Fall River Cotton Mills Tie Up In Historic Strike
July 26 The Fall River cotton mills Hargraves No 2 and Seaconner fail to operate as unions unite across the Eastern cotton industry. Labor leaders declare victory while manufacturers warn of heavy losses and a potential wage strike that could spread from Maine to Connecticut. About 26 000 workers are idle across 74 mills in the coordinated stoppage.
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Falyt
River
Hargraves No. 2
Seaconner Mills
John Golden
United Textile Workers of America
Post
Fall River
New England
Maine
Connecticut
Canneen
Seeney
Rumored Break in Mill Owners' Ranks
Fall River July 26 Tonight there is a report that a breach has occurred in the ranks of the manufacturers in an industrial battle with 26,000 mill operatives. It is rumored that the Davis Arkwright and Seaconner will resume operations on Monday at the old scale despite others. Labor leaders were reticent, though some hinted negotiations were under way. Mill owners refused to discuss the matter.
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Fall River
Davis, Arkwright and Seaconner
Formosa Expected to be Released in St Petersburg Accord
ST. PETERSBURG July 26 It is considered certain that the steamship Formosa was seized before instructions reached St. Petersburg. It is expected the Peninsular & Oriental Steamship Company vessel will be released immediately under the Russia Great Britain agreement.
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ST. Petersburg
Peninsular & Oriental Steamship Company
Formosa
Smolensk
Russia
Great Britain
Rumor claims General Samsonoff wounded at Tatcheking
A rumor from St Petersburg dated July 26 reports that General Samsonoff was severely wounded during the fighting at Tatcheking.
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ST. Petersburg
Samsonoff
Tatcheking
Floor Layers' Union Donates to Colorado Mine Strikers
The Floor Layers' union meeting last night donated $10 to support the Colorado mine strikers, reflecting labor solidarity in the regional dispute.
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Tmion
Colorado
Cuba Big Brother Cigarros Sold by Estabrook and Eaton
Havana tobacco filled cigars praised for taste and aroma. Box of five priced at 10 cents. Estabrook & Eaton as selling agents promote value and quality in Upper Clubdom style.
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Cuba
Havana
Strike Leaders Forgo Salaries In Local Labor Walkout
In Fall River on July 26 labor leaders who draw salaries from unions said they will render service gratis until the strike ends. Secretary Joseph J. Jackson of the Slasher Tenders' Union led by example, pledging to forego pay. O'Donnell of the Spinners' Union and other officers followed, funds to support strikers to be raised via amateur boxing bouts and other schemes. The Machinists' Union donated $25 to the strike treasury.
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Fall River
Joseph J. Jackson
Japs Mass to Surround Kuropatkin After 48 Hours Battle
Telegram from General Kuropatkin describes a two day clash near Tatchekiao and Tauchi with Japanese forces pressing from the south and west. Russian rear guards stalled the assault while fronts held, then a retirement toward Hatcheng began. War office notes heavy losses and concerns over supply lines and northern movement toward Mukden.
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ST. Petersburg
Kuropatkin
Tatcheklao
Hatcheng
War Office
Calchas Flying British Flag In Danger Zone
The steamship Calchas, sailing under the British flag, is rumored to be in a danger zone after departing Tacoma on July 9 and heading to Yokohama, with a cargo mainly flour for Japanese firms. The Shawmut, an American-flag vessel of the Boston Steamship Company, left Tacoma a week later and should reach Yokohama in about 10 days.
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Tacoma
Wash
Yokohama
Shawmut
Boston Steamship Company
British Demands on Russia Over Sinking Knight Commander
London reports Britain pressing Russia for compensation and apology after the steamer Knight Commander was sunk by Vladivostok squadron. Cabinet unity defends neutral shipping inviolability and demands safeguards to prevent repeats, with influence from Arthur Cohen and cited international law.
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London
Knight
Vladivostok
Arthur Cohen
University of Cambridge
Associated Press
Wheaton
Cambridge man struck by train on Massachusetts Avenue
John Curtin of 341 Winsor street Cambridge was run over by a train on Massachusetts Avenue and suffered a broken leg. He was taken to Cambridge Hospital for treatment.
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Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge
John Curtin
Winsor Street
Cambridge Hospital
Condemnatory resolutions target Colorado governor over miners
Sign Writers and Hangers' Union 1271 passed condemnatory resolutions blaming Governor Peabody of Colorado for the treatment of striking miners. Roofers' Protective Union elected officers last night with James A. Haley as president, Jeremiah J. Donovan as vice president, Charles Egan as recording secretary, George Smith as financial secretary, and John E. Fitzgerald as treasurer.
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Peabody
Colorado
Union
Roofers’ Union
Roofers’ Protective Union
James A. Haley
Jeremiah J. Donovan
Charles Egan
George Smith
John E. Fitzgerald
American Shippers to Ask Indemnity for Seizures
Washington July 26 The State Department receives applications from mercantile interests seeking information on seizures of merchant vessels and cargoes and sinkings in the far east The American Trading Company plans a formal indemnity demand arguing no international law or naval practice warrants destroying a ship and cargo like the Knight Commander and its load
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Washington
State Department
Far East
American Trad
Ing Company
United States Probes Knight Commander Sinking
London July 26 United States authorities are examining the fate of the Knight Commander. A Russian attache says the incident may reflect necessity rather than malice and warns against assuming deliberate destruction by the Vladivostok squadron. Count Berckendorff pledges Russian reparations if wrong occurs.
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Count Berckendorff
Great Britain
Parker Can Carry Mass Massachusetts, Gas ton Says
New York July 26 Colonel W A Gaston told the Democratic national committee that Judge Parker could carry Massachusetts. He argued voters will back Parker if the Democratic organization campaigns, citing tariff reform and reciprocity with Canada as key issues and noting distrust of Roosevelt in Massachusetts.
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New York
W. A. Gaston
Democratic National Committee
Judge Parker
Massachusetts
Parker
Canada
Roosevelt
Fire destroys largest electric cable factory in St. Petersburg
A July 26 blaze in St. Petersburg wiped out the city’s largest electric cable wire factory costing about 1,250,000 dollars. A vast amount of cables and wires for torpedoes and mines for the Baltic squadron were lost in the fire.
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ST. Petersburg
Two Hold-Up Men Flee After Fortunes Fight Street Attempt
Gray J Fortune of Corning street fought two hold-up men last night who tried to push him through a basement window and rifle his wallet. One assailant fled after Officer Reagan arrived. A white man William Edwards 42 of 49 Porter street was later arrested and a colored man named John Freeman living at the same address was also arrested. Fortune identified both men.
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Gray J. Fortune
Corning Street
Fortune
Reagan
William Edwards
Porter Street
John Freeman
Gibson
Horse owner Ryan arrested at Brighton Beach track
New York July 26 John J Ryan race horse owner saw his horses Reliable and Monster win at Brighton Beach today He was arrested at the track on a warrant accusing him of larceny by means of an alleged rich quick scheme Head of a crime involving about 800000 dollars The warrant was issued in St Louis.
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New York
John J. Ryan
Reliable
Monster
Brighton Beach
Brighton Track
Ryan
St. Louis
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Tsintsakle
Tauchi
Taichi
Dafangcheng
Zarottbaleff
Stakelberg
Oku
Nodzu
Tantchi
Tatchekiao
Yiakow
Tatchekino
Saimatsze
Mukden
Alexieff
Calchas
Percy
U. S
United States
Gaston
Triple Blue
Electri Belle
Baltic
Boston Wine & Spirits CO
Henry F. Miller
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