Immigrant Samuel Rosoff Rises in New York Building Deals
Samuel Rosoff, Minsk-born immigrant who began selling newspapers in Park Row, becomes president of Rosoff Engineering Co and wins a $4,627,900 contract to build a section of the St Nicholas avenue route. He also heads Rosoff Sand and Gravel and runs a demanding schedule with little sleep. He lives at Hotel Pennsylvania and Marlboro-on-the-Hudson with wife and two sons set for Yale in Milford, Connecticut.
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Samuel R. Rosof
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New York
Park Row
Samuel
Rosoff
Manhattan
Bronx
Rosoft
Rosof Sand and Gravel Corporation
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Pennsylvania
Marlboro-on-the-Hudson
Milford School
Milford
Conn
Yale
Davis Ends War Time Railroad Administration Era
James C. Davis, director general of railroads, closes the wartime government role. The railroads remain briefly to settle claims and wind down operations. total government cost to run the railroads during the war tallies at about 1.6745 billion dollars. The final liquidation is described as the largest single liquidation of a commercial interest, with most liabilities paid without litigation. Davis, born 1857 in Keokuk Iowa, educated there and in London Ontario, was admitted to the bar at twenty and rose to federal railroad administration leadership in 1918.
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James C. Davis
David
Keokuk
Towa
London
Ontario
Das Moles
Chicago
Ar Istration
Allway
Aliow
Edéral
Peace Terms Face off in Morocco as Abd-el Krim Demands Unconditional Surrender
In northern Morocco Spain seeks a peace with Abd-el Krim and his Rif forces. Krim, also called Sultan Mohammed, demands the complete abandonment of the Spanish protectorate and recognition of Moroccan sovereignty. He insists Spain withdraws to Ceuta Melilla or beyond and warns only total capitulation will end the conflict.
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Spain
Morocco
Ryf“Trbesmen
Abd-el Kalim
Spath
Abd-el Krim
Muhammmed
Atlantic
Ceuta
Melilsa
Armlen
Mahmed
A Ringside Prank During Johnson Jeffries Fight
Historic Reno boxing afternoon featured a made for radio style spoof by Mercer and Adams as they faked a live ring description. The crowd, watching press telegraphs, awaited results and the joke built to a dramatic pause before revealing no winner was stated.
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Jack Johnson
John Jeffries
Nevada
Polo Grounds
Sid Mercer
Pranklin BP
Adonis
Ball Park
Lund
Reno
Mercer
Adams
Johnson
Jeffries
Combating the Yellow Peril Census Inquiry Scene
A Cincinnati outskirts household faces a Census interviewer in a tense exchange. The householder, previously lured by an agent to invest in a scheme, debates how many infant children exist, revealing distrust and fear surrounding census data and financial manipulation.
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Humble
Cincinnati
Alice
Freezone Aims at Quick Corn Relief in Tiny Bottle
A vintage ad copy touts Freezone as painless for corns. It promises quick relief with a small bottle sold by druggists, claiming it removes hard and soft corns between the toes without soreness or irritation.
Calumet Baking Powder Used In Potatoes and Turkeys
A fragment notes Calumet baking powder stirred into mashed potatoes or turkey with milk makes a tasty dish. It mentions recent years saw higher government schools in China admit young women students.
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Higher Government Schoola
China
Memorial institute program advances health research
Fragmentary OCR reads like a garbled historical notice about a memorial institute, health initiatives, and national programs. It references aging, medical advances, and military or organizational involvement, but the text is largely incomprehensible.
Unclear OCR fragment on identifications in town
fragmented text mentions Shakespearesin actor, Michigan, Chicago, hotel, board, militance, funds, and shipping aims. Unable to determine clear event or names from this damaged snippet.
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Shakespearesin
Michigan
Total Hotel
Chicago
Aitfi
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