John Kirby Responds to John Mitchell in National Debate
John Kirby, president of the National Association of Manufacturers, prepares a heated reply to John Mitchell. He claims Mitchell misrepresents his remarks on labor and defends the Anti Labor Trust, citing the National Civic Federation Review article and Roosevelt era actions against labor unrest and the coal strike.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
John Kirby
National Association
John Mitchell
American Industries
Kirby
National Civic Federation Review
National Civic Federation
Samuel Gompers
National Association of Manufacturers
Mitchell
Labor Trust
American Federation of Labor
Black Hand
Organized Labor
Gompers
Gompers Et al
Roosevelt
United Mineworkers of America
South's Beauty May Enter the Divorce Court
Mrs. Frank Snowden Ridgely Brown, reputed as the South's most beautiful woman, is said to have hired counsel to file for divorce from former Governor Brown's son. The couple eloped to New York three years ago, and Brown has been away from Baltimore focusing on cars and horses. The article covers family ties and social prominence surrounding the couple and notes their elopement and subsequent notoriety.
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Commercial Tribune
Baltimore
Frank Snowden Ridgely Brown
South
Brown
New York
Mabel Michael
Michael
Henry Marsh Warren
Missing Ling Still Eludes Police in Sigel Case
New York police admit they have little progress locating Leon Ling, the suspect in Elsie Sigel’s murder. Trunk evidence links to Newark, but records show Li Ling kept the trunk for twelve hours. Investigation places the murder on June 10, the same day Sigel disappeared.
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New York
Elsie Sigel
Leon Ling
Eighth Avenue
Ciloyz
Allanits Ds
Chinatown
Newark
Lawrence Cab Company
Li Ling
Joker Blamed for Calling Out Troops in Lexington
From Georgetown reports, there is no mob sentiment against Will Taylor the black youth charged with assaulting Zack Brooking’s four year old daughter. It is expected Taylor will be discharged as not guilty. Last night’s excitement and troops being ordered from Lexington were attributed to a malicious joker. The soldiers have returned.
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Lexington
Georgetown
Will Taylor
Zack Brooking
Taylor
Yale Instructor Hurt in Auto Collision Near Westerly
William K. Shepherd of Yale Shef field Scientific school was injured in a front end collision while riding with Yale students near Westerly Rhode Island. He was brought to New Haven hospital with a fractured skull and his condition was described as critical, with belief that injuries may be fatal.
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New Haven
Conn
William K. Shepherd
Yale Sheffield Scientific School
Yale
Westerly
R. I
Ball game shooting after heated street bottom quarrel
In State avenue near the Resor foundry a ball game turned violent when Harvey Zerlagge drew a revolver and fired several times, seriously wounding Harry Hinchey who with others had restrained him from teasing a young boy. Police note conflicting accounts and suspect heat and drink contributed to the melee.
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Liberty Street
Resor
State Avenue
Harry Hinchey
Bowman Avenue
Harvey Zerlagge
Zerlagge
Hinchey
City Hospital
Joseph
Harry Schicht
Charles Peters
Negro Put Off Train and Shoots Engineer to Death
In Durham North Carolina on June 27 Solo mon Shepard a Black man confessed to shooting and killing Seaboard Air Line Engineer Hoyt after being removed from a train he rode without paying. The crime occurred last December. he was arrested recently in Columbus Ohio as details emerged from his denials.
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Negro
Durham
N. C
Seaboard Air Line
Solomon Shepard
Engineer Hoyt
Columbus
Pittsburg Strikes Halt City Transit in Thunderstorm Day
Pittsburg Pa June 27 Greater Pittsburg faced a city shut down as strikers halted transit under intermittent showers and a scorching sun. Only one mail car moved, outer counties used shuttle trains, and downtown remained empty except at union headquarters and Pittsburg Railways offices.
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Pittsburg
United States Mail
Allegheny County
Pennsylvania
Baltimore & Ohio
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees
Pittsburg Railways Company
Pittsburg Rail Way Company
Boy and auto victim may die after rear collision
A 13 year old boy, William Mathers, son of H Mathers of Moore Oil, in dying condition at Christ hospital after a Walnut Hills crash with a Vine Norwood trolley car. His father suffers internal injuries. both were in a touring car driven by H O Woodward when struck from the rear. Woodward and his wife escaped serious harm as the trolley crew fled.
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William Mathers
H. Mathers
Moore Oil Company
Christ Hospital
H. O. Woodward
Essex Place
Walnut Hills
Vine- Norwood
Mathers
Woodward
Woodwards
Fatal accident as boy struck by patrolman's car
Hirman Goldberg a 13 year old resident of 512 Betts Street was hit by a northbound automobile on John Street while crossing diagonally. The car belonged to Patrolman William Moore and was driven by Allen Moore with John Maisch and Gustave Freeman aboard. Goldberg died half an hour after the crash at the city hospital.
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Hirman Goldberg
Betts Street
John Street
Betts
Clinton Streets
City Hospital
William Moore
Allen Moore
Goldberg
John Maisch
Gustave Freeman
Taft's Vacation Aides Named In Official List
R. O. Evans named President's Summer Chauffeur and J. F. Gehrge listed as Superintendent of Estate as part of the staff designated to ensure Taft's holiday arrangements. The note highlights the roles of these two officials in safeguarding and smoothing the presidential travel.
Tell tale 2008 of Urugo in bottle murders motive
Lame Bob Eastman feared arrest for grand larceny and murdered Edith Woodill in his bungalow after she refused to elope with him. Police found a torn letter fragment and a narcotic bottle supporting the theory that she was held against her will. Eastman killed himself after the crime.
