Strike at Brooklyn Trolley Brings Widespread Turmoil
In Brooklyn, a fresh trolley strike disrupts lines under Brooklyn Rapid Transit control over 10 hour laws and overtime rates. Nonunion crews clash with police, cars are sabotaged, and crowds of up to 3,000 gather at Marcy Avenue stables while efforts to restore service continue. Police deploy, arrests occur, and officials refuse arbitration.
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Jaly
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Heva
Barna
Marcy, Avenue
Smith Street
Franklin Avenue
Hawilton Ferry
Coney Island Railroad Company
North Beach
Bergen Beach
Coney Island
Ritter
Ampere
Twenty-third
First Avenue
Ethese
Fifths Avenue
Howard Jackson
Brooklyn Bridge
Flatbush Avenue
Rapid ‘Transit
Epworth league convention to entertain forty thousand in Indianapolis
Indianapolis hosts the International Epworth League convention with an expected 40 000 members. Registration opens in the state capital and delegates begin arriving. Housing arranged at $1 per day. meetings spread across Tomlinson Hall Grand Opera House Roberts Park Church and local churches as ministers and volunteers prepare.
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Epworth League
Sydianapolis
International Epworth League
Tomlinson Hall
Grand Opera Case
Roberts Park Church
Bearding the Trusts: Chicago Civil Federation Seeks Answers
The Civic Federation of Chicago mails circulars to 625 trusts and 500 national and local traveling men groups asking 26 questions. It seeks data on consolidation scope original and current capital prices labor impact wages hours and unemployment. Six questions target wholesale dealers and unions to cross check responses for accuracy.
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Chicago
Civile Federation
Omoxdo
Civic Federation of Chicago
Commission
Western Brokerage company formed by Iowa grocers
Wholesale grocers from Des Moines Ottumwa and Marshalltown met to form the Western Brokerage company with 100000 capital to handle canned goods meats fish fruits vegetables candies and other wholesale products. Incorporators listed include H L Finkbine James G Berryhill J W Howell and others. Provisional directors named from multiple cities.
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Ottumwa
Marshalltown
Western Brokerage Company
Ilinois
Missouri
H. L. Finkbine
James G. Berryhill
J. W. Howell
H. L. Spencer
Oskaloons
F.C. Letts
Finkbine
W. J. Pratt
Cholera in Nagasaki and ships to Barcelona headlines
Telegrams report a single cholera case at Nagasaki while 20 French ships arrived at Barcelona. News notes include Tulane President Johnson's death, Deroulede's plebiscite push, plots against the emperor, Seoul Wonsai railway talks, church services for Christian union delegates, a Lake Harriet suicide, and various military and colonial signals.
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Spain
William Preston, Johnson
Tulane University
New Orleans
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League of Patriots
France
Seoul- Wonsai
China
Lynn
Mass
Christian Union Convention
Lake Harriet
Minn
B. C. Hinnant Cashier
Northwestern Telephones Company
Iowa
Seattle
Brooklyn
Long
Missouri River
Black Hills
Washington
Navigator in 12 Foot Craft Crosses Atlantic to England
Captain William A. Andrews, known as the "Jane navigator," left Atlantic City on June 18 in a 12 foot craft named The Doves bound for England. He was found exhausted July 12 about 700 miles from the Irish coast after drifting. The Holbein reported picking him up while he had earlier declined help from the Camperdown on June 20.
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Azorea Islands
England
Camperdown
Andrews
No Such Statement Made by Land Office Official
Washington dispatch reports Commissioner Hermann denying any statement that ex Senator William Vincent Allen entered government land under the reservoir or other act. Nebraska filings under the reservoir act are pending final steps before patent issues. Judge Allen of Norfolk denies he entered government land, attributing the allegation to a Omaha land entrant.
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Éox
William Vincent Allen
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New York Tribune
Thea
William F. Allen
Omaha
O’neill Land District
Marriage charge rocks Wichita church rector
Mrs Fuller of Wichita tells Bishop Millspaugh she is secretly married to Rev John von Hoerlich rector of St Johns Episcopal church. The woman, 65, claims a ceremony by Von Herlich made him her lawful husband and threatens arrest if dismissed. He calls her insane amid past New York City escapades.
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New York City
Tenderloin
Lady Fuller
Sir John Fuller
Queen’s Guards
London
von Heerlich
von Herlich
Worse Than Reported In Grand Trunk Collision
A Bat tle Creek Michigan report confirms a head end crash on the Chicago and Grand Trunk near Penfield. Injuries include Mrs. B Brown of New York City with a sprained knee, Mrs. H F Thompson of Chicago badly jammed, L Y Cross of Monticello forehead cut, and George Bassel of Port Huron internal injuries. Express trains No 3 westbound and No 10 eastbound collided. several Battle Creek residents sustained minor injuries.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Chicago and Grand Trunk Railway
Penfield
B. Brown
New York City
H. FF. Thompson
Chicago
L.Y. Cross
Monticello
Wis
George Bassel
Port Huron
Oppressing Americans Refused Registration in the Transvaal
London reports that Transvaal field cornets refuse to register American citizens unless they swear to bear arms for the republic in war. Americans may become British subjects as a result. Transvaal government asks Washington for explanations. Also noted, L M Crawford bankrupt. Crawford Opera House manager, filed in U S district court at Torrra. Unsecured liabilities total 388740 and secured 9450. total 448180. Creditors numerous, with unsecured claims up to 190 to 25000.
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Travavaal
London
Caps Town
Daily Mail
Transvaal
L. M. Crawford
Torrra
Crawford Opera House
United States District Court
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