German and Allied Advances Paint War Dynamic in East and West
British and French forces seize trenches at Hooge in a 1,200 yard frontline engagement as German and Austro German units push east from Warsaw toward Praga. Berlin reports continued hammering of Kovno and Lomza fortresses while Warsaw becomes the focal point of a widening envelope around the Russian lines.
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London
John French
Hooge
Praga
Berlin
Warsaw
Petrograd
Moscow
Narew
Vistula
Kovno
Lomza
Novogeorgievsk
Russia
Germany
Austria
Poland
High Point Milling Co. Flour Ad Praise
A brief advertisement extols the High Point Milling Company's white frost and luxury flour as the best for baking. It claims the flour is made from top wheat and yields superior bread cakes and pastry with customer satisfaction implied.
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High Point Milling CO
High Point Milling Company
Carolina & Yadkin River Railway Schedule 1914
The Carolina and Yadkin River Railway cites a October 14 1914 timetable with arrival and departure times for southbound No 21 and northbound No 22. It notes schedules are not guaranteed and subject to change without notice. The listed stations include High Point Sw High Point Thomasville Gordontown Denton High Rock and associated times.
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High Point
Thomasville
Gordontown
Denton
High Rock
Northbc
Lv. Dail . M
W. ET
Four Drowned In Cape Fear River Tragedy
Four prominent men die when a motor boat capsizes while touring interned vessels at Wilmington. Doctors Morris Caldwell and J H Bornemann, Clell Caldwell, and Chief Engineer Harwell are lost, Reimers of Kiel survives after clinging to piling. search continues along the Cape Fear River as crowds watch the drag efforts.
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Wilmington
Cape Fear
Morris M. Caldwell
Clell Caldwell
New York
J. H. Bornemann
Harwell
Nicaria
Kiel
Grace Street
Reimers
Hollasch
Caldwell and
Bornemann
Mr. Caldwell
America Will Act Alone In Trade Protests
Washington reports the United States will continue to act alone in representations to Great Britain over neutral trade. Swedish efforts for a joint neutral protest have failed, with the state department rejecting a prior Swedish proposal. Officials note Sweden may share some American notes to London and consider German sympathies shaping its stance.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
State Department
Sweden
Geral
Britain
London
Seaboard Plans Bond Sale and System Expansion
Seaboard Air Line directors in Baltimore approve a sweeping financial plan by chairman S Davies Warfield to remodel the railroad and boost securities sales. The plan calls for a $300 million bond issue, consolidation with Sea board tributaries, new mileage, two more seaports, and a second track on key sections. Warfield negotiates $22.893 million in bonds to implement the program. General Goethals announces his Panama Canal Zone governorship resignation effective November 4 after seven years, intending to retire once the canal operates smoothly, while retaining army commission.
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Baltimore
Seaboard Air Line Railway
S. Davies Warfield
Seaboard
Warfield
Goethals
New York
George Goethals
Panama Canal Zone
Washington
Panama
Customs Offices Seized in Haiti Report
Rear Admiral Caperton, commanding American forces in Haiti, reports taking over the Cape Haitien customs office with Paymaster Charles Morris in temporary charge. Haitien gunboat Nord Alexis arrives at Port au Prince with 800 disarmed soldiers, escorted home by Marines to keep peace as Cape Haitien shows improving business conditions. The American Society of Aeronautic Engineers names Henry A Wise Wood and Elmer A Sperry to the navy advisory board with a three group subcommittee on aeronautics, warfare aircraft, and dirigibles.
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Caperton
Haiti
Washington
Cape Hajtien
Charles Morris
Wilmington
Port Au Prince
Cape Haitien
Nord Alexis
Navy Advisory Board
New York
American Society of Aeronautic Engineers
Henry A. Wise Wood
Elmer A. Sperry
Navy Advisory Board of Inventors
Society
Woodé
Mr. Sperry
Aeronautical Motors
Orville Wright
Glenn H. Curtis
W. Starling Burgess
Atlantic Fleet to Train for Eastern Seaboard Defense
Admiral Frank H. Fletcher announced that naval war college officers are mapping out a fall war game in Narragansett Bay to test protection of the Atlantic seaboard. Lessons from last June’s mock war will guide the maneuvers as part of target practice. Cotton Crop Off New Orleans reports show 1914-15 production at 17,004,000 bales with 15,108,111 commercial bales and a crop value of 749,384,978 dollars, grade midrange and evenly distributed.
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Atlantic Seaboard
Newport
R. I
Eastern Seaboard
Frank H. Fletcher
Naval War College
Narranganset Bay
Fletcher
New Orleans
H. G. Hester
New Orleans Cotton Exchange
Dodson's Liver Tone touted as safe calomel substitute
Dodson's Liver Tone marketed as a harmless liver medicine promising to replace calomel that salivates and harms the liver. The ad asserts the product cleanses the liver by morning, improves bowels and mood, and is guaranteed by druggists with a money back offer. It also mentions Brass industry notes and Gas Plate selling points.
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Dodson
Officer Carroll Cured of Bad Case of Eczema
An unsigned Baltimore letter from Officer John T. Carroll credits Hancock's Sulphur Compound and Ointment with curing a severe eczema after initial failures from eminent physicians. He used it for 6 to 8 weeks and then X-ray treatment at Johns Hopkins Hospital, reporting a full recovery and high recommendation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Hancock
Johns Hopkins Hospital
John T. Carroll
Hancock Liquid Sulphur Co
Adv
No Idea What Caused the Trouble Postum Ad
A testimonial claims coffee caused heart trouble and credits Postum as the remedy. The writer says quitting coffee and using Postum cured symptoms and that others have switched too. It promotes Postum Cereal and Instant Postum with prices and a Battle Creek origin. "There's a Reason" for Postum. Sold by grocers.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Cure for Pellagra Promised by Baughn Remedy
A Mrs. 8. W. Brusil l of Harvey Louisiana reports her child recovered from pellagra after using Baudin's remedy and urges others to consult the American Compounding Co. for the free Pellagra book. The ad touts dramatic cures and refunds if ineffective.
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Harvey
Baughn
Baudin
American Compounding Co
Jasper
Ala
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Franklin Park
White House
Eugene 5
Cepa
Richmond
Virginia
Mayo
J. W. Sechrest
W. T. Kirkman & CO
Mr. Farmer
N. C
Teutonig
West
Carolina & Yadkin River Railway Company
V. Daily P.M
Cape Fear River
J. M. Caldwell
J. H. Borneman
America
Aya On
Goose Grease CO
Greensboro, N.C
C.& Ww
North State Telephone Co
Waterbury
Conn
Carroll
Kingdom of Heaven
Korea
Hanford
Ak Anytoty
Ite. c
Gilbert
Gilbert Bros., & CO
Hager Company
South Bend
Druga Ite Eee
Thomas E. Green
H. Hi. Green
Bex A. Chatsworth
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