Germany Refuses Panama Exposition Participation
Germany declines to exhibit at the Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco citing indus trial and business self interest and tariff friction with the United States. The decision follows past German hesitations about American involvement and notes competition in machinery.
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Germany
San Francisco
Great Britain
London
America
Yankee Endeavor
Berlin
Turin
Tescon
Debating Battleship Cruisers in Naval Policy
The Navy Department debates whether battleship cruisers are necessary or sound for American defense. Proponents argue the dreadnought trend and the Pacific threat from Japan favor larger ships and faster cruisers. Critics warn cruisers lack line-of-battle viability and question cost effectiveness compared with battleships.
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Navy Department
Uist
Congress
Haa
Pacific
Agiel
Angla
Japan
England
Concessions to Huerta and the Lind diplomacy saga
The article weighs the price of saving face in Mexico amid Huerta negotiations led by Lind, noting mediation shifts, potential recognition doubts, and the evolving diplomatic stance. It also reports on Emmeline Pankhurst’s exile and Britain’s suffrage tensions with police, protests, and the looming risk of militant fragmentation.
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Mexico
Mr. Lind
Huerta
Europe
State Department
Mr. Ind
Lind
Washington
Huperta
Carranza
Durango
Diaz
Madero
Lke
Hale
del Vaile
Panehurst
Pankhhursts
Sylvia Pankhurst
Scotland Yard
Christabal Pankhurst
Paris
Husky Dock
Trafalgar Square
London
America
Protection of Birds in Tariff Fight Stirs Senate Action
The Lane amendment aims to restore the plumage import prohibition in the tariff bill, urging early Senate passage to curb cruel bird plumes. Audubon societies and Dr. Hor naday press members and Senator Simmons, promoting reform against the trade, with supporters hoping public sentiment shifts before it’s too late.
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Congress
Senate
Friends of the Birds
Audubon Societies
William T. Hornaday
New York Zoological Park
Senator Simmons
Roumania reverses foreign policy in Balkans shift
In Bucharest the nationalist majority wins over Austrophile policy, pressuring King Ferdinand toward a stance hostile to Austria. Roumanian actions include adding Transylvanian recruits to the army, widening tensions with Vienna and Berlin as Emperor William’s support looks strained amid the Bucharest accord fallout. Sir Walter Strickland reappears in Geneva and San Marino clashes with Rome over church property and finance. The piece also notes Mrs. Katherine Tingley invited to speak at the Hague World Peace Congress with a Potent Loma group.
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Roumania
Chearies
Francis Joseph
Austria
Europe
Ferdinand
Transylvania
William
Vienna
Berlin
The
Hague
Katherine Tingley
Universal Brotherhood and Theosophical Society
Haja Yoga College
Potnt Loma
Cal
Tingley
Secretary Daniels Aims Oregon as Panama Canal Pioneer
Secretary Daniels leans toward making the battleship Oregon the first warship to pass through the Panama Canal. A Newport dispatch hints at a plan to send the Atlantic fleet to the Mediterranean then through the canal to the Pacific in 1914, with Clark possibly commanding the Oregon on the voyage.
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Daniels
Oregon
Panama Canal
Daniela
Pacific Coast
Charles E. Clark
San Francisco
South America
Santiago
Clark
Washington
Puget Sound Navy Yard
Bremerton
Waah
Pacific
Atlantic
Sampson
Oregon Hall
Newport
Mediterranean
Kalbfus Will Not Resign Aides Say He Stands Firm
Samuel T Kalbfus longtime District assessor declined resignation amid congressional investigations. His attorney Frank J Hogan argued removal powers lie with Congress and Kalbfus remains in office. Kalbfus stated he has not been asked to resign and will fight any attempt to force him out.
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Samuel T. Kalbfus
Board of District Assessory
Kalbfus
Frank J. Hogan
District Assensor
William P. Richards
Newman
Hogan
Congress
House Committee
Board of District Commissioners
Antis to Be Heard in Washington Debate on Woman Suffrage
Representative Robert L. Henry announced he will hear the National Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage next December, signaling a planned clash with suffragists in Washington. He said Congress is too busy this session, but invited the antisuffragists to present their case later.
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Robert L. Henry
House Committee On Rules
National’ Association
Congress
Washington
Mr. Henry
House
Chinese in Panama Defy New Law Amid Expulsion Threat
In Colon 600 Chinese residents ignore a new anti-Chinese statute delaying fees photographs and registration deadlines. Expulsion threatens on September 1 as they claim the decree unconstitutional prompting a referral to the supreme court. Paraguay Accepts Secretary Bryan Peace Plan In Principle
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Colon
Panama
Republic of Panama
Supreme Court
Paraguay
Hector Velazquez
Bryan
Salvador
War Woman Wins Move On Belfast Cottage Battle
Dr. France Luce and his wife resist eviction from a Belfast cottage held under a long dispute with Mrs. Evelyn Mudgett. Sheriffs, carpenters, and a moving crew relocated the structure 60 feet as crowds watched. Luce faces bonds and charges including breaking and entering and assault, with appeals underway.
