Court to sit months for Schley inquiry by Navy
Washington July 31 The precept for a naval court of inquiry into Commodore Schley's conduct has been issued addressed to Admiral Dewey as president. It orders investigation of delays at the Severn and Santiago, the Key West coal situation, reports accuracy, and the Brooklyns actions. The court will sit several months.
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Urey Sehley
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Kennan expelled from Russia by authorities
Russian officials ordered American diplomat and writer George Kennan to leave Russia by 6 pm the next day after informing him at his hotel that he must depart. He was not allowed use of his room during the interim but treated courteously. Kennan, 18 when he first went to Russia, has long worked in Siberia and Caucasus, later reporting on the convict system for The Century.
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Nim 5
Kennan
United States
Russia
Charlemagne Tower
New Tower
Siberia
Caucasus
Century People
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Unclear sports times from midweek race report
A fragmentary note recalls a race where Illinois tied Milwaukee by half an hour after a light northwest breeze. The home mark was reached with an elapsed time around 75:248. Detroit and Milwaukee figures follow, with Cadillac clocking 4:00:14 in a disrupted timesheet.
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Detroit
Cadillac
Drought Shrinks Wisconsin Dairy Milk and Education Demand
Hot dry weather cuts weekly milk from 90 Wisconsin patrons by nearly half at the dairy school creamery. Two dairy patrons show divergent fates: one sells cows and ships to Chicago, the other keeps feeding hay and grain. Despite shrinkage, fat content stays steady around 4 percent. June payments top 300 daily, and dairy schools report high demand for graduates with rising wages.
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Rhe Creamery
Wisconsin Dairy School
Goa
Patronik
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Patron
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Chicago
Germany's New Tariffs Warn of Consequences for Trade
Berlin reports tariffs setting minimum duties on grains and meats, with potatoes and wool exempt or free. The proposed schedule, cited by American observers, would burden Germany and the United States, affecting industrial and commercial interests and foreign trade.
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Germany
Berlin
Reichzanzeiger
Remellor
United States
Guty
MeKeesport Plant Moves to Break Union Fight
The National Tube Works in McKeesport asked 400 welders to sign individual contracts to renounce sympathy strikes. Some signed, others refused, threatening job losses. Officials plan nonunion operation at Dewees Wood Mill while Amalgamated leaders seek to respond amid ongoing talks.
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National Tube Works Company
MeKeesport
Amalgamated Association
American Sheet Steel Company
Milwaukee Yacht Leads As Calm Halts Race At Windward Trial
A regatta in Chicago saw the Milwaukee yacht surge to the front in a windward trial for Canada's cup defender. Detroit finished second, with Cadillac and other entrants distant behind as gusts collapsed and the fleet slowed. Milwaukee demonstrated superior windward speed before the wind died, reshaping expectations for the series.
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Heliasis
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Detroit
Milwaukee
Cadillac
Calne
Guiley
Atéul Presze Stade
Milwaukes
Edward's Title Stretched
London July 27 Lord Salisbury introduced a bill in the Lords authorizing King Edward to assume a title by proclamation within six months of adoption. The title may read Edward the Seventh by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland of British Dominions Beyond the Sea, King Defender of the Faith and Emperor of India.
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London
House of Lords
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Edward
Goa
United Kingdom
Great Britain and Ireland
India
Reindeer Purchase Reported From Siberian Expedition
News from the bureau of education confirms Lt Bertholt’s expedition success in northern Siberia with 500 reindeer bought at 18 rubles each and a further 106 deer anticipated. He traveled nearly 1000 miles by reindeer and dog teams across subarctic snows from Windivestock to deliver the report.
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Lieuttenant
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Just for a Smile. A Heartfelt Toss
A collage of humorous quips and jokes from vintage papers. Phantom lines mock social pretensions and relate small domestic ironies. Sparse anecdotes mention Cassidy, a servant, and a fanciful fable about a town feud sparked by a trousers seat incident.
A Lazy Stoffer's Scheme in a Strange Exchange
A fragment from a dated household scene shows Martha and Jones in a quirky exchange about belief and chores. The speaker claims to stay outside while downtown and to give all the room absent treatment, suggesting a humorous or evasive plan. Names include Martha and Jones, with the tone echoing a domestic sketch.
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Martha
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Don
Ape-like Negro Types Documented By Sir Harry Johnston
Sir Harry Johnston returns from Uganda with notes and photographs on an apelite race in East Central Africa from Lake Albert to Tanganyika. He cites anatomical traits, pariah status, and varying temperaments among groups near the Congo Forest, planning to present evidence to the Royal Geographical Society. He also notes his linguistic work, compiling about 60 vocabularies and studies on language groups amid the spread of a common tongue described as Suabiii.
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Kafue
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Zanzibar
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Sir Harry Johnston Adds One More Claim To Empire Record
Time dialects and in his endeavor to put these latter on record Sir Harry Johnston adds one more claim to be regained as an indefatigable servant at the empire.
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Harry Johnston
Empire
Lonton Telegraph
Vermont court upholds lightning arresters duty in telephone case
A Vermont supreme court ruling held a telephone company liable for a physician's death caused by an electrical discharge from a telephone wire. The case found that although arrester plates existed on the roof, lack of a proper ground connection rendered the device ineffective, and the jury should decide if practical protective measures were absent.
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Wailé
Inis Library
Act
Supreme Court
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York | Sun
Mistakes of Bridegrooms Cause Strange Marital Mixups
A series of odd婚 events at registrars offices in Langport and Vienna involve grooms marrying relatives or incomplete matches. One groom unknowingly marries his sister, another signs his brother’s name, and Austrian lovers proceed to marriage without recognizing each other. In multiple cases misunderstandings lead to annulments or court actions.
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Yveason
Emmerich
Francis Vous
Katiza
Mary Rinx
Tigat
Julius Relnz
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