Death of General Trepotff the most hated Russian leader
The death of General Dmitri Feodorovich Trepoff, commanding Imperial Palace guard and feared figure in Russia, is reported at Peterhof villa from natural heart failure aged 71. He faced assassination threats and led in Petersburg with a hard line against reform, amid revolutionary pressure.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Dmitri Feodorovich Trepott
Imperial Palace
Peterhof
Trepott
General Treport
General Trepost
M. Bouligin
General Trepoff
Paison
Trepoff
Pohicdononteeff
Holy Synod
Trepphof
Third Section
Mexico After Road Acquisition May Shape Rail Policy
Mexico City reports that Finance Minister Limontour travels to Europe to secure Mexican Central Railway for the government. Vice-President Richards of the Central has also gone to Paris. The move is seen as key to regulate rail rates and curb discrimination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Limontour
Europe
Mexican Central Railway
Richards
The
Central
Paris
Augusta cotton firm head arrested after $200000 default
Thomas W. Alexander, leader of Augusta Georgia's largest cotton firm who vanished two months ago after a $200000 default, was arrested by a detective agency in Pittsburgh and will return to Augusta without requisition papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas W. Alexander
Augusta
Pitsburg
Offer to supply ballot boxes rejected by city counsel
J Shearn counsel for William K Hearst sent a statement saying his client offered to supply New York City with a set of ballot boxes to replace those used to preserve ballots from the last election, and the offer was rejected by the Corporation Counsel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clorengs
J. Shearn
William K. Hearst
New York City
Fox Governor Buss Dead in Milwaukee
Ex governor Bliss of Michigan dies at Sacred Heart Sanitarium Milwaukee Wisconsin. He had served in public life and was known as a political figure tied to Michigan. The notice records his death at the Milwaukee sanitarium and identifies his former office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fox
Buss
Bliss
Michigan
Sacred Heart Sanitarium
Milwaukee, Wis
Bryan Approves Mediation and Thaw Calls for Speedy Trial
William Jennings Bryan issued a Roanoke statement urging non intervention in Cuba while offering U S mediation. Thaw’s counsel seeks to move the case to the Supreme Court for a swift trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
William Jennings Bryan
Roanoke
United States
Cuba
Thaw
Harry KK. Phaw
Supreme Court
Women’s Rights and Public Notices Highlight 1900s Clip
Mrs Clarence H Mackay wins limit on corporal punishment in Roslyn schools. Miss Mary Pillbrook Newark first woman lawyer to plac e practice in Virginia. Governor Vardeman Mississippi taps Henrietta Mitchell as aide de camp colonel. Dr Harriet S French longtime Philadelphia WCTU president dies at 82. Korea reports high ranking girls moved to imperial sect under Crown Prince.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence H. Mackay
Roslyn
L. 1
William Astor
Mary Pillbrook
Newark
N.J
Tice
Virginia
United States
Germany
Vardemdan
Mississippi
Henrietta Mitchell
Jackson
iNs
Harriet S&s French
Philadelphia
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Girl Scooped From Bay Near Sheepshead Bay Dinner Party Tragedy
A party of eight on the auxiliary sloop Sausage left Sheepshead Bay at night, the boat disabled in rough seas near Hoffman Island. Five were saved including Mabel Cooke and Fannie Day. three men and no woman drown. One survivor, Fannie Day, clung to a hopper on a flatboat and was towed to safety, while Mrs Saunders, a Boston guest, disappeared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Sheepshead Bay
Hoffman Island
el Paso
Philip
W. W. Dodd
Klees
Mabel Cooke
St. Nicholas Avenue
Fannie Day
Typhoon Rips Hongkong City Causing Massive Destruction
A cyclone struck Hongkong, two hours of deadly violence. Hundreds perished and numerous ships wrecked or damaged in the harbor and along the waterfront. Docks, streets, and piers were flooded with debris as government relief began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hongkong
China Sea
Mississippi Valley
United States
Proaress
Pearl River
Emma Luyken
Changsha
Serta
Kowloon
Sorsogon
Johanne
Kellet’s Island
Puteatt
Moorheta
Tadly
Francisque
Po Witchcock
Binh
Kwong Chow
San Cheung
Sun Lee
Charles Hardouin
Yttle
Wing-Chal
Palma orders truce in Cuba talks before Taft visit
