Miles for Governor and a Wide Open Canal Plan
From Westfield the anecdote that Lieut. Gen. Miles would accept the Democratic Massachusetts governorship if offered. The piece imagines a Miles campaign with grand pageantry, Cape Ann to Nahant, rallying the Old Bay State as a charismatic standard bearer. A separate outline discusses a Baltimore News plan for a wide open Panama Canal Zone with gambling and social features to attract workers, contrasted with moral and legal concerns.
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Westfield
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Massachusstis
Gen
Ames
Virginia
Fitzhugh Lae
Gen. Miles
Mars
Apollo
Cape Ann
Hoogae
Boston
Old Bay
Pelhams Corner
Berkshire Hills
Lexington and Concord
Mies
Seattle
Devonshire Street
Henry Cabot Lodge
Nahant
Beacon Society
Curtis Guild, Jr
Munner
Dan
Panama
Canal Commission
Cane Commission
Baltimore News
Canali Zone
Shonts
Butte, Mont
Grant
France
Monte Carlo
Canal Zone
Commission
United States
Let The Post Follow You
Washingtonians leaving the city should have The Post follow them to stay informed about affairs at the Capital. Address changes are welcome and the paper will be delivered promptly anywhere. Notify carrier or send order directly to The Post. Telephone 4206.
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Carpler
Late Gossip Of Foreign Lands From A Bygone Era
A sprawling sketch traces Vatican and Quirinal reconciliation under Pius X. It notes Jesuits backing the policy, discusses Father Martin and Meyer, and recounts tangled royal marriages, lands of Hanover, Cumberland, Mecklenburg, and Baden. It highlights Sir William Adby's divorce case, Lady Abby, and noted scandals across Europe and Britain. Marquise de Fontenot reports Hitchcock stopping gambling at Hot Springs as graft hunts continue.
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Quirinal
Rome
Pius X
Leo XIII
Father Martin
Triple Alliance
Father Meyer
St. Louis
Olga
Great Britain
Hanover
Haunawick
Luneburg
Duke of Cumberland
Macklenburg-Strelitz
George III
England
Grand Duchess of
Mecklenburg-Strentz
Duke of Cambridge
Victora
Duchess of
Teck
George II
Ernest Duke of Cumberland
Victoria
Grand Duke of
Mecklenburg-Eirelitz
Germany
Prussia
Oigs
Ranover
House of
Grand Duchy
Mecklenburg-Strejiia
Montenegro
Jametel Ha
France
Sher
William Adby
Sir William
Abby
London
Richard Belt
Charles Lawes
Lana
Willam Adby
Belt
Petretzka
William Adbey
Florence St. John
Mme. de Benitez
Buenos Ayres
Lr Wiliam Abay
Europa
South America
Sir Willam
Prince Adolf Wrede
Hye
América
Princesa Wrede
Prince Wrede
Mme. Benitez
Madrid
Munich
Marquise DE Fontenot
Velvet Glove and Mailed Hand. Reyes Policy for Colombia
A Bogota letter to Washington portrays President Reyes as using a soft approach to unite Colombia while enforcing strict measures against opposition. It credits him with resuming gold circulation restoring credit establishing schools and promoting railroads and mining and coffee industry growth. Peace is said to follow his reforms.
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Reyes
Colombia
Bogota
Washington
Simon Bolivar
Dubne
Trust Brings Counter Suit Against Rodney B Swift
The International Harvester Company filed a bill in equity against Rodney B Swift in Chicago on July 12 alleging Swift made false representations while employed, sought rebates from railroads, exceeded authority, and misappropriated $26,000 in money and securities. The suit seeks an accounting and restitution of the funds to the company.
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Rodney B. Swift
Harvester Company
Chicago
International Harvester Company
Rodney B Swift
Swift
Interstate Commerce Commission to Probe Elevators Allowances
The ICC will start an investigation in St. Louis on July 22 into alleged railroad allowances to grain elevator owners and to elevators’ patrons. The inquiry aims to uncover how such allowances may violate interstate commerce law by allowing grain merchants to profit above actual costs and grant them discriminatory advantages.
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Keep Committee
Interstate Commerce Commission
St. Louis
Rate enforcement enjoined by federal judge in Kansas City
Judge John F Phillips of the U S District Court issued a temporary injunction barring Missouri railroads from enforcing the maximum freight rate law. The state railway and warehouse commissioners and the attorney general are restrained from acting under the new rate provisions. The railroads contend the law is prohibitive and would confiscate their property.
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Treasury
Shaw
Dynewiters
Moscow
Bhouvaloff
Funaton
Kansas
Na la Fouette
Jerome
Funston
Delaware
Kansas City
John F Phillips
United States District Court
Missouri Railoads
Missoun
Mexico Reduces Wheat Tariff and Postal Receipts Rise
Postal receipts at the fifty largest U S post offices for June show increases from the prior year with New York Chicago and Philadelphia among the cities posting gains. Mexico lowers wheat duty to 1 peso and 5 centavos per 107 kilograms to ease market prices for the needy amidst rising costs.
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Bfty
New York
Chicago
Brooklyn
Philadephia
Boston
Portland
Reg
Hotel Lobby Meet Talks Ohio and England Politics
Col D W Wood of Newark Ohio veteran lawyer says Gov Herrick can be defeated as business leaders vow to strike at bossism. He notes saloon influence and the Democratic convention backing Patson on temperance. Nearby, English observer Barnes laments Chamberlain, cites by elections, free trade gains, and colonial stance. Another European visitor discusses American progress, labor markets, and discipline.
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Washington
Woonhington
Financial Center
Chicago
Ohio
Rockefeller
Tom Lawson
Ida Tarbell
Addicks
Delaware
Burbank
Gervier
D. W. Wood
Newark
Middle West
National
New York
Buckeye
Chad
Herrick
J M. Pattison
Euch
Patson
United States
Supreme Court
State
Ucket
Joseph Chamberlain
British Empire
Aedworth Barnes
Manchester
England
Canada
Mr Chamberlain
America
Reflections of a Bachelor in New York Press Text
A NY Press fragment discusses social mores, noting a woman’s attire and the allure of wealth and freedom. It quotes rail road engineer Jackson Smith, back from Mexico, on Mexican rail policy and labor, plus comments by Representative James Hay from Virginia about politics and Orange.
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New York
Ake
Removal of Montgomery County Officials by Gov Higgins
Albany July 2 Gov Higgins removed William Dodds sheriff and Frank F Hvman county clerk of Montgomery County from office. Dodds, a Republican, and Hvman, a Democrat, faced charges of fraudulently collecting county funds and paying improper fees to durers.
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Higgins
Albany
Wiliam Dodds
Frank F Hvman
Montgomery Coun
Dodds
Hvenat
Board of Prisoners
yFutnall
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