Taft Delayed by Trouser Tear Reaching St Petersburg Dinner
In St Petersburg on December 6, Secretary Taft was delayed for over thirty five minutes at a dinner hosted by Foreign Minister Ignatsky for Taft. The cause was a burst trouser seam. repairs and packing limits forced a late start, then taft and party proceeded to Berlin where he continued his world tour with no political motive stated.
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Dresden
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Arrest for Irish Plot Shocks Dublin Court
Minnie Walsh and her son faced a Police Magistrate in Dublin today charged with inciting murder and conspiring to obtain money by false pretenses. They linked to an August 13 bomb attempt on Lord Ashtown’s hunting lodge near Clonmel and threats tied to cattle grazing wars.
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Thirty Drown Off Brazil As Steamer Sinks After Collision
The Brazilian coasting steamer Guasca of 550 tons with Captain Ramos sank after colliding with an unknown vessel off Paran, Brazil. Thirty persons aboard the ship were drowned.
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Rio Janeiro
Apt. Ramos
Cuban Bandit Chief Surrenders Near Cienfuegos
Gil Perez, head of bandits who fled to the woods near Cienfuegos last September, has surrendered to the Rural Guards in Havana.
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Havana
Gil Perez
Cienfuegos
King Oscar’s condition unchanged as strength declines
A bulletin from royal physicians reports no essential change in King Oscar’s status, though his strength again faded. Temperature 9.86, pulse 80 and fairly strong but irregular, indicating ongoing critical care.
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Tockholm
King Oscar
Emperor William Honors Chinese Statesman in China Diplomatic Gesture
Emperor William presented Yuah ShihKul with the Grand Cross of the Order of the Red Eagle. The ceremony marks two years of German efforts to improve relations with China after the Boxer turmoil. Observers say Germany has advanced most with China aside from Japan, correcting initial missteps and aligning with John Hay’s principles.
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Yuah ‘ShihKul
Order of the Red Eagle
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Lieut Lahm Studies German Aeronautics in Berlin
Lieut Frank P. Lahm of the United States Army, on leave from the War Department, is in Berlin to study German aeronautics. Balloon Division officers have extended every courtesy and facilitate his investigations.
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Frank P. Lahm
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War Department
Monks Repulse Band of Robbers in Pskov Monastery
In a night attack near Pskov, twenty Lettish Esthenian bandits stormed a monastery. Six monks were killed and three wounded before the monks repelled the raid. The robbers retreated toward Pskov, ambushing pursuing gendarmes and killing one officer. Four gunmen perished in a later blaze. one surrendered wounded. Odessa quiet after anti Jewish rumors. Gov Gen Boufal vows forceful action to restore order and permits revolvers for self defense.
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Pskov
Odessa
Boufal
Prince George Battleship Adrift in Portsmouth Harbor
The battleship Prince George broke from moorings and drifted in Portsmouth harbor. Shaken new cruiser Shannon struck during the incident, grazing several anchored ships. Prince George sustained a large side hole and list, requiring docking and tug assistance. Shannon suffered only upper-works damage.
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Prince George
Shannon
Vienna denies anarchist plot against emperor
Vienna officials state no information supports claims that ex Geneva anarchists in Hungary planned harm to the Emperor or the heir to the throne. The authorities dismiss the suggestion as improbable and clarify there is no basis for the alleged danger.
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