Detective Gegan Traps Green Goods Swindlers in Barking Beard Ruse
In a Belleville Michigan based sting, Detective Lieutenant Gegan deceived two con men posing as green goods sellers. They, James MacVicar and Charles Forbes, were captured after the trap used a fake Belleville identity and a postal scam setup. The offenders confessed links to the Gondalfs and a Pennsylvanian victim.
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Geran
Con” Ner
Walkei
New Britain Bank
Gegan
Belleville
Mich
James MacVicar
MacDougal Street
Brooklyn
Charles T. Forbes
Grenoble
Manhattan
Broadway
Weeks
Wilber
Gondalfs
Qth
Louis E. Ruthuff
Walter E. Mayer
Rathuff
McCaffert
Ruthoff
New York
Greengoods
Hime
Forbes
Ralph Avenue
Belgium replies on the Congo Independent State talks
Brussels reports the second official volume of Congo correspondence shows Belgium and Britain pressing for an end to forced labor and better native conditions. Belgium calls for arbitration over concessionary disputes and insists land reform follows annexation while extending Congo trade benefits to Americans. The Hague dispatch notes Venezuela-NL tensions ease after Castro withdraws Dutch consuls from Venezuela and the Caracas consul general is reassigned.
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Brussels
Great Britain
Belgium
Congo
Tatterstates
United States
Hague
Cursgay
Castro
Venezuela
N. F. Fellmund
Caracas
M. Hellemand
Netherlands
Physician Dr Mats Tracks Abe Hummel Rebound Abroad
Dr Mats of Blackwell id accompanied Abe Hummel on a flight abroad soon after the lawyer’s release. He arrived yesterday on the Holland America liner Rotterdam and reported Hummel in Paris with a new lease on life. Mats says Hummel is in good health and spirits, has grown a mustache, and may return to New York in the spring.
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Philip Mats
Blackwell
Abe” Hummel
Rotterdam
Mats
Hummel
Paris
Dr. Matz
New York
First preliminary Baldwin dirigible flight postponed at Fort Myer
A large Fort Myer crowd gathered for Captain Baldwin's military dirigible test. Weather and adjustments delayed the flight planned for today, with a final engine test satisfied. The ascent was deferred to tomorrow to ensure safety and readiness as officials observe the tests. Lieutenant R B Creecy arrived to gather aeronautics data for the Marine Corps.
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Washington
Fort Myer
Thomas S. Baldwin
Baldwin
Signal Corps
Cavalry Drill Grownes
Bell
Allen
R. B. Creecy
Marine Corps
Fort Mier Te-Iay
Elliott
Marine Corns
Shipyard Lock-Out Paralyzes German Yard Operations
A lock-out at Vulcan shipbuilding yards in Stettin idles eight thousand riveters over overtime pay disputes and resistance to extra hours. Warship construction stalls as Tronmasters' Association cuts furnace output by 60 percent to pressure workers, with a plan to seek national federation backing to shut down other works if unresolved.
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Stettin
Vulcan
Tronmasters' Association To Day
German National Federation of Metal Workers
Japanese Finances Improve as Trade Turns In Favor
A Tokyo dispatch reports Japan’s economy gradually improving with easier money supply. Bank of Japan loans down 46 million yen since last April and treasury bills sold swiftly. Silk and grain exports rise, exchequer bonds from 1904 set for redemption Oct 15 and Dec 25, with partial conversions noted and future drawings announced.
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Japan
America
Bank of Japan
Treasury
Japan's Plans for Great Navy in 1911 Projections
Berlin reports from the German Naval League estimate Japan will rank third among world navies in 1911. The plan reportedly includes three new battleships Aki A and B and four armored cruisers Kurama Ibuki E and F plus four more battleships of 20,800 tons and five armored cruisers of 18,500 tons. Japan's total anticipated force shows fourteen battleships totaling 191,400 tons and twelve large cruisers at 113,006 tons completed, with additional building tonnage and new vessels listed in the latest information.
