Panama Canal Commission Report Praises Goethals Fine Progress
A Panama Canal commission report, dated Aug. 6 and released Aug. 23, commends Col. George Goethals and staff for rapid progress and high hygienic standards. Roosevelt says he will submit the findings to Congress and urge implementation where feasible. The document covers work pace, living conditions, wages, and labor challenges on the Isthmus.
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George W. Goethals
Isthmian Canal Commission
Congress
la Boca
Cristobal
Caribbean
Roosevelt
Panama
Col. Goethals
Coe
Rese
Canal Zone
United States
Theodore Roosevelt
Coll. Goethals
Canal Work Advances As Yellow Fever Fades In Isthmus
An Isthmian Canal report details the shift from planning to construction, noting yellow fever suppression, malaria reduction, and new social infrastructure. It cites massive excavation, 103 steam shovels, 4146 cars, 31 vessels, and a workforce of about 33 thousand under Col. George W. Goethals.
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Isthmian Canal
Department of Sanitation
Department of Municipal Engineering
Panama
Sub Treasury theft case: Fitzgerald tied to $173000 loss
Chicago investigators linked government employee Fitzgerald to a $173,000 shortage at the Sub Treasury on eb 20 last year. Probed accounts showed prior thefts and speculation debts. Fitzgerald defended his innocence and faced transfer to federal jurisdiction. Detectives pursue recovered funds and motive.
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J. I. Ennis
Edward R. Litzinger
John M. Duffy
Boldenwreck
Fitzgerald
Young
Sub-Treasury
F.C. Russell
Mr. Russell
Washington
Thomas I. Porter
United States Secret Service
Chicago
Col
Gano
John Wilkie
Shaw
Treasury
Roosevelt
Office of State
Gerald Jane
Henjan Ee
Litzinger
Miles I. Barber
Rogers Park
Titzgerald
SR Saes
Arrest of Fitzgerald Premature Says Secret Service Chief
Chief Wilkie of the United States Secret Service says the arrest of George W. Fitzgerald, former Chicago subtreasury teller, was premature. He notes Chicago newspapers were about to publish the suspicion and doubts the timing. He adds the U S Attorney in Chicago has the evidence and did not advise the arrest.
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Washington
George W. Fitzgerald
Chicago
Treasury
Fitzgerald
Wilkie
United States Secret Service
United States
Cortelyou Will Change Sub Treasury Inspection Method
After shortages surfaced in Chicago and St Louis involving large sums, Secretary Cortelyou announced a overhaul of Sub-Treasury inspections. He will replace the four year book reviews with regular audits by treasurer-appointed inspectors to prevent hidden shortages and avoid casting blame on innocent officials.
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Chicago
Sub-Treasury
St. Louis
Cortelyou
Leslie M. Shaw
Treasury
Attorney General Sues Coal Trust to Break Monopoly
New York Attorney General Jackson files anti monopoly petition in Albany seeking injunctions to halt a coal price fixing agreement among major railroads and coal companies. Proceedings order examinations for Aug 31 to prove ongoing nationwide cartel activity and production limits.
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New York Times
Albany
Jackson
Justice Fitts
New York
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railway Company
Philadelphia & Reading Coal and Iron Company
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Company
Pennsylvania Coal Company
Hillsdale Coal, and Iron Company
Erie Railroad Company
Scranton Coal Company
New York and Scranton Coal Company
New York, Ontario and Western Coal Company
Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal Company
Central Railroad of New Jersey
Cross Creek Coal Company
Delaware, Susquehanna & Schuylkill Railroad Company
Susquehanna Coal Company
Mineral Railroad and Mining Company
Union Coal Company
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Delaware and Hudson Canal Company
Delaware & Hudson Company
Edward Murphy
Hains Defense Conference at Hotel Amid Trial Prep
Lawyer John F McIntyre announced a new defense line for Peter C Hains and Thornton Hains in the William E Annis shooting case on Aug 14 at Bayside Yacht Club. A private conference with Gen P C Hains and Joseph A Shay followed. arraignment set for this morning with possible adjournment to Thursday.
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John F. McIntyre
Hains Brothers
William E. Annis
Bayside Yacht Club
McIntyre
P. C. Hains
J. P. Hains
Joseph A. Shay
Long Island
Darring
K . Peter C
Thornton Hains
Queens County
Durris Pool
Queens
Gen. Hains
Richards of Boone College Meets President Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill
Howard Richards Jr of Boone College Wu chang China, chairman of the Central China Famine Relief Committee, visited Sagamore Hill and spoke with President Roosevelt about famine relief and missionary work. He dismissed any idea of a possible alliance with China as impossible.
