Southern Pacific Shuts Ten Algiers Machinists
New Orleans October 23 A dispute after the discharge of ten machinists at the Algiers shops sparks talk of a nationwide strike by about 10 000 members of the International Association of Machinists. District 11 covers from New Orleans to Portland Ore. IAM leaders seek reinstatement and a bargaining agreement to curb arbitrary discharges.
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New Orleans
Algiers
Southern Pacific Railroad
International Association of Machinists
Portland
Ore
Thomas L. Wilson
International Union
Isle of Pines Suffers Damage From Recent Hurricane
Havana reports confirm Isle of Pines suffered heavy damage from the storm. Neuva Gerona Santa Fe and surrounding areas lost many houses and fruit crops. the wireless station was wrecked while the coasting steamer Cristobal Colon completed its voyage with no loss of life. American marines assisted in saving lives and property at Nueva Gerona.
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Havana
Isle of Pines
Neuva Gerona
Santa Fe
Cristobal Colon
Isles of Pines
Nueva Gerona
Bryan Visits Kokomo Steel Mill Workers
At the request of the plant owners paying high steel billet duties, W. J. Bryan spoke to Kokomo Indiana mill employees. He urged empowering the Democratic party to block private monopoly and enable competition against the steel trust.
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Bryan
Kokomo
Ind
W. J. Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Steel Trust
Democratic Party
United States
Heney Assumes Office in Graft Inquiry Push
Francis J. Heney formally becomes assistant district attorney of San Francisco and will present evidence to the grand jury for indictments in the municipal graft case. Prosecutors plan to ask Mayor Schmitz to return from Europe on leave of absence.
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San Francisco
Francis J. Heney
Heney
Chronicle
Schmitz
Europe
Trolley Crash Injures Dozens in Schenectady
A Schenectady bound Troy trolley failed to take a curve, dashed into a pole and overturned injuring a score or more passengers. Two arm out the window were severed and several others were seriously hurt as a second Troy car derailed after following.
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Schenectady
N. Y
Troy
Schenectady Railway Company
Why He Quit Clergymen Convictions Prompt Resignation
Boyd, former pastor of Second Baptist Church, returned from abroad and explained his 1903 resignation. He said modern fashionable churches serve rich interests, making it impossible for a preacher to preach his convictions. The report also notes Charles F. a. py claims Tammany Mall remains loyal to earst.
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Boyd
St. Louis
William Boyd
Second Baptist Church
Tammany Loyal
New York
Charles F. A.py
Tammany Mall
Earst
Fairbanks Urges No Undue Restraint on Capital in Oklahoma
Vice President Fairbanks addressed a large Oklahoma City audience on Oct 23 urging that capital be allowed to grow without undue restrictions while safeguards protect the people from corporate overreach. He spoke in multiple towns across the state, making fifteen speeches in one day at places including Newkirk and Enid.
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Oklahoma City
Fairbanks
J. L. Homan
Territorial Republican Commission
United States
Oklahoma
Newkirk
Ponca City
Blackwell
Pond Creek
Enid
Hennessey
Kingfisher
el Reno
Farmers Congress in Session at Topeka
The Farmers' Co operative Business Congress met in Topeka with delegates from western and southern states. C. W. Peckham of Kansas urged uniting agricultural interests without forming a farmers trust and aiming to raise prices by reducing middlemen. S. Barrett of Georgia spoke on farmers owning warehouses gins mills and canneries to boost prices.
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Farmers’ Co-Operative Business Congress
Topeka
Farmers’ Cooperative Business Congress
C. W. Peckham
Haven
Kan
Farmers’ Elevator Association of Kansas
Co. S. Barrett
Atwater
National Farmers’ Union
South
Indictments Filed Against Four Former Bank Officials
Four ex-officials of the Merchants and Farmers Bank and Trust of Shreveport face district court indictments for receiving deposits and creating debts while the bank was insolvent. The institution with $100,000 capital suspended last April and held the city’s largest saving deposits. The accused are Albert H. Leonard P. J. Trezevant C. S. Bauman and R. L. Mayfield, prominent local figures.
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Shreveport
Albert H. Leonard
P. J. Trezevant
C. S. Bauman
R. L. Mayfield
Merchants and Farmers’ Bank and Trust Company
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Batavia Pure Foods
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Parker Building
Oliver T
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Ss. H. Franklin
Southern Pacific
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J. W. Howell
U.S
First National Bank
Bryan, Texas
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Boatwright
Guy M. Bryan, JR
L. L. McInnis
F. M. Law
Webster Cullison
Grand Opera House
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