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Japan
Aki
Kurama
Ibuki
Bay State Gas Receiver Discharged in Delaware Case
In U S Circuit Court Judge George Gray dissolved the receivership of Bay State Gas Company of Delaware and discharged receiver George Wharton Pepper of Philadelphia. Pepper must return to the company 64376388 dollars minus 15000 and turn over all books and papers in his possession. Litigation began in 1890 but the receivership started in 1903.
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Wilmington
Del
United States Circuit Court
George Gray
Bay State Gas Company of
Delaware
George Wharton Pepper
Philadelphia
Izzet Pacha Escapes to Maria Steamer
Constantinople Aug. 3. No extradition treaty exists between Turkey and Great Britain so Britain cannot surrender Izzet Pacha former Sultan sub secretary who escaped Constantinople and boarded the Maria to reach a Mediterranean port and allow the Maria to proceed. The Maria was said to be stopped in the Dardanelles. The Young Turks mock the escape while noting cabinet criticism and reports that several ministers have already sued. The Adriaiepis mutiny was too important to ignore.
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Constantinople
Turkey
Great Britain
Izzet Pacha
Mediterranean
Dardanelles
Pacha
Adriaiepis
President to Sultan congratulates Turkish reform move
Washington broadcasts a State Department message praising the Sultan for aiming a representative government in the Turkish dominion. Ambassador Leishman is authorized to convey the President’s cordial hope that this step will advance permanent peace and prosperity for the Ottoman realm.
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Iman
Turkey
Sultan salutes troops at Yildiz after march from Adrianople
In Constantinople Aug 1 a detachment of about three hundred men and officers from the 2d Army Corps marched from Adrianople toward the Yildiz Palace to assure the Sultan of loyalty. The Sultan appeared at a palace window and thanked the troops, then instructed them to convey his salutations to their fellow soldiers.
Turkish troopship Aleppo ashore on Serpa rocks near Corfu
London reports the Lloyds agent at Corfu says the Turkish troopship Aleppo ran aground on the Serpa rocks. The vessel's position is described as bad and danger to the ship is evident.
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London
Lloyds
Corfu
Aleppo
Serpa
Hamburg Pact Sets Minimum River Plate Shipping Rates
Hamburg reports all German and British shippers active in River Plate trade have signed an agreement to establish a fixed minimum rate level to stabilize freight charges amid wartime disruption. The pact seeks uniform charges across the corridor, reducing price competition and ensuring steady tonnage flow between Europe and South America.
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Hamburg
Berlin Budget Receipts Fall Short in First Quarter
Berlin reports imperial receipts for the first quarter of the new budget year are 14 million dollars below estimates, complicating the Treasury’s effort to balance the budget without resorting to loans.
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Berlin
Fever of City's Children Dying Declines Amid Unity Effort
A health conference reports a 16.62 percent drop in weekly child deaths from the previous year, attributing the gain to cooperative summer care across East Side tenements and poorer neighborhoods. Chairman William St. Allen notes 172 babies could yet be saved if the city matches Brooklyn's gains.
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East Side
William St. Allen
Brooklyn
Health Department
Balloon Found Below Zero Readside Mass
The Blue Hill Observatory received the Silvernails New York sounder balloon sent from Pittsfield Massachusetts by H H Clayton. It rose to six miles and registered over 20 degrees below zero in New England records, though a St Louis test last year reached ten miles. The small balloon carries an aluminum box with meteorological instruments to record upper air conditions.
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Readside
Mass
Blue Hill Observatory
Silvernails
N. Y
Pittsfield
H. H. Clayton
New England
St. Louis
Eliot Did Not Release Telegrams In Harvard Case
Cambridge Aug 8 The Harvard Corporation secretary said President Eliot treated both telegrams as private communications and after learning of their publication he telegraphed President Roosevelt to confirm that other telegrams were not obtained from Eliot’s office.
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Cambridge
Mass
Eliot
Harvard University
Roosevelt
Harvard Corporation
Farman Rises Twenty Eight Feet at Brighton Brighton Beach Flights
News of Henry Farman’s three flights at Brighton Beach racetrack recounts a 28 foot peak during the third ascent, with a 35 mph speed, 3000 foot range, and a precise start from the inner field. Dr A Lawrence Rotch and James Means observed, noting a 17 mph wind. Farman reports full power throughout, with controlled landings and improved air navigation anticipated.
