No Relief for Union Men Discharged Without Contract
Judge Rogers in St Louis ruled Western Union has right to discharge employees for union membership or without cause when no contract exists. The suit by Arthur Boyer and others alleged union membership caused terminations and a blacklist shared with employers to block other work. The decision upheld the legality of discharges and the blacklist under the law and found no conspiracy to infringe union rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis, Mo
Rogers
United States
Western Union Telegraph Company
Boyer
Western Union Company
Arthur Boyer
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union of America
Lodge No. 3
St.Louis
Union
Western Union
St. Louis
Alice M. Smith
Minneapolis
Lydia E. Pinkham
Dean Mars
Lydia FE
Pinkham
Auice M. Sura
Third Ave
South Minneapolis
Minn
Minneapolis Study Club
L E.pinkham
C. Kleinschrodt
Morrison
Ill
Cear
Bumble Bees Scare Horses at Glassford Picnic Speech
A swarm of bumble bees disrupted Judge Sherman’s speech at Glassford picnic in Peoria Ir Aug 18. The bees spooked horses in the corral causing a chaotic moment with many spectators scattering onto buggy and road. No serious injuries or damage were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Judge Sherman
Glassford
Grasshoppers devastate Montana range. trains stalled
Grasshoppers are so thick in this Montana area that millions are crushed daily under locomotive wheels and engines struggle to start after stops. The insects have stripped the range bare, leaving fields and forage eaten away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Red Dodge
Mont
Standard Oil declares dividend for stockholders in New York
Standard Oil Company in New York has declared a dividend of 5 dollars per share payable September 15 to stockholders of record August 21. This amount is 2 dollars less than the June payment but equal to the dividend for the same period last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Oil
New - York
Standard Oi Company
Kinney Bank Fails Amid Withdrawals After Partner Dies
Kinney bank in Fort Wayne faces failure after County Treasurer Williams withdraws 717000. Deposits total about 80000 with assets 188984 and liabilities 142000. Involuntary bankruptcy petition filed by Mr Kinney cites rapid withdrawals since partner Peter W Russell’s death. Depositors await dollar-for-dollar payout as in recent McClennan and DeKalb failures. bank served the community for forty years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kinney
Fail to Trace Missing Boys in Wisconsin Squall
Two boys Kelso Parkinson and Charles Montgomery were last seen in a sail boat near Eagle Point, Fish Creek. Fishermen fear they were thrown overboard during a squall that swept the bay. the boat drifted ashore at Ellison Bay the next morning. The father, R H Parkinson, led the search then returned to Sturgeon Bay.
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Parkinson
Montgomery
Fish Creek
Wis
Kelso Parkinson
Charles Montgomery
Eagle Point
Avere
Ellison Bay
R. H. Parkinson
Young Parkinson
Sturgeon Bay
Chicago
Grace Port
Baseball scores from American and National leagues
American League results include Chicago 3 Washington 19 and Boston 19 Philadelphia 5. Cleveland 2 over St Louis 3. New York 1-8 Detroit 0-1. National League shows Cincinnati 7 New York 0. Pittsburg 3 Boston 0. Louis 8 Brooklyn 6. American Association games feature St Paul 6 Louisville 2. Indianapolis 9 Minneapolis 6. Columbus 5-11 Kansas City 4-8. Milwaukee 2 Toledo 0. Three Eye League results Cedar Rapids 9 Springfield 3. Davenport 5 Bloomington 1. Rockford 3 Decatur 2. Dubuque 6 Rock Island 4. Central League scores South Bend 3 Marion 2. Fort Wayne 8 Grand Rapids 3. Terre Haute 11 Dayton 3. Wheeling 6 Evansville 6 in ten innings.
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Chicago
Washington
Boston
Cleveland
Philadelphia
St. Louis
New York
Detroit
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Louis
Brooklyn
American Association
St. Paul
Louisville
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Columbus
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Toledo
Cedar Rapids
Springfield
Davenport
Bloomington
Rockford
Decatur
Dubuque
Rock Island
South Bend
Marion
Fort Wayne
Grand Rapids
Terre Haute
Dayton
Wheeling
Evansville
Sultan Demands Redress After Flag-Tearing Incident
Manila reports Robert L. Bullard sought redress from Sultan Deseen, leader of the Lanca Moros, after the sultan’s accompanying warriors surrounded a US detachment during a friendly visit and tore an American flag in a provocative display.
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Sultan
Manila
Robert L. Bullard
Sultan Deseen
United States
Suspected Spies Arrested in Austrian Frontier
Two men detained at Moena in Tyrol on suspicion of spying. Authorities found sketches of frontier fortresses in their possession. One detainee is a Venice-based professor, the other a Florence post office official.
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Vienna
Moena
Austrian Tyrol
Venice
Florence
Secretary Root backs Philippine railroad plan
Washington Aug 19 Secretary Root endorses a proposed system of Philippine railways totaling about 600 miles. He argues the project will civilize the territory and suppress insurrection more effectively than regiments of soldiers.
