Railroads Improve March Net as Costs Drop
Railroads report March earnings show stronger net despite slower gross, with major lines like Erie and Southern Railway posting notable gains. February was a short month, but March figures indicate cost-cutting success across eighty nine roads, offsetting earlier declines and signaling better expense control.
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Atlantic Coast Line
Grosby
Shine
Faltimore & Ohio
Chesapeake & Gross
Chicago & Northwestern
METS
Chicago
Rock. Island
Pacific
Delaware & Hudson
Erie— Grass Sl
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Great Northern i Gree Bbc Ee
Illinois
Central
Norfolk
Southern Railway
Vscisice.c. Labs
Lehigh Valley
NEW York Central
Wabash
Erie
Wall Street Journal
Railroads See February Earnings Slump Despite March Upswing
A report shows February gross earnings at 35.7 million, net 5.2 million with a 12.72 percent rise or decline. February prior year comparison reveals an 11.31 percent drop in gross and 23.77 percent fall in net earnings, nearly double the March loss. The text notes uncertainty over how much improvement stems from cutbacks in repairs and maintenance.
France Demands Castro Be Punished In Venezuela
Paris reports eight Frenchmen expelled from Venezuela fueling anti Castro sentiment. Temps calls for action and U S intervention as Cullem suggests a Roosevelt push. In Willemstad, U S Minister Russell sails home amid diplomatic strain and plague fears surrounding La Guayra.
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Paris
Venezuela
Castro
Temps
France
Puerto Cabello
M. Taigny
United States
Cullom
Roosevelt
Washington
Torture in Chinese Trial Shocks Peking Officials
In a recent trial of government officials tied to the Tatsu Maru affair, Beijing authorities reportedly used torture to extract confessions despite an imperial decree two years old banning torture. The secretive abuse underscores central weakness and fear of revolution as calls for constitutional government grow.
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Peking
Imperial
New Party of China
Magoon Returns to Havana Amid Welcoming Reception
Gov Magoon returns to Havana from a trip to Pinar del Rio. He is well pleased with the reception and general good feeling. Large crowds cheer at every stop including Herradura where a blind boy sang, welcoming Magoon as the next Cuban president.
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Havana
Typhoid Epidemic Ravages Kyiv City Prison
A severe exanthematic typhoid outbreak devastates Kyiv city prison with over 200 deaths and most inmates infected. Authorities withhold full details as the mortality and spread shock the city.
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Kiev
Prince Alfonso of Asturias Enrolled in Spanish Army
Prince Alfonso of Asturias born May 10 1907 is enrolled in the Spanish Army at the royal chapel. Attired in the uniform of a private of The King's Own Regiment he is carried by the Queen to take the military oath.
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Madrid
Alfonso of the Asturias
Alfonso
Afghan Amir warns on frontier incursions
British India reports the Afghan Amir pledging strict frontier control after government remonstrance. He recalls crossed-border elements and orders officials to prevent further incursions. Also from Chile a note on Archbishop Casanova’s health.
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Simi.a
British India
Ameer
Afghanistan
Parrot Incident Ends With Fatal Beheading in Harlem Flat
John McGovern and Mrs. McGovern hosted a party at 441 West 151st Street when Mr. and Mrs. Curran visited. The parrot repeatedly insulted guests prompting Mr Curran to pull the bird from its cage and decapitate it. A scuffle ensued, leading to police arrest of all three. In Harlem Court Magistrate Harris fined them $1 each for assault and cruelty to animals.
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John McGovern
Foresters Protest Retroactive Rate Increase Plan
Old members of the Independent Order of Foresters oppose a retroactive assessment rise for pre 1899 members. The plan, to be acted on next month, would require back payments with interest and may force many elderly, poor members to drop out. The High Court in New Brunswick meets May 18 to decide, while Toronto hosts a June 16 Supreme Court session to review the change.
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New York Times
ST. John
N. B
Independent Order of Foresters
Dominion
Canada
United States
Dr. Dronhyatekha
The
Foresters
Supreme Executive
Order
High Court of
New Brunswick
High Court
Supreme Court
Elliott G. Stevenson
Supreme Chief Ranger
Forester
Stevenson
Toronto
Canary Gang to Be Freed After Saloon Attack
Ten members of the Canary Island gang attacked Mike Tiernan’s saloon at 135th Street and Fifth Avenue, breaking windows and fixtures. Five were arrested as police, including East 126th Street reserves, intervened. Bail posted by Justice Zeller as court prepares to hear charges of attempted felonious assault and malicious mischief.
