Immigration After the War and U S Prospects
Former Congressman Bennett argues that postwar emigration from Europe will not surge after peace. He notes a four year drop after 1870, tied to domestic industrial lows, and predicts only gradual European recovery. The piece considers U S gains in industry and commerce potentially drawing migrants if Europe cannot fund restoration.
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Bennett
New York
Europe
Atlantic
United States
Buy a Bale of Cotton Movement Gains Support
Southern Railway Company urges participation in the Buy a Bale of Cotton campaign. President Fairfax Harrison has bought a bale in every cotton producing state along its lines and asks allied lines to join. He argues the movement, though sentimental, would bolster farmer credit and stabilize prices if 500000 bales market at ten cents per pound become a reality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Railway Company
South
Fairfax Harrison
Southern Railway
Allied Lines
Restoring Cotton Business After Interregnum
The Mobile Cotton Exchange reported spot cotton sales and quotations after a 51 day market halt. A near 400 million loss is implied from pre closure prices to yesterday for a 15 million bale crop, with optimism prices may rebound as the season advances and the Buy a Bale campaign lifts middling cotton toward 10 cents. A European return notes financing and transport from gin to spindle as the core market hurdle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile Cotton Exchange
Europe
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Less Cotton More Food Urges Wartime Planting Push
The article urges farmers to sow wheat on all available land as a patriotic duty and business plan. It notes government aid for plowing planting and seed, and wider appeals across the British Empire and the United States. It warns of Europe’s war-driven harvest gaps and calls for sustainable food crops to stabilize markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Empire
United States
South
Europe
Atlanta Journal
Ancient Illusion About Canary Birds Imported From Germany
The piece explains that true canaries come from Hartz Mountains breeders, not the Canary Islands. A New York firm imports 100,000 annually, but none are available due to a German ports blockade. Prices range 15 to 30 dollars per dozen, with males pricier than females, and birds require special care and travel with attendants.
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Canary Islands
Hartz Mountains
Germany
New York
Wall Street Journal
Wireless and War Signals Across War Regions
The piece discusses how war disrupts telegraphic and telephone links while wireless signals still cross battle zones and seas. It lists ranges for numerous Austro-Hungarian, German, French, Russian, and British stations and notes government control pushing private wireless under regulation. Thousands of ships carry wireless outfits with 100 mile ranges, equaling land stations.
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Western
Europe
Signal Corps
Austria-Hungary
Castelnuovo
Pola
Sebinico
Trieste
Germany
Barkum
Bremerhafen
Bulk
Kiel Bay
Bouscat
Brest
Cherbourg
Dieppe
Dunkerque
Eiffel Tower
Juessant
Port Vendres
Rochefort
Toulon
Russia
Baltic Sea
Helsingfors
Kronstadt
Libau
Revel
Riga
Rome
Wiborg
Great Britain
Boston Transcript
Music's Part in War Through Latter Russian Japanese Conflict
Soldiers urged bands to play despite bans before the Mukden battle. One man said he must hear his favorite march whether shot or alive. Musicians fell in battle yet played on. Surgeons note regimental music lifted morale by about 40 percent, shaping courage and patriotism.
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Mukden
Tschaikowsky
Schumann
Moujik
America
Dynastic Bloodlust Echoed in War Coverage
A New Orleans Item analysis questions dynastic praise of battlefield sacrifice as a relic of savagery. It argues princes must relish bloodshed to inspire masses, condemning the old royal mindset while admitting a lingering civilizing ambivalence.
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Joachim
Europe
England
Germany
Russia
Austria
New Orleans
Would Make a Difference Sulzer Polls Voters
A New York World quote notes a colonel would gauge Sulzer support by exact vote counts, shaping his view of the Sulzer candidacy and political stance.
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Sulzer
New York World
May Yet Prove Blessing
The Macon Telegraph suggests that ending militarism could make the conflict seem like a holy war in hindsight, framing the current era as potentially blessed if war ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon Telegraph
Café de Luxe Defined as Style Over Substance
Pa quotes Willie P A as saying a cafe de luxe is about appearance more than food with roughly ten percent cafe and ninety percent looks. The brief exchange frames the term as a social flurry rather than cuisine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
Responsibility for War Is Placed by Official Dispatches
A published selection of diplomatic correspondence from July 1914 shows Sir Edward Grey relaying British views on Austria Hungary and Serbia as tensions escalate. The notes discuss Serbia's rejection of Austrian demands, Austria's self defense justification, fears of Russian involvement, and the potential for a European conflagration, with Grey noting fleet movements and the need for caution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foreign Office
Sir—Count Mensdorff
Servia
Sarajevo
Austria
Count Mensdorff
Turkey
Balkan States
Ihe
Iman
Russia
St. Petersburgh
Europe
Tam
E. Grey
Italian stance aligns with Grey on foreign affairs proposal
The Italian ambassador informed Sir A Nicolson that the Italian minister for foreign affairs agreed entirely with Sir Edward Grey’s proposal. This note records a diplomatic alignment on the discussed policy between Britain and Italy through the envoy.
