Grand Vizier Shefket Pasha Assassinated in Constantinople
Mahmoud Shefket Pasha the Turkish Grand Vizier and War Minister was shot and killed in Constantinople while leaving the War Ministry. Ibrahim Bey, his aide, was wounded and died. a suspect named Tepal Tewfik was arrested. The killing is linked to a plot against the Committee of Union and Progress as tensions soar in the capital.
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London
Shefket Pasha
Turkey
Constantinople
Young Turk
M. H. Donohue
Daily Chronicle
Ministry of War
Sublime Porte
Ibrahim Bey
Donohue
Shefket
Kirk Killisseh
Lule
Nazim Pasha
Nazim
Stainboul
de Camp
Tewfik Fey
Kiamil
Enver Bey
Shefiet
Shnefket
War Office
von der Goltz
Mahmoud Shefket Pasha
Tbrahien Bey
Said Halim
Min
Ister
Council of State
Grand Vizier
Bayezid and
Divan Yolu Square
Tepal Tewfik
Committee of Union and Progress
Kiamil Pasha
Tchatalja
Bagdad
Abdul Hamid
Germany
Mehmed V
Commissariat
Turkish War Office
Grand Council of the Empire
Constantinople Quiet After Pasha Assassination
From Constantinople June 11 reports say open air cafés are lively with talk of Senefket Pasha and aide de camp's killing, while the city remains calm. Guards surround the War Office and ministers assemble, with Talaat Bey present. The Grand Vizier Nazim Pasha faces strong opposition from officers tied to the Military League as tensions linger after the armistice.
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Constantinople
Senefket Pasha
War Office
Council of Ministers
Talaat Bey
Tchatalja
Military League
Tchatalla
Nazim
Shefket
Turkey
Schefket
Stamboul
Mystery of Bathsheba Purchase Sparks NYC Rumor
London reports a Paris sale of Rembrandt's Bathsheba fetched 200000 dollars and a New York buyer may be Benjamin Altman though his secretary denies purchasing it. Dealers cite Altman among likely buyers alongside Henry Frick P A B Widener and John J Johnson while Frick travels to Massachusetts for the summer.
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B. Altman
Marconi
New York Times
Rembrandt
Bathsheba
Paris
Benjamin Altman
New York
Galérie
Georges Eut
Rembrandts
Fifth Avenue
Altman
Henry C. Frick
P. A. B. Widener
John J. Johnson
Mr. Frick
Massachusetts
Belgium to borrow 62.8 million dollars for military needs
Belgian Premier told the Senate the government plans to borrow 62.8 million dollars to cover military expenditures. He defended neutrality guarantees and warned against turning Belgium into a battleground, noting Antwerp as a fortress in case of war.
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Brussels
Prices paid at Oppenheim sale at Christie's
Christie's sale of H. M. W. Oppenheim collection grossed 91545 dollars. Duveen bought 5510 dollars worth two mandarin jars and 6555 dollars for a Louis XIV and Marie Theresa busts. Other top prices included 5510 for a Louis XVI clock and candlesticks and 7085 for a Louis XVI oblong table with backgammon interior. Abbey paid 4505 dollars for a Louis XV parquetrie commode.
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London
Christie's
H. M. W. Oppenheim
Duveen
Louis XIV
Marie Theresa
Willson
Berthoud
Paris
Falconet
C. C. Saunier
Harding
B. Molitor
Abbey
Alma Tadema collection brings modest prices at London sale
Sir Laurence Alma Tadema’s antique furniture and art items sold under Hampton & Sons yielded modest sums. Notable prices include Andromeda by Frank Dicksee at 2415 dollars, A Javanese Dancer by John Sargent at 1680, and Temple in Philae by John Collier at 1890, with other works ranging from 393 to 551 dollars.
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London
Laurence Alma-Tadema
Hampton & Sons
Alma- Tadema
Alma-Tadema
Marcus Stone
J. M. Swan
Temple
Philae
John Collier
Alfred Parsons
Anchor Inn
H. Stacey Marks
Herbert Schmalz
David Murray
Edward J. Poynter
John 8. Sargent
Andromeda
Frank Dicksee
Flour Bomb Halts Asquith Speech in House of Commons
A man named Laurence Mervin hurled a bag of flour at Premier Asquith during the Finance Bill debate in the British House of Commons. The flour hit the floor, wetting officials, while leaflets on forcible prison feeding were scattered. He was detained by police after the incident, which drew cheers as the Prime Minister resumed his remarks.
