Employers Split on Tie-Up Amid I W W Agitation
Garment makers stand firm against yielding to demands as 450 workers face a potential strike. Employers claim their offers are the best in the country and blame Industrial Workers of the World agitators for disrupting talks. A meeting at Central Turner Hall is planned to review strike actions and the status of negotiations.
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Turner Hall
Garment Workers
Manufacturers’ Committee
Samuel Fecheimer
Julius Schild
Henry Sensheimer
Garment Workers’ Committee
Samuel Fechheimer
Fechheimer Brothers Company
National Council
Fechheimer
Devel
Boston Girl Earns Awe Across Europe In Opera Tour
Boston born soprano Miss Parnell captivates European audiences with a coloratura voice likened to Melba and Patti. She dominates major cities performing classic roles including Gilda in Rigoletto, with bouquets filling her dressing room after every show in Fiume.
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Boston
Europe
Melba
Patti
Miss Parnell
Fiume
Pridenna
M Parnell
Gilda
Buffalo crushes peafowl in Philadelphia zoo fight
A wild encounter at Philadelphia Zoological Gardens ends with the buffalo fatally crushing the attacking peafowl after a tense, dramatic chase. The bird escaped its cage, flitted between the herd, and struck the buffalo before being overwhelmed.
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Commercial Tribune
Philadelphia
Zoological Gardens
Water to Take Place of Coal Through Wonderful Invention
Philadelphia June 22 Water may now be used for fuel. Henry Clay Wade of Philadelphia has developed a device that converts water and oil into a combustible gas mix that can replace coal. The three chamber tank stores oil water and gas with a five pound pressure to superheat and gasify. Wade claims the process yields heat equal to burning a ton of coal for about a dollar per operation and has secured patents in multiple countries.
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Commercial Tribune
Philadelphia
Henry Clay Wade
Europe
Congress
Pennsylvania
Mr. Wade
Wade
United States
Canada
England
Germany
Cook Claims Climbing Record On Mt McKinley
Oklahoma City reports Dr. Frederick A. Cook, claimant of the first North Pole discovery, says Archdeacon Stuck’s Mt McKinley ascent account vindicates his 1906 ascent claim. He disputes Stuck’s telegram that he completed the first ascent and cites his own 1906 climb plus later attempts by Lloyd in 1910 and another unnamed climber.
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Oklahoma City
Archdeacon Hudson Stuck
Mt. McKinley
Frederick A. Cook
Cook
Stuck
Buffalo Cage Turmoil Ends With Dead Bird Removed
A buffalo attacked and tossed a dead bird in its cage while attendants waited for its rage to subside before dragging the bird away.
Electric telescope plan spurs astronomer circle
Hartford June 22 Austin Co Dunham former Hartford Electric Light president and civic leader will travel to Lynn Massachusetts with Prof William Robb to confer with leading astronomers about forming a society to build and operate a new electric powered telescope believes a much larger instrument could test astral theories and cosmic body formation plans.
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Commercial Tribune
Hartford
Conn
Austin Co
Dunham
Hartford Electric Light Company
Lynn
Mass
William Robb
Troy
California
Borland Adopts Orphans and Measles Case Shocks Wife
Representative William P. Borland returns to Washington from Kansas City with two orphan girls whom he plans to shelter. The sisters Jessie and Christy were found to have measles and immunity steps include quarantine for the children and the Borland family.
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Borland
Jessie
Christy
Rumors on McReynolds and McNabb shake Washington
In Washington on June 22 rumors swirled that Attorney General McReynolds will be severed from his cabinet job after District Attorney McNabb of California resigned alleging the AG shielded influential white slavers including Drew Caminetti. Congressmen Curry Nolan defended McNabb and urged publicity and swift justice for crimes against two Sacramento girls.
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Drew Caminetti
Commissioner of Immigration
McReynolds
White House
Tobacco Trust
Washington
Legal Department
McNabb
California
Congress
Charles F. Curry
Sacramento
Department of Justice
J. L. Nolan
San Francisco
Secretary of Labor Assumes Blame for Postponed Trial
Secretary Wilson admitted he requested the postponement of the Diggs Caminetti trial and took full responsibility. He explained Commissioner General Caminetti needed more time to acquaint himself with duties before returning to California. He said the delay served the public interest and that the Attorney General approved the postponement to the next term.
