Norway Votes on Dissolution of Union with Sweden
In Oslo the Storthing debates the Karlstad agreement resolving the Norway Sweden union. The Republican minority attacks Premier Michelsen and Foreign Minister Loevland while seeking full independence. The government expects overwhelming support for the agreement and dissolution notification to powers before electing Prince Charles of Denmark as king in late October.
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Prince Charles of
Denmark
Norway
Scandinavian Union
Christiania
Storthing
Karlstad
Sweden
Michelsen
Loevland
Riksdag
Prince Charles
M Prehonsem
Papal Delegate to Cuba and Puerto Rico Sought
Rome reports pressure for appointing an apostolic delegate to Cuba and Puerto Rico to replace the late Archbishop Chappelle of New Orleans. Backers argue Archbishop Farley of New York should fill the post, noting New York funds and Bahama connections support the case, as steamer routes to Cuba run from New York.
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Vatican
Archbishop Farley
New York
Rome
Cuba
Forto Rico
Chappelle
New Orleans
Farley
Porto Rico
Leclure
Bahama Islands
Archdiocese of
Statue to French Cook Honoring Loyal Chef of Prussia
Nice plans a statue for Libian Dubois, longtime head cook to King William I, who resigned in 1870 to fight his former master. The monument will stand in the central market. Paris recently saw a Camille Desmoulins statue unveil, then quickly disappear as mismatched garb and timing caused a wardrobe mix up. The Desmoulins statue is being redressed.
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Coble
Rue
Washington Post
Paris
Nice
Libian Dubois
William of
Prussia
Camille Desmoulins
Negotiations Over Central Asia Resume Between Britain and Russia
London reports that talks on mutual interests in Central Asia will restart soon after wartime delays. Britain and Russia aim to define spheres of influence and secure guarantees against further advances, signaling a long path to improved bilateral relations.
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Russia
Great Britain
London
Central Asia
Japan
Boy's Prank Puzzles Paris Lottery Drawing
In London a charity boy stole two metal lottery cylinders, disrupting Paris city advisors. One cylinder held a 1869 bond number, the other was empty. The mischief risks invalidating the last drawing, affecting 14 000 bonds at par and potentially triggering lawsuits from bondholders claiming missed prizes up to 20 000 dollars.
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Washington Post
London
Paris
Ilegal
Germany US Trade Talks Delayed By Tariff Planning
Berlin reports say Germany expects no haste in finalizing trade terms with the United States before March 1 when its tariff changes take effect. The foreign office doubts a quick commission visit from Washington and favors a moderate US proposal likely acceptable with limited tariff changes. A provisional agreement could be arranged, but requires Reichstag approval for customs changes.
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Berlin
United States
Germany
Foreign Office
Roosevelt
Washington
Publi
Reichstag
Earl's Duel Challenge at Norfolk Council Meeting
At a Norfolk County council session in London on October 7, the Earl of Kimberly accused fellow member Sapwell of underhand methods and challenged him to a fight in France. The council laughed at the stunt but the Earl renewed the challenge after adjournment, urging abroad combat. Sapwell favored a hotel room. Others intervened and the matter was closed.
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Kimberly
Norfolk County Council
London
Earl of Kimberly
Sapwell
France
Earl
Investigating Railways and German Tie Materials
Prof. J A Holmes of the US Geological Survey studies the German railway system with German permission to ride locomotives. He notes creosoted timber ties in France two years old still usable and Rhine steel ties twelve years old in good condition. In Moscow a baker’s strike spreads with bread shortages and streetcar service disrupted as workers rally.
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Holmes
Geological Survey
Berlin
J. A. Holmes
United States Geological Survey
United States
France
Rhine Country
Not Accidents Chronic Illness Claims Cure by Fulton's Compound
An advertisement touts Fulton’s Compounds curing chronic Bright’s Disease and diabetes. It cites numerous recoveries among named San Francisco individuals and their associates, urging readers to request literature and highlighting warning signs such as weight loss and urine sediment.
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Fulton
W Spaulding
Spaulding Law Co
San Francisco
Adolph Weske
Carl D Ziele
Pacific Street
William Martin
Honolulu
William Hawkins
US_ Quartermaster’s Department
Joan A Phelps
Hotel Repelier
Wiliams & Co. Agts
Washington
Bright
Fisher Testifies in London Trial Over Fox Robbery Case
Charles Fisher an American convict and principal crown witness tells Westminster Court of a conspiracy to steal Foxs check book and wax key impressions. He describes a London gang led by Talbot Bridgewater with William Sheckell Lionel Holmes and Elizabeth Foster and ties to Christie’s jewel thefts.
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London
Charles Pisher
England
Westminster Police Court
Talbot Bridgewater
Lionel Peyton Holmes
William Edward Sheckell
Elizabeth Foster
Bridgewater
Marshall Fox
Fisher
New York
America
Cincinnati
United States
I T
Fox
Streatham
King
Crim
Christie
Bankers on the Way to Washington for ABA Meeting
Washington hosts bankers arriving in two special trains from Chicago for the American Bankers Association convention. Delegates will tour Old Point Comfort and the Naval Observatory while meetings focus on trust companies and savings banks. Local arrangements fill the week with receptions, banquets, and observatory visits as hotels anticipate full occupancy.
