Canada Great Strike Halts Pacific Railway Shops
A Winnipeg dispatch reports a broad Canadian Pacific railway strike with about twelve thousand mechanics and related workers quitting across the system. Montreal and Winnipeg totals lead with 2 200 and 1 500 workers respectively as idleness spreads from Fort William to Vancouver. The walkout includes pensioned workers and signals a historic railway shop shutdown, with hundreds of old-country mechanics in reserve.
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Canada
Winnipeg
Man
Canadian Pacific Railway
Montreal
Fort William
Vancouver
Danish Explorer Erichsen Dies in Greenland Snowstorm
Copenhagen explorer Mylus Erichsen and two companions perished in a snowstorm while crossing ice on the northeast coast of Greenland. They set out from Copenhagen on June 24, 1906, as part of the Denmark-Greenland expedition.
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Copenhagen
Mylus Erichsen
Denmark-Greenland
Erichsen
Greenland
Farmer Dilemma Over Wheat Prices Ahead
Farmers and millers debate if wheat will reach the dollar mark after recent jumps. One farmer notes market uncertainty and warns that expectations can shift quickly, making planning difficult for buyers and sellers alike.
Brush Fires Ravage Big Elk Valley and Fernie Wiped Out
Fires burn beyond Fernie British Columbia destroying the town and threatening vast timberlands in the Big Elk valley. Michel Hos mer and Cranbrook escape immediate danger as fires may last weeks pending rain. In Cincinnati Ohio an attempted arson on the Harrison avenue viaduct causes $10,000 damage and minor injuries.
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Big Elk River
Fernie
B. C
Michel
Hosmer
Cranbrook
Cincinnati
Harrison Avenue
Ohio
Farmer Roosts With Tar and Feathers Near Rushville
John Tribbey a wealthy Indiana farmer was found bound to a tree near Rushville after a mob beat him and tarred and feathered him with nails driven through a board. the incident followed reports he had mistreated his wife.
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John Tribbey
Rushville
Ind
Brown Supreme Chancellor Elected by Knights of Pythias
Henry Parrish Brown of Claybourne Texas was elected supreme chancellor of the Knights of Pythias in the U S conclave in Boston Massachusetts. He had served as supreme vice chancellor and was elevated without opposition.
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Brown
Henry Parrish Brown
Claybourne
Texas
Knights of Pythias
United States
Boston
Mass
Cardinal Gibbons Stricken With Illness in Italy
Cardinal Gibbons was taken ill with intestinal trouble yesterday at Castel Gandolfo. He was brought to Rome and has been confined to bed, under medical care.
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Cardinal Gibbons
SII
Rome
Castel Grandolfo
Well Known Fort Wayne Cigar Man Frank Gruber Dies
Fort Wayne Indiana reports the death of Frank J. Gruber a prominent cigar maker widely known and well liked in the community He died of heart failure brought on by asthma and dysentery at an advanced age leaving a significant local business and social presence behind
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Frank J. Gruber
Zeppelin's Big Flyer Destroyed by Fierce Storm and Fire
Count Zeppelin's giant airship Kebtedingen exploded during a thunderstorm near Ichterdingen as benzine ignited. The blaze and wind toppled the craft, injuring crew while Zeppelin escaped unhurt and plans for a new airship proceed.
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Zeppelin
Mir
Aeronant
Nechiteneseaine
Composite Airship by Mascot Combines Balloon and Aeroplane
A trench aeronaut, M Mascot, unveils a hybrid craft blending balloon and airplane concepts. The triangular directing plane is 62 feet long with 420 square feet area, built from bamboo and aluminum. A 28 hp motor drives a walnut screw, while the cigar shaped balloon adds safety and buoyancy to the assembly.
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M. Mascot
Trench Aeronaut
Notable Local Fatalities From An Uneasy Year
William Williams 64 murdered to stop a marriage to an 18 year old, his body found transformed into a tree near Marydel Maryland. T Crum of Seattle fatally shot Albert Moody in Virginia City while hunting ground squirrels. Henry Jones pioneer builder of St. Peter’s first cabin died at age 75 in Franklin Heights Minneapolis.
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William Williams
Marydel
Maryland
T. Crum
Seattle
Albert Moody
Virginia City
Mont
Henry Jones
Minnesota
St. Peter
Franklin Heights
Minneapolis
Death of U S Senator W B Allison in Dubuque Iowa
U S Senator William B Allison died of heart failure at his Dubuque home on Tuesday. The veteran politician, long a leader in Iowa and national affairs, was born March 2 1820 in Perry Ohio and rose from lawyer to U S senator after service in Congress and a Civil War role. He declined cabinet posts from Garfield Harrison and McKinley and helped shape monetary policy and the Brussels conference of 1892.
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Tack
Dubuque
United States
William B. Allison
Iowa
Wiliam Boyd Allison
Perry
Ohio
Western Reserve College
Allison
Ashland
Anna Carter
Wooster
Hawkeye
Chicago
Congress
Washington
Senate
Garfield
Harrison
Muminley
Treasury
Towan
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Grant
Brussels
Cannon
Lawmaker Faces Threats After Proposed Marriage Bill
Representative Glenn who sponsored a Georgia bill to invalidate a marriage based on a woman using pads stays crimps paints or other devices has received many threatening letters from women nationwide. He believes the anger implies some truth to the allegations.
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Glenn
Georgia
Trade and industry show continued recovery in July
Dun’s Review of Trade reports growing activity across sectors with bank payments above a billion dollars and fewer commercial defaults year over year. Production rises in lending and manufacturing, crop conditions stay strong, and July wholesale and retail demand improves while grain and livestock movements vary from prior year. Bank clearings slip versus 1907 and failures in Chicago district fall from last week.
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Agin
Central West
Chicago
Dun
Trade and industry slight gains amid cautious optimism
Trade, crop and industrial reports show little change from last week with sentiment edging toward modest improvement. Fall jobbing begins in August as buyers gather. industry shows mixed expansion and contraction while factories run on orders. Iron and steel see higher orders and production of finished goods, but pig iron easier. US weekly business failures reach 275, up from 203, with Canada at 32. Bradstreet's Commercial Report.
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United States
Bradstreet
Midwestern Grain and Live Stock Prices Across Cities
Daily market prices show Chicago hogs and cattle ranging with primes and heavies, Indianapolis solid bids, St Louis, Cincinnati, Detroit, and Milwaukee posting values for cattle hogs sheep and grains. Prices cover wheat corn oats rye hay butter eggs and potatoes with varied No 2 and quality grades and regional quotes.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
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Senator W. B. Allison
Senator Allison
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