Tax Dodgers and War View Dominate Alexandria Notices
The Alexandria area headlines a mix of war sentiment and civic notes. A city council vacancy will be filled after Spinks' death with expected attendance at a meeting tonight. Delegates to a State Volunteer Firemen’s Convention are named, and Harry B. Quinn’s medical condition shows improvement.
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Washington Post
OS King Street
Alexandria
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Wildt
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Prince
Bureau of Engraving at Work on Half Billion Dollar Demand
Internal notices report the Bureau racing to fulfill a $500 million order for the war effort. Directors and officials praise staff for long shifts and rapid production of gold notes and silver certificates amid high demand from financial centers and defense needs.
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Bureau of Eneroo
Ralph
Bureau
Veterans claim favoritism in reinstatement laws
Unskilled veterans allege discrimination in civil service reinstatement provisions. The article details charges of bias against skilled workers and calls for the Civil Service Commission to review policy, noting veterans of Spanish American War and World War I contexts and urging action by the department heads.
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Tonerane Bureau
Visit Service Commission
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Woo Ory
Aris
Nave Union
Lnichey
Uprising in Ecuador Reported Amid Coastal Tensions
Fragmentary dispatch notes troops moving to the coast and rising unrest. Reports say President Moreno faces pressure as observers and European monitors prepare for next week.
Expert War Survey From The Staais Zeigung And Courrier
An impartial war survey to publish salient news from the Staais Zeigung of New York and the Courrier des Etats Unis. Experts will interpret events from German and French viewpoints. Post readers will grasp army movements at a glance.
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Post
Japan Europe War Worries Upset U S Says Staats-Zeitung
The Staats-Zeitung argues that Japan may ally with England to threaten U S interests as war grows in Europe. It cites naval strengths of Britain France Russia Germany Austria and Japan, warns of yellow peril, and suggests U S act as trustee for Kiachou while noting risks of German holdings in Asia.
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Hampshire
Newcastle
Yarmouth
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Clo
France
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Russia
Askold
Schemstcing
Germany
Tsingtau
Kiauchou
Port Arthur
Gulf of Chill
Shagtung
Manchuria
United States
Kiachou
Europe
Belgium Blame Sought as War Hits Belgian Soil
From Courrier des Etats Unis New York Aug 18 the piece argues Belgium must bear the war burden after German invasion. It condemns Germany for violating Belgian neutrality, calls for American sympathy against Germany, and questions Washington’s role in future Far East actions while predicting future battles around Namur.
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Belgium
Germany
Bank Board to Hear Them
Bank board to hear state agency official testimony on policy and proposed actions. Local officials and residents prepare questions as deliberations set to begin next week in the city hall hearing room.
Father Shot by Son After Family Quarrel in Portage
Porter Spencer, 48, killed his father John Spencer in a dispute over farm accounts and the New Jersey bank’s reserve placement. He then shot himself after pursuing his brother Thomas into a cornfield near here. The Federal Reserve Board discussed bankers' proposed appointments amid the turmoil.
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Omaha
Spencer
New Orleans
Fittsburgh
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New Jersey Bank
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New York City Reserve
Philadelphia Markets Trade Digest for August 17
Philadelphia market notes show butter and cheese firm with Western creamery prices, mixed near term receipts and free cases. Wheat No red spot and No 1 northern Duluth export quoted. oats higher for No 2 white. poultry steady with roosters and broiling chickens listed. overall receipts and prices reflect a typical market snapshot.
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Western Creamery
New York
Duluth
Esic
IBM
Amati
Holland Writes Of Purpose Is To Buy U S Goods
New York reports a plan by the Bank of England to establish a gold reserve at Ottawa as part of negotiations with American bankers. The move could force the United States to pay part of its debt to Great Britain and shift gold to Canada, with Ottawa near Ogdensburg barely miles from the U S border. The strategy is described as a brilliant financial diplomat shift aiming to ease deadlocks in foreign exchange.
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Ottawa
Canada
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Ogdensburg
Treasury ledger key figures August 1 1914 revenue and assets
United States Treasury report lists revenue receipts for the day and month, compares with the prior year, and records ordinary disbursements. It details assets across gold coin, gold certificates, silver dollars, United States notes, Treasury and national bank notes, and overall cash assets including Philippines totals and reserve funds.
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Treasury
United States
Bank Area National Bank
SLGR
National Bank In Treasury
Philippines
Irregular Wheat and Corn Prices in New York Grain Market
New York grain reports mixed prices across commodities on August 17. Wheat shows weak spot with No 2 red and No 2 hard hovering near firm levels while futures ease on lower inland supply and export rumors. corn and rye show cautious activity and barley remains easy amid ongoing export concerns.
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Duluth
Manitoba
Delttore
Bank of England gold reserve aids easing foreign exchange deadlock
In Chicago Grain column analysis, experts note the war era disruption may force a rapid export boom led by grain and food, with the United States absorbing London securities. They expect Britain to secure sea safety for shipments, while New York brokers await the London market reopening and gold certificate liquidity shapes. Authorities foresee Ottawa gold reserves supporting UK needs and American bankers aiding the flow.
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Canada
New York
American Bankery
Chicago
New York Produce Prices and Receipts Listing Aug. 17
New York market report details receipts and current prices for creamery extras cheese eggs and poultry. Includes bid levels for milk products, sugars, flour, cornmeal and fats with state and region references across Pennsylvania Wisconsin and the West.
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South America
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Live Stock Markets Report From Chicago and New York Aug 17
Livestock prices and receipts across hogs cattle and sheep show mixed trends. Chicago and New York reports detail weekly and daily totals with price ranges for steers cows heifers and veal, alongside hogs lambs and calves, noting declines in some categories and firmness in others.
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New York
Baltimore
Racaipta
Oil quotations in Pittsburgh market drop prices
Oil prices in Pittsburgh on Aug 17 fell again with Pennsylvania crude down to 131 Mercer bisch and 107 New Castle, plus Cabell at 710 and Corning and Somerset cut 3c to 87. Ragland unchanged at 6f l City. Aug 17 credit balances 1.59 shipments 360,217. rage 74,850. Ruaw 63,967, Ter
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Pennsylvania
Mercerbisch
New Castle
Cabell
Corning
Somercat
Local Produce Market Wholesale Prices
Wholesale prices for poultry butter eggs cheese and produce across states. Alice Spring chickens turkeys and pork items listed with varying per unit rates. Fresh vegetables and fruits include potatoes yams lettuce peppers pears and citrus from Virginia South Carolina Florida and California with crate and box pricing.
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Alice Spring
New Sark
West Virginia
South Carolina
Virginia
California
Florida
Washington cattle market report shows firm, active hogs and veal
New York August 37 Mercantile paper 67 per cent sterling exchange nominal. Hogs per pound, veal calves, and spring lambs prices quoted with moderate demand. Market described as firm and active with cables study indicating steady activity and prices.
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Mercantile Paper
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