Polar race cars to depart Paris with sail mast and sleds
Three specially equipped motor cars will leave Paris for the New York to Paris auto race. De Dion, Motobloc, and Fiat entries are prepared with a bamboo mast sail and 1,000 liter fuel frame. Sledges for extra fuel will be used, while supplies are distributed in layers for strength and efficiency.
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Paris
Paris Matin
New York ‘Times
Capt. Hansen
Motobloc
M. Godart
Motobloc Company
Fiat
Couriere Della Sera
Turin
New York
M. Barzini
Peking
Prince Borghese
Alaska
Boots from Paris Ready for Expedition Claim
Capt Hansen expressed confidence in completing the trip and bringing back all men he starts with. He described the mission as more than a race, calling it an expedition and noting boots specially made in Paris are now ready.
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Paris
Capt. Hansen
Refrigerating plants ordered for British warships
UK Admiralty rushes to install refrigeration in battleship magazines after the Jena explosion. A grant of 100000 dollars funds cooling systems with orders placed to major makers. The move follows criticisms of the American Navy and aims to reduce magazine explosions.
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London
Portsmouth
Jena
Admiralty
Druce Perjury Case Ends in London
The perjury charge against Herbert Druce by his nephew George Hollamby Druce collapsed after discoveries from the opened coffin of Thomas Charles Druce. The civil suit to recover the Port land estates proceeds, though prospects are considered limited.
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London
Herbert Druce
George Hollamby Druce
Duke of Portland
Atherley-Jones
Thomas Charles Druce
Druce
Baker Street Bazaar
Highgate
T. C. Druce
Herbert
Franco American tariff talks end in success, Jusserand says
Paris reports French Ambassador Jusserand has informed that negotiations with the United States over tariffs are terminated with an agreement ready to be signed at once. He notes the accord will curb trade barriers and is to be signed promptly in Washington.
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Paris
M. Jusserand
Washington
Interborough Rapids Transit Company
Battery Tunnel
Brooklyn
Bowling Green
Borough Hart Station
Lenox Avenue
Broadway
South Ferry
City Hall
Subway
Brooklyn Bridge
Mayor Urges Fifth Avenue Widening And Debt Reform
The mayor's annual message to the Board of Aldermen calls for widening Fifth Avenue, licensing autos including sightseers, and curbing sirens. He cautions on debt-limit amendments, outlines budget pressures, and notes bests on streets, water, and consolidation eight years on. The top funded debt stands at 537 million with total debt about 53.6 million in temporary bonds.
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Fifth Avenue
Charter Revision Commission
Thompson
Ahearn
Paris
Aqueduct Commission
Croton
Board of Water Supply
Chelsea
Staten Island
Russell Sage
Hlall
City of
New York
Aldermen Elect Sullivan Vice Chairman in Floral Chamber Row
The new Board of Aldermen held its first meeting and elected Timothy Sullivan as Vice Chairman amid a floral display. A smoking ban proposal for women in public places was sent to the Laws and Legislation committee, with a public hearing announced later.
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Sullivan
Committee On
City Hall
Aldermanie Chamber
McGowan
Percival Nagle
T. I. Baldwin
IF. H. Finney
W. P. Sandeford
Dowling
Tammany
Timothy P. Sullivan
B. W. B. Brown
Alderman Gunther
Little Tim
Harry E. Oxford
Joseph Stapleton
John J. McGlynn
Alderman Sullivan
Kenny
Gunther
John T. Oakley
McClellan
Michael F. Blake
Boston Man Knighted by Italy for Italian Revival Writings
Nelson Gay of Boston now living in Rome has been named a Knight of the Crown of Italy by King Victor Emmanuel. The honor reflects Gay's long study of Italy's revolutionary period and his presentation of historical documents to societies and groups.
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OME
Victor Emmanuel
Nelson Gay
Boston
Mass
Rome
Italy
Gay
Norway appoints Gude as new minister to the United States
Christiania July 6 notes announce M Gude appointed Norway's minister to the United States succeeding M Hauge. He will assume duties on April 1.
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Christiania
Norway
M. Gude
United States
M. Hauge
Genevan Henry Marteau to Direct Berlin High School of Music
Prof. Henry Marteau of Geneva has accepted the post of Director of the Berlin High School of Music succeeding the late Dr. Joseph Joachim. In a separate item, the tank steamer Housatonic wrecked near Maiden Rock Ireland with two crew drowned and the remaining thirty two reaching a lighthouse.
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Berlin
Henry Marteau
Geneva
Berlin High School of Music
Joseph Joachim
London
Anglo-American Oil Company of London
Barrow
New York
Maiden Rock
Portmuck
County Antrim
Ireland
Mysterious Ripper Kills Girl in Charlottenburg Suburb
In Charlottenburg a four year old girl was murdered in a night crime that recalls the July Berlin stabbing spree. The killer is believed to be the same person linked to earlier child stabbings in the city.
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Berlin
Charlottenburg
France denies war aims with Japan amid Pacific tensions
Paris reports indicate the French government denies seeking war with Japan or the destruction of the U.S. fleet. France offers to aid in amicable settlement of disputes, stresses optimism on immigration talks, and warns of concerns over Pacific commercial supremacy if California incidents recur.
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Associated Press
France
Great Britain
Japan
America
California
Pacific
Korea
Manchuria
China
Far East
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