Canadian Pacific Defies Strikers in Winnipeg Run
Fifty non-union workers are placed in Winnipeg shops as Canadian Pacific plans housing for 1,000 in yards. Company expects only temporary inconvenience, while unions vow a fight to finish. Picketing at key points and a special police force surround the shops. British machinists are expected to replace strikers. shedmen may threaten a separate pay dispute.
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Winnipeg
Man
Canadian Pacific Railway
Winnipeg General Office
Fort William
Ruckers
Ore Docks Tied Up by Strike
Superior Wis Aug 10 The Great Northern ore docks at Allouez are tied up by a strike among unloading car crews and boat loaders. At noon 125 day workers quit after wage increase demands. Night crew of 25 also struck over pay and the entire shift was laid off. Standstill threatens ore traffic and 170 trains with crews are idle awaiting operation.
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Superior
Wis
Great Northern
Allouez
Watch chain dispute ends in fatal shooting near Correll
In Correll Minnesota Joseph Kneece a 45 year old Black farm resident shot and killed William Nelson a 35 year old harvest hand after a dispute over a watch chain Nelson reportedly took from Kneece’s trunk Kneece claims self defense saying Nelson attacked him with an ax while Kneece had a reputation for restraint and no prior trouble emerged from the incident authorities reported the case as a fatal shooting only.
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St. Paul
Minn
Correll
Joseph Kneece
William Nelson
Kneece
Nelson
Forest Fires Menace Taft and Nearby Areas
Forest fires near Taft Mont threaten timber from Idaho to Salteze area and spread toward the Coeur d Alene mountains spur. Officials fear penetration toward the Clark Fork of the Columbia as fires take on a very serious aspect.
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Butte
Mont
Elet
Koch
Taft, Mont
Idaho
Salteze
Coeur d’Alene Mountains
Clark Fork
Columbia
Cholera Spreads With New Cases in Various Regions
Dispatches report one new cholera case at Kazan four in Sua Mara province and one in Voronezh province. Two cases occurred aboard railway passengers with a death of a soldier in the Taganrog garrison. Additional cases were found at Khar Kov and Yekaterinoslav.
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St. Petersburg
Kazan
Suamara
Voronezh
Kharkov
Yekaterinoslav
Taganrog
Cardinal Gibbons Recovers, Visits Vatican After Illness
Cardinal Gibbons shows marked improvement after an illness and travels to the Vatican to call on the pope. The pontiff congratulates him on his recovery during the visit.
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Cardinal Gibbons
Rome
Vatican
Pontiff
Steamer Premier Burned at Warren's Landing
A steamer fire at Warren's Landing on Lake Winnipeg destroyed the Premier and nearby docks. Six passengers and two crew died including Mrs Couture and Miss Poyah. About 20 aboard slept through the blaze and escaped by jumping overboard or being rescued. Losses include docks and storehouses.
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St. Paul
Minn
Pioneer Press
Winnipeg
Man
Stevens
Warren's Landing
Lake Winnipeg
A. Couture
Selkirk
Olson
Gimli
Poyah
Elmer Jones
Oscar Overton
Gus Weil
Norman Fisher
No Convention of Criminals Prompt City Clash
New York police say Dr Ben Reitman known as King of Tramps has called for a convention of criminals to meet in the city next month. Inspector McCafferty vows arrest of any criminal arriving for the meeting and forbids any assembly. The prospectus says criminals nationwide will discuss relations to society and police under the banner Brotherhood.
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New York
Ben Reitman
Chicago
Inspector McCafferty
Baby Killed as Riot Erupts in Garfield Camp Near Salt Lake
In Garfield, a riot among Austrians near the smelter town left Constable Ben Culley and Sam Nekis shot and a baby killed. A large force subdued the outbreak, with arrests reported. The violence stems from months of guerrilla warfare between Roman and Greek Catholics, which has already caused multiple murders.
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Salt Laks City
Garfield
Ben Culley
Sam Nekis
Texas Freight Rate Complaint Not Filed Yet
Washington Aug 10 The formal complaint by the Texas railroad commission against an intended rail rate increase was not filed with the interstate commerce commission as expected. Senator Culberson Chairman Allison Mayfield and Texas Assistant Attorney General Claude Pollard were in conference long arranging details of the complaint which likely will be filed Monday.
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Washington
Railroad Commission of Texas
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senator Culberson
Allison Mayfield
Texas Railroad Commission
Claude Pollard
Texas
Count Tolstoi Again Indisposed in St Petersburg
Count Leo Tolstoi is indisposed after a long country walk followed by a river bath that enlarged veins in one foot. He endures pain but is now able to sit up and is slightly improved.
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Tolstoi
St. Petersburg
Leo Tolstoi
Condemned to Death in Russia January to June
Reports in the Red state 876 persons were condemned to death from January 1 to July 1 in the Russian calendar. Breakdown shows January 11, February 122, March 184, April 100, May 217, and June 1381, with no crimes specified for the sentences.
