Thousands of Men Called Back to Work in Nationwide Restorative Move
The New York Times reports in St Louis district more than 17 600 workers returned to manufacturing and mercantile jobs as national recovery efforts gain momentum. Orders exceed 5 million dollars, and a housing project near Kenwood Springs adds 500 summer jobs. The National Prosperity Association aims to extend the revival nationwide with coordinated labor finance and industrial efforts.
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New York Times
ST. Louis
Mississippi River
Luythes
Kenwood
Springs
National Prosperity’ Association
United States
E. C. Simmons
National Prosperity Association
Hailway
F. L. Hutchinson
American Institute ‘of Electrical Engineers
Institut
Sunshine Society
B. L. Winchell
Rock Island Railroad
Simmons
The
Prosperity Association
New England Mills Resume After Short Time Ended
New England manufacturers resume full schedules after five months of curtailment. About 85,000 workers affected by short-time layoffs returned to full hours as demand for textiles rises. Gorham Manufacturing in Providence with 2600 employees resumed full production. Quincy granite quarries employed over 900 workers again after a strike settlement.
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Boston
New England
Gorham Manufacturing Company
Silversmiths of
Providence
Rev
Quincy
Twenty Barr Dry Goods Buyers Visit Hotel Imperial
Barr Dry Goods Company of St. Louis brings twenty buyers to the Hotel Imperial, a large delegation for a presidential year amid improving economic signals. The group includes H. Weters hats and caps J. W. Mackey books and leather goods and J. D. Livingston, A. Corsets and underwear among others, with the remainder expected tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Prosperity Association
Hotel Imperial
New York
William Barr Dry Good Company of
H. W.eters
J. W. Mackey
Tnlcofranie Books
J. D. Livingston
UG. Yr. Allen
J. Crawford
A. Hiper
Coal Ovens to Resume at Stonega Works in Wise County
Bristol Va June 1 One thousand coke ovens of the Stonega Coal and Coke Company in Wise County Va will be put into operation this week after being suspended several weeks Other industries in the coal fields are preparing to resume most of them idle since December and January.
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Bristol
Stonega Coal and Coke Company
Wise County
8000 Mean Resume Work in Alabama
Birmingham dispatch reports the resumption of mines furnaces and other industries this week will bring 8009 workers back to employment as Alabama industries restart operations.
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Alabama
Birmingham
Ala
Thomas Denied Transcript Request in Grand Jury Case
Supreme Court Justice Greenbaum denied yesterday the application of Edward R. Thomas for a further transcript of the testimony taken before the Grand Jury that indicted him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
Supre Court
Greenbaum
Edward R. Thomas
Mauretania Sets Westward and Daily Run Records
The Cunard liner Maure tania achieved a 4 days 20 hours 15 minutes westward passage from Daunt's Rock to Sandy Hook Lightship beating the Lusitania's prior best by seven minutes. It logged an average daily run of 635 knots and 2,890 knots total with multiple record segments. Lusitania also broke its east bound record from New York to Queenstown by 2 hours 43 minutes, reaching 2,632 miles in 5 days 4 hours 30 minutes.
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Cunard
Maurefei
Liverpool
Sandy Hook
Daunt’s Rock
Lusitania
Mauretania
Sandyes
Sa Cunard
Mauretenia
Pritchard
Ambrose Channel
Queenstown
Cunard Line
New York
Monmouth Races Sandy Hook In Twin Steamer Sprint
The sister steamers Monmouth and Sandy Hook, both 275 feet, raced from Liberty Island to South West Spit with a dead heat. Monmouth 2,809 hp, Sandy Hook 3,300 hp. both launched May 17 after overhaul. They finished within yards of each other as they returned to New York after sunset.
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Monmouth
Sandy Hook
New York
Jersey
Liberty Island
Sou*hwest Spit
Robbins Reef
West Bank
Veterans Stand By Taft Denounce Memorial Day Speech
Washington reports Grand Army of the Republic and Army and Navy Union members faced pressure to condemn Secretary Taft over his Grant’s Tomb Memorial Day remarks. Officials from both groups denied any official move to criticize, while Chandler was cited as a vocal advocate of condemnation. Frank McKenna and Edward L. Snider said there would be no official action.
