German espionage blamed for von Holleben recall
A Berlin to Paris cable argues Germany forced von Holleben from Washington over spying on American military and naval affairs. It claims the Kaiser wanted espionage kept secret and that Germany now substitutes Baron von Sternberg, while U S officials see von Holleben as scapegoat for Berlin missteps and Panama canal talks.
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Berlin
von Holleben
Washington
Russia
France
United States
Germany
Baron von Sternberg
Roosevelt
Recall of Holleben Shocks Berlin Officials
Berlin reports say Ambassador von Holleben’s leave from Washington is viewed as a near recall due to government dissatisfaction with his handling of the Venezuelan affair. Critics fault his dispatches and policy framing, citing champagne war Witt incident and public reception of Frederick the Great statue as missteps.
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Berlin
von Holleben
Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Witt
Frederick the Great
Holleben
German envoy changes in Washington over recall and appointment
Holleben did not get recalled but asked for a long leave of absence and will not return to Washington. Baron Spee von Sternberg will serve as charge d affaires temporarily and then be appointed ambassador after a interval.
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Berlin
von Holleben
Washington
Baron Spee von Sternberg
Germany
Senator Foster Told Chelan Forest Reserve Action Denied
Washington January 13 Senator Foster was notified that the secretary of the interior denied settlers request to remove townships 20 and 21 near Lake Chelan from the proposed Chelan forest reserve. The secretary cited government policy to preserve timber lands until irrigation and water conservation plans are matured.
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Foster
Secretary of the Interior
Lake Chelan
Chelan
Illinois Combine Threatens Coal Market as Poor Starve
Illinois coal mine operators and railroad owners face grand jury over a suspected market conspiracy to raise fuel prices. Attorney General Hamlin presented letters and telegrams detailing operator dealer and rail coal ties, with witnesses and calls for federal help as shortages endanger the public.
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Illinois
McEwan
H. J. Hamlin
Association of
Indiana
Deneen
Hamlin
Washington
Felix Streyckmans
No Strike Expected After Railway Managers Conference
After a Chicago meeting of Western railroad general managers, officials announced no strike would occur. They expect a compromise with trainmen conductors engineers and firemen, despite a report that Chicago & Alton firemen rejected a 5 percent raise and seek 12 percent. In Nome Roosevelt reviews maladministration reports against Marshal Richards and District Attorney Grigsby with imminent discharge likely.
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Barrett
Chicago & Alton
Alton
Washington
Roosevelt
Nome
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Taylor and
Montajoy
Marshal Richards
Grigsby
Alaska
Judiciary panel backs two bills to regulate trusts
Chairman Jen kins of the house judiciary committee introduced two bills prepared by Attorney General Knox. One would amend the Sherman Act and the other set up a commission to enforce all trust legislation reflecting administration views.
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Washington
Jenkins
House Judiciary Committee
Knox
Benedict Arnold House on Water Street in New Haven
A colonial mansion in New Haven once erected by Benedict Arnold in 1771 stands dismantled amid a lumber yard. Once a center of elite hospitality, the Water Street residence reflects Arnold's early prominence and later infamy as a Revolutionary War figure. The aging structure shows time and modern industry eroding its grandeur.
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Conn
America
Columbia
Benedict Arnold
City of
Elms
Waterstreet
Arnold
Old Benedict Arnold House to Be Razed in New Haven
The Arnold mansion in New Haven will be torn down to make space for a woodyard. Though some original features survive as mere shells the exterior window blinds doors and cornices remain. Notable residents included Benedict Arnold and Noah Webster who lived there before and after the revolution Webster moved in 1798 and left for Ambert Massachusetts in 1812.
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Arnold House
New England
Benedict Arnold
Noah Webster
Webster
Arnold
Ambert
Mass
Advertising’s value and limits in professional practice
An adviser argues for capital needs to sustain advertising and produce long term gains. He notes advertising ethics burden young lawyers in big cities and defends legal advertising as lawful and comparable to other trades, while acknowledging the uneven pace of early success and a remark on gentleness toward women.
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Thomas M. Waller
Connecticut
Wanamaker
Lighthouse Dog Saves Mariners On Two-Bush Island
Captain Pulk and a companion, after losing their schooner Clara Bella in a storm off Matinicus, survived by clinging to a dory and were rescued when the faithful island dog barked, guiding the crew to the rock and rope line at the lighthouse on Two-Bush Island in Maine.
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Rockland Star
Clara Bella
Two-Bush
Captain Pulk
Vinalhaven
Matinicus
Green Island Ridge
Rockland
Companion
Two-Bush Island
Pulk
Odd Tale And Early Baseball Toy Machine
A Washington Post humor piece recalls a stingy barber exchange and a man dodging a tip before leaving. It notes American ingenuity with an automatic machine that winds two baseballs at once by layering rubber and yarn into a shipshape imitation ball.
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