Slavery Report Alleges Widespread Peonage in Philippines
Washington dispatches report Commissioner Worcester says slavery exists across the Philippines including Manila and peonage is general. Children are sold into slavery and some sent to China. A 13 year old girl was bought for pigs and a cloak. The supreme court freed a slave trader for lack of crime. The Philippine assembly blocks anti trafficking laws and some members own slaves. President Wilson and Harrison view independence with trusteeship as guiding policy.
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WASHINGTON
Philippines
Manila
Dean Worcester
wet department
China
Philippine assembly
Worcester
Philippine constatuary
United States
Philippine Islands
Washington dispatches
Wilson
Francis Burton Harrison
Philippine
white house
Proper Introduction Aims to Tempt Consumer Interest
A discussion on using introductions to connect manufacturers with consumers via daily newspaper advertising. It highlights Mr Retailer as the intermediary and suggests a cooperative campaign between merchants and manufacturers through the Gazette to boost national products locally. The Bureau of Advertising contact is provided for merchants seeking such local newspaper advertising.
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Consumer
Retailer
Manufacturer
The
Gazette
Bureau of Advertising
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
World Building
New York
Indictment Sought Against Tammany Leaders
Albany editor Lynn J. Arnold urges New York and Albany district attorneys to indict Charles F. Murphy leader of Tammany hall Aaron J. Levy democratic majority leader in the assembly and James Frawley head of the committee that probed Governor Sulzer’s campaign funds. He cites statements by many people of a conspiracy to remove Sulzer from office and accuses money of funding the effort.
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NEW YORK
Charles F. Murphy
Tammany hall
Aaron J. Levy
assembly
James Frawley
Sulzer
Albany
Lynn J. Arnold
Arnold
Judge Arnold
Knickerbocker Press
Five East Side boys hike to Albany for Sulzer sympathy
Five boys aged 1½ to 15 from the East Side Protective Association embark on a trek to Albany carrying a letter of sympathy for Governor Sulzer. The 5,000-member youth group travels in khaki uniforms with knapsacks, plans meals over campfires and sleeping in the open.
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NEW YORK
Albany
Sulzer
East Side Protective association
Sulzer impeachment plot prompts wide read letters
The speaker claims a newspaper bias toward Sulzer amid an alleged conspiracy to remove him from the governorship. He states affidavits and testimonies, including 10 men who visited the office with evidence linking Murphy, Levy, and Frawley to the plot. He says prosecutors Whitman and Albany County DA are reviewing the material and will receive more soon.
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Sulzer
Murphy
Levy
Frawley
Whitman
Albany county
Roosevelt Cancels Vacation Return to Oyster Bay
Colonel Roosevelt arrived in Chicago after a brief layover, noting his vacation among desert Indians left him sunburned. He rode the Pennsylvania Special to Oyster Bay, was greeted by Thomas D. Knight and a Chicago Progressive club delegation, and joined a self-serve lunch at the club. He praised the Indian experiences and customs from his travels.
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CHICAGO
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Santa Fe
Thomas D. Knight
Chicago Progressive club
Ross in a Quandary With Governor Gene
Acting governor Ross faces a hard choice over whether to call a special legislative session to impeach Judge Langan. He must weigh Governor Oddie’s stance, Attorney General Thatcher’s recommendation, and his own political prospects in Nevada.
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LOUISA
SPELLIER
Ross
Oddie
Thatcher
Ohudle
Langan
Odie
leutenant
Richmond
State Bank and Trust company
Judge Langan
Nevada
George Cole
neck and
ceck
Storey county
Oddle
Utah-Nevada
Reno
Marshal Gray
San Francisco
Senator Newlands
Gray
i'Gray
Johnson is barred from London music halls
London postpones Jack Johnson engagements amid intense public resentment. Authorities threaten disruption if the negro boxer is not cancelled, and the postponement is expected to become permanent.
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LONDON
Jack" Johnson
King to be named Albanian throne candidate
KING TO BE NAMED BUCHAREST reports European powers selecting a Wied prince for the Albanian throne. Denver forecast calls for generally fair weather in Arizona and Utah tonight and Tuesday with little temperature change.
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BUCHAREST
Wied
Germany
DENVER
Arizona
Utah
Wool Made Duty Free by Senate
Free wool was agreed to in the senate today without a roll call. The finance committee amendment delaying operative free wool until December 1, 1913 was approved and the entire free list passed except art works. Republicans signaled future roll calls on substitutes while Bristow criticized justice department actions in monopoly cases. Lodge urged retaliation against Canada for pulp wood export limits.
