Japan to Change Rail Gauge in 800 Mile Trunk Line
Japan plans to widen its main rail system from three feet six inches to broad gauge to speed travel and aid national defense. The 800 mile Tokio to Shimonoseki trunk line would cost about 148.5 million dollars over 12 years, with total empire reconstruction near 297 million yen. A Tokyo conference with Russian railroad officials discussed joint efforts to improve Asia Europe links and Manchuria Siberia development.
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United States
Tokio
Shimonoseki
Korea
Siberian
Europe
J. Soyeda
Imperial Railway Board
Tokyo
Count Okuma
Manchuria
Siberia
Japan
Russia
Asiatic
Asia
Chesr
Okuma
Sazonoff Sees Eternal Alliance Between Britain and Russia
London May 30. Russian foreign minister Sazonoff tells the Times that the wartime alliance between Great Britain and Russia has become an alliance of hearts. He says the entente guarantees world peace for generations and dispels fears of Russian aggression toward Europe. He speaks of Poland autonomy, relief aid for Polish refugees, and a future of Russian development within its empire.
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M. Sazonoff
England
Russia
France
Europe
Norway
Sweden
Aland Islands
Poland
Rockefeller Commission
Dogs and sea ravens locate submarines idea proposed
Paris reports the French ministry of war considers using trained dogs and sea ravens to detect submerged submarines. Dogs would bark at submarine propeller sounds, while sea ravens would follow a periscope with attached meat. The plan, though publicized, excludes naming the proposer.
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Paris
Ministry of War
Ministry of Inventions
American light plant for Urga Outer Mongolia
Shanghai May 30 Andersom Meyer and company an American concern have received an order to supply a complete lighting plant for Urga the capital of Outer Mongolia and home of the Hutukutu of Urga the living Buddha who has defied Chinese authority. The city is a collection of huts and tents with nomadic herdsmen comprising most of the population. Urga lies three hundred miles south of the trans Siberian railway and the machinery will be shipped there by camel transport.
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Shanghai
Andersom, Meyer and Company
Urga
Outer Mongolia
Hutukutu
Coliseum Enamelled for Democratic Convention
The St Louis Coliseum is prepared for the June 14 Democratic convention with the interior enameled white and other preparations complete. Bunting will be hung shortly before the temporary chairman calls the meeting to order as roof work improves ventilation and light with glass sash installations.
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St. Louis
Wife of Tuskegee head ejected from Pullman car
In Montgomery Alabama May 30 the wife of Robert B Moton president of Tuskegee Institute was ejected from a Pullman car at Troy. She and Blanton Moton later obtained berths in a negro car after white passengers objected. An officer was called at Troy and the couple moved forward for the remainder of the trip. Major Moton had advised against travel in a Pullman.
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Montgomery
Ala
Robert B. Moton
Tuskegee Institute
Troy
Hampton
Blanton Moton
Major Moton
Warship Exhibit Aims to Boost Naval Recruiting at Expo
The Navy opens a recruiting station at the Sea Beach exposition on Coney Island to educate the public about naval work and the benefits of service. Commander R. K. Crank leads east coast stations. The display includes battleship models, ordnance, projectiles, a replica U S S Connecticut galley, and lectures.
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New York
Naval Branch
Navy Department
Sea Beach Palace
Coney Island
R. K. Crank
Navy
Rocky Mountains
U.S. S
Connecticut
San Francisco
Notice of Sale of Assets of the Southern Buggy Company
Walter S. Royal as receiver under order of Judge E B Cline will offer for sale all personal property of the Southern Buggy Company at public auction on North Main street High Point North Carolina. The sale includes harness leather machinery accounts notes chattel mortgages and other property as a going concern. A 10 percent bid deposit is required immediately upon bid acceptance and possession passes after court confirmation. The receiver is at Wachovia Bank High Point NC. May 29 1916.
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Walter $8 Royal
Southern Buggy Company
E. B. Cline
Superior Court
Twelfth Judicial District
North Main Street
Store of the South
1 Buggy Company
Walter S. Royal
Southern Bugsy Company
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
High Point
N. C
Walter
Royal
Mayor Honored by Pope in Belgium Nomination
The mayor of Malines M. Ch. Des sain has been made a commander of the order of St. Gregory by the Pope. The nomination follows his conviction for printing Cardinal Mercier’s Lenten letter and signals renewed papal sympathy for Belgian Catholics and for Cardinal Mercier who requested the honor in Rome.
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
Malines
Belgium
M. Ch. Dessain
Cardinal Mercier
Order of St. Gregory
Holy Father
Rome
Eating A Pleasure And Appetite Signals
A passage notes that enjoying meals reflects normal appetite while loss of appetite signals the stomach needs cleansing, sweetening, and stimulation to restore healthy action.
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J. H. Vestal
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Lewis Bros
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Greensboro, N. G
Pope
J. A. Hart Drug Co
Lea Payne
Vade Mecum Springs
Dade Mecum
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W. C. Idol
Cashier
Wescott Roberson
Aetna
Wachovia Bank & Trust Co
J. Gurney Briggs
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