Balkan Crisis Deepens As Powers Seek Diplomatic Solution
France with Britain Russia and possibly Italy plan a united effort to avert war over Bulgaria Crete and Bosnia Herzegovina. Turkey warns over Berlin treaty violations as Belgrade stirs for war while Crete joins Greece and a British fleet moves toward Lemnos.
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Turkey
Bulgaria
Pichon
Great Britain
Russia
Italy
Berlin
Europe
Germany
Austria
Turkish Council of Ministers
Crete
Greece
Constantinople
Smyrna
Samos
Belgrade
Servia
Balkan
National Assembly
Austria-Hungary
Francis Joseph
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Valetta
Malta
Aegean Sea
Lemnos
Prince Louis of Battenberg
Indictments Signal Broad City School Board Scandal
The Minneapolis board of education faces indictments for bribe taking with promises of more charges and a wider probe into city government. In Pennsylvania, J Clayton Erb was shot dead at his summer home. his sister-in-law Catherine Beisel is jailed for the murder. In Mississippi, Jim and Frank Davis were lynched for shooting John C Kendall, a conductor. Perry Roger killed editor J H Schraucker before suicide.
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W. K. Hicks
Minneapolis Board of Education
J. Clayton Erb
Third Regiment
National Guard of Pennsylvania
Village Green
Catherine Beisel
Jim
Frank Davis
John C. Kendall
Illinois Central Railroad
Lula
Miss
Morrill
Kao
Perry Roger
J. H. Schraucker
Peoria Leader Advanced to Grand Master of Locomotive Firemen
W C Carter of Peoria Illinois is elected grand master of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen succeeding John J Hanrahan. Carter has long served as secretary of the organization. The Canadian Pacific strike ends with machinists returning on company terms. The Iowa Central railway shop men's strike, active since April 23, is settled. The shore rea
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W. C. Carter
Peoria
Ill
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
John J. Hanrahan
Carter
Canadian Pacific
Iowa Central Railway
Taft's Private Secretary Frederick Carpenter Details
Frederick Carpenter, Taft’s private secretary and right hand man, rose from a San Francisco stenographer to clerk and then private secretary during Taft’s Philippines tenure. Minnesota native, 36, nephew of Senator Matt Carpenter, educated at Minnesota and a San Francisco law firm. He enjoys horseback riding and opera, and is well connected in Washington society.
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Frederick
Warner Carpenter
San Francisco
Manila
William Howard ‘Taft
Philippine Commission
Thilippines
Carpenter
Taft
National Capital
University of Minnesota
Metropolitan and University Clube
Washington
Hampton’s Magazine
Miss Morgan Plans Navy Yard Restaurant Initiative
Anne Morgan daughter of J Pierpont Morgan leads a project to open a government supported experimental restaurant at the Brooklyn Navy Yard on May 1. The building to be reused as a machine shop will serve up to 750 men with meals priced to cover costs.
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Navy Yard
Miss Anne Morgan
J. Pierpont Morgan
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Miss Morgan
National Civic Federation
Women’s Department
The
Civic Federation
White House economizes as Taft trims staff and tables
The Taft administration cuts running costs at the White House effective March 4. Mrs. Taft leads savings, reducing laundresses and consolidating crafts and services. Dining at one table replaces the Roosevelt era three, with Miss Jefferson overseeing purchases. Luncheon meals shrink while dinners stay premier, signaling broader budget discipline if other departments follow.
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Taft
White House
Executive Mansion
Roosevelt
Pinkrey
Stewart
Pinkney
Miss Jefferson
Washington Cor
New York Globe
Red Diamond Declared First of Its Kind in America
New York jewel setter Charles Cook says he owns America's only genuine red diamond a 1 carat gem recently purchased from a South Africa returnee polishing it he notes he has never seen a red diamond before while acknowledging red diamonds exist in Europe and other colors are common Professionals weigh its potential value based on rarity.
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America
Charles Cook
New York City
Cook
South Africa
Europe
Lone Boy In Oregon School
One boy forms the total enrollment of Pittsburg school district in Columbia county Oregon. Directors run the district as if enrollment were larger. Janitor John Hick sweeps and makes a morning fire while Miss Pearl Black the teacher rings the assembly bell. Willie Johnson studies and recites for six hours before adjournment.
