Georgia rail traffic halted as strikers stand firm
Augusta May 24 Georgia railroad officials say they have the men the means and the equipment to proceed if the state protects property and employes. Passenger and freight traffic are suspended while strikers insist they will not be parties to violence. Governor Hoke Smith wires sheriffs to deploy deputies and defend life and property.
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Augusta
Georgia Railroad
Hoke Smith
McDaMe
Thia County
Thomason
Rockdale
DeKalb
Georgia governor proposes arbitration to end railroad strike
Acting on a suggestion from Attorney General John C. Hart who returned from inspecting the strike situation on the Georgia railroad, Governor Hoke Smith formally proposed to railroad management and striking firemen that the dispute be settled by arbitration.
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Lanta
John C. Hart
Atlanta
Georgia Railroad
Hoke Smith
Ohio Sunday School Jubilee Convention at Springfield
State wide religious gathering marks Ohio's Golden Jubilee Sunday School Convention in Springfield on June 8 9 and 10 celebrating fifty years of interdenominational work. Program aims to eclipse prior efforts with strong practical value and features for all Sunday school workers. Send for convention program from the Ohio Sunday School Association in Columbus.
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Ohio
Springfield
Buckeye
Ohio Sunday School Association
Columbus
Pittsburgh Daily Markets May 24 Meat Receipts and Prices
Daily Markets report from Pittsburgh lists cattle receipts at 35 carloads with prime and extra, common figures. Hog receipts total 40 carloads with prime Yorkers at 8.74 to 9.40 and roughs around 6.70 to 7.15. Sheep and lambs show 5 carloads with spring lambs at 5.00 to 9.00 and higher grades 6.10 to 6.20 for good to prime.
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Pittsburg
Cres ‘Ompany
Ing
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Amber
Athens
Avelon
Baltimore
Blennerhassett
Erie
Eureka
Fairfield
Fidelity
Flagdale
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Germantown
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Green Valley
Jack Pot
Junction City
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Liberty
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Thor
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Winona
Americans Are Easy and the Olive Oil Myth
The article notes that in Senate tariff debates the American consumer is learning the truth about oils. Special Agent Julien L. Brode reports from Marseilles that Americans have used cottonseed oil in salad dressings believing it to be pure French olive oil. He warns that French pure food law and olive crop shortages will raise olive oil prices for consumers.
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Congress
Senate
Julien L. Brode
Department of Commerce and Labor
Marseilles
France
Delmar Young Convicted of Murder in Erie Trial
Delmar Young was found guilty of murder in the second degree by a Erie jury. The defendant remained calm upon hearing the verdict, showing no distress as the trial concluded.
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Delmar Young
Erie
Young
Emma Goldman barred from Harlem lecture by police
In New York on May 24, Emma Goldman was prevented by police from addressing several hundred people in a Harlem hall, despite plans to discuss radical ideas and modern drama as a disseminator of thought.
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Emma Goldman
New York
Harlem
Revolution Grips Santo Domingo Frontiers
May 24 report from Cape Haitien states the Santo Domingo revolution widens as General Camacho and General Quirito Fellow seize Guayubin and Dajabon on the Haitian frontier. Fighting with loyal forces continues near Monte Cristi. Fate of Governor Jose Bordas of Puerto Plata is unknown, possibly dead or jailed.
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Cape Haitien
Haiti
Republic of Santo Domingo
General Camacho
Monte Cristi
Quirito
Guayubin
Dajabon
Haitien
Dominican Republic
Jose Bordas
Puerto Plata
Child Is Cremated After House Fire Tragedy
In Columbus on May 24 a gasoline explosion sparked a house fire killing 3 year old Mabel Williams, daughter of A F Williams. The father saved five siblings, his wife, and their mother before the bedroom floor collapsed and Mabel died en route to a hospital.
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Columbus
Mabel Williams
A. F. Williams
Mabel
Harvard Clubs to Meet in Cincinnati This Week
Cincinnati Ohio May 24 Harvard clubs from across the nation gather in Cincinnati Friday and Saturday May 28 and 29 for the National Association meeting. Former President Charles W Eliot and his successor Professor Lowell are expected to arrive Thursday.
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Cincinnati
National Association of Harvard Clubs
Charles W. Eliot
Lowell
Baseball Scores and Batteries From American League Dates
Baseball results from Detroit St Louis Chicago and other clubs show scores and pitcher batteries including Willett Branage Gray Street Waddell Stephens Ar apes Carrigan Walsh Sullivan Lake Bierk and Quinn. Standings list teams and runs with fragmented figures from the period.
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Washington
Willett and Branage
Gray and Street
ST. Louis
St. House
Boston
Waddell and Stephens
Arapes and Carrigan
Chicago
New York
Walsh and Sullivan
Lake
Quinn and Bierk
How She Missed Him
A northern village shopkeeper widow endures sudden loss of a violent husband. A visitor offers sympathy but the widow's stoic reply notes the odd relief in the till’s emptiness as she reflects on their troubled marriage. The London Express recounts the scene with dry irony.
Local Man Committed Suicide in Dearborn at 99
Uncle Billy Gray, 99, took his own life in Dearborn Michigan saying life was no longer worth living. The report notes his death as a self inflicted act.
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Billy” Gray
Dearborn, Mich
Athens Markets Report of Daily Produce Prices
Producers prices corrected by the Ohio Produce Company list wholesale dealer rates for eggs chickens potatoes and corn. Spring wheat flour and purity brands noted with various grade prices. Live hens and roosters, baled hay and straw priced per unit. overall market values fluctuate with demand.
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Ohio Produce Company
Hope to meet the man who sets all the credit deserved
A reflective line wonders for a day when someone will recognize the full credit due. The note hints at an ideal figure who rightly deserves acknowledgment.
Food shortages hit many as rising prices bite households
The article notes widespread struggles as prices climb and families face harder access to meals. Authorities warn relief efforts, while communities organize aid and food drives to help the hungry.
Bootleggers Fined and Sentenced in Coles County Court
In Charleston HL on May 22 Judge James W. Craig sentenced two bootleggers after a hearing. One man received a 7500 dollar fine and a lengthy jail term while the other was fined 4500 dollars. Both defendants will serve penalties with standard jail conditions.
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Charleston
James W. Craig
Coles County
Mattoon Saloon Cases Lead to Long Sentences
William H. Knight and George Kizer, Mattoon saloonists, were convicted of selling liquor in dry territory. Knight faces 7500 fine and 5 years jail, plus 31 years if habeas corpus fails. Kizer 4500 fine and 1430 days in jail, about 19 years. Sheriff costs estimated at 14600 for their custody. Judge Craig decried the extreme penalties and expressed power to send them to the penitentiary.
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William H. Knight
Craig
Knight
George Kizer
Kizer
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