Inland waterways push key city voices at coastal plan meet
Mayors and business leaders from New York Philadelphia Baltimore and Norfolk gathered at the Jefferson Hotel for a two day inland waterways convention. They argued for terminal facilities along the coast and rail waterway rate parity while warning against monopolies and holding companies.
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William J
New York
Moore
Bent Mooore
Ima
Atlantic Deep Waterways Eestica
Atlantic Seaboard
Guaynor
Gaynor
Baltimore
Philadelphia
United States
Philadel Tal
George E. Bartel
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Richmond
Chesapeake Bay
James
Barton
Virginia
J. D. Riddick
Norfolk
New England
James H. Preston
Eglaware
Chesapeake Bays
Trenton
Frederick W. Donnelly
Ebners
York
Calvin Tompkins
New York City
Mr. Small
Congress
Jefferson Hotel
Wilfred H. Schoff
Commercial Museums
Frederick Ford
Hartford
Conn
Ohn Thettes
Grain harvests surge in Northwest states in 1911
Reports from Miles City and surrounding counties in Montana indicate a record 700000 bushels of grain for 1911, mostly wheat and flax, with Rosebud county near 1000000 bushels of wheat and flax. Oats in Missoula district run 85 to 110 bushels per acre, while Eastern Washington and surrounding areas report banner yields with winter wheat up to 60 bushels and spring wheat 35.
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Miles City
Mont
Custer County
Rosebud County
D. L. Lytle Elevator Company
Montana
Albert Atkinson
Union
Missoula
Spokane
Wash
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Dillon in New Haven Romance Ends in Question
Julian Dillon, eighteen, son of John E. Dillon, seeks confirmation of marriage to Miss Sue Young. They were seen dining with friends, then traveling to New Haven where rumors of a wedding circulated after a late-night ride. Dillon recalls little and says no telegram was sent.
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New York
Julian
Dillon
John E. Dillion
Bernard Hotel
Broadway
Eightysixth Street
New Haven
Conn
Sue Young
Kiss Waltz” Company
Mr. Dillon
Miss Young
Churchill's
Maxim’s
Braden
Yale
Ethel Russell
The
Rise Waltz
Young Dillon
New Tontine Hotel
H Hg Je
Yate
Try Marine Eye Remedy for Watery Eyes
A short notice urges readers to try Marine Eye Remedy to relieve watery eyes and irritation. The ad claims quick relief without side effects and markets the product as a daily eye solution.
Detective Hamburger Recovers Bound Wife in Bayport Case
Detective Jacob G Hamburger rescued Mrs Willis after she was tied to a tree during a repair trip with her husband Dr Willis and her brother. Dr Willis and Dayton were arrested for threats and a revolver found on Dayton prompted action. Willis had been deranged by morphine and is connected to a Jersey City background and a previous abduction claim.
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Jacob G. Hamburger
Dr. Willis
Lake George
Patchogue
Bayport
Willis
Hamburger
Dayton
William Ross
Sayville
Rosa
Young Dayton
Wilis
Frank Overton
A. H. Terry
Jersey City
Mary A. Willis
Astor Place
Ida Mott
Ghastly Plague Parade in Segni Italy Rioters Riot Over Cholera Measures
Rioters in Segni near Rome attacked the municipal building and attacked cholera patients as troops were sent from Rome to restore order. Five patients remained hospitalized, four suspects quarantined, while the crowd bore the sick in a grim procession amid widespread panic. The incident followed fears of government poison and reflected broader cholera trends with varying cases and deaths across Italian cities.
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Ders
Segni
Rome
Calabria
Italy
Naples
Genoa
Palermo
Catania
Caoses
Province
Bari
Bergamo
Caserta
Girgenti
Bearded Eskimos Linked to Franklin Lost Expedition
Arctic explorer Stefansson suggests fair haired beard wearing Eskimos seen in Victoria Land may descend from Sir John Franklin's lost party. Franklin's ships Erebus and Terror became trapped in ice in 1846 near King William's Land. Crozier led 106 men to desert ships in 1847, with no known survivors. multiple rescue attempts failed.
