Russians Evacuate Warsaw as Austrians Hold Lublin
London dispatch reports Russian armies withdrawing eastward from Warsaw amid Austro German gains in southern Poland. Austrian cavalry reaches Lublin blocking Russian retreat while Von Buelow’s cavalry nears Kovno. Hard fighting marks every step back to new defensive lines, with potential large-scale German offensive looming in the west.
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Koyno
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Vienna
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Steamer Detentions at Kirkwall Delay Cargoes to Denmark Sweden
British delays hold up American cargoes bound for Denmark and Sweden. The Banish steamer Tuborg from Baltimore to Nekjobing and the Norwegian steamer Ghtra Savannah to Helsingborg are defined at Kirkwall. RUDD to 2 delphin, 8225 Chester, $2.00 Wilmington and Return. Baltimore & Ohio August 8 from Union Station at 705 AM returning same day Ady.
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Denmark
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Savannah
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Chester
Wilmington
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Ady
Pen-Mar
Aue & LO
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Charlestown
Summit Point
Winchester
Belgium Goods Blocked by Britain Amid German Origin Rule
Consul General Skinner in London reports British order in council treats Belgian shipments as German origin. Belgium bound goods tied up at Rotterdam face expanded block. Belgian products may be substituted with German imports to meet a 50 percent German origin requirement, prompting formal protests and fears of broader market access restrictions.
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London Cables
Teutons
Great Britain
Rotterdam
London
Order In Council
Aciues
Belgium
Germany
T Fs
GRAFT TRAIL ERUPTS AS MAYOR MAY FACE RESIGNATION
New York内幕爆发引发市府震动 Governor Whitman指称一名现任高官涉及贪腐调查 以 Becker 案为线索 马颂顿律师否认透露五位涉案人员姓名 市长米 chuck 将被迫要求该官员辞职 文章描述奥巴通信与证词争辩 详述清洗政治醜聞的政治后果
Mrs Roosevelt III Hurries East on Fast Train
Former President Theodore Roosevelt travels with his wife Mrs Roosevelt on a Northwestern train from Omaha toward Chicago amid illness rumors. Officials provide no details on Mrs Roosevelt's condition or movements while passengers report the brief status.
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Omaha
Nebr
Theodore Roosevelt
Chicago
Northwestern
Mrs Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Roosevelts
Cotton contraband policy and compensation plan noted
The Weekly Dispatch reports Britain will declare cotton contraband and compensate planters, with new arrangements sought with neutral European powers. The notice also mentions government action to adjust orders in council to satisfy Washington authorities. Flamingo Express schedules mention rail routes to Raishth Savannah Florida and Havana.
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England
London
Weekly Dispatch
Europe
Washington
Flamingo Express
Seaboard Air Ling Ry Ly
Washington Daily
Raishth
Savannah
Florida Points
Hayava
New York Ave
Ady
I Did Not Will the War Kaiser Tells His People
London Aug 1 The Kaiser issued a manifesto to the German people marking the anniversary of the war outbreak. From Berlin the dispatch says the emperor calls the call to arms one year ago and describes unprecedented bloodshed across Europe and the world.
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London
William
Amsterdam
Berlin
Reuter
Europe
Leyland liner Iberian sunk by German submarine near Ireland
Special cable reports the Leyland liner Iberian, carrying horses and goods from Liverpool to Boston, was sunk in the war zone by a German U boat. Twenty six Americans survived, including Captain, with seven crew killed. Survivors picked up by a trawler and landed at Queenstown.
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Boston
Washington
Mark Wiley
Queenstown
Quest
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Europe
East Prussia
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Lloyds
Cies
Irish
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Burns
Twerlan
Sitteh
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Manchester
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Mersey
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Sunderland
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Glynn Defends Becker Lublin Full Grace Accuses Whitman
In Albany Times Union editorials former Gov Martin H Glynn alleges Becker’s two convictions came from jurors influenced by New York district attorney stories. He claims Becker is innocent and framed by Gov Whitman and questions the courts without indicting them. The piece critiques applause seeking methods in politics and policing.
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Washington Post
New York
Guv Whitman
Mitchel
Charles Becker
Bing Sing
Guilkty
Martin T Manton
Becker
Albany
Manton
Whitman
Bedker
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Charles 5 Whitman
Albany N Y
Albany Times- Union
Martin H Glynn
Honors Archduke Eugene in Austria War News
Vienna announces Emperor Francis Joseph conferred the military order for distinguished service on Archduke Eugene commanding Austro-Hungarian forces against Italy. Reports from Berlin describe Lublin’s capture by German troops as part of efforts to sever Russian rail links to Brest-Litovsk and Warsaw. The Iberian incident off Ireland details loss of life and submarine engagements. U.S. notes include naval movements to Port au Prince Haiti and planned reinforcement actions.
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Archduke Eugene
Italy
Washington Post
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Lublin
Poland
Warsaw
War Office
Wasaw
Kiev
Siedlce
von Mackensen
Archduke Joseph Ferdinand
Vistula
Brest-Batovsk
United States
Port Au Prince Haiti
Caperton
Connecticut
Philadelphia
Hancock
Solace
State Department
Guillaume Hone
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Minnesota
Brookin
Columbia
Eight More Trawlers Sunk by German Submarines
London July 31 reports eight additional trawlers sunk by German submarines while crews were saved. Names listed include Strive Wuert iAelieve Athena Coriander Fitzgerald, with Coriander and Fitzgerald crews landed at Lowestoft. The notices also advertise Niagara Falls and Return and Baltimore & Ohio excursion options from Washington with specific travel dates.
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Gable
London
Jmarines
Lowenloft Travelre
Strive
Wuert
iAelieve
Athena
Coriander
Fitzgerald
Lowestoft
Battleship Nebraska Collides with Bark Off Cape Cod
The battleship Nebraska in fog near Cape Cod collided with a bark believed to be the Mabel I Meyers of Belfast. The bark likely sank. Nebraska crew rescued nine aboard the vessel and brought them to port. The Nebraska had finished maneuvers and was en route to Newport. the bark left Barbadoes July 6 for Portland, Maine.
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Cape Cod
Bailhg
Mabel I Meyers
Barbadoes
Portland
Newport
Boston
Belfast
Mc Wireresa
Mabel I Mearlis
Meyers
Massachusetts
Rockport
Mass
Shelling hits American hospital in France patrol area
In Pont a Mousson France July 31 a German shell struck the messroom of the American ambulance unit near the firing line. A French orderly was killed and an American slightly scratched by shell fragments. Americans moved rearward and report their work aiding the French sanitary service has earned official commendation.
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Pont a-Mousson
France
American Ambulance
Paris
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