Turbulent Turkey Dominates World Affairs
The article reports on Turkey’s slide toward anarchy and a parliamentary setback as the Young Turk movement loses control. It notes resignations of Kiamil Pasha and the rise of Hilmi Pasha, Edhem Pasha, and Abdul Hamid supporters shaping a more autocratic course amid reforms. It also covers James A. Patten’s wheat corner driving bread prices up in London and Chicago and a DOJ review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Young Turk Party
Committee of Union and Progress
Kiamil Pasha
Hilmi Pasha
Abdul Hamid
Tewfik Pasha
Edhem Tasha
Ali Riza Pasha
Ahmed Riza
Chamber of Deputies
Edhem
Asha
Greece
James A. Patten
Chicago
London
Patten
Department of Justice
Washington
Aldrich and Taft Face Off Over Tariff Policy
A Washington observer explains Senator Nelson W. Aldrich aligns with President Taft on tariff revision for the benefit of consumers. Aldrich, a skilled strategist and Rockefellers connection, supported Taft early and sought Rockefeller input against Taft’s rivals. The piece notes their amicable working relationship and Aldrich's influence as Senate Finance Committee chair. The narrative also covers the Maryland wedding of T Suffern Tailor to Harriet S Brown with gifts from Alexander Brown and ties to prominent families, as well as literary notices involving Mary E Wilkins Freeman and Kate Douglas Wiggin related to Burnett’s The Shuttle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhode Island
Nelson W. Aldrich
Senate
Finance Committee
Taft
Mr. Aldrich
Washington
Roosevelt
Aldrich
John D. Rockefeller
Mr. Rockefeller
Fifth Avenue
New York
Rockefeller
White House
T. Suffern Taller
Harriet Stewart Brown
Baltimore
Maryland
Alexander Brown
Mr. Tailer
of Tailer & Co
Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
San Francisco
Rebecca
Sunnybrook Farm
Kate Douglas Wiggin
Burnett
London
Mary E. Wilkins
Mary E. Williams
Roosevelt in East Africa welcomes amid wildlife and natives
The article describes Colonel Theodore Roosevelt's reception in Mombasa and Nairobi with demonstrations by animals and locals. It notes English residents, races, banquets, and letters from supporters, plus details on Sir Alfred E. Pease and his East Africa estate and hunting ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Roosevelt
Mombasa
Colonel Roosevelt
Kermit
Nairobi
Nairrobi
Roosevelt
Sir Alfred E. Pease
British East Africa
Athi River
Pinchingthorpe Hall
Yorkshire
Sir Joseph Pease, Bart
Sir Alfred
York City
Cleveland
Asia Minor
Algeria
Tunisia
Sahara
Somaliland
Abyssinia
Lower Sudan
Royal Geographical Society
Zoological Society
North Country
Cleveland Pack
Cleveland Bays
Mediterranean
Oyster Bay
United States
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Wheat Corner
Edhem Pasha
The
T. Suffern Tailor
Miss Brown
Tuxedo Park
N. Y
Pierre Lorillard
Tailer
E. N. Tailer
Washington Square
Vanderbilts
Livingstons
Beekmans
Lehrs
Goulds
Senator Aldrich
T. Suffern Taileh
Alfred E. Pease, Bart
Diplomatic and Consular Corps
Rose
Independence
Orondo Development CO
E. C. Fisher
Wenatchee
F. C. Lemon, Sec’y and Treas
Spitzenburg
Jonathan
Wenatchee Valley
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