Tangier Pageant For Emperor William Amid Flags And Garrison
Preparations are complete in Tangier for the reception of Emperor William with decorated streets Moorish and German flags, a garrison in new uniform rehearsing a military fantasia, and a Moorish tea at the Marshan Plateau. Abd-El Malek, a Moorish deputation, and the diplomatic corps will greet him at the Mole.
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Tangier
Morocco
Emperor William
Kaid
Harry MacLean
William
Abd-El Malek
Legation
Gibraltar
Rassouli
Ian Perdicarius
Cromwell Varley
Kaiser
Lisbon
Portugal
Hamburg
Emperor Wiliam
Paris
von Buelaws
Reichstag
Temps
Germany
Rome
Gen Fitzhugh Lee Addresses Pennsylvania Legislature
Gen Fitzhugh Lee spoke to the Pennsylvania legislature in Harrisburg on Jamestown Exposition plans for 1907. Gov. Pennypacker and Speaker Walton attended as the bill for a tercentennial commission and $100,000 appropriation moved forward. Interstate Commerce Commission appeal docketed to US Supreme Court over hay and straw carload classification. Postmasters appointed in Avon Crossingville Staudtsville Esserville Virginia. Bucklen Arnica Salve advertised as healer for cuts burns piles ulcers sores.
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Fitzhugh Lee
Pennsylvania
Harrisonburg
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Gov. Pennypacker
Interstate Commerce Commission
Lake Shore
Supreme Court of the United States
United States Circuit Court
Ohio
Fear Flares Over Peasants in Russia Metropolis Pastoral
Amid peasant unrest in Russia, newspapers warn that Metropolitan Antonius pastoral on March 2 incites a religious war against the educated class. Editors like Mestchersky and author Onereshklovski condemn the sermon as a dangerous tocsin for fatal uprisings.
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St. Petersburg
M. Antonius
Holy Synod
Antonius
Prince Mestchersky
Grashdanin
Russia
Kingdom of Heaven
Onereshklovski
Czar Provides Partial Answer to Finnish Diet Demands
Emperor’s reply to the Finnish Diet partially satisfies objections to imperial decrees since 1899. Suspension of conscription until 1908, with a $2,000,000 payment in lieu of service, plus acceptance of judges’ removability are granted. Critics call it a temporary fix likely to ease tension but not resolve underlying issues.
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St. Petersburg
Finland
Finlaxid
Senate
Caucasus
Helsingstors
Salted mine claim heads to Supreme Court review
A petition for a writ of certiorari was filed in the U S Supreme Court in Stratton's Independence Mining Co vs trustees of the estate of the late W B Stratton. The Colorado mining case centers on an $8 million damages claim alleging the Cripple Creek property was overvalued and the ore salted. The purchasers say they paid $10 million for the mine, $6 million above its worth, and seek Supreme Court review after a Circuit Court ruling favored the Stratton estate.
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Supreme Court of the United States
Stratton
Independence Mining Co
England
Colorado Mining Milleniare
Independence
Cripple Creek
Court Ratifies Compromise In Clark Estate Suit
Justice Stafford signed an order ratifying the compromise in the Francis B. Clark versus estate of Col. Nathaniel McKay case. Executors Mabel Grace McKay and Henry F. Woodard may pay 12500 minus 2000 mortgage credit from Henry W. Thurston, who assigned the claim. The suit will be dismissed. principal claimed at 45711.69. Also reports ICC investigation into corn rates from Missouri River points to several western states.
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Justice Stafford
Francis B. Clark
New York
Col
Nathaniel McKay
Mabel Grace McKay
Henry F. Woodard
Col. McKay
Henry W. Thurston
Clark
Will
Interstate Commerce Commission
Missouri River
Louisiana
Texas
Washington
Oregon
California
Banta Fe
Rock Island
Prisco
Missouri
Kansas
Missouri Pacific
Iron Mountain
Kansas City Southern
Burlington
Chicago
Negro clerk in Yazoo resigns amid mob threat
M J Hornsby a young negro who passed civil service exams twice was appointed to a Yazoo Mississippi post office job. After repeated white abuse he resigned and was reappointed, then mob intimidation led to a plan for lynching. He left Yazoo and sought relief while an inquiry by the Post Office Department proceeds.
