Blocking Balkan Reforms A Clash Over German Support
London reports a sharp exchange over Macedonia as W A Moore replies to Baron von Sternburg. Germany is urged to propose remedies and commit to reform while balancing Allied proposals amid rising Balkan violence and massacres in the region.
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Macedonia
Baron von Sternburg
New York
England
W. A. Moore
Balkan Committee
Germany
von Sternburg
Sir Edward Grey
France
Italy
United States
Europe
Edward
Baron Speck von Sternburg
Dutch Sloops Detained Off Curacao By Venezuelan Vessel
Two Dutch sloops Marion and Carmita en route Aruba to Curacao were stopped by a Venezuelan coastguard ship off La Vela de Coro. They were taken to Coro for two days with mail outside bags seized amid rumors of political retaliation and a threatened consulate closure.
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Willemstad
Curacao
Marion
Carmita
Aruba
Venezuela
la’ Vela de Coro
Gulf of Coro
Coro
Castro
United Service transfers and station changes in Paymasters
Washington dispatch lists Captain Ely relieved in Denver and bound for San Francisco and the Philippines. Capt Carnahan leaves the Philippines for Manila then San Francisco. Major Williamson to return to station. Major Black assigned to Oklahoma militia. various officers reassigned to Chicago Springfield Bridgeport Fort Benjamin Harrison Hot Springs and Mare Island with duties ranging from ordnance inspection to coast artillery and retirement exams.
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Washington
Chan
F. D. Ely
Fromuty
Denver
Col
San Francisco
Philippine Islands
E. C. Carnahan
Manila
Hly
Cal
G. McK. Wiliamson
W. Black
Oklahoma
Ois
Naval Academy squadron moves to New London in June plan
The Headquarters practice squadron shifts from Hampton Roads to New London and will depart around June 22. Before returning to Annapolis, a cruiser will tour the New England coast as far as Bath Me.
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Mlavana
Eagle
Annapolis
Portsmouth
Morris
Montgomery
Hampton Dubuque
Guantana
Pilgrims Dine in London for Pan Anglican Conference Delegates
The Pilgrims Society of London hosted a Savoy Hotel dinner to welcome Pan-Anglican Conference delegates including Bishops of Missouri, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania, with Lord Curzon presiding and Premier Asquith lauding Roosevelt and urging church unity for peace. Notables such as Sir Francis Opwood, Viscount Esher, and Archbishops attended, along with many distinguished guests and the American Consul General.
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London
Pilgrims’ Society of London
Savoy Hotel
Missouri
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Lord Curzon of
Kedles
Asquith
Roosevelt
Rupertsland
Saskatchewan
Pstsi
Francis Opwood
Viscount Esher
Herbert Maxwell
Canterary
Westminster
Lord Llangatock
Lord Forester
Richard Salomon
John Cockburn
George Hamilton
William Lawrence
Gerald Noel
Winchester
Ronald Lane
William Bell
Thomas Barlow
J. Arthur Barratt
London Bank to Liquidate and Relaunch as U S Bank
Shareholders of the London Paris and American Bank Limited decide on voluntary liquidation. Assets will be sold to a new bank named the London and Paris National Bank of San Francisco, to be incorporated in the United States with 2 56 million dollars capital. Nearly 90 percent of current capital is held in California, supporting American-law restructuring.
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London
London, Paris, and American Bank, Limited
London and Paris National Bank of
San Francisco
United States
California
Congo Annexation Backed by U S and Britain
Brussels reports Belgium's government notes show the United States and Great Britain supported annexation of the Congo to Belgium. The deal required free Congo commerce, protection for missionaries and missionary land purchases, and equitable humane treatment of the Congo people. Belgium promised reforms and a stable government.
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Brussels
United States
Great Britain
Congo
America
Belgium
Diplodocus Gift Installed in Paris Museum
In Paris on June 15 a diplo docus cast donated by Andrew Carnegie for France was installed at the Museum of Natural History by Dr. Holland of the Carnegie Institute. President Fallières presided and decorated Dr. Holland with the Legion of Honor while Professor Coggeshall received the Academic Palm as premier Clemenceau and Henry White attended.
