Long-ago notes on ships, pipelines and world stages
A crowded scrapbook of 16th to 19th century curiosities and duties. It mentions early pipe lines by Samuel Van Syckle and Jerry Harley, the Portsmouth sloop, Alaska agricultural stations, New York City telephone directories, Japanese statesmen, and various international anecdotes on science, war, and society.
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G. L. Drake
Drake
Hutchinson
Scientific American
Samuel van Syckle
Jerry Harley
Greek Stand Seen Amid Balkans War News
Reports from London in late October note Greece denying rumors of alliance shifts as Austro-German Bulgarian forces push in Serbia toward Nish. French troops bolster the Balkans theater while German Russian fronts show ongoing activity and a stalled western front.
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London
Greece
Macedonia
Ferdinand
Constantine
Bnioniki
Athens
Reece
Edward Gray
Turkish envoy Hakki Pasha cites Saloniki fiasco and Syria plans
Hakki Pasha, the Turkish envoy to Germany, told a Berlin newspaper interview that the Saloniki debacle showed the folly of large scale operations with 60 000 to 100 000 men. He said Turkey would send adequate forces if the Syrian campaign were pursued and noted ammunition moving to Constantinople via the Danube. He added Egypt depended on the war's duration for any new expedition.
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Nish
Pole
Sofia
Austria
Germany
Valyevo
Danube
Kladovo
Jolna
von Hindenburg
Riga
Amsterdam
London
Hakki Pasha
Arior
Berlin
Saloniki
Syria
Turkey
Constantinople
Egypt
French occupy Strumitza heights in Balkans action
Paris dispatches report French forces in the Strumitza region have seized the heights of Valandovo Rabrava and Tatar Lisofre dominating Strumitza. Strumitza city is seen as unlikely to hold out much longer under the French assault. Athens has no new northern Serb front news. Turkish decree confiscating belligerent property may be rescinded due to Entente threats to confiscate German property in belligerent states.
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London
Reuter
Athens
Strumitza
Valandovo
Rabrava
Tatar Lisofre
Turkey
Violent Demonstration Against Romanian Policy Reaches Bucharest
A violent public demonstration in Bucharest protested government policy. A faction tried to reach the palace but was blocked by troops. Two leaders sought an audience with King Ferdinand. Minor street disturbances followed as dispatches from Amsterdam and Berlin noted the event.
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Paris
Havas
Bucharcat
Manifestants
Ferdinand
Amsterdam
Berlin
Judges Move to End Hyphen in Naturalization Papers
Chicago officials tighten naturalization procedures to remove hyphens in applicants names. Court officials vote to grant citizenship to those who would bear a grama for the United States and its ideals. The process aims to standardize nomenclature for Americans born abroad.
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Chicago
United States
Britain Requisitions 16 Steamers for South American Meat
Information from shipping circles says the British government has requisitioned 16 steamers of the Neieon line to transport refrigerated meat from Argentina to Uruguay.
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Lriiteh Pobernment
Neieon
Argentina
Uruguay
King of England Thrown From Horse in Field Accident
London Oct 20 An accident to the king occurred yesterday morning when his horse reared and fell during an army inspection. He was bruised severely and confined to bed but improved with a fair night and some sleep reports say. The king later had a calm night with stable vitals.
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London
Touching service for Edith Cavell at St Pauls Cathedral
A large crowd gathered at St Pauls Cathedral in London for a memorial service for Edith Cavell the British nurse executed in Brussels. Wounded soldiers and Red Cross nurses attended while military and naval dignitaries filled the seats alongside the Lord Mayor and 600 Cavell nurses.
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London
St. Paul's Cathedral
Edith Cavell
Nugne
Brussels
Lord Roberts
Red Cross
Miss Cavell
Germany Forgone Sentiment Says Cavell Cant
The Hamburg Nachrichten quoted by Reuters says German officials will not allow English or hostile nationals to shelter as nurses to aid enemies. It notes the Chancellor Wald and regime ignore sentimentality and forgives English malice. Cavell is praised as a Brussels martyr figure, likened to Jeanne d Arc.
