Rumor Claims German Forces Enter Brussels
Persistent rumor spreads that German troops have entered Brussels as Allied reports shift strategy after success by Watseros units. No independent confirmation issued.
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20 Aug 1914
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1914
Page
1
Belgian Front Holds Invaders Thirteen Days Then Plans Merge
Paris reports persistent rumor that Germans entered Brussels and gained ground near the Muese. Belgians held invaders in check for thirteen days and will merge their defense with Allied plans. Brussels fears and Antwerp aims center on German advance toward the port and Liege.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Japan
Paris
Brussels
Belgium
Muese
Field Operations Of Armies In Belgium
A Brussels dispatch reports the current state of field operations in Belgium. The Prussian right wing has gained ground on both banks of the Meuse to contact the allied armies. German forces on the north bank include sections of several army corps and are reorganizing after early delays and losses of men and matériel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Brussels
Belgium
Meuse
American Military Expert Reviews Belgium Situation
A London report quotes an American military expert observing Belgium in mid August. He notes agitation near Tirlemont and Louvain as refugees arrive and rumors of a German advance toward Brussels. Brussels is barricaded with trenches and barbed wire to deter cavalry raids while preparations suggest any battle for Brussels will occur further south near Wavre and Louvain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgium
Brussels
London
Tirlemont
Louvain
Wavre
Germany
Alsace
Germans Crush Tirelemont Refugees In Sudden Onslaught
A Brussels dispatch reports German forces with cavalry and artillery entering Tirelemont and shelling the town. Refugees fled as trains formed near the town to carry away about 1,000 people amid chaos and panic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tirelemont
New Waterloo or New Sedan Rumors From Front
London reports scarce front news but suggests German forces advance rapidly. Observers note troops nearly reach Sedan twenty five miles away, ruling out quiet days and hinting at a major engagement that could rival Waterloo or Sedan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Sedan
Waterloo
Monument to Friendly Chippewas Dedication at Fort Ridgely
Aug 20 in St Paul Minn a party of state officials and Minnesota Historical Society members visited Fort Ridgely for the dedication of a monument to the friendly Chippewas and their chief Moo z oo ma un nie. The monument honors aid given by warning of hostiles and guiding whites to safety during the 1862 Sioux uprising. Erection funded by Minnesota. Addresses by George F Authier and Theodore H Beaulieu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Minn
Minnesota Historical Society
Fort Ridgely
Minnesota
George F. Authier
Eberhart
Sdr
Theodore HH. Beaulieu
Whitefarth
Louisiana bankers push for fair crop fund distribution
Louisiana bankers tell Secretary McAdoo they have not received a fair share of the crop moving fund. They warn that without prompt bank participation and wider currency access, cotton prices may fall and the plan could fail. Senator Ransdell and the Federal Reserve joined the talks in Washington indicating broad concern for agricultural financing amid wartime constraints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
Bankers Express
Washington
William Gibbs McAdoo
Secretary of the Treasury
Bankers’ Committee
New Orleans
McAdoo
Federrel Reserve Board
Ransdell
Treasury
Banks urged to join government plan for cotton relief funds
Southern bankers met to boost acceptance of government relief schemes and emergency currency under the Vreeland Aldrich framework. The gathering appointed a committee to represent bankers at a forthcoming conference called by Secretary McAdoo. The resolutions favor loans secured by cotton collateral and inclusion of state banks in currency associations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. Thomas
Continental Bank and Trust Company of
Shreveport
George W. Rogers
Arkansas Bankers’ Association
L. R
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
Efforts 10 Readjust the Cotton Market
W. G. Saunders of the local Board of Trade notes New York Cotton Exchange actions to transfer open contracts to December as a step toward resuming business. Traders expect reopenings tied to Liverpool futures, with New Orleans near-term liquidation. Southern futures remain closed until larger exchanges restart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Saunders
Board of Trade
New York Cotton Exchange
Liverpool
New York Exchange
Edward M. Weld
New Orleans
Cretain
Pius X Died Early This Morning
The report notes the death of Pope Pius X in the early hours of the morning. The article also covers Texas cotton market activity with prices for strict middling and new crop staple, drought relief in Texas improving crop prospects, and forecasts of a large crop from McLennan county. The closing line quotes a religious inscription about Christ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Augusta
New York
South
McLennan
End Came Peacefully Pope Pius X Dies in Rome
Pope Pius X died at 1 20 this morning in Rome after a prolonged struggle with gouty catarrh. He spoke briefly in lucid moments, expressed relief that the Europe-wide slaughter might be spared, and passed surrounded by sisters, doctors, and cardinals as prayers filled the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Aus
Pius X
Marchiafava
Amici
Victor Emmanuel
Helena
Monsignor
Zampini
Merry del Val
Europe
Heena
Farmers Union to Review Farm Financing at Fort Worth Meet
The Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union of America plans to focus on financing farming and ranching during its annual convention in Fort Worth with about 2000 delegates from 30 states. President Cherries S. Barrett of Georgia will preside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Texas
Farmers’ Educational and Cooperative Union of America
Cherries S. Barrett
Georgia
Near-Fatal Morphine Injection Sparks Inquiry
Garrett Hattaway, a young well driller, nearly died after Howard Harper gave him morphine to sober him up. Doctors Adams and Graves revived him after hours of effort, and he is now out of danger. Details on prosecutions and store actions were not released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garrett Hattaway
Howard
Monroe
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Holland
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Helgium
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Berlin
Herzegovina
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Battle of
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Liege
Etree
Poiny
the Times
Feder
Y. M. H. A. Hall
PE Pius X
Pontier
Pope
Tarl Williams
Edith Story
Act Vitagraph
Lyceum
Arthur Johnson
Lottie Briscoe
Florence Lawrence
Princess Fri
Lyceum and
Princess Theatres
John Bunny
Flora Finch
Jack Warren Kerrigan
Mary
Pickford, Lyceum
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