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Prosperity Prospects Brighten as Foreign Markets Improve
American finance gains from London’s optimistic view and reduced foreign disturbance. Berlin may face stringency in September, but U S. markets ease. Western business reports best month yet as hardware, dry goods, furniture, and lumber trade booms with cautious production. Local banks face lending impacts from city and metropolitan funds shifts. Prosperity hinges on continued domestic focus by merchants and bankers.
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Woman Leads World Claim From Ancient Tablet Debate
A column riffs on gender roles citing a Babylonian tablet and a Penn University scholar. It argues women were first creators, challenging male superiority and noting a shift in social power. The piece lampoons erudition and ends with playful satirical nods to scholars and editors.
New York Writer Questions 35 Day Globe Trotting Record
The column mocks John Henry Mears for circumnavigating the globe in 35 days 21 hours and 35 minutes, arguing the measurement omits an equatorial route and underestimates faster travel possible. It calls for more rigorous, safer speeds and suggests the feat earns less glory than claimed.
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The Krupp War Office Scandal Court Martial
In Berlin a court martial settled a long upheaval over alleged improper relations between the Krupps and the war office. Offenders were sentenced to six months and three weeks. Max Brandt, once Krupps’ Berlin agent, testified of 900 secret reports over six years and ties with army officers who shared pricing details. The trial featured farcical elements and heavy partisan questioning, with socialist allegations of vast bribes.
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England and the Exposition A British stance on San Francisco participation
The London press condemns the Asquith ministry for withholding Britain from the San Francisco exposition amid the centenary of peace celebrations. Editors urge reconsideration, arguing participation would boost British trade, align with manufacturers, and reflect American friendship, with no money scarcity or interest cited.
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Rich South African magnate ends English society ties
Sir Joseph Robinson, famed as the richest South African magnate and diamond king, leaves England for good after years of social rejection and financial maneuvering. He relocates to Hawthornden in Wyburg, Cape Colony, where he is poised to become a dominant financial power.
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Brandt Mulhall cases contrast in spending on officials
Arguments between counsel and the military prosecutor centered on whether $2 or $3 passed as gifts or loans. The largest record shows a $25 transfer from Brandt to an impoverished officer. Krupp Ordnance Works officials denied receiving undisclosed information, comparing Brandt with Mulhall. Brandt spent about $1,000 over years, buying beer and sandwiches. Mulhall claims to have spent many thousands and allegedly gave no gifts to Congress members.
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Stook my laundry ticket to a Chinaman tale
A Philadelphia Record snippet presents a brief, humorous exchange about a laundry ticket translated by a Chinese man. The joke centers on a misread clue about the bearer’s ears and a wart on the nose, reflecting light ethnic humor of the era.
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Senate mourns Senator Johnston with adjournment
The Senate adjourned at 12 07 pm in memory of Senator Johnston of Alabama. In the House, Roddenberg resigned from the lobby committee, Ferris of Oklahoma was appointed to replace him, and bills were introduced to curb gambling in stocks and bonds and in warehouse receipts, along with a plan to use bank reserves during financial stress. The Army Engineers proposed $13 400 000 East River improvements and Thomson urged electrifying rail within 20 miles of Washington. The House met at noon and adjourned at 1 54 pm in tribute to Senator Johnston. next session set for noon Tuesday.
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The Celestial Poles Assert Earth Axis Moves
In a New York American piece Edgar Lucien Larkin explains how surveyors used Polaris to fix standard meridians and townships, but notes that celestial poles drift with cosmic motion. He credits Newton for explaining the sunless cause and highlights that the equator and axis shift, forcing the globe to move.
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Prince Albert of Monaco Plans U S Weather Bureau Visit
Prince Albert of Monaco, famed for scientific interest, expects to visit the United States early next month to study the weather bureau. A letter signed by Dr J Richard as director of the prince’s scientific cabinet requests access, and the State Department indicates it will open wide the bureau doors.
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Government Buys Brewster Island for Defense
Boston August 8 the government through District Attorney French today completed the purchase for the War Department of Outer Brewster Island from Benjamin Dean. The 0 acres were acquired at an undisclosed price. The island at Boston harbor entrance will be used to extend the defense of the port according to officials.
