Hague To Regulate Exchange Through 1909 Conference
The Hague invited by the Netherlands at Germany and Italy’s request to convene a 1909 meeting of the powers at the Second Peace Conference to draft a treaty governing exchange. Berlin notes the invitation but timing remains uncertain. Washington reports Treasury officials see the issue, amid global gold premium variations, and references Rio de Janeiro’s Pan American talks and Root’s attendance.
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the Hague
Holland
Germany
Italy
Hague
Netherlands
Royal Commission On International Law
Berlin
Foreign Office
The
Washington
Treasury
Rio de Janeiro
Root
Congress
Battleships Maine and Alabama Arrive at Naples
Naples welcomes the Maine and Alabama as they arrive with a festive display and hospitality from government and naval officials. Officers commend their ships progress, noting cooling discipline and high spirits after a long voyage. Sailors enjoy shore leave as they tour the city and greet locals.
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San Francisco
Red Sea
United States
Entertainments at Albany on board Connecticut
Albany Australia September 16 a reception and dance were held aboard the battleship Connecticut by officers in thanks for shore hospitality. Governors and premiers attended with about one hundred guests. Shore sports included tug of war with American and British crews and Albany police defeating the Americans. A ball was held for the American officers. several admirals attended. A seaman from the Dilmois was killed in a coaling accident. Fleet departure for Manila postponed to September 1. collier Epsom to carry cargo to Manila.
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Albany
West Australia
Connecticut
Western Australia
Gibraltar
James Jackson Coughlin
Dilmois
Bristol
Conn
Manila
Epsom
West Caicos Devastated by Recent Hurricane
Halifax reports from Turk's Island detail widespread destruction in West Caicos British West Indies. Blue Hills and Cockburn Harbor suffered heavy damage to homes and a ruined wharf. The sloop B L foundered with four lives lost and the Haitian schooner President Nassau was lost though all hands were saved. Many small vessels wrecked crops ruined provisions spotted and relief supplies being sent from Grand Turks.
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Halifax
West Caicos
British West Indies
Turk’s Island
Blue Hills
Cockburn Harbor
B. L
Hayti
Grand Turks
Copenhagen Ex-Minister Alberti’s Safe Found Empty
In Copenhagen on September 16, the private safe of former Justice Minister Alberti, now under arrest for fraud, was opened. it contained only a revolver and some coins, with nothing valuable detected.
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Copenhagen
M. Alberti
Social Democrats Sentenced by St Petersburg Court Martial
In St Petersburg on charges of conspiring to overthrow the government, a court martial sentenced eight defendants to hard labor, eight to exile, and four to imprisonment in the 7. Eleven were acquitted.
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St. Petersburg
Socialist convention in Nuremburg tests party unity
The September session of the Socialist convention in Nuremburg became highly contentious over whether the party should vote state appropriations to the empire. Southern representatives supported the appropriations while those from the West opposed them, risking a split.
Wrights Record Flight At Le Mans Sets European Beat
Wilbur Wright set a new European record for sustained flight at Le Mans with 39 minutes 1,835 seconds aloft, advancing Wright brothers to records on both hemispheres. He later carried passenger Ernest Zens for a 2 minute 28% second flight, covering about a mile and a half at low altitude. He estimated twenty six miles total and planned Friday competition for a $1,000 club prize and a $4,000 Micheli cup. Orville Wright reacted with pride upon hearing the news, noting his brother’s achievement.
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le Mans
Auvours
Wilbur Wright
Wright Brothers
Wright
Ernest Zens
M. Bollée
Aero Club of the
Plans for Official Aeroplane Test at Fort Myer This Week
Washington report states Orville Wright plans an official speed trial at Fort Myer this week using a newly changed propeller setup. Major George C. Squier leads the arrangements with a five mile course to Shooters Hill and back, marked by captive balloons and guarded by cavalry units for safety along the route.
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Washington
Orville Wright
Fort Myer
Wright
George C. Squier
Shooters Hill
Alexandria
Parseval Airship Splits in Flight Near Berlin
The Parseval airship buckled in a gust while racing the Gross balloon toward Dobritz. A broken rod tore a hole in the envelope, gas escaped and Major Von Parseval landed with three companions unharmed. The Gross balloon returned safely to Tegel. Emperor William and the Empress waited at Potsdam.
