President Roosevelt Calls for National Rail Regulation at Denver Banquet
President Roosevelt urged national supervision of interstate railways at a Denver Chamber of Commerce event in the Brown Palace Hotel. He argued for widening the Interstate Commerce Commission’s powers to set rates and linked canal politics to regulatory reforms, stressing justice for all social classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver Chamber of Commerce
Panama Canal
Denver Cole
Roosevelt
Chamber of Commerce
Brown Palace
Interstate Commerce Commission
Plan for Panama Canal Sparks Skepticism by Engineers
Bunau Varilla’s proposal for a four year canal construction is met with doubt by engineers. The plan is in the canal commission’s hands and will be studied by Rear Admiral Endicott Col. Ernst Mr Haines and Mr Harrod before being sent to the Isthmus for on site review. Chief Engineer Wallace will lead a study and present conclusions to the consulting board in September.
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Bunat-Varilla
M Bunau-Varilla
Panama Canal Company
Panama
Canal Commission
Endicott
Col. Ernst
Haines
Harrod
Board of Engineers
Wallaco
M Buneu-Varilla
Culebra
Tommissian
Cranka
Abilty
Nona
Wallace
Consulting Board of Engineers
Canal Laborers Strike At Colon Reservoir
Fifty Inagua Island contract laborers arrived on the American steamer Advance and refused to work two miles behind Monkey Hill, complaining of mud swamp conditions huts and food. They filed complaints at the British consulate as the Canal Zone seeks workers and the consul examines grievances. Gen. Davis sailed for New York aboard the Allianca with his two daughters. Windham Center Pa. postmaster Lott Shoemaker appointed. Hood's Sarsaparilla advertised for recovery after illness.
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Colon
Inagua Island
Ahamas
Advance
Monkey Hill
Gen. Davis
New York
Canal Zone
Allianca
Lott Shoemaker
Windham Center
Hood
Railways in England cheaper in United States
Senate committees heard witnesses on railway rate legislation. W M Ackworth, England delegate, cited Parliament and court interference reducing public welfare and England’s lower costs within short distances. Robert W Higbee urged empowering ICC to fix rates with independent review. H P Bacon pressed for ICC authority. C D Cohen opposed changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Ackworth
Robert W. Eighes
Commission
Senate
England
International Railway Congress
Yaterday
United States
H. P. Bacon
Milwaukee
Interstate Commerce Commission
Southwestern Lumbermen's Association
Kansas
Oklahoma
Bacon
Missouri River
Seaboard
Anatol Dollivér
Gulf Ports
Bach-Townsend
C D. Cohen
Greenaboro
N. C
Paintings of Aatley D. M. Cooper At 5 Kann Song Exhibit
The art department at 5 Kann Song & Co crowded yesterday to view Aatley D. M. Cooper paintings in an exhibition lasting several days. The standout Work, Story of the Evil Spirit, shows Sioux and two white captives around a campfire with a glow of real fire and moonlight streaming through a tent. The piece, valued at 25000, is revealed from an enclosed stage and explained by an attendant as viewers inspect the historically accurate costumes and detailed fidelity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kann, Song & Co
Aatley D. M. Cooper
Mystery of Anabel and Annabel in Paris Intrigue
In Paris Sir John Ferringhall investigates a striking appearance similarity between Annabel Wellisaler and her sister Anna. Anna poses as Annabel while Sir John suspects a deception. Aboard a boarding house Anna receives a letter from David Courtland and an engagement leads to a tense luncheon as a mirror image encounter unsettles Anna.
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Paris
John Ferringhall
Tu Clatros
Bie John
Annabel Wellisaler
John
Anna
Piays
Arrabel
Jobo
Anam
Joan
London
Denis
Anna Onda
Howe Whites
David Courtlan
Artler
Brotter
Sydney
Sydney Courtke
Mfsnd
Brendon
Foherlte
Forture
Carlton
Dana
Nigel Ennison
Ennison
Anka
Annabel
Disney
While'a
Ates
Montague Hill’s Marriage Certificate Shocks Montague Street
In a dim Montague Street room, Anna Pellissier faces a rumored marriage to Montague Hill. Brendon and Sydney vow to shield her as concerns mount over a stranger who claims the wedding, while notices from Mrs White and others reveal a formal certificate proving the marriage in Paris. The scene shifts between private conspiracies and public suspicions as the group weighs the implications.
