Allies Demand End to Mileage Deposits on East Roads
A coalition of city groups seeks repeal of a 140 dollar mileage deposit rule on railroad mileage books. They argue railroads charge 20 dollars per 100 miles and require extra deposits to guarantee adherence to ticket conditions. The petition, sent to presidents of Pennsylvanian and other lines, is signed by Gustav Daniel, R R Rogges, W J Koch, and Patrick O N.
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Commercial Men’s Organization
St. Philadelphia
Jan
East
Pennsylvania Inn
Chesapeake
Omo
Delaware
Lackawanna
Baltimore and Ono
Temgh Valley
Gustav Daniel
Merchhants and Travelers Association
R R Rogges
Railroad Commission
Travelers Protective Association
W J Koch
The
Commercial Exchange
Patrick ON
Paper Stock Dealers Association
Massachusetts Girl Becomes Bride of Eminent Philadelphia Physician
Special to The Washington Post Worcester Mass Jan 21 In a private sanitarium Trudeau N where he 45xpected to die Dr George Justice Ewing eminent Philadelphia specialist in pulmonary diseases was married Thursday to Miss Mary Cross of Fitchburg sister of Walter S Cross farmer captain of the Yale crew The marriage was admitted to day by Mr and Mrs Charles A Cross Miss Cross learned of the illness and hurried to his side at the request of both he ceremony was performed Dr Ewing had previously treated Frederick C Cross another brother to a pulmonary affection and it was while visiting him that Miss Cross first met Dr Ewing Their engagement was announced after Dr Ewings visit to Fitchburg at Christmas
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Massachusetts
Philadelphia
Washington Post
Worcester Mass
Prvate Sanitarium
Trudeau
George Justice Ewing
Dr Ewing
Ins
Ewineg
Vrederick C Cross
Miss Cross
Atlanta court fight over control of the Atlanta News
In Atlanta Georgia John Temple Graves and Charles Daniel clash over control of the Atlanta News with Graves as editor and Daniel as general manager. James English Jr., a co defendant, answers Graves petition admitting stock purchase by Samuel Spencer but claims uncertainty about the money source. Earthquake shock in Cumana Venezuela causes no damage.
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John Temple Graves
Charles Daniel
Atlanta
James W English Jr
Atlanta News
Cut
Graves
Venezuela
Caracas
Tomiday
Cumana
Bermude
Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills Promise Quick Relief
No delay in social or business engagements as nervous headaches fade after taking Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills. These pills claim to prevent and cure pain, soothe nerves and muscles, and are marketed as harmless. ENDORSEMENTS include SG Griffith of Santa Ana California and a 23 dose, 25 cent package with money-back if not sold in bulk.
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Dr Dies
Griffith
Sahta
Ana
Cal
Ormond Five Nations Cars Enter in Great Speed Tourney
The Ormond Florida speed tournament opens with 21 cars entered from five nations including Italy England France Germany and the United States total entries 166 for 27 events. Notable drivers include Lancia Hemery and Ford with two high horsepower American cars drawing attention while foreign rivals loom as favorites. George W Young buys Fiat racer to field H W Fletcher as driver and excitement centers on a two mile per minute race with a gold crown prize.
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Washington Post
New York
Ormond
Fla
Italy
England
France
Germany
United States
Drvers
Heown
Lancia
Long Island
Bennett
Hemery
Walter Clifford Earp
A. L. Guiness
Paul Sartor
Emanuel Cedrino
Bem Henry Ford
Walter Chastie
Dan Vargis
Fletcher
William Fulliord
Alfred G Vanderbilt
Francois Richard
Vanderbilts
Walter Christies
Henry Ford
C A Coey
Chicago
Dr Thomas
Joseph Tracy
George W Young
New York City
Lanew
Mr Young
H W Fletcher
William Hildard
Boston
Joe Downey
Mercedes
H L_ Bowden
J R Harding
Florida
Brightwood Driving Club renominates officers and committees
Stockholders in the Brightwood Driving Club and Racine Association renominated officers Roosevelt era style. President John F Javvis, vice president Henry Oppenheimer, secretary Dr Charles F Hadfield, treasurer William A Brown. an auditing committee of two to be chosen from Kessel Copperthite Robinson and Javins. track and house committee candidates listed with member names and roles.
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Brightwood Driving Club
Racine Association
John F. Javvis
Henry Oppenheimer
Charles F Hadfield
William A Brown
Louis J. Kessel
Henry Coppershite
J. D Robinson
Francis Javins
Owo
Charles McDermott
William A. Brown
Henry Copperthite
A. A. Davis
J D Robinson
Robert Alien
A A Davis
Thomas M Bond
Samuel Gaasenheimer
Petar Taylor
John H Gordon
Francis Jarvis
Mace and Allen Fight Legacy From New Orleans Bout
The article recalls Jem Mace at seventy four and his fights with Tom Allen in 1870s America, detailing exhibitions in New York, a disputed Canadian bout, and a later Missouri Canada Bay St Louis rematch, with references to Coburn and Heenan, ending with Coburn’s shooting incident and Mace’s later life.
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Mace
America
New York
George Siler
Bob Fitzsimmons
Jem Mace
John C Heenan
Tom Sayers
England
Sayers
Heenan
Pooley
Tom Alten
Allen
New Orleans
Jim Cusick
Jerry Donovan
Mike Donovan
New York Athletic Club
Joe Coburn
Sherman Thurston
Dad Ryan
Allen Rufe Hunt
al Smith
Vanderbilt’s Richard Sartor Racer Flops at Beach Trial
Alfred G Vanderbilt’s new Richard Sartor racer, rated at .50 horsepower and touted as the world’s most powerful, shows little speed in early trials at Hotel Ormond Florida. The machine arrived from New York, drew 10,000 spectators, but delivered a feeble performance and was quickly returned to the garage for heavy repairs as doubts grow about its creditable showing.
