Widl enge II Chicago Strike Deepens Across Cities
Chicago July 13 Reuters reported a major wage strike in meat packing causing 45000 workers involved including 18000 in Chicago. The walkout sparked clashes at an amateur baseball game leaving three men seriously injured and several non union workers beaten or slashed.
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William Durand
James Kiely
J. W. Sweeny
John Hunter
Grand Baker
Samuel Wood
William Riley
William Aley
Schwarzschild & Sulzberger
Wood
Baker
Jaker
Kiely
Dur
Santos Dumont Will Not Return To St Louis For Airship Race
Santos Dumont says he will not return to St Louis for the airship contest. He identifies a single Paris firm able to repair balloon envelope damage but repairs would take six weeks to two months, making shipment to St Louis impossible. He will limit experts to Paris thereafter.
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New York
Paris
Japanese Land Forces Reported Disembarking Near Pigeon Bay
A July dispatch from Port Arthur via Tien Tsin says about 20 000 Japanese troops landed near Pigeon Bay on July 11 under fleet protection with minimal shore battery resistance. A calm sea aided landings and a general assault is expected soon. The reporter, once Mukden prisoner for ten days, was freed after protesting delivery to Europe.
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Pigeon Bay
Berlin
Lokal Antelier
Port Arthur
Tien Tsin
Mukden
Europe
Siberia
Peace prospects fade as packers strike continues
Chicago reports the packers refuse to reinstate striking workers, insisting on replacing them with current hires. Violence erupts near the stock yards as seven non union butchers are wounded. Separate dispatches note rumors of Admiral Togo's death and a cholera outbreak, while Japanese headquarters deny major battlefield losses near Port Arthur with no shots fired on July 10 or 11.
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Chicago
Ier
Chee Foo
Chicago Dailey News
Kuroki
Antung
Togo
Tokio
Imperial Headquarters Staff
St. Petersburg
Port Arthur
Fire destroys Baltimore and Ohio grain elevator in Chicago
A large blaze at the Baltimore and Ohio grain elevator at Eighty-Seventh street and Ontario avenue in South Chicago caused about 500000 in losses. Grain was stored in the building and nearby residents fled in their night clothes after an explosion of dust is thought to have started the fire.
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Chicago
Baltimore & Ohio Grain
Eighty-Seventh Street
Ontario Avenue
Golden Rule Jones Dies in Toledo at 5 07 PM
Samuel M. Jones known as the Golden Rule mayor died at his Toledo home last evening at 5 07 o clock from a complication of diseases with an abscess on his lungs listed as the immediate cause.
Uncle Joe Cannon Heads Into Campaign Tour
Speaker Joseph C. Cannon plans active campaigning in Illinois Wisconsin and Indiana this fall after recovering from illness following the Chicago convention. He intended a brief European trip with his daughter Helen but has recovered from malaria and will tour for the party.
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Joe” Cannon
Chicago
Joseph C. Cannon
Illinois
Wisconsin
Indiana
Helen
Tragic Washburn Family Slaying Shocks Buffalo Market
In Buffalo on July 18, Edgar T. Washburn of Heathfield & Washburn shot his wife Gladys 15 and then killed himself after wounding. A remorseful letter to partner W G Heathfield asks forgiveness, notes business troubles, and pleads for leniency. The tragedy ends Washburn’s life and halts grain market activity.
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Buffalo
N. Y
OSI
Edgar T. Washburn
Heathfield & Washburn
Board of Trade
Washburn
Gladys
Putnam Street
W. G. Heathfield
Heathfield
Mr. Heathfield
E. P. Washburn
Coal Miners May Strike in Southwestern District
Kansas City July 18. A general strike of more than 3,000 coal miners in the Southwestern district is likely after Sept 1 unless the Pittsburg Kansas conference reaches a wage agreement. The conference is in progress in Pittsburg to avert the walkout.
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Kansas City
Pittsburg
Kan
Merchant Drops $3,000 From Train in Nebraska
B F Reavis a Falls City Nebraska merchant dropped 3000 dollars from the Northwestern express while removing his coat as it travelled through northern Nebraska. The incident occurred near Omaha on July 18.
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Omaha
Neb
Northwestern Express
Nebraska
F. Reavis
Falls City
Christian Scientists Dedicate New Concord Church in Debt-Free Gift
Christian Scientists gather in Concord New Hampshire for the dedication of the First Church of Christ Scientist a $200000 granite building funded by Rev Mary Baker Eddy. The 165 foot tower and lantern dominate the skyline as donors contribute to furnishings and growth in membership from 2536 to 30534 with 619 branches and 850 service places.
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Concord
N. H
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Mary Baker G. Eddy
Christian Science Churches
Maccabee Rate May Be Raised At World Fraternal Meet
Detroit July 18 The triennial review of the supreme tent Knights of the Maccabees of the World opened as the committee on laws met in session before the full convention. D P Markey says the society with a 3 million dollar reserve aims to stay secure and intends only a modest increase to meet future contracts.
