Pirates and legends lure treasure hunters along the Atlantic coast
A long-winded survey of pirate gold legends, marked by references to Labrador to the Gulf of Mexico, with excursions to Caribbean islands. The piece notes buccaneers cached stores and the allure of hidden loot, then shifts to varied brief items about aviation, politics, crime, and everyday life, ending with a miscellany of oddities and local anecdotes.
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Atlantic
Labrador
Gulf of Mexico
Caribbean Sea
Bay of Fitdy
Dieter Tari
Rates Agreed Upon Conferees Work At An End
After Senate and House conferences reach a complete agreement on railroad reform the conference report is sent to the Senate. The bill creates a five judge commerce court with broad jurisdiction and a 60 day window for action on appeals. A government attorney general controls government interests and a single agent in Washington handles notices. The act extends to telegraph, telephone, and cable firms with just and reasonable charges required.
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Washington
Senate
House
Elkina
White House
Interstate Commerce Corm
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commerce Court
United States Court of Commerce
Circuit Courts of
United States
Lta
Supreme Court of Appeal
Supreme Court of the United States
Flood Devastates German Valley Killing Many
A catastrophic flood in Cologne and the Eifel region claims hundreds of lives and causes massive damage. An estimated 800 people died with 87 bodies recovered. many drowned or swept away as rains produced the floodwaters. In Schutt a crowded bridge gave way, and only one bridge remains in the Ahr valley. Survivors, many peasants, lost possessions amid the disaster while Italian and Croatian laborer barracks were swept away.
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Cologne
Germany
Eifel
Schutt
Ahr
Pinchot Attacks Special Interests In St Paul Speech
Former forester and Roosevelt ally Pinchot told a Roosevelt club audience in St Paul that the current U S government serves special interests, calls for a divorce between interests and politics, and urges a new square deal. He criticized party leaders and warned against the alliance of business and politics. He also said conservation has captured the nation and progress has been remarkable.
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United States
Senate
House
Diequesing
Tarif
Pinchot
Congress
Flo
Dolliver Defends Insurgents In Senate Tariff Debate
Senator Dolliver replied to insurgent critics during debate on a Sundry Civil Appropriation bill provision that would fund $240000 for intelligence on the operation of the new tariff law. He charged the Payne Aldrich bill arose from logrolling, attacked party loyalty claims, and assailed the presidents’ advisers as dishonest.
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Washington
Dolliver
Senate
Dolilver
Doliver
Republican Party
Oklahoma capital fight sparks city riot and flight
A chaotic night in Oklahoma saw crowds menace and stone Jane Haskell, daughter of Gov. Haskell, as Guthrie supporters claim the state capital move to Oklahoma City after a vote margin over Guthrie and Shawnes. A midnight mob drove from Guthrie to the capital, while other scattered items report balloon accidents, riots in Omaha, premature mine explosions, and archbishop audiences in Rome.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma
Guthrie
Shawnes
Governor Haskell
Lee Huckins Hotel
Jane Haskell
Haskell
Royal Hotel
Hamilton in Great Flight From New York to Philadelphia
New York aviator Charles K Hamilton set a record by flying from Governor's Island to Philadelphia in under two hours with a single cylinder functioning. He landed briefly near Perth Amboy on the return, escaped unharmed, and continued the chase by special train along the rail line, reaching Princeton Junction before the train closed in.
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New York
Charles K. Hamilton
Philadelphia
Perth Amboy
N. J
Menlo Park
Hamilton
Raritan River
Governor's Island
North Peon Junction
Princeton Junction
New York Times
Philadelphia Public Ledger
von Kull
President taft fights watered stocks in railroad bill
At a White House conference presiding officials agreed to add a paragraph to study the best way to regulate stock and bond issues by railroads. The president said he would push to prevent watering of railroad stocks while in office, with Democrats mostly opposing immediate ICC supervision. Speakers Cannon Elkins Aldrich Mann and Attorney General Wickersham attended. The pace for suspending alleged unreasonable rates by the Interstate Commerce Commission was reportedly unsettled.
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Washington
Taft
White House
Congress
Interstate
Tommeres Commission
Twenty Perish In Blaze at Montreal Herald Building
Bodies of twenty women and men lie buried beneath wreckage and debris in the Herald building basement after a fire Monday. Rescue efforts were hampered as a water tank plunged through the structure and gas exploded. Thirty injured, some fatally, as flames reached upper floors and wind fed the blaze.
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Montreal
Que
Herald
Roosevelt Welcomes Emigrants Aboard Mid-Atlantic Voyage
On the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria Roosevelt leads a Catholic service in steerage for 1,200 Pollah emigrants. He warns women about the white slave peril and urges them to stay with their men as crowds kiss his hand and weep. Captain Ruser helps defuse the scene.
