Belgrade Bombarded as Serbs Retaliate Across Danube
Reports from Nish dated August 13 say Austria resumed bombardment of Belgrade with large calibre howitzers. Shrapnel hit Semlin and Pershrova lands, with fires set and civilians fleeing. Troop mobilization rumors in the frontier, up to 400,000 listed, spark speculation on a broader Balkan campaign.
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Zeppelin Raid Reports Nighttime Attacks on English Coast
Official notice recounts August 12 airship raid along the east coast from 9 10 to 11 45 pm with incendiary bombs. Four men and two women killed, three men 11 women 9 children wounded, fourteen houses damaged amid mobile anti aircraft action. Previous raids include August 9 deaths and injuries and June 15 casualties totaling over ten killed.
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Germany Votes New Credit in 1915 Budget Bill
Reuter dispatch from Amsterdam reports a Berlin telegram stating the federal council voted August 12 for a supplementary imperial budget for 1915 with a new credit of 2.5 billion dollars.
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Austrian Submarine U-12 Sunk in Upper Adriatic
An official announcement reports that the Austrian submarine U-12 has been sunk with all hands in the upper Adriatic. Italian forces reportedly caused the loss of the U-12, ending the vessel's wartime service.
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Germany may dispense with cotton in war production
The Frankfurter Zeitung cited by Reuters from Amsterdam reports Germany can now use alternatives to cotton for military supplies. It argues labeling cotton contraband would not resolve Anglo American tensions and notes current science allows war use of cotton to cease.
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German hero tasked with capturing Kovno fortress
Hindenberg leads attack as German forces aim to seize the Khovno region and threaten Vilna and Warsaw. Russians fight to hold Kovno and Vilna while German and Russian fortunes shift along the battlefield north of Riga and near the Brest-Litovsk line.
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Turkish cruiser Goeben torpedoed near the Bosphorus
A Daily Telegraph dispatch from Athens reports the Turkish cruiser Goeben renamed Sultan Selim after purchase from Germany was torpedoed by an Allied submarine near the Bosphorus. Crew ran aground as workmen build a dike for repairs. British subs reach the Black Sea and efforts to open the Dardanelles continue."}
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State Department rejects Austro Hungarian note on exports
Washington announces the United States replies to Austria Hungary denying claims that American munitions exports to enemies were excessive. The note states the U S follows a strict neutral course and would supply munitions to any market if attacked, recalling Germany and Austria’s Boer War arms support to Britain.
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Train with gold shipment reaches New York guarded by armed escorts
A special train carrying 19 534 200 in gold and securities arrived in New York on August 11 from London via Halifax North Carolina. The steel cars were guarded by forty armed men and the shipment traveled aboard a British battleship convoyed through the war zone.
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Ten More Ships Sunk Off London Aug 1
The British steamer Oakwood the French bark Francois the Norwegian bark Morna and seven trawlers were sunk in an Aug. 1 announcement. All crews were saved.
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Oakwood
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Morna
Pittsburg Federal baseball club announces reduced seat prices
The Pittsburg Federal baseball club says it will sell seats at 10 5 and 50 cents each. The announcement signals an affordable seating plan aimed at boosting attendance and fan support for the team this season.
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Pittsburg Federal — Baseball Club
Inmate Reassignment Questioned by Lawyer
A lawyer questions the inmate on guilt and its relevance to confinement. The dialogue hints at legal strategy and attorney client confidence as the prisoner is prepared for ongoing psychological assessment.
City life blamed for health woes and tense living
Dr Weissmiller warns bustle and constant activity strain mind and body. He notes tuberculosis decline due to campaigns, but heart, artery and kidney diseases rise among urban workers. A calmer lifestyle with regular play is proposed to restore rational health amid city pressures.
Memphis Merchants Meet in Second Cotton States Assembly
Memphis hosts five thousand members of the Cotton States Merchants Association for a three day meeting starting August 17. crop diversification and cotton marketing are key topics discussed by national business and agricultural leaders. Gov. Tom C. Rye delivers welcome address as Memphis showcases guest entertainment and road improvement advocacy.
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Plan Farm Development in Memphis Improvement Campaign
Memphis business leaders launch Farm Development Bureau led by H M Cottrell to reclaim idle bottomland, boost pork beef and poultry production, and build packing plants in Memphis. A rural education tour begins Aug 16 as 300 elites back the plan amid Artois and Vosges activity.
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Disturbance In Greenock Crowds Leads to Arrests
Crowds in Greenock rough with those present and shouting cowards. Several individuals were arrested during the disorder.
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Prairie Fire in Texas Creates County Wide Alarm
A prairie fire in San Angelo Texas burns across twenty five sections of land in searchable wind driven flames. Local crews struggle to contain the blaze as residents evacuate nearby homesteads and roads are blocked by smoke and embers. The fire's cause remains under investigation and no injuries are reported.
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Ballroom Tragedy Nets Brother in Mississippi
Prostrated sweetheart of C E Wilson dies after her brother W A Thomas shoots Wilson in Mantee Mississippi. Coroner’s jury finds murder. Thomas jailed awaiting trial. Dr W E Thompson, once a Biloxi social figure, faces grand larceny and bad checks charges after a flashy career across northern cities.
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Murder near Fish Pond leaves mystery unsolved
A reclusive man named Simmerman was found shot and decapitated in a woods lot near his Danville home. The body lay four miles from Fish Pond and two and a half miles from Natchex, with his dogs' baying guiding searchers. The death occurred on August 12 and the motive remains unknown.
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Summit Tragedy Claims Dunn Boy at Godbold Lake
The only son of Mr and Mrs Dunn a 10 year old boy of this place drowned in the lake at Godbold mineral well on Aug 1. The body lay beneath the water in the lake’s deepest part for over an hour before discovery. Dr L F Scott dentist of this place located the boy by lowering himself feet first.
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Creosoting Plant Burned at West Pascagoula Works
Firefighters from Mobile Biloxi and Pascagoula rushed to the West Pascagoula Creosoting Works on August 12 to fight a blaze that destroyed the main building and threatened the rest of the plant. An employer said a lamp explosion started the fire. Damage was estimated at over 39000 dollars.
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Aberdeen Manager L E Clements Dies After Burns
L E Clements, manager of the Howard plantations who was badly burned days ago, died August 11 in Aberdeen. He moved to Aberdeen from the delta and left a large circle of friends.
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Good Roads Boosters Visit Aberdeen. Church Work Underway
About 50 good roads boosters arrived in Aberdeen on Aug 11, greeted by home cars that escorted them into town. In Philadelphia a contract was let on Aug 18 to erect a new Methodist Church and grade the site, with work to start at once.
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Fire destroys Howard & Bell store and seed house
Fire at 2 a m on August 1 gutted the Howard and Bell store at Howard street and a nearby seed house a few hundred feet away. Authorities suspect arson as the blaze also touched a fire, bloodhounds were sent along the trail to pursue the perpetrator.
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Farm agents to hold August conference at A&M College
Cooperative farm extension and marketing officials plan the annual agents conference at A and M College on August 20 with open attendance for visitors. Delta and riparian district meetings follow at Stoneville experiment station September 8-10 featuring traction farm machinery and silo building demonstrations. A Rankin turnpike work plan was approved with convicts, mules, and scrapers arranged for two miles from Jackson.
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Rankin Pike
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Coe Ot Ia Aewa Board of Trade
O'Keefe
Extermination of Buzzards Sparks City Police Action
A historic note describes police fatigue as officers were assigned to curb a buzzard slaughter in the southern district. The piece mentions an outbreak risk and possible disease link but relies on uncertain phrasing and damaged text from the source.
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