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Edward Grey
R. Rodd
Foreign Office
A. Nicolson
Consul Warns Name Change Won’t Save Steamer Alexandria
British consul general A Carnegie Ross says renaming the steamer Alexandria to Sacramento flag changes and ownership shifts cannot prevent capture by British ships beyond the three mile limit. He cites The Hague convention as authority and notes the vessel remains at risk if she goes seaward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
San Francisco
Cal
Alexandria
Sacramento
Hosmos Line
Northern and Southern Steamship Company
California Corporation
A. Carnegie Ross
Ross
Note of Austria Hungary declares war on Serbia July 28 1914
Vienna reports the Austro Hungarian note to Serbia declares war after 48 hour delay and outlines that Austria Hungary will act under The Hague 1907 and London 1909 conventions, seeking communication to Britain. The text notes a formal declaration and the state of war with Serbia.
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M. de Bunsen
Edward Grey
Vienna
Servia
Maurice DE Bunsen
Vilnna
Belgrade
Austria-Hungary
Ministry For Foreign Affairs
the Hague
London
Diplomatic note on preventing hostilities in July 1914
Sir F Bertie sends to Sir Edward Grey a memorandum from the acting foreign minister outlining steps to prevent an outbreak of hostilities between Austria Hungary and Serbia. Dated Paris July 27 1914. Bertie notes received July 28.
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F. Bertie
Edward Grey
Paris
Austria-Hungary
Servia
Francis Bertie
Nations seek joint Western powers to avert war in 1914
In notes from July 1914 the French and British envoys discuss Grey’s plan for Britain France Germany and Italy to act jointly to prevent active hostilities between Austria Russia and Serbia. Paris authorizes Cambon to join London talks while Berlin coordinating with Paris and Vienna as needed.
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F. Bertie
M. Bienvenu- Martin
Edward Grey
Russia
Austria
Great Britain
France
Germany
Italy
M. Jules Cambon
Berlin
F. Settle
Republic
M. Paul Cambon
Sir Edward Grey
St. Petersburgh
Vienna
Belgrade
Paris
Government of
Servia
M. P. Cambon
London
M. Viviani
Navy Education Drives Vast Enlisted Learning Program
Washington letter notes Secretary Daniels' claim that the United States Navy is the greatest university in America and argues the curriculum extends beyond numbers. It details academic, technical, and vocational training for over 60,000 sailors, with shipboard and shore facilities in Newport, New York, Mare Island, Norfolk, Charleston, Charleston, and other bases.
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Victor Elliott
Washington
United States Navy
Secretary Daniels
America
Secretary of the Navy
Oxford
Harvard
Yale
Heidelberg
Naval Service
Newport
R. I
New York
Mare Island
General Electricians
Radio Electricians
Norfolk
Charleston
S. C
San Francisco
Marine Corps
Headquarters Marine Corps
Medical Side of the War Weighs on Global Health
The piece argues war will worsen disease through polluted water and reduced sanitation as 17 million soldiers and civilians face infection risks. It notes immunization attempts, food shortages, and the likely rise in dysentery, typhoid, cholera, and smallpox patterns, with postwar birth rates rebounding amid scarcity.
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Europe
Belgium
Balkans
South
Colors that Affect the Brain and Mood
The New York Sun reports colors influence emotion and brain activity. Red appears most stimulating while blue offers soothing effects, especially with morning sun from an east window. Bright flowers like crimson pink and amethyst rhododendrons are said to lift spirits.
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New York
Two Days Ought to Finish Roosevelts Campaign Push
The colonel is to give two days to campaign in Ohio. Roosevelt spoke one day in Maine and in the Maine election the Bull Moose was nearly annihilated by strong opposition.
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Ohio
Roosevelt
Maine
Knickerbocker Press
Reporters Interview Colonel Roosevelt on Maine Election
In Maine the press questions Colonel Roosevelt about the election results as reporters from the Charleston Newt and Courier cover the scene. The exchange highlights campaign stakes and the national interest in the state outcome.
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Roosevelt
Maine
Charleston
Newt and Courier
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