Striking Facts About Transp Strikes Railways at Charity Conference
At a national conference in Minneapolis on June 14, O F Lewis of New York presented findings on the vagrancy and trespassing problem on American railroads. He reported 23,964 trespasser deaths from 1901 to 1905 versus 16,243 railroad employees and 1,960 passengers, with vagrants using rails as transportation and causing theft, disruption, and costly impacts. He urged stronger enforcement, state costs for prosecution, and cross-town cooperation to curb railroading vagrancy and reduce harm.
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Minneapolis
Minn
National Conference of Charities and Corrections
O. F. Lewis
New York
United States
McCrea
Pennsylvania Railroad
Murray
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
New York Central
Buffalo
W. H. Truesdale
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
Delaware & Hudson
Hudson River
van Etten
Boston & Albany
Philadelphia & Reading
New England
Boston & Maine
Erie
Michigan
Chesapeak & Ohio
Pennsylvania
Lake Shore
Michigan Central
Chicago & North Western Railroad
New York Central Lines
Chesapeake & Ohio
Underwood
Lehigh Valley Railroad
New Jersey
L.hammedley
Canada
Philadelphia
Reading: Railroad
Lewis
Boards of Charities
England
Inheritance tax debate echoed by Day and Roosevelt
Chancellor James R Day of Syracuse University defends wealth as the engine of progress and opposes a tax on fortunes, arguing government should not curb investment. President Roosevelt advocates a progressive inheritance tax to tax large fortunes in proportion to size, linking it to public protection and burdens on wealthy families.
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Roosevelt
National Editorial Association
James Roscoe Day
Syracuse University
Syracuse
N. Y
the Sun
Day
Congress
James R. Day
Plan to Sell Phonographs at Low Weekly Terms
In the Sun an advertisement from Lesley Phonograph Store at 34 Massachusetts Ave offers Sun readers a deal on phonographs with $1 down and $1 a week. Buyers can pick 12 disc or Edison records credited to them with no extra down payment, while Lesley highlights a large stock and willingness to play selections for customers.
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Sun
Lesley Phonograph
Massachusetts Ave
Lesley
Grover Cleveland backs Jamestown Exposition rally
Lineal descendants of Declaration signers will gather at the Jamestown Exposition grounds on July 4 for exercises. Former President Cleveland, contacted by William S. McKean of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Association, praised the plans as a vital stimulus to national patriotism and pledged his support.
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Norfolk
Princeton
New Jersey
Grover Cleveland
Williams
McKean
Thomas Jefferson Memorial Association
Exposition
Cleveland
Las Gonterende
Abouct Town Cop in Auto He Stops
Citizens of Matamoras Pennsylvanians are incensed after an attempted abduction of Tommy Manwaring their chief of police. He halted a speeding car with a magic wand then rode with officers and ladies to the bridge before being carried into New York state. He later said the vanishing act was a slick trick but vowed to catch them.
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Zens of
Matamoras
Pike County
Pennsylvania
Tommy” Manwaring
Tommy
Hock
Orange County
Betcher Life
Bridge
Erie
Manwaring
New York State
Surprise Special Sale at Weber Zimmer Stores
Beginning tomorrow and lasting ten days Indianapolis shoppers can buy dry goods below Manufacturers Prices. Weber Zimmer promote a surprise sale with quoted low prices. They describe themselves as reliable and located near the viaduct, encouraging a small extra walk for big savings. The Zimmer company store is also referenced.
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Indianapolis
Weber & Zimmer
Virginia Ave
Zimmer & Co
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Cory & Sachs Tailors
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Chancellor Day
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Ence
Jamestown Exposition
Jewel Gas
Eeesee Neers
Ranney
Axminster
Nottingham
Brussels
Point de Lux
Motfany's
Gibson's
M’dougall
H W. H. Messenger
Washington St
Sax
Port Jervis
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