Holds Asphalt Lakes History of the Controversy
The New York and Bermudez Asphalt Company accuses the Venezuelan government of conspiracy and seeks redress as President Castro delays restoration of its properties. The stockholder statement recounts decades of decrees, seizures, and court battles over Bermudez Lake and tied claims, while Minister Bowen cancels travel as the State Department weighs action to protect the company.
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New York and
Bermudez Company
Castro
Bowen
New York and Bermudez
Venezuela
State Department
Caracas
United States
Bermudes Asphalt Company
Horatio R. Hamilton
Rceceiver
Trinidad
Bermuda Lake
Hamilton
Bermudez
Bermudes
Howard Carner
High Federal
Felicidad
Warner-Quin *Lan Company
Syracuse
la Venezuelan
South Side
la Felicidad
Bermudez Lake
National Congress
Warner-Quinlan Company
Bermudea Lake
Guances
Venesuelar
Carner
Direc
Matos
High Federal Court
Court of Cassation
Comft
Comft, Which Decided the “la Felicidad
Bermudgy Company
Warner Uinian Company
Carmen
Persecution claim over canceled postage stamp case
I D Ruffin, a coal and oil lands dealer, was held on $200 bond after a hearing before United States Commissioner Taylor for using a postage stamp that had been canceled. Ruffin says inspectors persecuted him, claiming the stamp was mutilated, while he argues a good stamp was mailed and delays cost him a land deal. The incident centers on a letter to a McDowell County court clerk dated May 3 regarding land tiles.
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United States
Taylor
FY Street
Ruffin
Seventh Street
First Precinct
Post Office
Post-Office
Carter B. Keene
McDowell County
W. Va
Boys steal bicycles as vacation plan ends in trouble
Alfred Callaghan age sixteen of 408 12 New Jersey avenue and Bernard Burns age fourteen of 142 D street northeast were arrested after a bicycle theft spree intended to see the country. They rode to Baltimore before being captured and will be arraigned in Juvenile Court. The bikes belonged to Walter Dixon and James A Miney and will be sent back to Washington. A separate case led to the arrest of James Henry, thirty-two, for stealing a bicycle from J. C Downing on July 9.
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Alfred Callaghan
New Jersey Avenue
Bernard Burns
D Street
City
Baltimore
Washington
Tyler
Burns
Callaghan
Walter Dixon
James A Miney
Trumbo
James Henry
J. C Downing
Hotel Status Questioned in Bankruptcy Case
Justice Stafford referred the Barten Company bankruptcy matter to Referee E McCalmont to hear testimony on whether the hotel firm falls under the bankruptcy law. A written opinion indicated the case will be dismissed if evidence fails to prove the company operates within the statute, with testimony to be taken following the judge’s opinion.
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Justice Stafford
Barten Company
E . McCalmont
Stafford
Mosquitoes Under Suspicion At Key West Study
Passed Assistant Surgeon Gardiner reports to the Public Health and Marine Hospital Service the discovery at Key West of Anopheles mosquitoes. He calls the find important since Key West has long avoided malaria and prior searches failed to show this mosquito. Extermination measures are recommended.
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Anopheles
Key West
Gardiner
Public Health and Marine Hospital Service
Procter Sues District for 10000 Damages Over Accident
Benny Procter through Attorneys Franklin H. Mackey Campbell Carrington and J M Carrington filed a suit against the District of Columbia for 10000 in damages for injuries alleged June 1 last. Procter claims a cart shaft struck him while riding a street car driven by a District employee.
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Benny Procter
Franklin H. Mackey
Campbell Carrington
J. McD
Carrington
District of Columbia
Procter
Negress Held for Grand Larceny
Annie Tunsel a negro domestic arrested Saturday by Detective Cox Third precinct on larceny charge for stealing a diamond stud valued at 350 from her former employer Morgan Me Bmerny a saloon keeper at Twenty fourth and C streets. She had a preliminary hearing in Police Court yesterday Judge Mishell set 800 bond to await grand jury action. Also in New York United States Minister David Thompson and Mrs Thompson were passengers on the steamer Byron from Brazil ports arriving today.
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Annie Tunsel
Cox
Morgan Me
Bmerny
Twenty-fourth
Hell Annie
Minister Thompson
New York
David Thompson
United States
Branil
Thompson
Byron
Brazil
Evaded by Accusers Names Are Not Forthcoming
The Central Labor Union read a letter from International Brewery Workers failing to name grafters amid bear war and Heurich strike accusations. Debate raged on investigation versus keeping facts secret. The matter was tabled with a 9 motion to publish none of the details and Secretary Winslow ordered silence.
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International Brewery Workers
Central Labor Union
Washington
Heurich
Winslow
Large Deed of Trust In Washington Properties Recorded
A deed of trust securing 876 168 94 dollars has been executed by Thomas E Wargamen and John Rident as trustees for George E Hamilton and Irving Williamson. The record covers Woodley Park and adjacent tracts and notes maturing soon. A separate 1898 deed from Waggaman and wife to Dr Daniel B Clarke for 917 F Street NW and 34 O Street NW notes 75 000 dollars. Dr Clarke is Franklin Insurance Company president. company not involved.
