Chicago Strike Ends as 10000 Return to Work
Chicago reports the railroad strike is practically over. About ten thousand workers who quit Monday will resume duties this afternoon and tomorrow. The settlement gives a 10 percent wage increase for those who keep jobs, amid internal dissension among the men and absence of freight handlers and teamsters in the final negotiations. President Curran presented test terms, leading to ratification at a morning meeting and easing freight congestion.
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Chicago
Curran
Trinity Wins in Henley Regatta Finals
In a heavy rain finals at Henley the Trinity crew from Cambridge won the grand challenge cup by a length and a half over Leander in 7 17. E. 8 Kelly of Balio college Oxford took the diamond sculls from Etherington Smith of Leander by two and a half lengths in 8 59.
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Trinity
Cambridge
Leander
Kelly
Balio College
Oxford
Etherington Smith
Leander Club
Vatican responds to Taft proposition on friars withdrawal
Rome reports great excitement as Rampello Serafine and Vannutelli push Taft's demand for withdrawal of friars. Steinumber leads opposition, blocking total removal. The anti Ireland faction says Taft's mission is defeated by the stance.
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Rome
Vatican
Taft
Rampello
Serafine
Vannuttell
Steinumber
anti-Ireland Party
Arabian horse dies at Beatrice farm
The fine Arabian horse Inden Tree presented by the sultan of Turkey to General Grant died today at General J. W. Colby’s Beatrice Nebraska farm. Aged 34, the horse had served as a saddle animal for years and was then cared for in old age after its value as a riding horse declined. The sultan sent the horse after Grant’s world tour as a symbol of gratitude.
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Omaha
Turkey
Grant
J. W Colby
Beatrice
Neb
Bernhart confirms Juliet casting for Adams visit
In Manchester on July 10 1903 Sarah Bernhart announced that Maud Adams will play Juliet opposite her Romeo during the French actress's American visit.
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Manchester
Sarah Bernhart
Maud Adams
Juliet
Romeo
America
Deluge Hits Florence Colorado Floods Rail Lines
A cloudburst over Sand Creek and Wet Mountain district washed away Santa Fe and Denver and Rio Grande tracks. Trains were blocked as the high water receded. Despite considerable damage the storm benefits southern Colorado by easing drought.
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Florence
Colo
Sand Creek
Wet Mountain District
Santa Fe
Denver
Rio Grande
Colorado
Explosion at Cambria Mine Entombs Six Hundred Workers
Frightful blast at Cambria coal mine in Pittsburg on July 1 leaves six hundred workers trapped underground and reports indicate about two hundred fatalities. Rescue operations unknown in immediate aftermath.
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Pittsburg
Cambria
BLEW UP THE JAIL AT ST JOSEPH
Three notorious prisoners at the county jail blew up the building with dynamite at noon but guards acted quickly and the inmates did not escape. In Enid a family of four was murdered and mutilated near Prudence thirty miles southwest. the bodies, stripped of clothing, were unidentifiable as travelers.
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St. Joseph
Enid
C. T
Prudence
Here
Patching It Up
Arbitration likely to settle differences between Bailey of Texas and Judge Penfield of the state department. Friends hope to avoid a personal encounter as Bailey, angered by Penfield calling him a liar, is in New York while Penfield vacations at his Indiana home.
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Washington
Bailey
Texas
Penfield
State Department
New York
Indiana
O'Brien county land cases decided for homesteaders
In Sioux City on July 10 Judge O P Shiras ruled in favor of homesteaders in O'Brien county land disputes. The Sioux City and St Paul railroad had claimed title to vast tracts later dedicated to homesteading. The decision covers twenty five thousand acres and forty lawsuits.
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Sioux City
O'Brien County
O. P. Shiras
Pittsburg Heat Sees Six Dead and Ten Prostrations
Pittsburg reports continued 90 degree heat with six deaths and ten prostrations this morning. Rain expected tonight. In California a report on melon damage in India county cites nearly one million dollars in losses from a sandstorm but railroad officials call the figure exaggerated.
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Pittsburg
Los Angeles
Cali
India County
Colorado
Ingraham
Southern Pacific Railroad
India
Death by Suicide of Lt Col Charles R K Barnett in Battle Creek
Battle Creek reports Lt Col Charles RK Barnett of the quartermaster's department who had been in a sanitarium died after leaping from a fire escape on the fourth floor. An attendant tried to bring him back inside but he jumped and died within minutes. The Colonel's family was present.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Charles RK. Barnett
Quartermaster's Department
Colonel Barnett
Evacuation of Manchuria Not Yet Begun, Official Says
An official dispatch from Kharkin indicates that despite a report of Russia evacuating Manchuria, evacuation has not yet begun. The message contrasts previous claims with current uncertainty about the withdrawal timeline.
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Poteraburg
Russia
Manchuria
Kharkin Mays
Villain Pursued at Green Lake Residence Chase Ends
Seattle report says Convict Tracey appeared at a Green Lake suburb home of a man named Holland who used a telephone. A pack of hounds pursued but the chase ended as the dogs wore out. In Indianapolis Harvard president Charles W. Elliott was named president of the National Educational Association with O. N. Davidson of Topeka elected treasurer.
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Seattle
Tracey
Green Lake
Holland
Indianapolis
Charles W. Elliott
Harvard
National Educational Association
O. N. Davidson
Topeka
Not So Bad as Reported in Palmer Lake Storm
Palmer Lake Colorado July 10 reports from the area described unroofed buildings and three men paralyzed by lightning but the tale proved exaggerated. A sharp storm passed and damages were minor with a reported loss of under one hundred dollars. One boy named Clark suffered a crushed foot with no other disasters.