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New York Times
London
Asquith
House of Commons
Advocate Ure
Courtenay Ilbert
Miss Davison
Laurence Mervin
Men’s Society For the Promotion
Ruediger
Rave
Polehjem
Women Writers Suffrage League petitions reach Home Office
The Women Writers' Suffrage League reports its petition against the Cat and Mouse bill was transmitted to the Home Office. Mrs Flora Annie Steele is the League president. Kitty Marion and Clara Giveen, both linked to militant actions, are remanded on bail after Kingston Court arraignment for alleged arson at Hurst Park stands. Will Crooks faced suffragette disruption at a Caxton Hall labor meeting with clashes reported.
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London
Women Writers’ Suffrage League
Secretary of State For the
Home Office
League
Flora Annie Steele
Kitty Marion
Clara Elizabeth Giveen
Kingston
Hurst Park
Will Crooks
House of Commons
Woolwich
Caxton Hall
Crooks
Berlin readies for Kaiser’s twenty fifth birthday jubilee
Berlin begins festive preparations for the Kaiser’s twenty fifth anniversary on the throne. Princes of German states will visit and attend a grand congratulation court with international guests. Street decorations in Unter den Linden and major avenues will cost about 25 000 dollars, with total spending roughly double that amount.
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Berlin
Saxe-Meiningen
Kaiser Imeperson
Unter den Linden
Friedrichstrasse
Leipzigerstrasse
Kiniggratzerstrasse
Friedrich
Rare first editions herald at Sothebys Huth sale in London
A Sotheby's Huth library sale in London realized 19225 dollars for rare items led by a first issue of The Temple Sacred Poems and Private Ejaculations by George Herbert sold for 1250, a 1468 Incipit Exposicio Sancti Jeronimi at 1225, and a 1648 Hesperides at 750. Bernard Quaritch purchased the group, with high interest in the illuminated Hours of the Virgin Mary as part of the session.
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London
George Herbert
Huth
Sotheby's
Cambridges
Brand
Heber
Daniel
Prince Charles
Francis Higgeson
Walter Hilton
Wynkyn de Worde
Bernard Quaritch
Henry Stevens
Florida
William Hilton
Westey
Jacobus Hochstrat
Cologne
William Hogarth
Laughlin Dinner To Page In Honor Of Ambassador Page
Irwin Laughlin First Secretary of the American Embassy hosted a dinner at Ambassador Page's London home 15 Great Stanhope Street. Attendees included Sir Edward Grey Lord Sandhurst Mr and Mrs Louis Harcourt the Hon Aubrey Pauncefote Sir William Tyrrell Consul General and Mrs Griffiths Mr and Mrs Ridgely Carter Mr and Mrs Humphry Ward Mrs Peter Augustus Jay Mrs William Payne Thompson Mrs J States Naval Attaché Col Squires and other officials.
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Ndon
Imperator Sails on Maiden North Sea Run to New York
The Imperator, Hamburg American turbine liner, began its first transatlantic voyage from Cuxhaven to Southampton in rough seas. About 4,380 passengers sail, including notable Americans like R Fulton Cutting and Rear Admiral Herbert Winslow, with plans to reach New York next Wednesday.
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New York Times
Berlin
Imperator
New York
Cuxhaven
North Sea
Southampton
Ruser
Ballin
Iiner
Elbe
R. Fulton Cutting
Herbert Winslow
J. Bernard Walker
The
Scientific American
Walker
Charles A. Chapin
Horace M. Gilbert
J. C. Goff
J. F. Harris
Crawford Hill
Clarence W. Murphy
Edward H. Story
Alexander M. Carlisle
Harland & Wolff Shipbuilding Firm
Admiral von Truppel
Kiau-Chau
Count Königsbruck
Frau
Ilse Dernburg
Herr Frohm
M. von Statowski
Mexico
Messrs. Haldermann
Storm
Warnholtz
Hamburg
Kaiser
Romanones Resigns Again in Spain Senate Split
Madrid June 11 The Spanish Senate split the Liberal Party prompting Premier Count de Romanones to again submit his resignation and that of his Ministry to King Alfonso. The resignations were accepted provisionally after a May 30 bid following Antonio Maura's attack over Morocco policy.
