New charge by Glenn asks fair play for state
Government and railroad interests court a conference on alleged discrimination against North Carolina shippers. Governor Glenn faces demands for equal treatment as merchants claim rail freight rates and access favor competing routes. Officials and attorneys consider action to curb alleged abuses and ensure even pricing.
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Verginya
North Carolina
Salegh SC
Vietti
Glenn
Anoi
Jorrr and Corporation
Massin ” Lyguar
Togsnerat Assembly of ‘Orth
Wien
Kawtre
State Department seeks Japan to curb immigrant coolies crossing via Mexico
The State Department reports discussions with Mexico over Japanese laborers crossing the Mexican border into the United States. Officials warn the influx is rising and strain immigration inspectors. Canada previously used strict measures to limit Chinese entry, and Mexico may adopt similar head taxes to deter laborers. Mexico shows willingness to cooperate to prevent entry of Japanese workers.
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State Department
Mexico
United States
Immigration Service
British Columbia
Moxico
Texas Line
Ghia
Ita
Riis Marries Mary Phillips in Private Ipswich Ceremony
Nazob A Riis, noted author and settlement worker, wed Miss Mary A Phillips in a quiet Ascension Memorial service in Ipswich Massachusetts. The groom, long secretary to Mr Alin, kept the nuptials private to shield news until hours later. The bride is the daughter of Ho Lhhlipa of St Tours, aged within the bounds of her groom’s years. The ceremony did not publish until after the event.
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Boston
Voss
Ipswich
Nazob A Riis
Mary A Phillips
Alin
Ascension Memorial
Reginald Poirot
Tembriage Iecam
Jacob A Tie
Rounelt
New Yorke
Denmark
Jamestown
New York Tribune
Posten
New York
Mr Lilies
New York City
Walt
Elsa
Rus
Elizabethy Nelisox
Yale
Panama ships scarce prompt by British steamer demand
The British steamship Dan notar sta has been employed to carry fuel and passengers between this country and others while no American vessel at reasonable price is available. Commission has been tasked to find a ship at any price if needed, with months of work to secure the contrast and keep supply flowing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Notar Sta
Bacon Charged Over Auto Ownership Dispute
Secretary of State Bacon was arrested Sunday near Glen Eyho after a dispute over a car he was driving. A Luttrell Company machine was claimed as the vehicle, while Coleman and a Mary tun number were mentioned, with custody issues arising and a forfeited bond of 419 col itera noted.
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Jack
Cowman
Bacon
Glan
8Con
Wayor Garrett
Luttrell Company
Mary Tun
Orc
Glen Eyho
Teese
Cole
Maryland Weenee
Coleman
Morland
Bacana
Murshad Nollins
Garrett
Railway Unions Denied Recognition Across Lines
At annual company meetings Great Western and Southeastern Railway chiefs John Hamilton Chilran and Henry Coxmo Honsor refused to recognize the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants. The union had demanded representation for workers amid ongoing wage and hours disputes. A nationwide agitation earlier saw protests and calls for a lockout if demands were unmet.
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Jondon
Lord Clad John Hamilton Chilran
Great Hastern Railway
Henry Coxmo Honsor
Southeastern Railway
Dominda
United Kingdom
Teir Farm
Kingston
TWO TEACHERS DROWN IN CONNECTICUT INCIDENT
In Rew Haven Connecticut on July 20 secretary Anson PoMtokes Jr and several others are reported drowned while attempting a rescue. The text notes affiliations with Yale and St Johns College, mentions mission work in China and a deadly event at Shingle Tull where 140 men died amid missionary activity during the summer.
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Rew Haven
Anson PoMtokes Jr
Jim Kuting
Warren Boombury Vile
Roy Arthur S Minn
Reneu
Seibury Secbury
Yaleaulasion College
Mission College
Monn Xis
Matthew
Turkish Troops Overrun Greek Fortified Stronghold
In a battle near Salensk northeast of Aauronean Turkey, Turkish troops and baznaks clashed with insurgents. Thirty were fatally hurt or killed as bombardment and house fighting burned over a hundred houses and Greek buildings. The fortress fell, with captives taken amid the raid's devastation.