The Cuban Government after talks with rebel prisoners and officials suspended hostilities to pursue peace before Secretary Taft and Assistant Secretary Bacon arrive. Taft-Bacon party left Washington for Havana. Battleships Louisiana Virginia and New Jersey ordered to Cuban waters with two more cruisers sailing to the island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Taft
Bacon
Washington
Havana
Louisiana
Virginia
New Jersey
Newport
Boston
Cavan
Coon
Municipal ownership wins in Chicago street rail case
Judge Windes refused to enjoin Chicago from issuing 75000 street railway certificates under the Mueller law. The ruling supports Mayor Dunne's plan for municipalization and upholds the constitutionality of the Mueller law, dismissing most arguments against the ownership program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Windes
Dunne
Longworth Renominated in Cincinnati GOP Fight
Nicholas Longworth is renominated for Congress by the Republicans of the First District in Cincinnati without opposition. In his acceptance speech he declares the campaign issue succinctly: stick by Roosevelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Cincinnati
Ohio
George B. Cox
Nicholas Longworth
Congress
Longworth
Magoon Named Vice Governor General of the Philippines
The Secretary of War announces Charles E. Magoon former Governor of the Panama Canal Zone and United States Minister to Panama as Vice Governor General of the Philippines He will sail for the United States at once and then proceed to Manila. Captain Amundsen reached Seattle with an outline of his Arctic scientific researches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Charles E. Magoon
Panama Canal Zone
United States
Panama
Philippines
Magoon
Manila
Northwest Passage
Amundson
Seatte
Wash
Man Killed En Route to Dead Wife at Tarrytown Crossing
Henry Cary of White Plains was struck by a New York Central engine at the Matin Street crossing in Tarrytown and died within fifteen minutes. He had just learned of his wife’s death in Salem and rushed to catch a northbound train. Charles A Wilson, a Wall Street broker known as the “Boy Broker,” killed himself on the same day in New York City.
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Hongkong
China Sea
China
Great Britain
Victoria
Britsh
Henry Cary
Matin Street
Tarrytown
N. Y
Cary
Salem
Tarystown
Charles A. Wilson
Ithawn
Wall Street
New York City
Brooklyn
William F. Thober
Diemaker
Trenton
Viola Glover
Newark
Ted
Mary MacDonald
Fifty-Third Street
Thober
Miss MacDonald
Thaber
Miss Glover
MacDonald House
Bartholomew Griffin
Mr Griffin
Thaler
Mrs. Thober
Wiliam G. Glover
Viola
Viola Thober
Thomas Jones
Ridge Road
Wayne Township
Mr. Jones
Mme
Therese Humbert
Frederic Humbert
France
Grodno
Daniel O'Day
Eugene H. Plumacher
Maracaibo
Venezuela
É . Hongkong
Red
Ismailova
South America
Brazil
Japan
Australia
Ibrahim Pacha
Yildiz Palace
Eingland
Charcot
Baris
South Pole
Russia
Baron Glesenbeck
Munich
Root
Pardo
Gleanings From The News In Brief Headlines
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and United States Express faced accusations of dine listing. Crop reports from Washington show corn conditions improving. The United States sued Utah Fuel Company to recover 34,000 ores of coal land. Agriculture Secretary Wilson urged explicit labels on canned goods. Over 1500 infants participated in the Coney Island baby show. The BOAT Railway reported gains in earnings. Secretary Root accompanied the Charleston to Catania and greeted the party in Lina. News noted a Real Estate Trust Company president’s death by suicide and insurance policies valued at 7500 dollars. Comptroller Mel revealed New York City owns 1.2 million dollars in land at Coney Island overlooked since John Meaney’s date.
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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
United States Express Company
United States
Utah Fuel Company
Gould Corporation
Wilson
Charleston
Root
Catlao
Lina
Realstate Trust Company
Philadelphia
Mel
New York City
Coney Island
John Meaney Daa
American Banana Company
United Fruit Company
Herricks
Ohio
Brensland Bank
Chicago
Henry W. “Hering
Barren Island
Parker
International Poliey Holders’ Committee
Bishop McCabe
Maine
Cobh
Aenereemae
Hermann Olerichs
New Haven Railroad
Port Chester
Franz W. Wartenberger
Lynn
Mass
Ohio Republican Convention
Roosevelt
Burton
H. L. Bowden
Hudson River
Bowden
Leander L. Cotton
Sandisfeld
Mags
Minesola
S. 1
Man Who Stood by Dewey’s Fleet in Manila Dies
Rear-Admiral Sir Edward Chichester, who commanded the British squadron at Manila during the Spanish American War, died of pneumonia after a few days illness. He was noted for supporting the Americans in Manila Bay amid tensions with the German commander.
