War orders create massive profits for Morgan Schwab and peers
A New York City analysis says war boom lifted market value of major U S stocks by about 492 million dollars since January. Insider profits surge for J Pierpont Morgan and Schwab tied to munitions and steel, with Morgan called likely the richest man as labor and capital clash looms.
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New York City
United States
Smaaller
United States Steel Corporation
Schwab
Bethlehem
Securites
J. Pierpont Morgan
Morgan
Stock Exchange
House of Morgan
Europe
Rockefellers
Rothschild
Yonder
Msiders
Steel “Trust
Morgan & Co
Munition Contract and Stock Jump Mystery
A president of a company sees his stock rise with no clear cause. He cites war business as a factor, then an order from the Morgan house prompts insiders to profit from war contract rumors. Several stocks ride the same wind as insiders skim margins before public news. Cavalry is deployed from Bolares but no combat occurs as border patrols expand.
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J. Pierpont Morgan
United States
David Lloyd George
England
America
Morgan
London
Buckingham Palace
St. James’ Palace
Hyde Park
House of
Sharpnel
Schwab
Court of St. James
House of Morgan
la Salle Street
Margan Haa
Morgan House
New York
German note on sinking of the Arabic cited by Berlin
Berlin affirms President Wilson can settle the German America note over the Hesperian and Arabic sinking. British press warned against hopes of a Berlin Washington split. Berlin lauds Wilson for resisting British reports and criticizes British claims as lies. State department says evidence on torpedoing Hesperian is insufficient.
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Berlin
Germany
Germania
Wilson
Washington
Britain
Hesperian
Washington,d. C
State Department
Ten escape from Aberdeen jail after wall and bar sawing
Ten prisoners broke from Brown County jail in Aberdeen after sawing through steel bars and a cell wall to a corridor and window on the first floor. fugitives include Perrin awaiting rape trial Fritz robbery Flynn petit larceny Devoe robbery McCoy gunman Preu gunman Roy Allen sentenced for shooting at police Sillek gunman Williams Tate gunman. Sheriff Wyckoff and deputies search the area for the escapees.
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Aberdeen
Brown County
James Schmidt
Ross C. Warrar
Northwestern Railroad
George Perrin
Weasell Fritz
FY. A. Flynn
Wm. Devoe
J. J. McCoy
R. Preu
Roy Allen
Troops Rush Aid For San Benito Texas Town
Heavy cavalry and infantry patrolled San Benito Texas to avert a feared Mexican bandit attack. Reports of Mexican activity near Mercedes and a planned demonstration elsewhere prompted close guard and guardposts on main street. Soldiers slept with arms ready, and plans included using schoolchildren as blockhouses in a tense night. Nearby Simon in Laredo county faced gunfire from across the river with residents fleeing.
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San Benito
Texas
Jack
United States
Citizens Organization
Mercedes
Citizens Guard
Sener
Twenty-Sixth Infantry
David
Tey
Simon
Laredo
Irrigation Numnins
Tuesday's heat hits Chicago with 90 degrees for third day
Chicago recorded the year's hottest day as the temperature hit 90 degrees at 2 p.m. Public bathing beaches reopened after seasonal closures. A heat wave across the east and south shows no relief for 48 hours, with moderated temps expected in the Ohio and lower Lake Michigan region as a disturbance approaches from Lake Superior.
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Chicago
Washington
Middle Atlantic
New England
Ohio
Lake
Weather
Lake Superior
Three Sioux Falls Candidates For Congress Avoided Contest
Sioux Falls residents were set for a three way congressional race but the anticipated field of three candidates did not materialize as the contest was averted by an event or decision reported from Sioux Falls South Dakota.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Weather halts bursts of racing at Huron fair
Turon South Dakota reports the second day of the fair disrupted by wet track conditions and large crowds. Weather improves by noon with forecasts for the rest of the week. Attendance remains strong despite the setback as Art Smith arrives for a demonstration and horse racing resumes tomorrow and into Thursday.
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Turon
S. D
Art Smith
Three Republican candidates withdraw in conference harmony
Allen R Fellows Dwight and Christopherson held a conference and agreed to withdraw in favor of Christ opherson. Each candidate and their supporters gave plenipotentiary power to their friends to decide and the trio pledged to back the chosen nominee. All are close Republican associates and no withdrawal pressure was applied directly.
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Allen R. Fellows
Dwight
Mr. Fellows
Christopherson
Higa Threatened by Flank Attack by German Force
In a wartime alert a German force threatens Higa from the flank as railway hubs and supply lines come under renewed pressure. Allied reconnaissance notes potential breakthroughs near rail corridors, prompting defensive posture and mobilization across frontier towns.
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HIGA
War Loan Debate as Asquith Seeks 1.25 Billion Credit
In London the Commons debates a massive war credit while reports detail Russian counter moves near Vilna and German advances along the Niemen. Berlin issues a war communiqué describing ongoing battles and prisoner captures as armies clash in Galicia, Dvinsk, and Pinsk regions.
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London
England
Marsal von Imdenburg
Petrograd
Courland
Galicia
Svientisiany
Vilna
Dvinsk
Policanoff
Niemen River
House of Commons
Asquith
Copenhagen
Notre
Christiania
Norway
Count von Reventlow
Berlin Tages Zeitung
Berlin
Germany
Sweden in the balance as Germany seeks wartime ally
London reports pressure from Germany to pull Sweden into the great war. A Swedish pro German faction exists within financial and military circles, while the progressive and anti war groups push against Russia. Democracy in Sweden faces a decisive test over the war stance with a decision looming.
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London
England
Sweden
Germany
Progressive
Cou
Russia
Finland
Pau German MLV AGMNS Bib AK Now Country
Fragmentary OCR notes show a sports like entry referencing Pau German MLV AGMNS and a score or score-like term 74 with partial context. No clear names, dates, or teams are readable. The readable bits suggest a game or match outcome but lack complete details for a full item.
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PAU
Fifty Threatening Letters Target Anglo French Finance Panel
A pro German campaign urging a billion dollar loan to Britain and France grew into a country wide plot feared to threaten the six members of the Anglo French financial commission. Lord Reading chairs the panel as bodyguards double and New York police urge caution. Detectives seek writers of fifty threatening letters.
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New York City
United States
Great Britain
France
Pro German Bankers May Back Allied Loan Plan
New York reports discuss a Franco British commission seeking a proposed one billion dollar credit loan for Great Britain and France. Pro German finance insiders in Wall Street may be invited to participate, while middle sympathies oppose aiding Germany’s enemies. No banks with direct German ties have been invited, with Kuhn Loeb & Co. notably excluded.
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New York City
New York
Great Britain
France
Wall Street
Germany
United States
Ousé
Bill Fayore Lee
J. J. Will
North Western
Moreau
Kuhn, Loek
Jacob H. Schiff
Middle West
Middle “West
Sunday-School Teacher Reflects on Saul and David
A Sunday school teacher recalls the biblical scene where the crowd chants Saul has slain his thousands while David has slain his tens of thousands. The teacher comments on how such phrases influenced early biblical narratives and moral lessons.
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Saul
David
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J. P. Moplan
Crucible Steel Company
Dawgunnit
South Dakota
Yntin Eekion
Bolares
Ivort McIntosh
Fellows
Huron
von Hindenburg
Etrograd
Railroad A
Menac
Commons
Tnder
von Hinchenbure
Soloki
Viliya
Olita
Grodno
Niemen
Szeara
Prince Leopold
Bavaria
von Mackensen
Pinsk
Fryen ‘Ives
Ibe
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