Balkan Crisis Near Climax as Entente Proposals Stir Europe
The Balkan crisis deepens as Entente proposals to Serbia and Greece on Bulgaria prompt Sofia to recall a delegate from Constantinople. German advances around the Dvina press toward Petrograd while Russia holds west of the river. A Balkan compromise is hoped but pessimism grows. King Constantine signals neutrality and Belgrade reports suggest a potential Austro German offensive.
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Serbia
Greece
Bulgaria
Constantinople
Turkey
Sofia
Daily Mail
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Prince Leopold of Bavaria
Brest- Litovsk
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Asser
Athens
Constantine
Teutons
Bucharest
Hungary
Roumania
Belgrade
Danube
Balkans
Germany
M. Boshkovitch
Associated Press
Constitution of Alabama Will Be Political Issue
Alabama politics focus on call for constitutional convention as key issue in next general election. Legislature blocks funding and bonds while governor seeks to restore state credit. citizens irritated by exemption debates and funding delays.
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Montgomery
Ala
Henderson
Emmet O’neal
O’neal
O'Neal
Mery
Alabama
Senate
House
Committee On Finance and Taxation
Louisiana
Wilson
Grayson
Mobile County
Catherine
Chamberlain
U S Denies Austrian Request to Halt Arms Exports
The United States replies to Austria Hungary rejecting requests to stop exporting arms to the Allies. The note defends neutrality right to trade war munitions, cites international law, and recalls past Boer War arms sales by Austria and Germany. It hints at possible purchases from neutrals if attacked and notes related domestic legislative measures on horticulture and transport regulation.
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Washington
United States
Austria- Hungary
Vienna
Austria
Austria-Hungary
Germany
Great Britain
England
Carranza Not Blocking Delivery of Pan American Appeal
Washington reports assure that Carranza will not obstruct sending the Pan American appeal to Mexico. General Pablo Gonzales pledged safe conduct for messengers to Zapata and others. Destitute Americans in Mexico City seek repatriation. Vera Cruz bishop released. Villa forces near Monterey and mobilization of Nogales troops underway.
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Washington
Carranza
Mexico
State Department
C. B. Parker
Mexico City
Pablo Gonzales
Zapata
United States
Silliman
Vera Cruz
Monterey
Villa
Weather forecast for Alabama coastal region
Rain tonight and Tuesday showers with strong east winds. Gales possible along the coast. North portions may see cooler conditions and brisk winds.
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Alabama
Fear Attacks by Mayo Indians in Sinaloa State
The U S S Colorado reports from Los Mochis that Mayo Indians may attack foreign property in Sinaloa as they exhaust local resources. In Los Mochis, the Cleveland's commander met with prominent Americans at United Sugar Company headquarters. There are 146 Americans in the district who refuse to leave.
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Sinaloa State
San Diego
Cal
Sinaloa
Mexico
U. S. S. Colorado
Los Mochis
United States
Cleveland
United Sugar Company
Los Mochias
Business Outlook Brightest in Three Years Declared
Delegates at the National Association of Mercantile Agencies convention in Duluth report the general business outlook brighter than it has been for three years. They say optimistic prospects cover the national market and credit conditions.
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Duluth
Minn
National Association of Mercantile Agencies
Ebersole Dies by Hanging in Jail
Silas N. Ebersole, a Dunkard minister held for the 1914 murder of 15 year old Hazel Macklin, committed death by his own action hanging himself in the county jail this morning in South Bend Indiana.
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South Bend
Ind
Silas N. Ebersole
Dunkard
Hazel Macklin
Irishman Kills Himself After Withstanding Siege
In Lurgan, County Armagh, David Johnston was found dead beneath a window after a two day siege by constables. A bullet wound under the eye and an empty revolver in his grasp indicate he used his last cartridge to end his life. Authorities consider him mentally unbalanced as the siege ends with his death.
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Dublin
Ireland
David Johnston
Lurgan
County Armagh
Constabulary
Johnston
I Registra
Cotton futures open steady amid gulf storm notes
New Orleans and New York markets opened with steady to easier tones as traders weighed gulf storm forecasts and rain in Texas. Early quotes show October around 9.13 in New Orleans and 9.37 in New York with other months climbing toward 10.20 as markets react to potential crop damage and export concerns.
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New Orleans
New York
Texas
South
Southwest
Liverpool Cotton Prices and Futures Steady on Aug 16
Cotton in Liverpool remained steady with good middling at 5.74 pence and middling at 5.44 pence. Sales reached 8,000 bales with 800 for speculation and export. receipts were 9,000 bales. Futures quoted quiet and steady from August 5.31 through May–June 5.70 1/2.
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Liverpool
War and motor shares rally at market open
Active trading resumes with new high for Studebaker up almost 10 points in first minutes. American Can opens strong at 61 2, Crucible Steel Westinghouse Willys Overland Maxwell Motors gain. United States Steel rises over a point as railways still weak on London view.
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Wall Street Review
New York
Studebaker
American Can
Crucible Steel
Westinghouse
Willys-Overland
Maxwell Motors
United States
London
Chicago Livestock Prices Aug 16 Hogs Cattle and Sheep
Chicago market report shows hog receipts 22 000 unsettled with ranges from 6 05 to 7 80 for various classes. Cattle receipts 18 006 weak with native beef 6 00 to 10 25 and western steers 6 75 to 9 00. Sheep receipts 16 000 with ewes 5 90 to 6 65 and lambs 6 75 to 8 95.
