Auckland hosts US fleet officers in warm reception
Auckland welcomed Rear Admiral Sperry and the Atlantic fleet with a mayoral reception at Drill Hall, lunch aboard the Connecticut, and shore leave for about a thousand sailors. Gov House ball, rifle matches waived landing rules, and public celebrations with illuminations and fireworks followed, as premier Sir Joseph Ward lauded the visit.
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Aug
New Zealand
Sperry
United States
Admiral Sperry
Feet
Lord Plunkitt
Government House
Premier Ward
Paul Gentil
Missouri
Joseph George Ward
Edward
Roosevelt
Grape-Nuts and Postum Bring Healthful Weight Gain
A York state reader shares a decade of stomach and liver trouble relieved by switching from coffee to Postum and adding Grape-Nuts. He gained twenty pounds, regained energy, and can now work from morning to noon with less fatigue. The letter, signed Read, is claimed genuine and often featured by Postum Co. Battle Creek.
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York State
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Wellville
Veterans of the Maori Wars Era Spanned Decade
The article notes many veterans of the Maori wars, a conflict lasting from 1860 to 1870, reflecting a sizable veteran population from that period.
Voyage Assures Peace as American Fleet Arrives
London editorial discussion centers on the arrival of the American Atlantic fleet at Auckland and King Edward's Germany visit. The Daily Telegraph urges the event as historic, stressing Britain and America’s intertwined interests and the Hague peace goals, signaling the United States as a global cosmic power.
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London
Auckland
Edward
Germany
Daily Telegraph
Great Britain
America
United States
Yokohama Mayor Welcomes US Fleet in Cordial Tone
Yokohama mayor Mitsuhashi urged a grand and cordial welcome for the approaching American fleet. He praised US friendship, noted the large 1912 exposition appropriation, and stressed Yokohama’s strong export trade with America as a basis for generous hospitality.
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Tokio
Yokohama
Mitsuhashi
Japan
United States
Rifle matches in Australia
Melbourne August 10 The Commonwealth Defence Minister Thomas Thomson Ewing announces he will override New Zealand regulations that forbade landing armed foreigners to permit rifle matches between American battleship crews and dominion volunteers during port calls in Australia.
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New Zealand
Dominion
Thomas Thomson Ewing
Commonwealth
Defence
Australia
British Cruiser to Meet Fleet at Albany Australia
Malta reports the British cruiser Glibraltar sailed today to join the American fleet at Albany in Australia. The move signals coordinated operations with Allied forces in the region as tensions rise in the area.
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Malta
Glibraltar
Atfleet
Albany
Australia
Netherlands seeks US view on Venezuela dispute
The Hague August 10 Dutch Foreign Office seeks guidance from the American government on the Venezuela Netherlands conflict. The Friesland cruiser is ready for foreign service though Venezuela is not named. In Washington the administration waits and Congress has taken no action, favoring peaceful settlement over punitive measures.
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Hague
Netherlands
Arthur M. Beaupre
Venezuela
Washington
Holland
Beaupre
United States
State Department
Castro
Caracas
M. de Reus
Root
Congress
Dutch Minister De Reus Leaves Port of Spain for Southampton
In Port of Spain Trinidad on Aug 10 the Danish steamer Christiansted arrived from Curacao with M. de Reus Dutch Minister to Venezuela who was expelled by President Cestro. He boarded the Royal Mail steamer Atrato for Southampton this afternoon. The Christiansted sailed for Curacao today.
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Port of Spain
Trinidad
Fire on a Dutch steamer Amstelland near Buenos Aires
The Imogen reports passing the Dutch steamer Amstelland on July 31 with a fire aboard in ballast wool cargo. A dead stowaway was found among the wool as passengers fled in a lifeboat. Fire was extinguished. voyage to Amsterdam continued with about 330 passengers and probable minor damage.
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Montevideo
Imogen
Edwards
New York
Buenos Ayres
Amstelland
Amsterdam
Persians May Lose Parliament in Teheran Dispute
Reports from St. Petersburg dated August 10 state Persian residents in Baku say Teheran issued an indefinite deferral of parliament convocation. The Shah has summoned five hundred followers of the old regime to form a council of state, signaling a potential political crisis.
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St. Petersburg
Baku
Teheran
Shah Hes
Edison Hosts Farman In Orange Factory Tour
Thomas Edison received Henry Farman at his Orange New Jersey laboratories. A moving picture of Farman’s Brighton Beach flight delighted the guests while Edison discussed air travel, dirigibles, and the future of the helicopter. Farman’s party included notable scientists and aviators, with plans for touring the United States and possible sale of the aeroplane if necessary.
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Thomas A. Edison
Henry Farman
Edison Laboratories
Orange
N. J
Mr. Edison
Mr. Farman
Genius of Light
Moving Picture
Farman
Brighton Beach
Edison
Fll
Henry Farman Reluctant About U S Flight Tour
Henry Farman, arriving from Paris, remains philosophical about his American visit after manager Thomas R. MacMechen failed to pay salaries due to a $16,400 loss at Brighton Beach exhibitions. Farman says newspapers have treated him kindly and he is not pitied, though he fears limited admission areas may hinder success.
