Strike Settles To Long Fight Over Telegraphers
The telegraph operators on Great Northern and Northern Pacific are on strike after an overtime lockout. 2,060 workers refused to sign new schedules, with 96 percent expected out at one point. Rail officials claim many can be replaced and traffic largely unaffected.
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St. Paul, Minn
Great Northern Pacific
Perham
St Paul
Minn
Horn
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Northern Pacific Road
Slade
St. Paul
Idaho
Northern Pacific Railways
Telegraphers’ Union
Barrett Sees China Boycott Soon Ended
San Francisco Aug 5 John Barrett newly appointed minister to Colombia is here to learn coast opinion on the Chinese boycott and interview merchants in oriental trade He believes the guilds are powerful but that alarm over the boycott will ease as the U S shows fair immigration policy He expects policy toward the orient to hinge on the Japan Russia peace talks and foresees a major shift in the next two years boosting Far East commerce.
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San Francisco
John Barrett
Colombia
United States
China
Barrett
Japan
Russia
Far East
Death By Own Hand In St Louis Yard At 76
Frank Fortman a 76 year old tailor spent the night composing his will and farewell letters before going to the pack yard and shooting himself. He left a note to his son seeking forgiveness and directing cremation with ashes scattered on his cemetery plot.
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St. Louis
Frank Fortman
Woman Sings Baby To Sleep Then Helps Husband Doze
A woman soothing a baby moves to lull her husband as well, creating a quiet bedtime moment. The scene centers on intimate domestic routine and calm evening ritual within a family setting.
Indictment in Milwaukee Bribery and Perjury Case
Milwaukee grand jury returns indictments charging M Pfister and four others with bribery, perjury, and related offenses. The case centers on a $14,000 sum held for the Wisconsin Rendering company tied to a pending city garbage contract dispute and alleged theft. Also named are Charles I. Pfister, John F. Dittmar, George W. Reichert, Barney A. Eaton, and Frank N. Schultz with varying counts.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Larlen Fr. Pflater
Prand Jury
Milwaukee County
Wisconsin Rendering Company
Charles I. Plister
Larry
John F. Dittmar
George IF. Reichert
Barney A. Eaton
Frank N. Schultz
M. Pfister
Milwanuee
Strikes claim victory as telegraphers face end of dispute
In St Paul Aug 6 7 the telegraphers strike on Great Northern and Northern Pacific is presented as nearly over by railroad officials while union leaders claim ongoing defection and a possible setback. Reports note improved station staffing and near schedule adherence though leaders dispute the pace and outcome of the conflict. A Portland police station reports a jet black rat caught alive in a trap, noted as Oregon’s first.
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St. Paul
Minn
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Union
Bulletin
North Coast Limited
Iwin City Express
Beamer
Spokane
Gorn
Haney
Idaho
Perham
Telegraphers
St. Paul, Minn
Associated Press
Oregon
Portland
Root Starts for Labrador and Montreal Trip
Secretary of State Root and Col. Willam Cary Sanger with Mr. Root's song Hildury and Edward departed Utica for Montreal yesterday. They will go to St Johns N P and then sail for Labrador, to be absent a month.
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Root
Labrador
Utica
N. P
Col
Willam Cary Sanger
Newlyweds Roast Chicken Remark Sparks Debate
A quirky exchange cited by Meggendort er Blaetter features Mr Newlywed criticizing a roast chicken as tough as the devil, prompting Mrs Newlywed to scold him for speaking ill of the dead. The item reads as a light cultural snippet with playful marital banter in a historical context.
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Mr. Newlywed
Mrs. Newlywed
George
Meggendorter Blaetter
Night Battle in Chinatown Leaves Several Dead
In New York on August 7 a clash between rival Chinese societies at a crowded Chinatown theater left three men dead and several seriously wounded. Police arrested many residents as Hip Sing Tong members opened fire with revolvers amid explosions from large firecrackers before exit doors and ambulances carried the injured to hospitals.
