Missing Superintendent Jennings Vanishes After Hartwell Visit
The Lawrenceville & Western mystery centers on Superintendent Jennings who fails to reappear after a Hartwell trip. Porter Bonaparte suspects foul play as railroad officials scramble for clues while a pay-off angle tied to King the union leader emerges in the wake of a looming strike.
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Mabel
Jennings
Lawrenceville & Western
Lawrenceville
Bonaparte
Lawdy
Mr. Jennings
Bill” Snyder
Special
Bill
Reynolds
Hartwell
Union
John King
Snyder
Joe
Weaver
Clark
Wise
Preston
Dailey
Alexander Dailey
Mason
Daley
City Mall
King
Porter
Ola Alexander Dailey
Horned Owl Mountain
Roosevelts Begin Their Sagamore Hill Vacation
President Theodore Roosevelt arrives in Oyster Bay to begin the Sagamore Hill summer vacation in a planned three month stay. He will remain closely involved with government affairs while enjoying rest and a campaign year focus. Roosevelt’s departure for an Africa hunting trip is set for April 1 next year, with son Kermit joining.
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Oyster Bay
Washington
Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
White House
Long Island City
Africa
Kermit
Archie
Kermit Roosevelt
Groton
Mass
Directoire Fashion Causes Uproar at Longchamps
In Paris on Sunday four young women appeared in Directoire costume resembling mannequins at Longchamps. The sight drew hoots from the crowd as the sheer close fitting outfits outlined figures and even showed flesh colored tights at the side. Police intervened to disperse the crowd.
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Commercial Tribune
Paris
Directoire
Longchamps
Brother Named Suspect in Stabbing Case
William Cannon, 29, of 549 East Eighth Street, was found at midnight near Seventh and Race streets with a deep abdominal stab wound. He identified his brother Patrick Cannon as the alleged attacker while at City Hospital.
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William Cannon
Eighth Street
Seventh and
Race Streets
City Hospital
Patrick
Mosquitoes Declared Fled From Panama Canal Zone
Special Dispatch reports Thomas Cook, head of the Panama Canal customs, returning from the zone confident that mosquitoes are nearly eliminated there. He cites a low death rate, improved sanitation, and ongoing construction proving the area habitable and progressing toward a canal completion.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Thomas Cook
Customs Service
Panama Canal Zon
United States
Cook
Tropics
Time wasted in Senate filibuster tallied in hours
Representative Dawson of Iowa calculates that La Follette’s roll calls wasted 136 hours of House time, equating to 21 years 3 months 5 days at 312 working days per year. He notes 391 members shared the burden and questions the policy’s lasting cost.
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Dawson
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Senate
Representative Dawson
Iowa
House
Congress
la Follette
Mr. Dawson
John Sharp Williams
Premier Loses Griffon in Paris Domestic Incident
Paris June 20 M Clemenceau mourns a griffon winner of prizes in London. While playing with the griffon and a Russian harehound at the Ministry of the Interior the premier dispensed favors causing jealousy. The dogs fought and the hound strangled the griffon before interference.
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Commercial Tribune
Paris
M. Clemenceau
Ministry of the Interior
Antivivisection meeting in Paris names leaders
In Paris on June 20 antivivisectionists gathered at Dr Waller's house on Boulevard Haussmann. Mrs Ver Tulen McDonnell chaired and proposed a four member committee, with three women volunteering. McDonnell elected president and Count Hamong named chairman of the foreign section of the International Union Against Vivisection.
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Paris
Waller
Boulevard Hausmann
Vertulen McDonnell
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Jim” Osborne
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Jim" Osborne
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