World events brief from July to dam bill action
Charles Harlin of Boston named governor and Frederic A. Delano vice governor of the Federal Reserve Board. US assurances say Americans not held in Germany. July crop prospects down with August forecasts cut. Warburg and Delano confirmed. Congress approves 2.5 million for European relief signed by Wilson. Tennessee cruiser to Europe. neutrality censorship of US wireless. Sweden may join Allies. Adamson dam bill passes House 187 to 45.
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Charles Harlin
Boston
U. S. Federal Reserve Board
Frederic A. Delano
Chicago
Congress
Washington
Europe
Wilson
State Department
Ambassador Page
London
Tennessee
Adamson General Dam
House
Administration
Senate
European War Updates From the Front and Home Fronts
Paris says French losses were not excessive while German losses were very serious during Alsace action. Belgian reports estimate 30,000 German and 15,000 French casualties. Emperor William may have moved toward the Alsatian frontier. French West Africa occupies Togoland. Belgian honors clash near Liege. Submarine, airship, and naval actions unfold as Brussels and London monitor mobilizations and censoring tightens.
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Paris
France
Alsace
Muelhausen
Altkirch
Colmar
Wart A
Apology Ends U S Sweden Yacht Row and Treasure Transfer
The Pauline incident between Franklin Gunther and Christiania harbor master ends with apologies from A G Schmedeman and Gunther to the harbor master. The US cutter Androscoggin is ordered to Rat Harbor to take on board the Kronprinzessin's treasure of 10,600,000 dollars and bring it to New York, escorted by a US battleship.
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Pauline
Franklin Gunther
Legation
Christiania
Sweden
A. G. Schmedeman
Foreign Office
Gunther
Androscoggin
Portland
Rat Harbor
Kronprinzess
Cecilie
New York
Mrs Wilson Buried in Rome After White House Services
The widow of President Wilson was interred at Myrtle Hill cemetery in Rome Georgia beside her parents after a White House funeral attended by cabinet members and congressional committees. A Rome train carried family and mourners, while Washington observed deep mourning with flags at half mast.
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Congress
Washington
Woodrow Wilson
Myrtle Hill
Rome
House
Senate
Francis B. Sayre
Sylvester Beach
Sayre
McAdoo
James M. Taylor
Central Presbyterian Church of Washington
Wilson
Mrs Woodrow Wilson Remembered For Arts And Strength
Mrs Ellen Louise Axson Wilson of Savannah born daughter of Rev Samuel Axson and Mrs Margaret Axson. She studied at Shorter college Rome and painted throughout married Thomas Woodrow Wilson in Savannah. Her works are in Chicago New York Philadelphia and Indianapolis art institutions.
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Naval Hospital
White House
Bright
Woodrow Wilson
Savannah
Samuel Edward
Margaret Jane Axson Tler
Ellen Louise Axson
Shorter College
Rome
Presbyterian Church
Thomas Woodrow Wilson
Long
Axsons
New York
Miss Axson
Independent Presbyterian Church
Wilson
Mra Wilson
Art Institute
Chicago
Philadelphia
Indianapolis
Joyance Yacht Visit Ends With Frugal Cigar Comment
The Progressive leader William H. Childs hosts Col Roosevelt aboard his yacht Joyance after a Spain trip. A steward shares cheap cigars, prompting Childs to scold that the cigars are too cheap. Roosevelt allegedly pockets one, though the colonel is noted as not a smoker.
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William H. Childs
Progressive Party
Roosevelt
Spain
Childs
Desto
Yassuh
Dun’ Roosevelt
New York Evening Post
The Trouble With Obey Clause In Weddings
Dr Anna Howard Shaw, a noted suffragist, refused to marry a woman who wanted the phrase to obey in her ceremony. Shaw says the vow is impossible and degrading for the modern woman. She contrasts cynics with antis and notes marriage beliefs differ after the wedding.
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Anna Howard Shaw
Doctor Shaw
Philadelphia
Mexican friend still in the running for fighting
Equivocal exchange notes that the friend in Mexico remains in contention for combat. The dialogue implies ongoing involvement without detailing actions or outcomes.
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Mexico
After Rebuffs He Faces Dodging By Prospects
A man who has turned down two or three opportunities finds others dodging him as responders withdraw. The pattern suggests a shrinking pool of offers as initial interest cools and reputational factors circulate among potential suitors.
Birthday is birth day? Child answers in pride
A Sunday school scene unfolds as a teacher scolds a dirty face and a girl retorts that it is her birthday. The exchange highlights playful defiance and family family dynamics in a concise vignette.
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