Rail and railways noted in transit and trials
Rail travel remains a luxury on Michigan Central's Chicago to New York route clocking 22 hours. Charles B Mellen criticizes trust and loss of friends after testimony before the Interstate Commerce Commission. The Chicago Burlington and Quincy ships 55 carloads of farm machinery westward. Pennsylvania Railroad Project in Johnstown proceeds to summer finish. US railways report 299 fatality-free passenger years to June 30 1913. Wabash Pittsburg Terminal suffers from through rate changes, risking rehabilitation. Parcel post cuts express company net income by 53.8 percent in six months. Gould family vows to keep Missouri Pacific amid longstanding holdings and sentiment.
Trade Congress Delegates Sail for Paris Conference
American delegates to the Sixth International Congress of Chambers of Commerce sail from Boston aboard the Laconia on May 26 and will visit Liverpool Manchester and London before departing for Paris on June 7. The trip includes dock system inspections and a reception by the London Chamber of Commerce.
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Trade Congress
Boston
Mass
Sixth
Internation Congress of Chambers of Commerce
Paris
United States
Laconia
Liverpool
Tiverpool
Manchester
Manchester Ship Canal
London Chamber of Commerce
Huge transplanted trees surround Panama-Pacific Exposition grounds
Thousands of rare trees and plants from South Africa New Zealand Central America and other countries are moved to the Exposition site in San Francisco. More than 500 New Zealand tree ferns valued up to 200 each arrive by ship and are transported via the Presidio before final re planting. A boxed device protects roots and branches during transit.
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San Francisco
South Africa
New Zealand
Central America
Monterey
Cal
Presidio
Exposition Site
Exposition Grounds
Potomac County liquor license applications filed in Allegany
Applications for retail liquor licenses were filed May 25 with the Allegany County Circuit Court clerk under Maryland law. Remonstrances against issuance must be filed within 20 days. Applicants include Louis Reynolds whose business is about 50 yards east of the post office along the Western Maryland Railway at Keifer. Owner of premises is Patrick W. Kavanaugh.
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Potter
General Assembly of
Maryland
Allegany Courty
Circuit Court
Allegany County
Louis Reynolds
Post
Western Maryland Railway
Keifer
Kefer Maryland
Patrick W. Kavanaugh
Vaterland and Mauretania Sails Spark Atlantic Race Hype
New York May 26 The Hamburg American liner Vaterland and Cunard’s Mauretania left port, fueling Atlantic race talk. Mauretania at 26 knots, Vaterland rumored 23 knots but on maiden voyage averaged 24, with engineers optimistic about faster times and a port arrival race.
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New York
Vaterland
Gerat
Cunard Lines
Tennessee Democrats Hold Convention In Nashville For Reunion
Democrats of Tennessee meet in Nashville for a family reunion style convention. They plan to nominate a governor a Supreme Court judge and a railroad commissioner and decide whether to endorse the March State Executive Committee action upholding election and temperance laws.
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Nashville
Tenn
Democrats of
Tennessee
Supreme Court
Georgia Meat Producers Convene in Quitman Convention
Convention of meat producers in Quitman Georgia under State Chamber of Commerce auspices draws delegates from across the country. Attendees include the Chicago Packers' Association president, railroad officials, and government animal industry experts. The gathering aims to boost stock raising and features motion pictures on cattle hogs packing and marketing methods.
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Quitman, Ga
State Chamber of Commerce
The
Meat Producers of
Chicago Packers’ Association
Alveolar Method Promises Natural Strong Teeth
The Alveolar method offers a satisfactory dentition without false sets plates or bridges. It preserves natural teeth and roots while rebuilding lost ones with porcelain adjustments. Consult National Painless Dentists at 100 Baltimore Street for decision guidance.
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National Painless Dentists
Baltimore Street
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Streett’s Kleen Maid
Street
GROCE
RY Store
Michigan Central
Chicago
Charles B Mellen
New Haven Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Pennsylvania Railroad
Johnstown
United Kingdom
Germany
France
Austria
Italy
Pittsburg
Wabash-Pittsburg
Parcel Post
Gould
Missouri Pacific
Goulds
Frederick
Victrolas
W. F. Frederick Piano CO
Baltimore St
Cumberland, Md
Austin
Tex
Whch
Daniel C. Roper
H. 8. Crocker Co
Panama-Pacific International Exposition Co
Presidio Reservation
J. L. Howard
Wm. Billmyre
Harrison and George Streets
Howard & Billsyre
A. R. Bender
Biddie
Cumberland
Frederick Street
D. I. Biddle
Georgia
Vention
Bishop's Motorcycle Garage
Front Street
General Electric
Edison Mazda
Union St
Leader Garage
South Cumberland
E. Laing Ave
Keys Hotel
J. J. Zapf
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