London Resumes Trading Delay Affects New York
New York financiers urge waiting for London to resume exchanges before NYSE opens. London must lead amid unsettled business as U S exports and European trade halt. Banking committees rethink foreign exchange, with emergency currency measures and credit risk shifting to England France and Germany.
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London Stock Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
Wall Street
Europe
France
Giermany
Germany
Ships for Americans being offered amid European war
International Mercantile Marine and United Fruit announce plans to repatriate Americans marooned in Europe. Vessels including Montagus Bayano Chagres and Lusitania may sail to New York from Bristol and Liverpool, with several White Star and Red Star ships suspended or repurposed for transatlantic service. British warning to merchant ships and Allied troop movements noted.
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Brazil
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United Fruit Company
Andrew W. Preston
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Wider
Fyffen Steamship Company
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Cunard
Lusitania
Liverpool
Home Office
U.S
American Line
W. W. Jefferies
International Mercantile Marine
Washington
International Mercantile Marina
Vaderland
Red Star Line
Dover
Olympic
Minnehaha
Lorraine
Havre
Hine
Orera
Glasgow
Chamberlain
Pfeific
Asia
Panama Canal
Atlantic
Southern Pacific Line
How to Cable Money to Europe War Relatives
Instructions from Wilbur J. Carr outline sending a certified check or money order to the State Department to enable cables to relatives marooned by war in Europe. The process uses the Bureau of Accounts and directs payment to the payee at the consulate, with ships from Brazil, Canada, and France noted in dispatches.
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Europe
Wilbur J. Carr
Consular Service
State Department
Bureau of Accounts
United States
Senators Form Subcommittees To Aid Cotton Trade
A special committee of Southsea senators and representatives in Congress planned measures to relieve the cotton industry from European war effects. Three subcommittees were named to study marketing and consumption, with a plan to secure necessary legislation and action, and to confer with the President. They will seek government aid to farmers storing crops and investigate transportation facilities to address disrupted transatlantic trade. The aim is to ensure sufficient consumption to prevent a market glut and stabilize prices.
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Southsea
Congress
Jhoke Smith
Smith
Overman
Bryan
Underwood and Lee
Laver
House Agriculture Committee
McAdoo
Redfield
Connaught to Remain as Governor General of Canada
Ottawa reports the Duke of Connaught’s term extended and the Prince of Teck’s arrival postponed if instability persists. Connaught had planned to leave in October, with Teck due the day after, but transit by risky seas may require voyage on a first class battleship.
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Ontario
Duke of Connaught
Canada
Wicely
Prince of Teck
Servian Army Fully Mobilized for Bosnian Invasion
London Aug. 4 Servian mobilization completed with 95 percent of those liable for active service responding. The Servian government barred press dispatches, signaling preparation for invasion of Bosnia.
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Bosnia
London
Nleh
Hange Telegraph Company
Presa
Boanja
AID FOR AMERICAN EXILES IN EUROPE RELIEF FUNDS SET
The State Department estimates 20,000 Americans in Europe want to return as 16,000 can be transported by 6 American-flag liners and 8 transports. Embassy checks and relief funds, including two and a half million dollars government aid, plus five to ten million from New York bankers, will aid expats with no funds. Foreign ships and canal registry reforms under review.
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France
Germany
England
New York
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Appropriations Committee
House
Appropriation Committee
McAdoo
Adolph C. Miller
Federal Reserve Board
Miller
Senate
Interoceanic Canals Committee
O'Gorman
Canada guards S00 canal race plans amid war threats
Kansas City Aero Club reports Europe war may stop October balloon race for the James Gorton Bennett trophy. The race from Kansas City could be postponed a year as secret service guards watch the locks of the Canadian ships canal. Foreign participants and Great Lakes shipping would be affected if canal locks are tampered with.
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Great Lakes
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Helxium
Switzerland
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America
Brith Order Cables European Aid to Members Abroad
Adolf Krave president of Bnai Brith with lodges in major European cities cabled European representatives to extend financial and other aid to members who cannot return to America due to the war. Krave said several hundred members are abroad and the society plans to help all return home.
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Adolf Krave
Bnal Brith
Europe
America
Kraus
Ample Fands to Set All Fears at Rest Says Mr McAdoo
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo announced that the unanimous passage of the Federal reserve board act amendment authorizes the Treasury to issue additional currency beyond 500 million dollars if needed to support business and crops. Banks may extend circulating notes to 125 percent of unimparted capital and surplus, with 200 million already shipped to subtreasuries in major cities.
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Philadelphia
Appeals for relief as Americans crowd embassies in London
Urgent appeals rise at the embassy for warships or transports to repatriate stranded Americans. Across the Belgian border and Luxemburg, travelers reach safety on foot or by horse and carriage while British steamers face uncertain waits. Americans throng the American Express, Cunard, and Canadian Lines offices in London seeking passage, currency, and credits.
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Switzerland
Germany
Luxemburg
Throng Express
West End
London
American Express Company
Eariier
International Mercantile Marine
Cunard
Canadian Lines
Russians Halt U S Trade Delegation En Route to St Petersburg
A National Association of Manufacturers report says David Parry of Indianapolis John Kirby Jr of Dayton Ohio and Dr Albert Snowden of New York were stopped halfway to St Petersburg by Russian authorities and ordered back to Vladivostok. The foreign trade commission began February 1 and had studied opportunities in Australia New Zealand Japan and China.
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St. Petersburg
New York
Siberia
National Association of Manufacturers
David OM. Parry
Indianapolis
John Kirby, Jr
Dayton
Ohio
Albert A. Snowden
Vladivostok
Foreign Trade Commission
United State
Australia
New Zealand
Japan
China
Bristow Defeated Curtis Claims 15000 Lead
Early returns in Missouri's primary show Curtis defeating veteran senator Bristow by a safe margin as Sloue of Missouri is reselected by Democrats and T. J. Atkins wins Republican support in St Louis. Colorado assembly names candidates and Oklahoma results hint Gore leading for U S senator with limited tallies.
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Curtis
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Stone
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Missouri
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Progress
Lather
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Colo
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Teadville
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George AL Carlson
Kart Collins
Albert A Reet
Boulder
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Oklahoma City
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Oklahoma
T. P. Gore
Samuel W. Slayes
al. Jennings
J. B. A. Robertson
Williams
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