President Won’t Let Unions Dictate His Rule
Charles Hedges formerly of Mansfield is removed as Superintendent of Delivery, with reports stating the president will not permit unions to dictate policy. The Ohio man’s dismissal follows ongoing labor tension and postal service leadership changes.
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Charles Hedges
Post Office Department
Hedges
Mansfield
Charlie Hedges
Texas
Ohio
Harrison
Charles
Associated Press
Indianapolis
Hoosier
General Harrison
Indiana
Washington
Treasury Department
Chicago
Government Order on Nonunion Hiring Stirs Miller Case
The President orders a general policy on nonunion hiring linked to the W. A. Miller reinstatement at the Government Printing Office. The move aims to limit union influence while allowing regular discipline and ultimately dismissals when warranted. Union leaders vow action if Miller resumes work. Hedges is also removed for diary falsification.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
W. A. Miller
Govrnment Printing Office
Miller
Government Printing Office
Union
Cortelyou
Iwilicy
Bureau of Printing and Engraving
Public Service
Mayor Duncan's Daughter Wins Divorce After Ten Years Married
Mrs. Lillie Duncan Draper of Lexington gaines a divorce from George Otis Draper of Hopedale Massachusetts. Judge Watts Parker grants alimony of 3500 dollars yearly and custody of three children. Draper family links to General Draper and local social prominence noted with five Drapers marrying Lexington women. The breakup is the only unhappy Draper match in the family.
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Duncan
Lexington Bird
Commercial Tribune
Lexington
Lillie Duncan Draper
George Otis Draper
Hopedale
Mass
Watts Parker
Fayette Circuit Court
Draper
H. T. Duncan, Sr
South
Young Draper
Wm. F. Draper
Italy
Hopedale Woolen Mills
General Draper
Lady Preston
William F. Preston
George
Jessie Preston
George Otis
Arthur Joy Draper
Lillie Voorhies
Clare Draper
Grace Engman
Cincinnati Elks sweep Baltimore with grand lodge honors
Cincinnati Elks win top prize in band contest and secure unanimous selection for 1964 convention in Cincinnati. Parade draws 200000 onlookers as Amor Smith Jr leads in handsome uniforms. prizes also awarded for displays and marching.
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Weber
Cincinnati
Grand Lodge
Cincinnati Lodge
Amor Smith, Jr
Chesapeake Bay
New York
Atlantic City
Greenville
Brooklyn
N. Y
Elks Banner
Philadelphia Lodge
Callas (Tex.) Lodge
Bellaire (O
Jersey City
Fifth Regiment
Paterson
N. J
Great Western Band
Cleveland
Morgan Takes Back Newsboy Six Dollar Tip
J P Morgan met his son at the White Star pier and after a cab ride the banker chased a newsboy who had taken a coin. He retrieved a gold half eagle, replaced it with a silver quarter, and left. A bystander noted the time cost more than the amount recovered.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
J. P. Morgan
White Star Pier
Europe
Mr. Morgan
Cincinnati Delegation Receives Special Baltimore Attention
Baltimore papers highlighted Cincinnati and Weber's Band more than any other delegation, naming No 5’s prominent members and their professions as proof of the attention the group drew in the city.
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Cincinnati
Baltimore
Weber
Cincinnati Jeweler Reunites with Baltimore Brother After Sixteen Years
B F Greenwald, a prominent Cincinnati jeweler, meets his brother Sam Greenwald of Baltimore in Baltimore during the Cincinnati boomers visit. The brothers had not seen each other in sixteen years.
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Cincinnati
B. F. Greenwald
Sam Greenwald
Baltimore
Cincinnati Wins Convention Bid For 1904 Big City Boost
Members of the Chamber of Commerce and Business Men's Club praised the victory in securing the 1904 convention. W. W. Granger, chamber president, said the event would attract about 40 000 visitors and showcase Cincinnati's hospitality and central location to Elks and visitors from across the United States.
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Chamber of Commerce and Business Men’s Club
Cincinnati
W. W. Granger
Chamber of Commerce
Commercial Tribune
United States
Cincinnati Elks
City of Bolivar Captured After Bloody Fifty-Two Hours
Washington dispatch reports Ciudad Bolivar seized by government troops after a two day battle. Cable from Russell in Caracas says fierce, bloody fighting ended with government control.
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Washington
State Department
Russell
Caracas
Ciudad
Bolivar
Ten Died From Lockjaw In Cleveland Since July 4
Ten deaths from lockjaw reported in Cleveland since July 4 with the latest victim Joseph Stasko of 3% Berg Street. He died from a slight wound received while handling a toy pistol on July 4. Dr. Friedrich, head of the Health Department, cautioned that tetanus can develop up to a month after injury.
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Cleveland
Joseph Stasko
Berg Street
Friedrich
Con man Mason Thompson Arrested for Passing Bad Checks
Cleveland police rounded up 24 year old Mason Thompson of Plattsburg Missouri after a spree of bad checks tied to Masonry circles. Reports show Thompson used grand titles to obtain endorsements and funds, with clippings and letters naming his past roles and victims across several states. He admitted traveling to solicit funds and was jailed awaiting transfer to St Louis or Louisville authorities as Masons condemn his actions.
