The Long Arc of War from 1914 to 1919
On July 5 1914 at Potsdam the plan to attack Serbia began and the Archduke murder followed. The text argues Teutonic aims failed as Serbia endured and Austria-Hungary collapsed, while Germany faced Allied resistance and British power. It marks July 28 six years prior as the start of what the author deems a doomed German scheme.
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Austria-Hungary
Serbia
Teuton
Mitteleuropa
Sertia
Bulgaria
Teutons
Balkans
Great Britain
Potsdam
Francis Ferdinand
Germany
Great Brita
Austria Hungary
Ndt
Paris
Marne
Teutona
Hamburg
Bagdad
Constantinople
Berlin
Belgium
Nation Faces Heavy Tax Bill As War-Era Revenues End
Figures compiled show the United States paid 19.84 million dollars in taxes for the year ended June 30, the largest annual tax bill yet. Income and excess profits taxes totaled 3.44 million, reflecting wartime finances but signaling a need to curb tariffs and reduce the tax burden gradually while industry recovers.
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Lfau U Itermal
United States
Goa
United States to meet fiscal strain with courage
The text urges recognition of the United States ability to handle heavy debt financing and higher duties in government operations, asserting the nation has the stamina to endure the imposed financial strain. It emphasizes resolve and resilience in the face of increased Azed charges and public obligations.
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United States
Coolidge Accepts Vice Presidency Verse Aligns With Harding Platform
Gov Calvin Coolidge’s acceptance speech stresses return to government by the people and relinquishment of war powers. He affirms Republican platform while harmonizing with Senator Harding on major issues, warning that failure to repossess government and property risks self rule ending.
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Calvin Coolidge
Aimaelf
Harding
Gov Conlidge
Gov Cadlldge
Gov Coolidge
Senator Harding
Prohibition Enforcers face tough odds amid bootlegging surge
A critique of Prohibition enforcement notes arrests for forging liquor prescriptions and saloon raids in Pittsburgh. Officials say lack of police cooperation and insufficient manpower hinder enforcement while bootleggers thrive. The piece highlights rising bootlegging and questions societal respect for the Volstead Act.
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Bureau of Internal Revéhus
Pittsburgh
Kramer
Chicago
Fiell
West
New Chieftain of Historic Scott Clan Takes Reins
The master of Polwarth inherits chieftainship of the Scott clan through his late father, becomes ninth Baron Polwarth and fourteenth Laird of Harden. The Harden estate in Roxburghshire spans about 169,000 acres with ties to Walter Scott and Harden’s historical role. The article notes royal guard officer appointments, a change in the archer uniform, and ties to Lords Polwarth, Rosebery, and other peers.
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Clan OF Scott
Scott
New World
Waverley
Polwarth
Mott
Uchtred Finn Scott
David I
Scotland
Holyrood
Selkirk
Herden
Buccleuch
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Hewles
Beolt
Aly
Houpe
Scotts
Harden
Gideon Murray
Elibank
Roxburgahire
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Tweed
Folwarths
Kings Royal Bodyguard of Archers
Queen Mary
Edinburgh
Lord Newlands
Lanarkediré
National Union Conservative Association of Scotland
Archer Bodyguard
Jamen T
England
Ploddenfield
James VV
Earl of Rosebery
Marquis of
Aberdean
Tord Balfour of
Burleigh
Beetl
Roxburgh
Richmond Abercorn
Athol
Breadalbane
Walter Scott
Many Seek Gore Seat In Oklahoma Senate Race
Oklahoma City July 21 two Democrats and fourteen Republicans compete for the Senate seat held by Thomas F Gore seeking reelection. Republican candidates include B A T Bisbee F Blake Henry Powers J W Harreld and others, while Democrat Parris of Lawton opposes Gore in the primary.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
United States
Senate
Thomas F. Gore
al Faid
Oklahoma
Gore
Alwrays
Henry Powers
CL McQuire
J W Harreld
Benator Gate
Parris
Lawton
Congress
Latvia Extends Welcome to Foreigners for Legitimate Business
Latvia announced through Latvian circles that foreigners with legitimate business plans will be welcomed, countering German reports of a total foreigner expulsion. Restrictions target speculators in Latvian securities yet spare Entente citizens and other foreign traders. government and trade bodies will assist foreign business representatives.
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New York
Latvia
Tatvian
Treasury discusses handling of war claims debts
The Treasury considers reducing allied debt to the United States by applying awarded amounts from various governments. Payments to debtor nations will not be made in cash or credit. negotiations with France over a $19 million War Department award are ongoing as officials say cash payment may be limited if larger sums are owed in return.
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United States
Deais
Treasury
France
War Department
Harry R Rimpacn
Macapolia
Washingtonn
Ericp
Barnes
Everhead
Esormars
oNoris
Tulsa Defines Four Month Rule for Puppies
Tulsa officials announce a new rule by Chief Sanitary Inspector P L Long: dogs become dogs at four months, no longer pups after that age. The dog catcher division will apply the age threshold for tax and ownership disputes.
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Tulsa
Census records note centenarian Anne Prater claimed at 115
In Los Angeles a census taker records Anne Prater as 116 years old. She recalls a tale from her grandmother Marie George McCown about freedom promised by Marie George on a birthday after 1833, but the promised date passed after her grandfather was drowned.
