Postal Clerks and Carriers Form Army of 100000
Frederic J. Haskin reports two conventions next week for postal clerks and postmasters in Birmingham Alabama and Chattanooga Tennessee with rural carriers to follow in Omaha Nebraska. The postal service bands together for higher pay and an eight hour day while Congress funds the operation.
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Frederic J. Haskin
United States
National Association of Postal Clerks
Birmingham
Ala
National Association of Postmasters
Chattanooga
Tenn
Omaha
Neb
Postal Service
Congress
Post Office
Floods sweep Georgia and Carolinas devastate Augusta
Flood waters from a dam collapse left Augusta six to twelve feet under water. The Savannah River bridge gave way and a dam at the locks failed. Three deaths reported in Augusta with two whites and one Black. Widespread property losses, fires, and marooned residents. A Camden report cites two deaths and nineteen missing after the Wateree River bridge washed away.
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Augusta
Savannah
Savannah River
Nixon & Danforth
Nixon Wholesale
Georgia Railway
Camden
8.C
Wateree River
Athens Flood Forces Closures and Bridges Destruction
Athens Georgia reports flooding from the Oconee River causing the Athens Cotton Mill to shut down and water works to flood. Four bridges near the city and one within the city limits are destroyed. Estimated damage in the area reaches 25000 dollars. Trains have been unable to reach Athens since Monday night.
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Athens
Oconee
Rail Mail Service Hit By Flood Break In Greers SC
Reports from Atlanta to the Post Office Department say floods disrupt South routes with a serious break at Greers South Carolina affecting railroad mail operations and schedules.
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Washington
South
Atlanta
Post Office Department
Greers
8. C
Woman Who Led Mob Dies by Suicide in Springfield Riot
Mrs. Kate Howard, a mob leader in Springfield's riot, swallowed acid as she was being arrested. Indicted on multiple counts including murder linked to lynchings, she died before entering the jail. Deputy Sheriff Kramer conveyed her to custody as she collapsed.
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Springfield
Ill
Kate Howard
Kramer
Mrs. Howard
More Than Forty Miners Die In Hailey-Ola Shaft Fire
A smoke filled mine at Hailey-Ola Coal Mine No. 1 Haileyville Oklahoma loses air and hoisting shafts after a barrel of oil is ignited by an on duty miner and fire spreads trapping miners. Rescue teams recover twenty five bodies while many more remain entombed and search continues. The Hailey-Ola property valued as a Southwest asset reports losses around $50 000.
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Malester
Okla
Hailey-Ola
Haileyville
McAlester
D. H. Hailey
James Elliott
Chicago
St. Louis
Rock Island
W. F. Parker
Hazing at Yerba Buena Island Threatens Drey Sight
Earl Drey a 21 year old apprentice at the Naval Training Station Yerba Buena Island was hazed on August 19 by shipmates O F Guy and J Valerous. Drey was suspended by a rope for five minutes and suffered severe injuries risking blindness and death. He is likely to lose one eye and possibly both and will be sent home to Oklahoma.
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San Francisco
The
Bulletin Today
Yerba Buena Island
Earl Drey
Pensecola
Drey
O. F. Guy
J. Valerous
Guy
Valerous
Irs
Missing Ralph Eddy and Lucy Warren Mystery Deepens
Milwaukee reports a blond man seen with Ralph W. Eddy of Wooster Ohio at the Plankinton Hotel on August 15. N B Everson defers a Chicago search as Eddy's letters remain unread. Eddy's father Dr RE Eddy fears his son is alive yet wandering in a demented state amid wedding pressure. Lucy Warren, betrothed to Eddy, is said to be seriously ill with doctors working to save her life and reason.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Plankinton Hotel
Ralph W. Eddy
Wooster
N. B. Everson
Chicago
Eddy
Ralph
Heddy
Philippines
Lucy Warren
Dr. Warren
Horsem en Insult Governor Hughes at Saratoga Fair
At the Saratoga County Fair Ballston New York August 26 horse owners held a noon to night strike delaying races to protest Governor Hughes bid to curb track betting. Officials urged compliance but owners remained obdurate until after his departure. Governor Hughes in Albany later said nothing about the incident.
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Ballston
N. Y
Saratoga County Fair
Charles EB. Hughes
Hughes
Albany
Saratoga County
Ellis Named Assistant to Attorney General in Washington
Wade H. Ellis newly appointed Attorney General of Ohio accepts a post as assistant to the U S Attorney General. He will take the new duties after business of his present Ohio office permits, a process expected to take several weeks.
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Washington
Wade H. Ellis
Ohio
Milton D. Purdy
Ellis
Jurist Rombauer Rescued After Two Days in Woods
Roderick Emile Rombauer a 74 year old St. Louis jurist and author wandered dazed in the Estes Park mountains for about forty eight hours after separating from his party near Hallet Glacier. He staggered into the Drake Hotel exhausted but alive and is expected to recover with nursing.
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Estes Park
Col
Roderick Emile Rombauer
St. Louis
Drake Hotel
Judge Rombauer
Rombauer
Hallet Glacier
Hage’s Peak
Ants Cause Death Of Helpless Man In Los Angeles
Burton B. Jarvis a 26 year old contracting teamster from Terre Haute Indiana died at the county hospital after lying exposed under a shade tree near an ostrich farm east of Los Angeles from Sunday afternoon until Tuesday night. Red ants swarmed over his body while he lay unable to move and tormentors are blamed for his death alongside his tuberculosis. Passers by mistook his condition for liquor influence and did not aid him until late Tuesday.
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Los Angeles
Chestnut Street
Terre Haute
Ind
Jarvis
Husband Slain at Wife's Bidding in Alaska
In Valdez Alaska on August 26 Macrena Kaverzoof aged 19 confessed she lured George Pestriakoff to kill her husband Peter S Kaverzoof a woodman at their Afoguak Island home. Pestriakoff killed Kaverzoof with an ax in sight of the couple's 13 year old son. They fled but were captured and jailed. The woman claims cruelty by her husband prompted the crime.
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Valdez
Alaska
Macrena Kaverzoof
George Pestriakoff
Peter S. Kaverzoof
Afoguak Island
Pestriakoff
Kaverzoof
Oieeer
Tony Pastor Dies at Elmhurst After Prolonged Illness
Antonio Tony Pastor famed theatrical manager died at Elmhurst Long Island after several weeks of illness. Born in New York in 1835 he was 73. He supported actors through a private charity system and built a long career from Town Hall shows to Fourteenth Street venues.
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Coltmnarcial Tribune
New York
Tony Pastor
Yaas
Eddie Foy
Antonio Pastor
Hamlet
Dane
Cork
Garricks
Bettertons
Booths
Fourteenth Street
Bob Hall
Taft calls reckless plan for bank deposits dangerous
Taft denounces a proposed government guaranteed deposit system as promoting speculation and harming depositors. He challenges the tax basis, notes prior New York failures, and says a compulsory insurance scheme would fail in a panic. Also covers Taft’s Virginia tour plans and political maneuverings with GOP leaders.
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Hot Springs
Taft
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