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New York Times
Washington
Grand Army
Army and Navy Union
Taft
Grant
United States
William E. Chandler
Frank McKenna
District of Columbia
Edward L. Snider
Roosevelt
Taft Organization Leader Critiques Decoration Day Speech
Louis C. Hay asserts Secretary Taft aimed to craft an impression that Grant achieved two major victories one against Confederate forces and the other against Taft himself. He questions the need to discuss Taft's Decoration Day remarks and labels the statement as designed to influence fair-minded readers.
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Louis C. Hay
Taft
Grant
Latest Shipping News Report of SS Kror rinzessin Celilie Arrival
The SS Kror rinzessin Celilie was reported by Marconi wireless 243 miles east of Sandy Hook Lightship with an expected pier arrival at 2 30 P M today. NavaGarn Boulogne May 23.
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Oy Marconi Wireless
Sandy Hook
NavaGarn
Boulogne
New York Bretton Woods by Motor Car Tour Route
A compact guide promotes an ideal road tour spanning New York locations. It advertises road maps and lists addresses including 1,180 Broadway and 1,122 cos, 25th St, suggesting routes for travelers and motorists.
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New Yorko
Bretton Woods
Broadway
25Th St
Dolliver Urged for Vice Presidential Run in 1908 Talks
Washington reports Senator Jonathan Prentice Dolliver is urged as Republican VP candidate at Chicago. Dolliver backed Taft's policies and Roosevelt allies. his Western appeal contrasts with Cortelyou and Fairbanks. The East-West split shapes the race with Dolliver seen as a strong, outspoken progressive.
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New York Times
Washington
Jonathan Prentice Dolliver
Chicago
Tait
Dolliver
Senate
Taft
Iowa
Cortelyou
Sherman
Fairbanks
Gov. Guild
Massachusetts
George B. Cortelyou
New York
Bryan
Republican Party
Roosevelt Taft Meet on Republican Platform in White House
Special to The New York Times reports Roosevelt and Taft held two conferences on the Republican platform with Senator Hopkins and Attorney General Wade Ellis in attendance. The Ohio platform will largely be adopted in Chicago, endorsing Roosevelt policies with Sherman anti trust amendments and tariff revisions. Ellis is praised for his direct phrasing. The platform will reflect Roosevelt's message to Congress and discuss employer liability and injunction reforms. The campaign handbook is being prepared, to be issued shortly after the convention.
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New York Times
Washington
Roosevelt
Taft
White House
Hopkins
Wade Elis
Ohio
Chicago
Ellis
Congress
Bear Spring Wine Rave Scene Noted in Samana
A fragment mentions Bear Spring wine and a rave in Samana with scattered details about the event. No clear date or organizer is provided in readable text.
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T. Bear
Rave Bes
Fire in Keith's Theatre Kills Actor Eugene Jepson
Fire in Keith's Theatre during a matinee triggers evacuations as Eugene Jepson of New York dies from heart disease in his dressing room. The blaze causes $20,000 damage but is extinguished within an hour. Jepson, a long-time stage actor with a tenor voice, had performed with noted stars and began in light opera.
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New York Times
Cleveland
Ohio
Keith
Eugene Jepson
New York
Hastings
Dellmore Sisters
Jepson
Bri. G. Hannum
Mrs. Gilbert
Ada Behan
James Lewis
Charles Fisher
John Drew
Death Ride on Cowcatcher at Lackawanna Station
At East Orange New Jersey a freight engine ran into William Shaugnessy as he crossed the tracks. The wagon he rode on was lifted 300 feet by the cowcatcher. Shaugnessy died. Gateman Joseph Rizzo and engineer Thomas King were arrested. King faces manslaughter charges. The working woman assisted the wounded man’s baggage and disappeared.