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Favors Island Railway
Washington
Philippine Islands
Root
Hamburg American aims to circle earth with rail links
Vice President Edward Dickinson of the Orient railroad said after returning from London that the Hamburg American Steamship company will invade the Pacific Ocean and, with the Orient and Wabash railroads, encircle the earth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Hamburg- American Steamship Company
Pacific
Ocean
Orient and
Wabash
Edward
Dickinson
Orient Railroad
London
Sleeper II Insane Man Taken to Bellevue for Examination
New York August 19 C Endicott Allen a young real estate man and Harvard student who lay in a daze at Long Branch for forty two days has been pronounced insane and sent to Bellevue hospital for examination.
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New York
Veterans War Meet Divides over Command and City Host
At the San Francisco encampment of Grand Army of the Republic delegates favor Gen. Black of Chicago for commander in chief on the first ballot with Gen. Miles not a candidate though his supporters might push him to run. St Louis Salt Lake City and Denver compete to host the next gathering as pension and war statistics are reviewed by Commissioner EB Ware noting 9 209 veterans from the Spanish American War plus 3 662 widows on the roll with 35 000 applications pending and 304 000 total pension cases awaiting action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cal
Grand Army
Gen. Black
Chicago
Miles
Black
Gen
St. Louis
Salt Lake
Denver
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Pension Statistics
United States Pension
EB BE. Ware
Pension Department
Department
Bureau
Gamecock Attack Kills 2-Year-Old Child in Indiana Yard
In Elwood Indiana on August 18 a game cock attacked William Hopkins's two year old child as it played in the yard. The bird's spurs pierced the chest and lungs and pecked out both eyes, the infant died within hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwood
Ind
William Hopkins
Collision on Electric Road near Carthage
A head on collision on the Carthage Joplin Electric railway three miles from Carthage killed Motorman James Baker, fatally hurt Motorman EB Hedge and severely injured twenty five others.
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Carthage
Carthage- Joplin
James Baker
EB Hedge
Scaffold Collapse Kills Two at Oak Street School
In Aurora Illinois on August 18 Louis Baxter was killed and Joseph Mears fatally injured when a scaffold thirty six feet above ground broke at Oak Street School causing both men to fall to the sidewalk.
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Aurora
Louis Baxter
Joseph Mears
Oak Street School
Grandee Resigns to Become Bullfighter in Madrid
In Madrid on August 18 Senor Jose Ma cedo, a grandee and lieutenant in the Spanish artillery, resigned his post to pursue bullfighting. Society is scandalized by the move and May be receiving severe censure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Senor
Jose
Macedo
Pevere
Fatal Shooting Near Morgan Yard Details Revealed
Witness John Rowland describes Hampel firing on Mr. Morgan and others near the railroad yards. Hampel, intoxicated, fled after a confrontation about work and lumber. Morgan, mortally wounded, died after reaching the office. Hampel was arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H Mypel
John Rowland
Morgan Company
Mr. Morgan
Morgan
Hampel
Fred
Marshal Arrests Man For Killing A Bully
James Lewis Myers was arrested at Darlington for a murder committed in November 1876. Marshal Dunbar of Darlington informed Myers at a family gathering he must accompany him to Crawfordsville. Myers admits killing John B Sloan in self defense after a fight with Sloan, the local bully.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
James Lewis Myers
Darlington
Marshal Dunbar
Joe Marshall
Myers
John Branson Sloan
Thorntown
Archibald Johnston
John B. Sloan
Sloan
Desert Bride and Fortune Forced to Wed
Clarence English a prize fighter married Mildred Mayes in a county court to avoid statutory charges. He then deserted her claiming the union would benefit only him. The bride, 16, retains an $18 000 fortune, kept secret to surprise him and fund a better business venture. she plans to live with her Chicago stepmother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
Clarence English
Mildred Mayes
English
Chicago
Open Ports Treaty Signed With United States Promised
Washington reports Minister Conger secured Prince Ching’s promise to sign on October 8 a treaty guaranteeing Mukden and Tatungtao shall be open ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Conger
Prince Ching
United States
Mukden
Tatungtao
Alexieff Named Viceroy for Far East Prospects
London reports Vice Admiral Alexieff's appointment as viceroy in the far east is hailed as the start of a new era of prosperity for the territories involved.
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London
Alexieff
Far East
Blacksmith Inherits 62 Million Rubles Fortune
In Kharkov Aug 19 a blacksmith named Doroschenko long earning 40 rubles monthly learned he has inherited a fortune of 62 000 000 rubles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kharkov
Russia
Doroschenko
Heaviest Man in State Wilson Lip Pincott Dies
Bristol Pa August 19 Wilson Lip Pincott known as the heaviest man in the state is dead. A few days before his death he tipped the scales at 544 pounds.
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Bristol
Wilson Lippincott
Cod Liver Oil Corner in New York Faces Short Supply
A fragmented August report notes a cod liver oil corner in New York with claims of insufficient supply to meet demand. The excerpt indicates market tension and potential price or availability concerns for the product.
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New York
Bucklen Gives Bride 5000 for Wedding Trip Abroad
After their noon wedding at Bucklen farm, Mr and Mrs Joe Brady begin a tour to Cleveland Thousand Islands and St Lawrence river then Europe. Bride's father H B Bucklen of Chicago provides 5000 and wedding trip expenses. They plan to live in Cleveland where Brady practices law.
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Bucklen Farm
Joe Brady
Cleveland
Thousand Islands
St. Lawrence River
Europe
Brady
H. B. Bucklen
Chicago
Astors
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