Want Morton Back on Job
The Mt. Hope cemetery superintendent James Morton, suspended after Finance Commission charges, faced a hearing by cemetery trustees. Mayor Hibbard may be asked to reinstate Morton as trustees meet tomorrow. Morton claimed ex Mayor Hart knew all facts and called the land sale legitimate.
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James Morton
Mt. Hope Cemetery
Finance Commission
Hibbard
Morton
Phipps
William J. Fallon
Hart
Captain Baldwin Receives Airship Contract Promise
At a National Press Club banquet Captain Thomas S. Baldwin announced a contract to build air ships for the Aerial Passenger Line to operate between Philadelphia and New York. The Boston company, led by Charles J. Glidden, was formed months ago. He will finish his army duty training Signal Corps officers before signing and detailing the plan.
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Washington
National Press Club
Thomas S. Baldwin
Philadelphia
New York
Massachusetts
Charles J. Glidden
Captain Baldwin
Army
Signal Corps
Boston
Japan Wary of War Says Canadian Liberal Leader
Montreal Aug. 17. Mr. T. Homer Greenwood, prominent Canadian and member of Britain's Liberal executive, visiting Canada, predicts a potential conflict between Japan and the United States as tensions rise in the Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
T. Hamer Greenwood
Liberal Party of Great Britain
Canada
Japan
America
Japan and the yellow peril threat warned by an analyst
The speaker predicts rising hostilities between Japan and the United States as tensions grow over immigration and race. He notes Japan’s current financial strain after the Russo-Japanese War and its reductions in naval and military spending, implying future conflict when economic recovery occurs and potential Sino-Japanese alliances form.
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Japan
John Bulls
America
Russia
China
Family Denied Entry for 14 Year Old Daughter
Gidalle Stern of Poplar street Boston cannot land his wife and six other children in America. Immigration commissioners at New York refuse permission due to a 14 year old daughter's alleged feeble mindedness. Appeals to President Roosevelt and Secretary Straus failed. The family is detained at Ellis Island awaiting further developments.
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America
Gidalle Stern
Poplar Street
Boston
New York
Roosevelt
Straus
Washburn Crosby Company Not Tied To Minneapolis Mill Receivership
The Washburn Crosby Company makers of Gold Medal flour are not involved in the Minneapolis flour mill receivership. Despite confusion from similar names the Gold Medal housewives remain in magazines and newspapers. Washburn Crosby remains the world’s largest milling concern, shipping 8000 cars last year and flourishing.
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Washburn-Crosby Company
Minneapolis
Washburn- Crosby Company
Matrimonial Brokering Scandal Hits Chicago Firm
Chicago authorities arrest Charles A. Hudson on charges tied to a nationwide matrimonial racket run from his bureau. Hudson allegedly offered fake matches from a Peruvian princess to a Cir cassian queen for cash deposits, with discrepancies prompting federal action and a planned return to Chicago for demonstration.
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Chicago
Charles A. Hudson
Hudson
Marion Grey
Sims
Mr. Hudson
Minneapolis
Keystone Agency
F. O. B. Chicago
Roosevelt Congratulates Emperor Francis Joseph
The President sent a cablegram of congratulations to Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria Hungary on the occasion of the Emperor's birthday, the message dated in Washington and noting the birthday tomorrow.
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Roosevelt
Francis Joseph
Washington
D. C
Austria-Hungary
Riots Prompt Rapid Illinois Troop Mobilization
Five troops of the First Cavalry arrived from Chicago as Springfield technicians and state militiamen pour into the capital. Governor Deneen offers protection to fleeing African Americans while urging them to return before nightfall.
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Werner
R. J. Shands
Adjutant General’s Office
Springfield
First Cavalry
Chicago
Commonwealth
Decatur
Bloomington
Peoria
Deneen
Illinois Traction System
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Baldwin
United States Army
Mt. Hope
Capt. Baldwin
Glidden Co
Boot & Shof Workers Union
Boot and Shoe Workers’ Union
Summer St
Boston, Mass
Greenwood
Washburn-Crosby
Chicago Matrimonial Brok
Uncle Sam
Hudson’s Matrimonial Club
Old Manor
Castle
Switzerland
Rochester Clothing CO
Washington Street
Soi Cnowe del Ore
Lie
Rochester
Priestly Cravenette
Iss
Isis
Cess
Ee Ae SC Ea Secs
St As Ec
Len
Roghester Gia TN
Wwe
Roxbury
W.ashburn
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