Chesapeake Steamship Line Service Details
The Chesapeake Steamship Company operates elegant passenger steamers Columbia and Augusta on the Chesapeake Line. Daily Baltimore departures to Old Point Comfort and Norfolk, with morning connections by rail for all points east, leaving Old Point Comfort at 8:00 A.M. and Norfolk at 7:00 A.M., with 6:40 P.M. daily departures except Sunday.
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Chesapeake Line
Columbia
Augusta
Old Point Comfort
Norfolk, VA
Baltimore
Norfolk
Uti
E. Baltimore Street
T. H. Diener & Co
E Baltimore Street
J. H. Eager
N. Charles Street
Light and Lee Streets
Key Compton
T. H. McDaniel
Duke of the Abruzzi Arrives Marseilles After Himalayan Feat
The Duke of the Abruzzi lands in Marseilles aboard the Oceana amid a large crowd. He says his Himalaya ascent set a new record at 7,600 meters and brings back scientific collections and photographs. He declines to comment on polar discoveries and future Paris meetings with Miss Elkins.
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Marseilles
Duke of the
Abruzzi
Himalayas
Katharine Elkins
Count di Savoia
Mount
Kabru
Bright Pie
Philipp
Pole
Cook
Peary
Paris
Fins Elkins
Marquis de Negroto
Count di Savola
Romance rumor swirls around Miss Elkins and Duke Abruzzi
Paris special reports that Katharine Elkins her mother and brother avoid comment on future plans. Speculation grows in the American colony over a possible renewed romance with the Duke of the Abruzzi after his Marseilles arrival. The duke may travel to Italy then Switzerland to meet Miss Elkins.
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Paris
Katharine Elkins
Marseilles
Italy
Switzerland
Miss Elkins
Doube Tragedy On Greenridge Street Bridge
In Scranton Pennsylvania Jesse Morgan twenty eight fatally shot Pearl Raught fifteen after she refused marriage. Morgan then swallowed carbolic acid and died after being pulled back from a suicide attempt on the Greenridge Street Bridge by a contractor witness.
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Scranton
Pearl
Jesse Morgan
Pittston
Greenridge Street Bridge
Morgan
William Lloyd Garrison Dead in Lexington at 71
William Lloyd Garrison son of the abolitionist and publicist died at his Lexington home after six months illness. Born January 21, 1938 in Boston, he was 71 and carried the family name as a senior namesake and reformer in public life.
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Thexington
Mass
William Lloyd Garrison
Berlin Reports Slaughter Totals for Food Inspection
Official statistics for the second quarter of 1909 show 1,051 dogs and 29,785 horses slaughtered for food under government inspection.
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Berlin
Zeppelin Rim Tour With King of Saxony in Airship
Fridrichshafen dispatch reports Count Zeppélin piloting an airship for an hour of rim, hosting or accompanying the King of Saxony during the ascent, with royal presence noted in the event.
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Fridrichshafen
Count Zeppélin
Saxony
Taft Hosts Japanese Prince Kuni During Montserrat Visit
President Taft received Prince Kiniyoshi Kuni and Princess Kuni at the Montserrat Cottage in Beverly Massachusetts. An interpreter was used to convey a formal message of regard to the Emperor of Japan. Mrs Taft did not attend the ceremonies. The party included Matsui and Cheney, with Taft greeting the Prince cordially as guests toasted the Emperor.
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Japan
Taft
Beverly
Mass
Kiniyoshi Kuni
Prince Kuni
Kurita
Kujhu Matsui
Washington
S. N. Cheney
United States Army
Montserrat
Butt
White House
Matsui
Princess Kuni
Henry C. Frick
W. J. Boardman
Mabel Boardman
Murdered by Robbers in Milwaukee Home
The body of Mrs. Louisa Hedger was found in the kitchen at 1219 Cedar Street. Police believe murder most likely and robbery the motive after upper rooms were ransacked. Medical student Ivor Hurrang found the body. her husband collapsed on return as police investigated. A post-mortem revealed a bullet in the brain.
