Benefits of Canal to Central America
Washington food for thought from the Geographical Society speaker on the Panama Canal’s impact. The speaker compares Porto Rico Cuba and Central American nations, noting Porto Rico’s growth under U S rule and urging stable government for Honduras and Nicaragua to unlock prosperity.
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Central America
Washington, D. C
Panama Canal
Wm. J. Showal Geographical Society
Porto Rico
Cuba
United States
Honduras
Salvador
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
Porto Rica
Chicago
San Francisco
Washington
Denver
New Orleans
Puerto Barrios
New York
Middle Ameri
Arbitration may cut pay for Pittsburgh trolleymen
Arbitration hearings between the Pittsburgh Railways Company and its workers, held for ten days before Judge Joseph Buffington Congressman Stephen G Porter and James C Gray, conclude testimony as Attorney George C Wilson argues wages are too high and should be reduced. The company is a subsidiary of Philadelphia Railway in Pittsburgh.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburg
Pittsburgh Railways Company
Joseph Buffington
Stephen G. Porter
James C. Gray
George C. Wilson
Philadelphia Railway
Rise and fall of Victoriano Huerta in Mexican politics
The article details Victoriano Huerta's 1913 provisional presidency after ousting Madero, the assassination of Madero and Pino Suárez, and the swift U.S. diplomatic clash as Huerta rejects foreign mediation. It notes Northern constitutionalist gains, internal opposition, and U.S. pressure for his resignation ahead of October elections.
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Victoriano Huerta
Mexico
Francisco I. Maredo
Madero
Jose Maria Pino Suarez
Huerta
William H. Taft
United States
Sonora State Congress
Zapata
Salazar
Anerta
Carranza
Chihuahua
San Antonio
Francisco Villa
Pasqual Orozco
Taft
Woodrow Wilson Huerta
Felix Diaz
Porfirio Diaz
Congress
Japan
Henry Lane Wilson
Washington
Nelson O'Shaughnessy
Wilson
John Lind
Minnesota
Lind
Pinchot and Lewis Tour Through 22 Pennsylvania Counties
Gifford Pinchot and William Draner Lewis mark a summer campaign by visiting 22 counties and reaching about 120000 people. They visit mills and factories before dawn and hold open air mass meetings at night, drawing large crowds and strong receptions across rural and urban areas. The tour includes Pike to Bradford counties and heads toward Dauphin and Berks, with plans for eastern counties then central western regions. Washington party leaders claim the campaign signals a statewide shift against Penrose and his machine.
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Philadelphia
Gifford Pinchot
William Draner Lewis
Washington Party
United States
Northumberland County
Pinchot
Lewis
Pike
Monroe
Northampton
Bucks
Lancaster
York
Adams
Cumberland
Perry
Juniata
Snyder
Union
Northumberland
Mifflin
Huntington
Luzerne
Lackawanna
Columbia
Montour
Susquehanna
Wyoming
Bradford
Dauphin
Lebanon
Berks
Lehigh
Penrose
Nevin Detrich
Mormon Elders Attacked in Lancaster Riot
Two Mormon Church elders were assaulted during a near riot in Christiana Lancaster on July 20 after sermonizing on street corners. Pastor William May of the Methodist church tried to counter their statements as the dispute escalated into the night with a stone thrown at the missionaries as they left for their hotel at dawn.
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Lancaster
Christiana
William May
Methodist Church
Penrose Bunco Charge Aims at Penrose Machine
Philadelphia July 18 William Draper Lewis Washington gubernatorial candidate denounces Penrose cry of protection as a bunko game. He cites past defeats of worker compensation and child labor laws, assails the road department, and plans a tour with Pinchot starting July 21 through Dauphin Lebanon Berks and Lehigh counties to win voter support.
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Philadelphia
William Draper Lewis
Washington Party
Penrose
Pennsylvania
Lewis
United States Senate
Columbia
Montour
Northumberland Counties
Lewis and Pinchot
Dauphin
Lebanon
Berks
Lehigh
Legalize steel pensions in U. S. Steel petition
E H Gary chairman James A Farrell president and 22 other officers seek a charter from Common Pleas Court in Pittsburgh for a pension fund begun 14 years ago. The plan provides benefits to employees and successors controlled by the company, with annual income capped at 1 million dollars and no new capital stock. Headquarters will be in Pittsburgh.
