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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1904

Page

23

Trade Shifts in Philippine Commerce in Nine Months Ended March

Totals show import value rising by about 2.09 million dollars while exports fall due to reduced copra and sugar shipments. United States purchases, British and French East Indies gains shape the overall pattern, with grain, hemp, and livestock among notable movements and American flags accounting for rising outbound trade.

United States British French East Indies Philippine Islands Bureau of Salar Affairs Trent Thok Sie Britain Saragey Tron Kingdom Su Japan Hongkong Iina Ho Spain Uetria Deine Ypoka Fongkong British East Indies

Explosion at La Follette Coal Works Kills Two

An explosion at a Tennessee coal and iron works in La Follette killed two men and seriously injured another. Brinsannon of Max Meadows Virginia and Travis of Middlesboro Kentucky were identified among the affected, with one worker severely burned and not expected to recover. Property losses from the blast were reported.

la Folle , Tenn Rnosville

Notice of Mortage and Death Notices Insertions

Notices announce that mortgage and death notices in The Wash'sston Post and several newspapers may be inserted automatically at no extra charge. Read like a regional obituary roundup with multiple listings including Goodno and Hauer families from Washington DC.

NEW York Times Baltimore Herald Boston Glove Burrald Courier Small Enquirer AGQ Record-Herald Philadelphia Public Ledger Pittsbi RG Dispatch Providence Journal Roche Ald ST Louis Republic Ralse Post-Standard Pioneer-Press Minneapolis Tribune Cleveland Plain Dealer

Undertakers of Washington Offer First Class Service

Directory of funeral homes and embalmers in Washington with offices at 940 F Street N W 1840s. Listings include W R Speare Joseph Gawler R F Waryes J Wright J William Lee George P Zarhorst and others all advertising modern facilities cremation on premises reasonable prices and 24 hour service with telephone contacts in the seventeenth to fourteenth street area.

W. R. Speare F Street N. W John °. Wricht Sembalmer Tenth Street Nw J. William Lee Modest Pring Fenneylvadia Ave George P. Zarhorst Capital Weaghens

Garment Workers Vote Down Socialist Resolution

The United Government Workers of America at its thirteenth annual convention rejected a resolution committing the organization to socialism. Delegates from Utica, Hamilton, and San Francisco led the opposition, voting down the proposal by a large margin. The convention also adopted a resolution exonerating Acting Secretary Thomas J. Crouchley and decided to hire a paid organizer for Canada, with a West organizer to be appointed and headquarters in San Francisco. The next meeting will be in Toronto on the first Monday in August 1995. Officers elected for the Tailors' Mutual Aid include President Charles Ortel of Syracuse, Secretary William Block of St. Louis, and Treasurer Miss Shaddock of Buffalo.

Garment Workers Buffalo United Gavement Workers of America Joel Moses Rochester Utica Hamilton San Francisco Thomas J. Crouchley Cincinnati Charles Ortel Syracuse William Block St. Louis Miss Shaddock

Motormen vote to back union wage for subway nine hour day

Fifteen hundred Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers members within 600 miles of New York meet and unanimously back the subway wage demand of 50 cents per hour for a nine hour day, opposing the Interborough’s ten hour rate. Grand Lodge leaders aim to settle the dispute, while electricity vs steam on railroads is discussed along with local discontent in Brooklyn where workers earn only $3 per day.

New York Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Bryan Interborough Transit Company Subway Warren Stone Cleveland Edward J. Hariey Boston Interborough Brotherhood W. E. Fitch Insurance Association of the Brotherhood Grand Lodge Hurley Brooklyn Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company

Improved Rapid Transit Plan for New York to Westchester

Eight million dollars or more will be spent by the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad for rapid transit from New York City to the Bronx and parts of Westchester along Long Island Sound. Bonds of fifteen million dollars will fund the project with underwritten premium. Four of six Harlem to New Rochelle tracks will be electric, two steam. The plan envisions a Battery to New Rochelle and Mount Vernon service with inter borough connections via the L line at West Farms. State and city approval awaits.

New York New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company New York City Bronx Westchester Long Island Sound Charles S Mellen Interborough System West Farms Battery New Rochelle Mount Vernon New Haven Harlem River and Port Chester Harlem Randalls and Wards Islands Astoria Pennsylvania Railroad Pennsylvania Long Island City Boston East

Hoar Holds His Own In Sen Hoar Illness

Worcester Aug 28 Gen Rockwood Hoar issued a bulletin from Senator George E. Hoar's home noting he woke early felt refreshed by sleep took more nourishment than yesterday and chatted with family though still extremely weak. A late bulletin said he had a comfortable day, took nourishment and held his own with no sign of strength gain. He called for newspapers this morning and showed interest in Lodge's address and other public events.

