Telephone Girls Strike Paralyzes Iowa Exchanges
Seventy young women in Iowa walked out after a noon strike call, deserting switchboards and offices to press for union recognition and higher wages. Trades Assembly members and business leaders weighed in as the lockout disrupted service. union support and talk of a citywide sympathy strike swirled amid calls for a $1 daily raise.
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Limestead
Science
Trades Assembly
Iowa Telephone Exchange
Mutual
Hnemen
Horace Shipman Killed After Assault on City Officers
Jefferson June 21 Special Horace Shipman shot today while being a railroad conductor after killing City Marshal Stearingen. Information filed against him before Justice Sayen Larging assault and battery. Officers went to his home June 20 to arrest him, returned in evening with promise to appear today. At 9:45 he fired from door. shot by officers and killed. Shipman had been considered dangerous and had insanity hearings before, but deemed sane. Wife admired for helping others. John Swearingen served as marshal three years. Shipman left a family of four, including a married daughter Mrs McDonald of Vinton Town.
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Jefferson
Horace Shipman
City Mars
Stearingen
Justice Sayen
Ned
Marshal Swearl Zn
Sheriff Anderson
Griff Kendall
Dr. Grimmel
Shipman
Ofiicer Swearingen
John Swearingen
Marshall
McDonald
Vinton
Anderson
James May
Mr. May
Snipman
Garrett
Judy
Aremb
Holliday
Harry Moore
Gallagher
Iowa City
Moore
Washington
Ainsworth
River Junction
Hoofer
Meuller
Hla Duffield
Kewanee, Il
Murder of James Gallagher Shocks River Junction Area
Muscatine June 21 special report says James Gallagher owner of a large farm near River Junction twenty five miles west was murdered last night at midnight in bed with his wife. His wife heard no shot and two children asleep in a trundle bed nearby plus the hired man upstairs did not wake. Charles …
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Charlea Holliday
Alexei Lower
Gallagher
Muscatine
James, Gallagher
River Junction
Here
Charles
Philippine Debate Dips Into Civil Government Bill
Washington June 1 Debates on the Philippine civil government bill featured seven speakers including Reeves Bromwell Maddox Dinsmore and Thayer. Mc Clellan defended the army. Conference reports on military and civil appropriation bills were adopted. Reeves praised current Filipino conditions under the revived government and cited cost figures for salaries wages materials and totals for starch production and capital investments over fifty years.
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Washington
Messrs
Reeves
Iineis
Bromwell
Ohio
Hill
Maddox
Georgia
Dinsmore
Arkansas
Thayer
Massachusetts
McClellan
New York
George B. McClellan
Illinois
Hello Girls Walk Out Disrupts Des Moines Telephone Service
Des Moines operators strike halts most calls with the Mutual Telephone Company. Fifty to sixty workers resign their posts, marching from the office, blocking central services, while police, fire, and ambulance lines suffer delays. Management braces for further action as crews from other towns are drafted to restore essential lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Gtria Hegin
Iowa Telephone Com~ v
Mcfarland
Chicago
O’brien
Miss Maud Getchell
McTarlin
Maud
Miss Getchell
Cray
Ames
Hoone
Nevada
Marshalltown
Jeffer
Carroll
Webster City
Newton
Moss
Work stoppage over pay scale at telephone offices
Union operators protest starvation wages in a mass walkout with 72 workers seeking nine hour days, higher daily pay, overtime, and Sunday meals. A six member committee will confer with managers while business leaders promise support and a telegram to Sam Gompers requests instructions and funds.
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Trades’ Assembly Hall
Arthur FR. Bloder
Town State Federation of Labor
Holder
National Federation of Labor
Assembly
Samuel Gompers
Washington, D.C
Union of
American Federation of Labor
National Federation
Hoaday
Maud Getchell
Cecil Carymple
Yella, McCoy
Stella Crescinger
Bate Collins
Jennie Doran
Mabel Wayne
Florence Wayne
Bertha Morgan
Frank Gaffney
Harry Price
Helen Rogers
Mama Paytlett
Grace Bartlett
Moble Tierney
Tove Prine Bertha Larklay Fidith Powall
Margaret Shisster
Lillie Povail
Lacy Rosendorph
Schelito Iida
Gwis
J. C
Wyeth wins clutch finish in Patterson race at long stretch drive
In a tense Patterson race Wyeth, ridden by Lyne, rose from last to first past leaders Otis and Heno. Heno led midrace with Otis close. Wyeth surged on the final furlong to overtake, while Aladdin and Belle Commoner faded. The crowd watched a dramatic finish as Wyeth pulled clear in the final stretch.
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Batttle
Dwyer
Otis
Hong
Wyath
Heid
Heno
AJIT
Arsenal
Corrigan
Aladdin
Belle
Commoner
Wyeth
Prowl
Pentecost
Lord Quex
Lucien Appleby
Hermits
Iis
Belle's Commoner
Pullman
Teno
Tome
Reno
Otlo
Lyne
POUND HER CHILD IN BADRAS INDIA SEARCH ENDS
Mrs Marion Thorton Hebert of Chicago completed a two year hunt spanning America and Europe to recover her kidnapped daughter in Madras India. Disguised as a nun part of the time she spent thousands of dollars to locate the child.
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Chicago
Madras
India
Marion Thorton Hebert
Dirs. Iert
America
Europe
Ninth Infantry Arrives From Havana to Presidio
The Hancock brought ten companies of the Ninth Infantry to San Francisco. Only about 400 men are present with roughly 35 veterans from Cuba. Companies A C and D head to Fort Niagara with others bound for Madison Barracks. Company F remains in China guarding the Peking legation. Also mention of Balangiga massacre survivors First Sgt Clifford Mumby and Sgt James Pickett among returnees. border dispute action in Nebraska and South Dakota over Turgeon brothers.
