Giants of Berlin Deal in False Secrecies for Yanks
A Franklin Era dispatch reports shopkeepers offering false seroices to Americans to dodge customs duties. The piece notes Americans in Berlin observe the Hudson Fulton flotilla and German naval displays. It highlights tensions over German wartime vessels and cultural exchanges involving Taft era figures. The overall tone laments other nations shaping perceptions while Americans seek fair commerce.
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von Kotater
Roghi Freed From Cage Shuts Public Gaze
In Morogce on September 4, Roghi, the subject of local pursuits, was removed from a cage and ordered not to be exposed to the public gaze. A separate note suggests European bankers may owe a total sum of $205,000.
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Moxgeca
Hl Hoghi
Morogce
Fire near Vatican contained by Rome firemen
Fire broke out in a wood Sawyer’s yard near the Vatican this morning threatening to spread to the Church of San Anno. Firemen gained control and prevented the flames from reaching Vatican outbuildings.
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Rimmes
Rondal Canle
Tee Weiliinstim
Rome
Vatican
SC Anno
NEW AMERICAN TARIFF AND FRENCH REACTION ANALYSIS
The piece examines a proposed American tariff and its impact on French industry and commerce. It notes speculation by M Dupuy about France retaliating with general tariffs on U S products, and outlines projected changes to duties on French exports such as wines and spirits.
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Spee
Washington
Peter
Leidter Mascuraud
Steves
Moe
MO Depuyts
United States
Adl
Sutton Amt
Dules
Chambers of Commerce
America
Dupuy
American Consumers Cut Back on London Trade
A London report notes Americans economizing this year with emphasis on children clothing and cash. A prominent business figure says Americans spent little with London traders, describing a deadhead season. Whitehall officials confirm limited New York fashion imports while London tailors note American clients favor cut and made up English clothes, with skifted coats peg top trousers in gray blue tones, paired with soft felt hats and matching socks.
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Mimion
London
Daily Mirror
Lenton
Whitehall Falloc
New York
Cholera Serum Possesses Life Saving Promise Yet Rigid Precautions Endure
Paris reports Dr Salambini asserts cholera serum and vaccine show promise but stress early use and strict precautions. Pasteur Institute formulas underlie the serum with Metehnikoff cautioning against broad vaccination. Russia’s trials hint mortality highest among intoxicated individuals drinking contaminated water. France tightens frontier disinfection as cholera remains a concern with Holland.
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Paris
Salambini
Calla
Russia
Pasteur Institute
Metehnikoff
Pasteur Institate
Salambin
France
Holland
ANOTHER CHOLERA CURE THERMOPENETRATION DISCOVERED IN GERMANY
A Berlin hospital introduces thermopenetration a new heat based treatment using high potency low tension electric currents to destroy bacteria within the body. Professor Leaieur notes promise against cholera pneumonia and inflammation with pain relief reported as near immediate though not claimed as an absolute cure.
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Germany
Washington Post
Berlin
Rudolph Vir
Leaieur
Journal of Physical and Dietetical
Plague and Yellow Fever Rise in Guayaquil
In Guayaquil Ecuador during August officials report 19 bubonic plague cases with 8 deaths and 16 yellow fever cases with 8 deaths. Dr J Toloyd resigned as district director. Dr Cornejo, an Ecuadorian, appointed to replace him. The plague shows an uptick in recent weeks.
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Guayaquil
Ecuador
J. Toloyd
Cornejo
Board of Health
Japan Turns Toward Meat Provokes Vegan Debate Abroad
London dispatch cites English vegetarians in shock as Japan reportedly encourages meat eating. Cambridge philologist Dr Mayor condemns apostasy, arguing meat harms national physique and prices rise with animal product demand while vegetable supply would lower prices.
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Washington
London
Japan
Mayor
Antiquezian
Cambridge University
Italy Reports Monthly Strike Totals Across Trades
Italian government releases figures showing 73 strikes in June with 1105 participants. Bricklayers, stonecutters, carpenters, metal workers, and other trades led a wave of actions seeking higher wages and shorter hours. Employers won most of the remainder, and laborers remain ready to strike again.
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Washington
Ivan Roma
Italy
Sune
Haly
Minute
Prevent Beri-Real Maling Wil Maling in Wild Country
Special cable reports on eradicating disease and shifting diet. Baron Takaki discusses Japanese endurance and meat intake affecting health. Observes European influence and projected changes in Japan's meat consumption and vitality.
