Refugees Return on Principe di Udine From War-Torn Europe
The Principe di Udine steamed from Cadiz Aug 1 with more than 400 Americans, listing travelers from Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, New York, Boston, Chicago and elsewhere. Among them are numerous families and notable names including diplomats, professors, and officials returning to the United States, with extensive passenger details and city origins.
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Europe
Washington
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
New York
Boston
Chicago
Charlea Tompkins
Gehmisin
Sona
Horace Andrew
Walter Jacobson Feward Geer
Stephen Folger
Aviette Tho
Brooklyn
Josephing Allen
Emily Welch
Sho Toy Parks
Pers
Myron Leroy Alfred Amber Jamra Thayer
Fray Tinkell
New York State
Obituary Notices From Washington DC Area August 1914
A sequence of brief death notices lists Kathrin Fylfer Cook, George Watkins, Patrick Farquhar, Martha Lankford, Frida Toepper, and other local residents. Each entry gives residence, date of death, and planned funeral details or interment, reflecting early 20th century obituaries in Washington. Notable locations include Newton Street Northwest, Twenty second Street Northwest, Rock Creek Cemetery, and York Harbor Maine.
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Kathrin Hfylfer Cook
Mallion Grant
Ae Yires
O'Clork
F Wen
George Watkine Imingestion
James L
Sarah Mathias Fin Foorral
Newton Street
Patrick
Elizabeth Farquhar
George F
Charles A Marcuhar
Farquhar
St Stephen's Learch
Manne Olivet
HO Landson
Liars Street
Mat Marcntots Torpper
Satell
Charles GT Toepper
Rock Creek
Yavender Farm
York Harbor
George Ads FY Williams
Chicago
Til
Washington DC
Names and origins listed for a family gathering citywide
From Augusta Georgia Mr Ortane and family and from Jersey City Miss Emily Jelly. California Dr Sidney Smythe and from Wisconsin Eugene Byrne and wife M Clark M Clarkson and Mrs Clarkson. Jacksonville Miss Esther Detebin Crawfordsville Mrs Arthur TR Warfield Providence Mrs Bellweger San Antonio Mr Renken and family.
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Thomas
George Stearns
Augusta
Ortane
Jersey City
Emily Jelly
California
Sidney Smythe
Wisconsin
Eugene Byrne
M. Clark
M. Clarkson
Clarkson
Jacksonville
Fla
Esther Detebin
Crawfordsville
Ind
Arthur TR Warfield
Providence
R. I
Bellweger
San Antonio
Tex
Renken
Cable severing looms in German South America link
German official war news is being circulated by wireless as the sole cable linking Germany to South America via Emden and Teneriffe is expected to be cut within a few days by French ships. One line already cut ran Emden to Azores and Azores to New York.
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Washington Post
London
Germany
South America
Emden
North Sea
Teneriffe
Azores
New York
Armour Meat for France Offer From Chicago Firms
The Temps Brussels correspondent reports Paul Finet, a leading Belgian businessman, says Armour of Chicago offered France $10,000,000 worth of refrigerated preserved meat. Payment terms were to be treasury notes or any terms the French government preferred.
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Washington
Pars
Temps
Brussels
Paul Finet
Armours of
Chicago
France
Italy Eyes U S Austria Mines Adriatic Naval Clash
Rome reports the Giornale d'Italia linking an Adriatic battle to the great civilizations, naming Austrians Tegethof and Radetzky and French Voltaire Danton Mirabeau Diderot as likely ship names while warning Adriatic navigation is dangered by Austrian mines. Italy seeks to stay neutral amid war risks and food strain.
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Giornale d'Italia
Adriatic Sea
Tegethof
Radetzky
Austria
Trained Bloodhounds Aid Wounded on European Battlefields
Special Cable to The Washington Post reports London Aug 1 that May Richardson plans to take bloodhounds trained for ambulance work to Belgium with Maj Richardson and Red Cross helpers. The dogs will search for and assist wounded on allied battlefields, especially in rocky or brushy terrain, helping locate patients overlooked by field hospitals.
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Washington Peat
London
Richardson
England
Belgium
British Red Cross Society
Germans Accuse Russian Peasants of Ambushing Invaders
Berlin reports from Wolff Bureau allege Russian peasants ambushed German troops at Kalisz and blame nonmilitary bands connected with the government. The dispatch cites similar actions in occupied Russian Poland and warns drastic German reprisals, while a St Petersburg note denies Russia forming irregular bands and accuses Germany of propaganda.
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Copenhagen
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France
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Diest Battle Tale From Captured German Infantryman
A captured German infantryman describes the Diest engagement near Liege, detailing long marches, food shortages, Belgian artillery, brutal shrapnel casualties, and a cavalry charge. He notes unconcerned officers, retreat after exhaustion, and a German commissariat breakdown as hundreds of thousands advance.
Eastern ShoreMD Democrats battle for Covington seat
Special to The Washington Post from Denton Maryland Aug 15 shows the First district Democrats in a fierce contest for the Covington successor. Jesse D Price president of the State Senate leads with organizational backing from Senator John Walter Smith. Albert W Sisk of Caroline canvasses to seek governor prospects and James T Bright of Queen Annes also runs.
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Covington
Washington Post
Denton
Maryland
J. Harry Covington
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Jesse D. Price
State Senate
Wicomico
United States
John Walter Smith
Price
Albert W. Sisk
Caroline
Benater Smith
Sisk
Smith
James T Bright
Queen Anne's
Delegates to Confer on Saving Cotton Crop Today
Bankers from eleven cotton growing states meet in Washington to press immediate federal aid for October and November crops as export demand collapses. Arkansas leads delegation with Arkansas Bankers' Association and state officials joining the talks amid warnings of thousands of miles of market loss and looming bankruptcies.
