Diary JULY 12, 1914
World War One Diary for Sunday, July 12, 1914: POLITICS: FRANCE French President Poincare and Prime Minister Vivani embark at Dunkirk for long-arranged state visit to Russia; they sail in […]
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Diary JULY 11, 1914
World War One Diary for Saturday, July 11, 1914: POLITICS: AUSTRIA Baron Wiesner arrives from Vienna in Sarajevo to speed up inquiry and report about the assassination until July 13.
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Diary JULY 10, 1914
World War One Diary for Friday, July 10, 1914: POLITICS: SERBIA Russian Minister dies suddenly at Austrian Legation in Belgrade. POLITICS: ITALY General Cadorna appointed Chief of Staff. POLITICS: IRELAND
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Diary JULY 9, 1914
World War One Diary for Thursday, July 9, 1914: POLITICS: AUSTRIA The Emperor receives Baron Wiesner initial report on Sarajevo murders. Count Berchtold comments ‘His Majesty seemed ready for action
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Diary JULY 8, 1914
World War One Diary for Wednesday, July 8, 1914: POLITICS: AUSTRIA German Ambassador in Vienna insists to Austrian foreign minister Berchtold on necessity for an energetic attack on Serbia before
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Diary JULY 7, 1914
World War One Diary for Tuesday, July 7, 1914: POLITICS: AUSTRIA Council of Ministers and Chief of Staff meet for nearly 7 hours; only Count Tisza disagrees on principle of
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Diary JULY 6, 1914
World War One Diary for Monday, July 6, 1914: POLITICS: GERMANY The Kaiser leaves Kiel on imperial yacht Hohenzollern for his annual summer cruise in Norwegian waters. He will not
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Diary JULY 5, 1914
World War One Diary for Sunday, July 5, 1914: POLITICS: GERMANY Austrian Special Envoy Count Hoyos arrives in Berlin to find out German intentions after Sarajevo. Austrian Ambassador lunches at
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Diary JULY 4, 1914
World War One Diary for Saturday, July 4, 1914: POLITICS: AUSTRIA Archduke’s funeral at Artstetten family castle, 50 miles West of Vienna, after Hofburg Vienna lying-in-state.
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Diary JULY 3, 1914
World War One Diary for Friday, July 3, 1914: POLITICS: AUSTRIA Hungarian Prime Minister Count Tisza demands in letter to Count Berchtold that Council of Ministers meet. POLITICS: TURKEY Constantinople
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Diary JULY 2, 1914
World War One Diary for Thursday, July 2, 1914: POLITICS: AUSTRIA German Ambassador assures Count Berchtold and Emperor Francis Joseph (‘I see a very dark future’) of Berlin’s support. Francis
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Diary JULY 1, 1914
World War One Diary for Wednesday, July 1, 1914: POLITICS: AUSTRIA Austrian battleship Viribus Unitis arrives at Trieste with Sarajevo victims’ bodies. POLITICS: SOUTH AFRICA Indian Relief Act. POLITICS: USA
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Diary JUNE 30, 1914
World War One Diary for Tuesday, June 30, 1914: POLITICS: GERMANY German Ambassador in Vienna informs Berlin that the Austrian Foreign Minister Count Berchtold holds Belgrade for responsible of the
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Diary JUNE 29, 1914
World War One Diary for Monday, June 29, 1914: POLITICS: SERBIA Secretary of Austrian Legation in Belgrade suggests Serb complicity in Sarajevo murders. POLITICS: AUSTRIA-HUNGARY Anti-Serb riots in Vienna, Bruenn,
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Diary JUNE 28, 1914
World War One Diary for Sunday, June 28, 1914: BOSNIA MURDERING OF ARCHDUKE FRANCIS FERDINAND AT SARAJEVO, AUSTRIAN HEIR, together with his wife Sophie, the Duchess of Hohenberg, during their
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