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Lackawanna Station
East Orange
N. J
William Shaugnessy
Charles M. Decker & Brothers
Shaugnessy
North Main Avenue
New York
Joseph Rizzo
Thomas King
Jersey City
Zust to Stay in Paris Race
Baron Edward Scheinvogel left St Petersburg for Siberia to replace Emilio Sirtori as driver of the Zust car in the New York to Paris race. Sirto ri returns to Milan and Henri Haaga runs the car in the interim. A statement from R W Vollmoeller of Société Motors Zust denies withdrawal from the New York to Paris contest and notes Zust also entered in the New York to San Francisco race for Il Progresso.
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Petersburg
Baron Edward Scheinvogel
Siberia
Emilio Sirtori
Zust
New York
Paris
Sirtori
Milan
Henri Haaga
Baron Scheinvogel
Africa
Times
R. W. Vollmoeller
Société Motors
Baron de Scheinvogel
Irkutsk
San Francisco
Il Progresso
Justice Harlan Plays 18 on 75th Birthday
Washington report notes Associate Justice John Marshall Harlan reached his seventy fifth birthday by finishing eighteen holes at Chevy Chase Country Club after a busy morning on the bench. He quipped about being hungry after the round and later attended a reception at which fellow Supreme Court justices were present.
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New York Times
Washington
Chevy Chase Country Club
John Marshall Harlan
Supreme Court
Maryland
Scott
C. H. Butler
Walsh Sisters Leave Society for Nursing Careers
Misses Adelaide Vivien and Dorothy Walsh, daughters of James Walsh, abandon high society to pursue nursing. Adelaide Walsh trained at Mercy Hospital and nursed Bishop Edward Dunne in Dallas, with Vivien following her lead. The trio faced strong social opposition while choosing the nursing path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Adelaide
Vivien Walsh
James Walsh
Southern Indiana Railroad
Adelaide Walsh
Mercy Hospital Training School
Dorothy Walsh
Adelaide Mary Walsh
Mercy Hospital
Northwestern University
Edward Dunne
Dallas
Texas
Miss Walsh
Vivien
Sacred Heart Academy
Select School
Potter Palmer
Matherth
Marshall Field
Day Line trip rare June day at Albany
Sparse readable text notes a day line voyage in June with references to Hendrick s in service to Albany and MusiarR Ve. The fragment hints at a transportation or passenger service event but details are unclear.
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Btr
Hendricks
Albany
Musia— Rr
Panama Crisis Looms as U S Faces Interventions
Washington fears Panama instability could force U S action within weeks amid Panama’s election battle between Obaldia and Arias. Land arbitration over Gatun Dam floods 225 square miles with private holdings valued up to 15 million. U S and Panama balance arbitration by four-lawyer panel.
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New York Times
Washington
United States
Panama
Cuba
Isthmian Republic
Squiers
Isthmus
Root
Hay-Varilla
Gatun
Taft
Denby
Michigan
Bumpis
Boston
Canal Zone
Judge Magoon
Magoon
Committee On Interoceanic Canals
Senate
Obaldia
Arias
Amador
Obaidia
Diaz
Osa
Colon
Los Santos
Conservative
Liberal Party
Ghostly figure haunts Georgia Governor's Mansion
Reports from Atlanta describe a gray gowned young woman appearing at night in the Georgia Executive Mansion. Gov. Smith campaigns for re election while Mrs. Smith and daughter report sightings to physicians. Local lore links the ghost to Miss Price, niece of former Governor A D Candler, who died in the mansion.
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New York Times
Atlanta
Executive Mansion of
Georgia
Gov. Smith
Mary Brent Smith
Miss Smith
Chamberlain Wins Oregon for U S Senate Nomination
George Chamberlain Democrat has won Oregon's popular nomination for United States Senator with an anticipated statewide margin of 5,000 to 10,000 votes over Republican H M Cake from a 105,000 registered electorate. Statement No 1 candidates are expected to ensure Senate election of Chamberlain by the Legislature.
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Portland
Ore
George ©. Chamberlain
United States
Oregon
Ponent
H. M. Cake
Chamberlain
Washington
States
Wright Offers $100,000 for Airship Flight Trials
Lazare Weiller confirmed to The New York Times that Wilbur Wright may sell his air machine for $100,000. The offer requires two 50 kilometer flights in one week, with two people aboard and enough fuel for a 200 kilometer flight. Trials expected within a month in northern France after Wright departed Paris in secrecy.
