Fraud at Manila Probed in War Department Audit
Investigation into Manila frauds reveals theft of transportation and fuel by watermen and collusion by quartermaster drivers. Dubious registrations, duplicate boat records, and inflated tonnage show mispricing of lightering. Bonding weaknesses and lax clearance controls prompt reforms and stricter bonds for quartermasters.
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Washington
United States
Manila
War Department
Anan
Mme Andre Plans Continental Auto Tour Amid Royal Encounters
Mme Andra selects a novel vehicle to visit Princess Henry of Pless at a Silesian castle while crossing Europe by car. Senator Depew returns to Paris after a Swiss sojourn and Cherbourg departure. Mrs Yerkes arrives in Paris, and Mrs Paget heads to Carlsbad for a cure as others migrate between London Donegal and Curzon Street.
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Mme Andra
London
Mme. von Andre
Chauncey M. Depew
Xo Ing
Henry of
Pless
Prince's Castle
Silesia
Senator Depew
Paris
Switzerland
Cherbourg
Charles T. Yerkes
Arthur Paget
Lellan
Almeric Paget
Carlsbad
Adair
Donegal
Duke and Duchess of
Panic in Allegheny Postoffice over fleas from New York
Postmaster Grier of Allegheny requests investigation and punishment of a clerk after a sack opened from New York contained thousands of fleas. Clerks scratched, and women fled to the dressing room for two hours. Tennis at Omaha opens with 50 players from five states in preliminary matches including McBride of Topeka.
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Allegheny
New York
Plasthurs
Grier
W. D. Bradley
Omaha
Ilinois
Iowa
Nebraska
Missouri
Kansas
McBride
Topeka
Pilgrim Job of Misery Hill Ends in Good Deeds
A wandering pilgrim meets a sorrowful man and a struggling widow on a journey to Ace High. He enlists a benefactor dog and a staged dispute over fake coins to fund a benevolent rescue, ultimately reuniting a separated family and lending aid to the needy.
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Lewin
Misery Hill
Ace High
Gmr
Mao
Why the Bees and the Ox Fable Ends in Reckonings
In UNCLE ELIS FABLES a peasant warns the Ox away from a hive under a tree. The Ox investigates, disturbs the hive, swallows sharp objects, and endures painful injuries. After the ordeal the Ox learns a hard lesson about heed and caution, with a morale about repeating others’ mistakes.
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C. B. Lewis
ortAlas
The Fakir and the Merchant in Baghdad
A folktale scene in Baghdad features Yousef the Merchant and the Fakir as they seek justice from the Cadi. The exchange centers on a boast, a disputed debt, and a magical claim about hair growth. The tale notes the Cadi’s liberal view of justice and hints at a clever resolution.
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Pathe
Cillea
Bagdad
Yousef
Wing Fidius
Fidius
United States
The Goat and the Wolf Fable on Cowardly Deceit
A wolf and a goat in a farmyard plot to deceive each other. The goat pretends trust while the wolf proposes a trick to maim the other, revealing mutual suspicion and sharp talk about trust and betrayal in a fable scene.
New York Jewish Population Estimate Noted
Fiatistion cites board of health burials and World compilation to estimate New York City Jewish population at 567 775 with Manhattan showing one in four major women as Jewish. Historical note includes 1901 burial figures and mixed classified sale snippets from Oakland to Rock Island.
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New York
Board of Health and Compact
Jewish ‘World
New ‘York City
Manhattan
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