Railway concession in Veracruz to 99 years
The Diario Oficial de Mexico City publishes a contract between the Mexican secretary of state and the department of communications and public works and Francisco Diez Barroso on behalf of Eagle Oil Co for building and operating a railway from Minatitlán to Carmen Veracruz. The concession lasts ninety-nine years and ties to the Huerta government amid Lord Cowdray’s dealings in Mexican affairs.
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Diario Oficial
Mexico City
Department of Communications and Public Works
Francisco Diez Barroso
Eeagle Oil Co
Vera Cruz
Minatitlan
Carmen
Cowdray
Huerta
Case for Psychologists in Tommy Burns Death Mystery
The article discusses the New York death of jockey Tommy Burns and a contemporaneous incident at Shanley's restaurant. It notes Burns’s wealth and happiness before his death and raises questions about whether fear of sudden death or mental disturbance influenced his fate, inviting psychological theories without concluding.
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Tommy” Burns
New York
Europe
Shanley’s
Brooklyn
Burns
Timber Supply Debate Private Forests Hold Key
An American Forestry Association analysis argues that after virgin timber ends, supplies must come from private lands, national and state forests totaling only a fifth of U S forest area. Private forestry faces limits but shows growing interest as owners learn fire control and economic benefits from intensive management.
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United States
E. A. Sterling
American Forestry Association
Demand for tougher anti trust action and reform
Davies outlines broad inquiry into large corporations and trust systems to inform future legislation and executive action. Stanley demands strict anti monopoly laws, hard penalties, and courts to punish monopolists, opposing commissions and urging swift resignations in the Mexico context.
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Davies
Democratic Party
Pujo
Stanley
Congress
Committee On Judiciary
House
Interstate Commerce Committee
Senate
United States Steel Corporation
International Harvester Company
A. O. Stanley
Kentucky
Steel Investigation Committee
Baltimore
Wilson
United States
Wage Worker Complains on Rail Wage Increases
A Mississippi town correspondent to the Picayune decries that raises favored engineers firemen conductors and trainmen while other railroad worker classes get no wage boost. The Picayune responds that skilled indispensable labor justifies higher pay and notes about 1.5 million of 15 million eligible male workers are unionized nationwide.
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New Orleans Picayune
Mississippi
The
Picayune
United States
Strange monument memorializes wife with boat bow in Swiss house
A Swiss house near Lake Thun displays the bow of a small rowing boat named Petronella projecting from the wall as a memorial to the owner's wife who drowned while rowing on the lake. The room could not fit the boat, so the bow protrudes beneath the balcony, attracting steamer passengers near a pier.
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Lake of
Thun
Switzerland
Petronella
Strand
High School Strikers Debate Attendance Policy
Fragmented remarks accuse pupils who strike of defying compulsory attendance. Opinion suggests forcing work until they recognize the value of regular schooling and public accountability by teachers.
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Echool
Buttala
Uncle’s plan to wed maid Jane ends in marriage
In a Midland town, wealthy but frugal Mr Ralston pushes his nephew John Morton toward an arranged marriage with maid Jane Ford. Jane's plain ways charm Morton, and the old man settles twenty five thousand pounds on the couple, hoping to guide Morton away from mischief.
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Mr. Ralston
Tim
Jack Morton
Jane
London
Morton
Jane Ford
Geome
Midland
Head
John Morton
Ralston
Blackton
Janie
Jack
Mr Ralston
Ee Ralston
Dreamers of Dreams and the Rise of Progress
A Houston Chronicle reflection extols dreamers as pioneers who rise above harsh life to shape civilization. It cites figures like Cicero Demosthenes Socrates Columbus Emmet Lincoln and more, noting inventions and systems stem from their visions and perseverance.
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Cicero
Demosthenes
Socrates
Columbus
Emmet
Homer
Milton
Moore
Lincoln
Houston Chronicle
Glass skyscrapers rise in New York amid fireproof metals
A New York report details an all glass twelve story office building by a leading publisher with 78 percent glass, no windows, a $2 million budget, a second floor fresh air system, air cooled by showers and a large vented flue. It cites other city curiosities including a penny restaurant and street motion statistics.
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New York
Jane Morton Confronts Old Man Over Diplomatic Post
In a tense town scene Jane reveals her identity as Sybil Granton Morton and explains she and Jack sought diplomacy to secure a post the other girls could not keep. The old man reacts with disbelief then humor as the moment unfolds.
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Morton
Jane
Jack
Sybil
Granton
The Real Joy in Town Over One Lost Sheep
A small town shows greater happiness for a single troubled individual found than for ninety nine who stay safe. The message emphasizes valuing every soul and the joy over a rescue.
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Mexico
Brickley
Dreamers OF
Gotham
Nde
Iour
Broadway
Lgegan
Gothamites
Jennie Reisch
Delancey Street
Jennie
Jenniepears
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