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Catholic University of America
Thomas E. Wargamen
John Rident
George E. Hamilton
Irving Williamson
Woodley Park
Pretty Prospect
Woodley
Wassgaman
City of Washington
Thomas E. Wagsaman
Daniel B. Clarke
O Street
F Street
Waggaman
Fugitive Captured After Horse Theft Chase
A. W Snyder reported his horse and carriage stolen from Four and a half street and Pennsylvania avenue. Police recovered the team within an hour. Detective Mullen pursued the driver on a bicycle, ending when the suspect hit a tree at Seventh and B streets. Henry N Spottsweok was arrested and released on $35 collateral to appear in Police Court today.
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A. W Snyder
Pennsylvania Avenue
Snyder
Sixth Precinct
Mullen
Seventh
Henry N. Spottsweok
Commissioners Buy School Site On Benning Road
District Commissioners purchase the west half of block 33 in Rose dale and Isherwood subdivision for 11610 to serve a school site on Benning road at Nineteenth street north east. Broker W E Wright handled the sale to the District. Articles of incorporation filed for Ira H Johannes Company and other firms, plus for National Co operative Loan and Investment Association and Pennsylvania Rapid Transit Construction Company. Seeman Millican Mardi Gras and Festival Company could not open Monday due to damaged electric wires but will reopen at 1 30 this afternoon and run through the week.
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Benning Road
Mary A. Emery
William V Cox
Matthew G. Emery
Rosedale
Isherwood
Nineteenth Street
W. E. Wright
Ira H. Johannes Company
Ira H Johannes
George A Redhead
John J. Prelier
National Co-operative Loan and Inveatment Association
Lorange G. Warfeld
L. J. Mc~ Gee
Albert J. Robinson
Pennsylvania Rapid Transit Construction Company
G. Lambert Lewis
L. Liebschuts
F. Liebschuts
Seeman-Millican
Runaway Horse Destroys Box at Thirty Fifth and P Streets
A horse owned by Joseph Kenala ran away on Wisconsin Avenue north west yesterday near Thirty fifth and P streets. The horse struck a letter box, demolishing it. The rider, Mr. Kenala, was thrown from the wagon and badly bruised.
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Joseph Kenala
Wisconsin Avenue
Ekengla
Night Tour Through the Zoo by Keeper and Visitor
A keeper and a friendly Indian visitor roam the zoo by moonlight to check every den from seals and bears to hyenas and tigers. Lions, panthers, and rhythmic hoots mingle as owls gossip while monkeys quarrel. elephants and yaks rest uneasily in their dimly lit quarters.
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Nist
Conaderaton
Ced
Keaper
Elephant House
Withal
Democracy Without a Home Contends With Meeting Space Shortage
Washington democracy leaders struggle to locate a suitable headquarters for the DC branch. The first regular Democratic central committee meeting was canceled for lack of an adequate room. Secretary Smith Thompson says a potential suite on F Street NW may serve, discussed with J Fred Kelley and James L Norris’s team, offering a glimmer of hope.
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Washington
District of Columbia
Democratic Central Committee
Thomas Jefferson
Smith Thompson
Braves
F Street
J. Fred Kelley
James L. Norris
Weather and local notices from Aug 22 issue
Disturbances move east in Lake St. Lawrence region with cooler temps ahead. Thunderstorms in the Mississippi Valley and northward, with winds shifting along coasts and Great Lakes. Local report shows temperatures from 67 to 82, humidity around 82 percent at 8 am, rainfall 0.62 inches, and tides listed. Jail sentence for Roy Jackson for swindling and related cases. Croker remains abroad with no return planned this year.
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Dept. of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Washington
Lake Region
St. Lawrence Valley
Miusimatopi
Rocky Mountain
Mississippi Valley
Lawrence Valley
Missouri Valley
Porthegstern
South Atlantic
Gulf States
Mississaippi
New England
Middle Atlantic
Gulf
Mosny Ushi
Great Lakes
European
Grand Banks
Fun Ritex
Aden
Misssouri Week Opens At Exposition In St Louis
The Exposition begins Missouri Week with horse parade firemen’s tournament and historic firefighting apparatus displays. A dirigible airship contest offers a 100000 prize, with a long distance flight planned to Washington Monument and a 400000 total prize pool for livestock shows opening November 4.
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St. Louis
Missouri
United States
Exposition Grounds
Washington Monument
Washington, D. C
Knights of the Maccabees
Knights of Pythias
Louisville
National Firemen’s Association
D .K. Fragers
George ©. Hale
Kansas City
Firemen's Association
British Gunboat Columbine Wrecked on Newfoundland Rock
St Johns Aug 22 The British gunboat Columbine struck a rock in Snacks Arm Green Bay while patrolling Newfoundland fisheries. The whaling vessel Cabot tried to pull her off but failed. Fantome sailed to refloat or salvage gear. Columbine, a 200 ton steel vessel built 1889, formerly Hiarta and bought by Britain in 1897.
