Roosevelt Urges Universal Military Service at Panama Exposition
Col Theodore Roosevelt, in a fiery Panama-Pacific speech, urges universal military service modeled on Switzerland to deter war. He condemns arbitration pacts, warns of costly consequences for unprepared nations, and defends US actions toward the canal and fair treatment of nations. He criticizes pacifists and calls the Hague treaties scraps of paper. He closes with pride in the canal project and exposition contributions.
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San Francisco
Theodore Roosevelt
Belgium
Roosevelt
China
United States
Lusitania
Tasitania
Audh
Panama Canal
Patama
Kidnap Plot Recounts Hovering Over Clara Stumpf
Chicago papers report a late court battle over 11 year old heiress Clara Viola Stumpf ending in a failed attempt to abduct her from the mother Mrs Elizabeth Stumpf Shierman s houseboat near Dubuque Iowa The kidnapping party led by Lewis O Connell and two companions seized the child and tried to depart but the mother boarded the launch and fought back aiding by factory workers and river guards The child s mother and herself suffered bruises and torn clothing while one kidnapper fled toward the Mississippi river banks Police and state authorities pursued from Dubuque to prevent a cross state escape and warrants were issued for O Connell John Stumpf Jr and another unnamed man
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Chicago
Clara Viola Stumpf
Elizabeth Stumpf-Shierman
Dubuque
Lewis O'Connell
Drexel Boulevard
Melen
Mississippi River
Dulbuque
Ilinoia
Wisconsin
O'Connell
John Stumpf, Jr
Shakespeare Public School
Mre. Shierman
Phillip Lochner
Russians Fight to Save Army at Warsaw Front
Desperate Russian defense around Warsaw as Austro German forces push from north west and south. Russians burn bridges and destroy routes across Poland toward Lublin and Odessa, while retreating to Evangorod fortress after heavy fighting along the Narew and Vistula corridors. Local reports note destruction in Courland and Windau as the battle widens.
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Yoncon
Russia
Warsaw
Riga
Baltic
Trenty
Petrograd
Poland
Lubylin-Cherny
Imblin
Chelm
Odessa
Isabtin
Ivangorod
Narew
Napoleon
Courland
Grand Duke
Nicholas
Rigs
Vistula
Fvangorod
Lublin
Sleven
Washington, D
A State Department
Belgium
Serbia
Berlin
Fina
Lendou
Windau
Lbau
Kigo
London
War Office
Evangorod
Colonel Roosevelt Calls for Universal Military Service
Col Roosevelt urged universal service modeled on Switzerland, arguing training in public schools then four to six months army service and annual reserve service boosts industrial efficiency and social cohesion. He warned nations fail when populations become pacifists and weak physiques undermine national strength.
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San Francisco
Cal
Roosevelt
Switzerland
Army
Washington
Grant
Lee
Elevator accident injures Russell Webster at bank building
Russell P Webster 27, Otis Elevator helper, is in Presbyterian hospital after a fifth floor fall caused by a descending freight elevator. He suffered a fractured skull and scalp laceration, with brain hemorrhage developing. his condition is critical though conscious. He lives with wife at 1624 Commercial Street and his mother in Auburn.
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Russell P. Webster
Presbyterian Hospital
Leavitt & Johnson National Bank
Webster
Otis Elevator Company
Commercial Street
W. W. Cooley
Auburn
Heavy Damage by French Air Raid in Lower Alsace
London dispatch says travelers from lower Alsace report Monday's French air raid caused great damage to military works. A crowded troop train entering Colmar from Strassburg was hit with deadly results. The freight depot burned before flames were brought under control. Civilians expressed satisfaction.
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London
the Chronicle
Zurich
Lower Alsace
Colmar
Strassburg
Remington Arms Strike Ends With Written Pact At Bayonne
At Bridgeport and Bayonne, July 22, a written agreement reportedly secures a settlement of the machinists strike in Remington Arms plants and subcontractors. In Bayonne, three men were shot during clashes between strikers and guards near Standard Oil works as crowds gathered and a sheriff warned troops may be called.
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Bridgeport
Conn
John A. Johington
Structural Iron Workers
J. C. Keppler
International Association of Machinists
Remington Arms & Ammuunition Company
Rior
New York
Standard of Company At Bay
Jonne
N. J
John Surigen
Steven Fyohla
Tousy
Red- Tank
Sherif Kinkead
Department of Labor
Washington
Metators
Bayonne
Sherif
Standard Oil Company
Toney Hed« Nank
John Surge
Surgen
Steven Frohla
Kinkead
Tidewater Oil Company
Tidewater
Note Forwarded Today Places at Kaiser's Door
A brief note warns that responsibility for rupture of friendly relations and potential violations of rights under international law may again be placed at Kaiser's door if tensions persist. The text presents a cautionary stance on future acts likely to provoke responses from Germany.
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Kaiser's Door
Lusitania Controversy May Be Prolonged By Note
Washington reports a new American note to Germany on Lusitania. It outlines U S demands for disavowal of sinking intent and reparation, and signals potential U S mediation on maritime rules. President Wilson stresses Germany bears responsibility for any future American casualties.
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Washington, D. C
Germany
Berlin
Washington
London
Copenhagen
United States
Lusitania
Wilson
Whitman will refuse Becker's plea for respite
Albany July 22 Governor Whitman said his study of the statement by former Police Lieutenant Charles Becker now under death sentence for instigating the murder of Herman Rosenthal the gambler has not changed his belief in Becker's guilt There is one new point the allegation that Alfred Henry Lewis told Becker he was to be framed If true why was Lewis not called at Becker's second trial Now with Becker fearing death we hear of this after Lewis is dead
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Albany, N
Whitman
Charles Becker
Herman Rosenthal
Alfred Henry Lewis
Becker
Lewis
Atlantic City Beach Orders Skirt Lengths For Maids
Chief Surgeon Bossert, director of the bathing beach, issues a clear rule on bathing skirt length in Atlantic City. Skirts must be at least eight inches above the knee, with three inches to the knee described, leaving no room for misunderstanding by summer maids or beach guards.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Bossert
Atlantic City Beach
Nkase
Express Companies to Get More Revenue
Washington July 22 The interstate commerce commission declared revenues of the principal express companies inadequate and set plans to restore income by reversing prior orders. The ruling signals higher charges or new revenue measures to support express service nationwide.
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Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Tidewater Oil Plant Closed After Unrest Near Standard Works
A hospital surgeon found no injured inside the plant walls near Tidewater oil plant half a mile from Standard Oil works. Officials stated there was no strike and workers left only when driven out by a mob. Sheriff Kinehead asked Governor Fielder to call out troops in Hudson county to handle the Rayontne situation.
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Tidewater Oil Company
Standard Oil Works
Trenton
N. J
Kinehead
Hudson County
Fielder
Rayontne
Guatemala Head Promised to Aid Huerta Revolt
The Galveston dispatch reports alleged letters from Guatemala's President Cabrera to Victoriano Huerta. Cabrera purportedly pledges to aid Huerta in reestablishing control in Mexico and to use both public and private power to tranquilize the country.
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Guatemala
Huerta
Galveston
Tex
Manuel Estrada Gabrera
Victoriano Huerta
Mexico
la Voz de la
Chiapas
Tabasco
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