MEN ON STRIKE IN CANADA RAIL SHOPS ACROSS SYS
Union shop men on the Canadian Pacific railway walked out in all shops from the Atlantic to the Pacific. About 12 000 workers quit, with Montreal and Winnipeg among the largest concentrations. Trains were delayed as crews refused to operate until trains were properly made up. The strike, described as the most extensive in Canadian railway history, follows a expectation of a prolonged work stoppage.
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Winnipeg
Man
Canadian Pacific Railway
Atlantic
Pacific
Montreal
Fort William
Vancouver
Canada
Injured Women Named In Somerville Medford Incident
Serious injuries reported for Mrs Edwin E Smith of Glenwood Avenue Somerville with rib fracture and internal injuries while Mrs Mathis Johnson of 31 Everett Street Medford sustained severe head and back injuries and was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital.
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Edwin E. Smith
Glenwood Avenue
Somerville
Mathis Johnson
Everett Street
Medford
Massachusetts Gentral Hospital
Somerville and Everett Addresses Listed in Notice
A list names residents and addresses in Somerville and Everett including Mrs S A Lecain 158 Morrison avenue Somerville Mrs Caroline V Ellis 21 Pem broke street Somerville Mrs May E Hall 10 Fairview street Somerville Mrs Annie E Manzer Walnut Mrrs Laura Jeffry Everett Mrs Carrie Young Ellsworth avenue Melrose Highlands Mrs Florence F Gibbon 200 Summer street Somerville Mrs Frances Ackley Meridian street East Boston.
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S. A. Lecain
Morrison Avenue
Somerville
Caroline V. Ellis
Pembroke Street
May. E. Hall
Fairview Street
Annie E. Manzer
Walnut Street
Laura Jeffry
Everett
Carrie Young
Ellsworth Avenue
Melrose Highlands
Florence F. Gibbon
Summer Street
Frances Ackley
Meridian Street
East
Boston
Float collapse injures twenty Pythian sisters in parade
On Charles street the rear wheel of the float Truth and Justice came off as the procession began. Twenty Pythian sisters from Medford Melrose and Somerville lodges were injured, two seriously, as onlookers rushed to aid them and the crowd reacted with shock and tears. The float, richly decorated to symbolize Truth and Justice, was ruined and parade plans disrupted.
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Truth and Justice
Charles Street
Thither
Medford Craddock
Melrose
Somerville Wiggin Lodges
Prize Winners In Wednesdays Parade
Prize winners in Wednesdays parade listed by class. Class A awards include first prize $125 Scandia No 6 mesons prize $75 Hyde Park No 9 third $50 St Omer No 9. Class B lodges makeup uniformity prize $75 Freedom No 121 veers $50 Paul Revere No 9 third $25 King Solomon No 18. Class D lodges Marching and department prize $75 Peter Woodland No 0 second $50 Savoy No 102 third $25 Plymouth No 43 Temples Pythian Sisters floats or acne features first $125 Joe Revere second $75 Boston No 39 third $50 Lynn No 3.
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Scandia
Hyde Park No
St. Omer
First Prem
Freedom
Paul Revere O
Wizet Prise
Peter Woodland
Savoy
Plymouth
Temples Pythian Sisters
Bryan Drops Bank Deposit Plank From Acceptance Speech
William J. Bryan removed the Denver platform plank on federal and state bank deposits from his acceptance speech. He aims to keep focus on eastern interests and his Topeka address. The Topeka speech is set for August 27.
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Lincoln
Neb
William J. Bryan
Denver
Topeka
Bryan Speech Highlights Platform and Governing Question
Mr Bryan outlines a speech of acceptance focusing on the people’s rule and key issues. He mentions future talks on tariff trusts banking and imperialism while explaining conditions causes remedies and how citizens gain control. The note also says this week’s Commoner will print a plea for campaign contributions.
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Bryan
Guardsmen dismissed at Maine encampment for conduct
Soldiers ordered home after Company E of the First Regiment Montgomery Guards Portland is relieved from duty for alleged conduct prejudicial to good order and military discipline during the annual State encampment.
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Augusta
National Guard
Maine
Montgomery Guards
Portland
Spark From Motor Ignites Zeppelin Airship Disaster
In Echtingen Aug 5 a tiny spark ignited the gas of Count Zeppelin’s giant airship. The vessel wrecked in a field leaving the science dream shattered. Experts say a balloonette burst and a motor spark set the gas alight as wind lifted the dirigible. Count Zeppelin grieves as years of work end in ruin.