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Sydney
Brendon
Anha
Mise Petlissier
Paris
Montague Street
Malta
Anna
Mrs. White
Tve
Mr. Carter
Mrs White
Montague Hill
Annabel Pellissier
Montague Hil
Lee
Mr. Hill
Brengan
Courtlaw
Hill
Hull
Pellissier
Huw
Immigrants From Italy Land For Southern Work in New Orleans
Seven hundred Italians arrived in New Orleans for plantation labor in Louisiana and other Southern states. Commissioner General of Immigration Frank Peargent returned from New Orleans after witnessing the landing of 766 Italians from Palermo. About twenty were refused entry due to disease or failing legal requirements, and the rest were allowed to land. The delegation came at the Italian ambassador's suggestion to meet plantation labor needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
South
Frank Peargent
Palermo
Louisiana
Veteran Lodge reunion and parish election mix with dramatic tale
Federal Lodge No 1 veterans gather for a reunion at the Masonic Temple honoring long-serving members including a pair of octogenarians. An Incarnation Vestry election follows with officers named and a diocesan delegate chosen. A tense scene unfolds with accusations of forgery and a confrontation, then a cliffhanger note signals continued action tomorrow.
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Federal Lodge No. 1
Capitol
Washington Monument
Wasnington
Masonic Temple
Incarnation
The
Twelfth Streets
E.M Dickinson
Nerr, Jr
Jumer Warten
Samuel HE. Watkins
Evane Meyfield
L. B. Swarmatedt
W. D Werr
JA O Nighelay
Thomas A Bright
Ei Watkins
E M. Dickinson
Hate
The World Goes Round Prose And Jests In A Bit
A collage of wry lines on eyes, love, fashion, and social quirks. A poet calls eyes windows of the soul while a crowd jokes about adornment, restraint, and appearances. A quick gag about officers, audience, and manners closes with a light domestic quip on a new dress.
Washington Auditorium Association aims for 1 million stock venture
Washington residents rally around a plan to build a large convention hall. Charles C. Glover to serve as treasurer, with about $79,005 already raised and a target of $1,000,000 total stock. A Monday meeting at the New Willard will outline incorporation, cash requirements, and ground purchase once sufficient stock is subscribed. The drive lists major subscribers including MH Alles, 31,000, Wy. W. Burdette, and J. Dakin Gadsby among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles C. Glover
Washington Auditorium Association
Vention Hall
Citizens’ Committee of One Hundred
Henry L- West
New Willard
Weat
West
Glover
Auditorium Association
Aseas
Washington
Congress
E Fond
MH Alles
Bell
Wy. W. Burdette
Hn Cammack
Postal Convention Extends Money Order to Jamaica
Postmaster General Cortelyou signs a convention with the Jamaican government extending the money order system to Jamaica. The agreement mirrors others with nations and provinces and becomes effective after the governor signs. Philadelphia post office officials, led by Postmaster McMichaels, discuss needs for the coming fiscal year with the department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamaica
Cortelyou
Philadelphia
McMichaels
Batchcock
Department
Philadelpha
Wild Man Sees Large Bluecoat Bear Sleep in City Doorway
A narrator describes tracking a huge animal trail through a deserted area to a doorway where a bluecoat bear rests asleep. The beast appears tired and armed with a night stick, prompting the observer to retreat rather than disturb the creature. The tale blends humorous misreadings with a cautionary finish.
Taft's Good News on Railway Rates at Panama
A terse United States dispatch notes Secretary Taft proposing lower railway rates and expresses satisfaction at Panama. The text humorously critiques pricing and taxation, contrasting Uncle Sam's land deals with domestic price hikes and calling for reductions to ease consumer costs.
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Taft
Panama
Bt 'P
A. Corporation
Uncle Sam
Sammy
Boston Psopis
In Military Parlance Reflects a Sharp Exchange
An exchange between an Unsophisticated Observer and a War Correspondent uses a trench warfare metaphor. The observer notes a motionless figure in the valley described as a black snail while war talk hints at a dash by forces advancing.
Baroness Roques Seeks Admission of Daughter’s Testimony in Land Suit
Baroness Caroline von Roques hopes the Virginia court will admit her daughter Mrs Maybrick as a competent witness in the land dispute with David W Armstrong over about 2 600 000 acres across Virginia West Virginia and Kentucky The British government’s rejection of an unconditional pardon for Mrs Maybrick is noted and a subpoena duces tecum orders Attorney W Mosby Williams to attend the May 15 session in the Colorado Building Washington
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Courte
Caroline Evon Roques
Florence E. Maybrick
Richmond
David W Armstrong
Virginia
West Virginia
Kentucky
W. Hayden
Maybrick
Sixth Street
New York
Washington
Barroness von Roques
State Department
United States
Clayton F. Emig
Armstrong
Justica Barnard
District Supreme Court
W. Mosby Wiliams
Emig
Colorado Building
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National Lumber Dealers’ Association
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James A. Toomey
James EB. Mulloy
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Sydney Courtlaw
Peillsmer
Mrs.White
Federal Lodge Veterans
R. EB. Nixon
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Austin S Cushman
East Orange
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William C .Hill
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Daniel Fraser
Thomas 'R ' Jones Green
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James M. Jame
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