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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1914
Page
7
Five destroyers of the Atlantic reserve torpedo flotilla accompanied by the McDougal and the Panther left Newport harbor to engage in maneuvers off Montauk Point. The move aims to make up practice lost earlier in the season.
The Next Sunday Post highlights Willie and Muggsy at the seashore with a playful note. Readers are reminded not to miss them in the upcoming issue.
Cornelius Vanderbilt, distressed by not hearing from his 15 year old daughter Grace and her brother, appeals to Washington to contact his children in St Moritz Switzerland as European hostilities erupt. If they escape safely he plans to sail home aboard the yacht North Star.
The Sunday Post introduces Hank as an inventor in a new color comic strip. The episode follows his inventive exploits and the humorous outcomes.
The Arabic sails in as the first Americans return from Europe after the war outbreak. Captain William Finch reports 1188 miles east of Boston Light at 6 pm Sunday and an expected docking at Hoosac docks at 6 30 tomorrow. The ship carries 435 cabin and 353 steerage passengers, including numerous named travelers. The Iberian is 300 miles south of Cape Race and expected Thursday afternoon with a valuable cargo. Wireless updates ease anxiety over wartime travel.
United Fruit Company announced that its Montagua will sail from Bristol tomorrow with 200 Americans to return them from Europe. The Bayano will depart Aug 16 with 200 more, and the Chagres will call on Aug 15 with follow ups every five days as long as needed.
The king thanks British colonies for their promised full support to the Motherland. He recalls past sacrifices and expresses confidence that the Empire will remain united calm and resolute in this time of trial.
The French transport Garonne left Havana today bound for Toulon and will be protected by British cruisers Berwick and Suffolk and the French battleship Conde to prevent seizure by German ships. Sixty five Neckar passengers from Bremen also sailed aboard the Olivette for Galveston.
Madrid August 4 The Spanish government is preparing a proclamation announcing its neutrality in the unfolding international situation.
The President asked Congress to appropriate 2 500 000 dollars in addition to 250 000 granted yesterday for American accommodation in Europe. The armored cruiser Tennessee will sail tomorrow with funds and gold loans to help Americans depart as New York bankers move millions in gold.
Colville Barclay the British charge d affaires at Manchester said he had not received formal war notification. He noted Germany may have taken a large bite and doubted a British land invasion, predicting a naval war may dominate Britain’s role and that the war's course is unpredictable.
The Giornale d Italia reports Germany asked Italy to stand with Berlin against France. It says France’s hostile acts trigger the Treaty of Alliance and justify Germany's declaration of war, though Germany states the move came in response to French actions.
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