Fleet Leaves Japan With Thanks From President
The American battleship fleet escorted by Japanese ships sailed from Yokohama Harbor for Olongapo Philippines after a cordial reception in Japan. President Roosevelt’s message of thanks to the Emperor was to be delivered through the Foreign Office. The voyage follows a widely praised visit with exemplary conduct aboard and no desertions.
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Yokohama Harbor
Olongapo
Philippines
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Foreign Office
Thomas J. O’brien
Japan
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Theodore Roosevelt
Okada
Ambassador Bries
Ambassador O’brien
Sperry
Sperry Fleet Leaves Japan After Successful Visit
Washington reports Admiral Sperry’s battleship fleet departed Japan without incident. Officials praise the crew's discipline and the friendly reception between the U S and Japan. Sperry notes the visit was profoundly successful with assurances it benefited both nations as one squadron heads to Amoy, China and another to Manila for target practice.
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Admiral Sperry
Japan
Navy Department
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Amoy
China
Manila
London Social Scene: Royal Visit, Society Notes, and Exhibitions
London social life centers on the King's extended stay at West Dean Park and a Queen’s book craze. The American Ambassador visits with Mr. and Mrs. Reid while Mrs Churchill shines at a Liberal hostesses’ reception. Paris and Rome trips, theatre, and art shows fill salon gossip as Miss Christabel Pankhurst resumes in Bow Street.
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William James
Edmund Burke
Bath
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Andrew Carnegie
Heach
New York
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Stewart
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Rome
Daily Telegraph
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Whitechapel
Turkey
Egypt
Persia
Morocco
India
East End
Society of British Artists
Alfred East
Gospel Gallery
Gutekunst
Rembrandts
Whistlers
Jerome K. Jerome
Mary Moore
Patrick Campbell
Pinero
Ethel Irving
Frederick
Lady Teazle
Henry Arthur Jones
Nazimoff Heads to U S for Press Plant Study
Court Chamberlain Ivan Nazimoff, Director of Imperial Hypography, departs St. Petersburg for the United States on October 27. He will inspect printing establishments in New York, Washington, Philadelphia and Chicago. A new government printing office building is under construction in St. Petersburg and a new plant will be installed on an American basis.
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Ivan Nazimoff
United States
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Balkans Peace Efforts Stalled by Balkan Debts and Negotiations
London reports peacemaking stalled as Turkey Austria Hungary and Bulgaria clash over the Eastern Rumelian tribute and direct talks. A conference appears needed with Germany urged to push a general settlement, while rulers in Berlin and London influence the outcome amid wary markets.
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Turkey
Austria-Hungary
Bulgaria
Rumelian
England
France
Russia
Albania
Servia
Montenegro
Germany
M. Iswolsky
Berlin
Edward
Balkans
Lidn. Fi
Asquith Gains Ground Aid for Unemployed in Britain
The article outlines Prime Minister Asquith's week of gains amid unemployment, backing Burns against Lloyd George and Churchill, reviving education reform, and proposing a future afforestation program. A royal commission may report before Christmas on large scale forest planting to create winter jobs, with broader land reform likely but contentious with the Lords.
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Asquith
John Burns
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Labor Party
Massingham
Messrs. Lloyd-George
James Whitworth
George Livesey
Christopher
Board of Trade
Confidence in Paris on Balkans without war despite Anglophobia
Paris observers expect a Balkans settlement through arbitration as Turkey accepts Bulgarian independence. Indemnity details for Bulgaria to cover Turkey’s tribute are seen as solvable. France, England, Russia and Italy are hopeful that Servia Montenegro and Bulgaria stay in check, aided by winter weather and scarce funds. A conference is anticipated.
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Vienna
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Rumelia
Austria-Hungary
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England
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Italy
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Montenegro
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Balkan
Austrian Refusal Keeps Balkans Talks In Court
Constantinople reports Austro Hungarian Ambassador urges direct talks but Turkey insists the issue is European and must be handled by powers. The Porte asks Germany to press Austria Hungary to attend a proposed international Balkan congress amid uncertain prospects. Iswolsky meets German leaders as Berlin weighs participation.
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Porte
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Berlin
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Herr von Schoen
Balkan
William
Balkans
Austria-Hungary
M. Iswolsky
Great Storm Harms Nicaragua Coast and Railways
A hurricane-like storm sweeps Nicaragua from Rio Grande to Prinzapulca with telegraph and telephone outages. Railroads suffer serious damage and many towns on the Atlantic coast, including Rio Grande and Prinzapulka, are reported destroyed with significant loss of life.
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Nicaragua
Rio Grande
New Orleans
United Fruit Company
Grat River
Prinzapulca
Picayune
Bluefields
Prinzapulka
Pearl Cays
Cape Gracias
Consul General Silas McFarland Shot in Germany
The body of Silas C. McFarland American consul general at large for Europe was found with a pistol nearby in a compartment of the Hamburg Berlin express at Ludwigslust. He was born in Mount Pleasant Iowa June 3 1869 and had served as consul in Nottingham Reichenberg and St Gall. His widow Marie Etgocek of Des Moines is informed and preparations for burial proceed.
