New York News Buzz on Shops and City Growth
New York reports a shift of shopping centers uptown from Manhattan's earliest routes to Fifth Avenue and Thirty-fourth Street as big stores like Tiffany and Wanamaker’s expand. A sideline feature profiles Bowery Mission history and a safety campaign in Port Chester with a humorous arrest alternative.
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Jonty Oteet
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New York
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Fads and Fashions of Interest to Ladies
York July 4. A survey of summer dress trends highlights the rise of fine tulle and chiffon ruches and plumes as the season’s finishing touch. Velvet and taffeta parasols appear with bold color contrasts, while plain silks, checks and stripes shape morning wear.
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Cretonne
York
Lal Rome
Roosevelt Sought on Democratic Ticket by Colorado Leader
Former Colorado governor Charles S. Thomas said he supports Roosevelt for vice president and believes he would win if nominated. He argued Roosevelt is the strongest man who could be named and would defeat any independent ticket if nominated.
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Charles ¥. Thomas
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Committee On Resolutions
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France to Represent at Quebec Tercentenary Ceremony
Paris July 6 The official mission to represent France at the Quebec tercentenary celebration sailed for Canada today on the cruiser Leon Gambetta. The party is headed by Admiral Jaureguiberry.
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France
Quebec
Canada
Leon Gambetta
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Jaureguiberry
Peach Growers Urged to Organize for Better Profits
Georgia fruit grow ers lose money due to lack of a business style organization for distribution. Some crates sell for 60 cents while others reach 1.50, but average profits remain slim. Citing Grand Junction and Accomac Southhampton models, the piece argues Georgia should form a central association to direct markets and boost prices.
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Georgia
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Accomac
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Bell Called Liar By State Delegate
Denver July 6 Stirring stories of discord ran through the democratic convention as California delegates arrived by special train. Theodore A Bell temporary chairman faced bitter clashes over railroad influence and committee selections. Bell accused Delegate Thomas Fox of taking 500 a month from a railroad, a charge Fox denied. Bell opposed Nathan Cole for national committeeman and then withdrew from the scene.
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Theodore A. Bell
California
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Bell
Thomas Fox
Sacramento
Fox
Nathan Cole
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William Jennings Bryan Chronology and Denver Platform Review
A chronicle traces William Jennings Bryan from birth in 1860 through key political moves including his 1896 loss to McKinley and 1900 repeated presidential defeats. It lists Denver Convention officers, platform planks on trusts and tariffs, and potential second-ticket nominees, with event notes from University of Mississippi and the American Flat Glass Workers’ Union convention.
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Interparliamentary Union
London
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Madison Square Garden
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Illinois
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Ruth
William J., Jr
Grace D
Denver
Theodore A. Bell
California
Urey Woodson
Kentucky
Edwin Sefton
Washington, D. C
John I. Martitn
Missouri
J. C. Fenn
Indiana
Eugene W. Sullivan
Uacis
H. D. Crutchfield
James J. Keane
Wyoming
M. W. Blumberg
Philippine Islands
Cincinnati
Buchanan
Breckinridge
Charleston
Baltimore
Douglas and Johnson
Richmond
Lane
McClellan and Pendleton
Saymour and Blair
Greeley and Brown
Tilden and Hendricks
Hancock
Cleveland and Hendricks
Cleveland
Thurman
Stevenson
New Georgia plan on convict labor to boost roads
Atlanta July 4 special: a Joint Lease and Senate committee proposes that every county may employ its own misdemeanors and felons on public works with only surplus felons leased to private parties. The plan aims to move three quarters of state felons to roads, lessen the lease system, and separate races in the penitentiary while white women convicts go to the state prison farm.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Senate
Eixty-Three
Ti Ia
Ganga
World Anglican bishops gather for Lambeth Conference
Anglican bishops from the United States, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Tasmania, India and other regions arrived in London to attend the Lambeth Conference. A reception and luncheon were held in their honor at Canterbury with officials at St. Augustine's College.
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Lambeth Palace
Canterbury
St. Augustine's College
United States
Canada
Australia
South Africa
Tasmania
India
Longshoremen Meet at Erie Convention Discuss Title Claim
Delegates from the United States Canada Cuba and Hawaii gather in Erie Pennsylvania for the International Longshoremen and Marine Transport Workers convention. Key issue to be debated is the right of longshoremen to use the title Marine Transport Workers amid a dispute with the International Seamen's Union.
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United States
Canada
Cuba
Hawaii
International Longshoremen and Marine Transport Workers’ Association
International Seamen's Union
Marine Transport Workers
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