Plan for Mexican peage agreed at Pan American Conference
Secretary Lansing announced an agreed plan to settle the Mexican problem. The plan foresees informing Mexico’s leaders, an armistice, provisional presidency, US recognition and support, financing of political moves, and amnesty with arms shipments controlled to aid the provisional government. President Wilson’s approval noted.
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Metico
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Chile
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Germans Take Warsaw and Advance From Four Fronts
Aggressive German forces capture Warsaw in the morning of August 5 and press the city from the north and south. Von Hindenburg’s troops along the Narew river join the German emperor’s forces as Austrian Archduke Joseph Ferdinand and Marshal Mackensen push westward between the Vistula and Bug rivers while Russian defenders fight tenaciously yet retreat under mounting pressure.
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Is Comfort
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Joseph Ferdinand
von Mackensen
Vietnia
Bug
Je Waarsen
Bandits and Troops Sweep Cameron County Frontier
Reports say four U S regiments reached Cameron County Texas and engaged bandits near Brownsville. Mexican attackers fired on patrols while five Americans were wounded. authorities and armed civilians search for the bandits as diversions and combat spread across the border region.
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Petrograd Bailiffs Seize Baie Capital Office
In Petrograd authorities moved to seize a Baie capital office amid a larger territorial dispute. Officials cited legal actions and contested claims as the move unfolded, with journalists noting heightened tensions in the port city.
Czar Rejects Peace Offer and War Shift
The German reply to the Danish monarch confirms no peace negotiations. Germany aims to crush France and then eliminate Russia to free energy for western fronts. Evacuation of Riga proceeds as a precaution, while refugees flood hotels and Riga stations handle crowded queues for tickets and luggage.
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Czar Holds Vistula Fort as Russians Retreat
Reports state the Russians evacuated the Vistula line except for Novogeorgievsk rear camp. Analysts note two strong bridges and citadels at the Narew and Wirs rivers may withstand siege for months. Siege of Novogeorgievsk could test earthworks against high explosives.
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British Retake Hooga Trench Front Near Ypres
Commander Sir John French reports British forces recaptured trenches at Hooga east of Ypres Belgieum and advanced about 1200 yards, reclaiming lost positions after fighting on the Western Front.
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France
Hooga
Ypres
Belgieum
Eastland Rescue Work Starts as Pumping Planned
Officials say 1000 tons of water in the Eastland hull will be pumped out once initial salvage work begins on August 3. The steamer is expected to be set aright after water removal and further recovery operations commence.
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Chicago
Eastland
Chihuahua State Treasurer Executed Under City Orders
A report from Chi huabes City Ave states that Sebastian Vargas Jr the state treasurer of Chihuahua has been executed on orders from General Vila. The notice cites a political purge affecting Chihuahua officials and lists no further details.
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Tragic Delavan Fire Kills Three Children
A blaze at Lake Delavan destroys eight cottages and causes three dynamite blasts in an attempt to save others. Helen Lacy and Mary Srysnt, children of George G Bryant, Racine Rubber Company president, died in the early morning fire believed started by an overheated chimney.
Etaliss Artillery Attacks Trains Near Borgo Levico Road
Reports say shells from Etaliss artillery hit two trains on the Borgo Levico road heading to Hovertan. The first train carried troops and 540 were burned. The second carried ammunition and eight cars of cargo. A Palazzo defense repulsed a prior attack, while the later assault enabled control of several miles of newly constructed trenches. Lively heavy guns reportedly press Gorisia.
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Worthy of His Father Prince Leopold Enlists in War
Several months ago on the sands of northern France the eldest son of Albert king of the Belgians enrolled as a private in the Twelfth regiment of the Belgian infantry. Prince Leopold, duke of Brabant, a fourteen year old lad, faces military life seriously as his father pledges he will complete his work in the war if he can.
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Cows React to Sounds in Lab Music Study
A professor tests animal reactions to music with cows and other animals in a controlled space. One cow showed a strong preference for a certain instrument while horses take longer to respond, swinging toward wind music.
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Masie
Profesece
Ant
Record Wheat Harvest Sets U.S. Crop Milestone
A national report indicates that wheat production reaches an all time high, marking the greatest harvest ever grown in the United States.
Farmers foresee record harvests across major crops
Washington reports Department of Agriculture estimates for the crop outlook show three billion bushels of corn and one billion of wheat in prospect, with oats near 1.5 billion and rye and potatoes also rising. Farmers planted 319.546 million acres, about 10 million more than last year, as the wheat crop nears a record value exceeding 1 billion dollars.