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Henry Farman
United States
Paris
Thomas R. MacMechen
St. Louis
Brighton Beach Racetrack
America
Refuses to Buy Farman Aeroplane by Signal Corps
Washington reports General Allen chief signal officer refused Farman aeroplane offer. Israel Ludlow called that morning. funds unavailable with $45,000 already tied in Wright brothers and A. M. Herring aeroplane contracts.
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Washington
Farman
Signal Corps
General Allen
Israel Ludlow
General Alien
Wright Brothers
A. M. Herring
Crop conditions show slight national improvement over last year
Washington August 10 The crop reporting board of the Agriculture Department says U S crop conditions on August 1 were about two percent better than a year ago but one percent below the ten year average. It notes gains in winter wheat hay cotton and tobacco while corn barley rye buckwheat apples and flax lag. Potatoes and oats run notably under.
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Washington
United States
Crop Reporting Board
Department of Agriculture
American Flag Shot at Tabriz During Unrest
Washington reports the U S consulate flag at Tabriz Persia was shot down by Loyalists in a mid August incident. A man near the consular door was wounded. The shooting is linked to ongoing disturbances and is described as accidental in the dispatch from American Consul Duty.
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Washington
United States
Tabriz
Persia
State Department
Meeting of the Propaganda in Rome on priest case
In Rome on August 10 the Congregation of the Propaganda discussed a Sioux City priest once condemned by U.S. courts and twice by ecclesiastical authorities. The priest appealed to Rome and Cardinal Gibbons joined the discussion, with a vote to confirm the condemnation. A follow up meeting was planned for August 24 to discuss appointing a coadjutor archbishop of San Francisco and selecting a bishop for Cleveland. Cardinal Gibbons would not be in Rome then.
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Denmark News Prints Halt As Printers Strike
In Copenhagen on August 10 most Danish newspapers suspended publication indefinitely due to a printers strike and lockout. Compositors demand an eight hour day, with bookbinders and job printers also out. Employers threaten a broad lockout across shipbuilding metal cement textile brickmaking leather trades unless the dispute is settled to satisfy the employers.
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Denmark
Employers’ Union
United Trade Federations
Surveying party to locate first Hudson Bay railway route
A party of 100 surveyors will depart Winnipeg this week to chart the initial route for the proposed Hudson's Bay railroad. The survey report is due to Parliament in January, with legislation for construction anticipated within the year.
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Ottawa
Winnipeg
Hudson's Bay
President Pardo Entangled in Assault Incident At Lima
In Lima on August 9 President Pardo while en route to dine at his father-in-law s house confronted former political prisoner Isaias Pierola who shouted insults at him and pushed him off a causeway Pierola was arrested but escaped custody and remains at large after fleeing to evade police.
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Lima
Isaias Pierola
Pierola
O'Brien returns to Montevideo after aiding peace effort
Edward C. O'Brien American Minister to Paraguay and Uruguay welcomed home from Paraguay. He is said to have used his influence to avert possible conflict between Argentina and Brazil amid factions in a recent revolution.
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Edward C. O'Brien
Paraguay
Uruguay
O'Brien
Argentina
Brazil
Good start for recruits and army orders reach Washington
The Tribune Bureau reports broad moves in recruiting and personnel. An NCO's wife kept an excellent table aiding recruits at Fort Slocum, with official approval. A long list of Army and Navy orders follows, naming transfers, school assignments, leaves, and ship movements, including the Dolphin and Prairie deployments and a planned cruise for August 22 with the admiral aboard.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Army
Connecticut
Fort Slocum
New York
Judge Advocate General
Adjutant General
Baltimore Cruiser Enters Drydock for Marine Transport Conversion
The cruiser Baltimore was placed in Drydock No 3 at Brooklyn navy yard after a year waiting to be converted into a marine transport. $500000 was appropriated for the work to begin soon, lasting about a year. Sailmaker Frank Trott, 63, died suddenly at the yard after reporting for work, reportedly from heart trouble. His wife is ill and will not be told to avoid distress. The battleship New Hampshire, en route with marines to Panama, will return to the yard later today. it is not yet equipped for service and will require weeks to install.
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Brooklyn Navy Yard
Frank Trott
Evergreen Avenue
Navy Yard
G.S. Long
Trott
New Hampshire
Panama
Army Officers Endurance Ride Near Fort Ethan Allen
Fourteen army officers led by Major General Frederick D. Grant completed a 30 mile circuit after seven and a half hours of riding, part of a endurance test for all service branches, with Captain Albert J. Bowley as aide. No accidents were reported and the riders were described as in excellent physical condition despite fatigue.
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Frederick D. Grant
Fort Ethan Allen
United States Army Service
Grant
Albert J. Bowley
1St Field Artillery
Wal
Maus Relieves Funston in California Command Change
In San Francisco on August 10 Brigadier General Frederick Funston handed command of the Department of California to Colonel Marion P. Maus of the 22d Infantry. Funston will depart for Fort Leavenworth Kansas to assume leadership of the cavalry school during the coming week.
