Secret British Note Drives 1912 Naval Talks
A Berlin diary recounts Sir Earnest Cassel delivering a verbal British offer of neutrality if Germany limits naval build, prompting German Chancellor Bethmann Hollweg and Admiral Tirpitz to craft an English reply for Sir Ernest Cassel. Ballin conveyed the mission’s secrecy and the unfolding diplomacy amid Anglo German tensions.
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Sir Earnest Cassel
England
Germany
Lord Haldane
Berlin
Lowing
Sir E. Grey
Grey
Herr Ballin
Ballin
Earnest Cassel
Cassel
London
Cronberg-Friedrichshof
Hardinge
Edward VII
Herr von Bethmann
Bethmann
Theentlemen
Het
Sir Ernest
Winston Churchill
Admiral von Tirpitz
Memoirs and Anglo German Naval Accord Negotiations
A review outlines secret 1912 Anglo German talks on naval limits, aiming to ease tensions that could have prevented the 1914 catastrophe. It notes Germany's rise to second in naval power and Britain's fear of losing sea supremacy, leading to a proposed agreement to curb German naval buildup in exchange for British political support including colonial aims.
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Lord
Keiser
Eee Ee
Germany
England
William Ir
End
Bagdad
Negotiations With England Over Naval Pact Unfold in Berlin
The account details Ballin’s briefing on Haldane’s arrival as England’s negotiator and the surprise of his selection, the strategic aims behind the talks, and the early, cautious progress toward a preliminary understanding on delaying ship construction while a broader pact was shaped.
Blind Youth Trains for Harvard Freshman Crew Next June
William Nelson Beggs of Winchester, totally blind, rows daily on the Charles while aiming to join Harvard Freshman crew. He stroked Tabor Academy last spring and hopes to row against Yale on the Thames at New London, despite weighing 140 pounds and facing his visual impairment.
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Harvard
William Nelson Beggs
Winchester
Yale
Thames
New London
Beggs
Tabor Academy
Marion
Cambridge University
William Beggs
Harvard Winchester
Shipping News Arrived and Sailed From Various Ports
Shipping notices list numerous steamers and schooners arriving at and sailing from ports including Elswick Park Gentles Fo wer Noccahula Hobbs Glasgow City of Columbus Garfield Gavanacb Nantucket Nickerson Baltimore Norfolk Belfast Allen New York Norwalk Crowell Co Camden Sawyer Festmaster General Taylor Bath Ransom J Fuller Strout Portland City of Gloucester I r ay loucester Augusta W. Snow San rs Charleston S C Paul F Thuriow Newcomb Norfolk Sarah Eaton from Wareham for Machias Me with tugs Norfolk Johnson N k towing barges Northern Nos. 25 25 Roger Williams Bennett Norfolk towing barges Stroudsburg from id o Nos. 5 17 from New York Jupiter Patenta Fort Point Me towing barges Monocavy and Greenwood from Portland for New York Perth Amboy etc. Left barge 801 at Edgartown Lightseer Pruitt Lyas towing barge I J Mulqueen Clara H Doane Perkins New York left barges Dogsdale at Salem Easton at Gloucester SALTED Steamers Prince Arthur Yarmouth N. & Leopold L DP fr Philadelphia Storvik New York Brush Pacific ports via Philadelphia Rake Elsmere jurles ton Jacksonville Tadlan Misliselphas Governor Dingley St John N. B via bass rt Lubec Absecon Norfolk Hrampden Bert Newa Belfast New York Camden Renesome B Fuller Portion Postmaster General Rath bebooner Slasbow Pensacola Kla motor barge Sovony 8 New York tugs Eugene Hughes Pull River towing barge Mooremack No. 2 due towing barge Northern No. 14 from Norroth Beverly P Doane New York calling at Portsmouth for barge Altamaha Sightseer Rockport Maas towing barge D J Mulqueen
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Elswick Park
Gentles
Fower
Eng
Noccahula
Hobbs
Glasgow
City of Columbus
Garfield
Gavanacb
Nantucket
Nickerson
Baltimore
Rfolk
Indian
Dix
Philadelphia
Wyerett
Walker
Norfolk
Melrose
White
Cto
Belfast
Allen
New York
Norwalk
Crowell, Co
Ido
Jupiter
Patenta
Fort Point
Greenwood
Portland
Perth Amboy
Pley
N. J
Lnst
Edgartown
Lightseer
Pruitt
Lyas
I. J
St. John
Bast Rt
Lubec
Absecon
Hrampden
Bert Newa
Camden
Renesome B. Fuller
Portion
Rath
Slasbow
Pensacola
Kla
Sovony
Eugene Hughes
Pull River
Mooremack
Due
Norroth Beverly
P. Doane
Portsmouth
Altamaha
Sightseer
Rockport
Maas
D. J. Mulqueen
Death of Arthur C. Lawrence Leather Company Leader
Arthur C. Lawrence of this city, head of the A. C. Lawrence Leather Company, died yesterday. He was vice-president of the New England Shoe and Leather Association and a recognized leader of the tanning industry for more than a generation.
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Arthur C. Lawrence
A. C. Lawrence Leather Company
New England Shoe and Leather Association
Incoming steamship list with due dates and ports
The Post Marine Record lists steamers with due today Sunday and Monday toward Europe and Atlantic routes. Entries include ships sailing from Boston and New York such as Queenstown Liverpool Bermuda Calcutta Colombo and Glasgow with destinations like Philadelphia Baltimore and Liverpool. Ocean forecast notes fresh winds east southeast and unsettled weather toward the Grand Bank.
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Bostom
New York
Europe
Grand Bagke
Ing
Boston
Ausonia
Halifax
N. S
Samaria
Liverpool
Hoover Returns to Washington After Bankers Speech
Merbert Hoover secretary of commerce arrived in Washington early today after recovering from illness that kept him from addressing the American Bankers Association meeting yesterday.
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New York
Merbert Hoover
Commerce
Washington
American Bankers Association
Berlin naval bill row stalls over Tirpitz and Britain
In Berlin a heated agitation over the naval bill pits Foreign Office against Tirpitz and others. The Chancellor favors dropping the bill to avoid English influence, but that would cede Germany’s defense sovereignty and self determination. Admirals and officials see the plan as a maneuver and foresee fading prospects for agreement.
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Berlin
Tirpitz
Foreign Office
Germany
England
Admiral von Tirpitz
Waterfront Calendar Notes and Planetary Timings
Fragmentary OCR listing a waterfront calendar with dates and planetary references. Mentions new moon on October 20 and November 18, morning star Saturn, evening stars Jupiter Venus Mars. Includes unclear figures like 7 AT 15% and 491m. Full socketner and Dec appear as stray terms.
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Autun
Saturn
Jupiter
Venus
Mars
Cape Shore mackerel arrival boosts Boston pier trade
The Stiletto captained by Ralph Webber arrived with a month’s northward cruise haul including 18,000 pounds of large fresh mackerel and 62 barrels of salting mackerel. Four other vessels brought substantial mackerel catches while groundfish shipments totaled 333,000 pounds. Wholesalers quoted varied price ranges for haddock and mackerel as other ships docked and new steamers bound for Europe were announced.
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Cape Shore
South Boston
Ralph Webber
Margaree
Cape Breton
Prince Edward Island
Hook and Line
Harmony
la Rosala
Restless
Nyoda
Haddock
Noonan's Hair Petrole Advertises Scalp Health
Advertisement touts Noonan's Hair Petrole to cleanse the scalp, prevent dandruff, and promote hair vitality. Barbers apply it for 15 cents, with retail price $1 at drug and department stores nationwide.
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Noonan
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