Niger river trade line eyed to Kano in Africa
The article describes a proposed rail link from Baro on the Niger river toward Kano, Nigeria, as part of a vision for agricultural growth and low water navigation. A second note mentions Tonguleh in city prison after a failed attempt to break a sugar monopoly, with canvassing by a purported corporation.
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Chicago
Kansas City
Haro
Bauch Province
Niger
Kano
Haro-Kano
Baro
Kck J. Smith Tonguleh
Smith Nealon
Heney's Work for Government Cited by Attorney General
Attorney General Wickersham released a full statement to San Francisco District Attorney Langdon detailing Francis J. Heney's government work and the payments received. The record, prompted by inquiries from Patrick Calhoun and NY Attorney, shows Heney has been paid $46,000 in six years for federal service.
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United
Washington
Wickersham
Langdon
San Francisco
Francis J. Heney
Patrick Calhoun
New York
Calhoun
Heney Ie
Tite
Wickertham
Heney
Sacrificing a Workman for Savings in Inquest
A fragment notes a verdict questioning whether saving a few dollars justified risking a worker's life. The report mentions Ole Hartedt and an inquest at a tavern or yard, criticizing the employed method as cheap and unsafe and suggesting the verdict reflects blame in the accident.
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Ole Hartedt
Federal Wallpaper Co Sale Posts Paper Bundles
Valuable bundles of paper offered by Federal Store at up to 2.00 per roll. Paper described as high and scarce with room sized as the lot. Federal Wallpaper Co advertises a sale and urges buyers to act quickly.
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Ee Federal
Federal Wall Paper CO
Lumbermen Strike Butte Affects Northern Montana Workers
Mant May 3 Northern Montana lumbermen walked off the jobs demanding a 60 cent daily raise. The strike involves over 1 000 men across the region.
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Butte. Mant
Montana
Crushed Beneath Rock Avalanche Near ArbuckIe
Bodies of O A somonadape and John Hornley were recovered from a 75 foot well two miles southwest of Arbuckle California after an avalanche of rocks and earth collapsed.
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Dy United Pres
Arbuckle
Cal
O. A. Somonadape
John Hornley
Whitewash Planned in Asia Minor Massacre Probe
May 21 report from Constantinople says the commissioner sent to Asia Minor to investigate the massacres that killed over 20 000 Christians will accuse the Armenian population. The commission believes it has found an Armenian secret society plotting to overthrow Turkish rule.
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Constantinople
Asia Minor
Unclear wording from cavern accident at First Ave site
Readable fragments describe men working in a shaft at a facility on First Avenue when a support structure failed and buried them under dirt. One line notes A. L Hall and mentions families. The text also references store prices and headquarters for workers.
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A. L Hall
First Ave
Murderer At Large 25 Years Barricades Hut
Jackson Milas May 21 Thomas Atkinson once a farmer with clean conduct is barricaded in a woods hut and holding a posse at bay. Convicted 25 years ago for murder he escaped and may die by his own actions if captured alive.
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United Press
Jackson
Milas
Thomas Atkinson
Atkinson
Society Men Act as Firemen in Burlingame Fire
May 21 Burlingame California society men acted as firemen rushing to the scene of a blaze that destroyed the Joseph D. Grant home valued at about 200000. The mansion, art gallery, and furnishings were all lost, with costly gowns and society expenditures cited as efforts to combat the flames.
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Burlingame
Cal
Joseph D. Grant
Thi
California Cities Invite Japanese Envoys for Visit
San Francisco Oakland and Los Angeles each sent formal invites to Secretary Yang doll of the Beattie chamber for a visit by Japanese envoys. Invitations also came from Portland Tacoma Spokane and Beattie. A special train will transport the visitors across the United States ending in California.
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San Francisco
Oakland
Los Angeles
Yang ‘Doll
Beattie
Han
Orient
Portland
Tacoma
Spokane
United States
California
Magnolia Way Project Discussion City Meeting
Under the Interbay and Magnolia Bluff Improvement Club a meeting is held tonight at Mineh's Hall to discuss improvements of Magnolia Way and the W Wheeler Street bridge. City Engineer Rt. H. Thomann, Beott Calhown and other city officials will speak on the project.
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Interjbay and
Magnolia Bluff
German Universities Observe Tele Scope Dedication
The Treptow telescope project has drawn close attention from German universities as Kaiser William shows interest and is likely to attend the dedication. Lens polishing took over five years and the instrument cost more than $60,000.
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Kaiser William
Too Much Work for Soldier Boys This Memorial Day
Memorial Day is criticized for excessive duties placed on soldiers this year. The note argues the workload is unsustainable and questions the societal expectations surrounding the holiday.
Senate Tariff Amendment Adds Magnestite Chrome Brick Duty
The Senate adopted an amendment adding magnestite and chrome brick to paragraph 42 with a 26 percent ad valorem tariff. A conditional 6 cent per hundred pounds duty on lime was approved. Also notes culinary and decorative phrases such as egg vermicelli and ivory hints appear in the text.
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Washington
Senate
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