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Newfoundland
St. Johns
N. F
Columbine
Snacks Arm
Green Bay
Cabot
Fantome
Hiarta
Plot to Kill Von Plehve Unfolds in Russia
In St Petersburg on August 22, the government will publish an official account of the plot linked to the assassination of former interior minister von Plehve. Police say the killer is a son of merchant Sasoneff from Ula Utaja near the Siberian Railroad border. The July 1890 Ufa governor Bogdanovitch assassination remains unsolved.
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St Petersburg
von Plehve
Sasoneff
Ula Utaja
Siberian
Ral
Ufa
Bogdanovitch
Divorce laws eased in Russia after adultery sentences
St. Petersburg Aug 22 The Holy Synod shortened the penalty period for guilty spouses from seven to two years before remarriage. If offenders perform public penance under bishops guidance, this reform is praised as a step toward modernizing Byzantine era divorce rules.
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Russia
St. Petersburg
Holy Synod
O Brien Returns to Commons for Cork City Seat
Dublin August 22 The Evening Herald reports William O Brien will accept the Cork City seat re elected unopposed last Friday He had resigned his Cork City seat on November 5 2003 and then resigned his ee.
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Dublin
Evening Herald
William O'Brien
Cork City
Woman swears coffee caused her illness and notes cure
An Iowa woman recalls twenty seven years of nervous spells headaches stomach trouble and heart pain from coffee. After stopping coffee and following package directions she reports improved sleep absence of nervousness weight loss and her husband also relieved from headaches.
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Iowa
Revolutionists Capture Santa Rosa in Uruguay War
Buenos Aires reports renewed fighting in Uruguay as Uruguayan revolutionists clash with government forces at Santa Rosa. Hand to hand combat leaves many dead or wounded, a town surrenders, and government troops retreat by water. Paraguay Vice President Manuel Domingues resigns amid rumors of Asuncion surrender. revolutionists seize a steamer with weaponry.
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Revolutionista
Santa Rosa
Buenos Ayres
Republic of
Uruguay
Santa Hela
Argentina
Manuel Domingues
Paraguay
Formosa
Asuncion
Associated Press
Senor Viera
Argentine
Insurgent Capture of Villa Reyes Trembles Paraguay
Paraguayan revolutionaries seized Villa Reyes and captured a 20 man garrison, 1 700 rifles and a cannon along with ammunition. General Ferreira camps near Villeta with deserters and new recruits joining from Asuncion as Asuncion faces food shortages and government troops ration six bisc uana daily amid widespread discontent.
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Villa Reyes
Paraguay
Buenos Ayres
Garrion
Ferreira
Villeta
Asuncion
Inherent Right to Bread Governs Italian Philanthropy
Special correspondence from Rome describes Signor Sangiorgi, a wealthy Italian philanthropist, proposing government owned bread supply. He opens a Massalombarda House of Bread to demonstrate feasibility, arguing state bakeries could offer cheap or free bread while private bakers keep niche products. He cites cheaper municipal bread in Catania and Palermo and says safeguards could limit abuse while lifting millions from hunger.
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Washington Post
Rome
Signor Sangiorgi
Signor
Massalombarda
Italy
Catania
Palermo
Signor Sangiorei
Figur Sangiarigi
Schneider's Story a Hoax Confession Untrue
Franz Schneider, who surrendered August 19 in Birmingham claiming he took papers from a new son at Southampton believed to be F Kent Loomis, says the confession was a deception to gain shelter and has broken down mentally. The rest is a garbled feature with unrelated lines about Santiago and Admiral Schley and a flirtatious exchange.
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F. K. Loomis
Birmingham
England
Franz Schneider
Thea
Newson
Southampton
F. Kent Loomis
Shisin
Roawell Field
Chicago
Santiago
Admiral Sehley
Admiral Schley
Mistake Somewhere in Chicago Milkman Debate
A fragment from an old newspaper page shows two people debating a milkman’s actions with phrases about water wagers and mistaken perceptions. The line hints at a misinterpretation or error in an earlier report, reflecting the era’s informal, back-and-forth style.
Memorable West End judge and hat keeper anecdote
In Cassell s Saturday Journal a famed judge dines at a West End hotel where a hat attendant recounts a tale. A grocer tests an errand boy candidate. the boy s mother reveals his one defect and how she induced him to confess his mischief at a schoolhouse with harsh discipline.
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Cassell
West End
Reading Light Lighting Method Contradicts Common Belief
A Jewelers Weekly note argues against placing lamps low with shaded glare. It recommends lighting from above, using reflected light to illuminate the page while keeping the surroundings dim, to mimic daylight without harsh direct rays.
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Jewelers
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