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Dewey
Manila
Gibraltar
Sir Edward Chichester
Pneumonie
Manila Bay
Notable sports and feats across boxing, sailing, horse racing
A varied recap highlights Gans as a premier fighter, Newark’s hockey score at 7 1, boxing legends debated, Sea Girt ritty winner Lieutenant Dillon at 313, Vim wins Roosevelt Cup, Whitman’s oil car sets 57 hour record Chicago to New York, Battling Nelson praised yet jockeys and horses shine with Vanderbilt’s breeding success, Hartford Futurity winner Cochato, U S infantry win at Sea Girt, Audubon Boy clocks mile in 1 59 348 at New York State Fair.
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Gans
Corinthian
Nocker
Newark
Dillon
Vim
Germany
Y. L. Whitman
Chicago
New York
Nelson
Messrs
Reginalds
Alfred G Vanderbilt
Newport Show
Hartford
Grand Cirou
Infantry
States Army
Ganges At
Sea
Audubon Boy
Avindsfield
Byrac Iypae
Record Year for United States Crops Pushes Values Higher
Estimated season revenue for nine principal crops reaches 2.899 billion dollars, a gain of about 191 million from the prior year. Final estimates may rise with higher yields, while hay falls short due to rains. wheat and corn set new records in several decades, marking a year of broad prosperity despite old financial strains.
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New York City
United States
Paris Coin Forgers Network Busted In Major Case
Authorities cracked a ring of counterfeiters linked to prominent Frenchmen and seven Latin Quarter students. The gang passed up to 200 000 francs, with coins electroplated in gold dust, operating across Paris and reaching England Germany and plans for Chico and Buenos Ayres.
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Vmade
Paris
Pallea
England
Germany
Chico
Buenos Ayres
Painter in Wisconsin Suicide Bluff Sparks Alarm
Charles Parker twenty five a painter in Resust Wisconsin, in a drunken mood from Aquor, placed a revolver to his head to frighten his wife and another boarder and pulled the trigger. He did not intend to injure others but ceased by self-inflicted shot. The incident occurred in his room at a boarding house where a remonstrance followed carelessly handling the revolver.
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Resust
Wis
Charles Parker
Aquor
King
Hottee
Cloudburst Sweeps Valley in Jackson Nebraska Flood
A cloudburst devastates the valley around Jackson Nebraska. Floodwaters surge through the creek washing away tracks and flooding cellars. The event is marked by heavy rainfall and rising water levels impacting homes and farms.
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Jackson
Neb
Dortruch Jackson
Notable Names and Oddities in a Jumbled Report
A garbled clipping mentions John U. Rockefeller claiming fortune under a third of a billion dollars and James Henry Smith described as the richest bachelor set to wed the ex-wife of William Rhinelander Stewart. It also references Seddon of New Zealand, Dr Frederick Wogar, Thomas A. Edison, King Edward, Dr AM, William Randolph Hearst, Abraham Lincoln’s farm, Colonel Henry Maplesor, and an iron cross of honor from the French government, all in a confused, fragmentary listing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John U. Rockefelter
James Henry Smith
William Rhinelander Stewart
Seddon
New Zealand
Frederick Wogar
Thomas A. Edison
Edward
Marlenhad
London
William
Randolph Hearst
Abraham Lincoln
Ole ‘Salton
Henry Maplesor
Hay
Legron of
Iron
Rock Island Express Plunges From Bridge at Dover Okla
A Rock Island passenger train plunged from a high bridge into the Cimarron River near Dover Oklahoma. Many dead and dozens hurt as cars and driftwood carried downstream. Wreckage includes locomotive, tender, baggage, mail cars, and a smoking car. exact death toll unsure with twenty to thirty feared. Survivors describe massive flooding and the rapid current washing away portions of the wrecked train.
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Sughrie
Okla
Rock Island
Dover
Tia
Streameare
Sheriff . Love
Klogfishey
Kansas
Toowammel
Winston Churchill Beaten By New Hampshire Gubernatorial Nominee
Concord delegates at the Republican State convention nominated Charles M. Floyd for governor with 404 of 799 votes amid a disorderly session at Trencon. The ballot faced stuffing and seating disputes as Winston Churchill, the novelist, was also a featured contender.
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Concord
N. W
Charles M. Floyd
Manchester
New Shriumpshire
Trencon
Winston Chiaretuil
New York Primaries Bring Turmoil and Wins at Polls
In a hard fought New York City primary, Charles Fy Murphys of Tammany Hall and Herbert Parsons with Roosevelt backing won sweeping victories. The Democratic and Republican contests were turbulent with reported removals and clashes as factions clashed amid a heated election season.
