Belgium Wins Congo Annexation Treaty Approval
Brussels reports the Chamber of Deputies backed the Congo annexation treaty by a large majority, while a key financial dispute over Belgium's responsibility for Congo debt remains unsettled. The colonial bill’s readings and amendments are set to continue in the Senate as King Leopold’s rule in Africa ends.
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American battleships welcomed in Sydney amid hearty crowds
The American fleet arrived in Sydney with widespread public warmth. Admirals and captains met Lord Northcote and Sir Harry Rawson, while a large crowd cheered from shore and townships. The Glacier arrived, paymasters sent 560000 dollars to Sydney banks, and Sperry praised the cordial reception as a sign of strong Anglo American ties.
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Lord Northcote
Australia
Sir Harry Rawson
New South Wales
Harry Rawson
Commonwealth
Admiral Sperry
Russians Seize Another Sealer Efuku Off Japanese Waters
Report from Victoria B C states the Russian seizure of the Japanese sealing schooner Efuku for alleged raids at Copper Island seal rocks. The vessel was towed to Vladivostok on August 1 and Japanese papers discuss the Mive death sentence and potential impact on Japan Russia relations. Separately, Wigan notes seventy six miners died at the Maypole mine and directors plan to flood the pit.
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Efuku
Copper Island
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Russia
Wigan
Maypole
German air balloons perform two hour flight over Berlin
The Parseval and the Gross Girigible balloons sailed together for two hours above Berlin. They performed evolutions with great success and remained close during the flight. They traveled the length of Unter den Linden near house tops and were cheered by crowds. The Duke of Saxe Altenburg piloted the Parseval. Both balloons will make daily ascensions to train crews in their handling.
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Emigration and Tschaikowsky Case Reported Abroad
Cheliabinsk bureau says 491000 emigrants and 1000 site seekers crossed into Siberia in seven months of 1908 with 18000 emigrants and 34000 site seekers returning to Russia in the same period. Makaroff says Nicholas Tschaikowsky may not be tried within a month and proceedings could be quashed. Tschaikowsky was arrested last December.
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Registry Bureau
Cheliabinsk
Siberia
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St Petersburg
M. Makaroff
Ministry of the Interior
Nicholas Tschaikovsky
Tschaikowsky
Friction in Cabinet Ties Anglophone Ministers in Clash
London reports tie between Premier Asquith and Foreign Secretary Sir Edward Grey after meetings with Emperor William and Emperor Francis Joseph. Churchill and Lloyd George’s speeches inflamed foreign affairs, prompting Grey’s protests and possible cabinet reshuffle. Grey opposes social reform pressure on military budgets and clashes with War Secretary Haldene and other socialists over foreign policy.
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Downing Street
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William
Francis Joseph
British Ministers. It Is Much More Probable That Mr. Asquith
Sir Edward
Winston Churchill
Board of Trade
David Lloyd- George
Foreign Office
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Mr. Lloyd-George
Germany
Haldane
Lloyd George Objective Said To Be Social Reform Study
A Frankfort dispatch quoted by Tageblatt states Mr Spender secretary to David Lloyd George says the British visit aims to study social and political institutions. The minister has no cabinet authorization to discuss naval armaments though he would discuss if Germany proposed it. Spender notes possible talks between British and German delegates on arms limits.
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Tageblatt
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Spender
David Lloyd-George
Great Britain
Germany
Lloyd-George
Reforms in Turkey Cut Down Sultan’s Aide Count
Constantinople Aug. 20 The reform drive advances with the Sultan’s military household staff reduced from two hundred to thirty. An irade orders imperial princes to return crown properties gained by favor. Government will assume military and civil arrears, with $1,750,000 secured from the tobacco monopoly and the Ottoman Bank. The system hints at greater freedom for women in dress and public appearance.
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England Gratified by Welcome to American Fleet in Australia
London papers praise the warm reception of the American fleet in Australia. The Chronicle notes sailors will “conquer before they came,” while The Morning Post foresees a push for an Australian navy. The Daily Graphic stresses the fleet as a symbol of white power in the Pacific, with Asia viewed as posing no real hostility. The Times dispatch from Sydney reports Australian leaders hopeful for a future fleet or squadron as part of imperial defense.
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Chronicle
Morning Post
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Asia
Sperry
Roosevelt
America
California
British Columbia
Sydney
Persia Turkey Accord Reached For Troop Withdrawal
In Constantinople on August 20, the Grand Vizier pledged to pull Turkish troops from positions clearly Persian and to seek a fair settlement of disputes after talks with the Persian Ambassador, signaling a move toward settling long standing tensions between Persia and Turkey.
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Persia
Turkey
Austria Withdraws Officers From Turkish Gendarmerie
St Petersburg reports Austria has informed Russia of plans to recall Austrian officers commanding the Turkish gendarmerie in Macedonia due to Turkey's constitutional proclamation. Russia favors the move and while no formal decision on Russian withdrawal exists, informed circles expect other powers to follow Austria’s lead.
