Empress Frederic Criticizes Ex-Kaiser In Memoir
In a memoir excerpt, Dowager Empress Frederic laments England's hostile mood toward Germany in 1897 and says she cannot sway English press. She notes decent papers are harmless, praises good papers, and warns Germany risks drifting toward Russia and France if bias persists.
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Roman Baths Return for Rome Youth Sports Centers
Rome plans two grand public bath houses aimed at youth fitness. One rises in Piazza Risorgimento with a 60 by 20 meter pool, vast gym, reading and lounging rooms. A second site is likely in the Esquiline district, both reviving ancient baths as modern athletic centers.
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Crushed by Slate He Realizes His Ambition
Pittsburgh, Aug 21 AP. Forlin, a Blairsburg mine laborer, once aimed to open a Tyrolean Alps tourist hotel. A slate accident left him unable to work. the workers' compensation board awarded $12 a week for 000 weeks and approved a lump sum to fund his long held dream of returning home.
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Pittsburgh
Forlin
Meiji Shrine to Host Large Tokyo Baseball Park
Tokyo officials consider turning the Meiji Shrine gardens into Japan s largest baseball park at a cost of 750000 yen with potential 400000 yen from the shrine association. If successful, plans include wrestling halls tennis courts swimming pools and other athletic facilities to create a national playground.
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Shrine
Ottumwa Doctor D. C. Brockman Dies
Ottumwa Iowa reports the death of Dr D C Brockman a prominent local physician and former president of the state medical society. He died this morning at 5 20 due to heart disease in Ottumwa.
Hoover War Library at Stanford Receives 44500 Volumes
The Hoover War library endowed by Herbert Hoover at Stanford University has received about 44,500 books and pamphlets in nearly all languages. The collection, started in 1919, includes 12,006 Russian items, 10,000 French, and substantial English works, with remaining volumes in Hungarian Italian and others.
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Hoover War Library
Herbert €. Hoover
Hoover Era Library Aims To Capture Global War Records
The institution plans to acquire all major official documents from nations involved in the war and reconstruction period. About three fourths of the material has arrived, including 65,000 reports and communications on Europe. The library also holds private papers of prominent world figures and newspapers from allied and opposing sides totaling diverse perspectives.
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Paris
Europe
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