Constitutional Parliament in Sul tan’s Empire Threatens German Dominance
The Washington Post reports Turkey’s move toward a constitutional regime sparks Berlin interest as Parliament may challenge foreign debt control. German officials fear a post-Ottoman order may undermine German influence in Constantinople while pro-German factions push for rapid reforms and continued economic leverage.
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Svetia. Cable Co
The
Washington Post
Turkey
Germany
England
Constantinople
I News
Berlin
Frankfort
Frederick Pasha
Ministry of the Interior
Ferd
Summer Ills and a Malt Whiskey Cure Ad
An old advertisement urges relief from summer illnesses through Duffy s Pure Malt Whiskey. It touts health benefits and tonics for digestion, nervous prostration, and general weakness, claiming doctors endorse it as a universal remedy and offering advice from a Rochester company physician.
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Aliarrhaga
Duffy
Duffy Malt Whiskey Company
Rochester
Americans in Paris Observers and Elite Move Through Summer
A Washington Post special dispatch reports Paris remains largely quiet due to rain but hosts a stream of prominent Americans passing through or staying for brief visits. Notables include James Hazen Hyde, the Duchess of Marlborough, Ambassador Henry White, Edmond Baylies, Earl Doige, Stephen D Thaw, George Parker, George Graves, Dr A Gambraith, Harry Payne Whitney, and Robert Graves among others. They reside at top hotels and frequent venues like the Ritz Meurice Vendome and Hotel St James.
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Washington Post
Paris
Warrawea
Raine
Duchess of Marlborough
Ritz
England
Henry White
Mrs. White
Chateau de Meredon
Chevreuse
George Graves
New York
Meurice
Dr. A. Gambraith
St. James
Albany
Jordan Demarest
Hotel Vendome
Dinard
J. Meagher
Hotel Meurice
Tours
Chateau
Robert Graves
iHotel Majestic
Mine
Mile. Luchetti
Comte de Bearn
Mme
Alice Baron
Paris ‘Opera
James D Leary
Chance for American quail in English market after aviary blaze
London dispatch notes a fattened stock of 30,000 quail destroyed at Wood Green by fire. Importer Bougnague, a major supplier, ships birds from Egypt and Italy, fattened on millet, then sent to market. Quail endure sea and rail transport. importers use lights to stimulate appetite and speed fattening and sale.
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London
Wash Natan Post
Pierre Bougnague
Wood Green
Egypt
Italy
Barrington Medical Man in British Model Assocation Talk
The Washington case and London news reflect a Sheffield meeting of the British Medical Association where the Bishop of Sheffield warned against barring medical doctors from the sickroom. He urged collaboration of faith and medicine and cited Sir Oliver Lodge on prayers and drugs. Prof. R J P Smith proposed selective appendix removal during other operations or recovery from appendicitis.
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London
Shefield
Sheffels
James
R. J. P. Smith
R G. S
Frof. ye-Smith
Germans Form League to Wage War on American Boots
Berlin reports the Free Union of German Shoemakers has issued a declaration of war against American footwear. A new league will campaign against US made boots and shoes, following tactics used by the German Shoe Manufacturers' Association. An expected German delegation plans to visit Chicago in September to study the American expo.
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Washington Post
Berlin
Free Union of
Congress
United States
German Shoe Manufacturers’ Association
Tr Fg
American Leather Dealers' Association
Chicago
Ambassadors Berlin Presence Hinders Holiday Search
Ambassador Hill remains unable to take a holiday as secretaries are away and housing in Berlin proves elusive. London and Rome linked transfers unsettle the embassy staff while ex-Gov David Benetton tours Bern and the south.
Isadora Duncan Triumph in Berlin and London
Isadora Duncan wowed Berlin and London audiences during a European tour with appearances in Berlin museums and Potsdam palaces. She performed at the Duke of York’s Theatre in London under Charles Frohman’s management, drawing mixed crowds and praise for her classic, artistic interpretive dancing.
