Dynamiting Resumed as Painful Strike Turmoil Grows
Chicago city news reports a renewed dynamiting incident near Jennings Avenue car line injuring none, with six passengers aboard. Grand Chief P M Arthur of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers defies boycott claims, saying he rides Big Consolidated cars daily. Police plan disorderly conduct arrests for passenger harassment. Strikers claim fifty nonunion motormen and conductors quit, while Big Consolidated disputes end of strike and nonpayment claims.
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Quint Arthur
Midycott
Chicago
Cleveland
Fort Winakely
Jennings Avenue
Nthe Syheela
Arthur
P. M. Arthur
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Consolidated
Altompeth
Wilson, Central and
Scovil Avenue Snes
Wilson Avenue
Smens
Big Consolidated
Mine Workers Executive Discusses Steps to Add Members
Indianapolis Aug 4 The United Mine Workers executive committee spent most of yesterday planning ways to broaden union membership beyond its 80 000 members Additional organizers will be sent to mining districts A Pennsylvania strike in five anthracite mines prompted reports of 1000 at Nanticoke 500 at Duryea and others at Mill Creek and Keystone West Virginia plans include a mobilization to recruit miners and aid families during layoffs in Pittsburgh officials say the drive will also seek to open stores to support workers and their families if discharged for joining the union
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
United Mine Workers
Pennsylvania
Comitteeman McKay
Wnanticoke
Susquehanna Coal Company
Keystone
Mill Creek
Babylon
Duryea
Pittsburg
United Mine Workers of America
West Virgia
Indiana Coal Operator Sees Milit ia Aid to End Strike
Evansville Ind Aug 4 Captain John Ingle says miners strike will not end before fall if at all and operators will run mines with militia if needed. He fired deputies for sympathy with strikers, saying non union guards are required. Blackburn mines in Pike county face protection appeals as operators press non union labor. Two men assaulted at the mine are hospitalized and George Ingle plans to invest in another field with a new shaft at Jackson Hill Sullivan county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Evansville
Ind
John Ingle
Dilcher
Blackburn
Pike County
S. W. Little
Sherry Ridgeway
Petersburg
George Ingle
Ingle
Jackson Hill
Sullivan “Ounty
Progress of the Chicago Strike
Aug. 4 report from Chicago notes the brickmakers strike facing a conference with manufacturers to discuss differences. Rain limited activity in north side non-union yards while striker agents remained on site. Police dispersed a band near the Weckier plant after men attempted to intimidate non-union workers. Sergeant Robinson led the detail.
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Chicago
North Side
Weckier Company
Robinson
Superintendent Muhlfield Faces Possible Grand Trunk Walkout
Port Huron Michigan August 4 1914 The superintendent of Mechanics Muhlfield promised the machinists in Grand Trunk shops he will review their grievance over a non union man being hired His decision could trigger a strike if he rules the company alone may hire without union voice and the men go out again
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Port Huron
Mich
Muhlfield
Grand Trunk
Connell Not Shot Up After Mobbed at Crippie Creek
Denver August 4 David Connell arrived in Denver after being mobbed Tuesday night at Crippie Creek where he solicited miners to join the Cour d'Alene district. He was roughly handled and run out, but not fatally wounded as first reported, and warned not to return.
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Connell
Denver
David Connell
Crippie Creek
Cour d'Alene
Canada Concedes Land In Alaska Boundary Deal
Ottawa reports that in 1898 a territorial concession was made to the United States in the Alaska boundary matter. The line moved 2.41 miles east from the 141st meridian to meet the true meridian 93.3 miles north of Mount St Elias, yielding 28 square miles to the U S. Canada agreed to share the highest North American peak within its territory.
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Ottawa
Ont
Alaska
Canada
United States
General Duffield
Mr. King
Mount St. Elias
North America
Revolution in Dominica sparks armed uprising
Cape Haytien Aug. 4 A revolt erupts at La Vega San Domingo seventy eight miles northwest of St Domingo in support of Jiminez who seeks to succeed President Heureaux. Advices say the insurrection grows stronger with 500 well armed men under General Pacheco at Santiago de la Cruz and General P Reyes joining with others commanding sizable forces.
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Cape Haytien
Hayti
la Vega
San Domingo
St. Domingo
Jiminez
Heureaux
Dominican Republic
Santiago de la Cruz
Pacheco
P. Reyes
Beat his Wife with a Club Sparks Chippewa Falls Outrage
Aug 4 in Chippewa Falls police pursue Phillip Martell after a drunken assault on his wife with a club. Neighbors intervened but Martell threatened to shoot any would-be rescuer. The woman, shielded by torn clothing and grievous bruising, was returned home unconscious with slim chances of recovery. Martell fled the scene.
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Chippewa Falls
Phillip Martell
Martell
Yesterday's League baseball scores report
Chicago August 4 report shows Pittsburgh 5 Baltimore 4 and Philadelphia 6 Cleveland 1 in game one with Cleveland 0 Philadelphia 4 in game two. Chicago 0 St Louis 1. Western League games: Milwaukee 4 St Paul 3 and Minneapolis 15 Kansas City 6.
