Gold Cruiser Sails Away With U S Treasury Gold
The armored cruiser Tennessee left New York at 9:45 PM carrying about 1,000,000 in gold plus 3,000,000 from Bankers' Trust and other deposits to aid Americans abroad. The operation, directed by the War Department, aims to avoid neutrality issues while distributing funds to European travelers and relief.
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New York
Tennessee
Sub-Treasury
United States
Tompkinsville
Wall Street
Bankers’ Trust Company
Congress
Treasury
North Carolina
War Department
Washington
J. P. Morgan & Co
Paris
Messrs. Morgan, Harjes & Co
British Cruiser Busy Off New England Coast
British cruiser activity described off the New England sea coast with delays in arrival expected. The Tennessee, slower than its counterpart, may take 10 to 12 days to reach England as bankers’ representatives plan to sail on the American liner St Paul to Liverpool to pursue connections with the gold cruiser.
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New England Sea
Tennessee
England
St. Paul
Liverpool
Booming Gun Aboard Revenue Cutter Shakes Harbor
A four inch gun fired by the U S revenue cutter Gresham startled the lower harbor yesterday afternoon. The blast was directed across the bow of the British flagged steamship Sixaola bound for Havana and Bocas del Toro. Lieutenant Brockway led the Gresham crew aboard after Captain Winram was absent.
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United States Revenue
Gresham
United Fruit Company
Sixaola
Havana
Bocas del Toro
Brockway
S. B. Winram
Signals cause mistaken news of capture amid wartime tensions
Report says a blank signal was fired to signal a vessel. Word spread that a US ship had captured Captain F. Owen. Officials at the Oliver building denied any incident report. A Sixada clearance check found no contraband and allowed voyage. The Sixaola was misreported. Dresden remains near Vera Cruz and unlikely to reach New York.
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United States
F. &. Owen
Revenue Cutter Service
Oliver Building
Sixada
Gresham
Dresden
West Indies
Boston Navy Yard
Vera Cruz
New York
Kaiser Is Not Aggressor Says Harvard Professor
Professor Kuno Francke of Harvard's Germanic Museum argues in a letter to the New York Times that Germany defends its existence, not seeks conquest. He questions motives of the German emperor and his people, noting Germany’s prosperity and peaceful aims, and naming Russia France and England as aggressors in the looming conflict.
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Kuno Francke
Germanic Museum
Harvard University
Cambridge
New York Times
Germany
Middle Africa
Near Orient
Russia
France
England
Alsace-Lorraine
Near East
Austria
Balkans
Federal authorities act to enforce neutrality rules at sea
The Sixaola stoppage marks the first act by federal authorities under new neutrality regulations. The move signals stricter enforcement aimed at preserving the nation's declared neutral stance during ongoing tensions.
Eleven Hundred American Tourists Sail From Copenhagen
Twelve hundred American tourists sailed from Copenhagen on the Danish-American liner United States bound for New York after travel barriers from Hamburg. Prince Aage of Denmark, son of Prince Waldemar, was arrested as a spy at the German frontier and later released as he proceeds to England.
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Copenhagen
Hamburg
United States
New York
Prince Aage
Denmark
Prince Waldemar
Calvi Bergolo
Turin
England
German Cruiser Sunk by British Squadron
A dispatch from the Canary Islands reports a British squadron sunk one German cruiser whose name is not given and captured another, which is being convoyed to Gibraltar.
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Madrid
Canary Islands
Gibraltar
State Department Seeks New England Tourists Abroad
The State Department received inquiries about New England travelers in Europe. Names include Boston couple Mr and Mrs John Price and daughter in Berlin. Miss Frances Horton and Miss Phylis Robbins in Uriate France. Miss Ruth I Skinner in Devonne France. Miss Helen E Gindeil in Hesse Germany. Robert Crowell in Frankfurt. Miss Lily Towns Spooner in Baden Baden.
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N. E
Washington
State Department
Europe
Boston
John Price
Berlin
Nahant
Mass
Frances Horton
Phylis Robbins
Uriate
France
Holyoke
Ruth I. Skinner
Devonne
Providence
Helen E. Gindeil
Hesse
Germany
Waterville
Robert Crowell
Frankfurt
Bridgeport
Conn
Lily Towns Spooner
Baden Baden
North Carolina Set to Sail From Boston amid War Tensions
The armored cruiser North Carolina, under Captain Joseph W. Oman, prepares to depart Boston with 750 crew. Washington ordered repairs, coal, and manning completed, destination undisclosed but likely Europe. Officers deny knowledge of duties there, while patrols and related ships adjust to the departure.
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North Carolina
United States Navy
Joseph W. Oman
Boston Harbor
Boston Police
Washington
Yard
DeWitt Coffman
Oman
Post
France
Europe
Boston
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