Americans Form Foreign Legion For Central American War
A cablogram from San Salvador reports Captain H Pow, once an American Navy ensign and Annapolis graduate, leaving for Guatemala to recruit a foreign legion to aid Salvadoran forces. Plans include reorganizing the legion under Salvadoran command with English and American volunteers to deter Honduras and Nicaragua, withIntervention seen as the only path to peace.
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Eysier
Geo. Christmas
Foreign Legion
Mexico City
San Salvador
Annapolly
Banvador
San Juan
San Fransfer
Fuenierdy
Cap
Guatemala
Revere
Englistiaon
Uae
de Costa Rlean
Central American diplomacy and peace efforts amid regional tensions
Fragmented report on Central American talks involving Guatemala Mexico and Nicaragua. Mentions Secretary Root potential meeting, Guatemalan delegation, and efforts to preserve peace amid strained relations. Navy dispatch from La Union Salvador notes quiet conditions. Also an unrelated Baltimore and Ohio rail advertisement appears at end.
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Central America
Cra
Washington
State Department
Min‘sor Jone
Guatealy
Mexico
Prealdant Cabrera
Mlevien
Vie
South
Seo
Guatemala
Navy
Department
Commando Gobe
Yorktown
la Union
Salvador
Count Seckendorff Home Robbed in Ramapo Valley
Special to The Washington Post remsesy N J Aug 15 thieves entered Count Max Gebhard Seckendorff Ramapo Valley home while family slept and escaped with about 4000 in valuables. A bath window entry yielded a gold watch monogram M G S and pearl brooches diamonds earrings rings chains. Count former German Legation attache and newspaper correspondent. Brother Count M G Seckendorff court marshal linked to Empress Frederick. Count married widow of I Donner sugar trust official three years ago.
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Washington
Remsey
N. J
Constaole
Max Gebhard Seckendoriff
Ramapo Valley
M. G. S. Thera
Cagr
Count Seckendorff
Wash
Leap Fatal Crash Kills Two, Injures Five at Parkville Crossing
A trolley and dirt train collision at the Parkville crossing near Coney Island Avenue Brooklyn cuts through a disaster scene. One man dies instantly, a man and a woman later die in hospital, four others severely hurt as passengers jump from the trolley. Names include Mrs Anna Cohen of 291 Pulaski Street and two unidentified men about 22. The crash is blamed on misread signals and limited view due to a lumber yard fence.
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Washington Post
New York
de Hall Avenue
Coney Teland and Brooklyn Company
Long Island
Ryade
Long Island Railroad
Park
Proepest Park
Priest Bans Rice at Weddings in Racine Ceremony
Racine pastor Theodore B. Moyer of St Marys Catholic Church orders a ban on rice at weddings. He denounces the custom as uncivilized, scenes of brides fleeing with guests outside the church described amid a dramatic indoor moment. The note links the practice to semi civilized origins and urges couples to refrain from showering rice on departing newlyweds.
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Racine
Washington
Wis
Ang
Ftey
Theodore B. Moyer
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Inuit Balle City
Imge
Father Meyer Sers
Girl Kills Father After Family Nightmare in Harlem
In Harlem New York an immigrant family tragedy ends with the daughter Adeline Langlois firing a revolver at her father Wassner as he attacked her mother Mrs Wasner. The mother dies of injuries while the daughter Annie aids by bringing the gun. Magistrate Houde weeps at the testimony and orders care for the two women.
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New York
George Wasanar
Wes
Alain
Adeline Langlois
Harlem
Wassner
Mrm
Wasener
Adeline Langlote
Warmer
Annie
Westerney Wasener
Ahs
Ila
Drey
Ang
Ared
Mel
Longin
Whimer van
Paralline
Waasner
Mra Wassner
Adeling Langlotz
Toate
Mrm. Langlotz
Houde
Alster
Mawistrate House
Mrs Hanna's Mother Dies in Cleveland at 87
Mrs Daniel P. Rhodes mother of Mrs M A Hanna widow of the late Senator Hanna died at her Cleveland home in her eighty seventh year. Born and reared in East Haddam Connecticut she moved to Ohio and married Daniel Z Rhodes a wealthy ouathers man of Is ty.
