War verses and Dreyfus reappearance in war columns
The London Telegraph prints verses by James Bernard Fagan invoking England's resolve and victory. It also notes Major Alfred Dreyfus, serving as a French army sergeant, being promoted on the Charleroi battlefield and granted a commission, linking to his long-known 1894 espionage case.
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James Bernard Fagan
London Telegraph
Dover Straits
Nina North
England
Alfred Dreyfus
Charleroi
Utrecht
Millerand
Alfred Dreyffus
France
Queen of Belgians Would Shoulder Gun
London report details a Antwerp scene where King Albert told Prime Minister de Broqueville he would fight to the last. The queen declared she would carry rifles beside him and "all Belgian women" would go with her.
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London
Express
Hague
Albert
de Broqueville
Antwerp
Major Dreyfus' Son Promoted on Field
London reports via Exchange Telegraph that the eldest son of Major Dreyfus has received a promotion on the field. The dispatch notes the family connection and indicates a military advancement amid ongoing wartime reporting.
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Dreyfus
London
Exchange Telegraph Company
Draft money and men says Maxim
Hiram Maxim argues in the Standard that Britain should implement a Civil War like draft with conscription or a payment equivalent to 300 dollars. He notes Britain and Ireland’s population and dependent families and appeals to millionaires to serve in their capacity as workers serve in the ranks.
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London
Hiram Maxim
Standard
England
Great Britain
Ireland
400 dogs stranded in Paris as women flee London law
More than 400 dogs of all sizes and ages are at the American Express stables in Paris under William Dodworth after women went to London and could not bring their pets back due to British law. Letters and telegrams about dogs outnumber those about missing relatives. A New York woman even sent a messenger with blankets, a basket, a collar and biscuits for Tutti and 500 francs to hire a room if needed.
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Paris
American Express
William Dodworth
London
New York
Couldn't Answer Call Soldiers Send Money
Two Swiss soldiers in Tegucigalpa Honduras sent funds to the Swiss relief effort as they could not be called for service quickly. Additional contributions arrived at the Swiss legation and at the New York consulate from Swiss nationals in the United States. Otto Steiner, chancellor of the legation, who had been held at Cardiff England as a spy, was released.
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Washington
Aus
Swiss Relief Fund
Legation
Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Central America
Switzerland
New York
Otto Steiner
Cardiff
England
Swiss Legation Efforts in London Report
The dispatch highlights actions by the Swiss legation in London aimed at advancing diplomacy and protecting Swiss interests while engaging with British officials on pending concerns. It notes ongoing negotiations and administrative efforts central to shaping bilateral relations.
Germans Were Well Treated in London
Jim Buckley, manager of boxer Gunboat Smith, recounts his London visit on the day war was declared. He recalls packed streets, crowds cheering, Germans at the American consulate protected, and two Germans shouting for the Kaiser who were calmly moved on by police.
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New York
Jim Buckley
Gunboat Smith
England
London
Berlin
Sentries Hold Up The Kaiser's Auto
A Berlin Neue Zeit report says after mobilization a Grenadier Guards regiment guards the Doberritz road. The Kaiser’s car was stopped by two sentries asking for a permit. The Emperor remarked that his motor car is imperial property. The sentry replied they must halt and investigate all cars without exception.
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Copenhagen
Berlin
Neue Zeit
Doberritz
Spandau
London Bans Lager as Patriotism Rises in August
London authorities crack down on German ties as German music is banned at promenade concerts and lager labeled brewed in Belgium. A dachshund wearing red white and blue ribbons and a label claiming naturalized British subject highlights wartime suspicion of aliens.
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London
Belgium
Finchley Road
Queen Wilhelmina Urges Red Cross Aid Over Birthday Festivities
The Hague Aug 31 Queen Wilhelmina asked Dutch people to skip spending on birthday celebrations and use funds to support the overtaxed Red Cross in a national proclamation.
