Massachusetts Peace Society Praises U S Mediation Offer
Samuel J. Elder of the Massachusetts Peace Society writes to President Wilson praising the U S mediation offer to belligerents in Europe. The letter urges neutral powers to join a joint mediation plan aiming for permanent peace and early end to the conflict. Boston, Sept. 16, 1514.
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S. J. Elder
Peace Society
Wilson
Samuel J. Elder
The
Massachusetts Peace Society
United States
Europe
Boston
Ancient and Honorable Artillery welcomes Wilson for Gettysburg Peace Day
The Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Boston invites President Wilson to give the peace address at their Gettysburg observance on Sunday October 4. The company plans a pilgrim route starting Saturday October 3.
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Wilson
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of
Boston
Gettysburg
Alost Destroyed by Beaten Germans
London dispatch reports Alost added to destroyed Belgian towns after a German withdrawal toward Brussels. The Belgian army closed on Alost for days, trapping German forces. after a brisk engagement the Germans were defeated and fled while burning the town and leaving wounded behind.
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London
Martin Donahoe
London Daily Chronicle
Alost
Brussels
Seven British Policemen Beaten by 250 Germans
A force of 250 Germans with three Maxim guns attacked the British post at Nakok Thursday near Cape Town. The seven policemen defended until ammunition ran out. those alive were captured, others killed in the assault.
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Cape Town
Union of South Africa
London
Nakok Whursday
Boys Under 16 Reported Fighting in German Ranks
A Bordeaux dispatch notes that boys under 16 are fighting with German forces. The correspondent says he saw a 15 year old 9 month wounded in hospital and that all students over 15 have been mobilized into various regiments.
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London
Exchange Telegraph Company
Bordeaux
Every Woman Can Use as Remedy for Various Ailments
A historical note describes that every woman can use a remedy for headache backache languor nervousness and depression arising from debility and poor circulation due to indigestion or constipation.
Beecham's Pills Advertised as Safe and Restorative
The text touts Beecham's Pills as safe certain and convenient, claiming they clear the system purify the blood and exert a general tonic effect. It argues they insure good health and strength enabling all organs to function naturally and avoids mentioning any adverse effects.
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Beecham
Ao Certain Advantage Ao Certain Advantage Directions with Every Box of Special Value to Women
Portable sales blurb states directions with every box of Special Value to Women sold everywhere in boxes priced 10c or 25c.
Germany explains war aims in interview with German official
Baron Mumm, adviser to the German foreign office, argues Germany did not seek war, details aims to deter Russia and keep England neutral, cites history of sea power and economic motives, defends Belgium action as military necessity. He links England's wars to economic control of the oceans and argues England seeks to dominate global commerce.
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Joseph Medill Patterson
Berlin
State Department
Washington
Baron Mumm
Legation
Eee
China
Japan
Foreign Office
United States
America
Europe
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Pacific
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Russia
Austria
France
England
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Servia
Prussia
Empire
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Wilhelm
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German Empire
Spain
Holland
Louis XIV
Westminster
Belgium
Transvaal
Orange Free State
Asia
India
Malay Peninsula
Soudan
Egypt
Malaysia
Philippines
Port Arthur
Kiaochau
German Strategist on War aims and Allied tensions
A German official discusses mobilization, the Belgium invasion, and the rationale for striking France through Belgium. He argues Austria-Hungary and Germany must stand together, contrasts Slav and Teuton civilizations, and warns Britain, Japan, and France about future conflicts and the balance of power.
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Europe
Austria-Hungary
Austria - Hungary
Germany
America
Teuton
Patti and Baron Cederstrom Freed After War Hold
Adelina Patti and her husband Baron Cederstrom, held as prisoners of war at Carlsbad, arrived in Paris after weeks in captivity. They left behind male servants as hostages to secure Patti’s liberty, secured only after arduous negotiations amid insults from the besieging crowd.
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Paris
Adelina Patti
Baron Cederstrom
Carlsbad
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