Gardners charged in conspiratorial bid to beat civil service exams
Indictments allege a conspiracy to defeat civil service examination laws. Former deputy internal revenue official John Carruthers and others face counts with penalties up to ten years and fines of 1000 dollars. Mayor M Curtey is named in the record.
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Hice
Stites
Carruthers
Bret Ie
Gery
United States
Nts
M. Curtey
Beers and Blows: A Fragment of the Sing with Becker Tale
A fragmented excerpt mentions Becker and a penal Georgpetare in a cryptic scene with faint references to beer, spirits, a lieutenant Hadrian ed Tofilei, and an electric setting. The text reads as a damaged summary of a performance or tale with unclear sequence and missing context.
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Becker
Veracruz unrest and Huerta rhetoric filter through Mexico City
The report notes Huerta showing no fear as federal units advance toward Vera Cruz while delegates from Mexico and the United States discuss plans. Observers describe ongoing tensions in Mexico City with mentions of officials, recalls, and potential designation of leaders.
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Vera Cruz
Victoriano. Huerta
Niagara
Mexico
Benito
Breiga
Gustavo 2Maas
Pa ‘Telar
Soledad
Cordoba
Mexico City
Witness Details Billard New Haven Deals and $2.7 Million Profit
Testimony to the interstate commerce commission outlines the New York New Haven Hartford railroad relations with the Billard company, revealing a $2.7 million profit and a $300,000 loan to Haskell of the Boston Herald. Mellen calls Billard honorable while detailing transactions and a Worcester Nashua & Rochester buy by Boston & Maine for nearly $3 million.
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Washington
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Billard. Company
John L. Billard
Interstate Commerce
Charles S. Mellen
New Haven
New
Billard Company
Mellen
Commission
Billard
New’ Haven
Worcester
Nashua & Rochester
Boston & Maine
J. “Pierpoint
Morgan
Boston’ & Maine
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Haskell
The
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Folk
Finance Committee
Boston ‘Herald
Massachusetts
M Gormick Wins Primary in Philadelphia May 21
Philadelphia voters report M Gormick as the primary winner with results arriving from the state-wide tallies on May 21. Local officials advised awaiting final certification as precincts concluded.
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Philadelphia
Socialist Hoot Emperor Sparks German Parliament Turmoil
May 21 reports show the Socialists in the German parliament refusing to rise for the emperor as cheers began, shouting That is our affair while Speaker Kaempf warned of disrespect, prompting tumult and loud opposition from other parties.
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Kaiser Wilhelm
Bertin
Socialist Party
Johannes Kaempf
Six Die in Tragic Collision Near Columbus
Six sons of W M Miller and others were killed when a streetcar struck an automobile south of Columbus near Asheville. Victims include W M Miller, Aggie Miller, Alice Staiger, CG Hill, Viva Bond, and H J Bond. A fire followed an explosion of gasoline, and Mary Hin survived briefly before dying later.
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Agheville
Columbus
Valley ‘Traction
W. M. Miller
the. Cizens’ Bank
Asheville
Aggie Miller
Alice
C.E. Hill
Viva Bond
H. J. Bond
Mary
Hin
Jeter
Kansas City Beer Theft Ruling Sparks Municipal Court Debate
A misquoted Kansas City ruling shields a man who admitted gathering beer containers. Judge J K Brady discharged Lee Tosh in the municipal court, stating beer in trash is unprotected. The decision raises questions about what constitutes theft of beer supplies in city law.
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Kansas
City
Asfo
Jk. Brady
Kan“Bas City
Kan
Lee Tosh
Warship Sails to Aid Sinking Atlantis
A Galveston May 21 report details the steamship Atlantis struck near Tampico and battered by heavy seas. The Connecticut and tugs were ordered to aid. most passengers were foreigners who fled Tampico after the port fell. The 734 ton Atlantis, under Captain Jensen, was heavily listed as rescue efforts continued.
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Galveston
Tex
Atlantis
Tampito
Tampico
United States
Connecticut
Connecticut ‘Received “Birom
Tampic Lese
Sdeness
Mobile
Tau Pik
Ve ‘Gruz
Apt. Jensen
Gulf
Man Held for Strike Death in Colorado Mine Fight
In Ainidad Colorado on May 21 authorities held a man on wholesale final charges connected to a fight at the Forbes mine. The clash involved striking mine guards and other workers amid a warning of retaliation from union officials.
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Ainidad
Colo
Edward Kesittng
Forbes
Ming
Haysecorpanidd
Zeke Mar
Albanian Peasants Revolt Reported in 1924 Vienna Scene
A fragmentary item notes a 1924 Vienna setting with unrest among Albanian peasants and a mention of Hungarian oats and a five hundred reference, suggesting a disrupted agrarian protest context. The garbled text limits precise details but implies regional unrest and food concern.
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