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The
Hague
Wilhelmina
Red Cross
Irish anger at pro German meeting echoes at Faneuil Hall
A letter to the editor denounces Matthew Cummings and the pro German stance at a Faneuil Hall gathering. The writer asserts Irish neutrality and support for President Wilson, condemns aiding Germany, and defends John Redmond and home rule amid wartime tensions.
Cardinals Prepare to Ballot for New Pope in Rome
In Rome at 7:30 pm Cardinal Della Volpe closes the conclave doors as the college of cardinals begins the vote to elect Pope Pius X's successor. The outside world is cut off with wires down and guards present while crowds gather in St. Peter's Square awaiting white smoke signaling a papal election.
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Rome
Cardinal Della Volpe
College of Cardinals
Pius X
St. Peter's
Sistine Chapel
Baesild
Xtimaeir
O'Connell
Farley
Vatican
Bishop's Palace Fire Destroys Cardiff Residence
Fire at the bishop of Llandaff palace on the outskirts of Cardiff Wales destroyed the building. No injuries reported as crews fought the blaze during the evening hours.
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Bishop’s Palace
Cardiff
London
Llandaff
Wales
Council to Hear Curley Over Edison Contract
The city council voted to invite Mayor Curley and Corporation Counsel Sullivan to appear on Tuesday September 8 to discuss the Edison lighting contract. Disagreement among councillors over termination price and a possible new contract left the council split with no clear action.
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Curley
Edison
Sullivan
Counhe
Fitzgerald
Rourke
Ission
Coulthurst
Gas and Electric Light Commission
Watson
Ballantyne
McCouncillors
Donald
Woods
Bear Returns to Nome Without Wrangell Castaways
The revenue cutter Bear, which left Nome July 2 to rescue 18 white men three Eskimo men and one Eskimo woman stranded on Wrangell Island after the Karluk wreck, returns to Nome short of coal. After coaling the Bear will resume search though its proximity to the castaways is unknown and the Russian Laimyr is also seeking to rescue them. Captain Robert H. Bartlett remains aboard.
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Nome
Alaska
Bear
Wrangell Island
Stefansson
Karluk
Robert H. Bartlett
Miners threaten to burn Butte town if troops enter
In Butte Montana on August 31 miners publicly threaten to lay the town in ashes rather than permit state or federal troops. A leader says the goal is vengeance on businessmen who summoned soldiers, claiming dynamite and oil ready for use. News of militia mobilization spreads after a Helena editor brings papers.
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Butte
Mont
Helena
Britain Cuts Ship Insurance Rate Again
The War Risks Insurance Committee announced a two guinea per cent cut in cargo insurance rates from the current three guineas per cent, effective tomorrow in London.
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Britain
London
War Risks Insurance Committee
Irish Hope For Democracy Amid War Trials
A Boston letter from William J. Jennings expresses concern for Ireland, hopes democracy and universal brotherhood prevail, and that war trials hasten freedom for all peoples.
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Germany
Universal Brotherhood
William J. Jennings
West Lenox Street
Boston
Mass
Irishman Defends Home Rule and Irish Leader
A reader identifies themselves as an Irishman in Munster and criticizes Mr. Cummings for speaking for the Irish race at Fanueil Hall. The letter praises John Redmond for securing home rule within the British empire and notes the writer’s American citizenship prevents enlisting in the British army.
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the Post
Cummings
Faneuil Hall
Ireland
John Redmond
William
Munster
Irish Viewpoint Clarified on Ireland Britain War Split
J F Connell of Brookline responds to Matthew Cummings at a German-American event in Fanueil Hall. He rejects Cummings as speaking for all Irish, cites John B Redman in Parliament asserting Ireland remains with England, stating Ireland will defend Britain with Catholic and Protestant unity while Ireland supports the war effort.
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Mattthew Cummings
Faneuil Hall
Germany
Great Britain
Cummings
John B. Redman
Ireland
England
Mr. Cummings
J. F. Connell
Brookline
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