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WASHINGTON
senate
finance committee
Kenyon
Cummins
supreme court
Union Pacific
Senator Bristow
department of justice
Bristow
Senator Lodge
Canada
Ambassador Page Secures London Residence at Grosvenor Square
The American ambassador Walter H. Page leases a three year home at No 5 Grosvenor Square after reviewing many houses with prohibitive prices. The plain but substantial dwelling sits in the best London section near the Japanese embassy, with the Italian embassy and Chilean legation nearby. Dukes Portland Manchester and Somerset also own town houses in the square.
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LONDON
court of St. James
Walter H. Page
Grosvenor square
Boxing May Be Made Illegal in California
State Senator William E Brown announced initiative petitions to ban prizefighting in California after the death of John Bull Young from injuries in a Vernon bout with Jess Willard. Campaign support grows among churches and women's groups as Vernon promotions suspend events pending outcome. Young's body to be shipped to Glen Rock Wyoming. inquest set for tomorrow.
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LOS ANGELES
Willam E. Brown
California
John
Vernon
Young
Glen Rock
Wyo
Wilson Warns Huerta as Foreign Powers Aid Peace Effort
President Wilson states that if Huerta maintains his stance in 24 hours the U S will present a message to Congress outlining policy toward Mexico. He plans to meet with Senate Foreign Relations and House Foreign Affairs committees at the White House. European powers are using good offices to urge Huerta toward American proposals, with no Monroe Doctrine infringement intended. A copy of the message will be given to the diplomatic corps after Congress reads it.
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WASHINGTON
Wilson
Huerta
congress
United States
Mexico
White house
senate, foreign relations committee
house foreign affairs committee
Mexico City
western hemisphere
diplomatic corps
Fase Oned
G P Head In Reno On State Tour Meets Business Men
G P Head head of the Southern Pacific system plus Charles Fee and C J Jones visited Reno today meeting local business leaders. The party toured Nevada Packing Donnels and Steinmetz Reno Brewery Nevada Hardware and other firms then lunched at the Commercial club. Sproule plans calls on Carson City Susanville and Tonopah, to inspect lines to Ogden, stressing a general familiarization trip. This is his first Reno visit since 1905. Continued on Page Two.
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William Sproule
Southern Pacific
Charles 8. Fee
C. J. Jones
Reno
Sproule
Joe Futton
George 8. Brown
Stevenson
Commercial club
W. H. Simmons
state railroad commission
W. H. Johnstone
Nevada Packing company
Flanigan warehouse
Reno brewery
Nevada Hardware
Donnels & Steinmetz, Gray, Reid, Wright company
J. R. Bradley
Reno Grocery company
Riverside
Sprovie
C. T. Bender
A. J. McCone
George W.W. Mapes
R. N. Lake
Harry Gorse
A. M Slater
Parker Lewis
F M. Lee
F. M. Manson
J. E. Stubbs
Ogden
Nevada
Mr. Sproule
Pett
House panel to investigate Judge Emory Speer for impeachment
Washington Aug 25 The House Judiciary Committee unanimously agreed to investigate United States District Judge Emory Speer of Georgia for impeachable misconduct. Tomorrow Chairman Clayton will seek authorization to compel witnesses and report findings and recommendations to the House. Wellington New Zealand Aug 25 The British steamer Devon bound for Wellington ran ashore at Wellington head in Cook Strait with the crew position desperate. The Devon, 4000 tons, 420 feet long, faces high seas and possible loss. van Hocevar, declared insane by a jury, was moved to an insane asylum after a murder trial. He will be delivered to the sheriff if recovered.
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WASHINGTON
United States
Emory Speer
Georgia
house judiciary committee
Clayton
house
ite
Swayne, Hanford
Archbold
WELLINGTON
N. Z
Devon
Montreal
Wellington head
Cooke strait
North
South islands
van Hocevar
Howevar
man
Reno
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TAMAANY
TEDDY
Gene
JOHNSON
Elko
Hilly’ Billings
Kansas
Jerry Huber
Mountain View
NEVADA STATE JOURNAL
BILL
BILLINGS
Sparks
JOURNAL
REHALI
Reno MORNING
ELKO FREE
AMBASSADOR PAGE
G.P. HEAD
Party of
Hocevar
Grand Theatre
Washoe County
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