Warships Ordered to Cuba with Marines in Readiness
Commander Colwell told the Associated Press that ships with Marines have been positioned near Havana as a precaution to protect American property and citizens. He said landing would occur only if rioting becomes extreme and noted President Palma did not request the move. The force aims to safeguard business interests and has offered asylum aboard the Denver for Americans seeking safety.
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United States
Cuba
Colwell
Associated Press
Palma
Sleeper
Havana
Bonaparte
Denver
Mannering
Bonaparte Arrives in New York Amid Havana Dispatch
Secretary of the Navy Charles J. Bonaparte lands in New York en route to Oyster Bay and questions the Havana report of a Denver armored cruiser landing. He telephones Washington and believes a recall order may stem from talks with officials. He retires early, asking not to be disturbed.
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New York
Charles J. Bonaparte
Oyster Bay
Albemarle Hotel
Associated Press
Havana
Denver
Washington
Bonaparte
State Department
President unadvised on action at Havana
Oyster Bay New York Sept 13 It is stated no official information has been received here regarding the landing of a Denver cruiser detachment of sailors at Havana or their recall to the vessel under orders from Washington.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Denver
Havana
Washington
Rivalry Over Ships To Panama May Send Both Battleships
Washington dispatch notes rivalry between the battleships Louisiana and Connecticut over which will carry the President to Panama. It is now practically decided that Secretary Taft will not be aboard the same vessel as the President. Much hinges on early trials of the Connecticut and whether she can be shaken down by the start date.
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Louisiana
Connecticut
Panama
Taft
Atlantic
Washington Says Landing of Troops Not Intervention
Washington announces that sailors landed at Havana from the cruiser Denver were ordered to return, save for a small guard at the American legation. The action aimed to protect American lives and property, not to support any Cuban government or insurrectionary forces.
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Washington
Havana
Denver
Legation
Bacon
Sleeper
Palma
Reid's Men In Secret Practice
Harvard football coach Reid announced no secret practice this week. The squad trained behind a high fence with a canvas entrance barred off while Coach Reid attended a soccer game. Captain Morse observed, Daly worked quarterbacks on the forward pass, and Kennard challenged Burr in punting as winds aided long kicks.
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Harvard
Reid
Locust Street
S. V. Morse
Yade
Crimson
Daly
Big Burr
Kennard
Countess Sophie Tolstoi gravely ill in Yasnaya Poliana
Moscow dispatch reports Countess Sophie Tolstoi wife of Leo Tolstoi is dangerously ill at their home in Yasnaya Poliana. The family center remains vigilant as doctors attend to her condition.
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Moscow
Sophie Tolstoi
Leo Tolstoi
Yasnaya Poliana
Conqueror Outruns the Mascot in Atlantic Chase
In a dramatic pursuit between the yacht Conqueror and the motor-boat Mascot, Mannering as the Motor Pirate signals daring maneuvers to outpace and outgun the pursuers. Withington notes dwindling fuel shifts and a near miss as dusk deepens, leaving the clash unresolved until tomorrow.
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Ueen
Evie
Sutgrove
Mannering
Withington
Fied
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