Castro uses Venezuela to draw Germany ally in trade shift
The article reports Castro seeking to weaken US influence by aligning Venezuela with Germany. Veloz is dispatched to Berlin with credentials to foster German-Venezuelan commerce, aiming to divert American trade away from Venezuela. It notes Pulido’s return to Caracas and rising German influence, amid Douma criticisms and military-reform pressures in Russia.
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United States
Veloz
Caracas
New York
Venezeula
Germany
Castro
Berlin
Wilhelm
Guilermo
Venezuea
Gnff
Baron de Seckendorf
Casto
Augusto F. Pulido
Daffaires
Washington
Qastro
Pulido
Jacobo Pimentel
New Yok
Venezuela
Metrovistan Club
Venezuelan Bark Expelled From Harbor
The Venezuelan bark carrying contraband from Coro reached Puerto Cabello but could not be beaten back by currents. Willemstad officials provided provisions before ordering it to continue. The American steamer Zulia arrived from Maracaibo with one passenger allowed to land. A dispatch to Maracaibo was rejected by Venezuelan authorities.
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Willemstad
Coro
Puerto Cabello
Eragair
Zulia Arhore
Maracaibo
Venezuela
Cap
la Guayra
Gongui
Discord Among Fallen Chiefs In Ottoman Court
Aug 93 In Istanbul discord grows among former ministers and palace officials held by the Ministry of War. MendGouh Pacha and Them Pacha clash over a failed plea to free political prisoners. Wek Pacha, once head of military schools, is rumored distraught and seeking a revolver. The group debates accountability and a naval fund while the Sultan’s reception is seen as a diplomatic maneuver.
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Nicholas
M. Khomyakoff
Douma
M. Guchkoff
Guchkoff
Serge Michaelovitch
Peter Nicholaievitch
Constantine Constantinovitch
War Office
Ministry of War
MendGouh Pacha
Interior
Pacha
Mery
Vitor
Last Piay
Tewhkr Pacis
Keetings of King and Kaisers
King Edward departs for an annual visit to Ma, seeking rest after long duties. He plans meetings with Emperor William in Cronfee and Emperor Francis Mephatisch in Austria, aiming to show British policy seeks no isolation or injury to others. Sir Charles Hardinge accompanies the king on diplomatic missions.
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Lentorn
Edward
London
Ebc
Bowers
Emperor William
Cronfee
Prussia
Francis
Charles Hardinge
Foreign Office
Thunderstorm Kills Workers in Szegedin Hemp Plant
A severe storm struck Szegedin on Saturday causing a tall hemp factory chimney to topple onto a partially housed area where about 100 workers labored. Seven died and many were wounded as rescuers pull bodies from the rubble. a woman bringing food to her sons inside the building was killed.
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Austria
Shah’s Plight Detailed in Tehran Dispatches
Dispatches from Teheran describe the Shah of Persia as effectively prisoner to tribal guards in Teheran. Tribesmen demand money, threaten to destroy the palace, while funds from the crown jewels loan have run dry. Famine looms in southern Persia as fighting escalates in Tabriz with Shah cavalry taking part and revolutionary losses mounting.
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St. Petersburg
Teheran
Persia
Crown Jewels
Liakhoff
Shah
Badeshakh
Sultanabad
Tabriz
Papal Anniversary Mass in Vatican Celebrates Five Years
Rome marks the fifth anniversary of Pope Pius X with a Sistine Chapel ceremony attended by the Pope, the Sacred College, diplomats, and church leaders. Archbishop Farley sits beside the Pope as assistant to the papal throne. Cardinal Merry del Val leads the mass. Cardinal Gibbons assists and others from Detroit and Washington attend.
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Rome
Pius X
Vatican
Sistine Chapel
Sacred College
Papal Court
Knights of Malta
Farley
New York
Merry del Val
Sistine Choir
Father Perosi
Cardinal Gibbons
Cardinal Merry del Val
Foley
Detroit
O'Connell
Washington
Father Doyle
Castel Gandolfo
Switzerland
Vienna
Naples
London
Liberia Aid Move Sparks Diplomacy With Germany and US
Berlin reports the German Foreign Office weighing Liberia requests from envoys Gibson Dorsen and Dunbar. They seek US guarantees of independence, arbitration treaties with Britain France and Germany, a subsidized ship line, and a small mission to reorganize Liberia. Secretary Root signals US interest but no protection pledge, while Germany considers proposals for Washington talks.
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Berlin
Foreign Office
State Department
Washington
Liberia
Special Legation
Messrs. Gibson
Dorsen and Dunbar
United States
Great Britain
France
Germany
African Republic
Root
Ivory Coast
Madrid Protest Rush to Close Shops for Three Days
Saloonkeepers grocers and other shopkeepers in Madrid plan to close Thursday Friday and Saturday in protest of a decree ordering Sunday shop closures. They demand the government withdraw the order.
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Madrid
Stolypin Returns to Work After Baltic Cruise
Premier Stolypin arrives in St. Petersburg from a Baltic vacation claiming improved health and resumes leadership duties in government.
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Stolypin
St. Petersburg
Baltic
Wright Triumph Sparks Paris Praise For Wright Flight
Paris reports the Wright brothers hailed as aerial leaders after Wilbur Wright's Le Mans flight. French editors praise control and speed while noting rivals and a $100,000 prize for two fifty kilometer flights. Wright says wind absence even aided him as observers debate future aviation progress.
