Gale Rages Off British Coast Cutting Sail and Life at Sea
A fierce gale along the English Channel brings widespread damage, suspension of boat services, and numerous rescues. The British bark Amazon sinks after a fatal mast fall killing Captain Garrick. six crew survive ashore, two rescued by life lines. The French steamer Pourquoi Pas reaches Guernsey. Vera Jean runs aground near Barry with all crew saved. Empress transfers six hundred passengers to Dover after a night near Folkestone.
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London
English Channel
Folkestone
Dover
Calais
Amazon
Port Talbot
Iquique
Margam
Garrick
Queen
Southampton
Jean Charcot
South Pole
Guernsey
Vera Jean
Rhoose Point
Barry
Boulogne
Cyclone Hits Northwest Europe Delays Cross Channel Traffic
Gales and heavy rain lash the coastlines of northwest Europe over twenty four hours. Cross Channel traffic halted and communications disrupted. A sinking schooner in the Channel is towed to safety after rescuers save the crew as Dover passengers applaud.
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Paris
Europe
Dover
Cassis
Tariff Commission Ends Sessions With France
The Franco American joint tariff commission finished its labors in Paris with James Burton Reynolds returning to the United States. They endorsed mutual concessions on meat imports and preserved vegetables, and discussed a future reciprocity treaty. Reynolds also accepted the Limoges china classification findings to standardize grades in Limoges and New York appraisals. Consul General Mason sent Secretary Root a technical report on the commission's work.
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Paris
Sept. L
America
Root
M Jusserand
Washington
United States
Reynolds
Limoges China
China
St Limoges
New York
Mason
Redmond’s Praise and Warning at United Irish League Meeting
John Redmond urged Ireland to push land reform and congested district relief while praising the Irish university bill as a landmark emancipator. He noted nearly 4 million dollars yearly from pensions for 70 000 Irish beneficiaries and a Home Rule resolution was adopted. Stephen O Mara resigned from the Irish parliamentary fund trusteeship criticizing Nationalist policy.
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Dublin
John Redmond
United Irish League
Ireland
Stephen O'Mara
Irish Parliamentary Fund
Night Nurse Finds Grape Nuts Aid in Sleep and Fed Recovery
Virginia woman solving night fatigue while nursing credits Grape Nuts with keeping her awake and reducing exhaustion. She recalls eight years of use from the first package, noting improved nerves and digestion after patient recovery and inviting others in her family to try the cereal. The endorsement ends with the Postum Co. name and a prompt to read more letters as they appear.
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Postum Co
Battie Crees
Mich
Weilville
Mystery of Roosevelt Visit Tied to 1917 Tokyo Exposition
The letter from President Roosevelt explains the postponement of the Tokio exposition from 1912 to 1917 to coincide with the Emperor’s fiftieth anniversary. It cites building time, cost, and the United States support for Japan while noting informal talks with Baron Takahira and Secretary Root.
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Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Baron Kogoro Takahira
United States
Secretary Root
Clinton
N. Y
Root
Congress
Japan
Asia
Theodore Roosevelt
Elihu Root
Secretary
Washington
Adee
France and Spain Seek Guarantees on Morocco Sultan
Paris and Madrid announce they will not seek a mandate to treat with Mulai Hafid. They plan to demand guarantees covering their interests and submit demands to the Algeciras signatories. Germany backs rapid recognition of Mulai Hafid as Sultan for peace.
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Paris
France
Spain
Madrid
Mulai Hafiq
Algeciras
Germany
Morocco
Dr. Wassel
Tangier
Fez
Berlin
Foreign Office
Gypsies Arrive On West Street With Wagon Train Pack
A group of about 120 gypsies with a dozen decorated wagons camped on West Street near Murray and Chambers, offering fortunes and horse swapping while steamships Plymouth and Pequot bring horses from Providence. Local teamsters held firm on trades as watchers kept an eye on a few Percherons.
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West Street
Plymouth
Providence
Pequot
Monument Unveiled by Grand Army at Fort Meigs
Toledo dispatch covers the Fort Meigs monument dedication at Perrysburg as forty thousand G A R members travel by trolley and boat. Speeches by Senator Foraker Governor Harris and General Bennett H. Young. parade marshal Colonel L. W. Howard leads a civic procession with about four thousand marchers.
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Toledo
Fort Meigs
Perrysburg
Grand Army of the Republic
William Henry Harrison
Proctor
J. B. Foraker
Harris
Bennett H. Young
Willson
Kentucky
Young
General Young
Maumee Valley Pioneer and Historical Society
Grant S. Taylor
David Robinson, Jr
Foraker
L. W. Howard
6Th Regiment
Grand Army
Jefferson
10Th Streets
Women's Relief Corps
Burton
Memorial Hall
Senator Foraker
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Wolverine
Essex
Maine and Alabama Sail for Suez on World Cruise
Aden reports the battleships Maine and Alabama, ahead of the Atlantic fleet, leaving port this morning to join the world cruise and proceed toward Suez.