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Canary Island
Mike Tiernan
135Th Street
Fifth Avenue
East 126Th Street
Percy Nagle
Nagle
Justice Zeller
General Sessions
Station House
Richard McCormick
Eastle Street
James “Chop” O’brien
Peter Jackson
John Doninon
Prospect Avenue
Bronx
George
City Complaint Says Union Wages Not Paid
District 15 of the International Association of Machinists filed a complaint with the Central Federated Union yesterday alleging the Fire Department Dock Department Department of Water Supply Gas and Electricity Parks Department and Department of Education are not paying the prevailing wage to mechanics.
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Central Federated Union
International Association of Machinists
Fire Department
Dock Department
Department of Water, Supply, Gas
Department O Parks
Department of Education
Renaissance Medal Sale At S rankfort May 18
A collection of Renaissance medals will be offered for sale at S rankfort on the Main Germany on May 18 by Adolph iless. The collection, praised by Frank C. Higgins, includes rare Saxon and Italian pieces from 1440s to 1500s, many with notable likenesses and designed by Lucas Cranach. All are well preserved and trace to Dr. Richard J. Erbstein’s holdings.
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S*rankfort
Main
Germany
Adolph Iless
Royal Numismatic Society of England
Frank C. Higgins
Richard J. Erbstein
Royal Coin and Porcelain Collections
Dresden
Saxony
John the Wise
John Frederic the Magnanimous
Edward
England
Lucas Kranach
Malatesta
Rimini
Sigimundis Pandulfus Malatesta
Francis
Weighty Virginia man loses 100 pounds in surgery
Andrew Bazzle, 55 and once the heaviest man in the Valley of Virginia, had 100 pounds of excess flesh removed by Dr. Stuart McGuire at St Luke's Hospital. Now about 300 pounds, he is recovering well and plans to return to Buckingham County. He says daily duties tired him and fears his wife may not recognize him.
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New York Times
Richmond
Andrew Bazzle
Valley of Virginia
Stuart McGuire
St. Luke's Hospital
Bazzle
Ruckingham County
Southern education drive moves at Hotel St Andrew
A meeting of the Co operative Educational Association gathered at the Hotel St Andrew to promote adult schools in Southern mountain regions. Miss M Reif Hofer opened, outlining plans to involve educational clubs and stage a mass Cooper Union meeting in fall with speakers including Prof P P Claxton and Prof C Sprague Smith.
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Co-operative Educational Association
St. Andrew
M. Reif Hofer
Teachers’ College
University of Tennessee
C. Sprague Smith
Teachers’ College of New York
Snedder
Claxton
Japs Imitate Our Goods in Counterfeit Trade Marks
American merchants report Japanese counterfeiters copying marks in Osaka and selling fake liquors, wines, and preserved goods. Foreigners face no redress in Japanese courts, as judges reportedly refuse to convict in commercial disputes with locals. Osaka, a commercial hub, produces vast quantities of foreign-styled goods for tourists.
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Japan
Japanese Court of Justice
Yokohama
James Buchanan & Sons
Scotch Whisky Distillers
Carlowitz & Co
Fight in front of the Ansonia leads to assault charge
James T. Smith of 26 West Seventy fifth Street charged with assault after a dispute in front of the Hotel Ansonia. Erick Maurer of 282 West Seventy fifth Street, described as connected with a Wall Street bank, was arrested and later discharged by Magistrate Breen for failure of Smith to appear. Police say Maurer denied flirting with Mrs. Smith after a dinner at Healy's, a quarrel ensued, and Smith struck Maurer with a cane after being struck from behind.
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James T. Smith
West Seventyfifirh Street
Ansonia
Nyun
Erick Maurer
West Seventyfifth
Wall Street
Breen
West Side Court
Smith
Maurer
Keindtigen
Mr. Smith
Filipinos Urge Government Loan for Irrigation
In Manila on May 10 Filipinos urged the government to float a loan to fund an extensive irrigation system. They note the islands must buy 10,000,000 pesos worth of foreign rice this year and 100,000.00 pesos over ten years, believing irrigation would restore crops. Major General Weston reports calmer Lanao districts and calls recent operations police, not military, in nature. Army officers and soldiers cheer passage of the Army Pay bill with gratitude.
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Manila
Lanao
Weston
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