Open Door Trade in China Stressed by US Officials
Washington dispatch notes emphatic US acceptance of steps to curb Japanese aggression in China and defend the Open Door principle. Diplomats say Britain’s alliance with Japan loses favor, and China’s integrity must be protected amid growing commercial and strategic concerns.
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New York Times
Washington
Ten
Japan
China
Orient
Top Times
Legation
Takahira
United States
Germany
Great Britain
Canada
Australia
Gibbons Leaves Rome for Switzerland on Fortieth Anniversary
Cardinal Gibbons departed Rome for Switzerland accompanied by Mgr O Connell and others. The Pope granted new appointments naming domestic prelates titled Monsignor for T S Lee James F Macin George Devine and William E Starr. Cardinal Corrigan received a higher honor. A telegram from Cardinal Merry Del Val congratulated him on his fortieth anniversary since consecration.
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Rome
Cardinal Gibbons
Switzerland
Mgr
O’connell
Washington
Louis O’donovan
Baltimore
Germano Straniero
T.S. Lee
St. Matthew's
D. C
James F. Macin
St. Paul’s
George Devine
St. John's
William E. Starr
Corpus Christi
O. B. Corrigan
Merry del Val
Castel Gondolfon
FAVORS A CHRISTIAN UNION
The Rev. Dr. George W Knox of Union Theological Seminary preached at Memorial Presbyterian Church in Brooklyn. He urged unity of Christian creeds and said denominations may meet in common service, stressing imitation of Christ’s life for human suffering.
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George W.knox
Union Theological Seminary
Memorial Presbyterian Church
Seventh Avenue
St. Johns Place
Brooklyn
Running Gunfight Traps Five Burglars in Early Morning Chase
Police from Macdougal Street Station confront five burglars in a morning running gunfight. Wanamaker wounded, three suspects arrested. others fled. Wanamaker jailed hospitalized with head injuries. Dempsey Bulkeley held for burglary and attempted felonious assault after Jefferson Market Court arraignment.
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Macdougal Street
St. Vincent Hospital
Charles Wanamaker
West Twelfth Street
Bernard Dempsey
King Street
John Bulkeley
Bedford Street
King and Hudson Streets
McAdam
Wanamaker
Charlton Street
Fitzpatrick
Carroll
Fitzgerald
Bulkeley
Dempsey
Jefferson Market Court
Frivolous Customs Cases Clog U S Courts
The piece notes thousands of worthless customs appeals clogging calendars and delaying litigation. It cites Treasury officials and revenue lawyers arguing over frivolous filings and the practice of pursuing appeals to obtain refunds, while lawyers deny responsibility for many suspended cases and insist new points drive cases.
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United States
Treasury Department
Mob Attacks Fruit Wagon Driver After Run Down Man
A mob of about 300 people attacked driver Herma Marks after his team of horses struck and injured John Sarday on Avenue B near Seventeenth Street. Sarday suffered a broken right foot and was taken to Bellevue Hospital. No charges were filed.
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Herma Marks
278 Third Street
Seventeenth Street
Avenue’ B
Twenty-second Street
John Sarday
Avenue B
Bellevue Hospital
Marks
Sarday
Women picket Ratkoasky & Roth over strike at East Broadway factory
Twenty young women members of the White Goods Makers' Union patrolled 49 East Broadway in front of Ratkoasky & Roth to warn entrants that a strike is on and no women will be allowed to work. Dora Simkin, union president, said delays by the empires could force a one day layoff and the union also seeks higher pay.
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White Goods Makers’ Union
Ratkoasky & Roth
East Broadway
Wloves
Dora Simkin
Cherry Sirgt
Wireless over 310 miles shows new telephone apparatus
Naval Lieutenants Colin Jeance and Mercier demonstrated a wireless telephone link from Raz de Sein to a station 310 miles away. They expect improvements to extend range to 600 or 700 miles and aim to transmit dispatches between Paris and New York as Colin previously installed the Eiffel Tower wireless station.
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Paris
Colin
Jeance
Mercier
Raz Dé Sein
Department of Finistére
Lieut
Eiffel Tower
New York
Mutineers Rally With Yans In Hong Kong Border Turmoil
Mutineers from Konghau near Wu Chow join the Yans tribe after killing their commander over a gambling arrest. About 1,000 mutineers loot a village, amassing $100,000 before retreating to the Tai King Mountains as Admiral Li arrives with ships and troops to restore order.
