Cheap Farmland Along the Cotton Belt Route Advertised
Real estate pitch touts long distance and Northwestern telephones. It promotes cheap farms in Texas and Arkansas on the Cotton Belt Route with land priced from 2 to 5 dollars per acre, suitable for grazing, farming, and fruit growing. It offers literature on Southwest homes and fruit and truck growing, plus special one way and round trip train fare promos.
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Missouri
Arkansas
N. W
Louisiana
Texas
St. Louis
Thebes
Cairo
Memphis
Low Rates via Missouri Pacific and Iron Mountain Route
Travel offers from St Louis and Kansas City to many western and southern points with through cars, free reclining chair cars, best dining service, and illustrated matter available from G A A Deane Sr in Indianapolis. Also features a Brook lyn suitor tale, antique sale at Baltimore, new medical device claims, foreign fashion trends in Peking palace, and naval trophies linked to Palmyra and the Oquendo gun.
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Missouri Pacific Railway
Iron ‘Mountain
Strike, fires, and politics ripple through towns nationwide
The notes report strikes by Lancaster painters and plumbers demanding union recognition and a 10 percent raise, and eight hour goals for tinsmiths. It covers shipwrecks off the English channel with fourteen feared drowned, worsening shoe-worker strife in Haverhill, factory openings, a Wyandotte hotel fire killing Bernard Doyle, and Yale professor Gibbs death. Also noted are treasury donations from Rome, mine and elevator losses, political moves toward direct senate elections, a Mount Vernon grain collapse, and mass strikes in Michigan and Pennsylvania affecting construction, rail, and industry nationwide.
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Lancaster
St. Thomas
St. Gustave
English Channel
Haverhill
Josiah Willard Gibbs
Yale University
New Haven
Conn
Treasury Department
Rome
Italy
Barton
W. Va
Youghiogheny and
Ohio
Geological Survey
United States
Wisconsin
Mount Vnon
Ill
John Johnson
Middlesboro
Towa River
Cresco
Gus Kreger
Kittanning
Edgar Thomson
Carnegie Steel Co
Braddock
Grand Rapids
Mich
Henry Hasse
Charles Pohlman
Otto
Lake Shore
Hasse
Kalmazoo
Builders’ Exchange
Clyde
Howard F. Noble
Chambersburg
Aloorth
Portland
Ore
Meco
San Francisco
Orient
Yucatan
Portsmouth
Knox
J. C. McReynolds
Te Mates
Ja. Beck
Reynolds
Nashville
Washington
Senator Jackson
Tennessee
Brighton
Mass
By & Co
Barbour FI
D.’s
Paterson
N. J
Dolphin Jute
Penn Steel Casting Co
Chester
Hearst Suit Hears Details On D L & Western Railroads
William H. Truesdale, president of the Delaware Lackawanna and Western, testified at the Interstate Commerce Commission hearing on Hearst’s coal-shipment complaint. He outlined the road’s capitalization, its coal mines, and annual output of about 5 to 6 million tons, noting a 4 percent return being deemed insufficient by industry figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William R. Hearst
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Shearn
Hearst
William H. Truesdale
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad
Truesdale
Baer
Yeomans
Reading Railroad Co
Thomas
Payne seeks inquiry over Washington post office interview
General Payne sent letters to ex-Postmaster General Charles Emory Smith Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Bristow Postmaster Merritt and Treasury Comptroller Tracewell referencing a Tulloch interview. It alleges the Washington post office was being turned into a department bureau, funds disbursed, and appointments controlled with inspectors pressured.
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Washington Post Office
Washington
Payne
Charles Emory Smith
Bristow
Merritt
Tracewell
The
Treasury
S. W. Tulloch
Marks
Washington Postofice
Tulloch
Postoffice Department
Harmony Society Land Purchase Alters Local Economy
2,600 acres tied to Harmony Society sold to Liberty Land Co backed by Pittsburg capital. Real Estate Trust Co and American Bridge Co linked. James A. Huston leads Liberty Land, aiming to centralize bridge plants on the Economy tract near new town Ambridge.
