Pennsylvania Railroad Concludes Ten Hour Day Settlement
Pennsylvania Railroad reaches a wage settlement with 15000 Galbums and conductors east of Pittsburgh after a six month dispute. The deal keeps high rates, establishes a ten hour minimum day, and leaves overtime classifications to later conferences. Leaders from the Conductors and Trainmen unions depart for Chicago and Cedar Rapids to coordinate final details.
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Philadelphia
W. H Myers
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pittsburg
New York Central
Rathroad
Myers
A. B. Garrettson
The
Order of Railway Conductors
Chicago
Cedar Rapids
Garrettson
W. G. Lee
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
McCrea
Record of local labor strike impact and wage talks
In Weet and Pittsburgh area readers expected continued disruption as workers consider wage and condition settlements. Employed residents reported relief over potential improvements while many said broad walkouts were unlikely. A restored order in city transportation reduced immediate economic strain, with workers noting possible higher pay under proposed readjustments.
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Agaire
New Cotton Picker Patent Aims To Dramatically Cut Labor
Washington reports patent grants to Crawford Eliott for a cotton picker harvester after nearly seven years of work. The device uses double rows of bristle brushes to selectively harvest ripe cotton, leaving greens untouched, enabling one man and a mule team to replace forty hand pickers and cut costs by about 160 million dollars annually.
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Washington
Crawford Eliott
Dasio
Twelve Weddings All at One Time in Potsdam
Potsdam witnesses twelve weddings at the garrison church marking Queen Louise I Prussia centenary of her death and the fortieth anniversary of the war with France. Dowries of 112 dollars each were awarded to six servant girls chosen for worthiness, and twelve dowry brides received the honor with attendance by Victoria Marguerite and other royal figures.
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Hohenzollern
Victoria Marguerite
Frederick Leopold
Empresa Auguste Victoria
William
Murder verdict in first degree shocks Little Rock crowd
Oscar Pullen was found guilty of murder in the first degree for killing L. W. Delaney in his bed. He testified that he and Mrs. Delaney plotted the death to protect their love affair. Pullen faces the death penalty, while Mrs. Delaney stands accused and denies the charge.
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Little Rock
Ark
Oscar Pullen
L. W. Delaney
Little River County
Pullen
Deloney
Finger marks link Belgian bank raid to New York arrest
Investigators traced marks from a Liege bank vault robbery to a New York man named Louis Mendelbaum. Belgian police reported matching fingerprints after a January 7 burglary yielded 400 000 francs in valuables. Mendelbaum, 26, denies knowledge of the case as bonds were later found in London.
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New York
Liege
Belgium
Central
p#icer
Louis Mendelbaum
Francios
Emile Marck
Mendelbaum
London
Interstate Commerce Commission issues rulings on free transport
The ICC issued administrative rulings adding to prior decisions. Excursions for club members cannot be free by railroad. a bridge company employee cannot receive free transport. traveling secretaries of the Young Women's Christian Association may not get free or reduced rates. No basis exists for deporting a carrier’s widow who died after service.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Young, Woman's Christian Association
Interurban Line to Be Long One
Augusta Ga July 18 In pursuit of an inter urban electric line from Atlanta to Columbus via Augusta a 280 mile stretch Redmond Co has closed a deal for the B H Harriman estate holdings in the Augusta Aiken Railroad and allied properties The consideration is 2700000 The transfer will occur July 28 after which preparations to extend lines from Augusta to Atlanta and from Aiken to Columbia will begin at once
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Augusta
Atlanta
Columbus
D. C
Redmond & Co
B. H. Harriman
Augusta-Aiken Railroad Company
Allied Properties
Aiken
Columbia
Raised Spirits But Won't Walk Chicago
John Olowaki, 26, reportedly fatally injured after leaping from a second floor rear window at 859 Milwaukee Avenue. Police say he visited Mme Zoro seeking a fortune telling, refused to pay, and allegedly was locked in a room before escaping through a window into the alley where he fell.
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Chicago
John Olowaki
Milwaukee Avenue
Olowski
Mme Zoro
Mme. Zoro
Pelloman
Body of white child found in well near New Orleans
July 19 report says the body of 10 year old Louisa Parr was found in a water-filled well behind a shack of Lucinda Richardson, a Jefferson parish woman. Allegations link a warning to stay away from the colored yard and a family feud. A party disposed of venomous snakes in the well. Richardson fled before arrest could be made.
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New Orleans
Lucinda Richardson
Jefferson Parish
Louisa Parr
Parr
Alfonso's Throne Totters to Fall in Spain
Madrid July 18 A revolutionary plot threatens every major Spanish city prompting Premier Canalejas to summon a cabinet meeting. Reports claim the throne teeters as government orders troops to ready. Barcelona, anarchist centers, suffer worse unrest than after Ferrera's execution.
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Madrid
Spain
Carcera
Canalejas
Barcelona
Francisco Ferrera
Cheated Bride Out Of Her Cash
Detroit July 19. Dr Henry B Keeler the once prominent Gotham dentist charged with swindling a Brooklyn woman out of 12500 and bonds after marrying her is arrested. A woman posing as his sister and aiding in the scheme is held. Authorities say the pair are sought worldwide. The couple allegedly met two years ago at Ocean Grove and later fled with funds from a Manhattan bank after claiming federal trouble over Mexican land required payment.
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Detroit
Brooklyn
Henry B. Keeler
Gotham
America
Europe
Ocean Grove
Wilhelmina Lynch
Manhattan
Hart withdraws from Governor race in Georgia
Atlanta Ga July 14 John C Hart former attorney general announces withdrawal from the race for Governor. He resigned the attorney generalship three weeks ago and today his resignation becomes effective with his successor sworn in. The move leaves Gov Joseph Brown and Hon Hoke Smith as the primary contenders.
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Atlanta
John C. Hart
Seneralahip
Judge Hart
Joseph Brown
Hoke Smith
Fireman Fatally Injured in Wreck at Fort Worth
Huntsville Alabama July 18 Per ry Hamilton son of Mr and Mrs Frank Hamilton formerly of Blora Tennessee was fatally injured in the wreck at Fort Worth Sunday He was German on the Frisco road and was scalded He made the run to and at of the city several years ago when he was just beginning his career in the railroad business
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Huntsville
Ala
Perry Hamilton
Frank Hamilton
Blora
Tenn
Fort Worth
Greman
Railroad Timetable for Louleville and Nashville R R
Arrival and departure times listed for main line south and north bound trains. Includes Columbia accommodation trains and Fayetteville Branch services with stations at Mt Pleasant Sheffield and Columbia, detailing arrivals at 2:42, 7:40 p.m., 1:05 p.m., 1:34 p.m., 8:20 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 3:10 p.m., 6:30 p.m., 6:06 p.m., and other departures 8:26 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 6:16 p.m., plus Fayetteville branch arrivals at 8:15 a.m. and 4:56 p.m. and departures 1:50 a.m. and 6:16 p.m.
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Louleville & Nashville R. R
Colmmin
Colmmin's
Columbia
Ncar
Mt. Poupert
N.C . Bt L. Ry
Fayetteville Branch
Entering the Race for Representative in Warren County
Hon Frank P Mitchell longtime Warren County legislator announces another bid for representative from Warren County in the Eleventh Senatorial district. He plans a circular note outlining views on key issues and a future joint debate with his two opponents. He is well known in Warren County.
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M'’Minnville
Tenn
Frank P. Mitchell
Warren County
Beaste
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