All Want Workers as U S Employment Bureau Opens
The Ashton Gazette reports the new U.S. Immigration Service employment bureau in Washington under Terence V. Powderly. Governors are asked about labor conditions and worker demand. responses show broad need for various workers including farm, factory, railroad, and mining jobs nationwide.
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Information Bueau
Immigration Service
Washington, D. C
Terrence V. Powderly
The
Knights of Labor
Powderly
Oregon
South
Utah
New Mexico
Mabor
Minneola
Sunday Held Legal Sabbath In St Paul Case
Judge Hand of the Municipal Court in St Paul ruled that for legal purposes the Sabbath day is Sunday. The decision followed the arrest of grocer Joseph Birnberg for selling groceries on Sunday. Birnberg, who is Jewish, argued he observes Saturday as the Sabbath, but the judge found the law defines Sabbath as the day generally regarded as such and Birnberg was fined.
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Hand
St. Paul
Joseph Birnberg
Birnberg
Little Girl Sucks Poison to Save Brother at Port Jervis
Jennie Phillips, a Port Jervis girl, sucked venom from a rattlesnake bite on her brother Joseph during huckleberry gathering near Erie tracks. Sheriff Besser later announced the Montgomery, Alabama hanging of Galvin Coleman for the murder of J. A. Finley, a white man, after 6 o'clock.
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Joseph Phillips
Jennie
Port Jervis
N. Y
Erie Tracks
Besser
Galvin Coleman
Montgomery
Ala
Coleman
J. A. Finley
Haywood Acquitted in Idaho Gov Murder Case
The Boise jury deliberated twenty one hours before finding William D. Waywood not guilty of the murder of former Governor Steunenberg. The verdict ends the high profile trial in Idaho.
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Haywood
Boise
Idaho
William D. Waywood
Steunenberz
Automobile Fatality at North Aptleboro Bridge
An automobilist ran his car into a bridge in North Aptleboro Massachusetts killing a woman and injuring three others. In a frenzy he jumped into the river but swam to shore, after which he was detained.
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North Aptleboro
Mass
Senator Petras Dies After Hotel Attack
Edmund Winston Petras United States Senator from Alalump died at a Hot Springs North Carolina hotel after an attack of apoplexy. The death ends his term amid reports of a violent incident preceding the collapse.
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Senator Petras
Edmund Winston Petras
United States
Alalump
Hot Springs
N.C
Alcohol and Fire Claim Tasadena Woman
Mrs. Claude Markey of Tasadena California died in a home fire caused by alcohol fumes igniting under the bed covers after she drank alcohol and placed a hot iron at her foot. The man present tried to intervene but she was dead before help arrived.
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Claude &. Markey
Tasadena
Cal
Japan Admits Full Control of Korea Under Protectorate
Viscount Hayashi and officials outline Japan’s complete control over Korea and its protectorate role. The new treaty reiterates Korea’s government to follow the resident general, with Korean appointments and laws subject to Japanese oversight, and Japan’s veto over foreign engagement.
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Mikado
Japwim
Korea
Viscount Hayashi
Japan
Viscount Wayashi
China
Seoul
Fires in New York area kill twenty and devastate property
In twenty four hours ending at 5 am Monday, New York and nearby areas suffered twenty deaths and extensive losses over one thousand dollars from fires. A Christie Street six story tenement burned killing many and injuring fifteen, while Long Beach hotel and Steeplechase Park at Coney Island burned. The steamship Hamilton arrived with a hold ablaze causing about fifteen thousand dollars in damage. A bomb, suspected Black Hand, sparked the Christie Street blaze triggering panic and evacuations amid deadly smoke and frantic rescues.
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New York
S A.m
Christie Street
Long Beach
L. I
Coney Island
Hamilton
Old Dominion Line
Black Hand
Steeplechase Park
Los Angeles Teachers Endorse Simplified Spelling
Teachers in Los Angeles approve simplified spelling for classroom use as part of a broader reform effort. The move signals educational experimentation and potential shifts in teaching materials and literacy approaches.
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Los Angeles
Colorado
County of
London
Haywood Freed After Not Guilty Steunenberg Murder Verdict
Haywood walked free in Boise after an eighteen month confinement, acquitted of murdering Frank Steunenberg. Idaho jurors found no legal connection between Haywood and the Steunenberg murder, despite prosecutor and Senate arguments. Gov Gooding signaled continued prosecutions against Moyer and Pettibone, with Pettibone slated for October trial.
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William D
Haywood
Boise
Idaho
Herve
Frank Steunenberg
Jet
Senator Borah
Hawley
Harry Orchard
Fremont Wood
Steunenberg
Charles N. Moyer
Federation
George A. Pettibone
Denver
Goy
Oil Trust Denies Conspiracy in Justice Charges
The Standard Oil Company filed a general denial to charges of conspiracy stifling competition and accepting rebates in a St. Louis proceeding last November. The company argues that pre 1890 operations, before the New Jersey parent company formed, should not face examination. It specifically denies having special rates with the Erie and New York Central in 1876 and asserts no monopoly on Western Pennsylvania pipelines enabled rate fixing by railroads.
