Sternburg A Target He Broke Bismarckian Rules
Special Cable from Berlin notes Baron Speck von Sternburg faced criticism from German elites for his openness in American manners, media access, and a morganatic marriage to an American wife. The Kaiser trusted him, praising his role in developing entente with the United States and elevating the imperial embassy in Washington.
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Washington Post
Berlin
Baron’ Speck von Sternburg
United States
von Sternburg
Washington
Germany
America
India
Sternburg
American Policy, However, That the Choice Is Not Liiely
State Department
Paris Beauty Saved as Regan Declines New Hotel Plan
Special Washington report notes James B Regan of the Hotel Strikerbocker New York declined management of a proposed Paris hotel. Critics fear a twelve story American style palace would ruin harmony of Avenue de l Opera and risk repeating past architectural misjudgments.
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James B. Regan
Strickerbocker
New York
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Cri de Paris
Rue de Rivoli
Eccoss
Berlin
London
Atlantic
M. Birek
Knickerblocker
M. Regan
Avenue de l'Opera
Avenue de l’Opera
Place de la’ Concorde
Placa Vendome
Rue da Rivoli
Statue of Free Cuba near Jose Marti monument
Special dispatch from Rome reports the bronze statue Free Cuba will be the last section of a major Italian art monument for the New World. The 4 foot high piece shows Marti with a book and the liberated Cuban nude figure behind her, to be unveiled in Havana in January 1909 on Marti’s birthday. Senor Quesada, Cuban minister to Washington, approved the monument before departing for Europe to finish emigration work.
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Washington Post
Rome
Cuba
Jose Marti
Salvatore Buemi
Marti
Ipra
Spain
Havana
Senor Quesada
Washington
Venice
Trieste
Fiume
Genoa
Barcelona
Ambassadors and Generals Stir Berlin Notes
A Washington cable reports Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood attends imperial maneuvers in Alsace Lorraine with German and Brazilian officers. Embassy staff in Berlin includes married secretaries Hitt Grew and Orr. Ambassador Hill relaxes at Bad Wildungen as Switzerland hosts his family, while U.S. monetary officials study German pay and currency systems. American visitors and press coverage flag a softer tourism season in Europe and mixed hotel demand.
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Bad Wildungen
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Washington Post
Berlin
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Metz
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Washington
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United States
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South America
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Orr
Adlon
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First National Bank of New York
George M. Reynolds
Continental National Bank of Chicago
American Monetary Commission
Allison V. Armour
Kiel
Hotel Adion
Germany
Gambling and banking notes loom in Anglo banking columns
The article surveys private and joint stock banks in England and abroad, noting vast wealth, the rise of check systems, and potential parallels for the United States. It details figures from London banks, mentions American visitors and society in Monte Carlo style, and discusses the influence of British bank reforms on currency and financial practices.
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Chicago
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Albert
J. “Liogan
Logan
National
Providelat City
Midland Fondon
London
Jett
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United States
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United Kingdom
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Dungeon to Be Museum in Vincennes Once Prized Prison
Paris reports that at deputy Charles Deloncle’s suggestion the Vincennes fortress, famed as a royal residence and later a high‑class prison, will be transformed into a museum. Descriptions of life inside, from Mirabeau’s harsh account to notes on diet and confinement, are discussed.
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Washington Post
Paris
Charles Deloncle
Beine
Vincennes
Louis XI
Olivier le Dain
Louis XIV
Louis XV
Louis Xie
Mirabeau
Mornir
Mirabéau
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Rousseau
Dembert
New Local Anesthesia From Berlin Professor
A Berlin professor has devised a venous transfusion based anesthetic for limb operations that avoids general anesthesia. Cocaine solution is infused into blocked extremities, enabling bloodless painless surgery while the rest of the body stays awake. Dr. John B. Murphy notes its value and says it could attract American medical students and surgeons.