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Macedonia
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Vienna
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Russia
Holland’s Reply to Castro Withheld Until Delivery
The Netherlands will not disclose its terms to President Castro of Venezuela until the message is delivered. Baron von Seckendorff, the German minister at Caracas, will transmit Holland’s reply. Other powers’ possible joint action against Venezuela has not gained official favor, and The Hague will handle the situation independently with U.S. support.
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Venezuela
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Holland
Republic
United States
Army and Navy News Supplying Books and Ship Movements
The Tribune reports on army and navy post libraries receiving religious book offers but notes independence in selection. lists army and navy personnel transfers and leaves of absence. It also details movements and arrivals of ships and squadrons with destinations, arrivals, and sailings from August 18 to 20.
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Washington
Army
Plot to Destroy C. P. Shops in Winnipeg Strike
Winnipeg report says a lawless foreign element, sympathetic to the strikers, plotted last night to destroy the Canadian Pacific Railway shops. The plot was discovered and thwarted by the strikers. Montreal dispatch notes CP orders evacuate homes of striking workers within thirty days and to prepare August payrolls with strikers erased.
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T. H. McVety
Canadian Pacific Railway
McVety
Montreal
Canadian Pacific
Wright postpones Le Mans flight as crowd disrupts test
Wilbur Wright delays his Le Mans aeroplane trial to tomorrow due to an unruly crowd. Spectators forced entry into the shed where the machine was prepared. A local builder offers his workshops and invites Farman Delagrange and Blériot to continue experiments in Le Mans.
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Wilbur Wright
Wright
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Delagrange
Bleriot
Entertainment site chosen for fleet at Amoy parade ground
Amoy hosts October festivities for officers and men of the American partieship fleet after selecting the parade ground one mile from the city as the main venue. Government is erecting large buildings to support the event.
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Aruba incident marks flare in Venezuela dispute
In Aruba five days ago a Venezuelan coast guard ship came to seize the Venezuelan consul. Islanders gathered at the consul's residence to haul down the flag, but the Governor intervened. The consul refused to leave, citing illness, and the vessel departed.
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Aruba
Netherlands
Venezuela
Perth Invites American Admirals to Government House Stay
Governor of Western Australia Admiral Sir F G D Bedford extends hospitality to American admirals visiting the state en route to the gold fields in the north and northwest. The invitation aims to host them at Government House during their journey.
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Western Australia
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Battleships Alabama and Maine sail from Colombo for Aden
The battleships Alabama and Maine, ahead of the American fleet on the world cruise, departed Colombo today for Aden and are expected to arrive August 7.
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Russian Delegates Named for Maritime War Conference
St. Petersburg dispatch notes the Russian government will send Baron Taube and Baron Nolde as delegates to the London conference on maritime warfare laws. It also notes that M. Marters, a key Hague conference figure, has not been appointed.
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Royal commission lauds American asylum system
London reports the royal commission praising the United States for feeble minded care and asylum management. The group says American states have advanced practical measures and better designed cheaper lunatic asylums than many in Great Britain.
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Royal Commission
United States
Great Britain
America
Prohibition Law Weakened by Logan County Court Ruling
In Guthrie Oklahoma Judge J Strang ruled the search and seizure provisions of the Billups prohibition law, and the clause prohibiting possession, are inoperative due to not being mentioned in the law’s caption. The decision concerns a man named Hoffer charged with liquor possession.
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Guthrie
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J. ©. Strang
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Twenty One Cuban Army Detainees Freed From Confinement
The War Department released twenty one Cuban army of pacification enlisted men from Fort Jay New York who were convicted by courts martial. The trials were illegally constituted under Army Regulation prompting voided sentences and release. It remains unclear if they will face new regular trials.
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War Department
Cuban Army of Pacification
Cuba
Fort Jay
New York
Department
Pracification
Owen J. Sweet
2Th Infantry
Barry
Sweet
Army
Judge Advocate General
Queenstown Retained as Port by Cunard Directors
Liverpool Aug 21 The Cunard Steamship Company directors after anxious consideration decide fast boats must go south to keep first class traffic, but the 19 year mail contract with the government bars abandoning Queenstown and politics keep government from yielding.
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Cunard Steamship Company
Queenstown
Brest to Be Deep Sea Harbor
Brest authorities say transatlantic steamship lines may consider Brest as a port of call if suitable accommodations are built. Large credits have been voted for the construction of a deep sea harbor.
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Brest
Aged Judge Slashed by Wife in Arkansas Home
Judge E R Ray aged eighty was seriously cut across the face at his Eureka Springs home. His second wife, newly married, is under arrest for the assault after allegedly attacking him with a case knife while opposing the removal of a sewing machine. The church had excommunicated him after his second marriage to the estranged wife.
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Ark
E. R. Ray
First Baptist Church
De Forest outlines early radio news service for ships
Dr De Forest discusses a wireless radio news service for vessels near New York, delivering weather, stock quotes, and music from a sky voiced telephone. He claims long wave signals avoid interference from nearby stations and envisions receivers on ships within 300 miles. The article also notes a Pennsylvania pure food law ruling.
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