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Carraway
Goodwin
Congress
H F Mobley
Prairie Grove
Ark
E. J. Watson
Southern Cotton Congress
George R Brown
Board of Trade of
Little Rock Ark
Europe
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George W. Hodgers
Arkansas Bankers’ Association
John H. Fage
G. C. Byrd
Tittle Rock
J Shannon, Jr Presdent
South Carolina, Bankers’ Association
Charleston
Washington
Hill
West Virgina Bankers' Association
British Consul Flee For Life Amid Austrian Captures
London reports in August 1665 that Austrian forces have detained and imprisoned Englishmen in Trieste after a rapid advance from Ancona. The English consul fled for his life as authorities seized several locals and sailors, signaling rising pressure on English interests in Italian ports.
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Austria
Change Telegraph Company Disputch
Ancona
Italy
Trieste
England
Czar's Promise of Polish Autonomy Boosts Unity View
Mme Curie, born Polish scientist, says Russia’s autonomy pledge is a first step toward Polish unity and peace with Russia. She notes national sentiment runs deep and Russia must respect nationality. Bahinaki adds Prussian oppression cited, union of three Polish partitions seen as revival.
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Mme. Curie
Paris
Mme Pierre Curie
Skredawska
Temps Today
Poland
Russia
Bervia
Germany
Alsace-Lorraine
Bahinaki
French Academy of Medicine
Austria
Injured in fall Quinn in critical condition at hospital
Washington Post reports Alexandria leader Harry B. Quinn suffered a severe fall at his brother’s home on Oronoco Street. He remains unconscious with feared skull fracture. The incident follows his role as Republican committee chairman and Elks officer. Also noted are church dedication events and council vacancy politics tied to Frank Spinks’ death.
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Washington Post Bureau
King Street
Alezendria
Harry B. Quinn
City Republican Committee
Alexandria Hospital
Martin A Quinn
Oronoco Street
Mr Quinn
M D Delaney
Alexandria Lodge of Elks
Meet and Wed in Two Days at Pen Mar Inn
Miss Maye Kahh and Joseph Kere of Baltimore wed at Park View Inn Pen Mar after a two day acquaintanceship. Guests challenged them to marry before sunset. the couple accepted with witnesses present and the ceremony performed amid festive activity.
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Washington
Hageratown
Maye Kahh
Joseph Kere
Baltimore
Park View Inn
Two French Aeroplanes Bomb Metz Forts in Daring Flight
Paris reports a French military aviator mission from Verdun to Metz aimed at destroying the German fortress dirigible shed. Lieut Cesars at 9000 feet and Corps Prudhomme at 6500 feet faced heavy fire. Their engines faltered but resumed. they believed the bombs succeeded and returned to Verdun amid shell fire.
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Paris
War Office
Salls
Cesar
Corps Prudhomme
Verdun
Cesars
Child Plays With Copperhead Snakes On Porch
In Sistersville West Virginia on August 16 a mother found her 18 month old son playing with two copperhead snakes in a bowl of bread and milk. The child touched the venomous reptiles while they fed from the bowl prompting the mother to snatch him up and retreat indoors as the snakes wriggled away.
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Dpental
Washington
Oldest West Virginian 108 Undergoing Third Set of Teeth
John Dryesdale aged 108, the state’s oldest man, cut his third set of teeth and regained eyesight. Born in Scotland, he once served as a pastor and joined Franklin’s Arctic expedition in 1525. He lives with his daughter Mrs Lemon McClung and remains sharp in memory and knowledge of the past.
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Richwood
W. Va
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West Virginia
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Galloway
Scotland
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Spemer
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Jose
Grafton
George W. Reynolds
Pruntytown
Here
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State Senate
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Cornelius Lee Reynolds
A. B. Corder
Exodus From Germany Is On Rail Traffic Regular From Major Centers
Train from Hamburg to Holland carries 400 refugees and will be followed by more trains each with 400 persons. Other departures include 60 Americans from Munich and 40 from Berlin, as hotels in Holland fill and sea passage tight. The Tennessee arrives with funds to aid Americans stranded in Europe.
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England
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Germany
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Dresden
Frankfort
Bad Nauheim
Henri van Dyke
Netherlands
Gerard
Every Irish Volunteer to Be Armed By England for the Defense of Erin
Dublin report notes John E. Redmond announcing the British plan to arm and equip large numbers of Irish Volunteers. He says he will soon present thousands of rifles to the volunteers and that every Irish Volunteer may soon carry a life in his possession to defend Ireland.
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Erin
Dublin
Ireland
John E. Redmond
Maryborough Corps of Irish Volunteers
BARBIES NEED MORE MONEY IN ROCK CREEK BABY CAMP
Aug 16 Castymore a boy helped for babies in care at the Rock Creek baby hospital camp was killed by a car driven by George B. of Baltimore park. The child’s mother collapsed when viewing the mangled body. Nine sick babies remain in the camp and a delay in aid could force the camp to close. George B. was released. inquest scheduled for tomorrow night at the central police station. The Navy Yard workers may staff the camp for entertainment and charity if it stays open.
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Walker
Cor
Endanoner Chambers
Agored
Navy Yard Day Central
Goldstein
Navy Yard
How to Clear Away Pimples with Resinol Treatment
Bath with Resinol Soap and hot water then apply Resinol Ointment for ten minutes. Rinse with soap and hot water finish with cold water. Repeat daily for faster healing. Resinol products soothe itching and heal skin humors heat rash and chafing. Sold by druggists and department stores nationwide.
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