Kaiser Wilhelm Threatens Mobilization If Russia Pressures War
Berlin officials say Kaiser Wilhelm reserves a German army mobilization order within 24 hours if Russia keeps up military action. The czar would be required to respond, as diplomats fear a global war outbreak. Officials in Berlin insist the Kaiser aims to limit the conflict to Austria and Serbia.
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Kaiser Wilhelm
Germany
Russia
United Press
Berlin
Foreign Office
Servia
Austria
Europe
Boalt Deportation Suspended Amid Inquiry Debates
Secretary of War Garrison suspended Boalt’s deportation from Vera Cruz to allow analysis of the naval board report. Boalt had claimed U S officers used a law of flight during the Vera Cruz occupation. Navy Secretary Daniels received the board findings disputing the alleged incident and Boalt’s testimony.
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Washington
Fred L. Boalt
Vera Cruz
Garrison
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Naval Board of Inquiry
Congress
United States Naval
Boalt
Era
Mexico City
Huerta
Ensign Richardson
Despondent man shoots self in city apartment
Harry Snow, about middle age, shot himself in his room at 1414 Fifth Ave. The landlady Mrs. E P Shay found the body after it had lain several hours. The circumstances suggest suicide amid despondency.
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Harry Snow
E. P. Shay
Why I Am Sending Thousands of Men to Their Deaths
An Austrian manifesto by Emperor Francis Joseph declares war is necessary to defend the monarchy. He condemns Servia for perceived provocations and vows to act to secure peace, acknowledging sacrifices and the burden on his people.
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Austria
Vienna
Francis Joseph
Servia
Girl School Ma'am Locked Up With Lunatics
Margaret Chambers a school teacher is confined in Steilacoom insane asylum after a nervous breakdown and family estrangement. The piece notes she is to rest and that her future will be haunted by the stigma of asylum confinement. It contrasts with Emma Bremer sent to Steilacoom for temporary melancholia amid church divorce bans.
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Margaret Chambers
Steilacoom Insane Asylum
Emma Bremer
The
Star
Steilacoom
Stellacoom
Greeley
Nebraska
Tacoma
Sanity Commission
Sane People Sent to Asylum Allegations Stir Judge
Superior Judge Boyd Tallman denounces lack of proper detention for melancholia victims and those awaiting sanity exams. He calls for a new facility and cites Emma Foremer and Margaret Chambers as cases highlighting the issue of confinement under the same roof as lunatics at Stellacoom.
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Star
Boyd Tallman
Band of Mercy memory sparks lifelong kindness
A reader recalls signing the Band of Mercy pledge in first grade. He describes childhood acts of kindness to animals and people, inspired by stories like Beautiful Joe and Black Beauty, and notes the lasting positive influence of humane effort in Seattle.
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Band of Mercy
Joe
Humane Society
Seattle
When you lose something leave it to Star Want Ads
A short employment and notice item urging readers to use Star Want Ads to locate lost items. Emphasizes relying on local classified listings for finding misplaced goods and other needs.
Plucky Berkeley Girl Rescues Youth From Drowning
Miss Beth Wiley becomes Carnegie medal of bravery candidate after saving 11 year old Bar Rose in Berkeley bay. She swam half a mile through choppy seas to reach the unconscious boy as a wave swamped the boat he rode. Over 200 onlookers witnessed her daring rescue and applauded before she fled from the crowd.
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Perkeley
Cal
Bar Rose
Beth Wiley
Rose
Miss Wiley
Caillaux and Wife Celebrate Acquittal With Public Reception
Paris July 29 Mme Henriette Caillaux acquitted last night of murdering Gaston Calmette of Le Figaro held a reception at her home today. A wartime scare did not dampen interest as crowds surrounded the ex finance minister’s residence. Rumors of divorce faded as Caillaux and his wife appeared together, showing affection. Political circles predicted the verdict would restore Caillaux’s standing with the government.
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Paris
Henriette Caillaux
Gaston Calmette
le Figaro
Caillaux
Calmette
M. Caillaux
Divorce filing cites intolerable in law friction
Mrs Margaret Van Ness files for divorce from Wallace Edson Van Ness alleging her mother in law caused constant strife. She says interference and mistreatment by the mother in law made life unbearable.
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Margaret van Ness
Wallace Edson van Ness
Divorce Filing By Marine Pilot Over Desertion
Gus Swanson a marine pilot with Alaska bound vessels files for divorce claiming his wife Gertrude deserted him in a complaint filed today highlighting marital breakdown and custody considerations may follow per court action.
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Gus Swanson
Alaska
Gertrude
War to Bring Good Times in This Country
Analysis predicts an all European war will boost exports and industry in the United States. Meat costs rise as cattle supplies tighten while wheat values surge. Seattle financiers brokers mills and wholesalers anticipate a rush of business and a brisk lumber market after a period of lull.
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United States
Seattle
Europe
Edward Cudahy
Chicago
Councilman Lundy Loses Son to Pneumonia
The son of Councilman Tra D. Lundy, seven years old, David Stewart Lundy, died yesterday from pneumonia. His eleven year old daughter is also ill with pneumonia.
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Tra D. Lundy
David Stewart Lundy
Lundy
English War Fleet Sails Reported From Portsmouth
Unofficial reports say a British war fleet sailed from Portsmouth with unknown destination. The Admiralty would not provide details. If Britain joins the European conflict, its main duty would be to engage German naval forces as the two great fleets approach in the North Sea.
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Portsmouth
Admiralty
Great Britain
France
Russia
Germany
England
North Sea
Czar issues warning as mobilizations loom in Europe
London dispatch says the czar threatens to mobilize if Austria invades Serbia and Germany may follow. Austrian and Serbian forces prepare for battle with six Austrian corps moving through Hungary toward the Servian frontier. The British cabinet debates plans to avert a wider war.
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London
Russia
Austria
Servia
Germany
Hungary
Bosnia
Servian
Russian partial mobilization along Austro-German frontier
St. Petersburg reports a partial mobilization of the Russian army under way today. Fourteen army corps are being concentrated along the Austrian frontier stretching from the Austro-German border to the Black Sea.
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ST. Petersburg
Black Sea
France Faces Possible Frontier Tension At Alsac Lorraine
French troops concentrate on the German border with Alsac Lorraine seen as the likely flashpoint. Reports say Germany intends to expel France from the two provinces. If Czar sends aid to Serbia, Kaiser may crush France first before Russia.
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Luxemburg
Alsac-Lorraine
Germany
Servia
Russia
Royal Scandal Story Links Archduke Killing to War
Berlin dispatch reports a Vienna Belgrade exchange over a Belgrade newspaper claim that Gavrilo Princip was the illegitimate son of an Austrian royal and that his mother urged the killing to avenge her husband. The tale alleges this scandal triggered Austria to declare war on Serbia.
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Berlin
Austria
Servia
Francis Ferdinand
Belgrade
Zvono
Gavrio Pringip
Ferdinand
Vienna
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