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M. J. Hornsby
Yazoo
Miss
White House
Hornsby
5. I. Carothers
Loeb
Civil Service Commission
Jackson
Washington
Post-Office Department
Cortelyou
Mellen Warns Against New Rate Control Blunder
President Charles S. Mellen of the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad warned Connecticut lawmakers against rapid corporate controls, urging careful reform. He argued railroads deserve public oversight for fairness but cautioned against hasty measures that could repeat the Interstate Commerce Act mistake by creating an overreaching tribunal. He urged a measured, expert approach with time to craft proper rules.
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Interstate Commerce Law
Hartford
Conn
Charles S. Mellen
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Committee On Railroads
Connecticut General Assembly
Decision Against Bryan in Treasury Injunction Suit
Justice Stafford sustains demurrer by Secretary of the Treasury in Morgan R. Bryan trustee in bankruptcy case. Suit sought to stop payment of a Congress funded depredation claim to Alice V. Curtis. Secretary argues funds go to Curtis estate claimant. Court denies injunction, fund to be paid as determined. Irrigation projects tour planned by Senate and House committees from Kansas City June 1, with Portland Exposition visit. Azpiroz family accompanying late Mexican Ambassador’s body to Mexico. travel likely April 5. Lands withdrawn for irrigation from Oregon and Washington for Umatilla project.
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Justice Stafford
Secretary of the Treasury
Morgan R. Bryan
William R. Curtis
Mr. Bryan
Congress
Mr. Curtis
Alice V. Curtis
Willam KR
Curtis’ Estate
Stafford
Court of Claims
Curtis
Texas
Bryan
United States
Keigwin and
Adkins
Senate
House
Kansas City
Southwest
Portland Exposition
The
Geological Survey
Panama market prospects and export guidance report
A special report from the International Banking Corporation, fiscal agents for the United States in Panama, outlines health precautions in the canal zone and urges American exporters to offer long credit terms. It describes Panama’s diverse population, modest demand for luxuries, and opportunities in timber, bananas, cocoa, and mining. It notes U S imports and exports, and warns about packing efficiency, local conditions, and credit practices for success in the isthmus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Banking Corporation
United States
Panama
Isthmus
J. Selwin Tait
Washington
P. J. Eastwick
Canal Zone
Colon
The
Republic
Europe
Only an Empty Order Book Song Fragment
A fragmentary lyric recounts a traveling salesman's tale. The chorus proclaims Only an empty order book is all I have to show as he travels from Augusta Maine to San Francisco. The tale ends with the boss offering a half partnership and the salesman accepting with tears. The piece evokes late era commercial life and a hotel crowd listening to a music hall performance.
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Knights of the Grip
Joplin
Elgin
Augusta
Maine
San Francisco
Jim
Grummer
Chinaman May Remain Despite Deportation Case
Justice Gould reversed the United States Commissioner, ruling Moy Wong a Chinaman born in the United States is entitled to stay. A photo of Moy Wong was entered in the court records. Separate items note Mrs. Lillian Williams filing for a limited divorce from Robert MacWhames and a charity book social for veterans at Johnson City.
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Gould
District Supreme ‘Court
Moy
Taylor
Recient
Sadies’ Auxiliary
WV. .L
National Soldiers
Johnson’ City
Tenn
Misges’ Marle
Bessie Humphrey
Margaret Elwood
Joseph Humphrey
Robi. Patterson
Col. Haw. Brow
Keener
Johnson City
Corp
Tanner
M Street
Ohio Society Election Shapes Leadership And Goals
The Ohio Repub ies in Association held its annual meeting in the Legion of Loyal Women rooms on Tenth Street. Officers for the coming year were elected after two ballots, with W. L. Symone chosen president. The group reports 165 active members and plans a larger rollout in April including ex presidents’ speeches. The executive committee includes T. M. Sullivan, L. A. Carruthers, Maj. F. H. Brageins, T.M. Ashford, and C. G. Morrison. Resolutions honored Tallmadge and Gibson, with Hazlett to be remembered by a separate memorial committee.
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Ohio Repubies In Association
Legion of Loyal Women
Tenth Street
D. K. Watson
Buckeye
W. L. Symons
Pension Board of Appeals
Maj. F. H. Braggins
Navy Department
Symone
J. W. Bell
Treasury Department
Charles de Woody
Department of Justce
Horace B. Gram
War Department
Charles Hiverett
John E. Brooks
T. M. Sullivan
L. A. Carruthers
Census Office
Maj. F. H. Brageins
T.M. Ashford
Department of Justice
C. G. Morrison
Government Printing Office
Joseph W. Tallmadge
John F. Gibson
J. E. Hazlett
Census Bureau
Giant Amorphophallus riviere blooms in Washington greenhouse
In Washington, the Amorphophallus riviere, a Cochin China native known only to rare botanical collections, bloomed in the north border greenhouses. The 5 ft 9 in plant emits a strong odor that forced work to pause for two days, affecting staff and highlighting this sole Washington specimen.