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New York City
Greater
New York
Charles Fy
Murphys
Tammany Hall
Herbert Parsons
Roosevelt
Victori Murphy
McClelan-O' Brien
Parsons
Queell- Quigs
Lifesavers Face Cowardice Charges at Long Beach
Cape Lara Van Wieklen and his life saving crew are accused of cowardly acts. The charges were filed with the Treasury Department in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Lara van Wieklen
Long Beach
Treasury Department
Washington
Rev Dr Frank Woods Baker Dies in Islesboro
The Rev Dr Frank Woods Baker of New Haven Connecticut died at Islesboro while on vacation. He had been at Castine and traveled to Islesboro for religious services at Christ Episcopal Church when he suffered a heart failure.
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Frank Woods Baker
New Haven, Conn
Islesboro
Meorte
Castine
Isleshore
Senate
Christ Episcopal Church
Turbulence in Leyte Leads to Breakup of Rebel Bands
A local telegraph report from the Philippines notes disruptive actions around Leyte where a punitive expedition is mentioned. The dndector of Leyte states that as the pest of recrntatively hytoceps the Pule Hoes have braken up into small pars Hes. The Targe band near La Pave has been dispersed.
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Leyte
Philippane Telands
la Pave
Russian Revolt Group Faces Police After Brooklyn Gang Clash
Reports say a notable Russian revolutionary group stirred panic as police responded to a Brooklyn gang attack. Officer John Meshany shot and wounded gang leader Charles Connors during the confrontation, with Connors later dying from his injuries.
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Ay Brooklin Gang
Ohn Meshany
Charles Connors
Disrade
Death in Prize Fight Near Harrison NY Foreshadows Mourning
Henry Strothkamp, a local boxer from Harrison New York, died from injuries after a prize fight on the town’s outskirts. The funeral for the faithful retainer Genupal Min was held at St Peters Church.
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Henry Strothkamp
Harrison
Tre
Genupal Min
St. Peterss Viry
Bee Sting Deaths Spark Iowa Town Fear
In Onawa Iowa two sudden deaths alarm residents as lone honey bees supposedly cause fatal stings. The first victim, Bow Pegs of Mondamin, died within minutes after a single sting and a physician arrived too late. Clara Hox of Vite Town died a day after a sting that caused rapid swelling and agony. Officials offer no explanation beyond a possible poisonous power in the area.
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Onawa
Iowa
Bow
Pegs
Mondamin
Vite
Town
Clara Hox
Horses for Havana Shipments From New Orleans
About 200 horses intended for the Cuban government were sent on the steamer Excelsior to Havana. A further consignment of around 900 horses and mates is reportedly being prepared for shipment soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Excelsior
Havana
Riots Over Sunday Law in Paris Turbulent Sunday
In Paris a mix of compliance and defiance marked Sunday as several shops stayed open despite a Sunday law. Police charged around 400 demonstrators in the Ternes district after large crowds gathered, while about twenty others were dispersed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Ternes
Anthras Alarm Converts Delaware Farms to Health Measures
Anthras has appeared in Delaware and central areas among livestock causing alarm. State authorities ordered all dead animals burned and all exposed animals inoculated to curb the outbreak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware
Wind Revolutionists Centre In Warsaw Police Seize Arsenal
Police discovered the headquarters of revolutionaries on Leszkof street in Warsaw. They seized bombs, weapons, and important documents as efforts to enforce public order. A fragmented feed also notes regulatory actions in New York and a statue event in Budapest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leszkof Street
Warsaw
Poland
Lightning lifts plumber and vanishes calking tools in Paterson incident
In Paterson a lightning flash struck during work at 628 River Street. George W. Rutan dropped to the floor, his tools vanished except for a saw handle, and a ball of fire reportedly hovered near his head before dissipating. Rutan was dazed and no other damage occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ugands
Paterson
River Street
George W. Rutan
Rutan
Routan
Cornerstone Laying and Local Happenings Across Jersey City
The Newark Diocese bishop notes the cornerstone of a $150000 All Saints Roman Catholic church at Pacifid Communipaw avenues Jersey City. News from Union Lake Millville reports many bass and pike catches. Mantua Methodist home harvest yields nearly $200. A Glassboro bank cashier deposits $600 claiming it as pet money. Building delays stall a new Williamstown school. Nabi S Kleeberg, 70, dies after a fall in Atlantic City. Washington Warren County celebrates trolley service expansion. Cold Spring Inlet project yard expands to hundreds of acres and forty feet depth. Peanuts larger and tastier this year with some preferring the smaller nut. England dialects tally at seventy seven.