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Pittsburgh
E. H. Gary
James A. Farrell
United States Steel Corporation
Common Pleas Court
Opinion Clarifies Relative Hiring Rule for School Board
Harrisburg July 20 William M Hargest Deputy Attorney General advised Dr Nathar C Schaeffer Superintendent of Public Instruction that the school code three fourths vote requirement to hire a teacher who is a director's relative does not apply to a first cousin or niece of a director s wife The period of teacher selection raises questions under this clause as the school year begins
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Harrisburg
Nathar. C. Schaeffer
William M. Hargest
Sha mokin incidents and local crimes headline roundup
ALL THROUGH THE STATE Michael Stoop a Sha mokin colliery fireman was seriously scalded when a steam pipe burst Peter Fuckenofski of West Hazleton was sentenced to three months in jail for bicycle theft Chief of Police Ladderhose of West Hazleton shot a mad dog that besieged children on porches Esther three year old daughter of William Long was fatally injured running in front of a street car George Rice is in a Lancaster hospital with a fractured skull from a fall on a Rossmere street car Edward B Zimmerman of Shamokin was elected county chairman after a Penrose rally Five years work will finish Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre Coal Company stripping at Audenried started yesterday by Dick and Co
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Michael Stoop
Shamokin
Peter Fuckenofski
West Hazleton
Ladderhose
Esther
William Long
George Rice
Lancaster
Rossmere
Penrose
Northumberland County
Edward B. Zimmerman
Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre
Audenried
Dick & Co
Congress Stalls as Quorum Woes Hold Up Work
Washington July 19 Congress struggles to assemble quorum in both houses as an anti trust bill push continues. Debate over the interstate trade commission Clayton and Rayburn measures extends weeks while nominations for the Federal Reserve Board Jones and Warburg face confirmation delays. President Wilson seeks ratification of Bryan peace treaties before adjournment.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Interstate Trade Commission
Newlands
Interstate Commerce Committee
Thomas D. Jones
Chicago
Paul M. Warburg
New York
Federal Reserves Board
Warburg
Mr. Warburg
Banking Committee
Wilson
Mrs Carman Leaves Home Until Trial
Freeport New York July 19 Mrs Florence Conklin Carman under indictment for manslaughter in the first degree in the killing of Mrs Louise Bailey left her home with her husband Dr Edwin Carman and their nine year old daughter Elizabeth. They planned a trip through Atlantic City Philadelphia the Delaware Water Gap and Lumberville Pa before the trial and will stay on a farm in Lumberville kept in seclusion until trial. Dr Carman is expected to return within a month to resume practice.
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Freeport
N. Y
Florence Conklin Carman
Louise Bailey
Hindus on Komagata Maru battle in Vancouver harbor
Report from Ottawa describes a clash as 160 police and immigration officers tried to board the Japanese steamer Komagata Maru off Vancouver. Hindus on board resisted with coal and weapons. twenty were injured, none fatally, as authorities prepared to use the cruiser Rainbow to seize the ship and force landing of 350 would-be British subjects.
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Ottawa
Ont
Vancouver Harbor
Canada
India
Immigration Department
Rainbow
Young Man Drowned Near Warren Outing Club
Raymond Myers aged 22 drowned in the Allegheny river near the Warren Outing Club at 8 45 last Thursday evening. He sank in fourteen feet of water after trying to swim back to the dock while intoxicated. William Lavery aided him but both men exhausted, Lavery nearly dead before rescue. Myers worked at Struthers Wells and formerly drove a milk wagon, well known in War.
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Raymond Myers
Allegheny River
Warren
Myers
William Lavery
Myers Saik
Lavery
Struthers & Wells Works
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U. S
Dominguez
Dominguez Dis
Pinchot and
Anply
O. K
Lumberville
Elizabeth
Outing Club
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