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Newspaper
Tonopah Daily Bonanza
Location
Tonopah, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1914
Page
1
World war brief reports Warsaw Rissa is occupied by German troops after the Russian general abandoned the city. British and French actions are described, with dispatches noting casualties, armistice requests, and naval activity in the North Sea and around Liege.
The Canadian cruiser Rainbow reached San Francisco on August 7 for coal. The German freighter Alexandria, carrying cargo valued at a million dollars, was sighted shortly after Rainbow anchored. If Rainbow had delayed, it might have yielded a rich prize of war. The Rainbow will be allowed to stay no more than 24 hours.
A Nevada silver market crisis prompts the Nevada Mine Operators Association to urge the U S Treasury to buy 25 million ounces of silver at last market quotation. The move aims to keep mines running and protect workers amid a closing silver market. A telegram from Tonopah reports widespread concern and requests congressional action. The message asks senators and representatives to press the Treasury to act promptly.
Intl News Service dispatches report 19 000 American refugees expected in the U S this week after perilous crossings. About 3 500 arrived from Paris in 24 hours, with ships from Southampton. Reports from Brussels say German forces withdraw to the Meuse, Liege threatened by 400 000 troops. Brindisi notes first Adriatic naval clash between Austrian torpedo craft and British destroyers. Paris claims French troops crossed into Germany with towns Alençon and Bandau seized. Germany uses magnesite for hard artificial wood.
An Austrian regiment was wiped out in a battle reported today as Austrians retreat toward the Danube. Dispatches also claim Germans captured Keval and Liban and burned them while a Finnish captain reported Galistan flor bol ‘ded up in Helsingfors forts.
August reports from Washington San Francisco and London describe Bryan dodging questions on mediation replies while emergency currency shipments proceed to banks. French and German naval activity, mine warfare near the French coast, and reservist restrictions mark a day of global tension and policy shifts.
From Rome dated August 7 a dispatch reports Serbians annihilating an Austrian regiment and forcing a retreat toward the Danube amid blurred field notes and unconfirmed details. The fragmentary telegraph item notes Austrian forces in retreat as Serbians advance on the front.
The entry notes official thermometer readings by the United States observer at Tonopal for today and the previous year, mentioning Sam and a time window around noon.
Bonanza prints latest European war reports via International News Association, supplementing AP service. Hearst papers provide Europe centers, British Isles sourcing, promising earliest event coverage for readers.
A pall of gloom hung over the White House as news spread of the president wife’s death. Washington observers report half mast across city offices and only essential clerks at work. President Wilson and daughters kept to seclusion while burial plans are expected in Rome Georgia or Princeton. Mrs Wilson’s sister Mrs Edward L. Hotts travels from California and cannot attend services. Prof Stockton and her son are due tomorrow. Messages of sympathy flood the White House as the president desires continued operation of the executive mansion.
Wittenberg reports a large shipment of cement and materials for Golden Arrow Development company's new 200-ton mill at Golden Arrow. The company has contracted for a mill at Silver Row and will move it to the site once cement work finishes and crews are ready for installation. Financed by Minn aefo rkan, about 150000 has been spent with nearly equal expected further expenditure before completion.
Will Ward, longtime leader at the Merger, departed for Montreal this morning and plans visits to major cities including New Orleans and New York. He will also travel near Sherbrooke to his old home and aims to settle his father’s estate, which includes valuable assets, over several months.
A brief weather note records the highest temperature yesterday at 0 and the value from one year ago at 0. It also notes the lowest temperature last night at 68 with a stray fragment referencing yesterday or prior data.
W B Daniels files in Oakland court for divorce from Harriet Daniels citing neglect of their two sons during his absence and alleged $2000 depletion of his assets during a South American trip. He says she left him at sea and later moved to his aunt at Key Route Inn. both are well known locally.
Washington August 7 The Agriculture Department announced a record U S winter wheat harvest totaling 675 million bushels, 22 million bushels above the July forecast, reflecting a substantial yield increase across the nation.
The president nominated Shober Rogers Mallon to the land office regimen t at Curnow City Nevada.
Official reports indicate German forces entered Liege Belgium but failed to seize its forts. Violent street fighting raged as Belgian defenders countered, with thirty German cannons reportedly captured amid the chaotic battle.
The Belmont mine shipped over four tons of bullion this morning, bringing the total to 8,282 pounds valued at $110,644.75. Production at the Taxopah Extension is strong, with July output totaling $104,100 and prior months at $78,080 in June and $68,651.25 in May.
A tunch counter car of the Southern Pacific Railroad ran off the track early this morning near Chorehill causing a train to run two hours late. One waiter and a cook were injured lightly, while no severe injuries occurred among passengers. The rear car was the only one derailed.
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