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New York
Or Street
Elizabeth Street
Hip Sing -Yong
Hip Sing Tong
Dover Street
Chinatown
Manila Welcomes Taft and Party Amid Enthusiastic Reception
Manila Aug 6. The welcome to Secretary Taft and his party surpassed all prior demonstrations by American or Spanish officials. Governor General Wright’s address expressed shared feeling for the return of the former governor general and the arrival of Miss Alice Roosevelt. Taft, moved, replied with emotion as the party toured the city. The day included races attended by Miss Roosevelt and others, a dinner hosted by Supreme Justice Carson and Attorney General Wiley with the supreme court and fifteen leading attorneys, and a postdinner meeting with thirty provincial governors.
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Manila
Taft
Wright
Government House
Alice Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Supreme Justice
Carson
Wiley
Supreme Court
Morbes
Nippon Damaged in Sea of Japan Naval Action
San Francisco August 4 reports from the Siberia say the Nippon formerly commanded by Kisen Kaishu, a scouting liner for Admiral Togo, was badly damaged by Russian shells in the Sea of Japan battle and run ashore to avoid total loss. The Nippon and her sister ships America and Hong Kong had served on the San Francisco to Orient route and may be raised to resume service.
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San Francisco
Siberia
Togo Kisen Kaishu
Nippon
Sea of Japan
Togo
Hiver
Far East
America
Hong Kong
Orient
Japan
Grace Thomas Drowns Wading in Arkansas River
Miss Grace Thomas, 15, drowned near Bixby in the Arkansas river while wading with Gus Chambers his wife and others who were pulled from the swift current. She was visiting the Chambers family from Fredonia Kansas and did not survive.
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Muskogee
I. T
Grace Thomas
Arkansas River
Bixby
Gus Chambers
Miss Thomas
Fredonia
Kas
Chambers
Predict New Alliance Against Great Britain and Japan
St Petersburg dispatches describe a possible European alliance led by Russia Germany and France to seek world peace and restrict Japan. Views vary with the Sviet skeptical of peace hopes the Moscow Gazette condemns concessions to Japan and the boulevard sheet foresees a broad continental pact to keep Europe stable and limit British involvement.
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Great Britain
Japan
St. Petersburg
France
Germany
Russia
Moscow Gazette
M. Withe
United States
Boulevard Sheet
the Gazette
Far East
How Sakhalin Was Conquered By Japs
A July event report from Tokio details the final Russian garrison surrender on Sakhalin Island. Russian governor Liapnoff agreed to terms after a Japanese demand for war supplies and records. 70 officers and about 3,200 troops surrendered. Spells and military supplies are under investigation.
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Tokio
Sakhalin Island
Paleo
Taylan
Stykoaff
Onol
Liaymoft
Tokyviteh
Govenor Jiapnoff
Koisumi
Liaonoff
Russians Fire on Japanese Boats Off Korea Coast
Toklo Aug 4. It is officially reported that two Russian torpedo boat destroyers appeared off Chung Ching on the northern coast of Korea at 4 40 yesterday morning and attacked the Keishe a small merchant steamer. The destroyers fired sixty shots seven hit the engine room and bridge killing the captain and one boy and wounding two crew. The destroyers ceased fire and steamed toward Vladivostok at 5 o'clock. The Kaisha continued her voyage and escaped.
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Toklo
Chung Ching
Korea
Vladivostok
Norway May Become Republic Prediction From Copenhagen
Copenhagen reports Emperor William now favors Prince Charles of Denmark as successor to the Norwegian throne. He is quoted saying if Prince Charles does not become king, Norway will be a republic. He prefers a monarch and will support Charles's candidacy.
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Norway
Copenhagen
William
House of Bernadotte
Prince Charles
Denmark
Charles
Boycott in China Sparks China Economic Strain
General Rogers in Shanghai cabled the state department that the Chinese chamber of commerce deprecates the continued boycott of American goods, blamed on student action. Merchants report significant harm to business as the situation worsens, a dispatch viewed as highly significant in Washington.
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Washington
Eral Rogers
Shanghai
State Department
Chinese Chamber of Commerce
China
New University Plan Unfolds From Kansas Donation
August 4 in San Jose Rev. H. Besse a retired minister gives 50000 dollars to the Wesleyan Methodist chapel for educating ministers and missionaries at the Wesleyan seminary in Houghton New York. Ten years earlier he gave 40000 dollars for similar aims. Part of the money may fund a university in Kansas or Iowa.
