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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1907
Page
6
Reports cite a large ammonium factory blast on the river bank near a town. Fifteen killed or injured as workers fled and walls collapsed. Sheriff Hott led arrests in a separate gun incident in Van Wert County Ohio while broader evacuations spread fear of further blasts.
Jatin Acttvitey Pend and Jilia McKinney are mourned in Atlanta as notable locals with ties to historic organizations. A Spanish-American War era nurse received a gold medal for Red Cross service. A major hotel fire caused extensive destruction with guests escaping on porches. Two auto fatalities near Bernardsville News reports detail victims Mr Kuble Wind and chauffeur Clark after a high speed crash into a telegraph pole.
One passenger boy killed and twenty injured as a Long Island Rail Road construction train crashed into a DeKalb avenue car bound for Coney Island at Parksville crossing New York City. The crash stemmed from signal misreading.
A Chicago man named Samuel Michael DeTain, an Italian, killed his sweetheart wounded her cousin and then committed suicide. Jealousy caused the deed.
A broad telegraphers strike spreads from Chicago to New York and other major cities, halting most Western Union and Postal Telegraph service. Lectures show workers walking out at midnight Thursday and a sympathetic walkout after Los Angeles operators joined earlier. News notes widespread isolation as key lines go idle across East, South, and Midwest.
The article recalls the July 19 1885 telegraphers strike triggered by a warning signal in Pittsburgh that prompted papers to announce General Grant's death. It notes wage grievances, company preparations, and heavy business disruption as Western Union dispatches piled up. John A Campbell declared the strike over a month later with no gains for operators. It contrasts with the 1860 League protest and hints at early industry hardships and operator layoffs.
Washington worries over a possible telegraphers strike crippling weather and crop reporting and sea safety. Officials fear a general walkout could disrupt federal operations, weather data, and grain markets as frost and price risks loom. The report cites widespread dangers from outages across multiple cities and scenarios of lightning and outdoor activity risks.
A Weather Bureau study shows an average number of deaths from lightning in the United States, with Florida and the Deep South bearing the highest risk. The analysis maps belts of frequent lightning and compares regional fatality rates per 10,000 square miles, noting major cities with lower rates.
Vestal operators at Denver Salt Lake and Los Angeles joined the strike after Western Union workers walked out. Operators on leased lines for the Associated Press also joined, crippling the news service in Chicago and other cities. AP employs about 800 leased wire operators. strikers refused to grant more negotiation time.
Widespread telegraph curtailment disrupts news flow as Western Union and Postal operators strike. Chicago isolated after midnight dispatch halt, signaling and signaling curtailed messages. Leased wires report frequent interruptions and moralization, reducing outside news reaching centers.
The companywide dispute caused the San Francisco force to walk out and 100 Chicago operators quit within two days. A grand chief operator ordered a general strike without clear grounds. The strike lasted ten to twelve days and failed to achieve the operators' aims.
A Berlin-based high German official, cited by a New York correspondent, says Southwest Africa will not rival the U S cotton belt. He argues soil conditions differ, native workers will not provide cheap labor, and Southwest Africa cannot become a major global cotton producer.
Paris science reports Dr Wortin has shown mercury vapor light pulsing through blue glass and reflected by a lens reveals the eye’s internal state more clearly than white light. A pin hole screen between light and eye produces a magnified view of retinal vessels, with capillary veins seen to beat with each heartbeat and blood corpuscles countable.
Disturbances in security markets and a telegraphers strike contrast with steady trade. Crop progress in corn and spring wheat boosts farmer confidence, while steel rails plates and shapes show solid demand. Freight earnings rise, interior buyers surge for staples, livestock values peak this year, but grain and flour demand remains slow. Bank closings and credit pressures also noted with uneven weekly results.
Bradstreet's dispatches indicate favorable progress for lending on crops especially corn and spring wheat with oats lagging. Southwest and Northwest centers show fall trade improving as merchants increase orders while some large industries see quicker but price easing activity. US weekly business failures total 157, Canada 55, with year ago figures given.
The report lists from Indianapolis to Toledo and Milwaukee market quotes for cattle hogs and sheep, plus grains like wheat corn oats and rye. Prices vary by grade and city with values such as cattle 4.00 to 7.50 and hogs 4.00 to 7.00 in several markets, and wheat No 2 around 89 to 92 cents.
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