Root backs Weaver on prosecutions in Philadelphia
Philadelphia July 17 A memo from Elihu Root special counsel to Mayor Weaver urges the mayor to pursue criminal prosecutions against prominent city figures if District Attorney Bell refuses to act. The Newark shade tree news follows.
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Philadelphia
Elihu Root
Weaver
Root
John C. Bell
New York
Mr. Root
Wayne MacVeagh
United States
James Gay Gordon
Julien T. Davies
Jorephs G. Auerbach
Committee of Seventy
Ordon
Frank H. Caven
John Hill
Bureau of Filtration
Caren
Welug
Chet Hui iI
D. J. MeNichel & Co
Israel W. Durham
Republican
James P. McNichol
Daniel J. McNichol
Caven and
Hill
Caven and Hill
Yor Weaver
Gordon
Drl
Dilto
Atterney Bell
Tmeday
McMoot
Fetter
MacVeagh
Jedee Gordon
Davies
Auerbach
Fhiodelphia
Julce Gordon
Hell
Fawe
Ervy Cemand
Aerde
Teave
Ann Embo Root
Storied Day at Sea Gir by SOR Stores of New Jersey
A brief note from SOR Stores of New Jersey recounts a day at Sea Gir with staff, outlining routine duties and events. The piece highlights company presence, location details, and a snapshot of daily operations.
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SOR Stores
New Jersey
B. F. McManus
Gir
Fire smolders on Riker's Island dumps for weeks
A massive fire smoldered for two weeks at the Department of Street Cleaning dumps on Riker's Island. Docks along the East and Hudson Rivers were used to load and dump waste as private docks were pressed into service, costing the city about 74 per day for five days. Firefighters later regained control but the blaze rekindled and work paused again with hopes of full control by morning.
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Department of
Rker
Zophar Mills
Croker
Woodbury
Mreboat
Clinton
48Th
61St
110Th Sts
East River
Canal St
Hudson River
Jackson
40Th
East 40Th St
I Stand
Gibson
Department
Riker
Daland
Panama canal dispute tests engineer views
Panama engineers clash over canal type sparking debate on construction method and design implications as page references hint at broader coverage across the paper.
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Panama
Equitable
Hooker
Albany
Justice Gaynor
Mount Washington
Beals C. Wright
London
Grout
Brisbane
Zemst
Congress
Biondi
London Traction Plan Proposed for London Avenues and Transit
A royal commission report suggests constructing two main London avenues, each 140 feet wide, four to five miles long, with four tramway lines on the surface and four rail lines below. Estimated construction cost runs to 120 million dollars.
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Royal Commission
London
Royal Commission On Locomotive Transport
Advisory Board of Engineers
Fights Behind Fire During Wilmington Arrest Attempt
Lottie Madella filed a warrant for Andrew Davis on a threat to kill. Constable Price and four deputies tried to serve it. Davis barricaded himself, set fire to the stairs, and fought with a razor. Price shot through the door, Davis attacked with a razor, deputies used a bat, and Davis was captured.
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Wilmington
Del
Lottie Madella
Andrew Davis
Price
Davis
Razor
Riot and Shootings Across West Side Saloon District
A mass brawl between police and a crowd of about twenty African Americans escalated into a night of gunfire and brick attacks. Officers Roche and companions faced bricks and revolver fire, with several arrests, injuries, and hospitalizations including Roche's suspected skull fracture. The violence spread to nearby saloons on West 62nd and West 62nd streets, drawing reserves from multiple precincts and ending after arrests of four men and three women.
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David Roche
Everett Fayer
Benjamin Conners
McKnelsch
West 68Th St
No. 286
West 62T-St
Roche
Amsterdam
West End Aves
Arthur Moody
West
George Foster
Duke
Roosevelt Hospital
Glstst
West 68Th-St
Cooney
68Th-St
Robert Christopher
West 62D-St
John Fernando
West Ikid-St
Hell's Kitchen District
Tenderloin
Josephine Tempking
West 30Th
Lightning Ignites Stove in Meriden Home During Storm
In Meriden Connecticut last evening a bolt struck the chimney at 49 Randolph Ave. It set wood and paper in the kitchen stove area ablaze though no fire had recenty burned in the stove. The Penfield family smelled smoke and found the stove burning briskly, while neighbors recalled a sharp flash of lightning. The incident was noted as remarkable for not waking occupants.
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Meriden
Conc
Adderman W. A. Penfield
Randolph Ave
Burglary and Theft Report From New York City
A brief notice notes burglary and larceny cases in New York City involving unspecified locations and perpetrators. The fragment mentions theft and property crimes tied to local networks. No clear suspects, dates, or specific entities are identifiable in the readable text.
Prince Henry Buys Gem In Maine Turquoise Saga
Prince Henry of Prussia purchased a remarkable Maine tourmaline for 9000 dollars via an agent. Wesley Wight, a Bethel farmer who found the gem, laments the loss as it passed through New York and Chicago dealers before reaching Berlin’s lapidary, who resold it to Prince Henry for 60000 dollars. The tale traces a chain of sales and value realization across multiple cities and hands.