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New York Times
Oyster Bay
L. E
Howard Richards, Jr
Boone College
Wuchang
China
Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Richards
Central China Famine Relief Committee
Hiomer Washburn
Christ Church
Mr. Roosevelt
Fight Outside Grace Church In Morning Clash
A street brawl erupted in front of Grace Church at dawn yesterday as striking cloak and suit makers clashed with others occupying positions nearby. Over twenty men fought, drawing police attention, and Officer Madigan from Mercer Street Station arrested a man alleged to have attacked a crowd. The prisoner, identified as Joseph Kantor of 414 Cherry Street, was fined $10 by Jefferson Market Court magistrates.
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Grace Church
Madigan
Mercer Street
Chauffeur Cries as Teen Is Killed by Taxicab
Roy Harving-Fiskhan, a 16 year old from 223 West Twenty-seventh Street, stepped from a Fourteenth Street car at University Place and was struck and fatally run over by a New York Taxicab Company vehicle. Chauffeur Fred Smith of 7 West Sixty-fifth Street sobbed upon learning of the death and was arrested.
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Roy Harving—Fiskhan
West Twenty-seventh Street
University Place
New York
St. Vincent's Hospital
Fred Smith
West Sixty-fifth Street
Washington warns Sanders in Porter-Wadsworth race
Special to the New York Times from Niagara Falls New York August 25 1925 Archie Saunders collector of internal revenue and John A Merritt collector at Suspension Bridge were ordered to cease activity in the Porter Wadsworth contest amid a bitter Niagara County feud. Porter seeks renomination with Frederick C Stevens as top booster.
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York Times
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Archie Saunders
Internal Revenue
Treasury Department
Washington
John.a. Merritt
Suspension Bridge
Sanders
Merritt
Wadsworth
Porter
Niagara County
Frederick C. Stevens
Albany
Roosevelt
Gov
Hughes
Tobacco Buyers Withdraw From Kentucky Market
In Louisville on August 23, reports say either the Night Riders or a coalition of Kentucky Ohio Tennessee Indiana and Wisconsin tobacco associations pressured the American Tobacco Company of Kentucky to withdraw from the Kentucky market until the anti trust fight ends. Twenty two buyers in the burley district were summoned to Lexington and told their services were no longer needed for the present. F R Teewater who ran the Kentucky HQ announced he moved headquarters to Cincinnati.
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New York Times
Louisville
Kentucky
Ohio
Tennessee
Indiana
Wisconsin
American Tobacco Company of
R Trust
American Tobacco Company
Burley
Leaf Department
Lexington
F. R. Teewater
Cincinnati
Record Coal Shipment in Monongahela Harbor
Up to 15,000,000 bushels of coal lie in 663 boats and barges on the Monongahela River awaiting higher water to depart for the South. Valued at about 1.5 million dollars, nearly half the fleet is ready to move, with rush orders from New Orleans to be filled by train next week.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
Penn
Monongahela River
South
New Orleans
New York
Chicago
Brill
America
Starrs Christen Grace Ruth in Jamaica Roof Garden Fest
Hush L Starr and family host a christening for Grace Ruth Starr in St Monica's Church Jamaica with Magistrate Finn, Joseph Cassidy and others in attendance. A lavish rooftop dinner at Hotel Jamaica followed, featuring vaudeville stars and a festive stage show atop the garden venue.
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Hush L. Starr
Grace Ruth Starr
Starrs
Jamaica
Finn
Joseph Cassidy
Dooling
Seventeenth
Thirteenth
Starr
True
President Roosevelt
Chauncey M. Depew
William H. Taft
William Jennings Bryan
Julia Marlowe
Lilian Russell
William Waldorf Astor
Mr. Starr
Harlem Black Hand extortionist arrested after sting
Lieut Petrosino's Italian squad nabbed Rosario Durant of 835 East 117th Street after he collected a demanded S5 envelope from a victim at 117th Street and First Avenue. Durant, named as a Harlem Black Hand gang leader, was found with the bill and jailed at West 125th Street Station. Police identify him in the Rogues Gallery.
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Schere
117Th Street
First Avenue
Caputo
Cassidy
West 125Th Street
Fire in Manhattan apartment ends with Turner detained
A ground floor blaze at 244 West 124th Street prompted the arrest of William H. Turner, a salesman, as a suspicious person after Assistant Fire Marshal John J. Prial investigated. Neighbors, including Charles R. Cloudsley, reported Turner refused to accept the fire and barred entry. firefighters contained the fire with $300 damage to Turner’s furniture.
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West 124Th Street
William H. Turner
Turner
John J. Prial
Charles R. Cloudsley
Tuner
Cloudsley
Fire on Freighter Armitage Breasley Tied at North River
A kerosene lantern in the boiler room of the freighter Armitage Breasley toppled yesterday while docked at Thirteenth Street and North River. The ensuing fire spread before the sleeping crew woke. Italian sailor discovery and the fireboat McClellan extinguished flames before major damage occurred.
