World War Fronts Stalemate Hints Separate Peace Talks
Reports from London say Austro German offensives in Galicia and Poland stall as Russians maneuver north of Krakov creating uncertainty on Western Front. Turkish peace rumors persist amid ammo shortages. South Wales miners face government strike ban while two alleged spies are to be court martialed for seeking British fleet data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Gelicia
Poland
Belenta
Krashi
Argonne Forest
Argonne
Woevre
Flanders
Turkey
Darda Jelles
Vartue
Roumania
Berlin
Bort
South Wales Miners’ Executive
Neach
Martal
Germany Submarines Sink 125000 Tons of Allied Shipping
Over seas News Agency reports June losses to German submarines totaling 24 British, three French, one Belgian and nineRussian merchant ships. Fishing steamers and armed patrol boats included. Human losses were small as crews were warned and evacuated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evea
Berlin
Agere
French Positions Taken by German Forces in Forest and Hill
German official statement says on Wednesday German troops captured French positions in the forest of Argénine and hill No 235. They claim 2,551 prisoners were taken along with two field guns and eight destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
the Argeniine
Italians Capture Austrian Trenches in Carnic Alps
Geneva July 14 Italians have captured two miles of Austrian trenches in the Carnic Alps according to a despatch from Villach Austria. Alpine troops moved artillery to heights near Roakofel at 6600 feet and are said to have captured two important ports north of Gorizia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Paris
Carnic Alps
Villach
Drare
French War Office Statement of War Issued Paris July 14
Paris July 14 The French war office issued an official statement after bombardment reports. The document notes military actions and German aggression and confirms a state of war declaration. The report emphasizes hostilities and calls for unity in defense across France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
French War Office
Cay Anmyoteres Tetre
Paris
Beleuim
Yast Nngle
Second Annual Picnic Of Tin Plate Workers
The Phillips Sheet and Tin Plate Company plans its second annual picnic at Norwood Park on Saturday with a parade led by Police Chief Harry L. Brooks and the city band, followed by a big picnic dinner and an afternoon of athletic events and contests among mill workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillips Sheet and Tin Plate Company
Norwood Park
Harry L. Brooks
G. H. Gordon
Gregory
Mechanles Department
Mechanical
FREIGHT BUSINESS HOLDING STEADY FOR B&O SYSTEM
GRAFTON July 14 Freight activity across this Baltimore and Ohio division remains strong with June data showing daily averages over 1300 cars. The top 24 hour record hit 1697 while monthly coal and coke loading runs about 1100 cars. Officials anticipate continued favorable conditions amid varying weekly patterns and historical comparisons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
Baltimore and Ohio
German spy threat warns of devices in state house and customs house tower
An anonymous letter received by the Boston paper claims two hazardous devices are placed in the state house and another in the custom house tower with an explosion planned about Friday. The writer threatens the governor as well, and the crude note was turned over to police after a prior threat to the custom house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State House
Boston
Associated Preme Boston
Custom House
Tte
Fire damages second floor of frame house on West Pike
A fire started by a face window curtain from a hot plate on the second floor of a frame dwelling on West Pike street at 1:45 this afternoon. It destroyed the entire upper floor and badly damaged the lower floor while residents and renters, including W. Ll. Cole and Leon Provance, faced a smoke and water battle before the central fire department gained control. A baby eight pounds was born to Mr and Mrs L Morris in Haymond Heights Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Pike Street
W. Ll. Cole
Leon Provance
Homer Welch
Debyeree
LaLaeie
Hamilton Evangelistic Party
Panied
Mewite
Riptey Vie Spencer
Evelyn Straw
Hamilton
Grove City
Ana
First Baptist Ghursh
Welch
Barnett Stop
Weston Car
Miss Straw
Lloyd Wright
Thade
Clarksburg
Swedish protest over molestation of commerce reaches Britain
A Stockholm despatch reports Sweden’s minister in London delivered a sharp protest to Britain against the molestation of Swedish commerce. The message notes Norway and Denmark support the protest and aid the Swedish position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Pros
Berlin
Stockholm
Dondon
Norway
Dénngark
Auto Fatality Near Gallion Claims One Life
Miss Lou ise Wisterman, 18, was killed when Boyd s automobile overturned in a ditch while passing another vehicle near Gallion on July 14. Miss Nora Jenkins, 18, and Finley Boyd, 20, were badly injured with two broken legs a broken arm and loss of sight in one eye. Robert Teared, the fourth occupant, was unharmed.