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Maine
Alabama
Aden
Suez
Foreign News Notes From Sept 1 Across Continents
Tokyo foresees rice crop 18 percent above average. Paris reports a French suit over an inheritance in New York. Bridgetown notes protest against port doctor inspection amid bubonic plague fears. Le Mans covers Wilbur Wright endurance test and motor heat. Paris mentions Prince Bolotoff's plan to cross the Channel by aeroplane. Victoria reports Captain Richie in sealing raid arrest and Kinsu on board. Winnipeg outlines CP line blockage after cloudburst delaying 10,000 travelers including Earl Grey.
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Paris
Benjamin Hart
New York
Mme. de Bie
Mme. Guillemin
Isabel Lucches
Bridgetown
Barbadoes
Edward C. O’brien
Paraguay
Uruguay
O’brien
Victoria
B. C
Alaska
Richie
Japan
Bear
George McCamish
Army and Navy Orders and Warship Movements
Washington dispatch lists Army officers assigned or reassigned between forts and ships, including Kinnison Nixon Tod Ashburn Elliott Roberts George Swertenbaker and Jones. Navy orders place Fahs Miblack Dombaugh Ziegemeier Logan Knox Atkins and others in various commands with movements of ships and vessels.
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ARMY
Henry L. Kinnison
29Th Infantry
Quartermaster’s Department
Courtland Nixon
298Th Infantry
Culebra
Canal Zone
Panama
Henry D. Todd, Jr
Coast Artillery Corps
War College
Fort Monroe
Thomas Q. Ashburn
Crook
Manila
San Francisco
Warren
Duncan Elliott
8Th Cavalry
Fort Riley
Henry R. Richmond
10Th Cavalry
Ernest E. Roberts
Medical Reserve Corps
Fort Logan
H. Roots
Fort Sill
Department of Texas
William R. 8. George
Fort Preble
Fort Totten
Clark Swertenbaker
Madison Barracks
Fort Wadsworth
Harold W. Jones
Medical Corps
Manla
United States
Asia
Europe
Asa L. Singleton
5Th Infantry
Jacob M. Coffin
NAVY
C. M. Fahs
Scorpion
Naval War College
A. P. Miblack
Severn
Hartford
H. M. Dombaugh
Chicago
Arkansas
H. J. Ziegemeier
Olympia
G. W. Logan
Idaho
H. G. Knox
I. M. Atkins
Navy Yard
New York
Naval Architecture
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Bids Opened for Torpedo Boat Destroyers and Colliers
Washington witnessed bid openings for ten torpedo boat destroyers not to exceed 800000 dollars each and three colliers not to exceed 525000 dollars each. Five firms submitted government design hulls and machinery bids with speeds around 29 to 33 knots, and several offered bidder designed machinery. Maryland Steel and Newport News were among bidders. awards may be made this week if bids conform.
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Washington
Navy Department
Congress
Pidders
Maryland Steel Company
Bath Iron Works
New York Shipbuilding Company
Camden
N. J
William Cramp & Sons
Philadelphia
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Fore River Shipbuilding Company
Newport News Company
Wright Urges More Officers At Army School Opening
Secretary Wright and a party including Major Generals Bell Alshire and Treat attended the opening session of the fall term at the Army Service School in Leavenworth Kansas. Major General Frederick Funston introduced the Secretary who urged Congress to authorize a larger officer corps to handle duties beyond garrison work. Bell also spoke to the attendees.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Wright
J. Franklin Bell
J. B. Alshire
C. G. Treat
Army Service School
Frederick Funston
Congress
Bell
Secretary and party depart Leavenworth for Fort Riley today
Secretary Wright speaks on preparing for war and building a trained officer corps. He argues a large standing army is opposed but a large body of trained officers is essential to organize and lead in case of conflict with a first class power.
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Leavenworth
Fort Riley
Wright
Lieut Wyman's Trial At Governors Island Court Martial
Testimony opened in a court martial on Governor's Island for Second Lieutenant Guy H. Wyman 11th U S Cavalry who answered single to a marriage query in June 1307 His argument today at 10 15 will address his claim that his Huntsville Tennessee wife of May 1995 had promised a divorce He testified he paid support and believed she was divorced after his marriage.
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Sion
Wyman
War Department
Taft
Governor's Island
Guy H. Wyman
11Th
United States Cavalry
Huntsville
Tenn
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North
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Prince Bolotoff
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Fort William
Horner and
Ignace
Earl Grey
Canada
Army and Navy News
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Newport
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Bocket
Chester
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Saturn
Honolulu
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Albany
Acapulco
Montana
Rockland
Norfolk
Stringham
Barney
de Long
Thornton
Tingey
Buzzard’s Bay
Detroit
Wyoming
Mare Island
Nevada
Naval Academy
MR. Wright
Iashburn
Crosby's
Mita
Baker Ee Bane
Grand Rapids Furniture Company
Broadway
Fifth Avenue
FuntTs
Geo. C. Funt Co
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Lieut. Wyman
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