The New Chicago Rebuilt With Two Military Masts
The cruiser Chicago, rebuilt over years in New York, will soon emerge from dry dock with two military masts and no sails, adopting warlike paint and updated machinery. New triple expansion engines will push output to about 9,000 horsepower, improving speed. electric systems and a strengthened main battery add to its modern layout.
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Chicago
New York Navy Yard
Erben
Maman
Board of Strategy
Washington
Uncle Sam
Tobacco culture and crop expectations in Servia policy note
The article compares v1.4 condition with prior years giving state averages from North Carolina to Indian Territory and notes tobacco culture in Servia. The Servian government grants privileges to native growers to curb Turkish imports, with an anticipated crop of 1,600,000 kilograms.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Louisiana
Alabama
Texas
Tennessee
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Mississippi
Indian Territory
Servia
Fire in a trolley car sparks panic on Madison line
In New York a trolley car No 842 on the Madison avenue line near Eightieth Street caught fire after six pm. Passengers fled as firemen used extinguishers on the crowd while others tried to reach safety. Local police cleared a path as engines arrived and soon the flames were quenched.
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Madison Avenue
Eightieth Street
New York City
Central Park
Seventy-ninth Street
Lederman and
Skully
East Highty-eight Street
German language teacher found dead in field near Chicago
A man identified as Honorato De Prinazesi, a German language teacher, was found dead in a Summerdale field after a cow drew attention to the scene. Notes in German and carbolic acid bottles were found. a bandaged right hand showed no clear violence. He boarded with Mrs. Louisa Frey on Sedgwick Street.
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Lincoln
Paterson
Summerdale
Chicago
E. A. Carlson
Honorato de Prinatasi
Honorato de Prinazesi
Louisa Frey
Sedgwick Street
Carlson
Cotton Crop Report Shows Slight Increase From Last Month
The department of agriculture releases a July 1 cotton crop report noting an average condition rated OL.2, higher than last month and above the level a year ago. The statistics detail statewide yields and imply better prospects for the season.
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Department of Agriculture
Praise for the American navy gains in London press
London weekly papers praise the American navy amid wartime coverage. The Saturday Review lauds American marksmanship and conduct, noting kinship with Britain. an English captain's remark about not cheering the dying enemy is cited as noble.
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London
Saturday Review
Crecy
Crimea
Philip
Hardy
Nelson
Iron League plans national organization in iron firms
The Iron league, comprised of leading New York City architectural iron and steel firms, aims to form a national group by inviting major firms from principal cities. This move worries the housesmiths and bridge smiths unions, the workers who erect iron and steel frames of tall buildings. A bid to form a more perfect union by the men is also in progress.
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New York Tribune
Iron League
Alee
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