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Trackeray
Ludwigslust
McFarland
Europe
Russia
Balkan States
Greece
Nottingham
Reichenberg
St Gall
Switzerland
Mr. McFarland
Mount Pleasant
Iowa
Samuel McFarland
Mary A. Woolson
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Wesleyan University
Marie Etgocek
Des Moines
Marshalltown
Danish sailor cared for by Roosevelt and Denmark
A Danish born sailor Viggo Pederson injured in an accident is hospitalized in Copenhagen. President Roosevelt and King of Denmark both inquire about his recovery. Pederson recently served on the Mayflower, the President's yacht, and is expected to recover with royal and presidential concern guiding his care.
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Viggo Pederson
Denmark
Roosevelt
Pedersen
Egan
Pederson
Pedersons
University Rectors Elected at Glasgow and Edinburgh
Glasgow voters chose Lord Curzon as rector of the University of Glasgow with 7 votes, ahead of David Lloyd George and James Keir Hardie. In Edinburgh, George Wyndham won the rectorate with cohort votes, defeating Winston Churchill and Professor Foster.
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Lord Curzon
Edinburgh
George Wyndham
University of Glasgow
David Lloyd- George
James Keir Hardie
George Wyndam
House of Commons
University of Edinburgh
Winston Spencer Churchill
Professor Foster
Tschaikovsky Bail Delayed In St Petersburg Case
Nicholas Tschaikovsky the elderly Russian patriots prison sentence in St Petersburg remains. A London dispatch claimed bail money of 25.80 dollars was raised and would be telegraphed, but no funds arrived by 4 30 p m and the Chancellery closed for the day delaying release until Monday.
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Nicholas Tschaikovsky
London
Zeppelin Airship Preparations for Prince Henry Ascension
Friedrichshafen reports another successful ascent of the airship this morning. The craft is being tuned for the planned ascent by Prince Henry of Prussia, brother of Emperor William, expected next Tuesday.
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Prince Henry
Prussia
Emperor William
New Paris Books Fresh from Paris Publishers in 1908
Paris dispatch notes new historical and literary titles from major houses. Metternich and Lieven affair revealed in Lettres de Metternich et la Comtesse de Lieven 1818 1826. Masson revisits Sainte Hélène. Greece under the sun by Louis Bertrand. novels by Claude Ferral and others. essays on contemporary French writers and India under Louis XIV.
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Paris
Caroline Bonaparte
Mme. Junot
Ollendorff
Frederic Masson
Masson
Napoleon
Calmann Lévy
Pierre de Cou L’evin
Fasquelle
Louis Bertrand
Greece
Claude Ferral
Francois Martin
Paul Kaeppelin
India
Louis XIV
Eee
Paris Opera Reveals Wagner Masterpiece in Mixed Reception
In Paris on Oct 24 the Paris Opera staged Wagner's Crépuscule des Dieux to strong director praise. Conductor Messager received an ovation though Brunnhilde’s role fell short of Munich standards. The orchestra shone in the funeral march, with the performance faithful to Bayreuth.
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Mile
Louise Grandjean
Brunnhilde
Munich
Bayreuth
Palais Royal
Maurice Ordonneau
L’oreille Fendue
Antoine
Lucien Nepoty
England
Lord Roberts
Gemier
Madeleine Lilly
Albert Spalding
Salle Des Agriculteurs
Spalding
New York
Walter Damrosch
Carnegie Hall
Cle
New Danish Minister Incoming From Copenhagen
Copenhagen October 24 Count Carl Moltke successor to Mr Brun as Danish Minister at Washington has left for Rome to relinquish his post and will then proceed to Washington The Countess Moltke Miss Thayer of Boston is his wife He is a diplomat from a noble Danish lineage and related to the German Moltkes He once headed an Arctic Greenland expedition and served in the Danish navy
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Brun
Washington
Rome
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Thayer
Boston
Count Moltke
Denmark
Greenland
Suffragette Leaders Sentenced to Imprisonment in London
London report states Mrs Pankhurst Miss Pankhurst and Mrs Drummond were ordered to post security for one year or face jail. Mrs Pankhurst and Mrs Drummond get three months each while Miss Pankhurst is sentenced to ten weeks. The magistrate refused to hear fifty witnesses as Miss Pankhurst made an impassioned defence.
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Miss Pankhurst
Blizzard Claims Two Ranchers and Large Sheep Loss
A Maple Creek dispatch reports a blizzard that trapped trains for two days. Harry Martin of Martin Brothers sheep ranchers froze to death while seeking sheep. About 260 sheep owned by Iver Wilson perished in a lake, and around 500 from Thomas Kerr were lost. Trains stalled fourteen miles away have finally arrived.
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Maple Creek
Harry Martin
Martin Brothers
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Iver Wilson
Thomas Kerr
Here
United States Plans Penny Postage for New Zealand
Premier and Postmaster General Sir Joseph Ward of New Zealand reports a cable from United States Postmaster General Meyer stating the U S intends to introduce penny postage to New Zealand. This secrecy ripple follows early 20th century postal reforms.
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Wellington
N. Z
Joseph George Ward
Meyer
United States
Market pessimism meets Third Avenue stock drop push
The Financial World assesses a stagnant week with political noise ahead of the election. It notes Wall Street expectations for a Taft victory and Bryan fears, warning that Third Avenue stock may fall below 20 while remaining a potential dividend earner. International Pump and Westinghouse are highlighted for strong assets and potential reorganization benefits.
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New York Traction
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