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Troora
Athens
Chereas
Heald Baznaks
Gaek
Bane
Tyout Fars
Turkey
Itty Smiles
Salensk
Bann Wag
Sures
French Opposition Loss in Local Elections Report
Paris July 20 Opposition groups in France report a national council tally showing gains by government parties while three main oppositions, Nationalists, Progressives, and a regional faction, fail to unite. Southern departments largely abstain from voting.
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Paris
Returna
Medibers
Coumtcil
Af Rencenmeativos
Beasa
Varie Legartrania
France
Atom
Goneramental Partes Hax
Teat
Sre Folloye
Nation
Lalate
Frogressivea
Inna
Iceland Welcomes Danish King and Party Visit
Reykavik hosts King and Danish Rigsdag members arriving from the Faroe Islands. Premier Christensen leads a party welcomed by great crowds. A commission will draft legislation to define Teeland as a constitutional state including Danish Rigsdag and Icelandic Althing members.
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Reykyavikceland
Julying Tredstick
Denmark
Franca Harad
Christensen
Rigsdeg Arived
Faroe Islands
Asis Majesty
Teeland
Rigsdag
Althing
Kaiser Honors Americans Crown Orders for Thalmann and Burgen
Berlin July 36 The Official Gasetta reports Emperor Witham awarded the Crown Order. Ernst Thalmann of New York receives the Second Class while Professor John Willem Burgen, dean at Columbia University, is honored. The Crown Order Third Class goes to 40 H. Beerboum Tree, the English actor.
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Berlin
Gasetta
Emperor Witham
Ernst Thalmann
New York
John Willem Burgene
Columbia University
H. Beerboum
Endurance Polar Expedition Plans in 1908 London Report
A chaotic 1908 era dispatch outlines the Endurance led by Lieut Shaddeton and Lt. Shankleton shaping a British South Polar Expedition. It notes provisioning for twelve men and two vehicles, sled dogs, ponies, and motor sledge gear to reach the South Pole in summer 1908, with King Edward VII Land studies and other expeditions seeking funding from multiple nations.
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London
Newfoundland
Thames
Shaddeton
Shankleton
Scott
Eland Vie
South Pole
Eudur
Rupert England
England
King Edward VII
Tein Charest
Statles
Henrek Ardowsil
Troops Reach Belfast in unrest over pay and hours
British authorities confront Belfast strike over higher pay and longer hours. Police revolt adds strain as Cameron Highlanders with Wasim gun and cavalry arrive, Thirteenth Hussars and Berkshire Mid[d] regio regiments ordered to move, public meetings permitted to discuss grievances.
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Nerig
Tala
Cameron Highlinderé
Wasim
Hussira
Belfast
Berkshire and
Middlege
Belmat
Toetr
Gezaru
Munster
Division of Evans Estate and Philadelphia Museum Gifts
Executors sign settlement to divide approximately $8 million among 35 heirs with $100 000 advance. $2 million allocated to Philadelphia Museum, rest to trustees of the Evans Museum. Final figures depend on sale of leasehold property on Avenue du Bold de Boulesne and other unsettled assets.
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Feity Wall
Philadelphia Museum
Nemoti Ving
Severi
Ollie
Vans
Discovery Report On Nile Valley Jews Before Jerusalem
Medieval Berlin scholars discuss a freshly announced excavated papyrus from Elephantine Island. Dated to the early fifth century BCE it claims Jewish temple destruction and Persian protection requests. The artifact allegedly addresses the Babylonian era tensions, suggesting earlier Jewish presence in the Nile region.
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Gadie
Nile Valley
Eireles
Berlin
Nus Valley
Jerusalem
Karl Eduard Sachan
Orientattet
Hlaphantine Island
Jehovah
Palestine
Darlus Th
Andrested Wan Sanpujlat
Admiralty Plans Extended Cruiser Construction Policy
In the House of Lords Baron Sweedmouth stated the admiralty has in mind two new and extended cruiser construction policy actions likely to be proposed next year. He said cruisers keep sea dominance and act as policemen of the sea to guard commerce.