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Havre
John Vance Cheney
Newberry Library
Chicago
Bes
Cheney
Rome
Washington Post
Royal Library
London
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Duke of
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Charles Frohman
Wilbe
Gluck
Kigrageason
Cannaugh
Patricia
Boston miser’s fortune tale reaches Wiltshire doormat
London Aug 1 reports a Boston real estate dealer Benjamin Hadley died Dec 16 1807 leaving £500 000 to English relatives and an adopted daughter Mrs Buckley but a string of codicils and wills reached solicitor Charles Jones in Trowbridge via unposted mail on the doormat. The remarkable chain shows documents arriving without envelopes and local officials tracing the Horlicks of Uncle Ben’s wealth.
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London
Little Tewm
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Wiltshire
Boston
Mass
East Somervile
Benjamin Hachey
Ben
C. J. Jortes
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Hadleigh
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Hadley
Boon
Jamin Radleigh
America
Charles J. Jones
England
John Fisher
Elizabeth Moore
Illionaire
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Frank Fisher
Stuckley
Ike Mr. Jones
London Opera Closes After Season of Artistry and Finance
London critics hail a successful season at Covent Garden with total receipts between 345000 and 500000 for eighty two performances. Emmy Destinn cited as artistic peak alongside Tetrazzini and Melba. Destinn’s farewell in La Traviata drew packed houses and premium sales. Diamons worn by Cavaliere added splendor, with the star departing for Milan en route to New York. The closing night featured royalty including Queen and princes in attendance.
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Washington Post
London
Covent Garden
Fallieres
Emmy Destinn
Athough Tetrazzini
Melba
Hbeir
Traviata
West End
Vetrazan
Milan
Pamese Palace
He Cavalieris
Maran Lescaut
Fedora
Victoria
Duke of Sparta
Prince Francis of
Teck
Mad King plan adopted for outdoor Wagner opera
Paris notes an unlikely plan to perform Wagner’s Siegfried outdoors at the C a sine of Cauterets in the Pyrenees on August 16 with real trees as scenery. An orchestra of 19 musicians from Paris Opera and Opera Domique and singer Fela Litvine are slated to perform Bruno von Feuer.
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Paris
Ludwig II
Bavaria
Cauterets
French Pyrenees
Siegfried
Wagner
Ludwig
Paris’Opera
Opera Domique
Fela Litvine
New York
Bruno' Nilde
Rome Honors Gibbons Visit Timely for U S Ecclesiastical Affairs
Rome reports Cardinal Gibbons draws strong interest from ecclesiastical and lay dignitaries honoring his visit and seeking American influence on church matters. Discussions center on San Francisco's coadjutor, with Hanna Ireland and other candidates debated amid Vatican diplomacy and archbishop interactions.
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Baltimore
Gibbeng
Curia
Rome
Cardinnal
San Francisco
Edward J. Hanna
Ireland
St. Pau
United States
Detroit Bishop Foley Seeks Coadjutor in Rome Visit
The health of Mgr. Joan S Foley Bishop of Detroit deteriorates on the steamer to Rome and he anticipates this may be his last visit to the Eternal City. He seeks a Vatican appointment of a coadjutor bishop, with Mgr. John P Farrelly as the likely choice, long resident in Rome and spiritual director at the American College.
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Joan S. Foley
Detroit
Cardinal Gibbons
Mer. Foley
Vatican
Propaganda
John P. Farrelly
American College
Rome
United States
Nashville
Tenn
Papal Illness Rumor Refuted by Private Audience
Catholic see reports a false illness rumor about Pope Pius X. During a private audience in the adjoining room to his library, Timothy Griffin and family from Pittsburgh and Mrs Leary were present. The pope appeared well and hinted at health and happiness amid peace jubilee congratulations.