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O'Connor
Newark
All Saints' Roman Catholi
Pacifid Communipaw Avenues
Jersey City
Union Lake
Millville
Mantua
Glasshara Bank
Williamstown
Nabi S Kleeberg
Waston
Allantiy City
Woodbury
Washington
Warren County
PHM pSsbars
Cold Spring Innet
Roosevelt Moves for Peace in Cuba Crisis
President Roosevelt plans immediate intervention to aid Cuba’s peace process. Taft Bacon to tour Cuba as American representatives to investigate violence and secure permanent pacification. A solemn warning is issued to Cuban leaders about the danger of anarchy and the need to protect life and property under the treaty rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senor Quesata
United States
Loeb
Republic of Cuba
Cuba
Amercan
Guba
Teanne
Haid
Ciba
Passengers Killed in Canada Collision Near Sudbury
Thirteen people died in a wreck between a regular Canadian Pacific passenger train and a harvesters excursion train near Chelmsford Ontario twenty miles west of Sudbury. Seven died instantly and six more succumbed to injuries. The eastbound Winnipeg train was due to pass the harvesters’ train on the siding when the high speed impact occurred as brakes failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sudbury
Ont
Cfanadian Pacific Railway
Chelmsford
Auda
Winnipeg
Harvesters
Cuban Congress Grants Palma War Powers in Special Session
The Cuban Congress met in special session without a quorum in either house and by party vote granted President Palma wartime powers. Marines from the cruiser Newrey remained on board at Tavana Harbor as American cruiser Denver arrived in Havana causing citywide excitement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palma Means
Newrey
Io Tavana Harbor
Labor Strikes Shaped Eight Hour Day Demand Across Cities
Amid early 20th century unrest, hundreds of thousands of machinists push for an eight hour day. Cincinnati City Auditor issues a valor label order for city printing. Wabash offices in Pittsburg seek labor for a Western Gould line extension. Organised labor protests Milwaukee post office car equip plan. Trajan workers rally in Allentown. Chicago counts 703 888 workers with 149 867 women. Brotherhood leader Chief Stone notes average earnings. pension granted to William Peaberry of Piguton New Jersey after fifty years in rail service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Wabash
Pittsburg
Owong
Milwaukee
Allentown
Chicago
HWE
Chief Stone
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Pennssivania Railford
Willam Peaberry
Piguton
N. J
Army Navy Prepared for Emergencies Amid Cabinet Moves
A busy federal update notes Cuba concerns and full preparedness of U S armed forces. Key changes include Col C C Sniffan as Army paymaster general and Pay Director E B Rogers as Navy paymaster general. Other items cover dismissals promotions and international affairs in the Philippines and Europe.
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Gen. Trepoff
Mexico
Korea
Simon
New York Harbor
Palma
Indee
Admiral Chichester Dram
Blind von den Berg
South Holland Bank
Rotterdam
Sups du Patel
S. Morriamit
I. Miya
Portland
Ore
Miya
Morriami
Morrimi
Darlington
Board of Health
Mueciste
Wand
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Grops
Viel
Dew
Bashely
Vinee
Tome
Darrie
Vattan
Halen - JO
Tom
Sears
Caret
Oklahoma
Winston Churchile
Floyd
New Hampshire
Murphy
Tammany
Quigg
William J Bayan
Ate
Veep
Puhijanes
Russi
Yds
Faithless
Peratie
Paris Poligne
Federal “Commission
State Insurance Department
Wingarian Keatue
Chearse Washingo
Budapest
Hungary
New Jersey State
Newo
Martin
New Place
James Martin
New York Tribune
Newark Daily Advertiser
Frederick A Austin
Tribune
Advertiser
Edward W. Drew
New York Commercial
East Orange
Princeton
Malcolm Tierney
Eugene Kelly
Herbert Fuller
John Chattle
Judge Harris
East Hanover Street
James Mullen
Mullen
Healey
Kelly
Auto
Negro Boy
John Robinson
Bordentown
Albert Markel
B. J. Kelman
Hancock Street
Buirdentown
Irving Watson
Robinson
James Smith, Jr
Eix-United States
William G. Gourley
Democratic Committee
Hackensack
William Jeffers
Anystand
Platt Amendment Authority
Sénor Nadsada
Canada
Denver
Baltimore
Tabor World
Army
Navy
C. C. Sniffan
Oyster Bay
E. B. Rogers
Honaparte
Navy Department
John W. Langeley
Census Bureau
Kentucky
Edward H. Dunn
Stillings
Constant Williams
Department of Colorado
Army Post Exchange
Hello
Honolulu
T. H
Far East
San Juan
P. J
Hilo
Hawaii
Dominar Gomez
Prince Albrecht of
Prussia
Argentina
Charles Bernard
Belgian Oceanographic Society
North
Ole
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