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Admiralty
Swedon
House of Lords
Sweedmouth Frat Jord
Hay Inmond
Bettie Akins
Crusers
Paradiss Discovers Two Unknown Portraits in Dalmatia Church
London July 2 According to the Tribune correspondent Fradiss the painter Paradiss of Trieala has found two unknown portraits by Titian in a Charenta village named Trach Dalatta. One portrait is of the Mugilulen and the other titled The Descent from the Grass. The pictures are said to be of great value.
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Paradiss
Dalmatia
London
Yalan
Tribune
Fradiss
Panter
Trieala
Litian
Trach Dalatta
Great Yalun
Railroads Fight Mail Delays Prompt Federal Punishment
The government plans penalties on Western railroads for delaying mail deliveries. Officials met to review a Navy dues imposition and a 90 day delay rule. Rail lines may face fines up to a quarter of daily mail value for each affected route. Officials say penalties apply only when delays have no reasonable excuse and occur repeatedly.
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Olen Srtok
Jnte
Melaia
Tohn
Ehieg Clark
Wal
Sena Auld
Lords grant 250000 to Lord Cromer approved in London
London July. Both houses approved a 250000 grant to Lord Cromer the recently resigned British agent and consul general Premier Campbell Bannerman presented the royal message proposing the grant. Lords approved unanimously and Commons by a large majority. Critics argued the grant unnecessary and should be borne by the empire.
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London
Lords
Lord Cromer Wi
Eaxor
Campbell Bannerman
House of Commons
Lord Cremer
House of Lords
Cremer
Emyntlia
Waxpayer
New German Torpedo Boat Trials At Kiel Bay
Report of a new German torpedo boat built by Krupp in Kiel taking speed trials at Bekern foerde Bay. The vessel, armed with suitable engines, is said to surpass all rivals in speed by about a ton. The article notes the 1906–106 era adoption of thin-size boats and mentions personnel assignments to U S Navy and other arms.
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Lel Tih Gan
Bekernfoerde Bay
Krupya
Germania
Kiel
Gig
Endicott Dies in Colorado Sanitarium After Exile
John Endicott, son of Admira l Endicott and Mrs Mordecai Endicott, died Saturday in a Colorado sanitarium after eight years of self banishment seeking to save his life. He returned to Washington recently for surgery preparations but died at 29 clock in the Colorado Springs facility. The body will be sent to Maya Landing for burial next week. He was 18 or 19, a graduate of level high school, and preparing to study electrical engineering when illness led to relocation to New Jersey and Colorado. His family includes siblings and relatives with ties to public service. Admiral Endicott heads the Bureau of Yards and Docks.
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Miter
Asters
Endicott
Waar Admini
Drs Mordecai Endicott
Colorado
Barings
Urs Endicott
Burlat
Ad Wneal Badbott
John Andicott
Edistehioa Farm
New Jersey
Montis
Colona
Nhey
Admira
Danters
Maude
Grace Hesalg
Macy
Louise” Ladloor
Joan Adcott
Hid Gavester
Navy Secre tary returns from Cyprus Bay talks on Georgia board findings
Acting Secretary of the Navy arrived in Washington after meeting with the President to discuss the board’s recommendations following the Georgia battle ship accident. Proposals include shutters on turrets, automatic sprinkling for powder, and a turret crew safety shout out procedure. Newberry will appoint a board for further examination of turrets and machinery to boost safety and efficiency.
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Washington
Cyater Bay
Georgia
Archind
Nee Dent
Newberry
Board of
An. Offlerrs
Naval Station on Pacific Coast Visit By Admirals
Admirals Capps Cowles Hollyday and another from the Navy Bureau travel from Washington to New York Connecticut and then to the Pacific Coast to inspect yards and stations and study future naval needs. They will examine San Diego as a potential naval station and discuss harbor advantages coal supply and rail links for wartime use.
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Pacific Coast
Amiral Capps
Navy
Admiral Cowles
Te Fanipment Bureau
Washington
New York
Afaural Cowles
Connecticut
Mary Department
Hollyday
Bureau of
San Francisco
San
San Diego
Sann Francisco
Army Orders and Assignments from Port Foley Military District
Army orders detail detachments, leave, and duty changes across forts and posts. Major Benjamin W Allinsen assumes command of a compass unit while Maj Wilmer Mo Weight ferries to fort duty. Second Lieut Troup Willer and others reassigned. Movements include vessels Libazon and Deloite arriving. ships Datphin and Prairie sailing. encampment duties for National Guard of Tennessee. and postings to Fort Thomas and Port Foley recreation area.