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Frederick Funston
Department of California
Marion P. Maus
Fort Leavenworth
Kansas
Fort Riley Manoueuvres Begin With Ten-Day Drill
Fort Riley Kansas August 10 Ten days of mimic warfare began today the annual manoeuvres with five thousand men and officers from Iowa Nebraska Arkansas and Kansas taking part Brigadier General John B Kerr commandant of this fort in command
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Kansas
Iowa
Nebraska
Arkansas
John B. Kerr
Many Enlistments in Navy Boost Recruitment
Washington reports naval recruiting at peak tempo with 473 recruits registered last week from stations and rising applications at both stations and the bureau of navigation, signaling unusually strong enlistment momentum.
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Washington
Naval
Bureau of Navigation
Military Shooting Tournament Opens at Camp Perry
Camp Perry Ohio begins what officials call the greatest military shooting tournament in history. Hundreds of contestants from every state Hawai i and the Philippines are on the grounds for the Ohio matches running Tuesday through Thursday. Teams include Troop A Cleveland Troop B Columbus and units from the 2d 3d 7th and 8th Ohio National Guard on the firing line.
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Ohio
Lake Erie
Port Clinton
Union
Hawai
Philippines
Cleveland
Columbus
Ohio National Guard
Turks Seek Izzet Pacha in United States City
Turkish subjects in the United States claim Achmed Izzet Pacha, exiled favorite of the Sultan, is in this city or nearby. They urge action to deport him for alleged Armenian massacres and graft. A meeting at Kalil's restaurant Thursday aims to organize a September 3 demonstration with plans tied to the Maria cargo boat sightings.
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United States
Waidort
Mundji Bey
Madjib Malham Pacha
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Izzet Pacha
Mauretania
Washington
Mehmed Ali Bey
Macedonia
N. M. Diab
Mirror of the West
Kalil
Carnegie Hall
Growth of Esperanto Gains Official World Recognition
Washington reports Esperanto recognized by the U S government with Major Paul F Straub named to represent the United States at the Dresden Fourth International Congress from August 1 to 22 1906. The War Department library began Esperanto literature in January 1906, with the Washington Esperanto Society formed in 1907 and leaders Cheney and Stewart holding advanced certificates from the British Esperanto Association. By late 1907 there were 753 Esperanto schools and societies worldwide, near a thousand today, plus 55 Esperanto gazettes. Bohemia allows Esperanto in telegrams. Japan’s Hayashi endorses Esperanto as a world gospel and honorary president of the Japanese Association urges adoption.
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United States
Paul F. Straub
Army Medical Corps
Dresden
Germany
Belgium
Cardinal
Cambridge
England
War Department Library
Bohemia
Japan
Hayashi
Prohibitionist Chafin Nearly Drowns in Lincoln Pool
Eugene W. Chafin Prohibition candidate for President narrowly escaped drowning while swimming at the Y M C A pool in Lincoln Nebraska. Three young men rescued him after he sank in the deep end and he later recovered enough to deliver a Chautauqua address.
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Neb
Eugene W. Chafin
Prohibition
Young Men's Christian Association
Bank of Afton Oklahoma Closed By State Authority
Guthrie Oklahoma August 10 by order of its directors the Bank of Afton was closed pending investigation by the State Bank Commissioner. W M Reynolds cashier has been missing since Saturday and friends say his accounts are straight believing he was the victim of an attack.
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Guthrie
Okla
Bank of Afton
W. M. Reynolds
Colonel Freeman On Trial For Grand Larceny
South Orange New Jersey special report says Colonel Henry W. Freeman of the 1st Regiment New Jersey National Guard faced a private court on grand larceny charges for a $2,675 bond deal. Bail set at $7, Freeman claimed parole until tomorrow while Judge J Martin Roll defended the private session.
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N. J
J. Martin Roll
Henry W. Freeman
New Jersey National Guard
Wade M. Spellhouse
Bay Lth Street
Brooklyn
Roll
Freeman
Dewey to Attend Farragut Tablet Unveiling
Admiral Dewey will depart August 2 from Washington for Portsmouth to attend the unveiling at Portsmouth Navy Yard of a bronze tablet honoring Admiral Farragut. He will travel aboard the Dolphin and then proceed to Newport on August 7 for a Naval General Board meeting, with ex Assistant Secretary Hackett also attending.
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George Dewey
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N_HS
Portsmouth Navy Yard
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Admiral Dewey
Dolphin
Dewey
Newport
Naval General Board
Navy
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Farragut
Sailor Dies From Injuries on the Missouri
Washington Aug 10 The Navy Department says via cable from Admiral Sperry commander of the battleship fleet that machinist A Gentil of Sag Harbor New York died from injuries received on duty aboard the battleship Missouri His father has been informed
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Navy Department
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A. Gentil
Missouri
Si Ian
P. & Gentil
Sag Hamber
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