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Chicago
Turpentine and rosin market report from Savannah
Savannnah naval stores market notes show a turpentine firm with 28c receipts of 233 casks and a rosin firm with 764 barrels received. Quotations listed for grades B through N and special prices for WG WW and other grades.
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Savannah
Norwegian Steamship Albis Sunk by Submarine
The Norwegian steamer Albis of 1,381 tons gross, owned in Christiana, was sunk by a submarine near London. The crew were rescued.
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London
Albis
Christiana
National Education Association Holds Oakland Opening
The fifty third annual convention in Oakland attracted an estimated 10000 delegates with attendees from 27 foreign nations. Key speakers included Elmer Ellsworth Brown and Mrs Philip Snowdon as sessions reviewed educational progress since 1900. Grace Strachan and David B Johnston were leading president candidates with a nominating committee planned.
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Cal
National Education Association
National Council of Education
International Kindergarten Union
The
American School , Peace League
Association
Grace Strachan
Brooklyn
N. Y
David B. Johnston
Winthrop Industrial and Agricultural College
South Carolina
Atlantic City
N J
Hiram W. Johnson
California
Jordan
Joseph Swain
Swathmore College
Elmer Ellsworth Brown
New York University
Philip Snowdon
London
Wesley Bible Class Distributes Bibles
The Wesley Adult Sunday school class of St Francis Street Methodist church held a session to encourage attendance. Twenty five members and three visitors received a handsome Bible each. The class, organized about three years ago, now has over 100 members.
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Wesley
St. Francis Street Methodist Church
Semmes Railway Veteran Promoted to Trainmaster
Semmes, longtime Louisville & Nashville official and chief train dispatcher at Flomaton, has been promoted to trainmaster of the New Orleans Mobile division. He succeeds Thomas B. Turner, who becomes assistant superintendent as John Rose moves to superintendent of the main stem first division in Louisville. Announcement of the promotion was made Sunday by Assistant Superintendent Turner.
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J.P. Semmes
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Flomaton
New Orleans
Thomas B. Turner
John Rose
Louisville
Mr. Aere
Turner
Balkans Seek Stable Commonwealth Under Allied Mediation
The semi official Samouprava reports the Quadruple Entente aims to settle Bulgaria Serbia and Greece disputes with the best intentions for the Balkans. It says allies show constant welfare, justice, and a desire for a lasting commonwealth of Balkan nations.
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Nish
Serbia
London
Bulgaria
Greece
Balkans
Samouprava
Balkang
Serbian Forces Halt Defenses on the Danube Front
A Havas dispatch from Nish reports on August 18 Serbian units halted enemy work before the village of Dobria on the Danube using a few shells. The duel near Velicocelo, close to Belgrade, saw a hostile battery at Starchevo silenced after its twelfth shot, having fired sixty shells.
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Paris
Havas
Nish
Dobria
Danube
English Pound Sterling Falls to Record American Value
In New York on August 16 the English pound sterling dropped to a record low value against the dollar. The pound opened at 4.67 dollars, down from the usual 4.85, reflecting unprecedented demoralization in the foreign exchange market at the day's start. Paris checks traded at 6.09 dollars.
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New York
Paris
Severe coastal weather warnings issued for Pass Christian area
Weather bureau alerts at 10 o clock Monday warn of southeast storm conditions from Pass Christian to Mobile. Strong winds and near gale force gusts expected as tropical activity nears the Louisiana coast with rain and high seas reported along Dauphin Island and surrounding gulf waters.
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Mobile Weather Bureau
Pass Christian
Anchi Cola
Louisiana
Gulf
Dauphin
Hurricane Warning Shifts Gales Press Baltic Gulf Coast
Reports say easterly gales from the east Gulf to the middle coast are rising. Hurricane warnings extend from Bre until New Orleans eastward to Sacramento. A schooner remains anchored off Southwest Pass as a naval wireless update notes hurricane seas. A drowning occurs near Lake Pontchartrain after a yacht squall as sailors brace for the tropical storm.
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East Gulf
Middle Coast
Gulf Coast
New Orleans
Sacramento
Gulf
Cardoso Dé Oliveira
Mexico
Family Cruz
United State
Southwest Pass
Beto
Orleans
E. M. McKinney
Lake
Pontchartrain
McKinney
Bonner
The
Tribune
C. J. Willifo
Memphis Insurance
Tropical disturbance in central Gulf expected to pass near Galveston
Wind at Galveston reached 38 miles per hour as a tropical disturbance moved from the Yucatan channel into the central Gulf. Officials reported the center lingering and slowly shifting, with forecasts uncertain about a direct landfall near Galveston.
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Galveston
Tex
Yucata Channel
Central Gulf
Marines Lose Vessel in Atlantic Rescue Attempt
Two Marines aboard a New Hampshire Washington aircraft were lost when their boat overturned during a rescue mission in heavy seas. Navy and Coast Guard teams conduct search operations near the coast, with weather hampering recovery efforts and authorities compiling casualty reports.
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