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Department
Riviere
Cochin China
Cultural Department
Dolly Madison Home Communion Holds Boom Meeting
Ladies of the Dolly Madison Home Communion, the women’s branch of the Brotherhood of the Union, met at 514 Ninth Street NW. Exalted Washington of the supreme office in Philadelphia addressed the gathering as Gen. Lawton Circle reports rapid growth. ten membership propositions accepted with a class initiation set for April 11. The new ritual adopted at the October convention will soon be used, simplifying paraphernalia and enabling patriotic display.
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Dolly Madison
Dolly Madison Home Communion
The
Brotherhood of the Union
Ninth Street
Washington
Supreme Office
Philadelphia
Supreme Convention
Gen. Lawton
Gen. Lawton Circle
Worse's Suit for Pay Ends with Sealed Verdict
In the Duulap Kennedy case Mrs. Kennedy seeks 275 for nursing services to Alice Hill Gough. The jury could not agree and was ordered to return a sealed verdict to be opened Monday. Attorneys Tobriner and Hackett appeared for the plaintiff and executor respectively. Also, W W Ellsworth of the Century Company will give an address on From Lexington to Yorktown with stereopticon views.
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Duulap-Kennedy
Brugema Kennedy
Rev. Howard
Dunlap
Alice Hill Gough
Justice Barnard
Lexington
Xyorktown
National Geographic Society
W. W. Ellsworth
Century Company
Faneuil Hall
Yorktown
Ellsworth
Lenox Library
New York
Farragut Corps Poverty Social Yields Social and Civic Prize List
Farragut Corps held a poverty social on Tuesday evening with a large turnout. A fashion parade showcased contestants judged for best dressed suitable to the occasion, awarding prizes to Mrs. Mary A. Don, Mrs. Mary P. Ripley, Mrs. Louise Bright, Miss Ida Bitz, Mrs. Ruth Goodall, and Mr. C. W. Ricker, with Mr. William H. Hoover earning the gentlemen’s second prize. Each guest received a tin souvenir. Refreshments followed the event.
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Farragut Corps Wena
Mary A. Don
Mary P. Ripley
Louise Bright
Ida Bitz
Ruth Goodall
C. W. Ricker
Seytlemen
William H. Hoover
Tlemen
Princess a Clerk Husband Hunted Work for Months in Washington
Princess Veiva Marie von Dornberg, daughter of King Leopold of Belgium, and her husband Philip Louis Preleau lived incognito in Washington using aliases. They moved from hotel to theater and store jobs, with the woman joining the Red Feather chorus in Milwaukee. While he sought work, they endured long spells of unemployment, with a police sergeant helping them secure temp gigs as a clerk and candy counter worker before ongoing hardship.
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Veiva Marie von Dornberg
Leopold
Belgium
Washington
Philip Louis Preleau
Post
Milwaukee
Wis
Eighth Street
Sergt
James Hartley
First Precinct
Hartley
Red Weather’ Company
Philip Alton
Sergt. Hartley
Alton
Goldenberg
Princess Marie
Ninth Street
Alten
Barton Hotel
Paria Musical Society
Montreal
New York
Prejeau
America
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Tondon
Associated Press
Foreign Office
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Iwi
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Spain
Turkey
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Avon
Bennett H. Light
Crossingville
James H. McMann
Staudtsville
Hiram H. Staudt
Virginia
Esserville
Robert L. Brown
Buckien
Czar
Claim
United States Supreme Court
McKay
Jersey City
John Doscher
Sunday Post
Mellen
Shaw
Secretary of the Interior
Oremon
Umatillan
Topiat
Bottomflat
Banking Corporation
New York City
Justice Anderson
Etta Simmons
Walter Li. Simmons
Sitamine
Dan Simmons
Bonde
Tye
Harne
Ena
Ines
R. Finyers
Washington Poat.Co
Justice Gould
Moy Wong
Lillian M. Willlame
District’ Supreme
Gourt
Robert MacWit- Hames
Jo- Peyser
Williama
Agnes Wittey
District Supréme Court
Agnes Whibidey
Abratx
Ohio Society
L. Symons
Geographic Society
Farragut Corps’ Poverty Social
Evorite
Red Feather
Manhattan Laundry
Florida Ave. N. W
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