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New York
Waldo County
France
Dr. Luce
Piltdown Skull Debate Shocks Medical Congress
Delegates at a medical congress examine the Piltdown skull claimed as the oldest human remains. Prof Woodward and Prof Keith dispute its age and humanity, presenting contrasting skull models and sparking a heated debate on human origins. An American delegate backs Keith, but consensus eludes the meeting.
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Medical Congress
London
New York
Filtdown Common
Woodward
Keith
Royal College of Surgeons
Lea Williams
WANT PLUMLEY SCALP IN FARGO POSTMASTER OUST SOON
H C Rumley postmaster at Fargo North Dakota once praised as Northwest’s best official faces removal on charges tied to 1908 and 1910 editorials against John Burke now U S treasurer. Plumley refuses to resign, despite calls from Democratic plans to oust him.
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H. C. Rumley
Fargo
N. Dak
Northwest
Plumley
Washington
Fargo Forum
John Burke
Weather Conditions Report From Aug 17 Unsettled Central Valleys
The Weather Bureau notes unsettled conditions in the great central valleys and lake region with scattered showers, mainly in the Ohio valley and area near Lake Michigan. Drought relief was limited elsewhere. fair in Atlantic and gulf states. Temperatures cooled along the Canadian border, with warm readings elsewhere east of the Rockies. Unsettled Monday with localized showers likely from Ohio to Missouri valleys. two-day outlook shows lake region and north Atlantic states dry with cooling trends in several basins. Local winds vary by coast and region. late night and early morning temperatures range from mid 60s to low 70s with maximums near 90.
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Weather Bureau
Washington
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Lake Region
Ohio Valley
Lake Michigan
Middle West
Atlantic
Gulf States
Canadian
Great Lakes
Rocky Mountains
Middle Mississippi Valley
Middle Atlantic States
Missouri Valley
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Lake Ragion
Mississippi Valley
Missouri
North Atlantic
Middle Atlantic
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East Gulf Coast
West Gulf Coast
Superior
Wireless hopes and drought woes share hotel talks
In Raleigh and at the Willard and Shoreham hotels experts discussed wireless telegraphy potentially replacing wired systems, noting Arling ton station links to ships and Honolulu, while Kentucky droughts threaten corn and whisky outputs. Paraguay cattle gains and U S agricultural policy measures fueled debate on rural credits and farm productivity.
Funeral of August Bebel Draws Massive Socialist Procession
The funeral of August Bebel in Zurich drew about twenty thousand socialists from clubs nationwide. The procession from city hall to the cemetery passed through crowded streets, with leaders from the Reichstag and world socialist parties in attendance. Morris Hillquit represented the United States and spoke of German influence on American socialism. Cremation followed lengthy speeches, with ashes interred beside Bebel’s wife. Similar services were held across Berlin despite heavy rain.
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Zurich
Switzerland
Bebel
Republic
Retehstag
Sovlalter Party
Herr Bebel
Berlin
Hierr Bebel
Empire
HIGH SCORES AT CAMP PERRY ADJUTANT GENERAL MATCH WINNER
Lieut Col Winder of Ohio won the adjutant general match at Camp Perry with 100 points and bull's-eyes. Lieut Griffin of the Navy was second with 99, and Lieut Elting of the Cavalry was third with 99. The Governor's cup leader was Lieut Hawley with 99 on skirmish and 49 on the 60 yard range.
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Col. Winder
Ohio
Adjutant General
Camp Perry
Adjutant’s Department
Lieut. Hawley
United States Infantry
Sergt. Clark
United States Cavalry
Civil War Vet Flees in Wheelchair From Soldiers' Home
Bramford Connecticut dispatch reports Sanford Palmer, 70, Civil War veteran and invalid, wheeled a half mile from the Soldiers' Home Hospital at Noroton Heights to a railroad station. He persuaded a railroad employee to buy a ticket to New York and helped others place him aboard an express to the city. Finders failed as police inquiry extended to Brooklyn where he is believed to have friends.
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Bramford
Conn
New York World
Soldiers’ Home Hospital
Noroton Heights
Sanford Palmer
New York
Palmer
Brooklyn
Imperiled Industry Debate Over Senator Elections
A Cinemoat Enquirer excerpt shows a big man opposing popular vote for U S senators and claiming to manufacture dictographs. The exchange includes a surprised interlocutor and comments on reasons behind the stance.
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Cinemoat Enquirer
Yisetr
United States
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