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Washington Post
Rome
Aug
Timothy’ Grifin
Leary
Pittsburg
Pius X
Mer
J. F. Hegis Cdnevin
Monet inspired gardens reshape Champ de Mars in nature style
Paris reports Monet directly influenced new Champ de Mars gardens arranged by Yorrestier following the painter's Giverny method. Flowers are scattered in apparent natural chaos with no formal layout, varying phlox habifs and asters creating vivid color without rigid design. Monet says this is a return to nature, not a new garden.
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Washington Post
Paris
Claude Monet
Champ de Mars
Yorrestier
Giverny
M. Monet
Champ -Mars
Monet
German official Wedel appointed to Washington post
Count George von Wedel, second secretary of the German embassy in Rome, is transferred to the first secretary position at the Kaiser's Washington embassy in succession to Count von Rntefeldt-Wildenburg who moves to Constantinople. The American colony notes the death of Franz von Osthaus, long associated with the Lokalanzeiger, aged 64, survived by a wife. Hotel registers list guests from New York Philadelphia and Chicago, including Guggenheim Wertheimer Blair and Chamberlain families.
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Rome
Washington
Count von Rntefeldt-Wildenburg
Constantinople
Count Wedel
Germany
Franz von Osthaus
Berlin
Lokalanzeiger
Herr Osthaus
United States
Fatherland
The
Lokalanceiger
New York
Bernard Guggenheim
Maurice Wertheimer
A. E. Harrison
Albert Lewisohn
Herman Rothschild
van Berlo
James A- Blair
Charles L. Bidlitz
Henry Wolfschn
Motors reduce mortality in London air study
London reports last week’s death rate near 53 year low. A doctor attributes the dip to fewer car deaths and to rising motor traffic fumes acting as antiseptic creosote vapors. Critics prior warned of danger and noise, but supporters call motors a health tonic despite concerns.
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Gable
Washington Post
London
Boston minister sparks debate with Emmanuel Church movement
London papers report Dr McCoomb of Boston advancing a medico religious approach combining faith, psychology, and medicine to treat disease. He says prayer and suggestion aid healing, with clinics linked to his church where doctors and psychologists work daily. He cites mother child soothing and altering will to curb drinking.
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Church of England
London
Aug
McCoomb
Mass
Emmanuel Church Movement
England
The Yellow Flood depicts China rising in global commerce
A Berlin cable describes Alexander Ular's novel The Yellow Flood portraying a future clash between China and Europe decided by money and corporate power. It portrays organized Chinamen wielding vast cooperative societies to outmaneuver European capital, predicting Chinese superiority in business over time.
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Secial
Berlin
Alexander, Ular
China
Europe
Players Homeward Bound from Europe on Adriatic
Marie Dore sails from Paris to England to catch the steamer at Southampton. David Warfield and Kitty Cheatham depart London for America aboard the Adriatic with ships and wits in tow.
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Kitty
Cheatham
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Speciat
Washinxton
Leiden
Marie Dore
England
Paris Bay
Southampton
David Warfield
Wits
Lamden
Adriatic
Kitty Cheatham
Hall Caine bids for Islet of Man at auction
London reports Hall Caine offered 315000 dollars for the Isle of Man island known as King Zins. The author of The Christian holds large Manx holdings and pursued control of the land but ultimately withdrew as another bidder competed.
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Washington Post
London
Hall Caine
Lord Raglan
Feland
House of Keys
Greeba Castle
Douglas
Ramsay
Tripepers
Lancashire
Iives
Caine
Lualness
Marsland
Greeba Castle Oak
Tsui
New American Trust Play Read in Paris
George Tyler heard Cleveland Moffett’s new play A Square Deal in Paris. Tyler was so impressed that he planned to stage it in New York in September, with a famous actor likely to take the lead once under contract terms are settled. Tyler sailed Wednesday for America aboard the Kronprinz Wilhelm.
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Paris
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Pons
Cleveland Moffett
Tyler
Clin
White
Paste
New York
Fam
Menta
Mr. Tyler
Amertea
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