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Rdingen
Count Zeppelin
Zeppelin Airship Disaster Ends Historic Flight
The airship began with mechanical failures and weather issues, forcing Count Zeppelin to rely on a single motor overnight. After landing near Echterdingen, a 40,000 strong crowd watched as a sudden gust struck the craft, causing a fiery crash and scattering wreckage across a field. Several soldiers were injured and four engineers were noted among the forward crew.
Attempted assassination of the Sultan of Turkey reported
A Geneva despatch says a palace official stabbed the Sultan in the breast on Monday night. The coat of mail saved him. the would be assassin was arrested and found with gold ready for flight, suggesting bribe involvement.
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London
Exchange Telegraph Company
Geneva
Turkey
Severe New England Storm Ravages Region Then Causes Church Fires
Yesterday's electrical storm struck southern and western New England with severe damage. In Springfield a gas tank exploded after a lightning strike at the gas company plant. The steamer Priscilla lost wireless service from lightning while the North Star's lights failed thrice due to a strike on the mast. Newport and nearby villages suffered about a dozen building hits. Windham county saw twenty barns burn and cattle killed. A 86 year old woman died in Provincetown. firemen fought fires sparked by lightning at Arlington Heights. Boston endured heavy downpour. churches suffered unusual lightning damage across the region.
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New England
Springfield
Springfield Gas Light Company
Long Island Sound
Priscilla
Fall River
North Star
Maine Steamship Company
Newport
R. I
Windham County
Connecticut
Haverhill
Milford
Clinton
Hudson
Concord
N. H
Louise C. Felton
Arlington Heights
Rosilla Bangs
Provincetown
Boston
Explosion destroys Springfield gasometer in 3:20 PM blast
A bolt of lightning struck the old brick gasometer of the Springfield Gas Light Company at Walker avenue and Water street at 3 20 PM. Firefighters saved two large gasometers containing 100 000 feet of gas each. Engineer John J Harrington was thrown by the blast and injured. Thousands watched as workers and residents fled to the river amid danger in Little Italy.
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Springfield
Springfield Gas Light Company
Walker Avenue
Water Street
John J. Harrington
F. M. Walker Company
Fish Soap Company
Italy
Bailey's Notes of Yesterday's Sports
Red Sox win 3 to 2 in Chicago while New York Cincinnati game ties 4 to 4. Shrubb places third in St Augustine’s two mile handicap. Little Rhody loses in yachting race as Eleanor finishes second. Highlanders slump as Browns win twice. Jay Eye Lee dies in Racine. Cy Young fund ends today. Keene's horses win Saratoga stakes. Mullin keeps Tigers on pennant path. Philadelphia loses 5 to 3.
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Red Sox
Windy City
J. Pluvius
New York
Boston Yacht Club
Little Rhody
Achilles
Eleanor
New York Highlanders
St. Louis
Despond
Jay Eye Lee
Racine
Wis
Cy” Young
Saratoga
James R. Keene
Teddy avoids women in Oyster Bay visit
Four National Progressive Women's Suffrage Union members traveled to Oyster Bay to meet President Roosevelt but he remained in hiding as suffragists toured town by car. At 7:30 the planned in front of the grocery store gathering drew only curious men, no women, so the meeting was canceled.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
National Progressive Women’s Suffrage Union
Roosevelt
London suffragists visit Roosevelt era luncheon party
Mrs. B Borrman Wells of London led a party with Dr Maude Glasgow Miss Margaret Coleman and Miss Mary Coleman as they planned a protest near Sagamore Hill. Secret Service prepared at offices and station to monitor the suffragette visit and meeting.
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B. Borrman Wells
London
Eng
Maude Glasgow
New York
Margaret Coleman
Denver
Col
Mary Coleman
Secret Service
Sagamore Hill
Joseph Murphy
Wells
House of Commons
Roosevelt
Weather outlook for Boston and New England
A.M. 5 30 high tide today. Forecast calls for fair weather in Boston area Thursday and Friday with little temperature change. Washington report says New England will be fair in the south with showers in the north Thursday and Friday, winds turning from south to west.
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Boston
Washington
New England
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Meales
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Friedrichshafen
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Bill Bailey
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