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Los Angeles
Anne Prater
E M McCown
Darlington
Marie George McCown
Marie George
Lafayette wireless station near Bordeaux nearly completed
The Lafayette wireless station near Bordeaux, built by the American Navy Department during the war, is nearly finished and will be handed to the French government once replacements arrive from the United States. The plant, begun at the request of France, will receive an elaborate ceremony with French and American notables attending.
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Paria
Lafayette
Bordeaux
Navy Department
United States
France
Japan to Relax Export Embargoes in Shift Toward Policy
Reports from the Department of Commerce indicate Japan plans a more literal export policy stance. The government will lift embargoes and license restrictions on several commodities including newsprint paper wheat bran yarn and related goods amid wider trade data.
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Enteriny
Department of Commerce
Forcat
Anandal Data
Neude
Newae
Japan plans shipping war against United States measures
Tokyo and eight other chambers of commerce plan counter measures to blunt American merchant marine actions. A Tokyo dispatch to Nippon Jiji quotes officials delaying or restraining U S trade and seeking to protect Japanese shipping interests.
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Honolulu
Associate Press
Tokyo Chamber of Commerce
Chambered of Commerce
Japan
United States
Tokyo
Nippu Hiji
Japanese ministers accused in parliament stock gambling charge
Disorder erupted during a session on the choice of representatives as Baron Tanahisho and other ministers submitted written replies denying allegations of stock gambling. The session adjourned after it was decided to send M Nada, who made the accusations, before a disciplinary committee on the charge of making false claims.
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Tokyo
Associated Press
Tanahish Ooager
Finance
M & Nada
Army Recruiting Brisk As Summer Demand Grows
Army recruiting, typically slow in summer, sees a surge with 963 percent more recruits by July 20. Adjutant General Harris cites army schools established recently as the key driver, forecasting about 14 500 new enlistments in July for peacetime armed forces. June's intake set a record paving the way for stronger numbers.
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Harria
Harris
Army Schoola
Yanks' Wishes to Govern Tubercular Vets at Saranac Lake
Officials of the American Legion announced they had assurance from the public health service that transfer orders for tubercular veterans at the Home Sanitarium Saranac Lake would not be enforced except at the request of the men. The original plan called for 215 patients to be moved to government institutions, with 240 objecting to the order.
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American Legion
Saranac Lake
Solons Land at Manila After Tempestuous Voyage
The Great Northern carried a party of Congress members to Manila arriving amid a tempestuous voyage and rain showers. An honor program was cut back due to washouts on fall wave and highways. The party stayed for a ball hosted by Governor General Harrison tonight.
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Manila Pol
Great Northern
Congress
Harrison
Canadian apples plentiful in Canada last year
Ottawa reports a 1913 bulletin from the Bureau of Statistics shows Canada produced and sold about 35,346,60 barrels of apples worth roughly 27 million dollars. The figure reflects strong national apple activity with several markets and regions contributing to the year's total.
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Ottawa
Ontario
Canada
Common Bureau of Statiatice
Bumper Peanut Crop Forecasted Higher This Year
The Department of Agriculture foresees a larger peanut harvest this year. Total crop projected at 39 008 000 bushels with Alabama at 11 000 000, Georgia at 7 500 000, and Virginia just over 5 606 000 bushels.
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Department of Agriculture
Alabama
Georgia
Virginia
Possible lifting of Hungary boycott after talks at Amsterdam
Negotiations in progress at Amsterdam and Budapest indicate the boycott against Hungary may end within a fortnight. Transport workers from surrounding countries raised protests over alleged persecution of Hungarian workers, and the move toward lifting the ban follows these discussions.
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Ienna
Margary
Ced
Amsterdam
Budapest
Improvements at Cape Charles Wallets Wharf and Channel
The Treasury Department awarded contracts for new wharf bulkhead and breakwater at Cape Charles Virginia and for dredging a new channel. A New York firm will be paid 77665 for construction work while Washington firm handles dredging at an estimated cost of 4000.
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Treasury Department
Cepa Charles Va
New York
Washington
Fire Aboard Pacific Mai Ling Freighter During Eight Day Voyage
Crew fights fire in hold aboard the Pacific Mai Ling freighter eight days into voyage from Honolulu. An ammonia explosion seriously menaced and handicapped efforts but the crew confined the blaze to the hold of origin.
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Drewes
Honoluu
Alaska to Build Paper Mill at Junéau
A new paper mill is planned near Junéau Alaska with machinery for Alaska es flra pup and paper mils, powered exclusively by water. Sawmills are already cutting timber for the building and docks, and construction will proceed on Ae speel Rover near here with power from local water sources.
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Junéau
Alaska
Es Flra
Aespeel Rover
Timely Topics Discussed by Capital Visitors
A fragment reports a 1930s debate among Democrats and labor leaders over campaign strategy in New York and Rochester. It notes figures like Gov Cox and W. Roosevelts era links, urging cooperation between capital and labor, crop yields, living costs, and wage trends influencing policy and voter alignment.
Vienna Averts Civil Servant Strike
Vienna ends a threatened civil servant strike after a grant of added cash advances pending a general rise of 7 percent Gary scale.
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Vienna
Senta
Wacande Vervanix
Eevera
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