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St. Petersburg
The
Red
Bank liquidation shocks Portland rivals downtown
Portland August 10 The National Traders' Bank one of the city’s oldest institutions has gone into liquidation. Directors say competition with larger banks and trust companies made the business unprofitable. The bank was organized in 1882 with a capital of 200000 dollars.
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Portland
National Traders’ Bank
Hughes Backers Plan mass meetings in New York City
State supporters of Gov. Hughes push ahead with nonofficial gatherings to gauge sentiment for renomination. A Hughes speakers bureau is being formed led by T Coleman DuPont with aims to organize events in New York Madison Square Garden and possibly other sections. Republican club organizers and Union League members seek to stage early rallies and potentially invite Joseph H Choate to preside.
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New York
Hughes
National Republican Committee
New York State
New York City
Madison Square Garden
Republican Club of
Union League Club
Joseph H. Choate
Great Britain
Hitchcock
National Committee
Forest Fires Under Control In Calaveras County
Forest fires in Calaveras county, Sierra Nevada region, started Sunday night and were brought under control by 600 workers and forest rangers. Property losses ran into thousands of dollars as the Utica mine flume burned out for several hundred feet, cutting water to Angels Camp and halting mine work. The fires neared the Calaveras grove of big trees but were stopped. danger is believed over.
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Sonora
Cal
Calaveras County
Utica
Angels Camp
Calaveras Grove
Forest Rangers
Trophy race at Spokane fair to settle 400m supremacy
Spokane offers a 25500 trophy plus travel for a 400 meter race between Lieut Hallswelle of the British army and J C Carpenter of Cornell University at the interstate fair in Spokane on October 5. They met at the recent Olympic Games in England where Hallswell won amid a foul claim.
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Spokane
Wash
Spokane Chamber of Commerce
Lieut
Hallswelle
J. C. Carpenter
Cornell University
England
Hallswell
Lincoln to spend cap of 500 on notification ceremonies
Lincoln Neb August 20 Not more than 500 will be spent by the local committee for the entire notification ceremonies August 12. Mayor F W Brown, as chairman of the committee, has raised that amount and the expenses will be kept within that limit.
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Bryan
Lincoln
Neb
F. W. Brown
Eagles report vast membership numbers in Seattle address
Grand Secretary Conrad H. Mann of the Fraternal Order of Eagles announced in Seattle on August 10 that the order numbers 1 800 enemies in its ranks and a total membership of 312 000.
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Fraternal Order of Eagles
Seattle
Wash
Conrad H. Mann
New Zealand Greeting Gifts Roosevelt Name To Fleet Visit
Aukland accepts the American battleship fleet with a government printed souvenir carrying a greeting from Prime Minister Joseph Ward. He lauds Roosevelt’s ethical legacy and the fleet as symbols of peace, justice, and freedom. Admiral Sperry asks pilots to meet ships at the harbor entrance Sunday. A rifle match is barred by imperial law, forbidding landing armed parties.
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Aukland
Joseph G. Ward
Roosevelt
New Zealand
Admiral Sperry
Dominion
Mother and Son Shot in Milk Dispute in Newton
In Newton Massachusetts on Friday an Italian boy accused of milking a neighbor's cow sparked a fight that left Mrs. Dominic Caponi and her son Frank shot. Tony Ombrelo and his brother Pasquale face $10,000 bail each on an assault with intent to kill charge. the Caponi mother and son are expected to recover.
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Newton
Mass
Dominic Caponi
Frank
Tony Ombrelo
Ombrelo
Pasquale
Woman Leads Lynching Mob in Philadelphia Clash
A mob of foreigners, led by a woman, tried to lynch Joseph Green alias Joseph Finestein after an attack on Nellie Wiener a 38 year old. Mrs Wiener mother of the injured girl incited the mob and led them to a barber shop where Green sought refuge before police detained him at a Philadelphia station.
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Philadelphia
Joseph Green
Joseph Finestein
Nellie Wiener
Guardsmen to Quell Strikers in Birmingham District
The First regiment, Alabama National Guard, arrived from Chickamauga and is assigned to duty in the strike district. Only disturbance reported was a passenger train fired upon between Brookwood and Yolande with windows blown out but no injuries.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama National Guard
Chickamauga
Brookwood
Yolande
Prominent German American Leader Schmidt Dies in Iowa
Davenport Aug 10 William O Schmidt ex state senator and president of the German American league of Iowa died of gastritis and heart trouble He had long served as a member of the Iowa bar and was a noted figure in local politics and German American circles.
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Davenport
William O. Schmidt
Attempt to Wreck Passenger Train Near Bellingham
An attempt to wreck the Northern Pacific passenger train was made a few miles southeast of Bellingham Washington A section foreman found a huge pile of ties and iron on the track and flagged the train.
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Bellingham
Wash
Northern Pacific
Simple Rites At Bier Of Allison
Dubuque honors its great citizen Senator William B. Allison with a simple in state funeral at his home. Thousands view the body as flags fly half mast and city businesses close. Distinguished visitors include Gov. Cummins and Des Moines officials.