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Daniel Rhodes
Cleveland
Ohio
Daniel P. Rhodes
M. A. Hanna
Senator Hanna
Rhodes
East Haddam
Conn
Danial Z. Rhodes
German torpedo boat sets 22.9 knots record on trial
Kiel August 11 the turbine torpedo boat No. 137 for the German Navy achieved a draft speed of 22.9 knots on a trial run and set a new naval speed record.
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Kiel
Host Betrays Absconder in Bank Larceny Case
Police seized a dress case packed with ten dollar gold certificates and Treasury notes totaling 4,200 from Marion, a 16 year old formerly a clerk at Chicopea National Bank in Springfield. He confessed to stealing 5,000 from the bank on July 2 and was to be taken back to Springfield to face charges as Old Town and Bangor authorities coordinate.
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Chicopea National Bank
Marson
Bangor
Camden
Charles W. Livermore
Plar
Livermore
Bradley
Marion
Macson
Springheld
Hank
Marsan
Springfield
Thera
Thirt Beck
Tax on Rich Bachelors Sparks Outcry in Absecon
Assessor Henry Alexander proposes a $109 tax per bachelor in Absecon. Frank Hamill, wealthy and single, questions the plan as the board debates the fairness of new levies on unmarried men. Protests grow among single residents ready to pursue action in state court.
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Atlante City
N. 3
Henry Alexander
Absecon
Frank Hamill
Asdessors
Hamill
Alexander
Hamitlt
G. Dad” Orl
Adaécon
Gaussers Aim to Halt Looting of Pribiot Rookeries and Salt Houses
Authorities pledge strong action to stop raids targeting Pribiot rookery sites and salt houses across the United States, aiming to protect wildlife colonies and critical salt works amid rising thefts and suspected organized crime involvement.
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Pribiot
United States
Rate law clash echoes in North Carolina suit and Alabama rail aid
North Carolina contests with Southern Railway over a 9 percent passenger rate as judges weigh injunctions restraining enforcement of new state rate laws. Attorneys from both sides present in New York and Montgomery, with state officials arguing states’ rights and railroads urging federal jurisdiction. Witnesses note rising railroad operating costs amid freight and passenger rate pressure, as courts consider injunctions and compliance.
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New York
H. P. Spencer
Southern
J. M. Barr
Montgomery
Ala
Aux
Lousvie and Nashville Railroads Company
Jones
United States
Tha Fedsrat
Alabama
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Comer
Southern Railway
Broadway
Pritchard
United States Circuit Court
North Caroline Corporation Commission
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W. A. Montgomery
North Careling
State Corporation Commisition
James E. Shepherd
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Judice
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Comralasion
Alfred P. Thom
F. H. Bushes
Walter D. Hinea
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Wash
Gustica
Paul
St. George Islands
Hederat
Pribilo
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Hia
Mr. Jua
Brvic
Corporation Commission
Presidenc
E. B. Spencer
Seaboard Air Line
Spencer
I Southern
Jia
Tts
Barr
Shaw Almost Drowns While Swimming Off Coast of Wales
Famous writer George Bernard Shaw narrowly escaped drowning while swimming with a friend near Lianbedr Merionethshire England. A strong current pulled them from shore, leaving them stranded on a sandbank until rescuers reached them. Shaw reported utter exhaustion and said he swam to delay drowning, clinging to life with little hope of return.
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England
Whsbington Post
London
George Hernerd Shaw
Lianbedr
Merionethshire
My. Shaw
Adn
Sethania
Southern Railway Monopoly Questioned At Hearing
Witnesses described alleged monopolistic practices by the Southern Railway in North Carolina. Mr. Barr denied policy of reprisals against rivals, while a gentleman’s understanding between lines was admitted as relevant. Hearings continued with depositions planned in Washington and other cities after sessions end.
