American Battle Fleet Reaches Rio De Janeiro Harbor
The sixteen vessel American battleship fleet under Rear Admiral Robley Evans arrived at Rio de Janeiro on Jan 13 after passing Cape Frio. The Yankton delivered dispatches, Brazilian escorts accompanied the fleet, and a national salute was fired in welcome. The city issued special American editions as crowds cheered and naval pageantry unfolded, with drills and a Neptune initiation for sailors crossing the equator.
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Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Robley T. Evans
Cape Frio
Yankton
Lieut
Gherardieommanding
Trinidad
Evans
Riral Alexandrino de Alencar
Bremen
World of
Schedie
South America
Hese
Neptune
Roosevelt
Panama
Barkentine
Louisiana
Georgia
William H. Emory
Charles M. Thomas
Missouri
Rio Janeiro Emerges as Key Navy Hub and Modern City
The American fleet rests in Rio Janeiro for ten days as John Barretto highlights the city’s beauty growth and infrastructure. He notes Avenida Central, parks, ports, and rapid population rise, with Brazil's 1906 trade surplus and Rio’s rising status as a modern capital.
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Rio Janeiro
United States
New York
Chicago
Champs Elysee
Paris
Unter den Linden
Berlin
Washington
Avenida
National Library
National Opera House
Monroe Palace
Botafoga
Corcovado
Atlantic
Europe
North America
Brazil
Petropolis
Berlin Riots Spotlight Socialist Push for Universal Suffrage
Berlin reports recount mass socialist demonstrations in Prussia for direct universal suffrage, with 40 000 in the capital and 30 000 supporters, dozens of injuries, and fierce police clashes near the von Buelow residence. Women played a major role, and protests spread to Cologne and Bergen with varied intensity.
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Berlin
Prussia
Yoh Buelow
Bergen
Sons of Freedom
Cologne
von Buelow
Prince von Buetow
Wilhelmstrasse
Imperial Palace
Palace Square
Alexanderplatz
Unter den Linden
Friedrich — Strass
Jungfern Bridge
Moritzplatz
Receiver Appointed in Bankruptcy Case Against Firm
United States court names Citizens' Trust Company as receiver for the firm under bankruptcy proceedings. The bond of 5 000 dollars is filed and the receiver now manages the assets of the company. The circuit court previously approved the appointment and the receivership continues under Sol A. Wood’s supervision.
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United States
Sol A. Wood
Citizens’ Trust Company
Aesus
Circuit Court
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Iare
Flins
Tee
Silas
ARS
Vwhanes
John
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NEW York Evening Telegram
NEW York Herald CO
Whit
WI Harbor
Evans’ Squadron
Port of Spain
Connecticut
H. M. Jackson
Gibraltar
Admiral Evans
John Barrett
International Bureau of American Republics
Asia
Root
Bay of Rio
Organ Mountains
Landtag
Interior
von Moltke
A. Receiver
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