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Milwaukee
Louisa Hedger
Cedar Street
Ivor Hurrang
Miss Marie Montgomery Dies in Berlin After Illness
Berlin special reports Miss Marie F Montgomery of Corpus Christi Texas died of heart and lung trouble while studying the violin. Her only friend, Miss Mueller of Germany, pawned her own belongings to send Montgomery to a hospital as she faced death.
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Berlin
Marie F. Montgomery
Corpus Christi
Ter
Montomery
Mueller
Local Bank Teller Fred eric W Banks Commits Suicide
Newburg New York special report says Fred eric W Banks a bank teller shot himself and died. Officials note illness from overwork and melon mentioned as a factor. Banks was elderly and socially prominent in the community.
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Newburg
N. Y
Frederic W. Banks
Shah To Live In Exile After Departure From Teheran
The deposed Shah of Persia left the Russian Legation and began his journey toward Russia to begin practical exile likely in Odessa. He travels amid ongoing political upheaval as rulers shift in the region and relations with foreign powers are tested. The move marks a definitive end to his tenure and signals a new phase in Persia's constitutional crisis.
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Teheran
Persia
Russia
Odessa
Drop In Canal Work Washington Special Aug Totals
August canal work in Isthmian Canal shows a drop from July. Excavations fell to 7 843 cubic yards in August from 2 842 260 in July. Concrete laid was 7 643 cubic yards vs 8 156 in July. Fill placed reached 454 67 cable yards by August end, down from 653 401 in July.
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Washington, D. C
Isthmian Canal
A Girl's Chance For Work in New York
Annette Austin argues that capability wins jobs in New York City rather than luck or charm. A stenographer proves her value by diary keeping and strict office discipline, convincing a skeptical lawyer that a professional approach earns advancement and higher pay.
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New York
New York City
New Haven
Hartford
Symonds
Smith's Magazine
Captain Van Emmerik Outwits Holmes On Dutch Packet
Advices from Sydney report Captain van Emmerik of the Van Spilbergen outwitting Sherlock Holmes in a voyage from Batavia to Sydney. A passenger, Mrs. Winfield, was stabbed by two Malays during a robbery attempt seven days out. The captain muster-seized crew, identified two suspects by pulse and cold hands, and the pair confessed. The men were sent to the Aru group for trial. Included banter from the Cleveland Plain Dealer about needles and stitches.
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van Emmerih
van Spilbergen
Sherlock Holmes
Sydney
Batavia
Winfield
Capstain
Botts
Aru
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M. S. Foster
Libey Bros’ Mathews
Leslie C. Garnett
Mathews
Rts
Middlesex
Gloucester
Miles
Russell Agt. C
N. W. Ry
Battle Creek
A. M. Marchant
Journal Building
Clark
Frank T. Clark
Randolph Sts
Virginia
LE Kumio
D. Pres
Lands Smith
S. P
Nottingham, Lash
The
L. E. Mumford Banking Co
Burgler Insurance
Old Diminion Steamship Co
Gloucester Counties
East River
Philpot
Williams
Hicks
Diggs
Auburn
Bixondale
Severn River
Severn
Old Point
O. D
North St
Co’s
Norfolk, Bay Line
East River Philphot
Wiliams
Ick
Digg
Wake River
Roane
Smith
O. D. Waaf
Ports
North
James River
Richmond
Berkeley
Brandon
Offics
Etowet
Offic Ve
India
North Pole
Miss Elkins Sunt
Lloyd Garrison
Bon
Pashes
King
Prince
Shreveport
M. M. White
State Board of Veterinary Examiners
Henry Sibley
White
Sibley
Chicago
Nicholas W. Engalitheff
Shah
Annette Austin
Connecticut
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Hest and
Richont
Hye
Otter
Eilitoriany
Journal
Mathews Journal
the Mathews Journal
James Cannon, JR
Blackstone
Larmersi
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