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Berlin
Gruinewald
Dobritz
William
Halen
von Parseval
Major Gross
Potsdam
Tegel
King Edward Messages Sultan on Turkish Anniversary
A telegram from King Edward to the Sultan of Turkey on the anniversary of his accession was released, noting friendship toward the Turkish Empire and hoping for a peaceful prosperous future under the grand vizier. The message appears aimed at offset Imperial Germany's diplomacy.
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Constantinople
Edward
Turkey
William
Edwerd
Mutiny of Suleiman Pacha at Novi-Bazar
Agram reports Suleiman Pacha, Turkish commander at Novi-Bazar, fled after his troops threatened to kill him. He barricaded himself, appealed to an Austrian general for protection, was rescued, and will appeal to Emperor Francis Joseph in Budapest. Frontiers are strengthened as two infantry regiments stand ready to move to Plevice. He denounces Young Turks and vows not to return to Turkey.
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Vienna
Agram
Croatia
Suleiman Pacha
Novi-Bazar
Plevice
Budapest
Francis Joseph
Plevile
Suleyman Pacha
Turkey
Cholera Epidemic In St Petersburg Counts 249 Cases
Official bulletins report 249 cholera cases and seventy deaths in St Petersburg. M Worozoff manager of Schlusselburg Steamship Company is stricken, signaling spread among the better classes. Novoe Vremya urges General Dracheffski to take charge due to municipal inefficiency.
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St. Petersburg
M. Worozoff
Schlusselburg Steamship Company
Novoe Vremya
Dracheffski
Home Rule in Sight as Redmond Arrives for Irish League Meet
John Redmond leader of the Nationalists arrives with Mrs Redmond and Irish MPs to attend the United Irish League convention in Boston next week. He predicts Home Rule within this generation, says autonomy now, and notes Emigration will end as Ireland prospers. The party stays at Hoffman House with a reception tonight led by Lt Governor Chanler.
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John Redmond
Redmond
Joseph Devlin
John Fitzgibbon
Ireland
Mr. Redmond
United Irish League
Boston
League
Majestic
Home Rule
Nere
America
United States
Hoffman House
Chanler
Breen
Roderick J. Kennedy
Michael E. Corbeley
Michael Breslin
John J. Joyce
Cholera Breaks Out Aboard British Steamer Saxon Britain
Cholera outbreak reported on the British steamer Saxon Britain arriving at Viborg from St Petersburg. Captain Simm and four sailors ill, vessel quarantined. Paris sanitary officials plan broad defense including quarantines and train inspections at the frontier.
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St. Petersburg
Helsingfors
Britain
Viborg
Simm
Fall Suits and Overcoats At Broadway Stores
Advertises fall suits and overcoats for men and boys available at three Broadway stores located near Warren Street 13th Street and 34th Street with pricing and stock details for shoppers in an urban retail notice.
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Broadway
Warren St
13Th St
34Th St
Midwood Manor: Vast Brooklyn tract to become high class homes
Wood, Harmon & Co proceed with a major Brooklyn project turning vacant land between Coney Island Ave and Ocean Boulevard into a modern residential district. Ground broke August 17 with completion expected by October 1, promising city improved lots and easy terms for buyers.
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Brooklyn
Wood, Harmon & Co
City Hall
Manhattan
Coney Island Ave
Ocean Boulevard
Twelve Deaths in Manila from Cholera Outbreak
In Manila, 31 cholera cases have been reported with 12 deaths to date. Health authorities expanded the campaign with 100 inspectors, working with churches and schools to sanitize the city. Officials expect the plague to be controlled within ten days to a fortnight, as the Sheridan remains under quarantine at Mariveles.
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Manila
Health Bureau
Sheridan
Mariveles
Maritime Timetable Fragments From Global Ports
Fragmentary schedule lists multiple vessels and ports including Coamo San Yvan NY PR Sidiria Inagua Hamb Am Saratoga Havana Ward Orinoco Colon Minnehaha London Atlantic Trans Patricia Hamburg Hamb Am Zeeland Antwerp Red Star Caledonia Glasgow Anchor Comanche Jacksonville Clyde Denver Galveston Mallory Princess Anne Norfolk Dominion Savannah Savannah with various 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm times, unclear dates, and partial route notes.