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NEW York Times
Paris
Lazare Weiller
Wilbur Wright
Welller
Wright
France
Balloon Record Attempt In Chicago Pilot Flight
Col. Charles A. Coey of Chicago Captain C L Bumbaugh of St. Louis and Charles Leichister depart at 6 05 P M in a new balloon built in St Louis to challenge the Pommern record The 1100000 cubic feet gas bag carries three men food drink and 38 sand bags for a two day to long distance mission the airship aims to stay aloft at least 48 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Quincy
Charles A. Coey
Chicago
Charles Leichister
C. L. Bumbaugh
St. Louis
Col. Coey
American Federation of Aero Clubs
Bumbaugh
Painter divorces wife over alimony paintings
In Philadelphia on June 1 Albert J. Adolph, an artist, secured a divorce from Martha Katharine Maria Adolph. The court awarded alimony but Mrs Adolph received eight paintings, five portraits of herself by Adolph, and three copies of works by Rubens, Van Dyke, and Rembrandt reproduced by him.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Albert J. Adolph
Martha Katharine Maria Adolph
Adolph
Hersell
Rubens, van Dyke
Rembrandt
Chanler Changes Name to Chaloner in Court Decree
John Armstrong Chanler was granted a name change to Chaloner by a North Carolina court as part of his ongoing legal battle across Virginia, North Carolina, and New York. The suit involves his estate valued at 1.5 million dollars and has included periods of confinement at Tlomingdale Asylum.
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Richmond
Superior Court of
North Carolina
John Armstrong Chanler
Chaloner
Chanter
Virginia
New York
Tlomingdale Asylum
Mrs Gould Loses Gowns in Auto Across New York Route
Mrs Frank Gould misplaced several expensive gowns tied in a dressmaker's box on a return trip from Philadelphia to New York. The box vanished from the back of her car near Jersey City after a stay at Elkins Park. A reward is offered for the finder.
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Philadelphia
Frank Gould
Gould
New York
Jersey City
Cleveland Homecoming After Grover Cleveland Returns
Former President Grover Cleveland arrived back in Cleveland home in Princeton New Jersey after two months at Lakewood. He eats breakfast and reads papers on the veranda while Mrs Cleveland says he is well though not fully recovered. The home is decorated with flowers for the return and a drive is planned.
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Princeton
N. J
Grover Cleveland
Lakewood
Cleveland
Mr. Cleveland
Soares
Tamforth
Celt Sets Track Record in $25,000 Handicap Race
Celt won a record race at Gravesend in a $25,000 Handicap. He finished the mile and a quarter in 2 04 1 5 ahead of a holiday crowd, setting a new track mark.
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Celt
Celt Wins Brooklyn Handicap at Gravesend in Record Time
Celt of Keene stable wins the Brooklyn Handicap at Gravesend beating Fair Play and Master Roth as a two length margin. Celt set a new track mark for Gravesend at 2 04 3 for the mile and a quarter while facing a strong field led by King James and Don Creole under jockey Notter. Attendance around 20,000 amid unsettled turf holiday weather.
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Brooklyn
D. L
Notter
Fair Play
Sé. Dugan
Master Robert
Kilbert
Toh King James
Shreve
Berkeley
McCarthy
Don Cresse
Garner
Montgomery
iShilling
Old Honesty
Musgrave
Waiuwe
Thea
Stu
James Keane
James Rewe
Celt
Keene-cpt
Belmont
Samus Emery
Graveserid
Master Roth
Thei
Brooklyn Jockey Club
Heath
Newcastle Stible
McCarter
R. F. Carman
Rifleman
Agramme
Keene
Behin Colin
Don Creole
Nd Montgomery
King James
James R. Keene
Green B Morris
Missouri
Rall
Arcus James
Master Roberts
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Peets Good Times
Ayer Visne
Kerr
Leslie
Anais Reinhardt
G. Knight
H. W. Warren
S. Meyer
Mauretania’s
Monmouth Races
Harbor
West
Harlan’s
Tion
Gatun Dam
Chanler
Auto
Commando Colt
Mark
Gravesend Course
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Commando Si
Domino
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Gravesend
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