Osborns Attend West Virginia Panerai Directors Convention
Mr and Mrs W G Osborn traveled to Wheeling for the West Virginia Panerai Directors Association convention where Mr Osborn serves as executive committee chairman and remains a leading member of the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Osborn
Wheeling
Osborn
West Virginia Panerai Directors Association
Nextion
Wheel Accident Injures Youth Near Wheeling
July 34 report from Wheeling states Wylie M Jones, son of Mrs Henry Runer, suffered severe injuries after attempting to board a passing train. He reportedly lost his footing as his feet went under the wheels, leaving him seriously hurt and possibly fatally harmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
Wylie M
Jones
Heyong
Henry
Runer
Foot and Mouth Disease Ravages Pennsylvania Farms
The Associated Press reports in Harrisburg that more than 25 000 cattle and 18 000 swine have been destroyed in Pennsylvania as the foot and mouth outbreak nears its end. The state livestock sanitary board estimates eradication costs at 1 350 000 dollars, half covered by the federal government. The 1914 epidemic affected 738 farms across 34 of 67 counties, compared with 1908 when 100 farms in 13 counties were impacted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Livestock Sanitary Board
Thaws Fate May Rest On Sanity Ruling Tonight
NEW YORK July 14 Harry Thaw may learn tonight if he is to be freed after nine years fighting to prove sanity or sent to Matteawan State Prison. Deputy Attorney General Cook summarized the case for the state while John Stanchfield argued the sole issue was Thaws sanity at this moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smocthen
New York
Harry Thaw
Matteawan
Cook
Thaw
John Stanchfield
Pioneer Nay, longtime Peora Blacksmith, dies at 74
Harrison county relatives report the death of Fred M Nay at his Carrier Oklahoma home where he farmed. A former Peora blacksmith and merchant with Nay and Cunningham, he was a Civil War veteran. He moved west about twenty years ago and is survived by many relatives in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison County
Fred M. Nay
Carrier
Okla
Nay
T This
Peora
Shinnston
Cunningham
Extreme heat grips Juneau Alaska in July record
Extreme heat in southeastern Alaska lasts ten days with temperatures reaching ninety two degrees in the shade. Forest fires blaze along Lynn Canal as glaciers discharge ice at an extraordinary rate. Sun shines nearly all day due to absence of usual southwest winds, puzzling long time residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sev Amodiaren Reese
Juneau
Alaska
Weather Bureau
Lynn Canal
Atlanta Prison Guard Report On Frank Lynch Attempt
Reports that a mob attempted to seize Leo M. Frank from Milledgeville prison failed to be confirmed. Three militia companies stood ready at Macon overnight to protect Frank if needed and were relieved to return home. Officials said the farm remained quiet through the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tmy Maseciatad
Atlanta
Leo M. Frank
Mary Phagan
Milledgeville
Readness
Macon
Millergeville
Frank
State Farm
Wheeling Doctor Arrested as German Spy in War Drills
Uniform drills for Company K are planned from this date ahead of the annual encampment at Parkersburg from August 18. Officers will issue new woolen uniforms at Hoffman Hall tonight. A large shipment from Charleston includes clothing and gear for guard use. Thursday night drills proceed at the armory with emphasis on compliance and readiness. The First Regiment Band plans improved performances and new camp pieces, with some members joking about guard house songs. Moving pictures of the camp are being considered, to be shown on return to local theater for families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkersburg
Hoffman Hall
Charleston
National Guard
Srmory
Gregory
Company K
Postcard Card Arrest Report Ties to German Spy Claim
In Wheeling, July 14, a postcard from Dr. Heath, a personal friend, alleges a man named An Societies freee and a Dr. J. M. Heath in Boliaire received a note from Toronto claiming the sender is jailed as a German spy. Dr. Coyle and Carl Lang, a banker, were on a trip through Canada when the postcard arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Coyle
Carl Lang
Alito
Canada
Wheeling
Acts \Coxte
Toronto
J. M
Heath
Boliaire
Yi! Ibore
Hing
Coyle
Ap Buto
Whem
Lumberport Woman Declared Lunatic by County Commission
Freda Wiley of Lumberport was adjudged a lunatic Tuesday evening by the county lunacy commission. She remains in jail awaiting transfer to Weston state hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freda Wiley
Lumberport
County
Weston State Hospital
Coal Price Limit Enforced By New York Act
The coal price fruittatons bill limits pit month sales to no more than $1 per ton above the price of the same coal in the year ending June 30, 1914. Violators face fines up to $10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Tondon
Aviator Killed in Mexican Service
