Cebu City Philippines Finds Modern Stores and Colorful Life
Special Correspondence from July notes Cebu’s capital island city booming with new commerce. A cement sidewalk meets an old convent while a sea wall protects a safe harbor. Docks show San Pedro fort and Warwick barracks with plans for a new post. Native housing, markets, cluttered streets, and a vivid array of clothing illustrate a lively, sunlit, bustling colonial scene of Cebu.
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Plaza de Washington
Calle de Magellanes
Spain
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Cuartel de Espanola
Mabolo Road
Manila
Trivial disputes brought war scare in US Japan
In a reflective essay Karl A. Bickel argues that small incidents can spark major conflict between nations. He cites a wrecked restaurant in San Francisco, smashed windows, immigration tensions, and deportation penalties as examples fueling fears of war between the United States and Japan.
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Empire of Japan
United States of America
France
Mexico
United States
Great Britain
Japan
Naval Board
Pacific Ocean
Hawaii
el Paso
Billek Must Die Foretells Family Deaths Murder Trial
United Press reports Herman Billek a Chicago fortune teller was found guilty of murdering five members of the Vrzal family. The verdict calls for the death penalty. The Vizrals died within months of each other from a shared illness after Billek had treated the children. Mrs Vizal killed herself by poison after his arrest.
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Chicago
Herman Billek
Vrzal
Billek
Vizal
Chicago moves to hire voting machines for city
Special to The Sun Chicago July 19 The first steps to secure voting machines for Chicago were taken by the board of election commissioners yesterday when bids for furnishing thereof wereAdvertiser for 100000 were received Bids require display of machines in the election board office and to specify the number deliverable by September 1 1908
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Chicago
Board of Election Commissioners
Election Board
Puro Distilled Water Company Ad Brief
An old advertising fragment lists half gallon bottles at six cents and gallon demijohns at four cents. A new phone number 2177 is given along with an address line eld main 77. Celery vesces hermices appears as a stray line in the OCR.
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Paul
Virginia
Puro Distilled Water Company
Boxer Might Have Won With Silence, If Third Man Had
Fragmentary reminiscence suggests a boxer could have claimed victory through greater restraint and silence. The speaker contrasts this with Jim Jeffries and Jack Munro, implying a possible outcome if different tactics were used.
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