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Washington Post
Ormond
Fla
Alfred G Vanderbilts
Richard Sartor
Keely
Vanderbitt
New York City
Vanderbilt
Yale and Penn May Meet
The University of Pennsylvania has a chance to play Yale if Harvard abandons football. Penn and Yale have not met in 13 years, with the last game a 14 to 6 Yale victory. If Harvard exits, schedules shake up and a Yale Penn game becomes likely amid reform discussions opening Bell and Camp to closer contact.
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New Haven
University of Pennsylvania
Yale
Harvard
Penn
Elis
Princeton
Cornell
Chicago
Michigan
Minnesota
Philadelphia
Quakers
Bell
Camp
Sutton Plans Return for 18-2 Salk-Line Tournament
George Sutton, an American, signals from Paris that he will travel to New York in March to compete in the 18-2 salk-line tournament in April. He aims to arrive with Lews Cure, the French player, who also intends to take part in the event.
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Washington Post
New York
George Sutton
Paris
Lews Cure
Rockefeller Dislikes Lie in Bible Class
John D Rockefeller Jr at Fifth Avenue Baptist Church argues no lie is justifiable under any circumstances. He states primitive man spurns deceit and that the Bible supports truth, defining a lie as the intent to deceive in word or act. He agrees with Dr Trumbull on omitting any redeeming clause that could justify lying.
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Washington Post
New York
Hia
Fifth Avenue Baptist Church
East Forty-sixth Street
John D Rockefeller, Jr
Rockefeller
Harper
Chicago University
Dr Trumbull
Gov Magoon Goes On Weeks Long Panama Vacation
Panama dispatch reports Gov Magoon of the Canal Zone departed for a several week vacation with Secretary Guardia and other prominent citizens at the railway station. During his absence HD Reed will assume governor duties per a August 2 196 resolution. Religious and civil celebrations mark the anniversary of Panama City founded by Antonio Fernandez Cordoba y Mandoza.
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Washington Post
Panama
May Tie Up Building as Union Votes on Strike
Cleveland Ohio January 21 Within thirty days members of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers will vote on declaring a strike against the fabricated material of the American Bridge Company President F M Ryan says the referendum could tie up many big building projects nationwide affecting the broader strike situation. The action targets fabricated rather than raw materials and there is no change in the stake in New York against allied building trades employers and the American Bridge Company, with fights to a finish and no settlement talks planned.
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Tron
American Badge Company
Cleveland
Ohio
Jah
International Association of Bridge and Structural Tron Workers
American Bridge Company
F M Ryan
International Union
United States
Amercan Brides Company
Ryan
New York
Allied Building Trades
Society Women Denounced Over Chicago Kirmess
Chicago society was shocked as Rev Sidney Strong denounced the kirmess as improper and the women participants as half naked and lascivious. He named Mrs J Ogden Armour and Mrs Stanley Field among the prominent critics, as promoters defended the event and its charitable aims for the Children Memorial Hospital.
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Chicago
Washington Post
Sidney Strong
Second Congregational
Chaurch
South Africa
Lrmons
Strong
Quarantine Imposed for Isthmus Traffic
Colonial authorities impose a six day quarantine as Isthmus remains free of infectious disease. All passengers from Bocas del Toro and Colombian and Venezuelan ports must be inspected. Immunes and black Jamaicans exempt. A quarantine hospital opened. Steamship agents asked to collect 50 cents from deck passengers and 2 from saloon passengers for hospital fees.
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Colon
Bocas del Toro
Colomian
Soldiers Urge New Laws at Interstate Guard Convention
The Interstate National Guard Association opens its annual session at the Arlington Hotel with a request to Congress for a $1,000,000 appropriation to equip citizen soldiery and build rifle ranges. Gen Charles Dick of Ohio presides, with Taft greeting on behalf of the U S. Delegates from most states will attend, and a Fort Myer drill and New Willard reception are on the program.
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Interstate National Guard Association
Arlington Hotel
Charles Dick
Ohio
Union
Taft
United States
District of Columbia
George H Harries
Fort Myer
Willard
District National Guard
Congress
National Guard
National Guards
Lloyd M Brett
Harries
Bride Drinks Laudanum At Wedding Day Heartbreak In Philadelphia
Miss Jennie Graham of 2051 Margaret Street attempted suicide with laudanum during her wedding day after choosing between two suitors, Reuben Dean and Charles Parfitt. She survived and expressed distress over ending her engagement to Dean to wed Parfitt, then masked grief with happiness before collapsing into despair.
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Philadelphia Dispatch
New York
Jennie Graham
Margaret Street
Miss Graham
Frankfort
Reuben Dean
Charles Parfitt
Dean
Parfitt
Movements of Ocean Steamers
Queenstown January 21 arrivals include Carmania from New York to Liverpool and Suilea Gampania from Liverpool to New York. Plymouth reports Jand arriving Philadelphia from New York for Cherbourg and Southampton. Dover records Pretoria from Hamburg bound for New York via Boulogne with Elaine 9 and Like Bursting. Doctor King s New Life Pills advertised.
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Queenstown
Carmania
New York
Liverpool F
Suilea Gampania
Liverpool
Plymouth
Philadelphia
Cherbourg
Southampton
Hureta Castle
Dover
Pretoria
Hamburg
Boulogne jElaine
Dr King
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Pa. Ave
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