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the Tribune
Boston
Prince Henry of
Prussia
Maine
Wesley Wight
Bethel
Wight
Tittany & Co
New York
Chicago
Prince Henry
Berlin
William F Hubbard Drowned in Potomac River
William F Hubbard twenty eight year old assistant in the forestry service of the Department of Agriculture drowned today in the Potomac River a mile below Great Falls Maryland while returning to Washington from a weekend outing with Robert W Ayres. Hubbard swam failed to reach shore and drowned Ayres survived clinging to the canoe Hubbard had recently moved from Toronto and was noted as an expert swimmer and diver. The body had not been recovered.
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Washington
Wilam F. Hubbard
Forestry Service
Department of Agriculture
Potomac River
Great Falls
Mr. Hubbard
Robert W. Ayres
Ofice
Harper's Ferry
Hubbard
Ayres
Toronto
Canada
British Squadron Leaves Brest After Lobed Encounters
Admiral May of the British squadron hosted French admirals and officers at a luncheon before departure. President Loubet presented the Legion of Honor crosses to brush commanders as the French squadron saluted. Crews cheered and bids of goodwill followed the formalities.
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Admiral May
Ron
Grom
Trench
Hae Adron
Bea
Loubet
Legion of Honor
Rides 100 Miles to Aid After Mine Explosion
Four injured in Kerwin gold mine blast. No doctor within 100 miles at Thermopotx. Rivhants from that town drove the distance in about eleven hours using hour relays. Fanchmen and Wyon supplied area support. incident dated July 17. Three men were killed. Weather described as delfectful over the Adirondack Mountains.
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Kerwin
Thermopotx
Rivhants
Bin
Wtovixe
Wyon
Witte Doubts Peace Terms as Russia Faces Crisis
In Bis vila on Yelagin Island M Witte says Russia may resist harsh Japanese terms and seeks a peace only if the nation’s pride and future are not jeopardized. He warns Western press misreads Russia’s inner crisis and asserts Russia will regain preeminent European power status after the current turmoil.
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St. Petersburg
Witte
Bisvila
Yelagin Island
United States
M. Witte
Neva
Russia
Count Lamsdorff
Japan
Europe
America
Moscow
Saghalien Occupied by Japanese Forces Reported
London dispatch notes that Japanese troops have nearly completed the occupation of Saghalien and are forming a government. A Shanghai report adds that Japanese landings occurred along a 125 mile railway segment with 3000 coolies assisting.
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London
Hakodate
Japan
Saghalien
Shanghai
Standard
Niagara Falls swimmers conquer lower Niagara River run
Carissie D. Graham of Niagara Falls and William J. Glover Jr. of Baltimore swam the lower Niagara River from Flat Rock to Lewiston in 26 minutes. Glover won by four minutes, finishing at 4:28 p.m. Both wore ice belts and neck floats. Graham was slowed by a eddy near Devil's Hole but remained unharmed.
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Niagara Falls
Carissie D. Graham
William J. Glover, Jr
Baltimore
Niagara River
Lewiston
Glover
Graham
Flat Rock
Webb
Harper halts university marriage party plan
AUniversity of Chicago event intended for anthropological study of fiancé eligibility was vetoed by President Harper. The gathering, planned in Professor Suarr’s faculty apartments, drew notoriety from student chatter and newspaper reports, prompting the cancellation.
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University of Chicago
Harper
Suarr
Aacfelor
Studenta
Heat records amid ice wagon strike in scorching city
On the hottest day of the year laborers delivering ice went on strike against the American Ice Company, citing long hours and low pay. Police protected striking workers at West 10th Street, while one man faced disorderly conduct charges. The heat bleakly affected all as parks closed for all-night lounging and city life sweltered from Battery Park to The Bronx.
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Tee
American Tce Company
George W. Westall
American Ice Company
Pkust
West 10Th-St
West 20Thst
Westall
Iin
Edward Russell
West S2d-st
Park Department
Battery
Bronx
Helen C. Juilliard
West Side
John D. Crimmins
St. John’s Guild
Aeating Hospital
Coney Island
Coney
Brighton Beach
J. Hingston
No relief in sight as heat wave grips the nation
The Weather Bureau reported no immediate relief from extreme heat for several days. The midsummer hot spot stretched from the Mississippi Valley to Southern New England and the Florida coast. Max temperatures included up to 100 in Philadelphia and Chicago with prostrations noted nationwide.
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Washington
Mississippi Valley
New England
Florida
Philadelphia
Chicago
Cincinnati
York
Detroit
Boston
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London Traction Plan
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Potomac
DEWEY
Dewey & Sons Co
Fulton
Brest
Adirondack
Niagara Rapids
DR. Harper
Kingston
N.Y
Elizabeth
N. J
Singhampton
New Haven
Newark
Weather Bureau
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