Naval demonstration plans shift amid Turkish tensions
Reports say Mytilene island is the likely target for a naval show, now in the hands of naval commanders. The exchange of notes between powers and threats in port increase pressure, with Turkey resisting ultimatums and Ottoman policy risking broader reprisals against Christians.
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Island of Mytlene
Portey
Traut
Mytilene
Associated Press
Porte Navin
Statien
Bulgaria
Lovely
Macedonia
Ibroad
Ananelal Central
Wirt
Cet
Moe Pomainiting
Conse
Mts Oulee
Dlacer Tof
Mpublle
Crete
Columbian Wen Entertained by Washington Christian Association
A student-centered event at Columbian College featured a reception for over 13 students of the George Washington University joined by Rev Dr Wuel Geese, President Charles W Acedham, and General Secretary Perce Lean Wor. The gathering, likely organized by the Washington Mens Christian Association, aimed to broaden student interest in intercollegiate Christian fellowship at the central building.
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Wagn- I oYong
Christian Assos Bos
Aont
George Vinshbat
Phila
Wuel Geese
Charles W Acedham
Woodward
Fred B
Uth
Oolf
Perce Lean Wor
Cere- Turaest
Fogaly
Columbian College
Washington O Org Menshristian Association
Spe
Heanquar
Asadein
SOUTHS PENSION LIST AND STATE COMPARISONS
State Auditor reports figures on Confederate pensioners across the South. Tennessee lists 9 pensioners with 279, Florida shows 28,000 pensioners, South Carolina has 15,000 pensioners with 656 900, Mississippi about 14,000 pensioners at 250 000, North Carolina says its proportion is lowest among states.
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Et Theashington Hom Hikigh
State Auditor
T Andliar
South
Sunter
South Carolina
North Carolina
Panama Canal Problem Lecture At National Rifles Armory
Hon James R Mann described Panama Canal cost estimates from engineers and experts showing contradictions. He framed the project as a railroad problem of securing cars and tracks, noting progress will be slow but certain as American resolve supports construction. Lantern slides illustrated the talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raname Canal
National Rifles
National Geographic Society
James R. Mann
Congress
Panama
P. Austin
Society
Mann
Fuunama Canal
Balfour Holds On as Cabinet Spares Resignation
A London cabinet meeting ends without public statement as Premier Balfour may delay a formal resignation. Report says ministers likely dissolve Parliament early January and appeal to voters, with Londonderry staying in cabinet and no immediate plan to crown a successor.
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Washington Post
London
Lalfour
Balfour
Londonderry
Marins
Hamself
Sandringham
Tiberals
Times
Photographer of Birds Addresses Audubon Society Meeting
W L Finley of Portland Oregon spoke at George Washington University on the new art of photographing birds in nature. A Stanford man, he showed lantern slide plates of seabirds and birds nesting on cliff tops, and discussed the difficulties of capturing birds in their homes and nesting sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audubon Society
W. L. Finley
Audubon Society of Washington
George Washington University
William L. Finley
Portland
Oreg
Finley
Leland Stanford University
Herr Schillings
Africa
Yeu
Cambridge
Mass
American Ornithologists’ Union
TL GQ Howard
Entomology Department of Agriculture
Tacine Coast
SILE WAS HIS UNDOING. Jacob Silverman Charged with Stealing Consignment
Jacob Silverman, alleged to have absconded from New York with about 30 worth of imported silk, was arrested in a hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue by Detectives Horne and Flathers. He faces charges as a fugitive from justice and will be sent to New York to stand trial. He admitted taking the silk and claimed selling part to a Philadelphia dealer for 100. He came to Washington for the race. Senator Spooner urged the President to appoint Blair McGrath as a West Point cadet, noting McGrath’s father died in the Philippine service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Silverman
New York
Pennsylvania Avenue
Horne and Flathers
Metropolis
Siiverman
Silverman
Philadelphia
Washington
Senator Spooner
Wisconsin
Blair McGrath
Eau Claire
West Point
McGrath
Mutiny Rumors Roil Black Sea Fleet and Rostoff Strike
Reports from St Petersburg via London say a mutiny may have occurred in the Black Sea fleet with Sebastopol garrison mutinying and casualties. In Rostoff two days of general political strike are proposed to protest Cossack violence. Other dispatches note zemstvo stance toward Witte and possible moves to universal suffrage and a conservative constitution.