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Henry Farman
Brighton Beach Racetrack
Farman
Johnny” Dunn
James Means
Boston Aero Club
Brighton Head
Zeppelin Airship Inflation Trial in Friedrichshafen
The Zeppelin airship will be inflated tonight with a trial ascent planned for tomorrow if tests succeed. Count Zeppelin may begin a long trip immediately after the test, without waiting for imperial commissioners or military officers assigned to observe the manoeuvres.
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Friedrichshafen
Count Zeppelin
Hughes to Visit Plattsburg for YMCA Cornerstone
Governor Hughes announced he will travel to Plattsburg on August 12 to participate in the cornerstone laying ceremony for the New York Young Men's Christian Association building. He will also visit the Catholic Summer School at cliff Haven.
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Saranac Inn
N. Y
Hughes
Plattsburg
Young Men's Christian Association
Cliff
Haven
Walter N. Gill
Kingston
Ulster County
Charles &. Davis
Saugerties
Gill
Republican Party
Opposition to 30 Cent Mile Trip Complaint Filed
Washington August 3 complaint by the Railroad Commission of Iowa with the Interstate Commerce Commission objects to a 30 cent mile trip for four passengers from Dubuque Iowa to East Dubuque Illinois distance one and one eighth miles The filing targets the Dubuque and Duluth Bridge Company along with Illinois Central Chicago Burlington and Quincy and the Great Western railroads.
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Washington
Dubuque
Iowa
Railroad Commission of Iowa
Interstate Commerce Commission
Post Office Plans Approved for New York City Building
Acting Secretary of the Treasury Winthrop approved the plans of McKim Mead and White for the New York City post office. After approval by the Postmaster General and the Secretary of the Interior, detailed plans will be made and bids for construction expected to be called in about six months.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Winthrop
McKim, Mead & White
New York City
Secretary of the Interior
Bankers Law Changes Recommended by Acting Controller
Washington Aug 3 The Acting Controller of the Currency Thomas P Kane today transmitted to the Secretary of the Treasury his recommended amendments to the national banking laws for submission to the National Monetary Commission The forty printed pages cover amendments based on experience in enforcing the laws and practical operation observations by the Controller s office
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Thomas P. Kane
Secretary of the Treasury
National Monetary Commission
Congress
New Dominican Era Seen With Caceres Inauguration
Washington reports a June 2 letter to General Edwards from W. E. Pulliam, U S receiver of customs in Santo Domingo, predicting a new era with President Caceres. The Dominican Republic shows its strongest fiscal year yet with an estimated income of 3 948 300, and a stable government likely to curb past revolts. The budget for 1908 09 anticipates 2 948 300 in federal income, boosted by customs receipts, alongside notable public works: agriculture, immigration, a new department, irrigation, and wireless stations. The Santo Domingo railway is now state controlled, with low general extraordinary expenses noted for interior police.
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Washington
Dominican Republic
Clarence R. Edwards
Bureau of Insular Affaires
War Department
W. E. Pulliam
United States
Santo Domingo
Caceres
Republic
Pulliam
Ramon Caceres
Morales
Ele
Cacery
Senate
House of Deputies
Congressmen
Customs Affairs
Ie Anae
Department of Agriculture and Immigration
Haiti
Cuba
Porto Ig Sah
Spain
Monte Cristi
Puerto Plata
Santiago
Ferrocarril Central Dominicano
Department of Interior and Police
Public Debt Statement for July Shows Increase in Treasury Debt
Washington August 3 The monthly public debt report shows debt totaling 958,809,823 at July 21, up 20,677,414 for the month. Details include interest bearing debt 897,504, debt on which interest ceased 3,940,745 and non interest bearing debt 410,980,250, with certificates and Treasury notes offset by cash of 1,307,715,369. Cash in the Treasury totals 1,791,008,009 with gold reserve and trust funds among components. demand liabilities total 1,407,486, leaving a cash balance of 353,628,173. The rise in apparent debt reflects a cash loss in July due to higher expenditures, note redemptions of failed liquidating banks, and reduced national bank circulation.
