Strike Clouds Over Pennsylvania Lines Threaten Railroad Walkout
A strike potentially involving 15900 conductors trainmen and yard workers on Pennsylvania lines east of Pittsburgh Erie and Buffalo hangs on a six member arbitration committee led by Garretson and Lee. After failed talks with President McCrea a mass meeting left the decision to arbitration and a walkout remains possible though hope persists for an avoided strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Pitsburg
Erie
Buffalo Hall
Garretson
Order of Railway Conductors
W. G. Lee
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainman
Committee of Railroad Men
McCrea
Garreteen
Lee
New York Central
Swell headed society clings to mourning for king
London society circles refuse to shed black for the late king, defying the royal family’s wishes. Royal and military attendance is limited while hostesses debate dances as notable figures like Dorothy Deacon and Prince Albert Radziwill rise in prominence. The Deacons’ Paris connections and Gretna Green romance add to the social drama.
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London
Urorge
Duchess of Atoxburghe
Norway
Fia
Hee Red
Princesa Froyal
Duchess of Fife
Deacon
Romatica
Dorothy Deacon
Prince Albert Radziwill
Dorothy
Aerie
Gretna Green
Gladys
Paris
Mre
Baldwin
Rue de la Calle
Ifetla
Giaiyva
Albert Radziwill
Parlin
Poland
Nic.uresque
Guard Charged With Murder in Edwards Death at Prison Farm
Greenville Texas July 17 guard C A Albert at the county convict farm jailed on murder charge for allegedly forcing ill William M Edwards a short term prisoner to work in the heat until death Edwards a Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen member from Meridian Mississippi was the victim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenville
Texas
C. A. Albert
Wiliam M. Edwards
Edwards
The
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Meridian
Miss
Wage Scale Conference Set for Pittsburg Mills
A July 17 conference in Pittsburg between the Wage Scale Committee of the Amalgamated Association of Iron Tin and Steel Workers and officers of the Republic Iron and Steel Company will discuss the wage scale for the scale year beginning July 1. The principal issue is action on the wage scale governing company sign mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Tin and Steel Workers
Republi Iron and Steel Company
Arrest of Tony Gallucci in counter Testing gang case
Tony Gallucci of Lupo's Gang Pittsburg is under arrest and will face a hearing before United States Commissioner W. T. Lindsay tomorrow morning. Lupo the Wolf, alleged leader, is serving a 30 year sentence in a federal prison at Atlante.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lupo
Pittsburg
Tony” Gallucci
Wolf
United States
W. T. Lindsay
Atlante
Hope to Avert Strike as Rail Unions Meet
Philadelphia July 17 congress of conductors trainmen and firemen seeks to avert a strike by pressing for a ten hour day while railroad officers consider a compromise on overtime. Both sides cite firmness though hope for a peaceful settlement climaxes at an 11 o’clock meeting with General Manager Meyers and G. J. Peck in Pittsburgh and Baltimore plans prepare 200 guards for signal towers and tracks in case of walkout.
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Philadelphia
Meyers
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
A. B. Garretteon
Order of Railway Conductors
W.G. Lee
Mr. Los
Mew
Peck
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania Lines
G. J. Peck
Piteairn
Mnes West
Nescant
Oliver Irwin
Union
Baltimore
Pennsylvania Raiilroad
W. J. Swann
Police Department
Pennsylvania Raitroad
Northern Central Railway
Pennsylvania
Texas Nearer Than Ever Before
Montreal July 17 The strike vote count by Grand Trunk and Central Vermont conductors and trainmen shows fewer than fifty votes to strike from about 2,000 on Grand Trunk and 350 on Central Vermont. A second vote was held to enforce demands, with a noon meeting set with Grand Trunk President Hayes to relay results.
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Montreal
Quebec
Grand Trunk
Central Vermont
Murdock
Grand ‘Trunk
Hayes
Roosevelt Not Asked to Mediate Wage Dispute
A report claimed Theodore Roosevelt would mediate in the Pennsylvania railroad wage dispute at Oyster Bay on July 17. Colonel Roosevelt’s secretary Frank Harper denied the report, saying Roosevelt has not agreed to act or been asked to assume the position.
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Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Theodore Roosevelt
Pennsylvania Railroad
Dositon
Frank’ Harper
Magnificent Washington Methodist Church Dedicated
Bishop Morrison of Birmingham preached at Washington First Methodist as the new $26,000 church house was dedicated, free of debt. He urged fighting higher criticism and warned against mammon in the pew. Rev H J Ellis, the former building pastor, spoke at the evening service and noted his role in construction.
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Magnificent Methodist House of Worship
Washington, Ga
Bishop Morrison
Washington
Morrison
Birmingham
Ala
First Methodist Church
Church of God
Methodists of
Mr. Ellis
H. J. Ellis
Union Point
Ellis
Washington Methodist Church
Church of
North Georgia Conference
Southern Railway Improves Service to Birmingham Morning Train
Southern Railway introduces enhanced service on morning train No 35 from Atlanta to Birmingham departing 6 20 am. The train includes a sleeping car to Colorado Springs via Memphis and Kansas City with breakfast served. Travel time Atlanta to Colorado Springs is about 48 hours. Train No 38 from Birmingham departs 4 25 pm and arrives Atlanta 10 48 pm with dining car service.
