Asquith Faces Kidnap Threat Amid Suffragist Anxiety
The British premier and his family live under constant fear of suffragist attacks. Master Anthony Asquith, often seen with his mother, is guarded by two detectives during outings as authorities warned of potential threats tied to a canceled National Liberal club reception for July 5.
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London
Mr. Asquith
Russia
Europe
Son
Anthony Asquith
Scotland Yard
Hillbank
Asquith
National Liberal Club
German economist urges giant wheat warehouses for war sustenance
Dr Felix Somary argues for immediate construction of steel and cement storage vaults to hold 2,000,000 tons of wheat. He estimates $100,000,000 for purchase and storage and dismisses $6,000,000 yearly interest as inexpensive in a vital emergency. Somary warns of encirclement and urges focus on food supply alongside military effort.
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Berlin
Felix Somary
Germany
Professor Schmoller
Somary
Slatin Pasha to Be Guest of King George at Windsor
Slatin Pasha, famed nineteenth century soldier of fortune and former prisoner of the Khalifa, is to visit London in a few days and will be hosted by King George at Windsor. He previously appeared as a royal guest at Balmoral with Raid Sir Harry Aubrey Maclean, provoking tales of their audacious conspiracies and brutal episodes in Fez and Khartoum.
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London
Slatin Pasha
George
Windsor
Khalifa
Edward
Balmoral
Harry Aubrey Maclean
Morocco
Alexander Conde Stephen
Slatin
Maclean
Conde Stephen
Fez
Khartoum
Big Names in Vain in Kalamazoo Bicycle Warrant Case
Warrants issued for Theo dore Roosevelt William Howard Taft Woodrow Wilson and William Jennings Bryan for riding bicycles on sidewalks. The four were arrested during a police crackdown and provided these names when arraigned refused to reveal true identities. Taft Roosevelt Wilson Bryan gave addresses near Progressive Lane Moose Street Princeton Street and Baltimore Avenue.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Theodore Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
Woodrow Wilson
William Jennings Bryan
Taft
Progressive Lane
Roosevelt
Moose Street
Wilson
Princeton Street
Bryan
Baltimore Avenue
Landowners sue aviators over Paris air flying
Four Paris landowners sued M. Maurice Farman seeking $1000 damages and an injunction to prevent planes flying over private property below 600 feet and to require silencers. The court dismissed most claims noting no law on aerial navigation. only proven land damage could be judged. Mauge won $100 for plane descents on cultivated land.
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Paris
M. Maurice Farman
M. Farrhan
Rue
M. Farman
M. Bertrand
M. Louis Bringaatt
M. Mauge
Unrest in Turkey Alarms Albanian Leaders in Europe
Albanian leader Ismail Kemal Bey warns that the Turkish regime’s centralized policy threatens Albanian privileges. He cites census, taxes, and conscription as provoking backlash, with three punitive expeditions in three years. Albanians unite against foreign inspectors and demand autonomy to develop national rights.
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Turkey
Ismail Kemal Bey
Tripoli
Othman
Abdul Hamid
Constantinople
Arabia
Macedonia
Two Art Treasures Stolen From Italians
Rome reports a surge in art theft from Italy driven by illegal sales and robbery. Deputy Maramoni warned Parliament that without swift action private galleries may disappear, as markets rise and American collectors fuel looting.
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Rome
Italy
Depuuty Maramoni
Woman reunites with long lost brother at Hoboken pier signing
Mrs Minnie Lubitz of Brooklyn identifies her brother Julius Friedmann from a two foot long beard sign reading I am looking for my brother as the George Washington docks in Hoboken. The siblings had not seen each other for forty years and embrace amid the crowd.