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Paris
Wilbur Wright
le Mans
Wright Brothers
Figaro
Wright
M. Bieriot
Bieriot
M. Bleriot
Farman
Delagrange
France
la Presse
Narrow Escape on Barcelona Harbor Ferryboat Bomb Blast
An explosion on a Barcelona harbor ferryboat injures the captain and two crew members as passengers milled for embarkation. Investigators link the act to anarchist retaliation for Jean Bull’s execution. Police arrest two passengers but release them for lack of proof.
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Barcelona
Jean Bull
Farman Aviator Likely to Leave America Soon
Henry Farman will probably return to France by early steamer after a financially failing run at Brighton Beach. The Aero Club of America and St Louis syndicate members faced losses as crowds dwindled and wind delays halted exhibitions, leaving MacMechen to handle the matters at the Hotel Astor.
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Henry Farman
France
St Louis
Brighton Beach
Farman
Aero Club of America
St. Louis
America
Samuel Bowman
W. F. Sauerbrunn
George W. Davis
Thomas R. MacMechen
Aeroplane Company
Bowman
Mr. MacMechen
New York City
Hotel Astor
Mr. Farman
Farman Aeroplane
Engeman
Mr. Sauerbrunn
Mr. Davis
First Point to Point Balloon Race Promises Sky Pilots
North Adams Mass August event features five entered balloons and a silver cup from A Holland Forbes of New York as incentive. Pilots must name landing point at least thirty miles from start and within ten miles of a town post office for victory. If conditions fail, a second contest may be held.
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Mass
North Adams Aero Club
Heart of
the Berkshires
The
Aero Club
Pittsfield
A. H. Hawley
Sky Pilot
J. H. Wade
K. Morgan
Cleveland
Boston
New England
J. C. Glidden
Greylock
R. H. Randall
Alaska Coal Fields Could Fuel Pacific Fleet Growth
Washington reports Alaska has vast coal potential with many fields mapped from Cape Lisburne to Controller Bay. Alfred H. Brooks says Alaska may hold hundreds of millions to billions of tons, with lignite to high grade bituminous coals, and coking potential, boosting Pacific seaboard industry.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Alaska
Roosevelt
Rockies
Territory
Pacific
United States Geological Survey
Peninsular
Alfred H. Brooks
The
Geological Survey
Northwestern Territory
Cape Lisburne
Pocahontas
West Virginia
Yukon
Nenana
Fairbanks
Controller Bay
Matsanuska
Herendeen Bay
Southeastern
Kenai Peninsula
Pacific Seaboard
North American
Flint Rescues Woman From Drowning at Balboa Beach
United States Senator Frank P. Flint and a party of seven were boating at Balboa Beach when their boat struck a rock and sank after filling with water. Miss Annie Cole, unable to swim, disappeared twice before Flint dived in and grabbed her. A. G. Narion of Pasadena arrived in a canoe and helped bring them to shore. Both were exhausted but alive.
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the Tribune
Los Angeles
United States
Frank P. Flint
Annie Cole
Balboa Beach
Flint
Katherine Flint
Morris Gifford
Charles Cole
Joseph Young
Miss Cole
Senator Flint
A. G. Narion
Pasadena
Perkins to Get Place In Naval Affairs Chair
The article anticipates Senator Perkins becoming chairman of the Senate Committee on Naval Affairs after Senator Allison's death. It notes Hale may move to the Committee on Appropriations, Perkins’ conservative yet pro West Coast stance, and his naval and shipping expertise. Pacific Coast residents view the pick as timely given Oriental conditions.
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Washington
Perkins
Senate
Allison
Pacific
Hale
Committee On Appropriations
Maine
Officers Begin Practice March From Burlington
Sixteen army officers from the Department of the East will start a ninety mile three day practice march tomorrow. Major General Frederick D. Grant and Captain A. J. Bowley will direct the march as the officers cover thirty miles per day, completing the trek in seven hours with a half hour rest and returning to the fort each night.
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Burlington
Department of the East
Frederick D. Grant
A. J. Bowley
1St Field Artillery
Tablet Erected for Daumier Centenary in Vaimondois
In Vaimondois France on August 9 the Under Secretary of State for Fine Arts unveiled a memorial tablet on the house where Honoré Daumier once lived to mark the centenary of his birth. Daumier, famed French caricaturist born in Marseille in 1808 died 1879. Louis Philippe in 1832 jailed him for six months over a caricature of the king.
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Vaimondois
France
Honoré Daumier
Fine Arts
Daumier
Marseilles
Louis Philippe
Battleship conference enlists naval notes in Washington
Navy officers return from the Newport Naval War College with tight non discussion orders. Plans for Florida and Utah ships await next steps while pay and retirement projections show clear financial gains under new rates. Pine Plains land purchase approved despite earlier adverse board, and bureau control shifts to Secretary with monthly allotments. Pack animals endure as motorized warfare limited, fleet engineer gains no extra pay despite staff roles.
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Washington
Navy Department
Naval War College
Newport
Bureau of Construction and Repair
Bureau of Steam Engineering
Florida
Utah
Pine Plains
F. D. Grant
N. Y
R. S Oliver
Congress
War Department
Army
N. C
Treasury
Commander In Chief
Feet Ordnance
Fleet Engineer
Bureau of Navigation
Army officers to train for long distance walking test
Rumor spread of Edward Payson Weston returning to oversee instructions on Staten Island for coast artillery officers over sixty. Seven colonels fourteen majors and eight lieutenant colonels prepare a fifty mile three day walk to prove fitness for service with daily sixteen and two thirds mile segments.
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Edward Payson Weston
Staten Island
Coast Artillery
Department of the East
Leutenant
Governor's Island
Gray
Cfivilian
Raj
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