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Detroit
Mich
Knights of the Maccabees of the World
Committee On Laws
Convention
Supreme Tent
D. P. Markey
Results of Friday's Games Across Leagues
National League wins show Boston over Chicago 4 2 Pittsburgh over Philadelphia 3 New York 5 Cincinnati Brooklyn 1 St Louis 0 American League Philadelphia 5 Chicago 1 New York 3 Cleveland 3 Boston 4 Detroit 3 St Louis 7 Washington 2 Three Eye Cedar Rapids 3 Bloomington 3 Dubuque 6 Rock Island 1 Springfield Davenport 3 Decatur 8 Rockford 3 Central League Dayton 2 Wheeling 0 Evansville 5 Terre Haute 4 Peoria 4 Grand Rapids 2 Fort Wayne 4 South Bend 0 American Association Indianapolis 7 Minneapolis 6 Milwaukee 9 Louisville 0 Columbus 6 Kansas City 0 St Paul 7 Toledo 0 Southern League Atlanta 8 Shreveport 4 Nashville 3 New Orleans 1 Little Rock Montgomery 3 Memphis 2 Birmingham 1.
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Philadelphia
Chicago
New York
Cleveland
Boston
Detroit
St. Louis
Washington
Cedar Rapids
Blomington
Dubuque
Rock Island
Springfield
Davenport
Decatur
Rockford
Dayton
Wheeling
Evansville
Terre Haute
Peoria
Grand Rapids
Fort Wayne
South Bend
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Louisville
Columbus
Kansas City
St. Paul
Toledo
Atlanta
Shreveport
Nashville
New Orleans
Little Rock, & Montgomery
Memphis
Birmingham
Lawyer Demands All Assets From North Manchester Bank
Warren G. Sayre attorney for County Treasurer Henry Dutton warned all bank partners that unless they fully assign all private property by Saturday night, bankruptcy actions will start and suits to set aside preferences will be filed. If the assignment occurs depositors may be paid in full.
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Wabash
Ind
North Manchester
Warren G. Sayre
Henry Dutton
Man kills wife in Cedar Falls quarrel over picture
Sam Baldwin, intoxicated after a separation from his wife over a dead daughter image, fatally slashes her throat with a razor in Cedar Falls Iowa. He cut her from ear to ear and she died shortly after.
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Cedar Falls
Iowa
Sam Baldwin
Uruguay Revolt Continues Despite Stock Exchange Talks
Montevideo July 18 reports no agreement reached after a two hour conference by stock exchange directors. No result attained in negotiations and little hope of settlement.
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Uruguay
Montevideo
Stock Exchange
No trousers for gorrotes at world fair
Washington on July 18 reports the gor rotes at the world’s fair will not wear trousers after all. The president ordered an investigation and halted the plan following the inquiry.
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Washington
Offer of Peage Are Rejected in Chicago Strike Turmoil
Chicago July 18. The Packing Trades Central Body meets to decide on a sympathetic strike as 12,000 stockyard workers across thirty unions weigh action. President Donnelly rails against arbitration, warning it would threaten unionism. a renewed peace conference is sought to avoid a prolonged conflict.
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Chicago
United States
Kansas City
Omaha
St. Joseph
Sioux City
Michael J. Donnelly
Donnelly
Packers
Packing Trades
Central
Gompers
Will bury Kruger in Africa decided by Privy Council
Privy Council at Buckingham Palace with King Edward approves interment of the late Mr Kruger in the Transvaal. The decision is telegraphed to Clarens Switzerland where Kruger died, via the British minister at Berne.
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London
Privy Council
Buckingham Palace
Edward
Kruger
South African Republic
Transvaal
Clarens
Switzerland
Berne
Man falls at Niagara Falls clings to rock
Edward Lloyd walked on Willow Island and stepped on a rock. He fell into the water and was carried toward Niagara Falls. Just above the Goat Island bridge he struck a rock and managed to cling to it.
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Niagara Falls
Buffalo
N. Y
Edward Lloyd
Willow Island
Goat Island Bridge
Stork Rule Forces Des Moines Flat Owner Out
George Hallett owner and occupant of fashionable flats was forced to vacate as the stork arrived, ending his no baby rule in Des Moines Iowa on July 18.
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Des Moines
Iowa
George Hallett
Bush Fires Ravage Vancouver Bay Area in July Blaze
A large bush fire at Wulffsohn Bay in British Columbia burns extensive tracts while settlers at Roberts Creek escape with their lives as all belongings are destroyed.
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Vancouver
B. C
Wulffsohn Bay
Roberts Creek
First Seattle Sitka Cable Message Sent at Sea
The first message on the Seattle Sitka line reached Seattle while the cable ship Burnside was at sea and ticked over the free end of the wire to Sitka.
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Seattle
Wash
Five Bathers Drowned Near Meter in Virginia
Five people drowned while bathing near Meter Virginia. The victims include three Wemmon daughters aged 20 19 and 15 years and Mrs James Hubbard and her child from Meter. The tragedy occurred on July 18 in Warsaw Virginia.
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Warsaw
Frank Wemmon
James Hubbard
Meter, Va
Meter
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Earth
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Africa
England
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