Wreck Toll Rising After Peary Mare Disaster
A ferry wreck on the Peo Mare line leaves sixty one injured and several dead or missing. Names of the severely hurt appear from Tonin and nearby towns, with Mayor Bible estimating one in fifty residents wounded. A Hamilton remark at Plymouth signals haste to reach Salem before the rescue arrives.
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Bonner Teed
Myre
Catherine Solaeh
Tobny
Almaham Tidy
Win Beata
Hick
Denia Dalson
Myra
Ailerine Smith
Tonin
Coeorge Taylor
Ireken
Hoad
Joseph Feeney
Lee
David Oita
Lex
Mito Snell
Chae. Pinwson
Ars
Trarvey Town
Orleans
Mich
Leo Kelkosan
Lara Halt Pelt Naud
AW Cy Water
Jennie Sulth
Edward Bender
Jon N. Bible
Tonia
Ittle
Hiewre
Aamilton
Pymonth Om
Salem
Plymouth
Public Service Board to Probe City Railcases
New York July 19 A public service board will investigate Interborough Metropolitan and Brooklyn Rapid Transit to assess finances service ability and operation practices Officials will consider potential monopolistic status and how to improve streetcar traffic citywide The inquiry aims to guide orders and policy in the five boroughs Also a Washington Stan item quotes Uncle Eben on luck and Banjo playing style.
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New York
Intterborough Metropolitan Company
Entreplice
Manhattan
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Brooklyn
New Public Service Board
Johaas
Ingelsy
Hye
Muner
Llegil Atonopolies
Willcox
Enets
Alddllster's Rocky Mountain Tea Ad
An old advertisement touts Aldllister's Rocky Mountain tea for nerves digestion and sleep. It targets exhausted, anxious readers with claims of refreshment and vitality, urging purchase in 35 cent doses.
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Paster
People of
Action
Vita
Bet
Rocky Mountain Tea
H. UE
Cities Against Municipal Ownership Amid Election Outcomes
Municipal ownership proposals failed across several towns. Colorado City rejected a power plant bond. Wellsville, South Sharon, Lake Forest, and Waterloo counties spurned municipal ventures or approved franchises. Muncie and Bryan saw defeats. Rutherford declined to enter fighting business after a committee review.
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Colorado City
Wellsville
City Enuneil
South Sharon
Lake Forest
Pittaburg
Idan
Waterloo
Muncie
Ind
Bryan
van W. Welsh
Beverly
Rutherford
N. J
Eltixens
Valley City voters approve sale of electric light plant
Valley City North Dakota nearly three to one votes to sell its electric light plant amid reports the utility is a burden and delivers poor service for two years. Many customers have deserted the service as prices rise and bids previously failed. Souderton Pennsylvania considers abandoning its borough electric plant and buying energy from West Telford Electric Company. An adverse report on municipal ownership cites Bellefontaine and nearby towns with high costs, bonded debt of 322000, a 4 percent tax rate, and city operations of waterworks gas and electric plants.
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Valley City
N. D
Souderton
Borough Electric
West Telford Electric Company
Kankauna
Wis
Bellefontaine
Columbus
Hickman
Reeseville
Evansville
Martin
Covering Up Wastefulness In Municipal Ownership
A fragment argues municipal ownership leads to waste and debt. It cites political misuse of funds, borrowing against city credit, draining revenues, and rising public costs. The piece frames this as a path to bankruptcy, noting historic British examples and urging scrutiny of municipal borrowing practices.
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Ty Conway
Minneapolis
Fragmentary Verse Rhyme Cites Fearless Faith Amid Boulder
A damaged line of verse speaks of a steadfast trust as a speaker finds courage in the face of a stationary obstacle. The fragment mentions God, age, and fearlessness, but offers no clear event or identifiable names.
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Washington
United States
Canada
Public Service Board of
New York City
Eben
Tadlan
Washington Stan
Usy
Wetnethy
Molmers
Maude
Castoria
Infanta
Bears
Caltha
Caltha Palustrus
Bheaka
Tella
Byron Williame
Faith
Byron Williams
Donyright
Byron Williama
Maple City
Maple City Soap Works
Monmouth
Sino
Weekly Courier-Journal
Henry Watterson
Kennedy
Ho.schultz & Co
Nix
DeWitt
H.C. Schultz & Go. Nix
H.o.schuller Co
H.C. Schultz & Co
Nik
Hiselee 2 Co
Humphreys
Ff Medical Guide
Humphreys’ Sod, Co
Cor, William & Jubu Btreotay
DoWitt
Sure
Scott
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