Six Million Soldiers Ready for War War Preparations and Forces Across Nations
An analysis notes six million troops available for a crisis between Serbia and Austria Hungary, with Russia Germany Britain France and Italy and Balkan nations potentially joining. It details Austria 415000 peace strength rising to 800000, Serbia 824000 mobilizable, Germany 1,220,000 field plus 2.1 million reserves, Russia 1,384,000 peace and potential 1.5 million in campaign, France about 600000 rising to 1.8 million, and Italy 300000 peacetime and 500000 wartime.
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Servia
Austria-Hungary
Europe
Austria
Russia
Ot Fa
Germany
Italy
Great Britain
France
Britain
Serbia
Balkan
Turkey
Danube
Landwehr
Estimated Daily Cost of a General European War
Economist Dr. Charles Richet of the University of Paris published detailed estimates showing a daily cost around 54.1 million dollars for a broad European war. He assumes about 20 million troops involved, with half front-line, and applies this to seven powers to derive the daily expendi tures and potential indemnities.
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Austria
Servia
Germany
England
France
Russia
Italy
Romania
Charles Richet
University of Paris
Military Rule Extends Through Austria and Hungary
Vienna reports an official communication stating military necessity as supreme law across the empire. The rulers announce a centralized set of ordinances governing civil administration, including in Hungary, with soldiers in charge and broad control over state functions.
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Austria
Vienna
Hungary
Bos
Fragmented Austro-Hungarian government measures described
The fragment discusses private correspondence about suppressing juries restricting paswpo issuance and civilian submissions, punishing acts against the army with military jurisdiction. It mentions export import controls, enforcement of military jurisdiction, and reform attempts including provincial diet changes and reléharath.
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Dresa
Man Admits Murder In 1911 Killing
Springfield Horace Freeman in Chester peniten tiary for robbing a deputy clerk confessed he murdered Joby Zelger a grocer the night of January 1 1911. State's Attorney Burke will present to the next grand jury.
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Springfield
Horace Freeman
Chester Penitentiary
Walter Hoyt
Joby Zelgfer
Dowall
Burke
Two Killed in Windstorm Joliet
A Joliet windstorm swept the area killing two men and injuring several others. Flying timbers felled workers including farm hand John Schafer and a county poor farm inmate. Five fires started citywide and livestock died from lightning.
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Joliet
John Schafer
Plan for Artistic Home Showcases Moderation and Style
A detailed feature by William A Radford discusses an artistic yet homelike house design priced around 6200. It describes exterior English Tudor influences with stucco panels and clapboard first level, a centered furnace heating system, and rich interior woods like red oak maple and birch. The plan emphasizes moderation, practical layout, and bright light with a cement basement and waterproofing.
Dover Clerk Harpoons 250-Pound Shark in Bay
William Maag, a Dover Delaware post office clerk, and companions fished in a rowboat when a huge shark approached. He fashioned a crude harpoon from bamboo and a clasp knife, struck the shark as it neared twenty feet away. The animal leaped, then attacked the boat, sparking a quarter hour struggle before dying from loss of blood. The shark weighed about 250 pounds and measured seven feet.
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Delaware Bay
Tod
William Maag
Dover
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Mang
Fluke Hog of the Sea described as muscular and stubborn
The piece portrays a flat-bottomed fish nicknamed the hog of the sea. It notes its slab sided shape helps it reach the bottom and its fight remains subdued until the angler hauls upward. The fluke then becomes busy in the struggle.
Tibetan buyers and Chinese trade of colored glass beads
Tibetans purchase colored glass beads traded by Chinese merchants, with value assigned to the smoky glass varieties. The article outlines regional usage and market dynamics surrounding these beads.
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Tibet
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