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Southern
Justice
Barr
Southern Railway
Mr. Barr
Seaboard
Greenbury
N.C
oTata
North
Caro Tus
North Carolina
Burr
Washington
Capitalists Battle on Clifton Car Over Waistlines and Feet
Two large men aboard a Clifton car, Jacob Baum and C. Breuer, traded verbal jibes about waists and feet, then exchanged punches. Breuer was pushed between seats and shielded his face as Baum pummeled him, before they halted to recover and seek treatment for injuries.
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Washington
Cincinnati
Clifton
Jacob Baum
J. Gaom
C. Breuer
Baum
Fiener
Brewer
Auto Rage Ends in Death in Norwalk Street Wreck
A high speed street race in Norwalk Connecticut near the Darien line left a four wheel runabout wrecked on the turnpike. Mrs. Paul McCormac of New York died and her husband was injured. A carriage carrying several residents was overturned with multiple injuries. The identity of the touring car occupants remained unknown.
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Conn
Connecticut Turnpike
Darien
Paul McClormas
West Ninety-fifth Street
New York
McCormac
George E. Burgess
James H Gevilte
Stamford
Suath Northcup
Snally
Boston
Macormac Bag
New England
Leap From Car To Death Shocks City
A reported leap from a moving automobile ends in death. The incident appears under central state coverage, with sparse details and no immediate witnesses named. Investigators examine possible motive and trail of evidence to determine circumstances surrounding the fatal fall.
Resort Hotels Burn as Summer Colony Fire Rages
Flames swept through Old Orchard Beach area tonight destroying seventeen summer hotels and sixteen cottages along the shore. Mayor Fitzgerald of Boston was slightly injured by flying debris. The blaze, started near Olympia Hotel Annex, burned for hours, destroying wooden structures and threatening more as fire units from nearby towns arrived but faced hose and coupling troubles.
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Old Orchard
Tores
Akre
Oreshard Avenue
Actiken Street
Florida House
Olympia House
Emerson
Emerson Annex
Cleaves House
Alberta
Irving
Fiske
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Vester House
Arvine
Lawrence House
Lewiston House
Boyden House
de Bemter
New Palmer House
Seashore House
Newton Morrill
Green Atreet
Salem
Mass
Nostos
Maine
Rufus H Jones
Trinity Episcopal Church
John Fitzgerald
Orchard Avenue
Orchard
Portland
Baddeford
Barn
Olympia
Mulead
Hames
OM Orchards House
Kemp Reported Caught In Embezzlement Case
Moselle police report a possible capture of James Arthur Kemp amid embezzlement charges in Washington. A man held in Moselle gives another name. Washington police have no confirmation of Kemp’s arrest. The case centers on funds from a police department.
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Moselle
Spaciay
Washington
St Louia
James Arthur Kemp
J. D
Arthur Kemp
Kemp
Omall Issues Gall Sareteland Over Fait Hat
The article reports a government representative from Illinois city preparing to depart for Washington today amid a planned walkout order by railway workers. Chief arrival and tense labor actions are highlighted, with authorities facing pressure over a hat dispute and related governance concerns.
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Hell
Uinois City
Washington
Strike at Chicago as 2009 telegraph operators demand general boycott
President Small and the telegraphers arrive in Chicago to face 2,009 operators demanding a general strike and opposing arbitration. Small Gompers and other labor leaders confer. Commissioner Nuit is not invited and will return to Washington. Reports suggest Cincinnati telegraphers may be ordered out. Both sides claim progress toward victory.
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Old Orchard
Benator
Moora
Christiana
Wall Street
Sue Banker
Eddy
Ohio
Hewart
Army and Navy
Japan
Russia
Glenn Lionstedl
Jamestown
Alexandria
David Evans
O-Financial Review
Chicago
Stull
Union Depo
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Polic
Automante
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Russell
Evang Avenue
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Neill
Sative Gompers
American Federation of Labor
George W. Perking
Clear Makers’ Union
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Telegraph Companien
Hick
Ant
Gompers
Nuit
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