General Scott Returns to Washington After Border Mission
General Scott chief of staff of the army returns to Washington from the Mexican border where he spent weeks advancing Pan American peace plans. He will discuss results with Secretary Lansing and has not disclosed next steps or the Carranza recognition issue. In Mexico he conferred with Villa and sought to arrange communications with Obregon, Carranza’s field chief.
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Washington
Tlneh Ta
Scott
Tie
Aunsine
General Scott
Villa
Chihuahua
Coeneral Obrecon
Coeneral Carranga
Ohbrecon
Carranga
July exports set record valued at $267 978 900
The Department of Commerce reports July exports of American farm and factory products reached a record $267,978,900, with July 1914 exports at $160,999,778. The trade balance showed an excess of exports over imports of $124,879,370 for the month, and seven month totals reached $1,969,787,495 with a near billion dollar balance in favor of the United States.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
United States
Man Falls 400 Feet to Death at Stone Mountain
Wilson Teld of Norfolk Va fell four hundred feet from the top of Stone Mountain near Atlanta and was instantly killed. Worldmen in a quarry at the foot of the mountain reported his plunge over the edge. His body was found after an 80 minute search. He is believed to have slipped while sampling near the precipice.
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Atlanta
Wilson Teld
Norfolk
Stone Mountain
Reid
Aeronaut Killed in Parachute Escape Crash
Fort Wayne reports aeronaut George Williams was killed when he leapt from parachute to avoid crash into a forest. His neck was hurt. the incident occurred during a flight over Indiana.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
George Williams
Korl
Submarine F-4 Refloated After Harbor Submersion
The U S S submarine F-4 submerged near Honolulu harbor March 26 1915 during maneuvers. Commander Lieutenant Alfred I de and a crew of 21 were aboard. Diver John Agraz descended 215 feet to locate her, setting a new world depth record before refloating and towing to Honolulu Bay quarantine station.
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Honolulu
Alfred I. de
John Agraz
Navy
Millions in Toys May Be Lost
Berlin reports American business men in Germany fear millions in orders for Christmas trade will be lost. About 50 million dollars of goods including toys Bohemian glassware bronzes Christmas cards and optical specialties were ordered for summer delivery but remain unsent as the usual practice.
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Berlin
Germany
German toolmaker charged with photographing naval fortifications
Gustav Kopsch, a German instrument maker for the Carnegie Institution, arrested by the justice department for violating the federal defense laws by taking photographs at Fort Monroe and Cape Henry. He is held on $5,000 bail and to be sent to Norfolk for trial. Authorities say he possessed fort and gun photos and claimed a drunken sentry allowed camera use at Fortress Monroe.
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Washington
Gustav Kopsch
Carnegie Institution
Department of Justice
Norfolk
Trail
United States District Court
Kopsch
Fortress Monroe
Cape Henry
Chesapeake Bay
Jie
Bruce Bielaski
Bureau of Investigation
Roosevelt urges preparedness and patriotism in Plattsburg speech
Theodore Roosevelt criticized the administration over Belgium in a Plattsburg camp address. He warned against wealth and unarmed policy and urged strong defense. The crowd of 1,200 cadets and 2,000 locals reacted with loud applause. He added that support for the President must include backing the country.
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Plattsburg
N. Y
United States
Belgium
Theodore Roosevelt
Nlitney
Aviator Killed Over Southampton Water
Sub Lieutenant John McLarty of the Royal Navy Flying Corps died while piloting a seaplane over the Maressn coast. The craft malfunctioned and McLarty fell about 2,000 feet into the water, ending the mission.
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London
John McLarty
Royal Navy Flying Corps
Southampton Water
Maessn
McLarty
Graft Allegations Highlight Manitoba Parliament Build
Royal Mathers Commission reports massive over payments to Manitoba Parliament building contractors. It alleges excess funds partly funded Roblin government campaigns and suggests some government members knew of the scheme.
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Canada
Winnipes
Man
Province of
Manitoba
Roblin
Royal Commission
Mathers Commission
Germany Proposes Full Satisfaction for Arabic Sinking
German ambassador Count von Bernstorff relayed to Secretary Lansing that Berlin would provide full satisfaction if the Arabic was sunk without warning. The pledge includes reparations for two American lives and guarantees against future such tragedies. Washington awaits German disavowal and Lusitania talks continue.
