Veterans Abroad Fear Effects of New Citizenship Law
Washington reports that many German born Union veterans living in Germany rely on U S pensions and naturalized before returning. Gaillard Hunt clarifies the law’s intent, noting only those who naturalized to avoid duties and reside abroad face potential changes. Pension levels, finances, and a veteran’s intent to stay citizens are considered by authorities.
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Washington
American Congress
Germany
Congress
State Department
Gaillard Hunt
Citizenship Bureau
Passport Bureau
Hunt
Department of State
United States
Millionaire Col Fleischmann Makes First Balloon Ascension
Col Max Fleischmann of Cincinnati in the yeast and whisky business soared to about 6000 feet in his first balloon ascent. He started from Oakley race track with aeronaut Leo Stevens and shed ballast including bottles to lift off, drifting ten miles over Kentucky toward the river.
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Cincinnati
Max Fleischmann
Julius Fleischmann
Tropics
Cincinnati Reds
Oakley
Kentucky
Fleischmann
Leo Stevens
American Citizenship Delight Emboldens Rev Aked
New York July 13 Rev Charles Aked from Liverpool, pastor of Fifth Avenue Baptist, extols becoming an American citizen. He praises America for no hereditary monarchy no house of Lords no state church no sectarian education and less drink problem than England. He contrasts republican ideals with English structures and foresees a fuller life as an American.
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New York
Charles Aked
Liverpool
Fifth Avenue Baptist Church
King Edward
West Eighty-sixth Street
Rockefeller Church
Dr. Aked
America
Mark Twain
Tomcats
Tomcat I
Tomcat XX
House of Lords
John Morley
England
Elizabeth
Platt Celebrates Seventy-Fourth Birthday in Quiet City Visit
New York on July 16 Senator Thomas C. Platt marked his seventy fourth birthday Monday July 15. The veteran legislator spoke softly from his Ellmendorf apartment at West Eleventh street saying there would be little celebration. He planned a short trip to the Orient Hotel at Manhattan Beach for a quiet birthday retreat and rest, reflecting on past political years and his memories of the hotel’s round of readers and associates.
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Thomas C. Platt
New York
Morris
Elmendorf
West Eleventh Street
Platt
Manhattan Beach
Oriental Hotel
Oriental
Positive reasons for American superiority over England
The speaker cites higher education, widespread schooling, restless intellectual activity, and disdain of convention in America. Morals are said to be higher, relations between the sexes are freer, and American women are described as better protected and happier than English women.
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England
America
Mrs Thaw Sells Coal Lands for 2 Million to Fund Trial
Mrs William Thaw, mother of Harry K. Thaw, sold 1000 acres of Mount Pleasant township coal lands in Westmoreland County to Mount Pleasant Coal and Coke Co for 2 million dollars. The deed records at Greensburg confirm the sale, part of the Thaw coal and coke trust assets once valued at millions and projected to reach about 10 million in years.
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Pittsburg
William Thaw
Harry K. Thaw
Greensburg
Mount Pleasant Coal and Coke Company
Mount Pleasant Township
Westmoreland County
Plumber Fooled by Silver Mistaken for Lead
A Omaha man stole thirty six bars of silver from a freight car valued at $2000 and sold some to a plumber who thought it was lead. The plumber noticed the metal did not melt like lead and alerted police. George Hoover was arrested on the theft charge. About half of the loot has been recovered.
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Omaha
Neb
George Hoover
Plumer
Kendallville Couple Welcomes First Great Grandchild
Henry Campbell a well known resident and civil war veteran and his wife have learned their grandson Jasper Meisner has a daughter born at Fort Wayne in the family of Mr and Mrs Jasper Meisner.
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Kendallville
Henry Campbell
Wbast Street
Forteyne
Jasper. Meisner
Ena
Mark Twain Ends A Long Visit In England
Samuel Clemens known as Mark Twain bid farewell to London and sailed home on the Minnetonka after two years in England. A large crowd cheered as he left Tilbury station amid thanks for a welcome that surpassed prior visitors.
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London
Mark Twain
Samuel J. Clemens
Atlantic Transport Line
Minnetonka
Tilbury
England
Mr. Clemens
National Gallery
Charles Holyrod
New York
Injured Woman Falls On Sidewalk Near Rookery
Miss Emma Meyers of Fort Wayne visiting Mr. and Mrs. Edward Onnett at Goshen was injured yesterday afternoon when a plate note slipped while she walked on the sidewalk in front of the Rookery. She fell and sustained slight injuries.
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Goshen Democrat
Emma Meyers
Fort Wayne
Edward Onnett
Rookery
Stop Dust or Close Furnaces in Pittsburg Case
Judge James 8. Young held Jones & Laughlin Steel officers in contempt for failing to stop ore dust emissions. President B. F. Jones was fined $5000, Superintendent Messner $100, and all directors $100 each. The company must shut down if no device eliminates dust, risking 10,000 jobs.
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Pittsburg
James 8. Young
Common Pleas Court
Oakland
Jones & Laughlin Steel Company
B. F. Jones
Messner
Eliza
Peace Between Japan and America Kept
Roosevelt hosts Admiral Yamamoto and Ambassador Aoki at Sagamore Hill in a purely informal luncheon. They professed that recent Pacific coast tensions pose no threat to U S Japan relations and hope for continued friendship. Captain Kano presented a ceremonial gift from the emperor.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
Baron Yamamoto
Aoki
United States
Japan
Sagamore Hill
America
Commodore Perry
Yamamoto
New York
Pacific
Capt
Kano
Admiral Yamamoto
Herbert Parsons
Bacon
Westbury
E. D. Morgan
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Secret Service
Admiral
Loeb
Teacher with a sour face loses his position in Evansville
L DeWitt Darrow a manual training school teacher in Evansville Indiana has been refused re appointment by the school board president Major A C Rosencrans who says he is a chronic grouch and unfriendly to pupils and public. Darrow who is about 40 and has a wife and one son is at Indiana University Bloomington taking a special course and will seek a teaching post elsewhere. The board states he never smiled in or out of the classroom and his discord with the superintendent and staff led to his dismissal.
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Evansville
Ind
L. Dewitt Darrow
A. C. Rosencrans
State University
Bloomington
Darrow
Indianapolis
Manual Training
Aloe
Rosencranz
F. W. Cooley
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Goshen
Evansville School Board
Tobacco Trust
J.C. McRreynolds
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