French President and Czar Meet in Reval Harbor Salutes
Emperor Nicholas of Russia and President Falliè res of France met in Reval as the French battleship Vérité and Russian fleet formed a ceremonial line. The Marseillaise played aboard Standart and Tzarevitch crews, with a gala dinner on Standart and Standart’s admiralty hosting Franco Russian guests.
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King and Peace Delegates Welcome at Buckingham Palace
The seventeenth Universal Peace Conference opened in London with over 100 societies from sixteen countries in attendance. Edwin D. Mead and Benjamin F. Trueblood led the American delegation as King Edward and Queen Alexandra greeted the ambassadors and urged international understanding and cordial friendship among nations.
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Canton Hall
Edwin D. Mead
Benjamin F. Trueblood
Baron von Holleben
Germany
Bertha von Suttner
Austria
Carlisle
Edward
Alexandra
Buckingham Palace
Universal Congress of Peace
Dutch cruiser Gelderland sent toward Venezuelan waters
The Gelderland, Netherlands gunboat of 4000 tons with two six inch guns, is ordered toward Venezuela amid State Department silence about intent. Officials note potential to disrupt Venezuelan ports while awaiting Netherlands guidance. Countering Castro is favored if no European power seizes territory.
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Typhoon Strikes Hongkong Amid Sea Run Blame Heavy Loss
A typhoon hit Hongkong just before midnight causing high seas. Several Chinese were drowned while the Astraea crew rescued six of thirteen men from the breakers. No European vessel damage reported and shore losses are heavy.
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Diplomatic tensions rise as Netherlands minister is expelled
Yesterday at The Hague an AP note urged an interview with President Castro which was blocked by severed diplomatic ties. Diplomats condemn M. de Reus for claiming Castro ruined Venezuela, and expect the Netherlands government to repudiate his indiscreet act. Expulsion without time to contact his government has a 1894 precedent with France and Belgium.
Mayflower Reassigned To Caribbean Duties From Oyster Bay
President Roosevelt orders the cruiser yacht Mayflower reassigned to Caribbean duties due to Caribbean tensions and Haiti unrest. The Mayflower, commanded by Thomas Snowden, departs Oyster Bay for Haiti to relieve the gunboat Paducah at Port au Prince as small vessels increase in the Atlantic fleet.
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The Netherlands Navy Faces Waning Power in 19th Century
The Dutch naval force, once feared on global seas, is now diminished. The navy lists fifty one fighting vessels with eleven...
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Venezuelan
Holland
Netherlands threaten against Venezuela over Caribbean crisis
The Caracas dispute centers on a possible Dutch blockade of La Guayra and Puerto Cabello to pressure Venezuela. The Gelderland and other Dutch ships move to protect Dutch interests as Curaçao reports tensions with President Castro. Venezuelan and Dutch representatives shuffle amid protests and consular moves in Willemstad and Caracas.
Prince of Wales visits St Anne shrine as pilgrims seek cure
In Quebec on St Anne's Day the Prince of Wales toured the shrine at St Anne de Beaupré where hundreds of pilgrims on crutches crowded the church to seek relief. He later attended a reception at the Citadel where a sham sea battle and fireworks lit the night sky.
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French strike renews with violence and arrests near Vigneux
The July 27 strike near Vigneux escalated after June killings by gendarmes. Strikers attacked a footbridge and tried to burn an employer plant, repulsed by dragoons. Many arrests followed, including two General Confederation of Labor members, as a large military force guards the region.
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Frankfort Builds Major American Literature Collection
The Frankfort municipal library will house 3 500 American history Constitution and political economy volumes funded by a city committee with aid from the American Consul General Richard Guenther Henry Seligman and James Speyer of New York. The group plans further additions and has added 34 American periodicals for the public reading room.
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United States
Richard Guenther
Henry Seligman
James Speyer
New York
Mauretania Sets New Record Across Atlantic Run
Queenstown reports the Cunard liner Mauretania arrived at 11:23 pm after a record 585 knots achieved in the 24 hours ending noon July 16. Her prior best eastward run was 579 knots.
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Queenstown
Carlists meet at Zumarraga denied in Madrid
In San Sebastian on July 27 the Spanish government sent an extra cavalry squadron to reinforce the garrison during King Alfonso’s stay. A report that Don Jaime de Bourbon attended the Zumarraga gathering is officially denied. The dispatch followed reports of unrest near San Sebastian.
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Paris punishes the nude in stage trial
In Paris on July 27 a trial of two music hall managers and seven women ended with one manager jailed three months and fined 40 dollars, two actresses given fifteen days and ten dollars, the rest acquitted. The condemned piece Ether Debauch was ruled not immoral due to distance and static pose. The government filed an appeal.
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Berenger
Minister of Public Instruction
Russian Scandinavian Line Proposal Merges Services
In Copenhagen on July 27 a plan to unite Russian and Scandinavian transatlantic services into a single company is being considered. Prominent backers include H. K. Michelsen the former Irish Premier, Admiral de Richelieu, President Andersen of the Danish East Asiatic Company, and several Scandinavian bankers.
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