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Washington
Japan
European naturalists report savage loyalty and blood feuds in New Guinea
A London Pall Mall Gazette correspondent tells of three English naturalists led by Mr Pratt landing at Doreh in Geal vink Bay, Papua New Guinea, living among Ravage Papuans for two years. They describe brutal head hunting, constant treachery, and fierce resistance to outsiders, with women guarded and villages at perpetual war.
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Germany
Hudson-Fulton
Ovine Reester
Teleman
Marie
von Kuene
Rik Smith
Cathey
Cathey Opt Neteaett Deere Wright
Kaiser Wormenday
Weight
Sharmie
Col
Soreman
Chicago
Mrs. Sutra
New York
Washington
London
Pratt
Samaras
Java
Singdoor
Pall Mall, Gazette
Doreh
Geal
Vink Bay
Humboldt Bay
Gulnex
Russia declines to disturb Hankow loan participation
Worotoyitz the Russian minister to China said St Petersburg instructed him to renew the Hankow te Chuen loan of 90 million dollars and seek a Russo Chinese flank share. Russia will not disturb existing arrangements or challenge China’s goals amid mixed signals on related railroad financing and future loans.
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Peking
Worotoyitz
China
Foreign Board
St. Petersburg
Trench Bank
Russia
Rusala
No Tipping Hotel Aims to Revolutionize Staying
In London at the Woonington Pub a hotel introduces two innovations. All rooms will be one price with no tipping expected. The major change is abolishing tips, a move praised as ending the travel deterrent tied to gratuities. The promoter notes success in teashops under a non tipping system.
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Woonington
London
Thia
Rain Restaurant Cools Vienna With Icy Water Feature
A Vienna restaurant known as the rain restaurant draws crowds during a heat wave. A large courtyard is shaded by an iron reef from which water springs, producing a constant rain-like sound and a cooling spray that keeps patrons comfortable though the Vienna water itself is icy and undrinkable unless allowed to stand. The effect, even in a crowded dining area, is to maintain a pleasantly cool atmosphere.
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Vienna
Washington
Griya
Ahn
Luna Park at the Resort Described with Amusements and Serpents
Parisians visit Luna Park in Paris on September 1 enjoying the open air attractions and mock mountains. A Canadian performer handles a serpents pit as a Danish-Hungarian orchestra provides atmosphere while a French speaking vendor serves American ice cream soda.
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Washington Post
Luna Park
Adas
Switzerland
Faghion
Canada
Luna
Dublin
Lima
Craze for Antiques Stirring in Berlin and Paris
Geheimrath Bode warns that the American rush for antiques fuels Berlin shops via Paris. He notes Berlin’s museums and jewelers are selective, with genuine appeal scarce beyond grand storefronts. Berlin remains provincial, lacking cosmopolitan flair despite a booming foreign demand.
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Fogelal
Berlin
Royal Museum Bf Berlin
Geheimrath Bode
Paris
Freidrichstrasse
Cnter den Linden
Royal Porcelain Factory
Mrs Roosevelt to Stay in Khartoum House
Berlin dispatch reports Adolf Waager of King Menelik’s Abyssinian commission said Mrs Theodore Roosevelt has engaged a house at Kartoum to meet her husband when he leaves the jungle. Mayer notes Mrs Roosevelt plans a couple of months in Khartoum early next year.
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Berlin
Adolpn Waager
Menelik of
Abyssinia
Theodore Roosevelt
Kartoum
Mayer
Medical Congress Closes As Apponyi Praises Delegates
In Budapest on September 4, the medical congress concluded after 48 sessions. Count Albert Apponyi spoke for the government and expressed appreciation for the delegates work. Representatives from several countries delivered official addresses thanking the authorities and noting broad participation.
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Count Albert Apponyi
Women Poets and Feminists Rise in French Letters
A survey in France notes 23,000 writers with 1,090 pen names in plays and poetry. It highlights prominent women figures such as Marguerite Durand, Fane Missme, the Comtesse Mathieu de Noailles, Simone Bande, and Mme Benda, detailing their roles in feminist circles, literary works, and translations.