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Washington
Germany
United States
State Department
Count von Bernstorff
Belin Foreign Office
Lansing
Berlin
Wilson
Gerard
von Jazow
Lusitania
Governors End Meeting Elect Salt Lake City Next Year
The Conference of Governors ended after discussing naval and military resources. Governors urged backing from Congress for defense buildup and planned next year’s meeting in Salt Lake City led by Governor Sprye of Utah with Governor Stuart of Virginia and Governor Capper of Kansas on the committee. The program included a fleet review and a 7000-strong Massachusetts militia parade.
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Salt Lake City
Boston
United States
Conference of Governors
Sprye
Utah
Stuart
Virginia
Capper
Kansas
Atlantic
Massachusetts
Senate
House of Representatives
President Wilson Visits Washington Bank in Curious Walk
President Wilson walked through the business section of Washington to his bank to inspect papers in his safe deposit box. He was recognized by pedestrians who stopped to bow and greet him as he passed.
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Wilson
Bank
Washington
Tie
Meeting on plans for bankers return trip to South America
The sub committees for arranging the return trip of American bankers and businessmen to Central and South America will meet to discuss itineraries in New York on September 9. James A. Farrell, chairman, issued the call for this meeting on behalf of Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo. Business men show strong interest.
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South America
New York
Central
James A. Farrell
Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo
Taft Warns California Is Laboratory For Political Experiments
Ex-President Taft told Berkeley’s crowd at the open air Greek theatre that California is a laboratory for political experiments and that the state must pay the bills for the policy trials. He warned residents they would be required to cover the costs of such experiments.
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Taft
Berkeley
Cal
California
University of California
Germany Sends Regrets Over Arabic Sinking Note
Count Bernstorff transmitted Berlin’s regret over American deaths in the Arabic sinking and urged the US to wait for Germany’s fuller explanation. Officials noted no immediate reply and would await Germany’s account before forming a position. Secretary Lansing would publish the note but offer no comment.
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Washington
Count Bernstorff
State Department
Berlin
United States
Germany
White House
New York
Europe
Germain
Lansing
Neutrals May Get Cotton Under Contraband Rules
The British embassy issued a statement assuring cotton shipments to neutrals will not be confiscated if they fall within normal consumption. It notes no authority to guarantee immunity for individual consignments, but under absolute contraband law, proof of enemy destination is needed to condemn cotton as a lawful prize.
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Washington
Brown Bros. Announces $20 Million French Export Credit
Brown Bros. & Co. says arrangements for a $20,000,000 French commercial export credit have been completed and the credit issued. The announcement highlights a major international finance action involving France and New York.
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France
New York
Brown Bros. & Co
German Forces On Western And Eastern Fronts Reported
A British source states July 31 German fighting strength at 3.2 million on the Western and Eastern fronts. German losses up to June 30 total 1,672,444. The figure excludes garrisons fortifications and supply lines. It also notes 1.12 million Austrians in service.
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London
Germany
Germans Capture Brest Litovsk and Bug River Fortifications
The German Austro- German forces occupy the Bug River line from Chelm to Bialystok and seize Brest Litovsk, as Russian defenses retreat east. Grodno and Okita forts fall next, with Russian retreat toward forested Białowieża and Pripet marshes. French and British air forces clash with German targets, including a raid on Saarlouis and a submarine strike off Ostend.
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London
Brest-Litovsk
Bug River
Ossowetz
Chelm
Bialystok
Grodno
Okita
Bleloviezh Forest
Pripet
Nicholas
Vilna
Dellingen Iron Works
Saarlouis
Rhenish Prussia
Ostend
Governors Discuss Defense Demonstration in Boston Parade
Massachusetts Governor Walsh and visiting governors witnessed a large parade showing state militia readiness. The day included a fourth session on prisoners and capital punishment with remarks from former governors and U S senators. A mob comment sparked rebuttals about capital punishment and lynching costs in the affected states.
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Massachusetts Guard
Boston
Massachusetts National Guard
Henry Cabot Lodge
Nelson A. Miles
Walsh
Blease
South Carolina
Liberty
Goldsborough
Maryland
Richard J. Manning
Haiti Given Deadline to Approve Protectorate Treaty
Washington reports Haiti’s Parliament must act by September 17 on a proposed treaty extending a US bilateral protectorate for 10 years. American Marines will remain in Port au Prince area to prevent renewed chaos while Davis of the American Legation urged quick approval before adjournment.