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Washington Post
Berlin
Bier
Ais
von Bergmann
University of Berlin
Ares
John B. Murphy
Chicago
Jokis
Murphy
Eest
I Bier
Hig
Chicagoan
United States
England's New Army Faced With Employer Dilemma
The piece argues after a week of camp that many territorial soldiers must leave to return to business, as employers limit time away. Critics urge government tax relief or incentives to keep patriotic workers in camp, while reform seeks to balance duty and commerce amid England's evolving army structure.
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Washington
London
Salisbury Plain
Uba
Regnar
Auar
Tesret
Crisket
Paris Strike Ties to Stage Electra Performances
An article notes a coincidence linking Parisian electricians’ strikes with the theater when Electra was to be staged at the Comedie Francaise. Mme Silvain, slated for the lead, fainted, delaying the play, as the strike influenced theater access and seating arrangements. It also covers Hamon’s school art models to teach French decorative art history in primary schools.
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Washington Post
Parta
Paris
M. Pataud
Electricians’ Union
Pataud
Cate
Mme. Silvain
Electra
Cardinal Gibbons In Paris Social Roundup
Special Cable to The Washington Post from Paris reports a bustling social season with many guests at the Ritz Vendome and Meurice hotels. Cardinal Gibbons and Bishop Foley arrived midweek from Lucerne and proceeded to Houlgate with Leopold Huester, amid visits by Mrs. Baker Senator Knox and other New York and Pittsburgh society figures.
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Ritz
London
P.C. Knox
James 8. Young
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Switzerland
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England
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New York
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Geneva
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H. McKee
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Beden-Budem
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Foley
Lucerne
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Leopold Huester
Countess Papenheim Injured in Hunt on Devon Hounds
Special Cable to The Washington Fest reports Countess Papenheim formerly Miss Wheeler of Philadelphia broke her leg above the ankle after her horse fell during a Devon and Somerset hunt near Winsford. A nearby physician initially doubted the injury, but later confirmation showed a broken leg. she is popular with the Devon hunting circle. Her sister Mrs Waitman, wife of Capt Waitman, is also well regarded among the hunt.
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London
Countess Papenheim
Wheeler
Philadelphia
Winsford
Papenheim
Hunt
Isle of Wight
New Ethel Barrymore Born in Paris A Light on Famous Family
Paris reports a new Ethel Barrymore was born last week to Mrs Lionel Barrymore in Paris. The child is named after the notable Drew Rankin and Barrymore line. Lionel Barrymore recently left the stage to pursue painting in a Latin Quarter studio.
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Paris
Ethel Barrymore
Ethel
Lionel
Lionel Barrymore
McKee Rankin
America
Drew
Rankins
Barrymores
Europe
Infatuated Heiress Links to Prince's Death in Europe
A wealthy American scion courted a famed operatic artiste once a Paris vaudeville flower girl. Her rise from obscurity included romance with a Russian prince whose fortune failed to satisfy her luxury demands, ending in his suicide. The affair drew Parisian glare and later renewed attention as the woman resurfaced in opera with high society protection.
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Washington Post
London
America
Folies-Bergeres
Paris
Russa
Ileiaon
le Monde Au l
Tima
Paria
Jess Gema
United States
Count Zeppelin Missing After Farewell Telegraphs
Berlin reports Count Zeppelin vanished after years of failures and relentless appeals from benefactors. Officials at Friedrichshafen decline to reveal his location, believed to have retreated to an Alpine hideaway in Switzerland to rest from intense physical and mental strain. A farewell dinner quip blamed the inventor for inventing an airship. Zeppelin replied, I never do it again. One phonograph record will be stored in Berlin’s museum for future generations.
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Berlin
Zeppelin
Friedrichshafen
Alps
Switgerland
German Dockyard Strike Narrows Shipyard Work Volumes
Berlin Aug 29 The strike at Vulkan B Shipbuilding Stettin threatens 58 000 workers with unemployment if a wage and hours dispute isn’t resolved. A general German lockout looms as iron masters back Stettin firms. wartime shipbuilding could be delayed with naval production in Bremen Kiel Hamburg.
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Germany
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