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New York
George Washington
Hoboken
Minnie
Julius
Minnie Lubitz
Moore Street
Brooklyn
Julius Friedmann
Nuremburg
French Aerial Fleet Becomes Independent Arm of Defense
Paris July 27 The aerial fleet known as the army of the air was declared an independent unit of France's defenses by the president at Longchamps. A second flag donated by the Stella women’s society, bearing anchors wings and battles, was presented to Colonel Hirschauer and will hang in the main room of the aviation officers’ quarters.
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Paris
Army of the Air
Longchamps
France
Stella” Society
Fleurus
Far West
Morocco
Hirschauer
Mme. Surcouf
The
Stella
Hilles Gains Backer for Taft Social Enterprise
Charles D Hilles plans to fight for Taft in the political prize ring with a financier named Patrick McKenna backing his social venture. McKenna, who guards Taft and Hilles at their offices, produced a large roll when asked for funds to dine, then returned to his post as the president’s secretary and aides headed to the White House car.
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Charles D. Hilles
Taft
Washington
Patrick McKenna
Mr. Hilles
White House
William Barnes Jr
Koenig
New York
Pat
New Moon Hoodoo Follows One Man’s Striking Streak
Harry Mellick a trolley conductor in Flushing Whitestone faced a string of misfortunes over a week. He遭 encountered a barbed wire fence cuts bruises a burning house near his home and a lightning strike after near drowning during a swim.
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Harry Mellick
New York Herald
Mellick
Flushing
Whitestone
Spain to rebuild navy with new dreadnoughts
Spain plans a major naval expansion after years of rebuilding. The Espana will be commissioned in November, followed by two more dreadnoughts. The government aims to extend the arsenal at El Ferrol to sustain a broader shipbuilding program and prevent workforce emigration as three additional 20,000 ton dreadnoughts are proposed.
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Berlin
Spain
Uncle Sam
Santiago de Cuba
Cavite
Espana
el Ferrol
International list of London boarding houses proposed
Mrs. Durrant Rose proposes an international association to publish recommended classified lists of boarding and lodging houses in London for visitors and students. Landlords would meet simple standards and pay a small fee for free advertising. The plan has support from educational groups and foreign consulates, with Duchess of Marlborough backing it.
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London
Durrant Rose
British Museum
Polytechnic
Girls’ Friendly Society
Christian Associations
Phillips
Bloomsbury, Central Mission
Temperance Houses
Publication of Queen Victoria's early diaries announced
London reports royal permission for two volume edition of Queen Victoria's diaries with an Esher introduction. The diaries begin August 1 1832 and trace the queen's mind and character prior to her marriage, offering rare insight into early life and development.
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London
Queen Victoria
Murray
Viscount Esher
Czar and Kaiser Meet Aboard Fleet Raise Little Alarm
Paris reports little newspaper interest after the Kaiser and the czar met in the Finnish Skerries. France trusts its strength and its ally Russia to cooperate on any oriental crisis while the czar must seek Paris approval on broader questions. The last word on policy rests with France through M. Gabriel Hanotaux.
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Paris
France
Czar Nicholas
St. Petersburg
M. Gabriel Hamotaux
Castles of Archduke Salvator to be sold in Berlin
The late Archduke Johann Salvator’s possessions, including five castles near Gmunden such as Orth Seeschloss Stoecken Tos Cana and the Villa Toscana, will be auctioned from mid October to November. The sale, approved by the emperor, will occur in Berlin, not Austria, with the entire furniture works of art and library on offer.
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Berlin
Johann Salvator
Johann Orth
Archduks
Gmunden
Orth
Seeschloss
Stoecken
Toscana
Portuguese Anarchy Reported in Exile Circles
A Portuguese émigré close to the Spanish pretender describes Portugal ruled by anarchy and red oligarchy. He says ministers are sidelined, usurpers press for revolution, and monarchist action could prevail if royal figures lead. Public support hinges on clear prospects of success amid fear of persecution.
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Berlin
Don Jaime
Portugal
Carbonarios
Spain
Don Manuel
Don Miguel
Duke of
Oporto
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