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Cubs
San Francisco
United States Infantry
Hancock
Presidio
Rabe
Cuba
Fort Niagara
Madison Barracks
China
Peking
Smith
J. G. Irvine
Gamar
Clifford Mumby
James Pickett
Company C
Ninth Infantry
Balangiga
Drifted in ice pack near Nome and Portland pursuit
Purser Shaw of the steamer Naim City reports a near Nome drift after leaving Nome June 4, tying the ship in an ice pack for nearly a month. The Portland once Haytien Republic was hailed near Bering Straits as Thetis pursued, with no further news. A separate census note lists US starch industry investments at 11.67 million dollars.
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Reather
Nome City
Nome
Seattle
Wash
Portland
Bering Straits
Thetis
Haytien Republic
Bath
Macuto Bombarded as Curacao War Rift Grows
June 20 reports from Macuto near Le Guaira say a Venezuelan warship bombarded the suburb all day without achieving results. about 700 revolutionists are entrenched in the area. In St Louis, John T. Trapp, a Wells ton police justice and schoolteacher, was found dead from carbon monoxide poisoning in his bed, death attributed to self-inflicted causes. Professor Rupp, a schoolteacher, was dismissed over alleged charges he faced, with fears the charges and the unrest affected him deeply. authorities noted the charges were denied and unfounded.
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Witlemsland
Curacao
Macuto
le Guaira
St. Louis
John T. Trapp
Wellston
St. Louis County
Professor Rupp
Rapp
Death of Mrs Ridgley Wife of the Comptroller of the Currency
Vera Witysor Baltimore June 21 Mrs William Barrett Ridgley wife of the comptroller of the currency died after an operation for appendicitis at Johns Hopkins hospital. She was operated on Thursday night and seemed in favorable condition until last night when a turn for the worse was seen. Mrs Ridgley was the daughter of United States Senator Shelby M Catlom of Illinois who, with Mr Ridgley, was with her when she died. Her remains will be taken to Springfield Tl for burial.
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Vera
Witysor
Baltimore
Wilam Barrett Ridgley
Johns Mopkins Hospital
Ridgley
United States
Shelby M. Catlom
Illinois
Rid
Tragedy Near Trinidad Ends in Slaying and Jealousy
A coal miner Emil Carmina was shot and killed near Trinidad as a friend was fatally stabbed while attempting to intervene. The suspect fled toward the mountains and a search party was organized. Authorities attribute the incident to jealousy.
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Trinidad
Coto
Sonlora Jinate
Emil Carmina
Carmina
Nix
Weather Forecast for Washington and Iowa Sunday to Monday
Forecaster Wehrather predicts fair and warmer conditions Sunday in Washington and Iowa. Monday will bring increasing cloudiness with a probable shawora.
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Washington
Iowa
Shawora
Sunday Leader Highlights and Mixed Updates
A scanned page shows a collage of items from The Sunday Leader including theater notes, debates, hospital reports, postal location, police changes, railroad topics, farming updates, weather, religious services, a tile factory notice, cancer entertainments, telephony privileges, weekly calendar, and literary features. Prominent names include Wilpers, Drake, George Ade, and Conrad with various regional references and schedules.
Wyeth Wins National Derby Amid Eastern Upset
Wyeth won the American derby at Chicago on June 21 ahead of Lucien Appleby and G. C. Bennetts Aladdin. Appleby finished three lengths behind and Aladdin trailed the top pair. The 2:40 1-5 time reflected a cleanly run race with jockey Tucien Lyne guiding Wyeth to victory over twelve three-year-olds.
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Chicago
Wyeth
John A. Drake
Lucien Appleby
Hildreth
G. C. Bennett
Dwyer
Tucien Lyne
Tlens
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En Blanse
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James Gallagher
Philppine
Congressman Reeves
Dtr
Maddox Glide
the Devil
Island
Treaty of Paria
Locust
Fourth Street
Iris
Larust Street
Fifth
Hibernian Hall
T He Trades Assembly
Grai
Humer
Grimmel
Swearingen
Orient
East
McKinley
Asia
Philippines
Congress
Spain
Root
Secretary Real
Bramwell
Deel Mas
Dinsmeare
Iseuq
General Wood
Massachusettes
J. W. Egbert
Prive
Fifty-Fifth Street
Madison Avenue
Ghia
Egbert
Patterson
Ealt
Turlong
Barney Schrieder
Schrlebers
Perttecos
Thore
Belle Commoner
Fiutah
Tacien Appleby
Austin
Turner Appleby
Eddy
Polug
Hi Cvae Prowl
Cincinnati
Hermis
Wreth
Coburn
Bennett
Seadie
Badras
Egbert Venvele
Jaga Jieu
Lincoln
Neb
Steele
Herried
South Dakota
Turgeon
Nebraska
Buveau Today
la Gunaira
the Sunday Leader
Herace
Wilpers
Drake
Morean Syndicate
Des Seinen Vacation &Thool
Jeho
Fork County
Aty
Prien
Coraril
J.ef
Conrad
Bata
Cumming Bredams
Hey Judge
Das Moines
Part
Mre
Cancer Enteriaina
Claw
Mis
Jaly
George Ade
the Lander
Chen
Matelot
Thames Dremari
Ringara
John. A. Drake
Leolan Appleby
Alladin Thita
Hene
Nawe
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