More Pay Demanded by Pacific Express Workers Strike
In Little Rock and other cities, about 300 Pacific Express employees in Arkansas Louisiana Missouri Kansas and Texas walk out after a telegram from St Louis refused to recognize the union demanding a 20 percent wage increase. Reports from Dallas Shreveport San Antonio Fort Worth and St Louis show varying turnout with 100 quit in St Louis and 35 in Fort Worth. Meanwhile a humanitarian aid effort in London notes Mme Bakhmetieff the American lady sending 5000 dollars and a sister of charity to refugee relief in the Macedonian frontier.
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Little Rock
Ark
Pacific Expany
Brot
Arkansas
Louisiana
Missouri
Kansas
Texas
St. Louis
Express
G. F. Johnson
Indian Territory
Johnson
London
London Daily Telegraph
Rita Monastery
Mme. Bakhmetieff
Miss Beal
Washington
Charity
Charles Crane
Chicago
D. C
Sofia
Former President Cleveland Addresses Armour Institute Students
Former President Cleveland was greeted by strong cheers at Armour Institute in Chicago on Thursday. He urged industrial and practical education, saying opportunities remain abundant for youths to advance through effort and education. He contrasted building a bridge with earning honors and dismissed pessimistic views on America’s future.
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Armour Institute
Chicago
Cleveland
Brooklyn Bridge
Armour School
James
Walter Q. Gresham
Cleveland Cabi
Inet
Curtis Visits Atoka With Dawes Commission Members
Hon. Charles Curtis of Topeka Kansas arrived in Atoka Oklahoma with Dawes commission members to study local conditions and advise future congressional needs. In Goodland Oklahoma triplets, all boys, were born with only one surviving a few hours.
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Curtis
Atoka
I. T
Charles Curtis
Topeka
Kan
Dawes Commission
Goodland, I. T
Notable Gathering of Americans Englishmen and Canadians in London
A Pilgrim's society banquet for the Alaska boundary commission at Gar ridge's hotel in London drew British cabinet ministers the American ambassador and top English public figures. Field Marshal Lord Roberts presided with Choate and Lord Alverstone at the table. Elihu Root attended as secretary. Roberts toasted King Edward and President Roosevelt in a joint tribute.
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London
Pilgrim's Society
Elihu Root
Lord Roberts
King Edward
Roosevelt
Alaskan Boundary Commission
Lord Alverstone
America
Great Britain
Notable Lawyer Duncan Remains In Louisville Realm
The fragment notes a lawyer named Duncan, born in Nashville area, connected with Louisville, and mentions a gun incident as part of a historical scene, with the wound described as entering just below the heart.
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Duncan
Louisville
Nash
Ville
Tenn
Hand Nearly Pulled Off in Texas Steer Incident
In Smithville Texas on October 16 a young man J O Yarborough had a rope twist around his wrist while roping a steer and his hand was nearly severed, hanging by a small strip of skin. Elsewhere in Manila an officer named George Herman captured suspects after a chase and recovered red dollars.
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Smithville
Tex
J. O. Yarborough
Manila
Herman
George Herman
Bayanan
Creoles Released After Bond Posted in Eunice Ball Killing
Crowley La Oct 16 fifteen young Creoles arrested for complicity in the killing of Arthur Roy at a ball near Eunice have been released from custody. Each posted bond of one thousand dollars to appear for trial.
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Crowley
Arthur Roy
Eunice
Son Accuses Former Mother of Double Murder in Court
In Chicago Judge Clifford's court Frank Pavilik accuses his father of murdering his wife and grandmother. He testifies the father killed his own mother in Bohemia and struck the grandmother, who died after three weeks. Defense plans to argue insanity.
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Chicago
Frank Pavilik
Clifford
Bohemia
Parrimother
New York Man George Duncan Dies In Hunting Fatality
A report from Tellville Ky notes George Duncan of New York was shot while hunting and died within ten minutes. He was a nephew of George B Edwards of the Deposit Bank. The account references gun mishap during a hunting excursion and mentions Perry and others in the party.
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George Duncan
New York
Louisville
Tellville
Hanting
Mr. Duncan
George B. Edwards
Dunca Perry
Wesley Uggy
Central Hotel Bryan Texas for sale complete outfit
For Sale. Entire outfit and fixtures of the Central Hotel Bryan Texas consisting of fifteen bedroom sets complete office dining room and kitchen furniture and utensils every thing new and clean. Building can be leased for reasonable rent. Call at premises or address Box 284 Bryan Texas. This is a very popular Hotel and does nice business.
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Central Hotel
Bryan
Texas
Boys Suits For Every Budget At Webb Bros
Webb Bros advertises boys suits with prices from 75 cents to 5 dollars in stock. The notice promotes a wide range of boys clothing at the store located at Bi 286.
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Webb Bros
San Antonio Fair Rates Recorded For Club Trip
Accounted at San Antonio to sell to G N Will from Oct 16 for round trip to 28 in club. Limit 28 and trip five, date Oct 39.
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San Antonio
G.N. Will
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Checkerboard
Nnkake
Paramount
Ralston Health
Ralston
Purina Health
Purina Graham
Purina
Batavia
Howell Bros
POL
John Wittman
Texas Bakery
Ers
Otto Boehme
Well’s Book Store
Pacific Express Company
Aids
Dallas
Brotherhood of Expressmen
Shreveport
Pacific Express
United States Railway Express Employees’ Association
Fort Worth
Tion
Grand Opera
John B. Mike
Bixby
Joseph H. Choate
East City National Bank
Simmons & Gene
V. B. Hudson
C. M. Proctor
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