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Paris
Andrew Carnegie
France
Museum of Natural History
Holland
Carnegie Institute
Pittsburg
Falliéres
Clemenceau
Henry White
Dr. Holland
Legion of Honor
Coggeshall
Man Fires at War Ministry in Paris. Bellanger Arrested
A man named Bellanger waiting to see War Minister Picquart at the Paris War Ministry fired shots from a revolver. Two bullets struck an upholstered chair and another hit the assailant’s arm. He was arrested and believed to be demented.
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Paris
Bellanger
Picquart
War Ministry
Parcels Post Pact Signed With France
The United States and France signed a parcels post agreement today in Washington. Postmaster General Meyer and French Ambassador Jusserand signed the accord, formalizing postal terms between the two nations.
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Washington
United States
France
Meyer
Ambassador Jusserand
Australian defense talks with American fleet commander
In Melbourne on June 15 the Minister of Defense Thomas T. Ewing for the Commonwealth Reception Committee will travel to Auckland to confer with Rear Admiral Sperry, head of the American battleship fleet, on details for the fleet’s reception in Australian waters. In Southampton the American Line steamer St Paul, repaired after April collision with the Gladiator, left drydock and will sail June 20 for New York via Cherbourg. Tangier reports detail the 4000-strong revolt of Sultan Abd-el-Aziz’s troops at Kasr el Kebir as Hafid’s horsemen arrive with orders to Fez. mutiny follows and Hafid is proclaimed Sultan.
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Australia
Thomas T. Ewing
Commonwealth Reception Committee
Auckland
Sperry
Southampton
St. Paul
Gladiator
New York
Cherbourg
Tangier
Sultan Abd-el-Aziz
Kasr-el-Kebir
Rabat
Mulat Hafid
Fez
Mulat
Hafid
Two Men Die From Live Wire Accident At KU
At the University of Kansas in Lawrence two men were killed when a live wire supplying power to tools for the new engineering building broke and arced to a guy wire. J F Hall superintendent of construction and Dan Matthews a KU engineering sophomore died in the incident. Matthews planned to return home for vacation tomorrow. Hall attempted a rescue and was killed when the live end swung to a fence as he stepped back.
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New York Times
Lawrence
Kan
University of Kansas
J. F. Hall
Dan Matthews
Arkansas City
Matthews
Hall
Transfers in Diplomatic Corps Reveal Promotions
Washington announces several secretaries in the Diplomatic Corps with promotions among Berlin Rome and St Petersburg posts. Jon W Garret moves from Second Secretary in Berlin to First Secretary in Rome. R S Hitt shifts from Rome to Berlin. Joseph C Drew advances from Third Secretary in St Petersburg to Berlin.
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Washington
State Department
John W. Garret
Maryland
Berlin
Rome
R. S. Hitt
Illinois
Joseph C. Drew
Massachusetts
St. Petersburg
Pine Camp Drills Postponed After Severe Storm
Pine Camp New York with weather wreckage slows maneuvers as Gen. Grant and Gov. Hughes plan Saturday observer tours. Regiments endure drenched grounds, with Massachusetts and New York units facing postponed drills and lectures on infantry and cavalry tactics.
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Suadron A
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Mallory
Twelfth Infantry
J. T. Haines
Eleventh Cavalry
Charles E. Woodruff
Grant
Pine Plains
Ral
BH. P
Massachusetts National Guard
Eecod
National Guan
New York
W. H. C. Bowen
Fitch
United States Infantry
C. A. P. Hatfield
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National Guard of New York
David J. Rumbough
United States Field Artillery
J. P. Jervey
United States Engineers
W. P. Kendall
Black River
Gov. Hughes
Oliver
Pine Camp
Medical Department
Navy Prepares for Attack on New York Harbor
Six thousand regulars and National Guardsmen stood on duty in the forts of New York Harbor last night amid a naval threat. Forces prepared for an assault from the sea or Sound approaches to New York.
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Hamilton
Wadsworth
Fort Hamilton
Fort Wadsworth
Coney Island
Sea Gate
Gravesend Bay
War Department
Forte
New York Harbor
New York
Confesses Wife Murder in Danbury Case
Edward Schirrman admits killing Ida Schirrman in Danbury Connecticut last week. He details attempts to starve himself and poison his wife after the act, and recounts his capture by Danbury police and Pinkerton detectives. He says his nerve failed him at multiple murder attempts and describes self harming efforts before the final confession.
