Americans Fight Mad Outbreak as War Looms
A Chicago Daily News cable from John C. Weigel recounts Americans fleeing Germany and fires of German hostility, with Horace Smith and Prof. Lohr stranded in Amsterdam. Weigel details perilous crossings toward England as war looms, noting crowds, passport chaos, and acts of violence seen in transit.
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German Commander Hurls Army at Liege Theater
German forces lash forward under heavy fire as Liege defense tightens. Paris dispatches say 200,000 Frenchmen may join Belgian defenses, while a British expeditionary force lands at Ostend Dunkirk to aid Belgians.
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Austria Refuses Help as German Fleet Strands
Italian officials announced that Austria would not aid Germany in the naval crisis. The Goeben and Breslau, expelled from Messina, pleaded for Austrian support as they moved toward the Adriatic, but Austrian authorities refused to assist, leaving the German ships in a desperate position.
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Federal Reserve Board to Organize Monday
Washington Aug 8 Theodore H. Hamlin of Massachusetts former assistant secretary of the treasury was named by President Wilson to be governor of the Federal Reserve Board with Frederick A Delano as vice governor according to unofficial advices The board is expected to be formally organized Monday Delano and Paul M Warburg will be sworn in at that time
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Americans Not Detained By Kaiser's Order
Washington reports that American citizens are not detained in Germany by Kaiser orders but are held due to transportation limitations. Secretary Bryan was informed by the German chargé d affaires in Washington today.
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Tony's Ball Scores By The Ticker
Baseball score ticker lists teams and players across leagues with scattered figures and names. Entries include Cubs Brooklyn Archer Pfeffer Sallee Snyden Marquard McLean and others under American and National League headings with partial scores and references to Gibson Moyér Killifer.
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Chifeds Open Season With Narrow Loss in Baltimore
Brooklyn faced Baltimore and Indianapolis in a compact baseball style box score. Brooklyn compiled a 9 0 0 0 0 0 sequence while Baltimore posted 0 0 0 0 0 0 and Indianapolis added a 10 in a late frame.
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Cracksmen Blow Safe at C. J. Johnson Co in Joliet
In Joliet last night or early morning expert thieves forced open the safe of C. J. Johnson & Company wholesale dealers at 100 BE Lafayette Street. They drilled a quarter inch hole, blew the tumblers with nitro glycerin, and took only a few dollars in coins and some old drafts and insurance policies. No trace of the criminals was left, and the thieves appear to have avoided larger losses despite prior break ins at the firm. Security is heightened as checks in the safe were stopped and no valuables were recovered.
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Real invasion of Russia by Germans advances on Helsingfors
Copenhagen reports a German force of 40 000 with warships has landed at Ekennes and moves toward Helsingfors. Russian troops fall back as the city may fall. a direct railway links Helsingfors with St Petersburg and Germany aims to push along this line.
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War bulletins sweep Europe amid global tensions
Reports from Copenhagen London Rome and New York detail German troop movements to frontiers with France and Russia Egypt declares war Austria Greece and Servia fronts shift as Nish notes Servian forces cross into Bosnia The stock exchange positions and a five member committee discuss reopening and oversight while Italy backs Wilson mediation effort in the European conflict.
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Mrs Cavanaugh Shows Improvement After Attempt
Mrs Cavanaugh of 116 Catalpa Street, who attempted suicide early Monday, is reported improving at the hospital and has passed the danger zone. Her husband remains at her bedside as doctors note she is out of critical condition.
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Riots in Belfast and Boulanger Treason Trial Beginnings
Fifty years ago today on August 8 Belfast erupts in sectarian riots between Catholics and Orangemen. Twenty five years ago today the French senate opened General Boulanger’s trial on charges of conspiracy and treason.
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Railroad promoter Henry C. Wood commits suicide at country home
Henry C. Wood a noted railroad promoter and builder of electric lines shot himself at his Wheaton Illinois country home near the Chicago Golf Club reports said. The death ends a personal crisis reported by Wheaton and Joliet dispatches.
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Rockdale Saloonist Acquitted of Disorderly Conduct
Tony Tezak was acquitted by a jury in Justice McCulloch's court of a disorderly conduct charge. He had been arrested Sunday and held in the village jail. Tezak had requested a change of venue and a jury, and now threatens to sue the village of Rockdale.
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Japanese Squadron Sails for Sea of Japan to Monitor German Warships
Tokio reports a six battleship squadron sailed for the Sea of Japan to observe German warships. Authorities say Japan will defend British possessions if German forces attack, under treaty obligations.
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King Albert Leads Troops as Belgian Forces Hold Liege
Brussels reports King Albert personally led cavalry against a German flank while French and Belgian forces reinforce to defend Liege. Belgian commander says forts can be held indefinitely as French reinforcements arrive. Two reservists depart New York aboard Minnehaha Adriatic and Santa Anna.
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British Forces Seize Port Lomo and Togoland
British colonial troops on the Gold Coast seized Port Lomo the capital of German Togoland and captured all of Togoland according to official cables. The action marks a major collapse of German authority in the colony.
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