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Stefansson
American Museum of Natural History
Victoria Land
Sir John Franklin
Sir John
Hypnotic Princess Seizes Man On Flatbush Avenue
In Brooklyn a man named Lazara lay hypnotized on Flatbush Avenue as Princesse Zulleka, a mystic figure, claimed to control his mind and astral self. Police escorted the pair to Flatbush Court after a disruptive publicity stunt that halted a trolley and drew a large crowd.
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New York
John Lazara
Flatbush Avenue
Albemarle Road
Cubs
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Lagara
Lazara
Baker
Philadelphia
Princesse Zulieka
Yexis
Aladdin
Princesse Zulicka
Lazera
Mlatbush
Himlayas
James O’connor
Snyder Avenue
O'Connor
Princess Zulleka
Prospect Park
Zulleka
Flatbush
Edith Williama
East Twenty-sixth Street
Mother's horror as baby swallows poison in bedroom
In Philadelphia, Mrs George Griffith of 1326 South Spangler Street watched her fifteen month old daughter toddle to a table and swallow two strychnine tablets. The child nearly died and remains paralyzed as doctors try to treat the poisoning.
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Philadelphia
Special
George Griffith
South Spangler Street
Morphine Craze Dr Ties Teen Wife to Tree in Island Case
New York dispatch reports Dr. W Charles Willis of Patchogue L I married 16 year old Jennie Dayton after abducting her on June 17 1910. Willis was committed to Central Islip Asylum from Bayport on Saturday. The child wife is prostrated at her parents home following the ordeal.
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New York
W. Charles Willis
Patchogue
L. I
Jennie Dayton
Central Islip Asylum For
Bayport
Heiress Sues Guardian For Account In Essex County Court
Miss Carlotta Heath petitioned the Orphans Court of Essex County New Jersey to remove guardian and administrator Frederick Maddock, alleging extravagant expenditures and improper investments for his own benefit. Maddock agrees to account if ordered, while claiming strained relations arose from Carlotta's impudent behavior and lack of respect.
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New York
Resigning Pastor Attacks Church Over Grievous Fees
In Allentown Pennsylvania Reverend T. T. Reetz announced his resignation from the Allentown Lutheran Church after twenty four years at the helm. He charged he had received only half his salary yearly and claimed the church owed him $100 he had advanced. He accused wealthy members of tying improvements to favored contractors.
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Allentown
T. T. Reetz
Allentown Lutheran Church
Gentleman
Pope Pius Seeks Vatican Mediation Between Italy and Turkey
Rome reports Pope Pius has begun efforts to broker peace between Italy and Turkey. The Vatican is said to be endeavoring to end hostilities, but officials have not confirmed the move and details of the representations remain unclear.
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Rome
Pius
Italy
Turkey
Vatican
Charlottesville Democrats form Woodrow Wilson Club
The University of Virginia establishes a Woodrow Wilson Club with D. H. Ramsey as president H. M. McManaway as vice president and H. C. Eversole as secretary and treasurer. It is described as the first college club aimed at promoting a presidential boom among students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlottesville
D. H. Ramsey
H. M. McManaway
H. C. Eversole
University of Virginia
Aviator Robinson Flew From Winona to Gulf Coast
Special report notes aviator Robinson departed Winona Minnesota at 8 15 this morning bound for the gulf region on a Minneapolis to Gulf route.
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Lakers
Gulf
Winona
Minn
Robinson
Minneapolis
the Gulf
It Wasn't An Onion Poison In Dinner Shock
Mrs. Jackson wife of Rev Henry Jackson pastor of Montclair's Christian Congregational Church and her two children recover after eating a poisoned flower mistaken for an onion in a dinner dish. The family suffered violent reactions and the odd taste alerted diners.
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Jackson
Henry ©. Jackson
Christian Congregational Church of
Montclair
Market for Everything in Brisk New Russian Towns
In Novorossisk four British sea captains discuss a port boom driven by rail limits on cargo, with Novorossisk seen as an advancing hub. Armavir grows from 15,000 to 60,000, exporting machinery, milling gear, typewriters, and cash registers as a new Caucasus distribution center. Oil, grain elevators, and cement plants expand, while Touapse and other coastal developments reshape the region’s trade routes.
