Prohibition debate and party lines cloud railroad meeting
In a winding session the railroad party sparred over designations and provocations as leaders from Aldrich to Elkind faced intense scrutiny. Key figures edged toward a compromise on the Cumming amendment to Prohibition, while insurgents pressed for withdrawal amid broader efforts to secure petition support.
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Oj Railroad
Mage
Winder
Swen
Mart Tore
Elkind’ & F
Ital
Aguinen
Aldrich
Andiall
Comming
Ithié Otter
Ahhite Hose
Metin
Hilt
Filte
Cumming
Interatote Commerce Comminxian
Rail workers gain wage rise amid strike talk
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate engineers and firemen on a major railroad have been granted a substantial increase, aligning with recent wage hikes discussed in labor movements. Names, dates, and specific figures are unclear due to damaged text.
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New York, Philadelphia
Norfolk
Slaver Case and Leper Suicide Reported in May News
Manhattan Avenue court in Brooklyn hears case against Mrs Mary Jackson accused of white slave activities. District Attorney Roan vows life imprisonment if convicted, claiming the case the worst he has known with potential 70 to 140 year sentence. In Baltimore, Providence Mascart, a leper, attempts suicide by leaping from a window after weeks of suffering and harassment.
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New ‘York
Roan
Manhattan Avenue Court
Brooklyn
Mary Jackson
Harmonstreet
Williemsburg
Baltimore
Providencia
Mascart
Admiral Melville's Wife Dies in Philadelphia
Mrs. Axtelle Polis Melville, wife of Admiral George W. Melville, died in Philadelphia after a long illness. She was twenty years younger than her husband, daughter of a Georgia planter, and had been married only three years.
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Admiral Melville
Philadelphia
Axtelle Polis Melville
Bear
George W. Melville
Mellvile
Georgia
Pollet
Lost Child Gillis Found After Two Days in the Mountains
Six year old Gillis girl, daughter of George W Gillis of Nanticoke, was found near Mountaineon Barre seven miles from home after three days of searching. She wandered in the ridge, slept under bushes, drank only water, and suffered hunger and fright but survived the wilderness. State troops assisted in the rescue near Nan theaké.
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Witkas- Barre
Iw Gillis
George W. Gillis
Nanticoke
Gorge Worth
Wanda Sine
Bombardment threat over Nicaraguan town cited by cable
A May report from Washington says a US cablegram from Commander Gilmer aboard Paducah notes the Nicaraguan government steamer Venus arrived May 16. The commander demanded surrender of Blue Nelda and warned of bombardment within 24 hours if not complied.
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Washington
State Department
Gilmer
United States
Abip Paducah
Tuefields
Venus
Blue Nelda
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