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Army Orders Leave of Absence and Assignments
Army orders list Captain J W Grissinger medical corps granted twenty days leave proceeding to Camp Perry Ohio for duty until about September 15. First Lieutenant Louis A Kunzig Thirtieth infantry detailed as road commissioner Alaska relieving First Lieutenant Robert L Weeks infantry. Lieutenant Weeks assigned to Twenty first infantry to join that regiment. First Lieutenant Paul H Clark Twenty third infantry detached to enter army school of the line at Fort Leavenworth Kansas reporting August 20 to the commandant Army Service Schools. First Lieutenant John M Armstrong relieved from duty in the medical reserve corps.
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Naval orders detachments and wait orders issued
A cablegram from the commander in chief United States Asiatic Fleet lists numerous detachments and homeward or wait orders. Officers on ships including Petrel Saratoga Callao and Monterey are reassigned or detached to home stations or hospitals. Marine detachment moves noted to Mare Island and Guam with command changes at marine barracks and hospital assignments.
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Washington as a Mason Hundreds recall Washington's Masonic rise in 1753
In Fredericksburg Lodge records it is noted that George Washington was initiated on November 4 1753 passed fellowcraft March 3 1753 and raised master August 4 1753 though under age two years Tense wartime days saw the lodge and Washington remain linked as the Bible used then survives in good condition The piece links Washington with notable freemasons and notes the wartime memory of the lodge amid Civil War lines
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Fortunes in Foxes Bonded as Alberta Firm Sells Foxes
Edmonton reports 219 bred foxes valued at 320000 shipped from Alberta to Nova Scotia Prince Edward Island New York and Pennsylvania since season start. The top consignment 10 pure black pups sold for 30000 to Kane Bros Brooklyn. Western Raw Fur picks Tees Alta as farm site and warns prices may rise after fall as fox trapping tightens and pups leave nests.
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Crowda Reflections and Notable London Immersion
An American observer in literary London notes figures like Galsworthy Bennett Wells Chesterton Shaw and a host of poets and critics moving through timeless streets. The piece blends memory of Shakespeare Milton Lamb and Dickens with portraits of contemporary writers and their imaginations. Movements of naval vessels list arrives at various ports including Kee Weet les Monee Guantanamo Newport and Charleston.
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Preparations for New Tariff Under Wilson Era Plan
Secretary of the Treasury has begun enforcing the new tariff act with aims to start the law the day after it is signed by President Wilson. Requests for additional help pour in from customs collectors to inaugurate prospective changes to avoid disputes seen after the 1897 tariff act. The 1897 law became effective at signing and prompted long disputes reaching the Supreme Court.
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Opposition to the Army Canteen At Catholic Union Meet
The Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America adopted an amendment to the constitution allowing more delegates for societies with over 100 members and urged heads of Catholic societies to promote total abstinence in their organizations. Delegates, including clergy, were guests on a river excursion as J Res Canevin of Pittsburgh was reelected spiritual director and Very Rev Peter J O Callaghan of Chicago named president.
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Peruvians report earthquake destroys Caravell and Quicacha
A quake on Wednesday devastated the Peruvian towns of Caravell and Quicacha near Arequipa. Thousands homeless, relief efforts needed. Caravell, a 4000 inhabitant city 130 miles northwest of Mollendo, lies in a seismically active district where many structures resist shocks. Arequipa city itself has twice fallen to ruin, with nearby Misti volcano nearby.
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McCall Declines Governor Candidacy in Aug Speech
Former Representative Samuel W. McCall said he does not wish to seek the Republican gubernatorial nomination at the coming primaries. He noted personal inclination should not govern public service, and no clear call exists in the present case.
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Langhorne Made Attache to American Embassy in Berlin
Maj. George T. Langhorne of the Fifth Cavalry has been named military attache to the American embassy in Berlin, succeeding Capt. Alfred W. Bjornstad. The selection received approval from Emperor William.
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Sun and Tide Table and Weather Summary for August Day
Weather bulletin from the Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau reports unsettled conditions with scattered showers across the Mississippi Valley Lake region and eastern coasts, temperatures above 100 in the Missouri valley, and forecasts for continued unsettled weather through Saturday. Temperature readings and humidity percentages are listed for multiple times, with max and min temperatures and rainfall details.
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Absinthe debate and crops foretell shifts in Latin regions
Reports from Washington outline Kentucky drought impacts on tobacco and corn, threatening low yields and higher prices as farmers await McAdoo loan allocations. Abroad, Montagnier predicts France may ban absinthe, Paraguay eyes a homestead law to settle families, and Costa Rica agrees to a treaty under Bryans peace plan.
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