Captain William A. Mattery, an American aviator, died after a fall of 5,000 feet while serving with General Villa's army in Mexico. The telegram to Ray Harroun, former racer, confirms the loss. Mattery's Chicago home is listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Chicago
Wiliam A. Mattery
General Villa
Mexico
Ray Harroun
Jock O'Leary
Villa
Mutttery
Griffith on Trial for Murder of Gassaway Chief of Police
Outlaw W H Griffith, linked to the killings of Constable Jena Goff of Wirt county and Gassaway Chief of Police General Ord Thompson, is on trial in Sutton for Thompson’s murder after being moved from Ohio. He is jailed under double guard amid plots to overpower the jailer, with Braxton and Wirt county prosecutors leading the case and Jess Goff’s dying statement guiding the prosecution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Griffith
Jena Goff
Wirt County
Ord Thompson
Gassaway
Sutton
Thompson- Griffith
Ohio
Braxton County
Cas
J L. Smith
Jess Goff
Griffith
Lfe
Wirt
Warrant Dismissed in Bridgeport Felony Assault Case
Ray McIntire faced a felony assault charge in Bridgeport after fighting with fellow worker Frank Fowler. Magistrate Jackson V. Carter dismissed the warrant and case due to insufficient evidence after McIntire confessed to a prior assault and paid costs. Fowler’s warrant had prompted the proceeding, but the trial yielded no criminal hold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray McIntire
Bridgeport
Frank Fowler
Jackson V. Carter
Carter
McIntire
Fowler
Costa
Seain
MeIntire
Gun Powder Fatal to Two Workingmen
Wilmington Del July 14 Two workmen Harry Cazier and Daniel Toomey died in a hospital today from burns received Tuesday night in an explosion of green powder at the Hagley yard works of the Dupont Powder Company near Wilmington The building in which the accident occurred was destroyed and the men were employed at the plant basura
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ein Mae
Wilmington
Del
Harry Cazier
Daniel Toomey
Hagley Yard
Dupont Powder Company
Paris honors Captain Carude Ronget De Lisle at Invalides
A dramatic improvised ceremony at the Hotel des Invalides places the fates of Captain Carude Joseph Ronget De Lisle of the Mar Pellles under a public gaze as thousands gather with beads in hand. The scene reflects wartime tributes amid austere surroundings in Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Paris
Carude
Joseph Ronget de Lisle
Hotel Des Invalides
Ands
War in Flanders warned on German reports accuracy
The Manchester Guardian notes a loss of timely war data. It argues German battlefield reports, though occasionally erratic, sometimes surpass British official dispatches in reliability, and laments the lack of frankness in Allied updates. The piece labels English readers skeptical of official sources.
Anderson links treasure quest to Siam murder case
Samiini Anderson testified at the resumed Siam murder and treasure hearing in Sedford. He claimed possession of the farm linked to the 1368 killings of Nathaniel Smith and his son and said counterfeiters took treasure buried there. Authorities arrested four Iowa pioneers earlier that week as suspects. The Huntsman, the eldest defendant, was first to be examined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Immon Sedford
Samiini Anderson
Siam
Iowa
Nathaniel Smith
Anderson
Smith
Huntsman
Wright Sees Civilian Inventors Board Roles
Orville Wright in New York on July 14 commented on the proposed civilian advisory board for inventors and technical reports. He said membership would be accepted if invited but that the board should confine itself to suggestions and not oversee standards, noting army and navy officers are capable and should lead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civilian Advisory Board of Inventors
New York
Orville Wright
Ad Board of Inventors and Technical Aeports
Aingle
Shemgern
Wright
Army
Navy
Lewin qualifies as administrator in county court
Don Lewin qualified Wednesday in the county court as administrator of the estate of Wilson Lewis with George Lewis as surety in the amount of $6,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Lewin
Wilson Lewith
George Lewis
Miami meeting to honor superintendents day speaker Marsh
J F Marsh secretary to the state board of regents will deliver an address at the annual meeting of Miami district with duties and program details to be announced. The event marks the commemoration of the district's education administration and presents Marsh as keynote speaker for the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F Marsh
Board of Regents
Dreon Priddy
Miami
Also Mentioned on This Page
Galicia
Germany
Ment
Tin House
Walter Shakespere
Maple
Evans
C. H. Burgham
George McCarty
William Allsopp
C. B. Maple
O. C. Evans
Piliken
Arras
Soissons
Somme
Frise
Way
Champagne
Perthes
Marie Theresa
Heighs
Chevauchee
Meuse
Moselle
Apremont
N. J. Cole
Taughter
Mrs. L. Morris
Haymond Heights
Sharm
Turtle
Young Lady
George Nutteraey
High Street
Jushua
Mrao L. 0. Dotson
Horner
Clifford R. Post
Starchar’s
Richard Snd Dera
Njured
Coal Price Limited
At Sutton
Ashes IX Hotel
Manchester Guardian
Adda
Usde
Spock
Dewis Quadifies
MARSH
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!