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St. Petersburg
London
Witte
Zematvo
Rostoff
Reuters Telegram Company
Black Sea
Sebastopod
Oocal
St Petersburg
Zemstvo Congress
Count Witte
Zemstvo
National Assembly
Rostoff-on-Don
Kieke
Russian Poland
Moscow
Ruskoye Slovo
Warsaw
Galicia
Russian
Poland
Kursk
Russia
Ballard Declines U S Marshal Post Offer
Charles L Ballard, a Pecos Valley delegation member in Washington, declined the U S marshal appointment for New Mexico offered by the President. He remains with his public service in the Pecos reclamation project discussions, while a brother of Senator Foraker holds the post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles L Ballard
Pecos Valley
Washington
Pecos
Senator Foraker
United States Marshal
New Mexico
C. M Foraker
Mr Ballard
Realty Deal: Walsh Buys G Street Ground in Capital Area
Thomas F. Walsh through T A Wickersham bought a block on the north side of Street between Thirteenth and Fourteenth, near the Colorado office building. The lot measures 1aix212 feet and cost 39 to 0 a square foot as a permanent investment. Walsh plans improvements amid his Washington capital interests. Baltimore Clothing Strike Ends: Henry Sonne born & Co agrees with Federation of Labor to return about 1,506 workers to work at once.
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Thomas F. Walsh
G Street
T A Wickersham
Theodore A Harding
Thirteenth
Colorado
Walsh
Washington
Baltimore
Henry Sonneborn & Co
Federation of Labor
Pleasing Musicale At Willard Hotel Recital In Washington
Mrs. Linus Hough and Mr. Sidney Lloyd Wrightson offered a joint recital in the New Willard Hotel ballroom. Hough, returning from years abroad, delivered graceful, sparkling technique with a warm tone and refined interpretations. Wrightson's voice and selections showed poetic sentiment, though his Wagner and German-text pieces revealed limits. Arley Mott’s piano accompaniment was praised for sympathetic, tasteful tone.
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Linus Comes Hough
Peanist
Sidney Lloyd Wrightson
Barytone
New Willard Hotel
Washington
Hough
Edward Schuett
Rubinstein
Leschetizky
von Fielitz
Eland
Wrightson
Arthur Foote
von Flelitz
Senator Depew under scrutiny over Equitable ties
The New York World piece portrays Chauncey M. Depew as aged and weary while testifying about his role with the Equitable Society. He admits limited knowledge of underwriting and concedes past views may shift in current conditions, noting lavish compensation and distant involvement in the Depew Improvement Company loan. The Providence Journal excerpt reflects on elective monarchy and divine right, contrasting historical and modern legitimacy of kingship.
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James Creciman
New York
Senator Depew
Hughes
Mr. Depew
Equitable Society
Mr Hyde
Equitable
Depew
Providence Journal
God
Oscar
Prince Charles
Denmark
Holy Roman Empire
William Til
Roya
State's rights used to oppose national quarantine
The Pittsburgh Dispatch notes that state sovereignty arguments were settled by war, and while older men can be excused for backing the principle, younger men are unjustified in using it to oppose a national quarantine.
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United States
State Department
Cevetops
Naval
Pitsburg Dispatch
Hearty00 Choice Patterns of Elegant Bowls and Glassware
A listing of decorative tableware and kitchen items with prices for Tin Bowls Bin Bowls 10in Bowls Bread cut glass Serving Knife Tea Cream Trays and pitchers. Includes jars glasses fruit dishes water carafes decanters and mayonnaise bowls with prices ranging from under $1 to about $36 per item.
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Europe
America
SMA
HBO
Nation's Awakening Pressing call to civic reform and vigilance
The Kansas City Star argues that reform movements against political machines and graft must extend to crime prevention. It notes Taft’s warning that only the outer defenses have fallen and urges young Americans to commit to both breaking up corruption and preventing it. It highlights rising scrutiny of wealth, business gain, and the Square Deal creed shaping a new political and commercial ethic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Star
Taft
New York
Maintaining Wages in a Regulated Economy
A Sioux City Journal editorial questions wage effects from rate regulation, noting labor unions oppose controls on railroads and calling for balance between protecting American wages and avoiding monopoly power. It cites labor, liquor, beef, and insurance sectors, arguing the line between fair supervision and wage suppression is crucial.
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Sioux City Journal
Anich
Moody
War On the
Beef Trust
Lberal
Congress
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Rand
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Juartstipa
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Anba Ederhia
Tnt
Anaman
Lordon
Wen
St Dents
South's Pension List
Sherth Carolina
Taehiye
Panama Canal
Balfour Holding
Sile
Sebastopol
Ballard
Michigan
Magic Boot Draft Co
Oliver
Jackson
Chem
Lotta Mills Hough
Sydney Horn ‘Wrightson
Chauncy M. Depew
Dulin & Martin Co
Foolshneas
The
Houston Post
Chicago
FAS
House OF Quality
Mst. Mayer & CO
Castor and
Seioning
Crossett
Crossetts
Lewis A. Crossett, Inc
North Abington
Massachusetts Avenue
Reisseee
Health Department
Chestnut Farms Sanitary Dairy
Geo. M. Oyster, Jr
Conn. Ave. Ameen
Torapacnsce
B. P. Andrews Paper Go
la. Ave
ALL Grouers
Siinola CO
Rochester
Washington Gas Light
Easeeseeseqese
Oth St
Jj. T. Walker Sons
10Th Street
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