Life Story of the Late Myron T Herrick
The memoir traces Myron T Herrick from boyhood to his death aboard the Tourville, detailing a life of American business prominence and public service. It covers his Paris ambassadorship, resignation letter to President Wilson, and the long, humorous wait for McCombs’s decision as war loomed and then arrived.
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Myron T. Herrick
Herrick
Tourville
Wilson
Paris
White House
William F. McCombs
France
Senator Ingalls
McCombs
Embassy memories amid looming war and doubts
A narrative recounts the early days of an ambassador under the Wilson administration, detailing financial constraints, social frictions, and the looming threat after Austria’s archduke murder. It describes July turmoil in Paris, the shock of war declarations, and a telegram urging restraint and arbitration, with unclear reception by President Wilson.
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Bie
E. B Frank
McCombs
Wis
William G
Congress
Tad
Senate
Chamber of Comé
Parliam
Poincare
Monsieur Vivant
Tormade Ve Parea
Melgrade
Paris
Europe
Chicaro
Sis
Robert Bliss
Afr
Eli
Fors
Austria
Wilson
Herrick
Germany
Diplomatic pleas as war looms in Europe Paris talks urged
September 3 diary entry reveals diplomats in Paris urge President to demand neutrality protections for museums churches and art galleries in Paris Berlin and Vienna from invading armies. Sweden's entry noted as significant. Aimed to rally neutral powers to observe civilized warfare rules and press for a prompt Spanish diplomat and others to back action.
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Woo
Paris
United States
Berlin
Vienna
Europe
Sweden
Trade officials weigh war risk over German proposal
The narrator seeks Viviani's stance in Paris on accepting a German proposal, stressing that approval from the French government is crucial for success in a delicate debate task. Viviani Croncludes that accepting would mean war, yet clings to the chance that something might still change.
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Foreign Office
Monwieur
von Bhoen
Viviani
Appointment to Germany’s Embassy and Factory Store Reach
A distressed official urged acceptance of the assignment to head the German embassy. He urged by all means to take over and avert disaster. He noted a French shoe maker with five hundred retail stores as context for the scale of commerce involved.
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Mesos
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Kelling Seed Store
Broad Street
Moore Bros
Coal, Builders
Rush St
Olives
Stott
Bryan
Washlington
Cas
Ree Iy
Washington
Yon Seboen
Garman
Macarved
Talendon
von Schoen
Verdun
Belfort
Geo. Allen & Son
Masonic Temple
The
Seasons Greetings
Nobil’s Shoe Store
E. Loeffler Co
West Broad Street
F. A. Smith & Bro
Elyria Block
Lorain
Obsa
the City Hardware Co
Julius
Hyman
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