Freight men in Iowa seek daily wage rise and overtime
Iowa freight workers demand a 10 cent per hour raise with a corresponding jump for passenger crews. They seek overtime, delay, and switching pay. The dispute follows a major freight derailment west of Madrid caused by a broken flange at speed, demolishing fifteen cars and wrecking track, with traffic after midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annextra
Milwaukee
Madrid
Trafic
Barber Asphalt Company
Washington
West Twenty-Seventh
Twenty-ninth
Towa
Des Moines
B. F. Carroll
Mrs. Packard
Del
L. Hudleston
East Third Street
Hudlestons
Packards
B. F. Allen
California
Lincoln Steffens
American Magazine
Campaign, LL
Adel
Iowa
W. H. Helmick
Webster City
Sheriff Thompson
Helmicks
Heimick
Gatton
James Hale
Great Western ‘Cereal Company
Fort Dodge
Haln
Jacob Schneider
Germain
Burlington
Pigeon Creek
County Board of Supervisors
Pottawattumie County
Willian R. Compton Bonds and Mortgage Company of
Missouri
MONSTER mass meeting over telegraphers strike planned
A mass meeting aimed at presenting the telegraphers strike cause to Georgia businessmen was decided by President Sylvester J. Small of the Commercial Telegraphers' union. Western Union offices in Holly Springs Grenada and Greenwood sought protection from Governor Vardaman of Mississippi but he advised court action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gherga
Sylvester J. Small
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union
Sut
Terhine
Western Union Telegraph Company
Guv
H. B. Ferham
Gen. Bell
Ashfork
Ariz
Postal Telegraph Company
Small
United States
Canada
Western Union
Postal Companies
Commercial ‘Telegraphers
Chicago
Samuel Gompers
John Mitchell
Daniel J. Keefe
American Federation of Labor
North Dakota
Srain
James M. Shumaker
Harrisburg
Capitol Investigation Commission
Capitol
State Hospital
Dannemora
Guadelouna
Dominica
St. Lucia
New York
A. D. Berg
Washington Regiment
Camp Perry
America
Marlon Story
Julian P. Story
Brook Farm
Port Chester
N. C
Texas
International Marvester Company
Julius Teich
Lfe
New York City
Gompers
National Manufacturers’ Association
J. W. van Cleave
Casablanca
France
Spain
Drude
Oran
Algeria
William H. Hicks
Schaum & Uhlinger Company
Philadelphia
Taylor
San Francisco
Clarence Haines
Columbus
Washington Courthouse
Pittsburg
Lafith & Rand
Pleasant Prairie
Wis
Coffeyville
Kan
Hoke Smith
Georgia
Joseph M. Brown
G. McLendgon
Postoff-on-Don
Russia
Frances Horner
Edward Horner
Browning Road
Merchantville
N. J
Victoria Napoli
Bervant
Charles Gibson
St. John’s Evangelical
Miscellany of early 20th century notes and events
Summary of varied items including Elihu Root’s recovery and farm treatment, Cortelyou shaping weekly government funds to ease money strain, Minnesota railroads’ freight gains post fare law, Raisuli’s Moroccan hostage actions, Black Hand murders in Coal Dola, Atlantic fleet voyage plan for Pacific, Agnes Lake’s death, cost of Cuban pacification, Somerville tenement smoke tragedy, Indian citizenship eligibility ruling, Cincinnati attorney Shay’s death, Stoy shooting incident, St. Louis postmaster illness, relapsing fever cases in New York, and Britain accepting US arbitration over Newfoundland fisheries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elihu Root
William
Muldoon
White Plains
Minnesota
Raisuli
Morocco
Caid MacLean
Alcazar
Rank Peknolas
Samuel Ambrose
Coaldala
Atlantic
Pacific
Loeb
Roosevelt
Agnes Lake
Jersey City
Somerville
Mays
Attornney
Ronaysitte
T. W. Shay
Cincinnati
Ada Taylor
Ity
Claude Boyd
Stoy, HL
Frank Myers
Ranihiar
Mellroy
National House of Representatives
Delaware
Beth Israel Hospital
New York
Great Britain
United States
New Foundland
Hague
Knives Rise in Panic at Bay Area Powder Plant Blast
A massive nitroglycerin explosion at the Dupont Powder works near Sobrante Bay, 16 miles north of Berkeley, kills two and wounds at least thirteen as workers flee and chaos erupts at nearby Irust Canneries. Rescue crews treat the injured at Central Emergency Hospital. damage valued around 50,000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cal