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Coamo
San Yvan
Sidiria
Inagua
Hamb-Am
Saratoga
Havana
Ward
Orinoco
Colon
Minnehaha
London
Atlantic Trans
Patricia
Hamburg
Zeeland
Antwerp
Red Star
Caledonia
Glasgow
Anchor
Comanche
Jacksonville
Clyde
Denver
Galveston
Mallory
Princess Anne
Norfolk
Dominion
Savannah
Midtown House Sales by Taylor Sherman Company
The Taylor-Sherman Company sold for Dr. Evan Evans No 38 West 48th Street a four story brownstone dwelling on a 16 by 10 feet lot and for Dr. John Erdman No 0 West 48th Street a four story brownstone on a 16 by 10.5 feet lot. The brokers also sold the Columbia College leasehold No 53 West 6th Street, a four story brownstone dwelling 15 by 100.3 feet, for Amelia Peck to Dr. Thomas Gaunt.
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Taylor-Sherman Company
Evan Evans
West 48Th St
John Erdman
Columbia College
West 6Th St
Amelia Peck
Thomas Gaunt
Marine Intelligence Miniature Almanac Summary
Sun rises at 5 43 and sets at 6 08. Moon rises at 11 01 with age 21. High water times list Sandy Hook Gov Island and Hell Gate with four readings across morning and afternoon.
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High Water
Sandy Hook
Gov. Island
Hell Gate
Bradford in Port arrives after hurricane delay
Kingston Jamaica Sept 16 A Port Antonio dispatch says United Fruit Company steamship Bradford from New York, three days overdue, arrived this evening after a hurricane ordeal. No other arrivals reported though seven steamers are days overdue. An unknown ship was wrecked but the crew were saved by a northbound steamer, presumed Yamuri bound for Baltimore.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Port Antonio
United Fruit Company
Bradford
New York
Yamuri
Baltimore
Transpacific Steamship Schedules and Ports of Call Listed
A historical listing shows multiple ships and routes with departure times from late September to early October. Vessels include Beverie, Tongo, Aki Maru, Blerophon, US Transport, Korea, Empress of Japan, Marama, Iyo Maru, Mariposa with routes touching Hawaii New Zealand Australia Japan and Philippine Islands via San Francisco Seattle Vancouver and Victoria.
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New York
Samoan Islands
New Caledonia
San Francisco
Beverie
Islands
Tongo Bos
Hawaii
Alameda
Ands
Seattle
Japan
Corea
China
Philippine
Isl
Tacoma
Guam
Philippine Islands
Korea
Vancouver
Victoria
Fiji Islands
Marama
New Zealand
Australia
West
Philip
Shipping News Arrivals and Sailings From the Bar
A series of ship arrivals and departures listed with captains and ports. Nord America from Naples and Palermo. Etruria from Liverpool to Cunard. Principe di Piemonte Genoa to Palermo. Dongola Kraksaan to Algiers. Rio Galveston to Southern Pacific. Kiinigin Luise Genoa to Gibraltar. Monroe Newport News/Norfolk. Kalome Calcutta via Colombo and Algiers. Manna Hata Baltimore to NY&B. steamship ceam Ladidock Southampton Cherbourg to Writs Star Line. Adonna Marseilles Algerian route to J W Elwell. Also notes on quarantine departures, bar arrivals, bar times, weather, and ongoing sailings to various ports including Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, Antwerp, and Havre.
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Nord America
Ital
Carbone
Naples
Palermo
Hartfield & Solari
Etruria
Potter
Liverpool
Queenstown
Cunards Co. Ltd
Moise
Principe di Piemonte
Domeniconi
Genoa
Kalome
Linklater
Calcutta
Iuly
Colombo
Port Said
Algiers
Philadelphia
Norton & Son
Mise
The
Bar
Manna Hata
Charles
Baltimore
New York and Baltimore Transportation Line
Mae
Querentine
Ceam
Ladidock
Southampt
Cherbourg
Writs Star Line
Adonna
Pavy
Marseilles
Sa Seceernneere Algerin
J W Elwell & Co
Ateera
Hook
Transatlantic Ships Sighted Near Sandy Hook Await Docking
Shipping updates place the Mauretania 1030 miles east at 6 am yesterday with a expected 7 20 am Friday arrival. The Deutschland 353 miles east at 4 30 pm yesterday due about 11 am today. The Celtic 800 miles east at 10 50 am yesterday due about 4 pm Friday. Philadelphia 1200 miles east at 6 10 pm yesterday due about 12 30 pm Saturday. Pretoria 288 miles east at 5 pm yesterday due about pm today. The Slavonia near Nantucket at 10 35 am yesterday due about 7 30 am today.
