Germans Attack British Embassy in Berlin Siege
Berlin dispatch reports after Britain declares war on Germany a crowd besieged the British embassy for hours smashing windows. Two Americans and two English reporters were briefly detained as spies. about 40 British subjects were held in Spandau fortress. Captain Horace H. Holland among those detained.
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Qldenzaal
Netherlands
London
Berlin
Reuter’s Telegram Company
Edward Goeschen
Germany
Spandau
Horace H. Holland
Food for Fandom Sees Gullmen Rally and Braves Rise
The article recalls Gullmen ending their batting slump as Leo Townsend faces Jack Lively in Montgomery. Abe Hudnall shines at short, crowds support him, and interest grows for Sunday’s New Orleans opener. Several MLB results follow, with Calhoun and O'Dell slamming eight hits and stolen bases, while Hudnall replaces an injured fielder. The Braves win their ninth straight, Maranville homers in the 10th, and George Stallings fans optimism as Boston nears the pennant.
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Montgomery
Leo Townsend
Jack Lively
Townsend
Gullmen
Abe Hudnall
New Orleans
Pelicans
Gulls
Mobile
Boston Braves
George Stallings
Wilfred
Stallings
George
South Should Get Former German Cotton Business
New York telegrams warn South cotton planters that war may cut demand by up to 35 percent. A Barton Hepburn, chair of Chase National Bank, urges Congress and officials to liberalize shipping laws to capture overseas trade for the United States as Europe’s war continues and Germany’s trade declines.
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New York
South
A. Barton Hepburn
Chase National Bank
Oscar Underwood
Washington
Germany
United States
Gerrmany
Mexico
Central
South America
Africa
Asia
Orient
Pacific
Europe
Gulf Coast Lumber Crisis Deepens Across Gulfport
In Gulfport Mississippi on August 7 a severe supply crisis hits the yellow pine sector. European disruptions prevent shipments and bookings, with cables refused and English language inquiries unanswered by major firms. Mill owners consider halting export operations as Gulf coast mills face mounting closures and unemployment threat.
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Gulfport
Miss
South Mississippi
Europe
Gulf & Ship Island
Cotton Crop in Central Alabama Moves Into Market
Selma Aug 7 The cotton crop in central Alabama is starting to move with expectations of many bales arriving next week. Farmers expect a market to open soon and believe prices will rise after a temporary dip. The Selma school census likely shows a small increase to 3 572 school aged children. A locally built launch on the Alabama river, powered by 60 hp engines and weighing about 2500 pounds, was launched, built mostly in Selma by the Central Alabama Motor Company, and will serve Serma residents this summer.
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Selma
Ala
Alabama
Central Alabama Motor Company
Alabama River
Convict Death Suit Brought Over Mobile Contract
The Mobile County administrator for Charles Fisher sues Huxford-Orvin Naval Stores and Alabama Fidelity Casualty for 2000 dollars claiming Fisher died Aug 23 1912 due to mistreatment while under their hire. The county halted convict use after reports of cruel treatment by the contractors.
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Mobile
E.B. Kirktride
Charles Fisher
Law and Equity
Huxford-Orvin Naval Stores Company
Alabama & Fidelity Casualty Company
Fisher
Huxford- Orvin
County Board of Revenue and
Rad Commissioners
Welchence Sidelined For Season By Illness
The Crackers lose captain Harry Welchence to sickness for the rest of the season. He suffers from a lung and stomach trouble and will be treated in Chattanooga before going home. Welchence has been ill most of the season and weighed over 25 pounds under his normal weight.
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Crackers
Harry Welchence
Smithmen
Chattanooga
Welchonce
Chattaooga
Welch
How to Eradicate All Superfluous Hair
Claiming permanent removal by reaching the root, the piece promotes Mrs. Osgood's Wonder as a harmless, effective treatment for facial hair. It warns against depilatories and the electric needle, asserting root destruction prevents future growth and promising availability via Van Antwerp Drug Corp. and stores with a Money Back guarantee.
Saxo Salve touted for eczema relief in Maspeth notice
Mrs H Coffre of Maspeth praises Saxo Salve and Saxo Soap for curing her baby's eczema itching. The ad offers a money back guarantee and states Van Antwerp Drug Corp. Inc. of Mobile Alabama sells the products.
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Maspeth
L. I
Summer school draws hundreds at Alabama farm institute
In Montgomery Alabama Professor 8 L Gipson reports that more than seven hundred people attend the summer school for farmers at Auburns Alabama Polytechnic Institute. The program includes farm demonstration agents and Boys Corn Clubs members with several agricultural faculty present. Gipson notes Albertvilles new school building cost about 30000 dollars, replaces a fire destroyed structure, and its crops show the best season since the school began including over two bales of cotton per acre.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Auburn
8. L. Gipson
Albertville
Gipson
Carnegie approves England's course in crisis
Andrew Carnegie, famed peace advocate, endorses Britain's stance amid the crisis. In a message from Scotland to the New York Evening Post he asserts Germany spurned Britain's peace conference and asked Britain to permit Belgium's march, prompting Britain's decision to protect Belgium on land and sea. The report concludes with a note on the Mohammedan's silk-wearing customs.
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Associated Press
New York
Andrew Carnegie
England
Scotland
New York Evening Post
Germany
Britain
Belgium
Doctor Orders Resinol For Ringworm Case
New York dates March 9 1914 a patient reports a four month ringworm infection. After trying home remedies and a family doctors advice he used Resinol Soap and Ointment with quick relief and removal of all marks. The ad notes Resinol aids eczema pimples blackheads dandruff sores and piles and offers a free trial.
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New York
M. G. Ross
Churey
Resinol
Baltimore
Homes for sale with varied lots and easy terms
Modern two story house on 418 West side Marine and 3 N New Jersey St offers easy terms. A large cottage sits on a 70 by 100 lot at N E corner Cedar and Monroe Sts with liberal terms. Another two story home on the N W corner Conception and Savannah Sts features a good lot and liberal terms.
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West Side Marine
New Jersey St
N. E
Cedar
Monroe Sts
N. W. Corner Conception
Savannah Sts
General Joffre Takes Command Of French Army
Paris reports France has placed its great army under General Joseph Joffre as supreme commander. The 62 year old engineer trained officer earned praise for Madagascar harbor work and for mobilization plans he drafted last April. Foreign enlistment offers rise as more families, including academics, join the ranks.
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Paris
France
Joseph Joffre
Joffre
Madagascar
Diego Suarez
Professor
Mme
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Jack Coombs
Grand Rapids
Mich
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Dobard
Hue
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Art Wilson
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Chicago Feds
Ad Brennan
Jimmy Block
Block
Brennan
A. B. Hepburn
America
Gulf Coast
Ruxford-Orvin Company
Welchence
Monk
Nelson & Bailey
S. Royal Street
Eczema
Saxo Salve
van Antwerp Drug Corp.,, Inc
Mobile, Ala
Chas. R. G. Schimpf Fire and Life
City Bank
Bell
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BURKE
Undertakers
St. Joseph and
Carnegie
Old Shell Road
Garnett Ave
E. Garnett Ave
Shell Road
Morrill & Lyons
Francis
Uncle $E
Tutt’s
Typewriter
Eaton, Crane
Pike Typewriter
Bidgood Stationery Co
St. Francis St
Consulta
Tion
Adamg, m. O
Ph. G
Oph
Menger
Birmingham
City Ticket Office
Royal ST. Bell
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Ares
Mobile Transfer
North Royal Street
Prompt and
Bell Phone
Schwap
Dr, Brown
Dauerin Stret
Mobi
South Royal St
H. E. Jones
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