Mobile Flour Mill Planned to Use Local Wheat Supply
Central Alabama farmers guarantee 100000 bushels of wheat in 1915 to keep a Montgomery flour mill running. Captain R F Kolb aims to build a Mobile mill with promises for at least 50000 bushels next season. The scheme seeks local backing to boost industry and give farmers a home market for grain as Europe’s supplies tighten.
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Alabama
Montgomery
R. F. Kolb
Mobile
Captain Kolb
Europe
State fee system for prisoner feeding criticized in Alabama
A Birmingham attorney argues that jailer duties and prisoner feeding could be shifted from sheriffs to other officers to end excessive fees. Dr Oates notes Jefferson County sheriff profits rise with more prisoners, totaling about 1800 dollars monthly. The piece discusses constitutional barriers and legislative remedies likely being needed to enact change.
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Alabama
Dr Oates
Jefferson County
Birmingham
Georgia
Board of Revenue
Jefferson
Poplar
Indiscretion or Design Threatens Baron von Schoen Recall
Washington imports report that Baron von Schoen, first secretary at the German embassy in Washington, may be recalled after an interview claiming Japan views war with the United States as inevitable and that Americans are intensely hated. The interview fuels debates on German strategy and suggests a planned effort by German circles to influence U.S. sentiment amid tensions with Germany.
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Baron von Schoen
Washington
United States
Tokio
Japan
Germany
State Department
Count von Bernstorff
von Schoen
Washington Post
Insect Attacks Alfalfa In the South
The agricultural department reports alfalfa damage from the three cornered alfalfa hopper a small yellow green insect that girdles stems and cannot be killed by arsenical sprays. Control focuses on destroying hibernating sites burning weeds and rubbish in fall or winter and, where possible, pasturing damaged fields. Harvest alfalfa after egg laying to reduce losses as advised. Reports come from Virginia with large alfalfa areas in Alabama and East Mississippi urged to monitor crops.
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Agricultural Department
Federal Department
Virginia
Alabama
Mississippi
New York Enlists Big School Army and Roosterless Town Rules
New York reports a record school enrollment with about 40,000 pupils in part time instruction and high costs totaling over 29 million for instruction plus 1.7 million for supplies. Sanitary chief restricts backyard chickens near homes and institutions, banning roosters and urging feminine birds. Free city markets face winter viability with heated recreation piers proposed. a market bags dealer notes a 571 sale day near markets.
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New York
Board of Education
New York City
Immigrant detention chief proposes comfort at Ellis Island
The new immigration commissioner vows to ease confinement for aliens at Ellis Island. Plans include children playgrounds and toys to aid recreation. A phonograph will play music from various countries while kids play as the immigrant tide runs low with 25,000 arrivals versus 102,000 last year.
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Europe
Ellis Island
Natural Ice Mine in Alleghenies Near Coudersport
A photographish account from Wide World Magazine describes a cave near Coudersport Pennsylvania where a natural ice mine forms on ceiling walls and floor. The ice remains thick in summer and scientists cannot confirm its origin though theories involve underground water freezing on rock surfaces.
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Alleghenies
Coudersport
Wide World Magazine
Hoboes oppose war despite diverse meeting tensions
New York hoboes opposed to the European war voiced universal views that war makes people stingy. The anti-war gathering, with varied factions present, threatened disruption yet concluded without incident while condemning war and calling European rulers boatheads.
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New York
Europe
First Class Bull and War Imagery
The Petit Parisien’s bull that killed 18 German soldiers near Sezanne is praised as a stark symbol. The piece imagines broader warlike possibilities with animals acting as vast armies to reduce human casualties, noting the bull would hold a record in its class until such ideas are realized.
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Petit Parisien
Sezanne
Gaul
England
Ex Senator Beveridge Calls for Permanent Prosperity
Ex veteran Beveridge advocates for permanent prosperity aligning with other prominent ex senators as quoted by the New York American.
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Beveridge
New York American
Only a Pipe Dream in France Telegraph Tale
A Galveston News reflection labels a reporter’s telegram as credulous, noting the Russian army’s presence in France may rely on a dubious source and demanding caution about wartime dispatches. The item underscores skepticism toward frontline communications.
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France
Galveston
City Fathers urged to redirect mothering instinct to useful work
A Louisville Counter ourn contributor pleads with New York authorities to remove a dog from the care of old maids and repurpose maternal instinct toward human or civic duties rather than animal care. The piece portrays the urge as shocking and calls for action by city leaders.
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New York Times
Louisville
Responsibility for war placed by official dispatches
Diplomatic dispatches from 1914 outline tensions between Britain, Russia, Austria-Hungary, and Serbia as European powers seek a peaceful path. Messages discuss conference proposals in London, notes on military actions, and possible deferment of war amid negotiations.
Sazonof Reports German Backing of Austrian Stance
In Paris dispatches M Sazonof says Germany backs Austria's uncompromising line. Berlin cabinet exerts little influence on its ally and considers Servian reply insufficient. He says England stands best chance to press Berlin to act, with the key to the crisis in Berlin.
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St. Petersburgh
Russia
Austria
Servia
England
Berlin
Vienna
M. Sazonof
Count Benckendorff
Germany
Diplomatic Efforts Over Serbia Crisis See Optimism And Caution
Sir G Buchanan reports a conciliatory, optimistic talk with the foreign minister who would press Belgrade to grant concessions to Austria while protecting Serbia’s sovereignty. He favors close contact among powers and a possible direct exchange of views if Austria welcomes it.
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G. Buchanan
Edward Grey
St. Petersburgh
Belgrade
Austria
Servia
Austria-Hungary
Baron Macchio
Danube
Sir E Goschen discussion on peace and conference proposal
Berlin reports Britain seeks peace through conference while Germany shows willingness to work within broader peace aims. Vienna States Austria Hungary will not delay warlike actions against Serbia and rejects negotiations based on the Serbian reply. Continuous war likelihood escalates as July 28, 1914 events unfold.
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Sir E. Goschen
Edward Grey
Berlin
Austria- Hungary
Servia
Government printing waste taxied by Barnhart bill
The Barnhart bill aims to curb fraud in government printing by tightening control over the government printery and halting wasteful publications. The House committee estimates losses of about one million dollars yearly from useless documents and duplication, with six million obsolete publications in six years.
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Victor Elliott
Washington
Uncle Sam
House Committee
Joint Committee
Government Printing Office
House of Representatives
The
Printing Commission
Congress
American Spunk and the Tar Industry Challenge
The New York Times urges American industry to seize the wartime opportunity to build coal tar dyestuffs domestically. It argues foreign suppliers will be cut off and warns against seeking government protection, calling for urgency, innovation, and enterprise to turn the crisis into a thriving domestic industry.
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Germany
United States
Interior Lane
Washington
Wilson
New York Times
The Horrors of Peace in a Theatre Satire
An overheard theatre remark during a Potash and Perlmutter performance questions the show’s tone. The listener compares it to a chemical laboratory and skeletal analysis, joking about potash and a permuter saving lives after drowning.
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