New Turkish Ruler Faces Inexperience Yet Promising Policy Marks
New sultan Mohammad V. of the Ottoman Empire faces a lack of governance experience. Acting Consul-General Reouf Ahmed in New York notes his liberal tendencies and aims to repair Abdul Hamid’s mistakes, seeking Turkey’s rightful place among European nations.
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New York
Mohemmed-Reshad Effendi
Yildiz
al Hoda
Reauf Ahmed
Legation
Washington
Mundji Bey
M. A. Mokarzen
Syrian Society of
Young Turks
America
Abdul Hamid
Turkey
Europe
Reouf Ahmed
Reshad-Effendi
Mohammad V
Mohemmed
Mohammad
Othman
Constantinople
Mehhemmed-Selim
Mehemmed-Reshad
Murad V
Sultan Abdul Hamid
Djemile Sultana
Seek to Abolish Hat Tipping in Darmatadt League
A new men's league forms in Darmatadt aiming to abolish the custom of tipping hats. Members seek to end the practice as a social gesture by collective action and discussion within the group.
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Darmatadt
Mongolian Caught in Ice Jam Off St Johns Harbor
The Allan line liner Mongolian from Glasgow and Liverpool bound for St Johns Halifax and Philadelphia is wedged one mile off St Johns after an all night struggle with a growing ice field. Coastal steamer Prospero remains nearby aiding in potential passenger evacuation as the ice barrier blocks passage.
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St. Johns
N. F
Allan Line
Glasgow
Liverpool
Halifax
N. S
Philadelphia
Belle Isle Strait
Cape Race
Narrows Harbor
Prominent Physician Killed in Morgan City Office
Dr Allen King a leading physician and Berwick division commander in the Louisiana naval brigade was shot and killed in his First National Bank building office by Leroy Oliver a 16 year old who said he sought to avenge a blight on his sister. Oliver surrendered at the courthouse after the shooting. King married with two children his name linked to the young woman in reports.
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Morgan City
Allen
King
Berwick Division
Louisiana Naval Brigade
First National Bank
Leroy Oliver
Oliver
Henry H. Rogers Dies at 69 in New York
Henry H. Rogers master of finance and vice president of Standard Oil died at his family residence 8 East Seventy eighth street at 7 20 am from a stroke of apoplexy. He was 69 years old and a noted builder of railroads and philanthropist.
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Henry H. Rogers
New York
Standard Oil Co
East Seventy-eighth Street
Mr. Rogers
Baby Die In Incubator Accident In Long Beach
Richard De Spain a young Long Beach inventor attempted incubator testing on his two month old infant. A cork blew out of a hot water bottle and the baby was fatally scalded dying within moments.
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Long Beach
Cal
Richard de Spain
Sheriff Corley Shot Near Columbia
Great excitement followed an ambush shooting 10 miles from Columbia as Sheriff P H Corley, pursuing a man with warrant and ejectment papers, was shot in the face with buckshot and is said to be dying.
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Columbia
Lexington
P. H. Corley
Corley
Severe Pensacola storm claims three lives and damage
A noon Wednesday storm in Pensacola, Florida, produced winds of 60 miles per hour, churned the bay, swept small boats away, and caused extensive damage to trees and houses while three people were reported dead. In Washington, the Treasury balance report shows gold reserves and available cash. Baltimore records note the arrest of William Meyer, a Baltimore post office assistant cashier, for embezzling 1400 dollars. he had served since.
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Pensacola
Fla
Treasury
Washington
General Fund
Baltimore
William §. Meyer
Still Keep Up Old Custom Cogers Hall Debating Night
Fifty men meet in a Fleet Street public house to discuss the week’s events at Cogers Hall, an ancient debating club. The chairman, in an ebony gavel, maintains order as speakers range from 50 minutes to brief remarks. The hall recalls 24 visits by Mr. Asquith and a tradition of free speech within limits.
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Fleet Street
Cogers ‘Hall
Asquith
London Daily News
Victor Over Dread Disease in London Tuberculosis Case
A London medical report describes a thermo chemical attraction treatment that supposedly cures advanced tuberculosis. One patient with both lung and throat consumption is nearlywell after five months under a physician’s care. Plans seek six to eight hospital tests for scientific demonstration of this method by drawing disease germs through a heat ray to the skin.
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London
England
William Doig
Speeding Dream Dies: Rock Shatters Ride
Arthur Riddle paints a ride in a buzzmobile through speed and thrill, ending in a harsh wake as a rock destroys the dream and leaves the traveler walking to town late for work amid the gas and gasoline glow.
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Arthur Riddle
Atlanta Constitution
Not Born to Die by Accident in Shamokin Mine
James Kreiger aged 15 of Shamokin Pennsylvania accidentally fell into a 200 foot mine breach but clung to a projecting post 50 feet from the surface and was hauled to safety by a drawn rope with only minor bruises.
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James Kreiger
Shamokin
Dialogue Sparks at Unpleasantness Era Yonkers Event
A Yonkers Statesman excerpt recreates a tense exchange during the Civil War era era labeled the Unpleasantness. A male speaker with a lisp asks to be understood, while a female responder dismisses the notion, highlighting a sharp social moment amid the conflict.
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Yonkers
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