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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1914
Page
7
Mary Zeal looks to a September homecoming amid the town’s wartime times. The piece recalls celebrations, church services, and picnics from the area around Frederick and Emmitsburg, noting preparations, local dinners, and community unity as neighbors await return of loved ones and a safer world.
A brisk market picnic scene shows abundant stalls with peaches, corn, beans, potatoes, and fruit. Prices range from 10 to 40 cents a unit, with several Washington county dealers present, while a bank theft scandal near the end adds a brief note of local crime.
A London report citing the Italian ambassador claims renewed fighting in Europe with unconfirmed sources. Churchill notes no major battles beyond Amphion sinking by a mine and reports of German, British, French, and Belgian actions across the coast lines. French offensives in Alsace Lorraine and anticipated large forces underscore a widening conflict as Belgium, Holland, and Denmark brace for invasion.
Harry McC Stouffer, Republican, appointed tax collector of Hagerstown by Mayor J McPherson Scott and confirmed by a 3 to 2 City Council vote. The post pays about 2500 dollars annually and ends four months of Republican Democratic stalemate.
A chaotic clipping reports Emperor William’s proclamation to the German nation urging readiness in the face of war, noting allied pressures and German resolve. It mentions resignations, socialist executions in Berlin, protests by suffragists planning a peace parade, and Greece secretly mobilizing troops with odd interpersonal humor interludes.
In New York Aug 8 officials report 250000 more jobless nationwide due to the European war. About 50000 idle in New York include sailors cooks and stewards awaiting work. Dock traffic halted with 15000 longshoremen unpaid and 15000 more affected. Similar shipping industry layoffs hit other areas.
A German spy on the Tyne bridge near Newcastle on Tyne was challenged by a sentry and refused to stop. He fled toward the river, attempted to escape in a boat, and was shot and killed by guards.
Roofing Papers and 12 ply tarred roofing paper sold by the roll at 66e for 108 square feet. Best grade rubber roofing 2 ply at $1.25 per roll. Various roof paints including black red brown graphite white leads and oils offered in gallon cans with prices from 60c to $1.10 per gallon. English Venetian Red Barn paint advertised as long wearing with guaranteed coverage and 5 year guarantee for best grade 85c per gallon.
Excelsior Sanitary Dairy promotes a dessert described as a dish fit for the gods. An unusual flavor profile blends pure cream with fruit juice, highlighting a refined treat for readers.
London Aug 8 Karl Von Lunvery an American who arrived from Germany testified he saw a Frenchman seized from a train on a station platform at Eusen and shot in the presence of all the passengers, under suspicion he was a spy.
Aug 8 report states virtually the entire eligible Russian population is called to arms, totaling over six million. An appeal seeks one million dollars for the Red Cross. Chicano on Aug 5 notes a German American committee plans to raise one million ninety six dollars for the German Red Cross.
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