Germans Will Take Forts With Siege Gang
The report states German forces claim they will take siege forts without loss of man as heavy siege guns arrive. German detachments advance through Belgium while Liege forts and surrounding positions are under pressure. Brussels notes German cavalry forward movement and fort evacuations as the war expands across the region.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
Holland
Meuse
Liege
London
England
Stein
Fort Longdon
Brussels
Women Dont Go War Mad Says Elsa Rendel
Miss Elsa Rendel of California, Stanford graduate, argues war is mans hysteria and women should guide peace. She says war stops commerce, tears are shed, homes burned, and urges collaboration as the needed remedy for a world in conflict.
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New York
Europe
Elsa Rendel
California
Leland Standford University
Terrific German Cannonading Reported Near Tongres
Dutch dispatches describe terrific cannonading today near Tongres north of Liege with two German cavalry divisions and artillery. Belgium asks Holland to declare neutrality as fears of a German crossing grow. Paris reports Montenegrins occupy Tarabash overlooking Scutari Albania. Rotterdam notes the crown prince not in Liege but his regiment is in Belgium.
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Paris
France
Thann
Colmar
Alsace
Altkirk
Muelhausen
Vosges
Belfort
Liege
Belgium
London
England
Tongres
Holland
Tarabash
Scutari
Albania
Rotterdam
Cossacks reportedly wipe out Austrian brigade in marsh
Dispatches from London say Cossacks trapped an Austrian cavalry brigade in a marsh and exterminated it. Another report states two German infantry regiments were annihilated by French forces at Muelhaugen.
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London
England
Muelhaugen
Typhoid Germs Threat Seen From Unsanitary Texas
Austin Aug 14 Unsanitary conditions blamed for typhoid fever by State Health Officer Ralph Steiner. He warns that a single typhoid germ causes the disease and is carried by flies. He urges preventing contamination of wells and water, screening out houses, barns, stables, and insists vaccination will prevent typhoid.
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Austin
Tex
Ralph Steiner
Rats Under Manhattan Threaten Foundations Across Island
The bureau of sewers and the department of health report tunnels and caverns beneath lower Manhattan housing thousands of rats. A Liberty Street sewer collapse revealed a hundred year old brick conduit undermined by rodents. When Astor House is demolished, hundreds of thousands of rats were captured and burned as caverns are exposed.
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Bureau of Sewers
Department of Health
Manhattan Island
Liberty Street
Astor House
Fear in Factory City Delays Expected Silk Shortage
Paterson New Jersey August 14 Frank Frost head of Frank Frost Raw Silk Importers warns a silk shortage will hit in a few weeks as current supply can last only about two more months The bulk of silk comes from China and Japan with shipments rerouted across the continent instead of via the Suez Canal The silk trade has been strong and manufacturers hold many orders but a disruption would burden Paterson where silk is the main industry
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Paterson, N. J
Paterson
Frank Frost
China
Japan
Suez Canal
New York
Fragmentary polemic on cleansing society through fury
A fragmented quotation argues for tearing away the rotten core of society through fury to avert hysteria and war. It envisions a hearing and settlement leading to a new readjustment based on sanity and love.
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Servator
Scouts Tracers Of Lost
Boy Scouts perform a spiral hunt to locate missing children. Tracers are arranged in concentric patrols around a center, advancing with bugle calls and flags to relay the search progress. The method reflects the creed Do a good turn daily and aids distressed families.
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Boy Scouts
Little Madelia Tatum Dies at Five Months
News of the death comes of Madelia Tatum five months old daughter of Prof and Mrs S S Tatum of College. Funeral held at 2:30 pm at College Cemetery with Rev J N Thomas of the Christian Church officiating. Deepest sympathy extended to the bereaved parents.
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Madelia Tatum
S. Tatum
College
J. N. Thomas
Christian Church
C. 8. Tatum
Marriage Licenses Granted to Davis Peterson and Henderson Owens
Willie Davis and Anna Peterson received a marriage license, along with Will Henderson and Lurlene Owens, in a local record of licenses issued.
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Willie Davis
Anna Peterson
Will Henderson
Lurlene Owens
Bonded Warehouses Proposed for Cotton Storing Currency Basis
Southern Congressmen introduced bills in the House and Senate to establish bonded warehouses for storing cotton to back the currency issue. The Departments of Commerce Agriculture and the Treasury have given approval.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Senate
Departments of Commerce, Agriculture and
the Treasury
Wheat Shipment Tie Up Delays Bellville Exports
Bellville Texas August 14 wheat shipment disruption as two hundred forty carloads are tied up due to an export blockade affecting local grain movement and shipments to markets amid trade restrictions.
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Bellville, Tex
City Boy Versus Country Lad In Summer Farm Work
Boston Globe notes F R Lund of Massachusetts Agricultural College says city youths are better educated and quicker witted than country boys. The piece argues country life offers new experiences that spark enthusiasm, while rural youths may excel in finance, literature, art, business and statesmanship.
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F. R. Lund
Massachusetts Agricultural College
Boston
Massachusetts
Lund
Abraham Lincoln
Boston Globe
Pulling Fodder Destroys Corn Yield in Southern Practice
A Southern agricultural note explains fodder pulling can reduce shelled corn yield by ten to fifteen bushels per acre on heavy crops pulled green, while lighter, near-mature crops lose around five bushels. Tests in Mississippi and several Southern states show cutting and shocking yields more forage with less loss, making fodder pulling unprofitable.
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Mississippi
War erupts as Austria, England clash with France
Reports from Paris Brussels and Washington describe Austria declaring war on France at midnight. England declares war on Austria. Liege forts hold as Belgian forces launch counterattacks near Diest. Casualties mount as German forces suffer heavy losses at Haelen. President Wilson appeals for Red Cross donations.
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Liege
Dover
Wilson
Red Cross
Associated Press
London
England
Austria
France
Washington
United States
Cotton Leaf Worms Plentiful On Young Cotton Ahead Of Harvest
A field inspection led by J Webb Howell and State Agent W P Proctor found cotton worm presence mainly in young fields north of town in the old Burton community. If treated promptly, the crop may be saved and reach about a half bale per acre. without control the young cotton will fail and be worth little.
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J. Webb Howell
Buchanan
W. Pf, Proctor
McKnight
Old Burton
German Troops Capture French Officers and Soldiers
German forces take 120 French officers and 1,110 soldiers prisoner at Muelhausen and seize four French cannons. A second capture near Longwy adds 1,000 more officers and men. German soil is described as cleared of French troops as reports note Belgium activity and German concentration along the Rhine Alsace Lorraine.
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Associated Pres
Berlin
Nauen
Germany
Tuckerton
N. Y
Muelhausen
Longwy
Farmers Bracing for Worm Damage to Cotton Crop
Farmers estimated that worms could destroy at least 40 percent of the cotton crop once rain showers stop. The gentlemen promised to poison crops promptly after the rains end.
Governor Seeks 20 Cent Cotton With $50 Bale Aid
Governor Colquitt forecasts cotton at 20 cents per pound once Europe ends the war and urges Congress to have the federal government advance farmers at least $50 per bale. He estimates a need to support about ten million bales of cotton.
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Austin
Tex
Europe
Colquitt
Congress
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