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Mauretania
Sandy Hook
Deutschland
Celtic
Philadelphia
Pretoria
Slavonia
Pillsbury shareholders seek authority to act for all
A London committee of principal Pillsbury-Washburn Flour Mills shareholders led by Lord Avebury asks for authority to act for all shareholders if needed. They have consulted Slaughter & May and Samuel Untermyer and report cooperation among creditors. The Mills company went into receivership on August 8.
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London
Pillsbury-Washburn Flour Mills Company
Minneapolis
Lord Avebury
Slaughter & May
Samuel Untermyer
New York
Millers’ Products Company
Chicago
Paris Prince de Broglie denies divorce plan
Paris reports Prince Robert de Broglie admits leaving his wife and says he would not oppose a divorce brought by the princess. Other dispatches note White Star Line resumes cargo service Liverpool to New York and Archbishop Farley’s health as he travels Rome.
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Paris
Prince Robert de Broglie
Liverpool
White Star Line
New York
Milan
Farley
Lucerne
Rome
Unclear Transit Notes From Mixed September Dates
Fragmentary OCR style item listing several September dates and places including Southampton Havre Hayte D Wwit Trieste Moraine Alexandria and Greek. Lacks coherent event or action. reads like a stray notices brief or header fragment. Entities include Southampton Havre Alexandria Trieste and Moraine with dates September 12 1 2 4.
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Southampton
Havre
Hayte
Trieste
Alexandria
Resignations Shake St Petersburg University Leadership
The Chancellor Ivan Ivanovitch Borgia and Vice-Chancellor Feodor Alexandrovikch Braun resign their posts in St Petersburg University. The faculty appeals to Education Minister M Schwartz, condemning recent repressive measures against professors and students and declining responsibility for potential disorders at the university.
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St. Petersburg
Petersburg University
Ivan Ivanovitch Borgia
Feodor Alexandrovikch Braun
M. Schwartz
Maritime Schedules and Passenger Arrivals Listed
Friday and Saturday notices detail sailing times and ports for ships such as Naples, Norfolk, Tampico, St Louis, Liverpool, and Cunard services. The fragments list ship names, destinations, and departure windows, including lines like White Star and Cunard with tentative times around dawn and midday, reflecting a port schedule page.
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Sigismund
Fortune Isi
Hymes
Cretic
Naples
White Star
Jefferson
Norfolk
Old Dominion
Tumuri
Tampico
Ward
St Louia
Southampton
American
Caronta
Liverpool
Cunard
Voltaire
Argentina
Lamp & Holt
Dam Zulia
Curacao
Transatlantic Steamship Movements Amid Seasonal Departures
A dense list of passenger liners and routes from various nations includes ships leaving from New York to Cherbourg, Plymouth, Havre, and Southampton with calls at Colombo Yokohama and Hong Kong. Vessels named include Kronprinzessin Cecilie Kronprinzessin Cecilie Gar Noordam La Provence Sagres Tudor Prince and Noordam, with destinations such as Calcutta Hong Kong Antwerp Rotterdam and Hull.
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Adriatt Ni i
Cher
Southampton
Oer Taree
President Gran
York
Cherbourg
Ois Bede
Havre
Chicago
New York
Barbados
Atrato
Colon
Colombo
Dacre Castle
Yokohama
Boston
Niagara
Ger
Algiers
Calcutta
Manila
Jeserte
Kronprinsessin Ceciile
Teutonic (Rr
Queenstown
Trent
Kronprinzessin Cecilie Gar
Boreaux
Indian Monarch
Naples
Sannio
Italy
Trieste
Laura
Sagres
Tudor Prince
Hong Kong
Shanghai
Ete Lizard
Noordam
Rotterdam
la Provence
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BIG Realty Project
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Joseph J Cuneo
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Pillsbury Shareholders Act
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Robert Edesor
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Henry Peratie
Imieray
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Lillian Russ
Fiian
Frank McKees
Alghaia
Victor Herbert
Glen Mactenough
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Weber's
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Wallage
Arnold Daly
Ibelasco
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Te Cay
David Belasco
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Fighting Hops
Ammerstein
DE Hoffman Rison and
Luck Norwort
T. Pail
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Eva Tanguay
Rock & Maude Fulton
Pantom!n Co
Bert
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Gus Edwards
Ivan Abramson
Italian Opera CO
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Cavalleria
Pagtacci
Blaney
Chas. Ross
Mabel Fenton
Lincoln Sg. Jones
Blanche Deveropolitan
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Hell
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Friedrich der G
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City of Columbus
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