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Hong Kong
Konghau
Wu Chow
Kwang Tung
Tai King Mountains
New British Ambassador at Vienna
London announces Fairfax L Cartwright formerly British minister at Munich has been named Ambassador at Vienna joining the diplomatic ranks in Austria.
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Vienna
London
Police dispute seven robberies at Harlem apartment house
A Times letter by Geoffrey E. Cookson claimed seven robberies at 530 West 147th Street over ten months with no police action. Harlem detectives cite only one report in a year, a July theft from Miss Alice Mooney. Tenants recount seven break ins, including losses of jewelry, rugs, and clothing, prompting new locks for the building.
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Geoffrey E. Cookson
S Times
Cookson
West 147Th Street
Times
Barnett
Harlem Detective Bureau
No. 530
Alice Mooney
Volice
Mooney
Jimmy
M. Warner
L. E. Brown
Mr. Brown
Mr. Cookson
Woman Attempts Suicide by Galloping Horse
Miss Elizabeth Russell of Homestead tried to end her life by leaping from a galloping horse on Beechwood Boulevard in Pittsburg. She was badly injured but survive with prompt medical care at the Country Club where Dr J H Williamson and club members aided her. A note and her rambling remarks suggest a motive tied to a quarrel with her mother.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
Elizabeth Russell
J. W. Russell
Homestead
James Francis Burke
Beechwood Boulevard
J. H. Williamson
Miss Russell
Sixteen Inch Water Main Burst In Hunter’s Point
A sixteen inch water main on the old Thompson Avenue line in Hunters Point burst yesterday morning, flowing for hours before shutdown. The rupture caused damage to Pennsylvania Railroad approaches to Sunnyside yards as work progresses. Alterations to Thompson Avenue and its elevation are planned, with a concrete abutment allegedly weighing down the pipe and causing the burst.
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Thompson Avenue
Hunter’s Point
Pennsylvania Railroad
Sunnyside
Alleged Race Track Betters Go Free
Leopold Popper and Emanuel Schoen were arrested at the Empire City race track for gathering a crowd and marking a race programme but were discharged by Judge Beal of Yonkers as police could not prove they were recording bets within the law.
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Leopold Popper
Emanuel Schoen
Empire City
Beal
Yonkers
Flood of penny dreadfuls shocks Berlin readers
In Berlin on August 16 the Durer Union warns penny dreadfuls drain 12.5 million dollars yearly from Germans. It cites 8,000 booksellers and 30,000 peddlers selling sensational tales, with 750 million copies a year. peddlers often enter by back doors to reach servants and peasants, even those on poor relief, inciting crime through vivid depictions.
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Berlin
Germany
Durer Union
Kaiserslautern
Ernst Schultze
Diver Union
Couny
Prince Eitel Fritz Works Hard to Lose Weight at Castle
At In-genheim Castle near Charlottenburg Prince Eitel Fritz, son of the Emperor, spends long days gardening, felling trees, hauling wood, and building sheds to curb obesity. The Princess accompanies him on rides and picnics, but he keeps the gardeners busy with full days of work and insists that labor is good for his figure. The household runs simply, more as a villa than royal retinue.
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Berlin
Eitel Friedrich
Ingenheim Castle
Charlottenburg
Havel
Death of Turkish War Minister Sparks Cabinet Crisis
Constantinople reports the sudden death of War Minister Redieb Pasha from apoplexy at his desk. A post mortem is ordered amid suspicions. The new government pledges reform including non Muslims serving in the army and plans to abolish capitulations with renewed treaties and better ties to foreign powers. The Porte seeks US approval to appoint Hussien Kiazim Bey as ambassador in Washington amid frontier tensions with Persia.
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Constantinople
Redieb Pashia
Redieb Pasha
War Ministry
Porte
John G. A. Leishman
United States
Hussein Kiazim Bey
Bucharest
Washington
Fishing Report From City Island Highlights Big Catch Ahead
The Angler captained by Capt. Foster led a record crowd of about 500 as deep sea trips set sail from City Island. Sea bass and blackfish dominated catches with a few fluke and eels also taken. striped bass near the harbor and strong weakfish reports from Sewaren and Boynton Beach.
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New Lon. S. Hook. Gov
Foster
City Island
J. T. Jordan
City Island Bridge
Pelham Bay
New York Harbor
Mr. Jordan
Staten Island
New Dorp
John Henderson
Tompkinsville
Sewaren
Boynton Beach
N. J
Iron Pier
Rockaway Beach
James Helverson
Peter Dobson
Barren Island
Jamaica Bay
de Oise
Pennsylvania Coal and Coke receivership shocks Bryan supporters
The Pennsylvania Coal and Coke Company faces receivership amid a coal market slump. James Kerr, a Pennsylvania Democrat and campaign figure for William Jennings Bryan, says campaign funds will not be influenced by the action and that reorganization plans will be pursued without hurry.