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Armitage Breasley
Tarrytown
Thirteenth Street
North River
McClellan
Actress Marie Cahill Presses Politics to Curb Salome Dance
Marie Cahill renews her crusade against the Salome dance by urging Roosevelt and party leaders to back resolutions for stage censorship. She says vaudeville profits promote vulgar, indecent fare and calls for a general censorship board to protect youth, citing London as a model.
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Marie Cahill
Miss Cahill
Roosevelt
Hitchcock
Woodruff
Mack and Conners
Murphy
Tammany Hall
Cahill
Silk Manufacturer in Paterson Car Crash
Robert Spear a silk manufacturer in Paterson New Jersey drove a touring car on Market Street near Vreeland Avenue at night failing to make a turn and crashing into a tree. He was pinned between the tree and car and a companion was thrown into a ditch. They refused hospital aid and returned home Spear complained of internal injuries and the companion would not give his name.
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Paterson
Robert Spear
Market Street
Vreeland Avenue
Spear
Spears
Two Shot in a Saloon Involved West Side Men Shooting
Peter Rafferty held without bail after a late night shooting at 72 Ninth Avenue. Joseph Ryan and Thomas McDonald were wounded. Ryan in the left lung, McDonald in the shoulder. Ryan, on serious condition, later recognized Rafferty as the shooter. Rafferty faced a murder charge with prosecutors seeking severe action.
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Peter Rafferty
West Forty-ninth Eirect
West Side
Joseph Ryan
MT West
Promas MebDensid
Bar West Worty-eighth Street
Patrick Blute
Sain
Ninth Avenue
Roosevelt
Tigspitai
Ryan
Renee and
Adams
Droeg
Rhith
Rafferty
Sydn Cyairady
Thomas McDonald
Wan
McDonald
Court of General Sessions
Turkish Legation Likely to Be Raised to Embassy in Washington
Special to The New York Times reports a strong probability the Turkish Legation in Washington will become an embassy when Hussein Kiazim Bey, Turkish Minister at Bucharest, succeeds Mehmed Ali Bey. Munif Bey may serve as Chargé dAffaires pending formal change. Roosevelts precedent supports the move.
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New York Times
Washington
Hussein Kiazim Bey
Tucharest
Mehmed Al_ Bey
Turkey
Kiazim
Pasha
Roosevelt
Congress
Porte
Legation
Leishman
Chekib Bey
Mehmed Ali Bey
Ambaossador
Constantinople
Italian Found Murdered Near Mulberry Street Poolroom
Silippo Benbanango of Mulberry Street left his tenement to buy cigarettes at a poolroom basement. He was found wounded on the sidewalk opposite his home and died en route to St Vincent’s Hospital. Poolroom owner Salvatore Casimero was arrested after the incident.
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Silippo _Benbanango
Mulberry Street
Broome
Foliceman Peterson
St. Vincent's Hospital
Salvatore Casimer
Elizabeth Street
Bencanange
Tricky Laundress Led to Jail in Roslyn
Morison Morris, guest of Col George Dre, aided by a deputy sheriff, lured a new laundress from a Roslyn home on a ride to Hicksville where she was jailed. She was brought before Justice Haight and turned over to the Overseer of the Poor.
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New York
Tims
Roslyn
L. I
Morison Morris
George Dre
Roselyn
Dyers Hae
Mr. Morris
Morris
Hicksville
Justice Haight
Chorus Girl Becomes Taxi Driver With Guard On Board
Miss Frieda Klingel, a chorus girl, has obtained a license and will drive a red taxicab starting Tuesday afternoon. Red Taxicab Company manager Higgins agrees to protect the young driver with a guard on the seat during calls at the hotel. An attendant will also patrol Tuesday shifts to quell quarrelsome fares.
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Frieda Klingel
Higgins
Winckerbecker
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Canal
City of
Coal Trust
Combi
Ing
Hains Defense Conference
America Impossible
Constellation
Little Grace Ruth Starr
Cat
THE
Salome’ Dange Geis
Salome
Plain Talk
Board of Education
London
Benbanango
Monson Morris
Col. Dyer
Miss Klingel
Hotel Gotham
Fith Ave
Buckinabai
Fifth Ave
50Th St
Chas. L. Wetherbee
William R. Wood
Sanday Bros
Tiffany
Gage E. Tarbell
Flatiron Building
New York City
Telephone Gramercy
Ene Brothers
Asc Boy
Hoskins
Broadway
Leonard St
N. Chambers St
Union Square
14Th St
N. B’way
Brothers
Stu
425Th Street
3D Avenue
Cortlandt ST
Greenwich St
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