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S. 9
Kaiserin Auguste Victoria
Mid-Atlantic
Crook Haven
Ireland
Mr. Roosevelt
New York
Roosevelt
Ruser
Double Murder Suspected After Lake Como Coat Find
A coat fragment found in Lake Como fuels belief in a double murder of Mary Scott Castle Charlton. Authorities link the garment to Porter Charlton. the body of his bride was recovered from the lake.
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Chariton
Come
Italy
Porter Charlton
Lake Como
Mary Scott Castle Charlton
Governor Bars Jeffries Johnson Fight in California
Governor Gillett directed Attorney General Webb to stop the July 4 boxing event between Jeffries and Johnson, saying the fight must not proceed. Tex Rickard and Jack Gleason condemned the action, warning they may relocate to Salt Lake Reno or Ely if banned. The attorney general said the move will be under state law, with district attorney Pickett noting the conflict over legal definitions.
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San Francisco
Gillett
Weph
Webb
Gulett
Dave
Tex Rickard
Jack Gleason
Gilett
Jeffries Johnston
Genera Webb
Aly
California
Pickett
Ilegal
Atorney
Supreme Court of the State
Big Deal Under Fire in Stock Manipulation Probe
New York President Wilson and Vice-President Bogark of United Wireless Telegraph Co were taken into custody and arraigned on charges of mail misuse. Inspector Mayer accuses a prigantic stock manipulation plan that inflated capital to a 31 billion ratio, with insiders profiting while outsiders held nontransferable stock until 1911. Books seized. 28,000 stockholders affected. Michael C. O'Brien named as complainant. Wilson bonds posted. Bogart bonds set. Also reports include a $45,000 government judgment over alien labor importation, a $10,000 damages award in a divorce case, a Clover Field poison incident, 40,000 harvest hands sought in Kansas, and Diplomat Peirce's arm injury in Oslo car crash.
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New York
Wilson
Bogark
United Wireless Telegraph Company
United States
Henke
Broadway
Shields
Post Office
Innoyector Mayer
Mayer
O'Brien
Michael C. O'Brien
Waterbury
Conn
Bogart
Fragmented 19th Century Snippet Echoes Odd Dialogues
A garbled page fragment presents a jumble of quotes and misread phrases. It mentions names like Casey and McGinnis, scattered lines about taxes, dancing parties, natural deaths, and a stray question about land transfer. The text lacks coherent narrative or clear events.
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Beschell
Nicaragua
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Estrada
Atlantic Ocean
le Crosse
Wis
John H. Studier
la Crosse
Mississippi River
Brodie L. Duke
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Buke
Wylanta Roschell
Camden
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Garley
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Payne Tarlif Bil
Stone Girl
J.*d. Wooster Lambert
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Aaro Club
St. '‘Louis
Louis von Puhisvan
Omaha
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Nicholas
Jimlks
South Omaha
Killa
Webb City
Mercedes
Here
Alexander D. Irving
Alexander Duer Irving
Washington’ Irving
Tarrytown
Mr. Irving
Ebenezer Irving
Troying
Cincinnati
Henry Moeller
Hes
Lake
Winnipes
Caneffi Rathway
Port
Coldwell
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Colonel Roosevelt
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Irene Werner
Samaria
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Kan
Charles Harris
State Free Employment Bureau
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McGinnis
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Ianother
Tammy
Alwyn
Rample
Allan H
Je Roy
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Perry
Winslow
Aifteux
Alayn Joel
UFMA
Vege
Alon Dutty
Grammnape
Jarma
Odor Lria
Druinet
Fiqdara CO
Nes Biard
Trad
Narih Bartiezord
Laake
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Brick Yardy Foundry
Hiram Leendry
Doine
Prairie
Buoklat
Juny
Sacramento
Bosarione Drawiacks
Miles Town
George Heary
Eesion
Rana
J Mitnaiey & Bow, Ie
Providenwe la
Libby
Western Canada
Tows
Rin Atraam
Pmigpante
Ualied Ahabew
Beaton Dallivarresnhilp
Avinke
Patel
Tayee Clery Railway
Cascareets
Rai Uta
Man Soc
Papal
Renee
Fanamar
Juan Noth
Bined Co
Oh Torawney
Mpacoly Cessite Rh Rvion Inc
Durtrell
Sat
Colorado
Union Pacific
the Safe
Yellowstone National Park
E. L. Lomax
G.P. A. Union Pacific
R. R. Go. Omahz
Nebraska
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