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The
Harmony Society
Pittsburg
Old Town
Real Estate Trust Co
Burg
Liberty Land C
Liberty L
Liberty Land Co
American Bridge Co
James A. Huston
Bridge Company
Ambridge
Reports on Catholic Philippines status from Rev Vattman
Extracts from Father E J Vattmans report to Catholic bishops in annual convention reveal praise for Gov Taft and the Philippine commission, warnings about Aglipay, and hopes for closer relations if an American bishop had served in Manila. Also notes on friars, sentiments in the islands, and potential quick closure of gaps.
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Vattman Praines
Gov. Tatts
Catholic Church
Washington
E. J. Vattman
Twenty-ninth United States Infantry
Philippines
Father Wattman
War Department
Islands
Gov. Taft
Philippine Commission
Aglipay
Guidi
Manila
Trade Review notes varied activity in leading manufacturing lines
R G Dun reports strong activity in iron and steel footwear furniture and textiles with little idle machinery. Building material stocks lean, pine supplies high prices, and coke deliveries large. Payables fair, copper and ore movements brisk, wool markets cautious, footwear strongest. U S failures total 203 versus 225 last year, Canada 13 versus 17.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Review of Trade
Connellsville
United States
Canada
Roosevelt in Kansas lays cornerstone at Topeka Y M C A
President Roosevelt arrives in Topeka on May 2 and lays the cornerstone for the new Y M C A building after two speeches to large crowds. He is hosted at dinner by Gov Bailey after the ceremony. Over 12,000 gather for the event as a cavalry escort leads him to the platform. General Manager Mudge of Santa Fe presides and presents a silver trowel.
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Railcor J.C A
Toeka
Topeka
Kan
Roosevelt
Peka
Bailey
Mudge
The
Santa Fe
Sharon Springs
William Carter
Kansas City
Franks Tragic Rock Slide Kills 56 in Canadian Town
Frank in the Bowed Rocky Mountain foothills faced a catastrophic rockslide from Turtle Mountain. The topography opened a long fissure, collapsing buildings, blocking a mine, damming the Old Man river, and destroying the Canadian American Coal and Coke Co plant. Sixty bodies were reported amid extensive wreckage and ongoing searches.
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Vancouver
B. C
Frank
Rocky Mountains
Turtle Mountain
Old Man
Athough
Edward
Vatican
Forest Fires Rage Across Pennsylvania Frontier
Bradford May 1 The worst fires in the history of this part of Pennsylvania destroyed property worth about a million dollars as flames swept through forests for days. A southeast gale fanned embers into a roaring wildfire touching Watsonville and Simpson and threatening Cortez near Punxsutawney. Residents were evacuated by train to safety, lumber camps and chemical plants burned, and many lives feared lost or displaced.
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Kate
Bradford
Pennsylvania
Watsonville
Simpson
Davis City
Punxsutawney
Cortez
Dynamiters Attacked Ottoman Bank and More
In European Turkey the Ottoman Bank at Satonica was destroyed by dynamite along with attacks on the post office and other buildings. Two bands of attackers, aided by a 2000-strong troop reinforcement from Smyrna, targeted security at the bank. A Bulgaran suspect was jailed over the Guadalquivir explosion. In nearby Nevrokop Turkish forces clashed with Bulgarians, 15 killed and 14 captured. Other reports claim the Mitylene bank at Salonica burned and 50 explosions occurred citywide.
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Bloomington
Til
Carpenters‘union
Horseshoers’ Union
Western Maryland Railroad
Yette
Ind
Carpenters’ Union
West Point
York Iiver Ter
Southern Railway
Pemberton
Scranton
New York City
United States
Manhattan
New York
Melbourne
Main Street
Cornell Towing Co
Hiudson
Cornell Co
Hudson
Ravenswood
W. Va
McAdams
Port Richmond
National Prohibition Co
Soo
New England
Salonica
Turkey
State Bank of
Freeman
William Long
Adam's Landing
Mississippi River
Red Miss
Gould Brokaw
Great Neck
Long Island
Northampton
Bostowboat Co
Middleville
Mick Wat
Curren
Sharon
Jblast
United Mine Workers
Butler
Mercer
Clarion
Armstrong Counties
Pennsylvania
Grove City
Satonica
European Turkey
Smyrna
Guadalquivir
Nevrokop
Djumahaba
Vienna
Sofia
Powder Factory Explosion Kills Nine in Pennsylvania
May 1 Terrific blast at Crescent powder works on Piney Creek ten miles south of Hollidaysburg PA wrecks the plant owned by Pittsburgh capitalists. Nine workers killed, superintendent Harry Taggart fatally injured, 14 men and 16 women destroyed. Explosive contents and fires endanger nearby quarries and towns. trains barred on Piney Creek line.
