Packers and Strikers Clash Over Strike Conditions
Chicago packers claim the strike is near ending as new hires flow in and regular activity returns. Armour officials say most workers have found positions and stockyards show high cattle holds, yet buyers stay cautious with prices likely to fall.
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Mont Packers
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Arthur Meeker
Armour
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Dure
Armour & Co
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Ontin o.Jorge
Genta
Building Trades Strike Ties Up Five Big NYC Constructions
The Building Trades Alliance in New York City, 17 unions strong, called a strike against George A. Fuller Construction Company halting work on five major buildings. President Philip Weinsheimer blamed non union quarry stone and yarn trimming as the stated cause. Some say fear of a lockout by the Building Trades Employers Association underlies the move.
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Building Trader Alliance
New York City
George A. Fuller Construction Company
Philip Weinsheimer
Building Trades Alliance
Subway
Fuller Company
Building Trades Employers’ Association
Strikes, Conviction Debated in Coal Field Dispute
Scranton Pa executives back miners demand for conciliation conquest and wage checks under UMW district No.1 resolution. Sioux City markets report butcher stocks and logs. Outlaw case of Mount Vernon detective shot by Tracey under judge’s ire. Accidental shooting at Winniges Minnesota. Bellefonte jail turnkey beaten. new recapture looming murder charge. Miles and Willian Sherman kin noted. Drankaian brakeman dies after fall near Manchester.
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Mt. Vernon
N.Y
Mount Vernon
Tracey
Tellly
New York
Wholesale Hold Up on Diamond Special Train
Four armed robbers boarded the Chicago to St Louis Diamond Special at Mattoon Illinois Monday night. They took money and valuables from thirty passengers across two Pullman cars, injured two, searched clothing, and escaped into darkness after signaling the engineer to stop. More than $1,000 was taken.
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Mattoon
Rbbers
Agcrttain
May Call a Strike The Mine Workers Board Acts
The executive board of the Scranton Lackawanna district mine workers, representing 50 000 men, met in Scranton Pennsylvania to decide on actions to compel operators to observe Wright’s check weighing and backing decisions. It plans to direct district convention to authorize a strike at all collieries not complying. A Pottsville dispatch notes a full shutdown in the Schuylkill region except Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company works, with about 60 000 idle miners.
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Scranuin
Calilerfer
Sehuyiki
Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company
Break at Kansas City Strikers Return to Work
Several hundred workers resumed at Kansas City packing plants on August 4 as receipts rose. By noon the largest number yet appeared for reemployment at different plants. Many stayed away awaiting strike benefits from Chicago. About 200 to 300 were re employed. others would return as vacancies open.
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Tornado damages area north of Norton Kansas
A Sunday storm brought a tornado ten miles north of Norton Kansas wrecking several structures near the Nebraska line and killing livestock. No injuries reported. Heavy rains fell near Salina Wellington and Alva Oklahoma.
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Alva
Olin
Train Robbery Halted Passengers Looted in New Mealon
A Rock Inland passenger train No 4 running from El Paso to New Mealon was held up near Taeunmenri. Raiders robbed passengers and removed belongings before blowing the track and dynamiting the express car. Authorities pursue the Evans gang with a posse from Welhart and Sheriff NL Webb.
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Head-On Collision Injures Fifty on New York Trolley Run
A runaway Mt. Vernon trolley crashed head on with a Yonkers car at Woodlawn on 234th Street, injuring fifty people, eleven seriously, with one fatal. Motor man Matthew Crinfield is among the gravely hurt, trapped under wreckage. Eleven others taken to hospital. many treated and released. Both cars were tied with half-day cords.
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Wounded Man in Swamp Sought After Deputy Encounter
A deputy sheriff exchanges shots with two suspects in a swamp near St Joseph. One man wounded, another arrested after the pair fled leaving a Wood trail. deputy slightly injured as about fifty rounds fired. The wounded suspect remains at large.
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Pursuit and upheaval across towns amid mass manhunt and fires
A chaotic report describes 800 pursuers closing on three men hiding in Cedar swamp near Portage Pennsylvania after a payroll murder. Meanwhile unrest spreads from Bogota to Curitenia with upheaval denied, and a fire devastates the Shilhent Mresatie Company in Ran Protvisen. other scattered notes recount thefts, drownings, and damaged artworks.
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Young Neva da Man Impaled by Pitchfork Handle
A Nevada farm hand named James Samlerson, about 20, died after a pitchfork handle penetrated his body during haying work northeast of Nevada. He crawled from the barn until help arrived. doctors declared no hope after examination. His parents traveled from Winvis to his home in Tus Wivins.
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Pheina
Winvis
Ifia Teening
Tus Wivins UK
Fur Burke Sinderson
Forged Signatures and Irregularities at Grinnell Bank
irregular disclosures reveal forgeries and embezzlement tied to the Bank of Grinnell's management. The bank’s cashier LLOG Spencer died in a double drowning weeks earlier, with notes bearing forged signatures traced to prominent local farmers and business figures. The bank receiver reports signatories were altered and signatures may be transposed, complicating financial affairs and prompting potential civil action.