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Kansas
San Jose
Cal
H. ‘St. Besse
Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
Wesleyan Seminary
Houghton
N. Y
Iowa
An Odd Quip Sparks the Courtroom Barbs
A brief, sharp exchange erupts in the courtroom as a judge and a defendant exchange teasing barbs about interruptions. The exchange adds a human moment amid formal proceedings and underscores tension in the hearing.
Far Vor Niagara Commercials Drain on Show Place Power
Niagara Falls August 7 The diversion of water from the Falls feeds electricity for industrial use including calcium carbide production. Five thousand horsepower would be susta ined daily for industrial needs, with plans for more. Acetylene lighting spurs a growing business in generators and supplies. The piece notes lawmaking to protect the Falls and curb excessive water use.
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Niagara Falls
Alls
Homeseekers Rush Uintah Reservation Opening
Eastern Utah away to settlement August 28 prompts Homeseekers to seek a sectional map titled It tells everything. A Denver address advertises maps and guidance while a New York tale about a boot black named Patrick Murphy ends with a joke about adopting an American name to fit in.
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Uintah Indian Reservation
Utah
Pasquald
Lammons
17Th St
Denver
Colorado
New York
F. Marior Crawford
Mr. Grawford
Genoa
Patrick
Murphy
Welsh preacher fools congregation with language trick
A Welsh applicant, praised for wit over learning, preaches a trial sermon to a Connecticut congregation. He alternates quoting Greek Welsh Latin and uses his own tongue to charm listeners, then stops a laughing Welshman by calling out in broad Welsh to keep up the ruse and save the day.
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Connecticut
Sound as a Dollar Meowee Monticeno Bright's Disease Cure
J W Moore of this place testifies that Brights Disease can be cured by Dodds Kidney Pills after doctors predicted a death within a year. He endured severe swelling and weakness before a traveling salesman’s tale led him to the remedy, and he claims full recovery and restored health.
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Monticeno
Minn
Aug
J. W. Moore
Bright
Dodd
Mr. Moore
Saliva Sphere nickname sparks Boston pitch debate
Boston reporters discuss spit-ball controversy with playful lingo. The transcript notes Puck magazine quipping about the term Saliva Sphere, reflecting local sports language and attitudes toward the pitch.
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Boston
Puck
Roosevelt Hosts Russian and Japanese Envoys in Oyster Day Meeting
President Roosevelt greeted the plenipotentiaries from Russia and Japan marking a cordial start to peace talks. The Mayflower yacht hosted a luncheon fostering friendship between the belligerents as the envoys prepared to move to Portsmouth, New Hampshire for the commission’s session.
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Roosevelt
United States
Russia
Japan
America
Long Island Sound
United States Navy
Oyster Bay
Portsmouth
N. H
Fever Situation Improves in New Orleans as Cases Rise
In New Orleans the fever report shows improvement with only two new subjects, one uptown and one downtown. Estimated 203 cases remain under treatment as the Marine Hospital Service prepares to assume control. citizens have pledged 250000 to cover labor and material costs. Total cases reach 533 with 100 deaths to date.
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New Orleans
Marine Hospital Service
Nhave
White
Wyman
Work on Panama Canal Abandoned
New York Aug 2 The executive committee of the isthmian canal commission have about decided to abandon any attempt at digging the canal until better prepared for the work. The present sanitation conditions will be replaced by vigorous reforms. Chief Engineer Stevens will live at Culebra or Ancon.
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New York
Isthmian Canal Commission
Herald
Panama
Stevens
Culebra
Ancon
Bryan's Europe trip sparks talk on Equitable muddle
In Fort Wayne Indiana on August 5 William Jennings Bryan criticized the Equitable Life muddle as a new political problem showing voter exploitation by high financiers. He praised Lawson for exposing issues while opposing municipal ownership and announced plans to study financial conditions in Europe. A married man should not talk in his sleep unless certain of his words.
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Bryan
Fort Wayne
Ind
William Jennings Bryan
Equitable Life Assurance Soelery
Lawson
Europe
Watterson Sees European Aristocracy Higher Grade
New York Aug 5 Colonel Henry Watterson of Knoxville observed European aristocracy more refined than American. He noted European aristocracy stands for lineage and brains, while American aristocracy ranges from bad whisky to standard.
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Waterson
America
New York
Henry Watterson
Knoxville
Wartape
Aristocracis
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Infante Qua
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