United States Leads Opium Suppression Talks At Hague
The United States pushes for an international framework to curb opium trade with a conference of 13 to 14 nations including Great Britain, Austria Hungary, France and China. Knox diplomatic notes call for a global statute tied to 1908 prohibitions, amid rising domestic opium use and past treaties with China.
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Washington
United States
Knox
United Staton
Great Britain
Austria Hungary
France
China
Germany
Italy
Japan
Netherlands
Portugal
Persia
Russia
Siam
Turkey
Hague
Philippines
Inventignton
India
International Opium Commission
Hridah
Chiham
Ching Das
Cuba
Aho
Tle
President’s Floating Moment Unclear From Fragment
Fragmentary OCR text yields no coherent event or names. Unable to determine人物, place, or action from readable words.
Government Owns Reclaimed Acres for Potomac Project
The United States will gain about 44 acres of land in Battery Cove near Alexandria as part of the Potomac River improvement. An Attorney General opinion settles title to artificial accretions, confirming U S ownership to the Virginia high water mark. project value estimated between $26,000 and $89,000.
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United States
Navy
Taft
Beverly
Maas
Massachusetts
Roosevelt
Hampton Roads
Yankeeland
Furn
Europe
Scotland
Ogden Goolet
New York
Ahe Tx
Potomac River
Alexandria
Battery Cove
Jones Point
Congress
District of Columbia
Virginia
United Baton
W. Z. Harnum
Haa
Alfred Weller and the Morse code past in telegraph history
Alfred Weller formerly of Milwaukee and residing in La Porte Indiana recalls early telegraph history. He claims to read Morse by sound, dated 1848 in Marshall Michigan, predating Cornell, and recounts his youth on the Speed line and early wire work. The narrative blends Weller’s claims with distant aviation figures and a glimpse of Paulhan’s exploits in early flight.
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Alfred Weller
Milwaukee
Laporte
Ind
Weller
Zachary _ Taylor
Marshall
Mich
Alonzo B. Cornell
Zachary Taylor
Jabez Fort
Detroit
Chicago
Cornell
Paulhan
Surcout
Ville de Paris
Aeronautique Club
Hila
Oklahoma Senator Near Half Indian Revealed in History
A historical account notes Senator Charles Dougherty Carter as nearly half Indian, tracing his Chickasaw and Cherokee lineage and later roles as Chickasaw auditor, Indian Territory school superintendent, and congressman. It cites his birth near Rogey Depot, early work, and involvement in Indian land fraud hearings.
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Oklahoma
Todian
Washington
JkTanoum
United
Gore
Curtisa
Charles Dougherty Carter
Nathan Carter
Senator Carter
Rogey Depot
Chickasaw Manual Labor Academy
Indian Territory
Chickasaw Council
Daring Aviator Who Won World Acclaim
A legendary flyer rose from boyhood tents to perform feats that thrilled audiences worldwide. He trained in tightrope stunts and acrobatic acts under a seasoned tent proprietor who recognized his skill and launched him into high profile exhibitions.
Widow of Leopold Weds French Businessman
Baroness Vaughan, widow of King Leopold of Belgium, married Emmanuel Durlar, a French citizen, amid reports she struggles to manage Leopold's fortune. The piece sketches her limited experience, the estate disputes, and mentions her private life at Chateau Balincourt after Leopold’s death.
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Leopold
Vaughan
Emmanuel Durlar
Irge
Dumella
Belgium
Chateau Balincourt
Arromville
Paris
Vaughn
Petite Bourgeoine
Blanche Caroline Delacroix
Mme
Laure Lefebre
Paria
Maria Laluitt
Gobelins
Mae
Juliette Verge
The New Woman’s Cautionary Call to Patience
A commentary on the rising reform impulse led by women. The author cautions against rushing social change and worship of hastily formed ideals. He urges quiet patience, warning that bustle may breed disrespect for law and misdirected reform.
Fashionable Tweeds For Walking Dress And Evening Gowns
The piece surveys latest London fashion and fabrics favoring walking dresses with flat fronts knickerbockers and boots, knitted waistcoats and coats in white, green, and blue, plus draped caps and pearl buttons. It notes black lace revivals, silk gowns, and pale pink chiffons for dinner wear with jewelry to match.
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Stockingette
America
Madame Aria
London
Peter Sham
Madame Mode
Ince
Victorian Fashion Plate Describes 1800s Bride Attire
A fashion plate presents a fall wedding gown with silk foundation and fine white tarletan overture, three skirts, top skirt looped with pink massromebeds, and a wreath of tiny pink flowers, detailing quaint bridal costumes.
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Blowar
Hague Conference
United Sraton
Secretary of State
Diggs
Trsum
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