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J. T. Bergen
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Bergen
Mississippi River
Dubuque
Allison
America
Loyal Legion
Congressional Committee
Fairbanks
Cannon
Des Moines
Cummins
Senator Allison
Linwood Cemetery
David Elfenderson
Cleveland adopts five cent fare plan for street cars
Cleveland officials vote to implement a five cent cash fare with free tickets, aiming to operate on a three cent basis once prepaid cars are used. The move follows a city council caucus and mayoral backing amid deficits after Municipal Traction took over the system.
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Cleveland
Municipal Traction
Johnson
Municipal
Fall River Mills Mills Shut Down In Mass Curtailed
Fall River Mass August 10 heavy curtailment has gone into effect in most large mills including Border City Mechanics Seaconner and American Linen. Flint mill may close but no official statement yet. Wampanoag Pocasset Merchants and Chace mill also affected with two weeks closure. Further curtailment expected according to mill agents.
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Fall River Mills
Fall River
Mass
Mechanics, Seaconner
American Linen Company
Flint
Wampanoag Pocasset and Merchants
Chace
Convention Opens as Typographers Arrive in Boston
Delegates from every section of the country arrive in Boston to attend the International Typographical Union and the Stereotypers and Electro Typers unions convention. The four day session begins Monday morning with officials and members expected to discuss union matters and labor issues.
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Boston
International Typographical Union
Stereotypers and
Electrotypers
London Officials Convicted in Grafter Case
Ten municipal officials from Mile End parish were convicted Friday night after a month long trial. The case drew great interest as graft charges are unusual in England. Small sums involved did not lessen the significance of the verdict.
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London
Mile Ind
Parish
England
Train Hits Killing Four at Livingston Lumber Ravine
Four persons were killed and four injured when an engine on the Livingston Lumber Company tram rail struck a cow and plunged into a deep ravine near Livingston, Texas on Friday. Two of the injured were probably fatally hurt.
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Livingston
Tex
Mie
Livingston Lumber Company
Mixed 19th Century Dispatches Highlight Global Events
Cholera advances in the Volga region of Russia while a Hindu applies for naturalization in Hindustan authorities. Arion Chor Society members return to Brooklyn from Germany aboard the Bremen. Japan probes betting at race meetings and to ban it under special orders. Over $2,500 in silver trophies plus a $50 grand prize await winners at the eighteenth annual show in Asbury Park on August 11 with 500 babies entered. The Canadian warning on emigration to Canada targets unskilled laborers, while anyone able to lease land is welcome. Saxony unveils a new electric light trap to kill forest caterpillar moths, catching three tons in one night.
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Volga
Russia
EH. Walian
Arion Chor Society
Brooklyn
N. Y
Germany
Bremen
Asbury Park
N. J
Canada
Saxony
Washington adapts civil service rule for former government binders
The civil service commission ruled that former government printing office binders dismissed by Public Printer Strings cannot reenter the service under the one year eligibility rule. They were discharged in 1907 and must undergo a new examination like apprentices. Public Printer Leech favors experienced men over new trainees, and the decision may be appealed to the president.
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Washington
Governme Printing Office
Civil Service Commissions
Leech
Three Japanese Arrested on Immigration Charge near San Diego
San Diego August 10. Three Japanese were arrested at Delmar for illegally entering the United States. Authorities say they were landed by the steamer Racao at Jensenada, Lower California, then traveled to Tua and crossed the line into the state.
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San Diego
Cal
Janese
Delmar
Chary
United States
Racao
Jensenada
Lower
Californ
Tua
Receivership Petition Fills Reorganization Work
Minneapolis stockholders petition federal district court for the appointment of a receiver for Pilbury Washburn Flour Milling Co. The action aims to facilitate a reorganization while the business continues.
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Minneapolis, Minn
Copany
Pilbury-Washburn
Federal Distry Court
Markets Report Outlines Varied Prices Across Commodities
The Chicago markets show mixed activity across wheat corn and oats with futures for wheat at September around 91% to 95 and May near 320 to 144. corn weaker at September 76 4c. oats higher at September 48c. Butter eggs and potatoes feature varied local price ranges with creamery butter from 18 to 22 cents and eggs around 14 to 22 cents per dozen. New York also notes unsettled flour, firm rye, and mixed wheat futures with No 2 red at 1.08 and No 1 northern at 1.27.
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Chicago
Minnesota
New York
Duluth
Os “Qorn
Ébc
Live Stock Prices From Chicago and Omaha Markets
Chicago and Omaha market notes show cattle and hogs with mixed quotes. Cattle ranges include good to prime steers from 4.25 to 7.00, cows 2.50 to 4.80, and calves up to 7.50. Hogs priced from 5.00 to 6.80 for heavy and prime, with lighter and mixed lots around 6.35 to 6.60 and pigs 4.00 to 6.10. Continuous regional listing reflects daily volatility and price bands.
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Chicago
Aug
Cdlves
Omaha
Neh
Steafly
Hea
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