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Washington
Treasury
Treasury of Philippine Islands
New Zealand Welcomes American Fleet Visit
Fiji Aug 2 The American battleship fleet reports position off Suva as Auckland distance noted. Auckland prepares a formal welcome to Rear Admiral Charles Sperry with a joint British American flag display. New Zealand praises the voyage as a peace mission fostering international goodwill and civil progress. A gold and silver album with ship skylines and portraits honors Roosevelt and the fleet.
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Suva
Fiji Islands
Auckland
N. Z
Charles A Sperry
New Zealand
New
Roosevelt
Itinerary of the Pacific Lest announces fleet voyage dates
The Itinerary of the fleet from San Francisco to Samoa and back lists divisions led by West Virginia Colorado Maryland Pennsylvania and Tennessee California Washington South Dakota plus torpedo boats Truxton Hull Whipple Hopkins Perry Preble Stewart and supply ship Solace. The Justin will tow to Honolulu. They sail August from San Francisco arrive Honolulu September Pago Pago October and back to San Diego Magdalena Bay San Francisco by December with maneuvers and target practice en route. Two armored cruisers and two destroyers will visit Apia during Pago Pago stay.
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Washington
San Francisco
Samoa
West Virginia
Colorado
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
California
South Dakota
Truxton
Hull
Whipple
Hopkins
Perry
Preble
Stewart
Solace
Justin
Honolulu
Pago Pago
San Diego
Magdalena Bay
Apia
Sailors Threaten Lynch Proceedings In Norfolk Clashes
Negroes and United States sailors clashed in Berkeley and South Norfolk as mobs gathered. Civil authorities intervened, escorting three Negroes to safety after guns were drawn and threats of lynching surfaced.
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Norfolk
United States
Berkeley
South Norfolk
Itta
St. Helena
Naval
Central
Army and Navy Orders and Warship Movements Report
The Tribune Bureau reports orders altering engineer postings from Washington to Louisville and various station changes for lieutenants in the Coast Artillery and Infantry. Navy notes arrive of ship movements including arrivals at Gardiner's Bay and sails to Bradford Province, Panama, Guantanamo, and Honolulu routes with vessels such as the Thornton, Mississippi, Abarenda, Milwaukee, Tacoma, and the Thornton listed.
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Tr Corps of Engineers
Lytle Brown
Washington
Louisville
Harry Burgess
Office of c Chief of Engineers
Walter ¢. Baker
Coast Artillery
Artillery District
Savannah
William & Wood
4Th Field Artilery
Jefferson Barracks
Farrell
5Th Infantry
Nashville
Thomas L. E
Deeks
T. Mo Potts
Bureau of Navigation
F W. Sterling
Montana
Scorpion
F. L. Oliver
Franklin
L. A. Cotten
Naval War College
Navy Department
Mississippi
Bradford Fee
Baltimore
Bradford
Milwaukee
Honolulu
Panama
Newport News
Guantanamo
Newport
Gardiner's Bay
Sheridan officers on test ride for Roosevelt program
Fort Sheridan officers above captain rank began a ninety mile ride this morning as part of President Roosevelt ordered tests. Led by Brigadier General W. H. Carter of the Depart ment of the Lakes, the party includes Lieutenant Colonels Bixby Hobbs Robinson Kniskern and Major Ducat Riche Lewis Chatfield Jud son Munson Mott De Slaughter and King.
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Chicago
Fort Sheridan
Roosevelt
W. H. Carter
Department of the Lakes
Bixby
Hobbs
Robinson
Kniskern
Filler
Ducat Riche
Lewis
Chatfield
Judson
Munson
Mott
de Slaughter
King
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Trish
Max. Leishman
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Public Debt Statement
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Pacific
Army and Navy News
Tribune Bureau
Thornton
Gardiner’s Bay
Salem
Navy Yard
Boston
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