Worcester Mass Rockwood Hoar George EB. Auar Hoar Gen. Hoa Henry Cabot Lodge

Peabody Offers Troops to Cripple Creek Mob

Governor Peabody sent a letter to Tell er County Sheriff Bell offering military aid to quell a mob that deported fifteen men and burned the Interstate Mercantile store in Cripple Creek. A Western Federation of Miners member, A G Leduc, was deported and later seized by armed men while in deputy custody. Sheriff Bell dispatched deputies to pursue the mob and its captive.

Denver Colo Peabody Bell Teller County Interstate Mercantile Company Cripple Creek A. G. Leduc Western Federation of Miners Anaconda

Divided over Tariff in Montreal and Quebec

Report from Montreal by John H. Raftery argues tariff walls favor Canadian manufacturing capital, noting $20 million American and equal Canadian investment in Montreal firms. Despite consumer and retailer desires for reciprocity, manufacturing interests, largely American in origin, hold political sway and support tariffs.

John H. Raftery Washington Post Montreal Quebec Dominion of Canada United States Canada Dominion Maritime New York Boston Chicago Ottawa Victoria Jo: Thompson Old Mexico Tidewater Halifax Portland Maine Massachusetts Free Harbour West Indies

Maryland Ties in Play for Roosevelt Votes in 1932 Race

Political gossip notes Republicans count Maryland eight electoral votes as hopeful ground while Democrats struggle with ballot-law issues and intraparty splits. Senator McComas prepares retirement, Rayner campaigns in Baltimore and West Virginia, and figures like Gorman and Davis shape Indiana New York campaigns amid turnout and fund constraints.

Maryland Roosevelt McComas Tao Baltimore St. Louis Parker Davis Gorman Rayner West Virginia Harry Wells Trusk Mr. Rayner Indiana Chicago Indianapolis Bailey Texas New York Brooklyn Metropolis William J. Bryan Mr. Bryan

Campaign managers eye speakers on both sides of Kansas

Republicans tout Edwin Anderson a fluently bilingual orator popular in Swedish regions as a statewide draw. William Allen White travels Kansas to energize Roosevelt allies amid postal scandal ties to Gen Tyner. Democrats and Populists split tasks with Populists targeting rural votes and Democrats focusing on cities.

Ers Edwin Anderson Anderson William Allen White Emporia Roosevelt James N. Tyner Kansas White Kansas Cities

Princes Put to Work Observers Sent to Manchuria by Kaiser

Berlin Aug 20 Kaiser Wilhelm orders two Prussian princes to join General Kuropatkin and Field Marshal Oyama as military observers in Manchuria. Prince Frederick Leopold of Prussia heads to the Russian front with an eight man suite and four horses, while Prince Karl Anton von Hohenzollern attaches to Oyama's staff and tracks Japanese tactics.

Washington Post Berlin Kaiser Wilhelm Beieves Manchuria Frederick Leopold Prussia Sophie Luise Schleswig-Holstein Kuropatkin Karl Anton Whohenzollern Kaiser Oyama Prince Frederick Leopold Klein-Glienicke Potsdam Prince Frederick Earl Klen-Glien'cke Klein-Glenicke Brooks St. Petersburg Trans-Siberian Railway Karl Far East Germany Josephine of Bel Gium Leopold Prince Henry Prussa Ulans

Electricians at Banquet Welcomes Italian Delegates

In New York on August 28 the Italian Chamber of Commerce and Dante Alighieri Society hosted a banquet for delegates of the Italian Association of Electricians who visited the United States after touring the St. Louis Exposition. Ambassador des Planches welcomed them, noting Italy’s advancing role in electricity despite limited coal, with Prof. Halseo Ascoli replying for the delegation.

America Ambassador Des Planches New York Italian Chamber of Commerce Society Dante Alighieri Italian Association of Eectricians St. Louis Exposition Pilippo Torchio Italy Halse Ascoli

Womanly Health Claims Pop Up in Biby Sale Talk

A crowd of hungry hearted women would attend a Biby sale if babies were available, claiming wives longing for children rely on doctors and cures. Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription is touted as strengthening weak women, establishing regularity, healing inflammation, and curing female weakness. A letter from Mrs Mary Lee Flanary of Virginia describes relief and future publishing of medical advice with a free booklet offer.

Dr. Pierce Doctor Pierce Pierce Common Sense Eure Suffea

Panama Canal Questions and a Calibrated Timeline

A Leatie's Monthly Magazine note quotes John Findley Wallace on Panama Canal timing and costs. Wallace avoids firm dates, noting that actual estimates depend on labor, hours, and efficiency. He predicts the U S will build faster, better, with less waste than any other nation.

TW. HL Leatie Congress Panama Canal John Findley Wallace Wallace United States

A Patriotic Sacrifice and Schoolhouse Holiday Debate

A Philadelphia Press verse excerpt discusses holidays for famous figures and a patriotic idea that holidays inspire patriotism. It contrasts celebrating legends like Columbus and Farragut with a desire to honor everyday contributors and authors, then notes the impact on schooling and national duties. The piece ends with a cartoonish quip about cost-cutting and mules in a Panama Canal context.

Philadelphia Panama

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