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Hollidaysburg
Crescent Powder Works
Pittsburg
Piney Creek
Ross Kennedy
Charles Ross
George Fay
Tony Fabrico
Arabian
William’ Lyons
Frank McKiernan
Fisher Lantzer
Frank Straesser
Andrew Gabrillac
Harry Taggart
American Wire and Nail Coy
Pennsylvania Road
Taggart
Fac
Tory
William Treese
Pereckel
Treese
Torpedo Factory Explosion Kills Three In Cleveland
A torpedo factory blast at Thor Manufacturing on Orange Street near Case Avenue devastates the area. Three people die and scores are injured as the building and nearby houses are destroyed, caused by a powder ignition linked to a factory prank.
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Cleveland
Thor Manufacturing Co
Orange Street
Case Avenue
Torpedo
Morris Cohen
The Kaiser in Rome and a Violent New York Crime
The German Emperor William and his sons visited Pope Leo XIII in Vatican Rome with a grand Berlin-led procession of fifteen carriages. In New York, Police Sergeant Gilhooley died from wounds after being shot by a black waiter, as Policeman Peters died and Officer Russo remained in critical condition.
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Rome
Edward
Pope Leo
Vatican
Col. Lamb
Papal
Succhetti
Ruspoli
Monsignor
Mery del Val
Prince Antici-Mat
William
Berlin
Frederick William
Prince Eitel
Leo
Ter
Cardinal Rampolla
New York
Gilhooley
Jefferson Saunders
Peters
Russo
Saunders
House of Detention
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Defiance Express
Will C. Kegel
Office
Latty Bldg
Court ST
Defiance
Ty Mail
Long Distance Telephone
Northwestern Telephone
Cupid
Mammon
Brooklyn
Louis Thompson Hunt
Nathaniel Hunt
Fulton
West Streets
William Mr. Crim
Baltimore
Charles H. Pond
Francis Scott Key
Pond
Mr. Wilbiar
Peking
Mperor
Far West
Sempeon
Palmyra
Wmendo
Santago
Norfok
Sampson
Santiago
Jocna
Lower
Michigan
Gov. Pennypacker
Ammittee
Senator Quay
Republican State Committee
Venango
Forest
Warren
Tionesta
Forest County
Toronto
Ont
Fayette City
Clero
Belle Vernon
Moness Donora
Monongahela Valley
Mr. Truesdale
D. le & W. Railroad System
Reo Caldren
William Hee
Harner
Lansdowne
Hughes
Gardner
Louis
William Cara
Mount Sterling
Beidzy
D. Lup- Sons & Co
William Nelson Adams
Charles Carman
Isador Rosenberg
Ogdensburg
S Lawrence
Ates
Philadelphia
J. B. Ford
John B Ford
Creighton
Cincinnati
the Times-Star
Indiana
Kentucky
West Virginia
Trade Review
Kansas
Frank, N. W. T
Clementine Hall
Monsignor Rislety
Coll Terre Haute
Highland Steel Mill
Clarence Reinhart
Columbus
New Jersey
Jim
Stuart Hobson
Stuart Robson
Hotel Savoy
Robson
Auburn
Basset
Post Rar
Washington City
Onaway
Hailey Manufacturing Co
Howara
Frankfort
James Howard
William Goebel
Cantrell
Chicago
Seaboard
United Board of Building Trades
Metropolis
Del‘dson Railroad Co
the Kaiser IN
Ellen
Lieut
Paul Hurst
Santry
John L. Hurst
Denver
Carl Bailey Hurst
Coal Commission
Mem Jm
United Mine Workers’ Union
Sense
Sensenderfer
Eee Eek Aesioner
Lind
Athletic
Europe
Kinnebunk
C. G. Milne
Tacloban
Island
Leyte
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