Allied retreat dominates world war dispatches from front lines
A chaotic Telegram era summary reports Allied forces retreating as German advances threaten Paris. German air raids on Paris are noted with a British protest and American inquiries into German bombing methods. Russian prisoners taken and Berlin’s claims clash with French and British resistance as Belgium and the United States respond to wartime conduct.
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Berin
East Prussia
Great Britain
Paris
Germany
United States
Neutrl
Pais
France
Hong Kong
F' Ing Garmans
Life of W P Reinhardt and Hickory pastorate history
William Pinkney Reinhardt, son of John Reinhardt, linked to pioneer Christian Reinhardt and Annie Moore. Reinhardt served in the Raleigh House representing Catawba, later moved to Hickory, built a boarding house where Huffry Hotel stood. The writer, pastor in 1874, notes Reinhardt and wife as Reformed church members who supported preaching.
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W. P. Reinhardt
John Reinhardt
Christian Reinhardt
Annie
Alexander Moore
Salem Church
Lincolnton
Mary Forney
Ellis
Reinhardt
Catawba County
Raleigh
Reinardt
Newton
Hickory
Huffry
Reformed Church
The
A. A
Huford
A. L. Shuford
Charles
Marie Best
Trey
Make Bost
Burke County
West Hickory Farm Family and Mill News Roundup
On the farm of Jacob Forney and details of W P Reinhardt and wife dying in Hickory. Funeral by Rev J C Clapp with assistants. West Hickory notes include mill operations resuming after transformer repairs, local visits, church ice cream supper, Ball's Creek camp meeting, hospital operation for Mrs J Abee, and Prof M L Sherrill resigning to lead Longview graded school.
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Jacob Forney
Mary
W. P. Reinhardt
Hickory
Mr. Reinhardt
J.C. Clapp
J. L. Murphy
Aies’ Aid Society of the Church
Mill Park
West Hickory Band
Eli Keller
Ivey Mill
James Abee
Statesvile
Qute
West Hickory
Ball's Creek
W. C. Helton
Sherrill
Drink Faults Labor Force Says Itinerant Workers
San Francisco August 31. Drink is cited as the main reason itinerant laborers end up in casual jobs. F S Edinger a contractor told the Federal News Commission that native-born Americans are avoided when possible and that drink causes inefficiency. He notes workers with steady positions are preferred. Discussion also covered living costs with witnesses noting board and room costs around 40 dollars weekly. another witness cited 40 cents a day for wintering seasonal workers with 10 cents for lodging and 30 cents for food.
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San Francisco
F. S. Edinger
Federal News Commission
Edinger
F.M. Andreani
A. A. Woolner
Northwestern Pacific Railway
Interloper shot by rival at Grover depot
Luther Jimerson reportedly threatened a man over a romance last night in Shelby Ang. Walter Shannon then shot Jimerson in the neck at the Grover depot with a shotgun, killing him instantly. Both men had criminal records. Sheriff Wilkins and Cherokee County officials searched with bloodhounds, but no trail was found and Shannon fled toward South Carolina.
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Shelby
Ang. St
Luther Jimerson
Walter Shannon
Jimerson
Grover Depot
Shannon
Wilkins
Thomas
Cherokee County
South A
South Carolina
Cotton warehouse plan eyed for Catawba County
Last Friday the Catawba County Chamber of Commerce met with farmers merchants and bankers to discuss a bonded cotton warehouse to aid growers by securing funds on stored bales. A committee was formed to study Mecklenburg County's warehouse system and a mass meeting set for September 5 1914 at Newton courthouse to discuss protecting cotton marketing amid World War era market turmoil.
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Chamber of Commerce
A. C. Shuford
Catawba County
Shoford
J. D. Elliott
K. C. Menzies
W. B. Gaither
T. F. Conner
Charlotte
Mecklenburg County
Cattawba County
Newton
South
French advance in Vosges near Nancy claims heavy German losses
The French Embassy issued a statement announcing a new offensive in the Vosges between the Vosges mountains and Nancy. Fighting has persisted for a fortnight with substantial German casualties reported. Longwy, held by a single battalion, has fallen after 24 days of resistance.
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Jar
Vosges
Vosges Mountains
Nancy
Longwy
Sur- Ae
Invitation to visitors from Soochow-China Miss Zang
A cordial note inviting visitors and strangers to attend next Sunday's gathering. Mention of Miss Zang of Soochow China, with a warm urging to honor the occasion. Tone suggests a social or church event and a general invitation to attend.
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Zang
Soochow
China
Pressing for Money in German War Levy Standoff
A German demand for a $40,000,000 war levy is pressed. Only $200,000 has been paid by Brussels, and Berlin threatens seizure of pictures and art works in Brussels museums if the balance is not provided.
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Vince
England
Millis of
Crewe
Rds
Great Britain
British India
Europe
Tsing-Tau
Louvain
Brussels
Welland
China
Children's Services at St Stephens Church
Special children's services will be held Sunday morning at St Stephen's church at 10 o'clock. Preaching services in the afternoon by the pastor Rev E J Sox. Everybody cordially invited.
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St. Stephens
St. Stephen’s Church
E. J. Sox
Mrs Beard's School Opens Monday August 31
Mrs Beard's School will open on Monday August 31. Further information available on request.
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James B. Beard
Sparks Shows to Visit Hickory for One Day
Sparks World Famous Shows plans a September 25 visit to Hickory for two exhibitions with 400 staff and over 200 animals. The parade begins at 10 a.m. followed by 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. performances. The company emphasizes a reputation for high class displays and fair dealings, with ready-made feed arrangements by local merchants. Also a weekly stock service from Western NC to Asheville and Spencer runs from September 3 to December 31, routing via Morristown and Greensboro to deliver stock to the East Coast.
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Sparks
Hickory
J. C. Tracy
Statesville
Iens
Avanta
North Carolina
East Tennessee
Virginia
Eastern and Southern Railway
F. L
Ooke‘wah Junction
Harriman Juncition
Bristol
Appalachia
Morristown
Asheville
Murphy, N.C
R C
Spencer
Greensboro
Danville
Raleigh
Goldsboro
Richmond
Lynchburg
Charlottesville
Manassas
Potomac Yards
Orange
Harrisonburg
F. L. Ward
Atlanta
Disfavor Echos Over U S Buying German Ships
Britain France and Russia warned the United States informally that purchasing German merchant steamers to aid a neutral merchant fleet would be seen disfavorably. French initiative followed by diplomatic talks with Bryan showed concerns about precedent and large German-linked loans. Diplomats warned of crew refusals and neutral ship cargo limits, questioning viability of US ships trading with belligerents while avoiding contraband.
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Great Britain
France
Russia
United States
Wilson
Srgan
George Bankmeteff
Bryan
Tne
Germany
Austria
Europe
Red Cross receives $40,000 from Vanderbilt fete
The Summer home fete of Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt raised $40,000 for the International Red Cross to aid foreign sufferers of the present war. The auditing committee reports the sum will be remitted at once and followed by another contribution from the same source.
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Newport
Cornelius Vanderbilt
International Red Cross Association
German universities to open to neutrals in autumn
Ambassador Gerard informed the State Department that German universities will admit citizens of neutral countries while barring Nationalists of belligerents. Many students currently in Germany expect to enroll when schools reopen in autumn.
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Washington
Gerard
State Department
Germany
Plies Cured in 6 to 24 Days
A brief note states that plies can be cured in six to twenty four days in a specified area. The fragment hints at a regional focus and a process timeline without additional context or entities.
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Gernere
Eons
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