Local People And Travelers See Many Moves In Town
Longwill from North Eighth Street left yesterday for Cambridge Springs on the 12 01 train. Dillstown business visitor in Indiana. Kimmell from Shelocta in town on business. Mrs Heasley of Pitcairn spending week with Mrs By. Loughry returns to Pittsburgh to resume sheet metal inspector job. Kring family from West Church Street back from Pitcairn trip by Buick. Graff couple at McKees Rocks for Rev Tower funeral. Rev William W McLane of Seaminster Massachusetts visiting J Blair Sutton in Indiana.
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Frank By
F. B. Longwill
North Eighth Street
Cambridge Springs
William Loughry
South Fifth Street
Pittsburgh
Frank Kring
West Church Street
Pitcairn
G. W. Graff
McKees Rocks
Father Tower
St. Bernard Catholic Church
Place
William W. McLane
Seaminster
Mass
New Haven
Conn
J. Blair Sutton
Sixth Street
Rev. McLane
Mr. Sutton
Eldersridge Academy
Indiana
Josephine Furnace Shutdown Cuts 250 Jobs
The furnace at Josephine shut down yesterday for an indefinite period leaving 250 workers out of work. Company officials offered no information on how long the suspension might last while efforts to resume production proceed.
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Josephine
War zone flashes relay varied fronts across Europe
Reports from Paris to London and Washington recount German casualties, Allied relief gifts, naval sightings, port reopenings, and shifting alliances. Notable items include Baron Marschall von Bieberstein killed near Genesville, Anita McClaughry donating to stranded Americans and to a fund for French women and children, a French warship with captured escorts sighted in Shanghai, and Romania reportedly joining the triple alliance to invade Serbia.
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Paris
Baron Marschall von Bieberstein
Constantinople
Gensville
Anita McClaughry
Lucky" Phadwin
American Committee
Britain Warns of Mines In Open Sea Affecting US Vessels
Washington reports the British government notified the United States that Germany may extend minefields in the North Sea. Shipping from Sweden Norway Russia and north Germany could be endangered as a result. A protest is likely to be filed to establish a damages claim if an American ship is struck by a mine. The Hague convention restricts unmanned mines, though details on German mine types remain unclear.
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England
Washington
United States
North Sea
Germany
Sweden
Norway
Russia
North Germany
Moon Bill To Increase Mail Carriage Pay By Rail
The Moon bill authorizes higher compensation for railroads carrying the mails. It passes the House at administration urging and raises base pay from two million to about four million annually, with the exact increase set by a nationwide weight-based plan. The postal authorities expect more equitable pay for railways under the new scheme.
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Washington
Aug
Wehouse
Altoona Gazette Suspending Publication Merges with Tribune
The Altoona Gazette an evening Republican paper suspends publication and will merge with the Altoona Tribune a 95 morning Republican paper when business warrants an evening edition Wilbels stated from the Tribune a Reuters note
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Altoona
Altoona Gazette
Altoona Tribune
Wilbels
The
Tribune
Belgrade Pride of the Servians and Its Two Districts
The Belgrade district splits into an old Turkish-era riverbank area and a newer, prosperous suburb with broad streets, tramways, and growing commerce. Wealth is uneven yet poverty is rare. residents are well dressed, shops teem with goods, and city life centers on cafes and markets amid a pride in Belgrade’s traditions and development.
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Servius
Belgrade
Esyibal
University
Post and Telegraph
Belgrade Promenade After Midday Ironelid Rule
The city shuts from noon to two and townsfolk fill main streets for air and Turkish coffee. By sunset they gather at slemegdah park on the hill behind the fortress, with tree lined terraces and statues of Servian poets.
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Belgrade
Snd
One Hope in Ulster Crisis Seeks General Election
The article argues a general election is the only path to resolve Ulster Home Rule disputes. It notes opposition parties' frustration at not being included in conference and says government may avoid a compromise, while potential peace hinges on a national verdict.
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Trauler Asquith
Liber Party
Mystery wreckage on American coast linked to Rainbow
Reports from San Francisco claim wreckage washed ashore may be from a British warship. Debris includes ship’s library panels, shelves, doors, a lock engraved 1890, and a patent brass catch. Naval officials suspect Rainbow, though Shearwater or Algerine are possible. Explosions heard offshore fuel uncertainty.
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San Francisco
South Shore
G. Bugmore
Leeds
Esquimault
Rainbow
Hose
Cape Mendocino
Here
del Norte
Crescent City
Shearwater
Salada Beach
American Pacific
Germany seeks removal of wireless message embargo
German government representations push the state department to modify U S censor rules on radio stations and end the ban on transmitting information to and from European belligerents. Germany argues the measures breach The Hague conventions and favor France, England, and Russia over Germany and Austria. A modification may follow.
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Uncle Sam
Washington
State Department
United States
Germany
France
England
Russia
Austria
Sugar Prices Soar as Market Hits New Highs
Sugar prices jumped to new records in New York as raw and refined markets rose. Fine granulated sugar advanced to 6 cents by some refiners and 8 cents by others with about 50,000 bags sold to the United Kingdom.
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New York
United Kingdom
Senate Passes Registry Bill Amid Ownership Rule
Washington Aug 12 The senate passed the ship registry bill as amended to require a majority of American ownership in foreign ships to be registered.
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Senate
Washington
Weather snapshot from United States observed by weather bureaus
Yesterday’s observations across major cities show varied conditions. Pittsburgh reported 70 degrees with cloudy skies. New York 93 with clear to partly cloudy. Boston 82 with cloudy. Buffalo 82 with cloudy. Chicago 68 with cloudy. St Louis 82 with clear. New Orleans 78 with cloudy. Washington 74 with cloudy. Philadelphia 74 with cloudy.
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United States
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