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Cleveland C. Thompson
Plattsburg
Clinton County
House of Representatives
Missouri
Thompson
John H. Dunhalter
Order of the Mystic Shrine
Cincinnati
Mr. Dunholter
Walnut Street
Plattsburg (Mo
Dunholter
York Rite
First National Bank
Grand Hotel
Dunhoiter
John Draper
Police Department
Burkholz
McQuestion
Louisville
J.W. Watkins
A. Magowan
Co. C. Thompson
Plattsburg, Mo
Brethren
St. Louis
Jefferson City
Crawford
St. Louisana
Watkins
Noble O’bryan
Bryan
Schaney
New Albany
Ind
Empiis
Eugene Lewis
Lewis
Millikin
C. C. Thompson
Hannibal
Memphis
First National Bank of
Chief of Police
St. Charles
Sagacious dog saves two men during fierce river flood
A storm slams tents four miles east of Cleves on Dr. Carboy’s farm. Lawrence Schuler, 24, drowns when a tent is swept into the Great Miami River. Wagner and Katznab escape after a muddy collapse. A shepherd dog alerts sleeping men and leads rescuers to the scene. Coroners investigate the drowning.
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Lawrence Schuler
Wade Street
Schuler
William Wagner
Anthony Katznab
Dr. Carboy
Cleves
Miami River
Wagner
Katznab
Katzneb
Weaver
Cameron
Kiehborth
China Refuses to Open Manchuria Towns to Foreigners
Prince Ching, head of the Foreign Office, wires Minister Conger that China cannot open Manchuria towns not under her control, held by Russian troops. He warns of complications, but a possible compromise may include Ta Tung Keo in a new commercial treaty.
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Peking
Prince Ching
Foreign Office
United States
Conger
Manchuria
China
Ta Tung Keo
Open Door in China Still Pressed by U S Officials
Washington officials state the United States remains committed to open ports in Manchuria despite Prince Ching's note to Minister Conger refusing the concession. They say no advice has been received but maintain the principle of open door for all nations and expect clarification and continued influence.
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Washington
United States
Manchuria
Prince Ching
Conger
Russia
China
Maud Gonne Defies Dublin Police With Black Flags
In Dublin on July 22 Maud Gonne Mrs McBride displayed a black flag at her home in memory of the Pope. Police pulled it down and she and women friends raised another flag armed with pokers and boiling water. Reinforcements arrived but the flag remained displayed. King Edward and Queen Alexandra visited Dublin with Princess Victoria and held a levee at the castle.
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Dublin
Maude Gonne
McBride
King Edward
Queen Alexandra
Princess Victoria
Ireland
Edward
Trinity College
Father shoots son in field dispute near Blairville
Deputy Sheriff Throgmorton arrested John Stubblefield in Marion Alabama on a charge of murdering his son William E Satie 21 with a club in a field at their home northeast of Blairville. The father claims the son was disobedient during the quarrel.
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Marion
Throgmorton
John Stubblefield
Ww. E. Satie
Blairville
New River Miners End Eighteen Month Strike
Four thousand miners in the New River district resume work after an eighteen month strike in Charleston West Virginia. The union organized there had not been recognized by operators and the settlement articles are not released yet. Most miners stayed in the district as operators report heavy losses from the stoppage. Some operator strongholds still stand with Gatling guns noted in early troubles. Experts say miners did not clearly gain their points.
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United Mineworkers’ Organization
Costello Claims Counterfeit Act Was Trinket Making
Columbus July 22 Thomas Costello the convict caught making counterfeit money in his cell last night says he was only making trinkets for visitors and may escape punishment. Costello from Cincinnati has forged checks and served time in Michigan and Ohio. He also invented a smoke consuming stove during imprisonment.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Thomas Costello
Costello
Cincinnati
Covington
Michigan
Ohio
Untamed Lion Cassius M Clay Dies at 93 in Kentucky
Cassius M Clay, famed as Kentucky’s "Untamed Lion" and abolition advocate, dies at 93 in Madison County after a long illness. He represented Fayette County in the Kentucky Legislature, founded the True American, and fought slavery while serving as a soldier and diplomat, with references to his controversial life and legacy. Burial planned in Richmond. funeral at Baptist Church.
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Commercial Tribune
Lexington
Cassius Marcellus Clay
Madison County
Brutus Clay
Green Clay
Atendance
General Clay
Baptist Church
Richmond
White Hall
Brutus J. Clay
Lauren Clay
Dabney Crenshaw
Mary Berr Clay
James Bennett
Richmond, Ky
Free America
Clay
Fayette County
Kentucky
Cassius M. Clay
Yale College
William Lloyd Garrison
South
True American
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Otto Carmichael
Roosevelt
Moody
Barrett
Organization of Bookbinders
Department of Commerce and Labor
ELKS
Tom Cogan
Cincinnati Lodge of Elks
No. 5
Cogan
Hay
Saratoga
Syracuse
Galvin
Fleischmann
Morgan
Newsboy
Louis Authorities
Masonic Constellation
John D. Vinell
Maud Gonne
Charleston
New River
Lincoln
Whitehall
Dora Clay Brock
Knights of Old
America
Henry Clay
United States Senate
General Green Clay
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