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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1914
Page
7
King George pleads for peace in a last bid to avert a European war as Germany demands swift moves from Russia and France. Italy reportedly may stay neutral unless attacked, while Britain tightens financial controls and monitors international alarms.
Bulletin items report France and Sweden moving to general mobilization and strict neutrality, Bank of France rate hikes, a bank closure in London, New York stock exchange silence, Austro Hungarian stance on Serbia, German mobilization threat, Swiss parliament mobilization, and German bank rate increases.
Report from the era describes Serbian forces massed around Valjevo and Morava valley with volunteers guarding the Drina frontier. Serb units concentrate at Sylajnutz while interior troops rush to support. Austria is depicted with over a million troops, controlling rail lines and the Danube approach as tensions rise and arrests of reservists are considered.
Washington Aug 1 Intersta te Commerce Commission poised to release freight rate decision by 4 pm as crisis looms. President Wilson to meet western railroad managers at 2 pm while 55 000 enginemen threaten strike at 4 30 pm and a 5 pm talks with workers’ representatives follow. Panamá canal registry bill eyed for swift passage Monday.
Secretary McAdoo, facing European crisis implications, asked clearing house associations in New York, Chicago, and St. Louis to send representatives to Washington on Monday to confer on the financial situation and actions needed.
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Mavis Aug 1 AC the French foreign office Talay officials declare it now futile to expect a peaceful outcome to the international crisis. England's Berlin efforts fail and any glimmer of hope is extinguished. War seems hours away as the German ambassador to France considers a Berlin dispatch. Myron T Herrick to take over German embassy duties with Tharkara and Hy Tharkara assisting in consular affairs.
New York reports say all exports of nerreleant and overall produc Ges bound for Europe are stopped as contraband of war. Standard tank ships slated to depart Atlantic ports since May are ordered to stay at dock amid this stoppage. London dispatch notes German ambassador Paris may leave his post tonight, with French officials declining certainty on resumed communications.
Paris witnesses a fatal shooting during a dining event as Jean Jaures is assassinated by a gunman identified as Ragu Villain, a 26 year old. The interior minister orders restraints as crowds react and security tightens amid peace advocacy turmoil.
Six prisoners fled from the county jail under leader Whittaker using a revolver to threaten others. The escape involved sawing bars and steel screen, a ground‑level opening, and a drop to the lawn. Sheriff Shores, deputies, and townsfolk launched a wide search as trains and routes were scoured for the escapees amid swift investigations and warnings.
The Courier and Reporter notes a forthcoming Sunday bulletin detailing important developments in the ongoing war crisis. The notice emphasizes timely updates and ongoing coverage of major events as they unfold.
Federal grand jury in Chicago returns indictments charging W U Brown and O Gara Coal executives and associated railroad officers with conspiring to grant rebates and discriminations in freight charges on coal. Indictments allege violations of the Interstate Commerce Act and Elkins Act, with prior indictments detailing rebates of large fuel coal payments.
Official advices from Washington indicate German ambassador to Russia will remain in place as tensions surge. Kerrick, envoy to Paris, reports German forests in hre lands under debate while US diplomats may assume broader duties amid war talk. Grain embargo against Gulf Coast shipments extended to August 7 by rail officials in Topeka, signaling continued wartime economic measures.
Wholesale cancellations of trans Atlantic sailings announced in New York as North German Lloyd and Hamburg American suspend all Atlantic service. Cunard and International Mercantile Marine warn of possible delays while La France and La Lorraine face uncertain departures. Americans abroad panic over denied sailings and rising fares as ships are recalled and routes halted.
London reports a labor faction pushing for three meals a day for poor children in schools plus beds and facilities. The plan calls for government support in education bills, with physical training specialists, use of waste land for movable classrooms, and bathing facilities in schools and playgrounds.
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