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Germany
London
Hamburger Nachrichten
Reuter
Rotterdam
Saya
Cavell
Belgium
Wald
Mins Cavell
Jeanne d'Arc
Brussels
Five paintings smuggled across border from El Paso to the east
Government agents pursue a smuggling case after five paintings valued at unspecified amount disappeared from El Paso Texas. The artworks were believed moved across the border en route to the east amid heightened border enforcement.
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Fi Paso
Tex
Bun Iin
Paso
Duel to death on high bridge arch in Cleveland
In Cleveland on Oct 29 a 60 foot high river arch duel ended with Frank Wright slain by a fellow worker with an from bar. The attacker fled after jumping to the ground as Wright’s wife watched with his lunch. Police have arrested Jack Browning. The wrestle on the arch teetered near the river several times before the fatal blow.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Cuyahoga River
Frank Wright
Wright
Jack Browning
British Casualty List Totals Over 493000 During WWI
London reports casualties from the war through October 9 total 493,294. Up to August 21 official numbers stood at 341,983, with further losses and missing personnel, including breakdowns for Western Area and overall operations, cited by Premier Asquith to Parliament.
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London
Minsing
Aggquith
House of Commons
Charcoal FataI to Typhoid Claim Reported
Washington reports a wartime claim that animal charcoal can absorb toxins and typhoid bacteria in the intestinal canal, potentially treating typhoid fever and cholera by mechanical absorption of bacteria and offensive toxins. The note describes wartime German discoveries and the potential benefit of charcoal in removing substances from the digestive tract.
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Washington,ct
Tory Canal
Switchmen strike tensions in Chicago dispatch
Chicago on October 3 reports rising transport tensions as a 4,000-strong switchmen group pushes for higher wages and improved conditions. A city committee debated the dispute and considered demands amid disrupted service and broader labor pressure.
Foreign powers discuss China's potential monarchy shift
Russian, British, and Japanese diplomats met with Lu Cheng Heing at the foreign office to weigh the implications of China's move to a monarchic system. Obata asked if Yuan Shih Kai could restore the monarchy without disrupting regional peace amid Shanghai and Yangtze unrest. Obata and Krupenski noted Japan may not wish to interfere, while stressing Europe and global tensions demand stability. The future Chinese government hinges on the electorate, and Lu said hopes to delay were unlikely if a people’s mandate would soon be issued.
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Peking
M. Krupenski
John Newell Jordan
Obata
Senonine Legation
Lu Cheng- Heing
Foreign Office
China
Yuan Shi Kai
Far East
Japan
Bhanghai
Yang-Tse
Dagne
Europe
Ae Sanam
Charge Obata
M. Obata
Lew Cheng Shing
Berlin Stroking Prices Set For Fish and Game The Federal Order
Berlin reports the federal council has issued an order fixing maximum prices for fish and game. The chancellor promptly set a limit for potatoes at 436 pfennigs per metric unit. Producers may demand a maximum of 305 pfennigs for certain goods.
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Berlin
London
Federal Council
Finh
Roanoke Report On Bermuda Holiday Air and Naval Movements
Roanoke dispatches describe tourlets returning from Bermuda and police actions after a liner Bermudian sighting about 60 miles off Gandy Dock in October. Officers from the Kron Prins Wilhelm and other vessels reportedly encountered a power yacht Elipse near Bermuda, with details on passengers and crew under watch, as authorities investigate a sinking and related losses.
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Roanoke
Bermuda
Sydney
Gandy Tock
New York
Bydney
Russian plans credit loan to United States report
New York reports say agents of the Russian government seek a large credit loan in the United States similar to the Anglo-French loan. No bond is planned though a loan in the range of 50 to 100 million dollars is discussed with interest potentially high and term around 18 months.
