Strikes Create Disputed Plans for Brooklyn Transit
Brooklyn and New York reports show mixed claims as Brooklyn Rapid Transit workers strike amid arrests for disorderly conduct. Officials say service will resume on schedule while unions report widespread absence and raised tensions. Three hundred new men hired by BRT agents in Philadelphia add to the labor activity.
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Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Servia fears renewed tyranny under ex king Milan
Despatches report a reign of terror in Servia after the Milan assassination attempt. Milan and his son Alexander back harsher measures, imprisoning and executing patriots without trial unless powers intervene. Also advertised is Essence of Ginger for colic and stomach pains sold by B W Hargrave.
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Belgrade
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Motormen and conductors to replace strikers in Brooklyn
Reports from depots in Brooklyn indicate progress as every line operates and additional employees arrive. Nasan lines push forward with maintenance crews, while superintendents ensure full protection for returning workers.
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Brooklyn
Nasan
Dewey Receives Quiet Welcome During Malta Visit
British naval sources say Admiral Dewey was met with normal cordiality at stations in Britain and Malta. His Malta visit is expected to be quiet due to the governor's mourning for his wife. The British fleet left Malta last Sunday for a summer cruise, with many officers and residents away on furloughs or travel.
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London
Admiral Dewey
Malta
Great Britain
Junta Moves of Manila and Labuan Report
The transport Warren will sail tomorrow with the Colorado regiment aboard. Rumor says the Filipino junta will be moved from Hong Kong to Labuan to prevent arms supply to insurgents, as American officials monitor closely. A separate note records a speed of thirteen knots by a steam yacht Erin during a trial run.
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Manilla
Warren
Colorado Regiment
Hong Kong
Labuan
Borneo
Southampton
Erin
Fourth of July riot over German flag sparks confrontation
The July 4 celebration in Victoria, B C, included orations and songs but ended in a riot after Captain Kremme displayed a German flag above the Stars and Stripes. A prisoner, Captain Klemmne, was detained as tensions rose among National Guard members and soldiers aboard the Sheridan transport.
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B.C
Honolulu
Fronoluin
Kremme
Niemme
National Guard
Sheridan
Klemmne
Pritchard's Recommendations for North Carolina Volunteers
The Charlotte News reports Senator Pritchard has named recommendations for NC volunteers headed to the Philippines. Majors George V F Rutler and S F Dixon are slated for promotion while Captains John A Wagner and P Jerson are also listed from the First and Second North Carolina Regiments respectively.
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Pritchard
Philippines
Geores V F. Rutzler
First
North Carolina Regiment
F. Dixon
Second
John A. Wagener
P.jerson
First North Carolina Regiment
Ra'eizh
Three Men Try to Lynch Old Man in Alexandria Jail
Three men, cheered by a crowd, attempted to storm the Alexandria jail to lynch William Dodson an elderly Black man accused of assaulting an eight year old girl. The jailer and a group of friends fired at the attackers, stopping the assault overnight. Dodson, born a slave, is about eighty and prayed for his life.
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Washington
Alandria
Wiliam Dodson
Dodson
Viola Elliott
Notin It American Tobacco Denies Warehouse Trust Backing
A Durham July 14 report says the American Tobacco Company disavows any ties to the warehouse trust, while tobacco leaders argue the trust would fail without the company's support. Local planters express willingness to back anti trust warehouses, potentially triggering new building contracts if the opposing deal collapses.
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Durham
N. C
American Tobacco Company
Warehouse Trust
Anti Trust
Press censorship sparks protest in Philippines dispatches
Philippine press correspondents sign a protest against censorship that limits cabling to the United States to reports aligned with official views, withholding true developments and conditions from wartime news.
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Manila
Philippines
United States
Uncertain disease dyspepsia and Browns Iron Bitters claim
The ad argues that dyspepsia varies in symptoms and is hard to diagnose. It promotes Browns Iron Bitters as a cure for stomach blood and nerve problems, claiming it is invaluable and sold by all dealers.
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