington marking his return to the weekly pastime after a weeks-long break due to extreme heat.
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Wilson
Washington
Bell-Brown Hardware official dies in Richmond runaway
W A Bell of the Bell Brown Hardware Company died at Stuart Circle Hospital in Richmond after injuries from a runaway accident last evening.
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Richmond
W. A. Bell
Bell-Brown Hardware Company
Stuart Circle
Russian envoy seeks 48 hour extension on Servia reply
Vienna July 25. The Russian charge d affaires requested an additional forty eight hours for Servia to respond to Austria's note. This diplomatic move comes amid tense relations and ongoing negotiations over the crisis in the Balkans.
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Vienna
Servia
Austria
Servia Accepts Austria Demands After Protest
A Belgrade despatch reports Servia has decided to concede to Austria's demands amid protests, signaling a shift in the Vienna crisis. The move comes as Servia weakens in negotiations with Austria.
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Vienna
Belgrade
Servia
Neue Freie Presse
Austria
West Virginia and Virginia Weekend Weather Forecast
West Virginia likely fair Sunday and Monday with little temperature change. In Virginia expect partly cloudy conditions Sunday and Monday with similar temperatures.
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West Virginia
Virginia
Peage in Mexico at last in sight officials believe
Washington July 25. Confidence grows that peace is in sight in Mexico as officials and constitutionalists report friendly ties between Carranza and Villa. Ammunition flows through Carranza to Villa, preparations for a Saltillo peace conference advance, and Carbajal seeks quick transfer of power with U S recognition possible upon amnesty and property protection. Telegraph restrictions lifted enabling messages to reach Mexico City.
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Washington
Mexico
General Carranza
General Villa
Felicitos Villareal
Villa
Carranza
State Department
United States
Carbajal
Reginaldo Cepeda
Saltillo
Cepeda
Coahuila
Forthcome Parleys
Bryan
Mexico City
Cardajal
Genevral Carranza
Zapata
Ulster Volunteers Parade In Belfast Flaunts Strength
A parade in Belfast featured two full Ulster Volunteer regiments numbering several thousand. Men carried rifles and machine guns guarded by guards. The march through principal streets drew strong demonstrations and high enthusiasm amid the home rule debate.
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Ulster Volunteers
Belfast
Fire sweeps Jasonville destroys block of buildings
An afternoon blaze in Jasonville Indiana left sixty five businesses and homes destroyed after darkness from the fire. The fire started in a moving picture house and caused the death of John Hughes a teamster who was crushed by falling walls as rescue work began.
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Indiana
Jasonville
Ind
John Hughes
American to Handle Domingos Money in Dominican Republic
Washington reports the United States has chosen Herbert H. Johnson of Indianapolis to act as an independent financial adviser for the Dominican Republic. Johnson will oversee funds away from the American customs office to stabilize finances and meet obligations. Officials expect the measure to curb misused revenues and deter further debt, with Sullivan set to return to his post and discuss policy with President Wilson.
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Washington
Dominican Republic
United States
Herbert H. Johnson
Indianapolis
Johnson
Cuba
Sullivan
Wilson
Bryand
Philips
Republic
Prizes for Best Kept Premises in West Virginia Coal Fields
Prizes awarded yesterday to miners with best kept premises focusing on garden flowers sanitation and home appearance amid coal field improvements. Weyanoke Coal and Coke Company supervised by R D Patterson awarded to tenants after judging by Norfolk and Western official EK A Schubert Superior Pocahontas W H Grady and Bluefield Daily Telegraph rep C A Honaker. Awards highlight sanitary work including minority miners with free seeds and fertilizer provided by the company and a push to reduce living costs through home gardening. Continued on page six.
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West Virginia
Weyanoke Coal and Coke Company
R. D. Patterson
EK. A. Schubert
Norfolk and Western Railway
W. H. Grady
Superior Pocahontas Company
C. A. Honaker
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Patterson
Caillaux Trial Faints, Letters Read Spark Duel Threat
Mme Henriette Caillaux fainted in court as love letters from her husband to her before his Gueydan divorce were read. Judges suspended proceedings amid her sobs. a quarrel between presiding Judge Albanel and Judge Nagoury led to a duel challenge, paused pending Justice Minister decision. Prof Delbet refused oath, claiming a nameless source referenced Labori.
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Paris
Mme
Henriette Caillaux
Gaston Calmette
Mme. Gueydam
Mme. Cuaillaux
Labori
Gueydan
Caillaux
Mme. Gueydan
Mme. Caillaux
Albanel
Calmette
MVM
Calvette
Theourt
Louis Albanel
Louis Nagoury
Minister of Justice
Pierre Delbet
University of Paris
M. Labori
Prof. Delbet
Trade Commission Bill Debated in Senate
Debate on the federal trade commission bill continued in the senate. Senator Weeks argued against further trust legislation, saying the bill would regulate monopoly and penalize honest business, while Senator Newlands defended the measure as authors.
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Washington
Senate
Weeks
Newlands
Surgeons to Meet in London for North America Congress
London hosts the fifth annual Clinical Congress of Surgeons of North America opening Monday. Headquarters were set at the Cecil and Savoy hotels as Dr. John B. Murphy of Chicago presides. American visitors will attend clinics run by London's eminent surgeons during the sessions.
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London
Cecil and Savoy
Clinical Congress of Surgeons of North
Claflin Assets Put at 52 Million in Receivers Report
Temporary receivers for the H. B. Claflin Company disclosed a preliminary assets total of 52,784,244 and liabilities of 44,842,253 in New York. The report was presented during a meeting of more than 2,000 creditors to inform and organize protection of their interests.
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Domingo
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