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New York
Agens
Iung
Fei Rinesin
Thio
Border Bandit Leader De La Rosa Reportedly Captured
Reports from Matamoros indicate Luis De La Rosa, a Mexican bandit chief linked to raids on the U S side, may have been captured after clashes with Carranza troops. Additional artillery arrived at Douglas to bolster Agua Prieta defenses as Villa forces mass across the border.
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Luis de la Rosa
Outlaws
Carranza
Brownsville
Tex
Clement
de la Rosa
Matamoros
Mexican tensions trigger U S officials in regional rows
Douglas Arizona reports a flare up in Mexico stirring civil and military authorities over recognition of Carranza. Villa forces are claimed without protection for Americans as 14 009 men and 26 cannons are detached from Obregon at Torreon to Sonora with another 5 000 to move via U S territory toward Agua Prieta for a likely clash with Villa forces. First Chief Carranza remains at Torreon.
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Douglas
Ariz
Feliavic
Conanen
United States
Carransa
Villa
Laredo
Tex
Obregon
Torreon
Sonora
Aris
Agua
Ville Foress
Carranza
Woman Impersonates Heiress in Spain Castle Scheme
A woman posing as the widow of Henry M. Fiagier deceived Frank J. Mahoney and relatives to obtain funds via a telegraphic fraud. Judge Worve sentenced her to three to nine years in Auburn. The defendant falsely claimed Mel Flng ler would be secretary at 20000 a year and promised a $100000 bonus when a mythical castle in Spain appeared.
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Henry M. Fiagier
Frank J. Mahoney
Silat
Worve
Auburn
al Mra
Johnson
Mel Flngler
Spain
Thomas Murray Heads Bankers Association
Thomas Murray was elected president of the Nebraska Bankers Association at the close of the two day convention in Omaha. Delegates named include J. H. Kel from Gothenburg and E. Engler from Plainview, with W. F. Conkmaha serving as an executive official.
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Thomas Murray
Nebraska Bankers
Omaha
W. F. Conkmaha
J. H. Kel
Gothenburg
E. Engler
Plainview
SLAIN BY EOKIMOS IN PAS MANITOBA INCIDENT
Two Catholic priests report sighting a Beich i wh arrived near Pas Manitoba on October 20 following a violent confrontation with Eokimos. Local authorities investigate the Beichi incident and identify potential suspects amid ongoing tensions.
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Eokimos
The
Pas
Manitoba
Austria’s Second Note and U S Munitions Debate
Washington October 18 The text of Austria’s second note to the United States on munitions to the Shaskan beam rail and gypsum has not proved a modern building material and shows limited usefulness in recent years.
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Washington, D. C
Austria
Cabinet Mahdoo Sees Montana Rift as Redfield Clashs Politics
Washington reports indicate Mahdoo believes the administration is shifting issues from politics. The White House weighs anti tariff and economic survey options as Secretary Redfield may lose his role as a spokesman. The president reportedly has an open mind about forthcoming legislation this winter.
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Mahdoo
Montana
Washington, D. C
Administration
Secretary of Commerce
Redfield
White House
Mae Sopen
Redfeld
Take Mental Questions Out of Politics Says McAdoo Stump
A St. Louis dispatch cites Secretary William McAdoo asserting the need to remove mental questions from political dialogue. He rails at party factions, claims a lack of real prosperity for a decade, and critiques tariff and peace measures while warning against populist tactics.
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Sraubington
William
McAdoo
Wileon
Steel factories double capacity
New York dispatch reports a major revival in iron and steel demand across the United States. Authorities say blast furnaces and mills are operating near full capacity, with steel prices rising and output increasing as production scales up to meet renewed orders.
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New York
United States
Elbert H.ary
United States Steel
EDISGH MAKES MOLE LOOK LIKE AMATEUR
Oct 10 report from Florida describes Mariners and Dene shelling making aero planes de- in a fragmented update.
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Edisgh
Mole
Mariner
Florida
Tavieibie Deneehell
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