Dupont Powder Company
Sobrante Bay
Berkley
Irust Canneries Association
Central Emergency Hospital
Dupont Powder
Taft Opposes Guthrie State Constitution At Oklahoma Rally
Secretary of War Taft addressed about 10,000 in Oklahoma City urging Oklahomans and Indian Territory to reject Guthrie adopted constitution for the proposed state of Oklahoma. He warned Congress will pass a new enabling act, stressed the speech reflected his own views, and pressed tariff reform and progressive policies over the Democratic platform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mareh Trhlear Company
Loeust Sti Ldiee
Thes Moataes
Mie
Almetiive
Franklin J. Cole
Hmself
Joseph Melichar
State Railroad Commission
Myflenburgh
Hedstie
Eldora Mat
Wade
Dutcher
Bilydenhburga
Ate Cised
Benamin Kittleman
Drake University Medical School
Des Moines
Fourteenth Street
Burlington
Fairfield
E. S. McLaughry
McLaughry
George Wesner
Charles Wesner
Frank Wesner
Jennie Edmundson Hospital
Charles
George
Taft
Aft
Ohio
Philippines
Oklahoma
Imeodors Roosevelt
Solid South
Cortelyou Commended for Crop Moving Funds Plan
Washington Aug 26 Controller Ridgley commends Secretary Cortelyou for timely steps to prevent money stringency during the crop moving period. He praises depositing public funds weekly with national banks and says action in advance removes uncertainty and eliminates fears of manipulated rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cortelyou
Wahington
D.C
Ridgley
Noel Nomination Conceded in Mississippi Primary
Memphis Tenn August 26 Hon D R Noel of Holmes county nominated for governor in Mississippi in the democratic primary last Thursday. War Brewer his opponent concedes the nomination and urges all democrats to back him. The nomination is viewed as equivalent to election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noel
Memphis
Tenn
D. R. Noel
Holmes County
Tribesmen Press Trench Forces in Desert Fight near Casa Blanca
Aug 26 dispatch reports fearless tribesmen attacking Trench forces near Casa Blanca. Arab bands made isolated advances but suffered merciless fire. Many dead or fleeing, as General Drude expands reconnoitering four miles from camp. enemy main body remains active.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casa Blanca
Drude
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Marshall County
Laurel
Walter Wilson
Monty Wilts Place
W. Hi. Austin
Wilts
Bell Grounds
Baxter
Alamid
Ilquor
Marshalltown
William Miller
Chicago & Great Western
Sumner
M. Green
Mrns
Detroit
Mich
W. J. Gouldet
Green
Star Masterpiece
Perthshire
Wisconsin Siata University
Whitehall
Tfl
Kirksville
James C. Monaghan
Notre Dame University
Bureau of Statistics
Los Angeles
Revolutionary Movement
la Junta
Diaz
Mexico
John Porter Stallings
William J. Sawler
Liberty
Stollings
Charles of
Roumania
Collier
William J. Bryan
Itome
Interborough Metropolitan Company
Traction Combination
Public-Service Commission
Hvander Melver
Fred Korsters
la Crosse
Robert BE. Bundy
Circuit Court
Pepin County
Wisconsin
Frank L. Taylor
Offee
Sheriff Taylor
United States Military Service
Nelson Morris
Standing Rock Reservation
South Dakota
Northwest
EBGC
Hazard & Co
Della Fox
Comedienne
Lincoln
Central Ilinois Distillers
Peoria
Interborough Company
August Belmont
New York Public Service Commission
Nebraska Railway Commission
William Hh, Edwards
Utica
Adirondack Woods
James A. McLain, Jr
Rutland
William W. Prosser
West Belle Street
St. Louis
la Porte
Ind
Empress of
Germany
Fran Frances von Bredow
Francis G. Newlands
Nagaia
Leopold von Tredow
Cuirassiers
Guard
Berlin
Cochrane
Lullivan
Decatur
Fred H. Magill
Magill
Clinton
Francis Rea MacMillen
Alps
Senator Platt
United States Express Company
Dupont Works
Canning Factory
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