England Faces Serious Crisis from Strikes and Industry Strife
Special Cable from London reports a wave of dockers and railway worker strikes has secured victory, threatening British shipping and industry. The piece notes rising wage demands, liberal government criticism, and Germany's jubilant press as Britain struggles to keep pace with modern industrial needs, while admiralty builds more submarines to stay competitive.
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Phillip Everett
London
England
Germany
France
Great Britain
Beto
Labor Party
China
Admiralty
Vickers. Sons
The E class submarines herald a new era of sea power
British designers push submarine craft beyond coastal use toward oversea operations. The E class promises greater torpedo capacity speed and endurance with safer construction and escape systems. Displacement now 800 tons could double or triple, enabling submerged cruising by day and surface travel by night.
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Malta
Hong Kong
Holland Company
Turkey anxious to give up Crete seeks to avoid surrender
In Constantinople on September 9 the Turkish government reportedly wants to relinquish Crete but refrains from action due to strong Turkish public opposition. A Young Turk statesman warned that surrender would spark a reaction and endanger hopes for reform, stressing military strength and territorial integrity.
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Constantinople
Crete
Young
Turkey
Abdul Hamid
Bulgaria
Austria
Europe
Spiritualism Revives In London High Society
London society embraces occultism with fortune tellers and mediums drawing seals of approval from merchants and aristocrats. American mystic Professor Bert Riese captivates Mayfair crowds before departing for St. Petersburg amid tales of trance messages and unsettling power.
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London
Devonshire
London County Council
United States
Bert Riese
New York
Piccadilly
Mayfair
Belgravia
Professor Riese
Riese
St. Petersburg
Possible sale of Danish West Indies to US discussed
A Copenhagen dispatch reports rumors that the Danish West Indian islands may be ceded to the United States ahead of a 1915 Panama Canal opening. Dr Maurice Egan declines comment, though his talks with business figures hint at support for growth under new ownership while urging Danish government lead. A tale of ceding a Philippine Island to Denmark for Schleswig is dismissed by the American legation.
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Copenhagen
Panama Canal
United States
Maurice Egan
Egan
Philippine Islands
Denmark
Germany
Schleswig
Germans Explain Treaty With Russia
Berlin reports that German newspapers assess the Russo German pact as open and without secret clauses. They say its main value lies in economic assurances and in redefining Russia’s sphere in Persia, strengthening Russia against England and supporting Germany’s open door in Northern Persia. The treaty signals renewed German Russian friendship and undermines England’s encirclement policy.
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Berlin
Europe
Deutsche Tages Zeitung
Germany
Persia
Russia
England
Reichsbote
France
Edward
A Radium Palace for Madame Curie in Paris
Foundations for a new radium palace in Rue Pierre Curie, Paris, will house Mme Curie’s laboratories. The lead lined, heavy structure will be disguised with light exterior decoration, drawing concerns about its architectural paradoxes.
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Paris
Mme. Curie
Pierre Curie
Oceanographical Institute
Prince of Monaco
M. Nenet
Sorbonne
Morocco Policy Debate Fragments Stir Diplomatic Circles
The Echo de Paris reports Germany may offer concessions in Morocco but seeks a generous pourboire and avoids clear terms. French papers warn that Germany’s vague promises fail to reassure Paris and that a explicit, favorable formula is demanded amid Franco German tensions dating to 1909 and prior.
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Germany
Morocco
Echo de Paris
Equatorial
Temps
The
France
Herr von Kiderlen-Waechter
Berlin
Morocco question keeps Europe on edge over colonial realignments
Frederick Werner notes Germany aims to enlarge Kamerun and gain coast land near Congo while France seeks an intact coast and direct link to its hinterland. Spain’s claims and secret talks complicate a cautious, slow path to peaceable settlement amid mutual suspicions and possible incidents.
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France
Germany
West Africa
Kamerun
Congo
Belgian Congo
Lake Thad
in _Gahun
Spain
Fernando Po
Aix-les-Bains
Saint Saens Gains Favor in Paris Music Scene
French composer and pianist Saint Saens enjoys rising popularity in Paris as his compositions attract broad public favor and critical notice.
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M. Saint Saens
Paris
Wile
Clemenceau Plans Modern French Newspaper from New York Style
Former premier Clemenceau to launch a bright illustrated Paris daily modeled after American papers. He will publish around New Year and include a democracy themed book with chapters on reform and a senate inviting labor leaders and aristocrats.
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M. Clemenceau
Once
Paris
Clemenceau
France
New York
Chicago
House of Lords
M. Meissimy
Aisne
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Arthur Henderson
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J. J. Wills
Board of Trade
C. G. Beale
Gma To Joy Tiberman Press
Britain
Madame Curie
Frederick Werner
Plans Modern Journal
George Defresne
Moscow
Agadir
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