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Washington
American Bankers’ Association
National Capital
Chicago
Old Point Comfort
Potomac
C. O Austin
August Blum
Chips D Buck
Peoria
W J. Davis
Marinetto
J. L. Hamilton
Hooperwter
Ili
Fred. Kaster
L J. Pettet
Milwaukee
H. Latimer
Seattle
A Reynolds
Des Moines
Iowa
GQ. Reynolds
Arthur Reynolds
Dow Moinén
Ralph van Vichter
P 2 Bowles
San Francisco
J. H. Brock
St Louis
A Crane
Minneapolis
William George
Aurora
Charles B. Pike
R. A. Crawford
Trust Company
Savings Bank
United States
Edson
Clarence F. Norment
Fort Myer
Admiral M. Chester
Naval Observatory
Gaxe
Togo's Waval Triumph and Japanese Fleet View
Savadhon reports the Gradid Reviet in Tokyo as British Fleet under Vice Admiral Noel nears. A grand naval review is planned after peace ratification, featuring Admiral Togo's triumphal entry and American ships expected to attend. Authorities seek to show Asia's peace guarded by two allies amid post treaty unease.
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Savadhon
Tokyo
Gerard Noel
China Station
Togo
Asia
Tuberculosis Congress to Meet Next in Washington 1908
At the closing session of the International Tuberculosis Congress Prof Behring announced a new curative principle distinct from antitoxin. He described its basis in immunization from a tuberculosis virus derived substance called T CG and reported positive animal results with potential human impact. The next congress was scheduled for Washington in 1908.
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Washington
Paris
von Behring
Behring
Grand Palace
Disgraceful Court Martial of Lieut Ross at Fort Rodman
Second Lieutenant Clarence B Ross of the Artillery Corps was found guilty of disrespect toward his commanding officer and conduct prejudicial to good order. He was sentenced to be reprimanded and reduced ten files on the lineal list by the reviewing authorities. One specification alleged Ross ridiculed Capt Willoughby Waike calling him like a baby with a new doll and that cur. General Grant approved the sentence and reprimand.
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Clarence B. Ross
Artillery Corps
Fort Rodman
Mass
War Department
Ross
Lieut Ross
Willoughby Waike
Grant
Department of the Host
Peoria Bank Closes Amid Dougherty Indictment
Peoria National Bank shuts its doors as National Bank Examiner C H Bosworth is named receiver pending liquidation. Depositors assured they will be paid in full while a bank run hits the Dime Savings, where Dougherty holds stock. Dougherty denies guilt as grand jury indictments loom and state officials pursue extensive proceedings.
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Ill
Peoria National Bank
National Bank
C. IH. Bosworth
N.C. Dougherty
Spring
Dime Savings
Dime Savings Bank
Dougherty
O J Batley
School Board
Mr Dougherty
Bailey
Btute
Scholes
Naval War Conference Tackles Strategy and Tactics
The Naval War College conference opened June 1 with thirty officers from admiral to lieutenant, studying unsettled questions of naval strategy tactics and international maritime law. Lectures were given and proposed solutions will be referred to fleet commanders for trial and comment. Army officers joined in the work.
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Newport
Naval War College
Lautenant
General Board of the Navy
General Staff
Army
Street Railway Men Elect Officers at Chicago Convention
Chicago Oct 7 officers elected by the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employes of America include President WD Mahon Detroit first vice president J C Colgan Chicago treasurer Berin Orr Detroit and an executive board with C Pratt Cleveland R Reeves Pittsburg M Sinclair Toronto R Cornelius San Francisco W B Fitzgerald Troy N B Conners New Orleans PF Fay Ypel lenti Mich Dennis Fitzgerald New Haven Conn. The next convention will meet in New Orleans in 1907.
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Chicago
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employes of America
WD Mahon
Detroit
J C Colgan
Berin Orr
C Pratt Clévet
L Reeves Pittsburg
McMarrow
M. Sinclair
Toronto
Canada
Cornelius
Sam Francisco
W. B Fitzgerald
Troy
Conners
New Orleans
PF Fay
Ypellenti
Mich
Dennis Fitzgerald
New Haven
Com
New Sreans
25 000 DOLLARS FOR PROOF AGAINST FATHER JOHN STORY
A $25,000 reward is offered to any charitable institution if the Father John's Medicine story is proven false in every detail. The tale claims Rev Father John of Lowell promoted the remedy after recovery from illness, leading to widespread use as a family tonic and cure for lung troubles, pneumonia, and consumption. It is described as a patent medicine without alcohol or poisonous drugs and guarantees healing.
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Father John
Father John Oaths
Lowell
Emialiet
Heiner Tobe
Joscona
Skin grafts save leg after mass donation in Baltimore
James B Hughes of Baltimore survived seven weeks after a severe scalding when Maryland University Hospital surgeons chose a skin graft. Fifteen friends donated strips of outer leg skin from hip to knee, each strip about inches long and wide. The operation, led by Dr St Clair Spruil and five assistants, took about an hour and a half.
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Washington Post
Baltimore
James B Hughes
Tas
Maryland University Hospital
Hughes
Washington
St. Clair Spruil
Norfolk city Democratic Committee elects W H Taylor chairman
The anti administration faction won control at the Norfolk city executive committee meeting electing Walter H Taylor as city chairman. The new majority aligns with U S Senator Thorpe and promises fair elections and just treatment to the defeated side. Also notes a ministry report on American imports and a butter brand from Elk Grove.
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Norfolk
Democratic Committee
W. H. Taylor
Washington Post
Walter H. Taylor
United States
Thorfae
Martin
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