Lusitania Sails Again to Liverpool Despite German Closers
The Cunard liner Lusitania set sail at 1:55 am for Liverpool as German cruisers Dresden Karlsruhe and Strassburg were nearby. British Essex and Lancaster were reported to meet and escort toward Newfoundland, with Irish coast protection planned. Captain Dow praised the ship’s trim and expected 5 knots on the crossing.
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Associated Press
New York
Liverpool
Dresden
Karlsruhe
Strassburg
Conde
Descartes
Fire Island
Essex
Lancaster
Newfoundland
Dow
Deaths and Funerals of Richard Miralda Aged 14
Richard Miralda aged fourteen years and six months son of Dr Ti moteo Miralda consul for Honduras died Tuesday afternoon at 3 35 o clock at the family home in LeMoyne Place after a brief illness The lad was exceptionally bright and gave great promise His bereaved father and mother have the sympathy of many friends The funeral takes place on Wednesday afternoon.
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Timoteo Miralda
Honduras
LeMoyne Place
Cruisers Battle Off Maine Coast In World War I Action
British and German cruisers engaged off the Maine coast as Berwick Essex and Lancaster opposed Dresden Strassburg and Karlsruhe with French Conde and Descartes nearby. Liners Kronprinzessin Cecilie and Olympic narrowly escaped capture. Kaiser Wilhelm II and others also active. Venezia overheard wireless chatter from Sayville. Uranium reached port from Rotterdam via Halifax.
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Essex
Lancaster
Dresden
Strassburg
Karlsruhe
Conde
Descartes
Kronprinzess
Cecilie
Bar Harbor
Europe
Olympic
New York Harbor
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Cunard Line
Venezia
Marseilles
Naples
Palermo
Sayville
L. I
Rotterdam
Halifax
Southern bankers to meet in Washington on cotton protection
Bankers and business leaders from the South will gather in Washington on August 13 and 14 to safeguard cotton markets and prices. The call comes from J. T. Watson, president of the Southern Cotton Conference, via Captain Reuben F. Kolb, commissioner of agriculture, in Montgomery.
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South
Washington
Reuben F. Kolb
J. T. Watson
South Carolina
Southern Cotton Conference
Southern governors to confer on cotton situation
Governors of Southern states will be called together to discuss measures to aid cotton growers. A telegram to Governor ONeal from Governor Colquitt of Texas proposes memorializing Congress to advance funds to protect cotton planters.
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Ala
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O'Neal
B. Colquitt
Texas
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President Wilson offers mediation amid European war concerns
Secretary Bryan convenes a conference of European powers to study the United States mediation offer. Officials cite The Hague rules allowing neutral mediation even during hostilities while cautioning that acceptance would not halt mobilization or current military actions.
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Servia
Montenegro
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Russia
Berlin
Gerard
United
Euan
Argentine
Brazil
Chile
Ed Nelson Named Chief Engineer Aboard Government Steamer
Ed Nelson a veteran Marine man with about nineteen years as an engineer on Mobile harbor craft has been promoted to chief engineer aboard the government steamer Endeavor of the geodetic survey. The vessel, stationed at Lewes Delaware, is among the oldest in service having served for fifty two years. A new boat is now under construction to replace her.
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Mobile
Ed Nelson
Endeavor
Geodetic Survey
J Lewes
Delaware
Mobile children celebrate birthdays at Empire Theatre event
A local notice lists numerous children by full names and addresses with birth dates and ages, inviting them and five friends to a birthday party at Empire Theatre this afternoon. It requests notices be sent to the Children’s Editor at least two days before the event.
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Sion Leigh Nabers
S. Jefferion Leigh Nabers
S. Jefferson St
Charlies H. Murphy
Jefferson Elizabeth M. Williams
Florida
Rudolph H. Stroecker
Cruch St. Agnes Conry
Springhill
Vernon E. Shreve
Crichton
Joseph Edwin McHugh, Jr
Andrey Angela Taylor
Claude Revere
Jefferson St
R. V. Forsythe
Essie
May Turner
S. Cedar
City Health Officials Plan Rat War With Mohr Aid
Mobile health officials outline coordinated rat control to prevent bubonic plague as Dr Charles A Mohr backs city action. The Medical Society meeting will decide on incinerator purchase and rat inspector staff while riverfront traps already run and 79 rats were caught Tuesday night.
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Charles A. Mohr
Mobile County Medical Society
Society Hall
Conception
St. Michael Streets
Ruffin A. Wright
The
Medical Society
Laz Schwarz
Health Department
E. Lewis
M. Dean
Mobile Signs New Pitcher Luck from Pass Christian
Luck a right hand pitcher from Pass Christian Miss has been signed by the Mobile baseball club and will report for service Wednesday Manager Briscoe Lord says Luck shows speed and promise and will bolster Mobile s pitching staff to six members
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Luck
Pass Christian
Naval Vessels to Escort Cecilie's Gold to New York
Bar Harbor to Bar Harbor voyage for the Kronprinzessin Cecilie treasure valued at 10,690,000 dollars is arranged with revenue cutters. Androscoggin ordered to Bar Harbor to bring the treasure to New York under naval escort.
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Cecilie
New York
Washington
Kronprinzessin Cecilie
Bar Harbor
Consigner Bankers
Androscoggin
Cecille
Germany’s effort to smash London's market revealed
Pall Mall Gazette reports in London that heavy German selling in the past weeks was a deliberate move to frighten the financial world and deter Britain from entering the war. It says about 10 million dollars was spent or planned to be spent with the German government’s knowledge.
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London
Pall Mall Gazette
Germany
Great Britain
Wheat Drops as Britain Declares War
CHICAGO Aug 6 England's entry into the war triggered a wheat market drop. Opening prices fell 1 4 to 15 8 cents, soon widening to about two cents a bushel before a partial rally of over one cent. Buyers who expected foreign shipments pulled back, then buying renewed as prices eased.
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