Wisconsin tannery riot spurs state troops and arrests
Rioting at the N B R Allen Sons tannery in Kenosha left three strikers shot and more arrested as deputy sheriffs and police battled mobs. General Otto H. Falk warned troops could be deployed. negotiations stalled and a new conference planned. Strikers attempted to rally from jail, but sheriff Gunther blocked them with a shotgun.
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Strikes at Three Pittsburgh-Area Plants Show Break in Solidarity
Cutler Pa July 22 The backbone of the strike of the employes of the Standard Steel Car company the Butler Forged Steel Wheel company and the Standard Wheel company is broken, according to officials connected with the three concerns tonight. It is thought that by Saturday a large majority of the foreigners who walked out in partial sympathy with the men of the Pressed Steel Car company of McKee's Rocks near Pittsburg will have returned to their old positions.
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Gold Prom Alaska Steamer Arrives With Hash of Gold
Seattle report says the steamer St Croix arrived from Nome with 500000 in gold dust and bullion. The cargo value and origin connect Nome to Alaska mining wealth carried to Seattle.
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Georgia Prohibition Move Aims Drastic Near Beer Ban
Georgia state representative Hooper Alexanders introduced a measure to tighten prohibition rules. The bill targets near beer and any beverage containing even the slightest alcohol trace, aiming to ban all such products statewide.
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Odanah Isolated by Flooded Rivers in Wisconsin
Ashland July 22 heavy rains worsen Mood situation isolating the village of Odanah on Bad River. Floods from White Maherngo and Bad Rivers' tributaries cut access. trains may be unable to run for a week.
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Flood damage reported around Ashland Wisconsin
Ashland Wisconsin July 22 The situation in the flood district is reported. The railway bridge and all other bridges are believed swept out at Odana with no word since 4 p m. Six bridges are torn out on the Marenge river.
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Taft tariff fight shapes up as indurgent push
Washington insiders report Senator Cummins and other progressive Republicans press for lower duties on manufactured goods along with raw materials. They say the key is reducing tariffs on iron ore oil hides and coal while preserving protections for home industry and consumer interests. The White House hopes for a harmonized conference outcome and possible early agreement on tariff revisions.
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Taft Resolves Tariff Uncertainty After Conference
Washington reports President Taft has achieved a clearer tariff situation after a day of conferences. Details remain forthcoming as policymakers discuss implications for commerce and duties.
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Murder Suspect From South Jailed In Denver
Denver July 22 James Robinson believed to be J L Byrd and wanted for the 1907 Memphis Tennessee murder of Joseph Black was arrested here this morning He came from San Francisco recently works in a local shoe store and was married two weeks ago at Colorado Springs He denies being Byrd but claims Byrd Tennessee relatives and origin raise questions
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Pardons Urged for Son of Hymn Writer
Des Moines July 22 the lone board of pardons recommends an unconditional pardon for Manuel Francia Smith son of the author of the hymn America who was convicted five years ago and sentenced to eleven years in the penitentiary on charges of perjury larceny and embezzlement now 72 he formerly was mayor of Davenport He was arrested for allegedly misappropriating funds from estates entrusted to his care
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Miller, United States Hotel porter, dies after shooting
July 22 Los Angeles Miller the porter at the United States hotel died today after being shot a week earlier by Albert K Ryan an organizer of the Western Federation of Miners The death marks the second from the same shooting that killed H E B Snyder a mining man Earlier reports noted Snyder's death.
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Dozen Dead in Mexican Gulf Devastation After Storm
Dozens perished along the Mexican Gulf coast with many injured as storms caused widespread destruction. The propagations describe heavy losses to property in coastal settlements and extensive damage across towns. Local authorities urge aid and orderly evacuation where possible.
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Texas Gulf Storm Rocks Coastal Towns Killing and Wrecking
A hurricane lashed Texas coast from Galveston to Houston causing heavy damage, dozens killed or missing, and rail and electric lines disrupted. Widespread flooding closed bridges and homes were destroyed in Velasco and surrounding towns.
