Car Strike Leader Arrest Highlights Philadelphia Turmoil
Police courted a large crowd as leader Pratt was arrested after rioting over strike breakers in West Philadelphia. Cars were withdrawn from surface lines, 124 to 700 reported in operation, nine crews stranded. Molotovs, bricks, lamps and dynamite caps sparked clashes near Reading Terminal and Kensington. Five arrests, one serious injury, broad police redeployments followed.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
West Philadelpha
Secsila
Frankford
Pratt
Reading Terminal
Twelfth
Market Streets
Central Police Station
Redmond and Asquith Break Over Home Rule
The article contrasts Redmond and Asquith on home rule and Lords reform. It notes Balfour’s survey of cabinet statements, Asquith’s reply, opposition views on Lords reform, and Redmond’s stance of independence while pledging to support the budget only with royal prerogative guarantees.
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Redmond
Asquith
Lords
House of Commons
House of Lords
Labor Party
Popular Chamber
John &. Redmond
Ireland
Riots Suppress Strike as Police Fire Risks Rise
A mob of strike sympathizers disrupted a jewelry store robbery arrest, prompting police to use a revolver during an escape attempt. Across the city, rioters damaged Rapid Transit property and torn iron gratings blocked tracks. Mayor Reyburn pledged public protection. One window was broken, several riders injured by glass. only one car was set to burn.
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Reyburn
Sailor Missing Vessel Reported After Heavy Snow
A sailor recounts a journey through blizzard conditions to Plum Island life saving station. Captain Maddocks treats the tale seriously and contacts Superintendent Silas Harding and the Gresham near Provincetown to locate the missing vessel.
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Newburyport
Maine
Main Street
Plum Island
Captain Maddocks
Maddocks
Silas Harding
Patent medicine pill promises speedy cold cure
An old advertisement touts in bold print a laxative and quinine tablet claimed to cure a cold in one day. It notes a refund if it fails and features E. W. Grove’s signature on each box. The price is marked as 2 1 8e¢.
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E. W. Grove
Axenfels Hit By 60 Foot Sea Deck Casualties
The steamship Axenfels arriving from Calcutta via Suez reports one man killed and four seriously injured after a gigantic 60 foot wave swept the deck in the Mediterranean. The voyage included the Indian Ocean crossing and Suez Canal passage before the storm calamity onboard.
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Axenfels
R. Francois
Calcutta
Suez
Mediterranean Sea
Indian Ocean
Mediterranean
Four survivors and a death on Atlantic voyage rescue
After a fierce storm four men were found unconscious and a fifth drowned when a wave swept the ship. The dead man was buried at sea while the injured were taken to a nearby island hospital. St Elmo's fire over the masts unsettled the Lascar crew as officers fought to maintain order. A veteran officer recalled an extreme blow with the ship nearly sinking and a mate struck by a fatal impact. The vessel later delivered a valuable cargo of various commodities.
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St. Elmo
Atlantic
Lascar
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Market Street
Philadelphia Electric Company
Kensington
Somerset Streets
Mall
William Maloney
New York
Fifth Street
Lehigh Avenue
Edward Morgan
Director of Public Safety Cay
West Philadelphia
England
Mr. Balfour
Edward
Alexandra
Luby Bros
Tremont St
Houghton & Dutton
Gillette Gem, Jr
M. Macneill
Congress St
Boston
State Street
Massachusetts Avenue
St.elmo’s
W. W. Beers
Paradise Green
Stratford, Conn
William Orr
Ninth St
Oscar Madan
Weymouth
Mass
Mary &. ‘Treanor
Coddington St
Quincy
Huntington Avre
Mechanics’ Building
James A. Houston Company
Magrane, Tre
P. H. Magrane
Pres
Panama
Wellesley
Babcock
Altman
Brosdeluth
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