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Pennsylvania Co
Kerr
Pennsylvania Coal and Coke Company
Pennsylvania
William Jennings Bryan
James Kerr
Pennsylvania, Beech Creek and Eastern Coal Company
Bryan
Philadelphia
Scranton Dispatch
TuHp Times
New Rochelle
Bryan Campaign Fund
Mr. Kerr
Democratic Campaign Committee
New York Central
Pennsylvania, Beech Creek and
Eastern Con
Cela
Wervi
Coal and Coke Company
Thomas H. Watkins
Edwards
Scranton
Pennsylvania, Beech Creek and Eastern Company
Tragic Canal Boat Captain Drowns in East River
Capt Patrick Toner of the Jamestown boat moored at Quay Street Williamsburg fell into the East River yesterday and drowned. Crew on deck hesitated, assuming he could swim, while others dived unsuccessfully for the body.
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Patrick Toner
Jamestown
Quay Street
Williamsburg
East River
Jewelry Trade Revival Signal Strengthens as Dealers Watch Market
Prominent dealers report a revival in the jewelry trade after eight months of little wholesale activity. Ludwig Nissen notes retail demand rising and inventories still thin for diamonds, pearls, rubies, sapphires, and emeralds. American buyers travel to Antwerp Amsterdam and Kimberley signals improving sentiment as mines await reopening.
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Ludwig Nissen
Mr. Nissen
Europe
Maiden Lane
Nissen
Antwerp
Amsterdam
Kimberley
South Africa
Boy Kills Playmate in Accidental Shooting at Jeffersonville
Ten year old Cornelius Lynch died at Bellevue Hospital from a bullet wound to the abdomen suffered Saturday evening while he and 14 year old Arthur Buschman Jr. played near Jeffersonville Sullivan County New York. Mrs Lynch and Mrs Buschman say the shooting was accidental and occurred when Arthur fired a loaded revolver hidden in his trunk. Cornelius died two hours after reaching Bellevue Hospital.
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Cornelius Lynch
East Eighty-eighth Street
Bellevue Hospital
Arthur Buschman, Jr
East Ninetieth Street
Jeffersonville
Sullivan County
N. Y
Lynch
Corneliuus
Arthur
Bellevue
Bulldog Attack on Child Leaves Girl Seriously Wounded
Eight year old Martin Schneller of 511 West 23th Street was bitten three times by her father’s dog Buster after noon yesterday. The child was taken to J Head Wright Hospital where wounds were cauterized. Neighbors and Officer Riley restrained the dog and locked it in a closet. A Health Board inspection will determine if rabies is present.
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Martin Schneller
West 23Th Street
J. Head Wright Hospital
Buster
Winifred Joyce
Winifred
Riley
Board of Health
Health Board
Ex-Minister von Posadowsky-Wehner Near Reichstag Bid
Berlin Aug 16 Count von Posadowsky-Wehner, who retired as Interior Minister after clashing with the Kaiser, is likely to be proposed by the Liberals for the Speyer Ludwigshafen constituency. Acceptance would hinge on Centrists endorsement amid mixed Catholic journal support and opposition in the local Cenrist organization.
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Berlin
von Posadowsky-Wehner
Lkely
Reichstag
Speyer-Ludwigshafen
Bronx Zoo King Cobras Starve While Curator Plans Live Snake Feeds
Two Indian king cobras at the Bronx Park Zoo, each about 12 feet, have not eaten in three months. Curator Raymond Ditmars and Keeper Snyder plan a live-snake hunt along the Bronx River to obtain prey as the reptiles await food.
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Bronx Park Zoo
India
Raymond L. Ditmars
Zoo
Ditmars
Snyder
Reptile House
Bronx
Charles Snyder
Bronx Park
Mr. Ditmars
Singapore
Razor Fight on Fleet Near New Zealand
The American battleship fleet reaching Sydney after leaving on Saturday passed Cape Marks Van Diemen near North Island at 4 45 AM. Reports say two black firemen aboard a battleship quarreled and one was fatally slashed with a razor. The killer is to be taken to the United States for trial.
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Auckland
Sydney
Cape Marks van Diemen
North Island
United States
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