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Aan
Department of Agriculture
Rangers Fight Bandits At Norias Ranch
Rangers clash with Mexicans at Norias ranch houses just before dark. Fourteen ranchmen barricade the residence and hold off another assault until around 10 o clock. Mexicans return and are repelled by rifle fire with several casualties. Reinforcements aboard a special train include 15 U S soldiers and 12 armed civilians. A Lyford jail night watchman, Fritz Georgia, is shot and seriously wounded in August.
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Norias Ranch
Harningen
United States
Georgia
Lyford
Texas
Cattlemen Plan Southern Association Convention in Birmingham
Delegates from all Southern states, about 7 900 in number, prepare for the Southern Cattlemen Association convention to be held in Birmingham August 5 and 19. The party will visit several large packing plants to review the Souths beef cattle production before the event.
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Bombardment Trims Dunkirk Business Window to Minutes
Report from Deokirs France describes Dunkirk under German shelling from Flanders. A single gun fires every five minutes, giving residents about half a minute to conduct trade between blasts.
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Uncertain Warsaw Fall Details Reach Berlin Report
Berlin Aug 1 reports that details of the fall of Warsaw have not yet reached Berlin. Correspondents in Warsaw have not had an opportunity to send dispatches and German general staff has 20 details. News.
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Warsaw
Death Trails Auto Race At Cee Woem Track
A disastrous 100 mile race at the Cee Woem speedway left two dead and two injured after a crash on the final laps. Ralph De Palme Ford finished second with Eddie O’Desnell third. Joe Cooper was killed when his car vaulted the grandstand area. Morris Keeler, a mechanic, was also injured in the same accident. Investigators blamed blowouts for most incidents though Cooper’s broken steering knuckle is cited as a direct cause of loss of control.
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Cooper
Cotton price optimism amid British jute embargo
President FE J Glenny of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange predicts a rise in demand for American cotton as Britain blocks jute. He argues jute bag shortages will push cotton into many uses, potentially absorbing part of this year's crop. He notes Britain's embargo and a 12,000,000 bale jute crop footprint.
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FE. J. Glenny
New Orleans Cotton Exchange
Glenoy
Great Britain
Narrow Escape as Arabic Finds Hidden Explosive on Board
New York report states the White Star liner Arabic narrowly escaped disaster after dynamite was found aboard before sailing from New York for Liverpool on July 2. The deteriorated explosive was hidden between hot and cold water pipes and could have detonated with a jar. The ship carried 14,008 tons of cargo, mostly war supplies, and 195 passengers.
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Liverpool
Three Prisoners Escape From Leavenworth Penitentiary
Three inmates identified as J. B. Jones from Port Worth Texas Joseph Brown of Chicago and Jeba Duffy of Codar Rapids escaped from the United States penitentiary at Leavenworth Kansas on August 9 by cutting two brick walls rising to the top of the construction and using a rope to reach ground outside after breaking a lock and opening a door to a tunnel under the building.
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Chicago
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Coder Rapids
Marines to be Sent to Balti on Cruiser Tennessee
Washington reports that nine hundred marines will be sent to Balti aboard the cruiser Tennessee. The navy department announced on August 6 that Haiti force is being increased to lighten the work unless the situation changes.
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Occupation Reported in War Suburb of Bertie-Prags
German forces occupy the suburb of War on the eastern bank of the Vistula according to an official German statement issued August 3. The claim cites territorial control affecting the area and outlines military movements in the region.
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Newspaper Man Held
A newspaper worker is detained after a collapse caused by falling earth and stones. Reports indicate the incident occurred during coverage of a local event, with no further details on injuries or charges available.
Lusitania Victims Arrive In Murky Toll of Disaster
Bodies arrive in New York and Philadelphia from the Lusitania disaster. Harry L Keser of Philadelphia along with Herbert Stone Lindon W Bates Jr of New York are listed among the dead as ships travelers are identified during the grim aftermath.
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Harry L Keser
Philadelphia
Herbert & Stone
Lindon W. Bates, Jr
Paul Dagu
Mississippi election runoffs and political notices reported
Mississippi returns show runoffs in Tippah Pearl River and Adams counties with candidates Creen EW Childs Crump Bilbo Refly Stovall Guinn Tally and Montgomery and Poster facing Septic. Reports recount a fatal shooting in England and a child injured in Meridians accident.
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W. T. Crump
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Stovall
Guim
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