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Oregon
Pittsburg
Columbia County
Ore
John Hick
Miss Pearl Black
Willie Johnson
California Lion With a Mane Shot Near Petaluma
A California mountain lion with a remarkable mane was shot on a Petaluma ranch by Robert Cook while chasing presumed coyotes. Farmers had attributed stock losses to coyotes as Cook pursued the pack with hounds.
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California
Petaluma
Cal
Robert Cook
Cook
Tank Car Shipment of Oil Reaches Eastport Maine
A 163 barrel tank car carrying cotton seed oil shipped from Kentucky to a Maine canning company arrived at Eastport in good condition. This first experiment with oil packed in tank cars rather than barrels drew much interest.
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Kentucky
Maine Canning Company
Eastport
Capture of World's Biggest Tarpon
Tarpon Texas report states L. G. Murphy hooked and landed a world record tarpon at Tarpon measuring six feet six inches. The specimen took a nine ounce rod with a nine thread line, reported by the California Tuna Club at Los Angeles.
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California Tuna Club
Los Angeles
Tarpon
Tex
L. G. Murphy
Life Saving Sand Anchor Aids Ship Rescue Efforts
Edward Everett Hale extols a strong guiding force while a New York Times obituary quotes W. J. Lampton praising noble leadership. The article then describes a new life saving device, a sand anchor fired ashore to secure a rescue line even without onboard helpers.
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Edward Everett Hale
W. J. Lampton
New York Times
Meredith Finite Life Reflections on America From England
A late life portrait of English novelist George Meredith at Fire Cottage in Boshill Surrey describes him as a tall bearded figure with white hair. An American visitor recalls his remark that Americans liked him better than English readers and his wish to visit America. The piece notes his quiet routine, love of books and newspapers, and fondness for Edith Wharton, Gertrude Atherton, and Henry James.
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George
Meredith
Peveliat
England
Boshill
Surrey
America
América
Edith Wharton
Gertrude Atherton
Henry James
James
MISS FARRAR IN ODD PACT ON MARRIAGE
Miss Geraldine Farrar is reported engaged to Antonio Scotti after a secret pact with four women including Maud Abramson Elena Kirmes and Elvira Leveroni. The four vowed not to marry until each had achieved fame and to seek consent from the others before marrying. The agreement was written and kept in Melrose Massachusetts.
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Wes
Geraldine Farrar
Antonio Scotti
Boston Dispatch
Milan
Berlin
Paris
Maud Abramson
Elena Kirmes
Elvira Leveroni
Miss Farrar
Kermit Roosevelt's Tobacco Kit for Africa Expedition
As official photographer for Theodore Roosevelt's Africa expedition, Kermit Roosevelt assembled a vast tobacco kit to win local goodwill. The consignment filled sixteen cubic feet aboard ship and included pipes, clay, churchwardens, tobacco in multiple forms, and thousands of cigarettes, the largest personal shipment ever aboard a transatlantic liner.
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Roosevelt
Africa
Kermit Roosevelt
Will Build a Magic House in Wilmington
A Wilmington contractor has begun constructing an electric automatic apartment house described as a theatrical residence. By pressing a button a room changes from bedroom to sitting room or to dining area, enabling quick reconfiguration for occupants.
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Wilmington
Del
Fashion Hint In Footgear At Seashore Resorts
White buckskin pumps and oxfords suit morning and afternoon wear at summer seaside resorts.
Yokohama's Big Day Celebrates Port's Fiftieth Anniversary
Yokohama marks the fiftieth anniversary of its port opening to foreign commerce with a two day event on July 1 and 2. A roughly 250000 entertainment budget is planned and foreign squadrons from Pacific and Far East nations will be invited to the harbor. A memorial hall is proposed to commemorate the event with cooperation from foreign residents.
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Yokohama
Japan
Pacific
Far East
Rev Dr Long Attacks Roosevelt Over Moose Gallop Claim
Rev Dr William J Long of Stamford Connecticut argues in Pittsburgh that Roosevelt is a nature faker not a naturalist or sportsman. He says Roosevelt’s claim that a moose can gallop is false because the animal’s gait makes such a speed impossible, citing his ranch experience and game shooting.
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Long
Roosevelt
William J. Long
Stamford
Conn
Pittsburg
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