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Spencer
Ieath
Lisson
Chariton Hotel Fire Destroys Oldest Iowa Landmark
The Chariton House, Chariton’s oldest hotel, was burned to the ground Sunday morning. A large frame building valued at $1,500, insured with Iowa State Insurance Co., belonged to Mr. Feinderson and managed by J. B. Slater. Fire started from a poorly insulated light wire. guests escaped through windows with losses including bedding and clothing. The blaze left Mim Sharer seriously injured, and the structure stood as a 43 year old local landmark.
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Chariton House
Charitas
Iowa State Insurance Company
Feinderson
Chariton
J. 2. Slater
Mim Sharer
Tire Department
Des Moines Mayor Demands Window Obstruction Enforcement
Des Moines saloon operators were ordered to clear obstructed windows. Mayor Mattern issued personal letters urging strict enforcement of the law prohibiting darkened windows in saloon buildings. The move is described as unprecedented yet not strongly antagonistic in method.
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Mats Tern Bits
Mattern
Drowned Man in Little Sioux Near Cherokee
William Stone Mosta, a bachelor and longtime Cherokee County resident, drowned in the Little Sioux while fishing for minnows. He had moved to Cherokee around 1870 and earlier ran a grocery and hotel business before driving a stage between Cherokee and Vommay.
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Stove
Cherookee County
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Vommay
Anid Lef
Okla
Paroware Dealers Meet for Central Distribution Station
Hardware dealers held a meeting in Shokton to form an association to establish a distributing station. The plan aims to ship goods to members in larger quantities at lower prices, saving dealers and enabling bulk purchases. Details were unclear as reporters were restricted from full coverage.
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CARS MUST BE DISINFECTED NOTICE TO STOCK CARRIERS
State Bureau of Animal Industry issues order to stock carriers and freight agents to fumigate any stock transport vehicles used from Signx City to prevent disease spread. Government inspector Dr. Ceo Whowpson warns compliance will be prompt, with new regulation effective August 1.
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Century-old dispatches and battles echo in the weekly piece
A compendium notes Napoleon’s imperial ascent praised by a German envoy, British reinforcements in Marhades, and Franco British naval clashes at Havre. It lists European upheavals from Madrid to Vienna, insurrections in Parma, and Civil War reports, including Sherman’s campaigns and Missouri guerrilla activity.
Iowa City Labor Strike Targets Carpenters at Local Employers
Unclear report notes carpenters employed by Sheets and Preyer halt work amid a strike by non action men. Carnegie Library and other buildings affected as workers refuse duties and tensions rise over who should complete projects.
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Man Shot During Alleged Outing in Anbouliver Scene
The report describes a fatal shooting involving Dave Morgan and Dick Jenkins, with Morgan dying from wounds after an argument escalated. It notes accompanying statements by local figures and mentions injuries and an alleged poisoning linked to broader local tensions.
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Couple Elopes in Vinton Amid Illegible Details
A disrupted report describes a Cedar Rapids couple eloping to Vinton to marry a 14 year old girl and another participant. an affidavit and county officials are referenced but the text is garbled, leaving unclear names and dates.
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Damages Case Involving Taha Derger Bodied At Trial
A complex civil matter in Priflaw District Court concerns damages sought by Taha Derger against LeValley and others. The case involves malice and intents with claims of $500 and a separate bid of $2,000 related to a local obstruction incident in Salt Lake City area.
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Fragmented 30 Year Old Notes From Detroit and New York
Disjointed OCR text recalls 30 years of events across Chicago Grand Haven and Michigan and Chiette projects. Mentions revolutions in Spain Nie sure province Mirra destruction and 24 republican Carlist moves in various places. States New York injuries deaths and public votes amid uncertain historical context.
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Roosevelt Nominated by Republicans at Sagamore Hill
The Republican national convention notified President Roosevelt of his renomination. Joseph G. Cannon delivered the formal notification at Sagamore Hill, where Roosevelt greeted the committee and guests on the veranda. Cannon lauded Roosevelt as his acceptance speech followed, stressing the administration’s policies on trusts tariff and reciprocity.
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Meat Prices Soar As Chicago Producers Face Shortage
Chicago meat markets show high prices and limited supply amid ongoing strain. Independent plants tighten practices, buyers shift to alternative depots, and pork and mutton forecast to remain scarce. Tuesday livestock receipts totalled 2000 cattle 2000 hogs and 6000 sheep, down from a year ago.
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Court of Appeals case involves Parker ban on protest letters
A long disputed court filing centers on Miss Abigail Kahernon of Rowhonter New York and her appeals to restrain a company from using Werpletipe 648 in advertising. Judge Marker writes the majority opinion while a letter from Parker is banished. The document discusses rights to protest and limits on photo use and claims of unfair treatment.
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