First Rhodes Scholar Finished Oxford Course in Two Years
William Crittenden of California, the first student under the Rhodes scholarship, completed the three year program at Oxford in two years and has returned home after finishing the full course at Rusland.
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Rhodes
William Crittenden
California
Sthodes
Oxford
Rusland
Frontenac Disaster on Cayuga Lake Claims Several Lives
A Cayuga Lake steamer tragedy near Union Springs results in up to eight deaths amid a harrowing scene of heroism. Passengers race to safety as fire consumes the Frontenac. tales include Grace Abel’s death and brave rescues by passengers and bystanders, while some act cowardly amid the chaos.
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New York State
Pante
Frontenac
Cayuga Lake
New York
Ithaca
Union Springs
Aurora
Grace Abel
Frank Alcott
Roland Genung
Sheriff Genung
Pettus Death Brings Alabama Senate Change
Senator Edmund W. Pettus dies at 80 from an apoplectic stroke at breakfast in Ilot Spriggs N C. His death clears the way for former Gov Joseph F Johnson to become Alabama's United States Senator by legislative election. Pettus, eldest US Senator, served since 1861 in Confederate service and later in politics with repeated Democratic victories. Medical colleges condemned. AMA committee reports half of US schools inadequate, urging broader four year curriculum and hospital internships. Regulations on food preservatives updated to allow common salt sugar wood smoke and certain additives pending further study.
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Alabama
United States
Edmund W. Pettus
Ilot Spriggs
N. C
Joseph F. Johnson
Ile
Pettus
Edmund Winston Pettus
United States Senate
Tie
Limestone County
Clinton College
Tennessee
Fornia
Bbe
Dallas County
Enator Pettus
American Medical Association
Bevan
Chicago
Frazier
Pennsylvania University
Witherspoon
Nashville
Councilman
Boston
Vaughn
Ann Arbor
Colwell
Europe
Department of Agriculture
Claflin Dry Goods Reports Unusually Strong Half Year
Hi B Claflin dry goods house released its semi annual report showing a prosperous first half of the year and higher future delivery sales than any prior year, contradicting the notion of a continuing business contraction.
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Hi. B. Claflin Dry Goods House
Blue Eyes and Brown Faces in Life and Literature
An essay surveys beliefs linking eye color to virtue and danger across cultures, noting northern prejudice favors blue eyes as truthful while dark hair is linked to deceit. It cites hospital data, classical and eastern views, and theories by Beddoes, Shrubsall, Plutarch, and Malet, arguing climate and rustic life shape character and health.
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Villian
Italy
Plutarch
Cato
Edward Malet
Alexandretta
Cyprus
Levant
Western Opthalmic Hospital
Messrs
Spencer and
Gillen
Australia
Engelmann
Labor Developments Across Nations and Regions
May injuries total 287 across Canadian industry while Austria reports 2404 unions with 32 total members. The British Trades Congress convenes in Bath on Sept 2 as Oklahoma City mill workers seek an I U charter. Buenos Aires railway strike ends and Winnipeg iron molders threaten action over wages. Massachusettss chief statistician notes cost of living outpacing wage gains in 1906. London and Manchester unions push for wage gains and labor reforms. Detroit considers a Queen of Labor Day and Minneapolis explores a small scale banking plan for union members. Salford dock workers strike after wage demand. 8d to 6s rate proposed.
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Austria
British Trades Congress
Bath
England
Oklahoma City
O. T
International Union
Buenos Ayres
Argentina
Winnipeg
Canada
Pidgin
Massachusetts
British Postmen’s Federation
Leeds
Minneapolis
American Federation of Labor
Broommakers’ Union
San Francisco
Manchester
Metal Trades Division
Trades Council of
Cleveland
France
United States
Grand Duchy of Baden
Central Committee of
German Trades Unions
Stumttrs
Central Labor Union of
Detroit
Minneapolis Cigarmakers’ Union
Woking
Salford Docks
Kingston in Woe Desolated City May Never Rebuild
Kingston lies in desolate postquake state with debris cleared only to reveal ruined structures. Temporary planked buildings dot the streets as substantial damage remains unrepaired. Insurance refusals and investor withdrawal cripple recovery, fueling fires and further losses as residents plead for relief.
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Kingston
Island
Lessons in Motherhood at Rockefeller Institute
At the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research in New York City a school is opened under Mr Rockefeller's direction to train mothers in infant care. Twenty experienced nurses will explain the subject to poor and ignorant mothers as Pittsburg reports 50 percent of babies in the city die before age one mainly due to maternal ignorance.
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Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
New York City
Rockefeller
Pittsburg
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Omaha
Lincoln
Sioux City
Des Moines
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W. W. Finley
Southern Railroad
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Pettibone
Newea
Si Te Tersburg
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Vlaika
Perm
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Dusyyy
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George A. Gordon
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