28 Jul 1914
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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1914
Page
1
Report notes the Austro Hungarian Alliance declaring war on Servia. The text mentions that streets have not yet been interfered with. No additional context or dates provided.
Vienna reports that the Austro-Hungarian government declares war on Serbia. The note from Belgrade dated July 23, 1914, is deemed unsatisfactory, prompting Austria-Hungary to use force to safeguard its rights and interests. Count Berchtold signs the foreign affairs declaration.
London reports Austria Hungary declares war on Serbia after refusing mediation. Serbia mobilizes and withdraws from Belgrade as Europe braces for wider conflict. Russia’s stance and European mobilizations are watched as nations prepare for possible escalation.
Berlin reports Germany rejects Grey’s London conference idea as workable only in principle. Berlin warns a great power may not submit a dispute with a neighbor to a European tribunal and urges cabinet level negotiations instead. The German admiralty orders fleet concentration in home waters.
Three Italian warships visiting Glasgow on July 28 were ordered to return immediately to Italian waters. The incident prompted diplomatic notes and heightened tension as the ships were recalled from the Clyde.
Vienna reports say Austria Hungary will not send Sir Edward Grey as ambassador to London. Berlin notes troop movements from Bohemia toward the Serbian frontier with 30 battalions and supporting units as trains idle on Bohemian railways. Mobs and rumors over savings banks grow as police pledge to bar patriotic demonstrations.
A Semlin dispatched report to London states after long debate the Servian parliament is reported to have accepted all demands from Austria-Hungary. The message notes the acceptance follows persistent pressure amid the Danube region disputes.
Austrians seized the Servian steamers Deligrade and Morava at Orsova on the Danube. Servian colors were hauled down and the Austrian flag raised. Passengers were detained.
Vienna reports Servian and Montenegrin forces in active movements near Priboj close to the Bosnia frontier. The movements indicate heightened tension along the border amid ongoing regional tensions.
An unconfirmed dispatch from Gumbinnen in eastern Prussia claims Russia has occupied Wirballen in Russian Poland with engineers cavalry artillery and two infantry regiments. It says Russian guards are along frontier roads and a squadron of German Uhlans moved to Edtkuhnen on the frontier.
Funston reports Mexican federals in the capital have taken the offensive against the Zapists and driven them from nearby towns. He notes about thirty thousand federals in Mexico City. Constitutionalists grow active at Ong on the railroad between Soledad and Orizaba in independent bands. Ricardo Lopez leads two hundred peons causing devastation south of Vera Cruz toward the coast.
Washington reports A Barton Hepburn chairman of the Chase National Bank of New York is considered for a place on the Federal Reserve Board if Paul Warburg declines to testify before the Senate Banking Committee. Senator Hitchcock is consulting with Warburg in New York.
Caldwell New York July 28 The Gold Challenge cup races begin on Lake George tomorrow and run through the week. The event rotates clubs on the St Lawrence but comes to Lake George after Ankle Deep owned by Count Casimir Manowski won last year at Thousand Islands. The course is praised as ideal with no currents and half mile turns promising fast races.
In St. Petersburg leading doctors from Germany England the United States and other nations gather for the twelfth International Ophthalmological Congress opened today and to run a week. A notable feature is the large number of Jewish physicians and medical educators attending from multiple countries due to a temporary Russian concession removing length of stay limits.
Flash message reports Madame Caillaux acquitted tonight in the murder of Editor Calmette of Le Figaro. The high profile trial drew courtside attention and widespread public interest.
W H Mendenhall announces for state senator from Bannock, facing Col Ferguson who led the lower house last session. Swen F Johnson of Downey seeks the representative nomination on the Republican ticket. A Progressive candidate, F H Holt, chief clerk at Short Line storehouse, also aims for state senate.
July wheat finished at 9214 while September traded at 9234 in Chicago trading.
Chicago July 28 Wheat prices surged as war was declared with September wheat jumping to 89 34 cents above the minimum near the opening. The advance followed the official declaration and signaled a broad expansion in wheat trade.
Shamrock IV commanded by Sir Thomas Lipton reached Porta Azores after a seven day three hour voyage from Falmouth. The crew reported the boat handled excellently during the trip.
Rioting erupted again in Dublin as crowds attacked barracks amid reports of arms being landed for Irish nationalists. Police strike threats follow dismissals, while Sir John Ross resigns in protest. Crowds parade, a fatal clash yesterday left four dead and many injured.
Tradie officials of the Oregon Short Line expect 20 000 box cars needed to move Idaho potatoes this season. The plan aims to avoid car shortages and curb speculation as crops rise nationwide. Special agents will ensure fair car distribution and prevent empty car trafficking.
Mrs. Helen M. Angle is held criminally responsible by the coroner for the death of Waldo R. Ballou, a prominent local politician. Ballou was found near Angle’s apartment after leaving her room, and died from a fractured skull. Angle is out on bond.
Denver report details a heated debate over expelling Mayor Duncan of Butte from the Socialist party. The issue grew from a committee report on the recent Butte disturbance and Duncan's claim that Moyer asked the governor for troops.
Gilbert E. Counts of Spokane and Miss Daisy Schultz of Pomeroy Wash plan a five year honeymoon study at Spokane University. After a summer trip to Oregon they will enroll together in the same course, aim to graduate in five years with A B degrees, and pursue a year of post graduate study. Schultz intends foreign mission work after graduation while Counts has preached at a Spokane church alongside his studies.
The Lewisburg and Northern railroad from Nashville to North Athens Alabama began freight service. The 75 mile line connects with the Louisville and Nashville Decatur division and opens fertile Tennessee regions to trade. About 60 million dollars were invested in the project.
The Chicago wheat market closed at day’s high after Austria declared war on Serbia. September wheat rose 9 cents to 92 5/8, with furious buying near the close. Trading near the end ran at about a hundred thousand dollars a minute, and an estimated sixteen million bushels were sold amid tense Germany Russia relations.
Canada Montreal July 28 The stock exchange was closed by the governors due to panicky conditions.
New York stocks fell five to twenty points as Austria declared war on Servia, dragging market sentiment lower in early trading.
Washington July 28 Senate Republicans in conference decided not to filibuster against the trust bill. They oppose it and will speak against, but aim to adjourn as soon as possible. Senate resumes trade commission bill debate as Western senators seek inclusion of dam, uranium, coal lands, and mineral leasing measures. Democrats plan postponement to the winter session.
Cablegrams from Philadelphia petitioning Irish freedom pledge Irish American blood and gold. Sir Roger Casement and Irish volunteers in Dublin receive messages after killings by British troops. American Volunteer fund leaders call for rage, horror, and swift retribution.
Oakdale North Dakota residents marked the fiftieth anniversary of the Killdeer battle on the Diamond Creek near town. An engagement between about 10 000 to 15 000 Indians and roughly 2 000 white soldiers ended with a white victory and two American casualties.
California finished the harvest of a record apricot crop with an estimated 100000 tons fresh fruit and 40000000 pounds dried, plus 900000 canned at a single cannery. The crop is expected to bring about 4000000 dollars to the state, with 750000 dollars paid to laborers in outfitting camps. California leads the world in apricot production.
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