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New York Times
Poughkedmpsie
N. Y
Ida Schirrman
Danbury
Conn
Edward Schirrman
Stormville
Dutchess County
Schirrman
David W. Bradley
Poughkeepsie
New York State
Renew Equal Pay Fight By City Women Teachers
Miss Grace C Strachan district superintendent led about 28 people from teachers associations in urging salary reform before the Board of Education committee. They demand a fixed pay for each position, with men or women filling it, and cite rising living costs and early adolescence of students as reasons for higher pay.
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Grace C. Strachan
Simkelar
Board of Education
Miss Strachan
Bernardee
Mary A. Curtis
Women Principals’ Association
New York
Katherine Christian
Taft Laughs At Cuban Plots Amid Unrest Fears
Washington reports say the War Department grows uneasy over Cuba with troop withdrawal planned for Feb 1, while foreign and American interests fear loss of control. Magoon in Havana notes calm, Panama watches closely as Liberals seek fair ballots, and Taft hints revolutions though dismissive.
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War Department
Cuba
Army of Occupation
United States
Taft
Panama
Sefior Morales
Liberal Party
Obaldia
Treasury Steamer Uranca Bound for Cuba From New York
Treasury Department on board the steamer Uranca in New York, said to carry items intended for shipment to Cuba. Governor Mingoon delays signing decree for Cienfuegos waterworks until August 8 to avoid clashes between rival factions over the Reilly contract.
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Treasury Department
New York
Cuba
Mingoon
Cienfuegos
Auctioneer Robbed After Headshot Near Brooklyn Home
Robert H. Thomas, a Brooklyn auctioneer, heard gunfire and found a man collapsing near his home. The wounded stranger, Lattirio Stima of Manhattan, claimed to be heading to Coney Island and named two men who allegedly led him to Seventy fifth Street and First Avenue before shooting him and fleeing with $20 and a watch. Police searched the area for the suspects as Stima remained in hospital recovery.
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Robert H. Thomas
Seventy-fifth Street
Second Avenue
Brooklyn
Dr. Carroll
Thomas
Lattirio Stima
Tenth Street
Avenue C
Manhattan
Coney Island
Suma
Seventy Fifth Street
First Avenue
Fort Hamilton
Italian killer sentenced for Christmas Eve double murder
Italian murderer Cinfigno was sentenced by Supreme Court Justice William Carr to not less than twenty years and not more than life in Sing Sing for the murder of Philip Narri. He will be tried on June 24 for the murder of Rocco Luppa, killed at the same time. The double murder occurred during a hard game at Ciniglio's house in Mincold during a Christmas Eve festival.
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Gree
Philip Narri
Supreme Court
William Carr
Sing Sing
Cinfigno
Rocco Luppa
Narri
Ciniglio
Mincold
Plans for Hudson Memorial celebration announced
Tentative plans for the Hudson Fulton celebration next year outline a September start, two week duration, and an Old Home Week for Hudson towns. Religious services open the event, with naval rendezvous in New York, replicas of the Half Moon and Clermont, a state history day, and parades in New York and Albany culminating in Newburg. Aeronautical display and international cooperation expected.
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Hudson
New York
Hendrik Hudson
Fulton
Clermont
Albany
Newburg
Committee On Aeronautics
United States Signal Corps
Aero Society of New York
Netherlands
Senator Bailey Improves After Illness
Doctors at Waldorf report Senator Joseph W. Bailey of Texas improving from bronchitis after ten days. Bulletin notes his condition is as favorable as yesterday and that reports of serious illness were not true.
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Joseph W. Bailey
Texas
The
Waldorf
Thaw Busy Day with Lawyer in Poughkeepsie
Harry K. Thaw spent the day with his counsel Mr. Peabody working on papers for a hearing before Justice Dowling next Friday. Thaw and his wife were together for two hours and shared lunch.
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Poughkeepsie, N
Harry K. Thaw
Mr. Peabody
Thaw
Peabody
Justice Dowling
House Approves Referendum on Prohibition Postponement
Baton Rouge report notes the Louisiana House of Representatives, voting 68 to 47, moves to indefinitely postpaid consideration of a bill proposing a referendum on prohibition. The action sets up a public vote option on liquor laws.
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Baton Rouge
House of Representatives
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