Panama canal to import 600 day labor force
The Panama canal commission plans to import 2000 Italians 2000 Chinese and 2000 Japanese for a 600 day contract to test labor systems and machinery. Free passage medical care fuel water and quarters will be provided. Workers will be eight hours daily and not entitled to U S entry under current immigration laws.
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Washington
Panama Canal Commission
Isthmus
United States
Commission
Mayor Loses Teeth in Newport Jail Row Over Powers Cell
In Newport Kentucky Mayor Helmboldt and three aides clash with jail staff after resisting orders to move Caleb Powers to a different cell. Powers’ supporters and officers face assault and resisting charges as warrants issue for the mayor and two policemen. The dispute centers on federal jurisdiction and Powers detention under U S Judge Cochran.
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Cincinnati
Jaller Ploeger
Helmboldt
Newport
Flynn and
Ratican
United States
Caleb Powers
State of
Kentucky
William Goebel
Cochran
Japanese Army Reports Korsakovsk Occupation and Pursuit
Tokio reports that on July 8 the Japanese army occupied Korsakovsk on Sakhalin after little resistance. The enemy burned the town and pulled back eight miles, then further retreated to twenty two miles north by 11 am that day. Two large artillery pieces and ammunition were captured with no Japanese losses.
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Tokio
Sakhalin Island
Korsakovsk
London
Sakhalin
Roumania Faces Pressure in Kniaz Potemkine Mutiny Case
In St Petersburg negotiations continue over surrender of the Kniaz Potemkine crew. Russia demands the mutineers be treated as criminals, citing theft and murder, while Romania frets over a promised deserter status. A Tokyo dispatch says Sakhalin forces seized guns and ammo. The Potemkine crew was arrested in Sebastopol after a No. 267 torpedo boat arrived there. The ship reportedly sailed from Kutstendi to Sebastopol.
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Roumania
St. Petersburg
Lamsdorf
M. Rossell-Solesco
Russia
Representation request at August cotton report
In Charlotte on July 11 the American Cotton Manufacturers' association asked Secretary Wilson for representation when the August cotton report is prepared. The telegram follows a report that Secretary Richard Cheatham of the Cotton Growers' Association may attend.
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Charlotte
N. C
Richard Cheatham
Cotton Growers’ Association
Agricultural Department
R. M. Miller, Jr
American Cotton Manufacturers’ Association
Wilson
Wilson outlines steps in cotton leak probe and new crop report
Washington officials say Secretary Wilson will stand on the secret service findings while UK reporting on irregularities in other products is pursued. A new monthly crop report system was enacted, with public release in the late afternoon. An attorney general review of cotton leak papers is underway and room lockdowns are imposed to prevent leaks.
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Washington
Wilson
Secret Service
Hays
Hyde
Department
Elks Combine Business and Pleasure at Buffalo Reunion
The nineteenth annual Elks reunion opened in Buffalo on July 11 with business sessions at Trek theater and band contests for prizes. Attorney General Mayer and Buffalo Mayor Knight welcomed delegates, and grand Exalted Ruler Wm J O'Brien Jr of Baltimore addressed the gathering before the executive session for officer reports and elections.
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The
Elks
Buffalo
N. Y
the Elks
Grand Lodge
Trek Theater
Mayer
Knight
William H. Tickner
Buffalo Lodge
Wm. J. O’brien, Jr
Baltimore
Five Die From Heat Tragedy Reported in Pittsburg
Five persons died from heat in Pittsburg on Monday with two additional drownings reported, highlighting a severe weather-related toll.
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Pittsburg
Bandits Forcibly Extract $2000 From Banker
In Santiago de Cuba on July 11 armed robbers flexed their demand for money and compelled Julian Cendoya, a prominent banker, to hand over two thousand dollars.
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Santiago de Cuba
Julian Cendoya
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