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H. Hamilton Fyfe
London Daily Mail
Hotel de France
Novorossisk
Sebastopol
Odessa
Mediterranean
Novordossisk
Armavir
Caucasus
Novoroasisk
Vienna
Russia
England
London
Uni
Jekaterinodar
Touapse
Malkop
Baku
Batoum
Novorosesisk
United States
Russian Standard Oil Company
Siberia
Rostov-on-the-Don
Canada
Rostov
Sea of Azov
Dom
Nicolaieff
Rusela
Young Commander Andrews Named Chief of Naval Bureau
Washington Special. Secretary Meyer appoints Commander Philip Andrews as chief of the Bureau of Navigation, making him the youngest officer to hold the post. Senior officers express displeasure, alleging Meyer's favoritism and an earlier push to resign Rear Admiral Nicholson to clear the way. Andrews has been Meyer's lieutenant for two years implementing policy, organization, and personnel changes.
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Washington, D. C
Naval Service
Meyer
Philip Andrews
Bureau of Navigation
Andrews
Nicholson
Meyers
Victory of Portuguese Royalists in Montalegre
Special dispatch from Vigo reports Portuguese monarchists capturing Montalegre. Sixty soldiers in the garrison were killed as the town fell under storming fire. Couriers on the border confirm the loss and seizure of the town by royalist forces.
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Vigo
Spain
Mont Alegre
Boy Attacked by Eagle at Rutherford Farm
MARTINSBURG West Virginia special report Cyrus Collis sixteen at Rutherford farm near the city battled a gigantic American gray eagle after it swooped on him He brought the bird down with a stone and killed it with a club The eagle span over seven feet across the wings and was the first of its species seen in years in the area
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Martinsburg
W. VA
Rutherford Farm
Cyrus Collis
Dowwen
Collis
Halsey Corwin Takes Tickets For $12 A Week
New York dispatch describes crowds recognizing Halsey Corwin at a Fortieth Street cinema door. The ex Brooklyn Comptroller heir reportedly lives modestly, having inherited $800,000 yet now earning twelve dollars weekly.
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New York
Fortieth Street
Broadway
Halsey Corwin
Halsey
Brooklyn
Walsey Corwin
Corwin Reflects On Elopement And Past Turbulence
The article recounts Corwin and Roberta Menges eloping amid legal threats over custody. Roberta, then sixteen, faced coercion claims as Corwin faced potential abduction charges. They married, lavishly gifted diamonds, then separated and divorced. Mrs Corwin later married and divorced Arthur Hill. Corwin, now heavier and financially steadier, declines giving advice to rich youths while noting his unsettled past and rumors of his ex-wife’s wealth.
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Roberta Menges
Corwin
Morria Menges
Sheepshead Bay
Menges
Roberta
Disappearance of Emercon Postmaster Amid Strewn Troubles
Herman Keystone postmaster of Emercon New Jersey vanishes after leaving a note pleading for forgiveness and promising to seek money for a home. Inspectors will open the safe today to check his accounts following prior robberies and a failed grocery business. Keystone left his wife and children with worry as authorities await clues.
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New York World
Herman Keystone
Emercon
N. J
Hackensack
Keystone
Hillsdale
New
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North Carolina
Charles Heber Clarke
Pennsylvania
Joseph A. Goulden
Anthony Higgins
Delaware
E. W. Douglas
Robert McCuen
Vermont
E. H. Naylor
Massachusetts
J. J. Geard
Rhode Island
E. E. Durant
James B. Blades
Charles H. Tenney
Joseph Hurt
Frank H. Chappell
Connecticut
William W. Loomis
Theodore Justice
Curtis Purdy
J. Charles Lindhicum
Maryland
W. E. Cottrell
C. H. Robinson
H. B. Springs
South Carolina
Frank Fessenden Crane
Bryan F. Mahan
New London
Howell S. England
William D. Gill
James A. Moncure
W. L. Arendell
Joseph Schenk
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New York Times
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