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Washington
Wilson
Department of Labor
United States
John L. McNabb
San Francisco
A. Caminetti
Immigration
California
Pacific Ports
Public Service
Future Mrs Astor Dances On Skates In Newport
In Newport Rhode Island on June 22 special reports note the new roller skating Tango craze among fashionable residents. Miss Margaret Andrews is linked with Vincent Astor's circle as a possible future mistress while Miss Marguerite Caperton wowed crowds with a debuting De Garmce style routine as partners chased the latest dance.
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Newport
R. I
Margaret Andrews
Astor
Vincent Astor
Marguerite Caperton
Charming de Garmce
Fair Society
Sea swim of Chas. Durborow spoiled by storm
Wind and tide defeated Philadelphia long distance swimmer Charles Durborow in a 6 hour 42 minute attempt to swim from Sandy Hook Point to the Battery. He started near 3:45 a.m. and quit at 10:24 a.m. at the Narrows entrance.
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Chas
New York
Charles Durborow
Philadelphia
Sandy Hook Point
The
Battery
Durborow
Hook
Narrows
Thompson for Covington Internal Revenue Collector
Washington June 22 Senator Ollie James endorses Charlton B Thompson for the Covington District Collectorship to succeed Maurice Galvin. Thompson may be sent to the Senate by the President this week as James rejects rival candidate J H Brady and previously eyed Milton Brenner for the post.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Covington
Ollie James
Charlton B. Thompson
Thompson
Maurice Galvin
Probaly
Senate
Bel Morrow
James
Milton Brenner
Mr. Thompson
Arthur B. Rouse
J. H. Brady
Charltonb. Thompson
Internal Revenue
United States
James’ Indorsement
Swimmer Durborow Fails to Reach Narrows Fight with Tidal Tide
Durborow covered eighteen miles in twenty five minutes and seconds using his own stroke but could not overcome the turning tide near Hoffmans Island and Narrows. He stopped at 10 24 and 10 42 after entering the water when the flood tide reversed as a night gale altered the tide schedule.
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Durborow
Hoffman's Island
Narrows
Deleon Housekeeper Commit Suicide In Philadelphia
Mrs Ava Deleon housekeeper at 2127 Arch street took ten bichloride of mercury tablets and phoned Hahnemen Hospital saying she had poisoned herself She was unconscious on arrival and died within an hour after admission at the hospital officials said
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Commercial Tribune
Philadelphia
Ava Deleon
Arch Street
Boys Drown in Whirlpool Rapids After Boat Breaks Free
Niagara Falls June 22. Donald Roscoe 10 and Hubert Moore 9, both of Buffalo, die in Whirlpool Rapids when their flat bottom scow breaks loose above the rapids. Crowds watch as rescue attempts fail. last seen bodies in rapids near Swift Drift.
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Niagara Falls
Donald Roscoe
Hubert Moore
Buffalo
Eldridge Stanton
Toronto
Burrell Heacock
Cleveland
Labor Leaders Prepare for Contingency in Ice Strike Talks
A combined session of the Engineers' Union and Ice Delivery Company heads continued through the night to separate engineers from drivers and helpers in hopes of engineers returning to work soon. Company President Cullen said settlement seems distant while plans unfold to keep manufacturing ice with union engineers and firemen, but run delivery by nonunion staff. The dispute risks widening with a looming Teamsters strike affecting coal deliveries and fuel, prompting calls for a long‑term settlement.
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Engineers’ Union
Ice Delivery Company
Cullen
Ice Delivery
Teamsters’ Union
Engineers’ Committee
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Icemen
Evelyn Parnell
Bird
Bull
Thomas Lloyd
McKinley
Missouri
William P. Borland
Kansas City
Mr. Borland
Borlands
McReyn
Olds
Califor
Nia
Secretary OF Labor
Mrs. Astor
Seis
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