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Claance
Phuc
Ulen
Marcelle Phompaun
Fie Linwt
Wien
Eddy
Saelgate
Romgany
Willem
Enyserte
Washington Darracke
Colurble
Port Foole
Port Foole Mailitary Reacretion Xt “Teliaving
Winslow Corpa
Engiseera
Benjamin W Allinsen
Fort Thomas AY
Wilmer
Sted
Robert B. Mixbie
Wallon
Festry
National Guard
Teanenier
Knox Te Teup Agua
Fort Blocus
Troup
Willer
Seventh Cavalry
York City
Charles Moxon
Ely
Amusement Island Park planned for Potomac River site
Promoters of Mammoth Amusement Place in Potomac River expect to employ workmen within weeks to build a grand resort south of New York. Key figures include J D Coughn Blair Lee and Pillsbury of Levick Moore real estate. The project envisions a festive island with rides, towers and a midway to attract Washington visitors, with construction around eighty acres and plans for boating landings and a grand boardwalk.
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Mammoth
Potomac River
New Fork
Nest
New Lork
J D Coughn
Blair Lee
Ban A H Pillsbury
Levick Moore
JH Livingston
Pine Beach
Ocean View
Thompson
Arcnompaos & Iunny
Hippodrome
New York
Lane Park
WeComy
Lesia
Jamestown
Willow Grove
White City
Priadelphia
Washington
Aqueduct Bridge
McCanvine
Mowntain
Willow
Philadelphia
Curnes
Hell Gate
Goney Island
Cureh Alsa
Additon
Ilgl Tx
Rus
Ron
Tay
New Hempshire
Aalor
Bradley
Columbia Athletic Club
Moweaau
Sansa
Pillsbury
Amusement Company
Island Park Company
New York Avenue
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Gleen
Sricy
Eine Wi
Faralna
Lystiburg
Winston
Winston Salem
Thomas
Winston Salum
Tee Te Corporation
Gian
St Feent
Iimim
Tucker
Collyain
Fabien Ae
Standard Ou Company
Ano
Lee Cron
Pds
Nate Ogata
Xansam
HA Lucker
Jdge Hook
United Stats
Freult Court
Feemsas
Sinters
Consel
Mr O Peke
Lewenworth Jeans
Waltecretary
Gan Yin
Ie Malls
Thiminority
Pollock
Mon Tucker
Ting
Ratty
Rook
Aft Indy
Jaye
Me Toelger
Turker
Justice Brewer
Lutter
Tacor A Riis
Miss Phillips
Puvacy
King
Beth
New Meairo
Oyster Bay
Dhe
Panama
Isthman Commission
Eere
Fairy Isle
Potomac
Analostan Island
Railway Union
Electroce
Iceland
Reykyavik
Kaiser
Prof
Burgess
Antarctic
Evans
Randle Alghiends
Slaw Postal Service
Lord Cromer
Bntst
Welle
Udge Advocate General Wavy
Washington BC
Chtcwre
Aymaater Naval Eralsing Slalice
Aie Ena
Naval Station ON Pacific
Board of Admirals
Western Seaboard
Arived
Libazon
Norfolk
Deloite
Denrock City
Gerling
Boston & Louis
Alperals
Chile
Salled
Datphin
Watch
Delphia
Prairie
Laquie
Aiend Bradfah
Crum New Landen
Goney
Analosian Park
Weparpeenhfhiye
Pete Lees
Lutz & CO
Frank P. Milburn & CO
Washington, DC
Soren
Bachrach
Amusemerts
Hevy Hale Lake
U. S. Marine Band
Sundey
Fe Aia
ORK Opera CO
Norma Kore
Mataya
Uclip
Cadeat Belasco
Sidan
Gharlotte Walker Eo Zaza
Lealle Carters
Dermeron
Fas
Cores League Park
Sand Bleyen
Gaces
Chicago
Chteegs
Luna Park
Herbert
GRENADIER_ BAND
the Potomac
Jens Amg
Home Savings Bank
Fix
Vass Ave
Fulton’s
Ninth Street N W
Washington Post Building
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