Fifty Strike-Breakers Landed at McKees Rocks Works
Striker protests accompany the arrival of fifty imported workers from the steamer P M Pfeil to the Pressed Steel Car company at McKees Rocks. A mounted state police detail prevented clashes as deputies arrest an outsider for breaking windows. strike leaders allege mistreatment by officials and guards.
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Pittsburg
Ohio River
Pressed Steel Car Company
McKees Rocks
P.M. Pfeil
Bellevue Station
State Constabulary
Philadelphia
New York
Gumbert
Allegheny County
unrest in Mexico as Reyes quits Nuevo Leon
Northern Mexico sees turmoil in Coahuila and Nuevo Leon with General Bernardo Reyes retreating to a mountain retreat amid reports he was ordered to resign and an anti administration riot in Sabinas. El Imparcial notes $75,000 sent to Reyes secretly and a 400 cavalry train sent on sealed orders, destination Sabinas.
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Mexico City
Coahuila
Nuevo Leon
Mexico
Bernardo Reyes
Diaz
el Imparcial
Sabinas
Reyes
Town in turmoil over five disappearances in five weeks
Williamsburg Kansas is stirred as five residents vanish within the last month. The first to disappear was Rev. Wallace M. Stuckey, pastor of the Christian church and noted evangelist. his wife and three children are left destitute. Also missing are Lorena Sutherland aged sixteen, Harry C. Thomas aged twenty four, Wilbur Fogel aged twenty two, and Maggie Trimmons aged fifteen.
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Williamsburg
Kan
Wallace M. Stuckey
The
Christian Church
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Lorena Sutherland
Harry C. Thomas
Wilbur Fogel
Maggie Trimmons
Ellen chosen for American entry in Taft Draper cups
Just before the fourth day of Sonderklasse eliminations the Eastern Yacht Club named Ellen, owned by Charles P Curtis of Boston, as one American boat to race the German challengers for the President Taft and Governor Draper cups. The Joyette Crooner Manchester NL and Wolf contend for the other two American spots.
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Martiehead
Maas
Sonderklasse
Eastern Yacht Club
Ellen
Charles P. Curtis
Boston
Taft
Heat Wave Breaks in Southwest After Four Days
New Orleans Aug 20 The hot wave gripping the Southwest for four days appears broken as cooling breezes reach areas long sweltering. Unprecedented heat in many sections gives way to relief and lower temperatures. The shift ends a period of extreme warmth across the region.
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New Orleans
Great War Game Ends In Mystery Of Victory
A regional war game in southeastern Massachusetts ends with no clear victor as to whether Boston was captured. Brigadier General Bliss claims a Boston corridor opened. General Pew's blue faction says the blues held the advantage. Reds disband and depart while DC cadets prepare to camp at Hingham before sailing to New York.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Tasker H. Bliss
William A. Pew
Bliss
Army of the Reds
New York
New Jersey
District of Columbia
Hingham Camp
First Corps of Cadets
Crack
Seven West Point Cadets Dismissed for Hazing
West Point officials confirm the dismissal of seven cadets for hazing amid a broader investigation linked to Cadet Rolando Sutton who was hospitalized after a June incident. The named cadets are John H. Booker Jr., Richard W. Hocker, Sarle W. Dunmore, Chauncey DeVore, Gordon Lefebvre, Albert Crane, and Jacob S. Fortner, from West Point Virginia Kansas City Utica Wheeling Richmond Hawarden and Dothan. The secretary of war and the president approved the order.
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West Point
N. Y
United States Military Academy
Secretary of War
John H. Booker, Jr
Richard W. Hocker
Kansas City
Sutton
Marine Corps
Not Good Church Members
Washington August 20 Standing out as a conspicuous feature of the census bulletin is the 1906 church membership totals. Males formed considerably less than half of the 33 million church members, with 42.1 percent males and 65.9 percent females across all denominations. Protestants showed 29.3 percent male, Roman Catholics 9.3 percent male. The report notes eight new churches started daily, with total 1906 membership 32,986,445: Protestants 20,287,742 and Catholics 12,079,142.