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Southern Railway
Birmingham
Atlanta
Colorado Springs
Col
Memphis
Kansas City
Wage Earners Fail to Make Ends Meet in Germany
An imperial German statistical inquiry covering 3842 families in 1906 and 1907 finds an average annual income of $521.7 against expenditures of $531.79, a deficit of $9.96. Food accounts for 45.5 percent, rent 18 percent, clothing 12.6 percent, heating 41 percent, and miscellaneous 29.8 percent. The study includes 3,952 people, averaging 4.64 per family.
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Washington
Germany
Imperial Statistical Offices
Department At Labor
Reverend Dempsey Proclaims Christian Faith in Sermon
Reverend Elam F. Dempsey of Trinity Methodist preached on Facts Vindicating Christian Faith. He cited Job and Joseph as examples of vindicated faith and said the Majestic Vindicator will clear unjust accusations. He argued faith is proven by history and highlighted the church’s growth and the global mission movement as a supreme modern example.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elam F. Dempsey
Trinity Methodist Church
Yederdey Marning
Job
Joseph
Church of God
God
Early Church
Church of Today
Movement For Foreign Missions
Night Messengers Probed in Georgia Cities
A National Child Labor Committee report led by Edward Brown examines underage night messengers in Atlanta Savannah Augusta and Macon. It details youths ages 13 to 18 delivering notes to disorderly houses buying liquor for patrons gambling and carrying messages for the “under world.” The findings accompany a state bill by Rep Hooper Alexander to ban firms from employing night messengers under 31.
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Hooper Alexander
DeKalb County
Edward Brown
National Child Labor Committee
Atlanta
Savannah
Augusta
Macon
A. J. McKelway
Georgia
National Child Labor Compites
Savannan
Thorne
Appusar
Night Work Ties to Youth Messengers in City Inquiry
A historical investigation traces how night shift messengers, many underage, work for “houses” in multiple cities. Reports from Atlanta and Macon describe youths as young as 14 and 15 supplying names, drugs, and money, with adults coordinating operations and isolating women to be enticed. The probe covers thirty-one cities in nine states, linking teen messengers to broader social harms and criminal networks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auguste
Savanish
Augusta
Ona House
Messenger
Atlanta
Mod
Macon
Thig Voy
Scriptural Moralists Warn of Juvenile Delinquency
The passage discusses youths being drawn into willful law violations, gambling, and substance use. It warns that adolescents are often tempted by opium, cocaine, drink, and tobacco, becoming conformed to dangerous nightlife that hinders useful futures.
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Senger
Oly
Wheatley and Hawking Wedding in Americus
Miss May Wheatley of Americus marries Joe Hawking at the Wheatley home on Lee Street. The bride, famed as a debutante, is praised for beauty and graciousness. Hawking, son of E A Hawking, is a civil engineer gaining recognition in the northwest.
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Americus
May Wheatley
Joe Hawking
George D. Wheatley
Lee Street
Mr. Hawking
E. A. Hawking
Northwest
The Jicklemouse Sleep Adventures in the Nursery
The Jicklemouse and his friends Davy and Dorry visit a nursery where a scary false face hangs by Davy’s bed. The Ticklemouse, Willy Wishingmouse, and Derfy discuss Three Little Pigs as they plan to rescue the pig characters, then sail via aeroplane to a forest clearing under a moonlit sky.
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Davy
Willy
Ticklemouse
Derfy
Mr. Ticklemouse
Mr. Wolf
Number One
Number Two
Fooling Mr Wolf in the Little Pig Tale
In a fractured rereading, the Mouse and Ticklemouse stage a ruse to scare off the wolf. Piggy Number Two pretends to fear the intruder, while the Mouse uses a masked trick to simulate a ghostly assault. The wolf flees, and Piggy Two is saved, thanks to the Mouse’s deception.
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A. B. Gartetach and
James McCrea
Willrd Borase
Radziwill
Elact
Barbade
Europe
Gladys Deacon
Blenheim
Ditchens
Palace
Jove
Mmilas
Lord
Maidstone
Wales
Llandrinded Wella
Gerret
Marstone
Trousseau
Soda Lingeeeig SR
Walt
Pennsylvania Raiiroad
Crowda
Jesus Christ
Rev. Dempsey
Eama
Somca
Siemarae
Ree Ec
Alexander Bill
Central Bank & Trust Corporation Capital
Branch, Mitchell and
Forsyth Streets
E.G. Griffin
Raith
Bell
Sune
Athena
Cumberland Island
Ihem Family Resort
L. A. Miller
Cumberland
Cumberland Island, Ga
Atlantic City
N. J
Ee Getags Menkt Allen Hall
Eisanatoriamen
Wheatley
Hawkins
Ener
Jicklemouse
Rey Rutherfell
Davy and
Dorry
Piggy
Pigey
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