Mohammed V, New Sultan of Turkey Emerges
James A. Edgerton portrays Rechid Effendi, now Mohammed V, as heir apparent to Abdul Hamid II. The article recalls Abdul Hamid’s brutal reign, the Young Turk rise, and the shift toward modernism and constitutional government in Turkey. It notes Mohammed V as handsome, progressive, educated, and favored by many, while detailing palace surveillance and the volatile line of succession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Edgerton
Jakey
Abdul Uamid II
Turk
Abdul the Damned
Abdul Aziz
Murad V
Turkey
Europe
Tr Abdul Hamid
Abdul Medid
Sultan
Young Turk Party
Abdul Hamid
Rechad
Mohammed V
Constantinople
Abdul Itamid L
Jie
Yusuf Jazedine Effendi
Mohammed Kechad Ifendi
Abdul Hamid II
Suf Izzedine Effendi
Rechid Effendi
Mohamimed V
Abdul Tamid
Abdul [Iamid
M Maurdered
Yusuf
Bosporus
Mohammed VY
Abdul Wamid
Mohammed Rechad
Mohammed
Ulis
Ottoman Empire
Sun of Liberty
Earth
Rise of Young Turks heralds constitutional era in Turkey
The article declares a new day in Turkey as the Young Turks seize power, transferring sovereignty from the sultan to a parliamentary forum. It praises Western modernity, notes leaders Ahmed Riza Sevetket Pasha and Enver Bey, and cites Mohammed V’s progressive stance with a coronation hymn of liberty.
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Turkey
Party of Progress
England
France
Kingdom of Man
Europe
America
Young Turks
Ahmed Riza
Chamber of Deputies
Scetket Pasha
Constantinople
Enver Bey
Sehefket Pasha
Germany
Marcel
Abdul Tlaumid
Dutch Queen Wilhelmina Celebrates Newborn Heir
The birth of Queen Wilhelmina’s baby girl sparks global Dutch joy and Europe’s interest. Plans for the nursery mix English and American models, with royal hands-on redesign and overhauled suites. Provinces, towns, and colonies present gifts from white perambulators to silver bookstands and elaborate embroidery. The royal family will later retreat to the Loo country residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland
Wilhelmina
Europe
House of Orange-Nassau
Kingdom of the
Netherlands
William III
Hazuel
Nassau
Bosus
Winschoten
Zeeland
Leeuwarden
Rotterdam
Amsterdmui
Hnen
Hinloper
London
The
Loo
Gelderland
Actress Blanche Bates Plans Hotelless Summer Motor Trip
Blanche Bates announces a June departure from New York for a California motor tour living in a car equipped with portable tents electric lighting and cooking. The set up includes electric curling lamps massage devices and a radio wireless telephone with a 600 mile range for on the road communication and hotel free travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Bates
New York
California
Miss Bates
Bates
Prehistoric Sausage Incident Report Sparks Investigation
A fragmentary 1919 style notice describes workers handling a prehistoric sausage like substance found about six feet from a site. One worker tasted it and reportedly felt no ill effects, while others planned to send the remaining material to a chemist for analysis as authorities investigate its origins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wits
Canada and the Marathon Craze Origin Story
Harper's Weekly writer William Bemmingway traces marathonitis to Hamilton where local outdoor enthusiasts began a go as you please race around the bay. MR Harris of the Hamilton Herald trained to beat rivals, though W Marshall edged him in a Herald run, sparking American marathon racing and the spread of the craze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Tamilton
Wiliam Bemmingway
Harper’s Weekly
Hamilton
Tso
B. Harris
Manilton Herald
Harris
W. 2
Marshall
America
Hus
Abdul the Damned Graveyard in Bosporus Mystery
An English wrecking company tried to recover a lost item in the Bosporus near Abdul the Damned’s former palace. Two divers refused to dive, claiming the bottom held a forest of bodies swaying with outstretched hands, an eerie sight tied to the late sultan’s reign and enemies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abdul the Damned
Bosporus
Turkey
Taft Rose Invented by Philadelphia Society Woman
A Philadelphia society woman unveils the Taft rose a taftafa silk novelty for dresses praised by Mrs Taft the president's wife. Inventor patent license covers all US cities and features a patent date marked on each rose. The eight inch taft rose blends silk shades and is expected to be a popular summer adornment with copies likely.
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Philadelphia
Mra. Taft
Patt
United States
Old Fort Ticonderoga to be rebuilt to 1775 look
The fort on Lake Champlain will be restored to resemble its 1775 appearance after Ethan Allen captured it. Mrs. Pel's heirs fund a ten year $500000 project to recreate the west barracks and other elements matching England and France sketches. The tercentenary celebration opens July 4 with Taft and cabinet expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Fort
Ethan Allen
Ticonderoga
Lake Champlain
Green Mountain Boys
Vermont
Stephen H. YP. Pel
Familly
England
France
West Barracks
Taft
Deposing of Abbul Aamid Hh Sultan of Turkey
Canonical rescript declares the abdication of Sultan Abdul Hamid II after questions about folly and personal expenditures. It notes the imam rule and political necessity, framing the deposition as a response to imperial misgovernance. The text emphasizes religious authority in endorsing political change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Algu
Giant Oil Tank Vies as World’s Largest East of the Tiners
A Texas oil company building a Bayonne New Jersey plant completed a gigantic oil tank claimed to be among the largest in the world. The tank spans thirty eight feet high and a diameter of fifty five thousand gallons capacity with six great iron rings bolted by heavy steel bands and rivets. It required 160 tons of half and five eighths inch iron and forty thousand feet of lumber for interior supports. Smaller tanks nearby pale by comparison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Oil Company
Bayonne
N. J
Smaaller
Teachers sought in Alberta and Saskatchewan for fall
Alberta and Saskatchewan authorities plan to hire 150 teachers each for the next school year, aiming to fill shortages in the provinces. The move signals a coordinated effort to bolster classrooms across Canada’s prairie region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Canada
Camel Post Service Opens Monthly Desert Mail Run
A new monthly postal service operated by camel has been established in the Sahara, offering regular mail delivery across remote desert routes. The initiative aims to improve reaching remote communities and shorten regional communication gaps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camel Post Service
Camel
Sahara Desert
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Tong Sears
Tamia
Young
Royal Nursery
Strance Discovery
Taft- Rose
Psone
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