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Corrary Andaugy
Washington
France
Sociéty of Authors
Society of Dramatic
Tiansna
Guy A’ Bolshebert
Danial Lémierr
Souiety of
Lever
Jan Piéena Comleysin
Aouericas Fuage
Ayho
Fane Misme
White Parla
Les Nouvelles
Mune
Marguerite Durand
Severine
la Fronde
Itatine
Noetesses
Comtesse Mathieu de Noailles
Pranceis Coppe
Jean Richepin
Mme
Simone Banda
Beau Brummel
le Bargy
Marriad
M. Pierre Gasimer-Porter
Repubiic
Mme. Benda
Hele
Beaconsfield
Shelley
Gold torque from Yeovil sparks treasure trove debate
A coroner’s inquest in Yeovil, Somersetshire, concluded the gold torque is an isolated surface find with no proof of concealed treasure. Weighing 2 ounces 7.5 pennyweight, it is described as pure gold with two spiral coils, dating to late Bronze Age. Experts link similar torques to Britain and western France, assigning the find to early second millennium B C, though dating varies among authorities.
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Wastington Post
London
Yeovil
Somersetshire
Villa Garden
Handfora Sly Yeovil
Tia Wetua
Somersetshire Archaeological Society
British Isles
France
Anish Tyne
Grunty Fen
John Evans
Winterlay Green
Neo Minster
Oxcar Montellus
Arthury Evang
Erloc
Mantellus
Britain
Atvara
Beauty a Recluse 30 Years Mme de Castiglione
London dispatch recalls Mme de Castiglione the famed beauty who vanished from view three decades ago. The Place Vendome window drew curious crowds as she remained unseen, inspiring tales of vanity and a lifelong obsession with perfect looks.
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Mme. de Castiglione
Washington
London
Place Vendome
Paris
Wattson
Hersel
Lady Holland
Europe
Abe
Mme de Castiglione
Czar to Visit Petrograd in Six-Year Gap
Special cabl a reports the czar will visit St Petersburg next week for a public spectacle marking a policy shift toward greater public engagement. 3,000 schoolchildren will line the route. he will meet Mayor Gutchkoff and address nobility, zemstvo, and peasants at the Kremlin. Stolypin and cabinet members accompany him. security is tight amid revolutionary publications seized in interior ministry actions.
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Winblagtan
St. Petersburg
Empire
Nicholas
Kremlin
Nicholas Gutchkoff
Duma
Stolypin
M. Tsvoleky
Sinister
Foreign Affairs
Potava
Crimea
Czar Wll
Ministry of the Interior
Ameria
Duke of Pless Scandal and Blackmail Across Borders
A fragmentary narrative recounts a prince and duke’s liaison with a mistress, and a German blackmailer who pursued threats of exposure. The tale raises questions about why the original story emerged and whether Germany’s blackmail system suits modern needs, with a detective noting English soil as the best trap for blackmailers.
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Burghesti
France
Germany
Waterloo Sale Postponed to October At Auction
Brussels report states the sale of the famed Waterloo museum collection of Napoleonic relics is postponed to October. A bid of 5000 dollars was received from an unnamed Belgian bidder.
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Brussels
Salerof
Waterloo
Work of a Madman Cab Driver Murders Young Woman
A cab driver lured a young woman to his home in a northern district, struck her head and injuries, then placed the body in a sack and buried it behind a garden. He fled when disturbed, sought refuge on a roof and was rescued by firefighters. Investigations continue.
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Speviat
Washington Post
Borin
Geriinsstrate
Bertin
Lam
Old Title Goes to Baby in Death of Lord de Clifford
The sudden motor accident death of Lord de Clifford transfers the oldest English barony to a two year old infant. The heir is the twenty sixth in line from Edward I, tracing a long royal lineage. The baron was married in 1506 to Evelyn Victoria Anne Chandler, a Gibson girl from a musical comedy company at the Aldwych Theatre.
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Lord de Clifford
Washington Eost
London
England
Ude
Edlward I
Evelyn Victoria Anne Chandler
Iva Carrington
Gibson Girls
Aldwych Theater
Fs Sts
Gaiety Company
London Notes on American Season and Marlborough Talks
London reports on September 1 shooting boxes in Scotland with scarce birds, plus Americans at Marlborough with guests including the Marquis de Gana y Vanderbilt Waldorf Astor party. The King’s return from Marienbad stirs chatter of many Yankees leaving Europe. Marlborough reconciliation between the Duke and Duchess appears unlikely. American fashion figures Ta. Townsend, Yenaga, Carlsbad travelers, and social columns dominate New York–London society notes.
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London
King
Marienbad
Marlborough
Scotland
Strathpetter
Suffaih
Resshire
Beattie
James Smith
Parcas
Stewart-Braganea
Danecourt
Lawrence Townsend
Mies Yenaga
Haliwiat Carlsbad
Ames Carroll
van Wyck
Tiauville
Meni
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