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Haiti
Washington
United States
Little Republic
Charge Davis
Port Au Prince
Berlin Plans Liquor Sale Restrictions by Time and Price
London police report Berlin may curb distilled liquor sales after 7 p m on ordinary days and ban Sunday and holiday sales. Proposals also limit sales to brands costing at least four marks per liter, about one dollar per quart. Government not pursuing nationwide prohibition at this time.
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Berlin
London
Citadel Board Names Winners for Thirty Five Vacancies
The Citadel board of visitors selected 35 successful contestants from a large applicant pool for state college appointments across counties. List shows winners by county including Abbeville J W Wilson T Hassan and Charleston A Epstein B W Seymour with several counties to be announced later.
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State Institution
Columbia
Counlytee
Board of Visitors
Ciadel
Orlando Sheppard
Idgefield
D. A. Spivey
Conway
J. E. Swearingen
C. J. Bond
Citadel
Abbeville
J. W. Wilson
T. Hasan
Aiken
M. Surasky
Anderson
J. G. Bruce
T. C. Cannon
Barnwell
J. J. Still
Berkeley
Charleston
A. Epstein
B. W. Seymour
Cherokee
A. L. Poole
Chesterfield
J. H. Rivers
Clarendon
W. C. Wolfe
Collecton
H. C. Jones
Darlington
W. E. James
Edgefield
J. B. Hart
Florence
W. C. Huggins
Greenville
Harrison
Georgetown
F. W. Ford
Greenwood
H. W. Tarkington
J. K. Coleman
Kershaw
G. W. Nicholson
Laurence
J.D. Fuller
Newberry
J. Dunston
Orangeburg
Fatal Auto Crash Near Greenville Kills Miss Sammonds
Miss Hattie Emma Sammonds aged and her two brothers were riding to Mountain Creek church when the car turned over in a ditch on Sandy Flat road six to seven miles from Greenville. The driver tried to pass a buggy and obscuring weeds hid the ditch. The car’s step fractured her neck, killing her instantly. one brother was injured.
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Greenville
Hattie Emma Sammonds
Sandy Flat
Mountain Creek Church
Nurse Sara Babb to speak on public service in Columbia
Miss Sara M. F. Babb registered Red Cross nurse will address a joint meeting of the South Carolina Conference for the Common Good and the Conference on Charities and Corrections in Columbia on September 9. She has served in Greenville for several months and will share experiences from up country work.
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Wiii
Columbia
Sara M. F. Babb
American Red Cross Town and Country Nursing Service
South Carolina Conference For the Common Good
South Carolina Conference On Charities and Corrections
Greenville
Babb
Laurens Bankers Back Livestock I n d u s t r y Support
Laurens bankers met and unanimously pledged financial and other aid to boost the county livestock industry. Patrons and farmers will be urged to focus more on cattle and hogs, aligning with sound business practice.
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Laurens
Bankers of
Kick of Horse Fatal to Govan man J Madison Golom
J Madison Golom died from a stomach wound caused by a horse kick after he chastised the animal with a whip. He lived several hours suffering excruciating pain.
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Govan
J. Madison Golom
Compress and Warehouse Company to fix cotton deliveries
The Mutual Compress and Warehouse Company is formed to correct late cotton shipments to Charleston by rail. C. I. Middleton heads the $100,000 project and says the plant on Cooper River, at Riverside iron works, will be a strictly local venture. Interested firms include Finley & Flasell and J R. Young & Co.
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Compress and Warehouse Company
Charleston
Mutual Compress and Warehouse Company
C. I. Middleton
Cooper River
Riverside Iron Works
Mr. Middleton
Finley & Flasell
J R. Young & Co
Inspectors Verify Jasper County Auditor and Treasurer Accounts
O K Ridgeland Col D H Wise and Maj N M Gilmore, delegated by the comptroller general, checked the county’s past fiscal year statements. They spent two days reviewing the balance sheet and reported it correct and satisfactory. W R Pinckney, grand jury foreman, attended along with S R Owens, superintendent of education. all expressed satisfaction with the work.
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O. K. Ridgeland
Col
D. H. Wise
Maj
N. M. Gilmore
Comptroller General
Jasper County
W.R. Pinckney
Grand Jury
Owens
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