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Washington
Ecnsus Bureau
United States
Continental
Balloons Start Long Distance Race From Peoria
Under the auspices of the Aircraft Club of Peoria three balloons the Missouri the Illinois and the Peoria began a long distance race for the Brown Page and Hillman trophy starting from Peoria Illinois on August 20 with no further details available.
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Peoria
Aircraft Club of
Missouri
Illinois
Brown, Page and Hillman
Taft Scolds Driver For Speed On Beverly Drive
Beverly Massachusetts August 20 President Taft joined official duties with golf at the Myopia club speaking with Secretary Meyer before and after a round. Meyer recently returned from a Canadian fishing trip and discussed departmental matters. A flood of timid admirer letters urged faster cautions from Robinson, Taft's chauffeur, but it was officially stated he must not exceed twenty miles per hour.
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Beverly
Mass
Taft
North Shore
Mr. Meyers
Hamilton
President Talt
Talt
White House
Robinson
Magnolia
William Warner
Missouri
Nahant
Warner
Sails for the North Pole
Trieste dispatch reports Walter Wellman started from Spitzbergen on Aug 16 in his dirigible balloon bound for the North Pole aboard the Thalia with favorable wind at takeoff.
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Paris
Trieste
Hammerfest
Norway
Walter Wellman
Spitzbergen
North Pole
Amicable settlement between Japan and China announced
Tokyo reports that an amicable settlement of all pending questions between Japan and China will be officially announced soon. An Tung Mukden railway differences are expected to be addressed in a note to the powers.
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Tokio
Japan
China
Antung-Mukden
Four Said to Be Killed In Tide Flats Bridge Crash
Seattle authorities report a car with five occupants plunged from a bridge into the tide flats. It is said four of the passengers were killed. Local officials pursue details as investigators examine the wreckage and identify the victims.
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Seattle
Wash
Bryan Dies of Injuries in Railroad Accident
Pasadena dispatch reports R. W. Bryan general superintendent of the Central division of the Great Northern railroad died in Pasadena from injuries after an accident near Covina on Wednesday. The incident details and other railway casualties remain under investigation.
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Pasadena
Cal
R. W. Bryan
Central Division
Great Northern Railroad
Covinw
Tokio Mayor Offers 20000 Cherry Trees for Taft Park
Tokio mayor Ozaki proposes gifting 20 000 cherry trees to President Taft for planting in a new park along the Potomac River in Washington. The offer signals friendly ties and cultural gesture from Japan to the United States.
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Taft
Tokio
Ozaki
Potomac River
Washington
Curtiss Averts Disaster In Air Collision At Reims
Glenn Curtiss performed a dramatic trial flight maneuver at Reims aviation week, lifting to avoid a mid air collision with M Duman while three heavier than air machines were aloft. Crowds watched as the American pilot steered clear and regained safety, showcasing exceptional control.
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Rheims
Glenn H. Curtiss
Curtiss
M. Duman
Aerodrome
M. Tissandier
Mr. Curtiss
Rehoist the Greek Flag in Candia Crete
In Candia Crete armed inhabitants hoisted the Greek flag in front of militia who could not stop them. The Metropolitan intervened to keep soldiers in barracks. Powers consuls demand a written pledge not to hoist after the international squadron leaves. Crete says order will return before such guarantee.
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Canea
Crete
Candia
Lake George Dyke Break Threatens Platte River Rise
Denver Aug 20 The Lake George dyke at the head of the South Platte’s south fork is reported broken releasing a vast flood. The Lake George dam lies above the Cheeseman dam the citys water supply. Fears grow that the river will pass the danger point as Salida sees 500 tourists floodbound returning from the Grand Army reunion in Salt Lake.
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Denver
Lake George
South Platte
Cheeseman
Salida
Salt Lake
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Inter State
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J.D. Sheedy Austin
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Sensational Alle
Rolando Sutton
Secretary of the Navy
Meyer
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