Welcome Fleet 16 Arrives as Sydney Greeted
Aug 20 Sydney awoke to the sight of the American battleship fleet 20 miles off Port Jackson. A vast crowd estimated near 400,000 gathered on hilltops and quays to witness the approach while hundreds of craft decorated in flags filled the harbor. Officials planned a grand parade and a state dinner, with about 200,000 visitors in the city and many more along the levees and piers.
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Fleet Arrival Sparks Massive Welcome in Sydney
Sydney N S Aug 2 The battleship fleet arrived at noon to a half million cheering spectators circling the harbor as editorials in leading papers praise the visit. They urge cementing ties with English speaking nations of the Pacific to ensure white rulership in the Far East and banish the yellow peril. London reports possible diplomatic tangle over sailors marching through Sydney streets but officials say the matter is settled and the parade will occur as planned. The dispute centered on suspending a common regulation against landing armed foreign sailors, with Auckland authorities already obtaining a temporary suspension.
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Dutch Islanders Boycott Venezuelan Cargo At Willemstad
A Curaçao mail report shows Curacao residents refuse to buy sugar and hot straw from the Maria Abigail to avoid funding Castro’s regime. Merchants boycott the schooner, storefronts close, guards protect the ship, and the cargo returns to Maracaibo. Washington notes the tense anti Castro sentiment and the boycott’s impact on trade. Governor Johnson to accept Democratic nomination in Minneapolis. plan to issue statement.
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Sherman Hitchcock Confer With Roosevelt On New York Gubernatorial Situation
Sherman and Hitchcock, at Oyster Bay, meet President Roosevelt to discuss the Hughes situation and to plan campaign strategy. They aim to placate Senator Foraker and consider renominating Hughes, while Cortelyou plans fundraising and organization for nationwide campaign contributions.
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Platt Breaks With Hughes Nomination in New York
Senator Thomas C. Platt opposes the renomination of Charles Hughes, warning that Hughes leading the ticket could hurt Taft in New York. Platt notes he favors Speaker Wadsworth as a potential ally for Taft and an eventual New York governor.
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Countess Szechenyi to buy grand Magyar estate near Budapest
Vienna reports Countess Szechenyi former Miss Gladys Vanderbilt plans to acquire a vast estate in Hungary near the free city of Komorn at the Danube and Wang rivers junction. The property reportedly costs about 1.8 million dollars.
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Financial commission ends European currency investigations
London reports the joint financial commission led by Senator Aldrich says it has secured all necessary data on Europe s finances customs currency and will not continue investigations into the continent. The group includes American senators and representatives.
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Protest Over Papal Reception Sparks Royal Crisis
London protests against King Edward VII's planned reception of Cardinal Vannutelli at Windsor Castle escalate as the Protestant Alliance warns Parliament and asserts the monarch would vacate the throne by recognizing the Pope. The issue ties to the Bill of Rights and the Act of Settlement amid royal confidences and a Rome-ward diplomatic note.
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Parallel Fern Fire Threatens Coast and Parks
News from August reports wildfires along the British Columbia coast and Washington state, with the Nooksack valley ablaze and fears of heavy loss of life and property. Fires also threaten the giant redwoods in Yosemite and surrounding Hetch Hetchy areas as San Francisco supervisors are forced to retreat. Wires are down, limiting details from the worst-hit sections.
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Kidnaping of Gertrude and Dorothy Bicha
In Kenosha Wisconsin on August 20, after an all night county wide search no trace of Gertrude and Dorothy Bicha daughters of Jacob Bicha is found. A closed carriage is said to have stopped before the house a man asked the two girls to enter. The father suspects kidnapping while the stepmother questions if they acted of their own will. Detectives are being engaged to aid in the search.
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Soldiers Stay Thursday as Patrols Withdraw in Springfield
Springfield Aug 20 Only 800 soldiers remain in the city as 4 000 troops guarding during last week rioting depart. Second regiment returns to Chicago by rail while other units disperse to central and northern Illinois. Grand jury reconvenes with fifty witnesses awaiting, indictments due tonight. Mounted patrols remain, likely until grand jury finishes its work. Colored residents return to normal areas, except those who have left town.
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Leprosy widow hides in cars then leaped to Benson
In Los Angeles and surrounding towns a widow of General Wardwell who contracted leprosy fled the county hospital in a chain and disguise reaching Benson by train. Guards pursued and confined her to isolation. Reports suggest possible transfer to a leper settlement as her health fails. Five children poisoned in Chattanooga. one dies. In Indiana an automobile explosion injures several and burns others.
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