Five Tarpon wreck victims rescued near Claiveston bay
Five storm wreck victims from the Tarpon fishing pier were picked up alive off reddish reef in Claiveston bay near North Galveston. Rescue teams recovered pier workers Telehorn Houston Everett Lewis LD Hopkins John Forrest and Hacks Johnson. Others missing include Captain H. L. Battison and wife.
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Survivors Recounting Shipwreck Near Galveston Harbor
The Mayflower met the Maud off Cedar Bayou and found four men clinging to driftwood while another hallows timber. Captain W Neff and his wife of Galveston were rescued unconscious on Texas City beach. Oliver Graff and Professor W W Higgins of Houston were also saved. Others survived life threatening ordeal at Morgan's Point and San Jacinto bay.
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Gulf Coast Hurricane Devastation Reported Across Texas and Louisiana
Reports from July 22 describe widespread damage along the gulf coast with Bay City Texas reporting 150 000 in damage, two dead and six seriously injured. Rescue efforts continue as hundreds shelter at Cameron Louisiana biographical station while Galveston and surrounding towns fear additional loss of life.
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Missing party of 14 in Texas area sparks search effort
Beaumont Texas July 22 a six patch from High Island between Beaumont and Calverton notes a party of 14 including three brothers their wives and seven children is missing. Tuesday afternoon search parties found the wagon but the party remains unaccounted for as authorities widen the search.
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Bay City Faces Martial Law After Severe Storm
Bay City Texas reports martial law and a dark city as water cuts hampered relief efforts. A fire killed an infant named Galloway and overall property damage runs into hundreds of thousands, with estimates only partial due to flood and ruin.
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Destructive Gulf Storm Hits Velasco Texas Beach
Velasco Texas reports a severe storm that nearly destroyed the town. The shoreline hotel is in ruins and gulf waters pushed inland about three miles, leaving only about a dozen houses standing.
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Hurricane hits Camer On parish reported by mail steamer
Lake Charles La July 22 The mail steamer Tex arrived tonight with first news of the hurricane in Camer on parish. Passengers say several are missing though two deaths are confirmed Ball Dalisle 45 and Thomas Murphy 22. Salt water overflow damaged thousands of acres of rice.
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Oklahoma Laborers Strike To Enforce Eight Hour Law
Deputy state labor commissioner Wiley predicted a statewide strike involving about 20 000 workers in Oklahoma next week to back the eight hour workday. In Muskogee several hundred street paving laborers have already walked off, after wages were cut to reflect shorter hours.
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Marines scrutiny of Sutton death disputed by conflicting testimony
Court of inquiry hearings on Lieutenant James N. Sutton’s death reveal contradictions over the bullet wound location. Witnesses including Colonel Doyen and Surgeon Pickrell give differing accounts of head entry and shooters, while other officers’ statements raise questions about weapon handling after the incident.
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Briand Likely To Form Short-Lived French Cabinet
Paris reports Aristide Briand is summoned to reconstruct the Clemenceau administration. President Fallieres may offer Briand the premiership as Bourgeois delays. Opposing radicals fear a socialist head would signal bankruptcy of reform, while conservatives expect a brief, unstable ministry with shifts in portfolios.
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Marines Officers Recall Searched Testimony Over Pistol
The defense for Mrs Button will ask that each marine officer who testified be recalled to answer specifically whether they handed the pistol to Sergeant De Hartt, after De Heartt swore he did not know who gave him the weapon that he later discarded.
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Husband ill and helpless, wife slain in hotel
In Little Rock Arkansas on July 22 a hotel resident killed his wife in her rooms while her ailing husband watched. Dorrence of Helena Montana, a state officer of the Eastern Star, collapses after confessing. Five suspects arrested.
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Aeros planes make simultaneous flight at Vichy aerodrome
Two aeros planes piloted by Tissendier and Paul Ham conducted a joint flight at the Vichy aerodrome. Tissandier carried a passenger and covered over thirteen miles in twenty two minutes and 43 seconds, but his craft became uncontrollable and plunged to the ground. The machine was damaged yet the occupants were unhurt.
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Three Drown in Launch Accident at Raccoon River
Three persons drowned in a launch accident on the Raccoon River in Des Moines Iowa. The craft struck a submerged log and sank at night delaying rescue efforts.
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