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Commercial Tribune
ST. Michaels
Bob
Eastman
New York
Edith Thompson Woodill
Maryland
Lyman J
Mrs. Woodill
Edith Woodill
F Eastman
Taft to Spend Summer at Beverly Centering on Yale Commencement
President and Mrs Taft plan summer quarters at Beverly Massachusetts with Miss Helen Taft and Master Charley Taft and Mrs Lewis More. They will attend Yale University commencement in New Haven then return to Washington before resuming stay at Beverly for rest after tariff legislation ends.
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Commercial Tribone
Washington
Chinese Attack On American Officers Near Landon
June 21 natives attacked surveyor Harrah Ali and interpreter ayes Sowerby of Lieutenant Clark’s Indian service expedition twenty miles south of Landon Kan Su. Ali killed after a three mile pursuit. Sowerby rescued next day. Viceroy of Kan Su removed June 23 for reform failures protests over expedition actions. The expedition members safe, messages sent from An ung Kan. In Manila, operations against Jiniri Moro bandits by Captains Byralt Rhodes and Anderson with the mosquito fleet result in five bandits killed, several wounded, and many captured. Jikki remains at large.
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Sowerby
Clark Douglas
Indian Service
Grant
Coleman
J. N. Jordan
Kan Su
Anung Kan
Manila
Byralt
Rhodes
Anderson
Sixth Cavalry
Signor
Pata
Jikki Hmself
One Dead, Many Hurt In Turk-Syrian Feud
Springfield, Mass. June 27. One Turk died and another Turk fatally injured amid a race riot between Turks and Syrians sparked by the elopement of a 15 year old Syrian girl with a 17 year old Turkish youth. Special police officer Joseph Alley was attacked after allegedly inciting Turks to attack Christians. Alleys died, Saad Parroni was stabbed to death.
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Springfield
Mass
Joseph Alley
Alley
Saad Parroni
Yale President Delivers Baccalaureate Sermon at Commencement
In Woolsey hall Yale University President Arthur T. Hadley delivered the baccalaureate sermon to the graduating class as a large commencement gathering looked on. Among the seated guests were Harvard President Abbott Lawrence Lowell and Mrs. Lowell, and General and Mrs. W. H. Gordon of Savannah.
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New Haven
Conn
Woolsey Hall
Preat Turnfest Closes at Fair Grounds in Queen City Turners
The Thirtieth Preat Turnfest in Cincinnati ends with Lindner of Frankfort named individual champion and Hugo Peitsch of North Cincinnati third while Oscar Ehren places twelfth. Judge Lueders awards laurel and oak wreaths as President Robert Nix and August Herrmann receive honors amid a mass drill and televised exhibitions.
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Lueders
America
Louis
Ordla
Lindner
Robert Nix
Turner Bund
Oma
Bissinger
Iplomas
Wa Yorker
Cote
August Herrmann
Fest Committee
Turnerbund
Ag Fobs Lows
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The
National Associ
Moving Spirits of
Frank Brown
Joker
Homewood
A. Fisher
Wylie Avenue Baptist Church
Flerron Hill
United States
Varius Branch
Latrobe
Cripple Steel Mill
Herron Hill
Homestead Steel Mills
United Securities Company of
San Francisco
Cal
United Railways Company
Moore
Huebner-Toledo Breweries Company
Poledos
Ehiusre
C. Rudolph Brand
Huebner-Toledo Eries Company
Huebner, Finlay and Grasser
Brand Brewing
Brand
James E. Pillied
Pillied
Opton
State
Liquor Dealers
California
Pilliod
Brew
Taft
R. O. Evans
J. F. Gehorge
Telltale
Cincinnati
Lewis More
President
India Service
Old Eli
President Lowell
Harvard
Fair Grounds
Concordia Turnverein of St
Mak
Ing
Frankfort
Hugo Peitsch
North Cincin
Nati
Oscar Ehren
Herrmann
Szalir Caves
Indpolis
Syracuse
N. Y
North St Louis
Sozaler
Denver
Erittenure
Neo Jouannstown
Sozalier
Clevel
Krespur
Homistead Pa
East Pittsburg
Anexnheny, Pa
SL Hivesster
Concordia
Moline
West Leenver
Marys
Kan
T.V
Akron
Roewk Springs
Lowes
Drivenpor
Iowa
Dasvion
T. VV
Millwaukee
Balt
Vorwarts
New Minn
Wis
Ohio
Waterbury
Vernon
Oliver
Teute
Grouy Sas
Sane Ee
Sa Sesees
Br'klyn
K.ity
Any. J
Chicago
Hang Reiter
Daveport Central
Roder Aiken Strai
Thomas Delwoth
E Krauss
Philade A As
Otto West
M. Thomas
East St. Louis
Fred Schumond
Central Chicsago
Joseph Schmidt
Charles Fleck
Philadelphia
George Tenteberg
St Louis
Ssa
Ernst Seibert
Indianapolis
Edward Walscher
M Schmidt
William Ruppinger
St .Louis
Edward Rabebush
E. St Louis
Harry Haefner
F Henning
Cleveland
Thomas Williams
Arthur Schutterner
St Latais
Carl Raumme
Kansas City
Ft. In
Fred Englehardt
Brooklyn
John D. Reese
Lasalle
Harry Mayer
Louis Schrader
John Merston
C. T
Jacob Schmidt
T. G
S. S&s
Brooklyn v. Covington
C M. Schmidhoffer
St. Louis
Rud Stamm
N. Fr
Emil Wohr
Frank Goldzrar
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