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Madrid
Liberal
Alvaro de Romanones
Alfonso
Count de Romanones
Antonio Maura
Chamber of Deputies
Morocco
Havana awards 5000 for Florida Strait flight feat
The Havana City Council awarded the second prize of 5000 dollars to aviator Augustin Parla for flying over the Florida Strait, even though he did not land in Havana.
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New York Times
Havana
Augustin Parla
Florida Strait
American divorce methods mocked in British slander case
In London a High Court slander suit involving three American vaudeville artists featured Justice Pickford debating U.S. divorce ease. After testimony by Nora Groves and Falls against Gilbert Girard, the jury awarded $625 plus costs.
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Marconi
New York Times
London
Justice Pickford
High Courts of Justice
America
Gilbert Girard
Minnesota
England
Groves
Nora and
Falls
Girard
Tacoma
Columbia Yacht Arrested at Wakayama Port
The American steel yacht Columbia, belonging to J. Harvey Laden of the New York Yacht Club, was arrested at Wakayama for repairs while en route from Nagasaki to Yokohama. The incident signals a customs issue as Wakayama is not an open port.
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Tokio
Columbia
Wakayama
Nagasaki
Yokohama
J. Harvey Laden
New York Yacht Club
New York
Oriental
Liberal Party
Senate
Count de Romanones
Oer
E. Montero Rios
Gen. Weyler
Catalonia
Detectives to Seek Cuban Bank Robbery Suspect
The City Council ordered two detectives to travel to St. Louis Missouri to extradite Ramon Llano in connection with the $200000 robbery from the National Bank of Cuba. The United States has granted the extradition application.
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New York Times
Havana
St. Louis
United States of America
Ramon Llano
National Bank of Cuba
United States
Three Dead and Four Missing From Arctic Expedition
Survivors of the Schroeder Stranz expedition report three dead and four missing after leaving the Herzog Ernest in Spitzbergen in 1912. The group faced brutal frostbite and starvation while marching to Advent Bay and Polehjem, with Ritscher and Ruediger surviving a grueling trek.
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New York
S. London
Daily Mail
Tromsoe
Schroeder Stranz
Herzog Ernest
Treutenburg Bay
Spitzbergen
PolehjJem
Mossel Bay
Detters
Mossers
Advent Bay
Ritscher
Ruediger
Herren
Rave
Eberhardt
Stenersen
Rotvold
Dog
Silk Shirts at Saks Offer Enduring Quality Sale
Silk shirts described as finest quality not flimsy or destructible, with satin stripe designs and Russian cords in black blue tan helio. Plain and pleated bosom models with soft double cuffs, sizes 14 to 18, all sleeve lengths, today priced at 3.65 down from 5 or 6. Limited quantity from Saks store.
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Saks
Silk and Linen Shirts at Half Price
Plain bosom styles with soft French cuffs in sizes 14 to 18. These men’s shirts, normally $4, are offered today at $2.85, appealing to shoppers who want fine quality without paying full price.
Colorado Low Fares Color Summer Vacation Pick
An advertisement touts low year round fares to Colorado from Chicago via Rock Island Lines. It highlights the Rocky Mountain Limited to Denver Springs and Pueblo with weekly rates from $10. It promotes travel on The Colorado Flyer from St. Louis and other Rock Island routes, plus two book titles to entice readers to plan a Colorado trip.
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Island
Rocky M Limited
Chicago
Denver
Springs
Pueblo
Fairyland
Colorado Flyer
St. Louis
Rock Island
K. E. Palmer
Gen
Broadway
New
Scotch Shipping Strike Averted Threat Returns to Ballot
Edinburgh reports a threatened shipyard strike involving about 50,000 workers has been set for a fresh ballot on whether to accept the employers offers or not.
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Edinburgh
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