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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1914
Page
1
Paris faces a looming crisis as German mobilization advances and diplomatic talks in Paris St. Petersburg London and Washington unfold. American Ambassador Herrick may assume German embassy duties while Thackeray handles the consulate as Europe braces for possible war.
Amid rising European tensions, King George urged Emperor Nicholas to halt mobilization within twelve hours and France to declare its stance within eighteen, as France and Russia prepare for possible war while Japan remains neutral and Britain faces a ten percent Bank rate.
Reports detail German and Austrian moves amid threatened mobilizations. German ambassador in Paris hints at departure as efforts to avert war continue. Russian premier Sazonoff seeks peaceful settlement. Japan readies navy and contemplates neutrality, while Austria-Hungary calls 200000 reserves and grapples with repatriation logistics for soldiers abroad.
Paris envoy Antony Klobukowski told Belgian Foreign Minister Davignon that France will honor Belgian neutrality in any war as declared earlier. If Belgian neutrality is violated by another power, France would take necessary measures.
Duquoin Illinois August 1 after twelve hours deliberation a jury found Jesse Joplin guilty of the murder of Dr D Winton Dunn former mayor of this city and fixed the penalty at life imprisonment. One juror favored acquittal and the others split between hanging and life. A motion for a new trial will be presented next Thursday.
The Illinois State Bank, second of the Lorimer-Monday group, resumes operations in Chicago after a forced closure following the La Salle Street crash. An arrestment against stockholders was levied to permit the reopening.
European War News from diverse capitals reports Norway's neutrality, France mobilization, German rate rises, and Austrian measures. Dispatches note Italian neutrality, Serbian bombardment, French cabinet mobilization remark, and disrupted communications across London Paris Berlin Athens Cape Town Shanghai and New York.
The White House released a telegram from Secretary Tumulty to Curtis Guild refuting a published report that the president said a European war would boost US business. Guild had asked for a telegraphic reply on the report’s source.
President Wilson signed the sundry civil and Indian appropriation bills in Washington D C. The brief item notes the action and location with a formal tone. The scattered fringe sentences about wives and sanity appear unrelated to the main fact and are omitted in the summary.
The page lists topics such as social news, church services, theater listings, sports, political news, market quotations, and an ocean service halt. It mentions a letter from Oshkosh physician in Europe and a regional picture at Capitol with brief notices.
The Interstate Commerce Commission will not announce its eastern advance freight case ruling until 4 30 this afternoon. The decision concerns railroads east of the Mississippi and north of the Potomac and Thames rivers. Officials warned against unauthorized reports and noted the lengthy deliberation over several months.
New York Aug 1 all exports of petroleum and other oil products bound for Europe have been stopped by the Standard Oil Company. Several tank ships ordered to remain at dock while the Klena, carrying a German flag, was recalled after sailing for Algiers. The company reportedly has withdrawn its ships from foreign waters. officials declined to comment on movements.
Green Bay Wis Aug 1 A three man warrant charges William Sloane Nels Clark and George McNeil directors of Willow Grass Company with fraudulently diverting 7800 in stock from A R Fontaine former Willow Rug president The three appeared in municipal court Clark and McNeil pled not guilty while Sloane did not attend the city hearing
President Wilson and congressional leaders agreed on a bill to modify and amend the Panama canal law allowing foreign ships to take American registry. The measure was expected to pass Monday. Chicago board of trade directors urged immediate navigation law changes to ease restrictions on foreign vessels seeking registry, with copies sent to Wilson and Senators Sherman and Lewis.
The Cumming amendment for limited court review of trade commission orders was adopted by the Senate on the trade commission bill, 33 to 25. The vote followed debate on whether judicial review should be narrowed compared with the Pomerone proposal.
A Philadelphia mint shipment today sent thirty million dollars in double eagle gold coins by parcel post to the New York Treasury. Total forwarded since Thursday reaches fifty two million dollars, with twenty million more expected Monday. The 600 pound daily load traveled in bags placed inside a large mail bag, under guard by twenty postal inspectors and other officers.
Northwestern tone reports the twenty-seventh annual reunion of the Tsyven-Wetttst regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry association to be held August 27 and 28 at the Company Armory. Also notes a local armory meeting this afternoon to finalize program details and lists several local residents and activities related to the event.
A tree trimmer, Lynn Weatherwax, fell thirty feet from a limb while pruning in Neonah Wisconsin. He suffered a broken arm and collarbone and a facial cut, was hospitalized in serious condition, and his employer M L Metire of Columbus Ohio was present at the scene. The incident followed a similar accident on the same crew five days earlier.
Secretary McAdoo urged clearing associations in New York Chicago and St Louis to send representatives to Washington Monday to discuss safeguarding United States financial interests during the European upheaval. He expressed optimistic confidence in cooperative action and no fear for the outcome.
The Wisconsin Library Association chose W. Coffin as president with Eau Claire hosting the next meeting. The Michigan Library Association re-elected Theodore W. Koch as president and announced nominees for officers from Jackson Lansing and Detroit. Executive board to decide next convention venue with invitations from Lansing Ann Arbor and Detroit.
In Belfast August 1 militants from the Women's Social and Political Union defied a pact to refrain from militant acts during the international armistice. They attempted to destroy the Lisburn cathedral by placing dynamite beneath the chancel window. the blast shattered a stained glass pane but the wall blocked a larger collapse.
Berlin reports that Germany's ultimatum to Russia expired at noon as Russia ordered full mobilization. Emperor William urged mediation with Austria-Hungary, while Germany prepared defensive measures. Britain joined mediation efforts, and Italy remained neutral pending consultations.
The Interstate Commerce Commission sustained freight rate increases for packing house products from Cedar Rapids and other town points to St Paul and Minneapolis. The notice appears in a brief dated Aug 1 with local weather and observation items following.
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