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Palmer Lake
Colo
Clark
Philippines Teachers Accused Of Proselytizing Pupils
Complaints reach the war department accusing certain teachers in the Philippines of pressuring Roman Catholic children to convert to Protestantism. Acting Governor Wright is instructed to stop the practice if it continues. Government policy forbids religious instruction in public schools.
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Washington
War Department
Philippines
Wright
King to Leave Birmingham for Change of Air
London reports the king shows a satisfactory condition and will leave Buckingham Palace soon for a change of air. The coronation date is expected to be announced shortly as doctors confirm his constitution remains sound. Secretary Chamberlain also continues to improve.
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London
Chamberlain
Buck Ingham Palace
Launch voyage from New York to Southampton
New York July 10 Captain Newman and his 16 year old son sailed today for Southampton in a thirty foot kerosene launch.
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New York
Newman
Southampton
Freight workers refuse to return to work in Chicago
Chicago dispatch notes freight handlers after a stormy warning meeting refuse to resume work and vow to continue the fight with railroads. Paris reports a government bill passing the chamber of deputies by 476 to 4 to convert three and a half percent routes to three percent bonds. Ardmore sees cattlemen seek federal protection as many cattle are shot amid Indian depredations.
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Chicago
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Ardmore
I. T
Des Moines flood wrecks hundreds of homes and submerges lowlands
Des Moines reports a very serious flood today with hundreds of homes wrecked and lowland areas submerged. Meanwhile at the Washington Market strawberries are five cents to ten cents per box, cheaper grades three boxes for 25 cents.
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Des Moines
Washington
Des Moines Flood Threatens Waterworks and Factories
Des Moines Iowa floods worsen with water works set to close within hours if rivers rise further. Fire protection may be lost as boiler rooms at the pumping station risk floods. Miles of water cover the area and workers rush to reinforce the levee while nearby towns report rail line washouts on the Republican River corridor.
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Iowa
Clay Center
Kans
Republican River
Union Pacific
Rock Island
Morganville
Clifton
Roosevelt Aide Prepares Anti Trust Bill For Congress
Representative Littlefield of Maine prepares an anti trust bill to be pressed as an administration measure. The proposal criminalizes contracts and conspiracies to restrain trade with penalties including fines and imprisonment. It also allows treble damages and imposes serious reporting and open books requirements on interstate corporations. London reports a coronation slated for August.
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Roosevelt
Littlefield
Maine
Congress
United States
Addiiton
Treasury Department
Possible cattlemen and sheepmen clash in Wyoming district
Telegram from Sheridan Wyoming warns of a deadly conflict between cattlemen and sheepmen in the Sunlight district near Yellowstone. Roosevelt forest reserve cuts off townships, forcing rules that keep sheep off government land while cattle can be fed. Kimball Bros sheep bands halted at McNutt ranch as Reef Creek deadline looms.
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Wyo
Sunlight District
Yellowstone Park
Wyoming
Praident Roosevelt
Forest Reserve
Yellowstone Forest Reserve
Kimball Bros
McNutt Ranch
Reef Creek
More Men Arrive At Omaha Union Pacific Shop
The World Herald reports Union Pacific says Omaha shop conditions improved and more workers arrive as fast as can be put to work. Nine desertions occurred among a Tuesday night squad, claimed by deserters to be due to word of a strike. Officials call it a misunderstanding and say enough applicants come in without gimmicks. Strike leaders counter that hired replacements are not skilled mechanics and will force the company to tire of incompetent labor.
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Omaha
World-Herald
Union Pacific Company
Troubles at Denver Union Pacific shops amid strike
Denver reports a critical situation as Pinkerton guards control the shops and four city policemen guard the area. Sympathizers from 30 plus contract shops raise nightly crowds, following an assault on a worker. strikers claim only three veteran machinists remain and most key trades have halted.
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Union Pacific
Pinkerton
Personal notices from Cheyenne city page
C A Guernsey in the city Ed Glenn the mall clerk returned from Washington this morning Ed Chase proprietor of the tater Ocean hotel is in the city from Denver on business Kabis and Jacob Goff have left for Thermopolis Hot Springs to tn absent two weeks Miss Margaret Ditmore of Boston cousin of Mrs William Murphy rs visiting in Cheyenne Alta the daughter of Mr and Mrs Al Baker who has been suffering from scarlet fever has experienced a relapse and is quite Al John Dugan the blacksmith left this morning for Texas to seek work his wife will join him later Captain HE A Clarke special agent of the rural free delivery system left last evening fro Denver on business for a month He was accompanied by his wife Mrs Tom Champeney returned that evening from a visit to Omaha she who accompanied by her alater Mr Frye and children who will visit in the city for a while before going on near to Salt Lake City.
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Ed Glenn
Washington
Ed. Chase
Tater Ocean
Denver
Kabis
Jacob Goff
Thermopolis
Margaret Ditmore
Boston
Mass
William Murphy
Cheyenne
Alta
al Baker
John Dugan
Texas
Record of historical Cheyenne July cold spell notes
The article recalls extreme cold in Cheyenne with July 1806 and 1895 comparisons. It cites seven years ago a 4 degree day and five days under 60 with over 2.0 inches rainfall, and notes current nine days of July show about nine degrees below normal with a 14 degree daily deviation mid July.
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Cheyenne
Wyoming
Pacific
Lemperatuien
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