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Chicago
Pittsburg
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Cleveland
St. Louis
Milwaukee
St.Paul
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Light Trade Leads Richland Center Merchant to Bankruptcy
Richland Center Wisconsin August 4 Henry I Bailey a veteran dry goods merchant has been adjudged bankrupt due to light trade and slow collections Assets are listed at 100000 liabilities 60000 in the filing Bailey long known in the city and county business circles faces the closure of his firm and possible liquidation actions by creditors
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Richland Center
Wis
Henry I. Bailey
Democratic Convention Nominates Shackleford for Congress
The eighth district Democratic convention in Fulton Missouri nominated Judge Dorsey W. Shackleford of Booneville to fill the late Richard P. Bland’s vacancy. The ballot process extended to 486 ballots.
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Bland
Fulton, Mo
Dorsey W. Shackleford
Booneville
Congress
Richard P. Bland
Smiling John Kelly Dies at 55 in New York
John Kelly, known as Smiling John Kelly and a famed Tammeny leader and sportsman, died yesterday in New York at age 55. He was widely regarded as Richard Croker’s closest friend.
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John” Kelly
New York
John Kelly
Tammeny
Richard Croker
Cloudburst in Colorado Canyon Destroys Lives
News from Morrison Colorado reports a cloudburst in a canyon near Morrison causing multiple deaths with few details available at this time. Officials say weather disaster struck August 4 and rescue operations are underway as investigators assess casualties.
Doans Kidney Pills Fame Spreads in Freeport
Public notice shows gratitude driving publicity as Freeport residents report cure from kidney related back pain. J Weaver of 65 Fifth Avenue recounts his prior doctor advised kidney trouble, tried Doans Kidney Pills from Emmett and Burrell, and saw kidney health and general well being improve. Doan's pills cost 60 cents per box, sold by dealers nationwide or mailed by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY, sole agents.
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Freeport
Dean
J. Weaver
No. 65
Fifth Avenue
Emmett & Burrell
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo N
United States
Verdi’s turn from priestly path to music begins
Young Verdi showed Latin talent and worked as an office boy in Barezzi’s wholesale grocery. He earned about 7.4 a year playing organ at Roucole church. Rev Dr Seletti, who wanted him to become a monk, heard Verdi improvise and declared he should be a musician not a priest, opening doors for his career.
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Verdi
Barezzi
Roucole
Seletti
Sol
Child learns from garden roses in Fleurette’s factory tale
A girl who makes artificial flower stems visits a garden and, amazed by pansies and a giant rosebush, learns roses’ complex beauty. She remarks the flowers seem more real than those she helps produce at Fleurette’s. She wonders if the creator would be angry at their manufactured blooms. Paris Messenger.
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Felice
Fleurette
Fleurette’s
Paris Messenger
Debate Over Governor's Wife Title Ends With Witty Twist
Two men a German and a French man in New York argued if the governor’s wife bears an official title. One said she is Mrs. Crovernor So-and-so while the other insisted she is Mrs. Blank, wife of Governor Blank. They asked an Irishman for judgment who replied that neither is correct and quipped that the governor’s wife is a governess, Exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Nayther
Ava
Fagots to Burn Heretics Becomes Coal Aid for the Poor
A memory recounts a widow of a city freeman who left a tenement rent to buy fagots for burning heretics. For years the funds allegedly funded parochial clergy. Now the rent is used to purchase coal for the poor to warm their bodies instead of burning them, as a witty remark notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nores
Young Foreigner Feigns Hunger For Dinner Honor
A London dinner in honor of a recently arrived young foreigner failed when he did not appear. A friend inquired, and the guest replied he was not hungry, a remark noted in the London Tit-Bits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Tyas
Fight Against Fever Stamps Out in Virginia Homes
Washington reports on yellow fever at the Soldiers Home and Phoebus. Dr. Wyman says suppression is possible with early precautions, citing Brunswick Ga. 1894 and Miss. McHenry and Franklin outbreaks. The fever's entry traced to William Thomas from Santiago. Secretary Root addresses the issue, supporting Battery Point placement for troops. Situation at Hampton remains favorable with no new cases or deaths. telegram confirms.
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Wyman
Washington
Root
Ilarness
Phoebus
Virginia
Thomas
South
Brunswick
McHenry
Miss
Franklin
William Thomas
Santiago
Columbus City
Wash
War Office
Merrit
Battery Point
Del
Fort Monroe
Wood
Miles
Hampton
Marine Hospital Service
German Scheme to Protect Live Stock From Belgian Beef
Official letters from Washington report German provincial proclamations barring beef slaughtered in Belgium from entering the empire. Prussian districts including Aarchen Dusseldorf Osnabruck Lunenburg Schleswig Danzig Gumbinnen and Oldenburg Mecklenburg plus Alsace Lorraine issued notices. Berlin influence cited. some proclamations cite Texas fever fears. Orders effective July 15.
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Washington
United States
Germany
Belgium
Aarchen
Dusseldorf
Osnabruck
Luneburg
Schleswig
Danzig
Gumbinnen
Oldenburg
Mecklenburg
Alsace-Lorraine
Berlin
New Remedy for Tuberculosis Reported from France
Washington Aug. 4 A new tuberculosis remedy developed in France has been reported to the state department by U S Commercial Agent Atwood at Roubaix The treatment involves daily bronchial injections of essence of eucalyptus thyme and cinnamon in olive oil The oil slowly coats the airways and lungs while the gas jet saturates the lung air and acts on the mucous membranes
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Washington
France
State Department
United States
Atwood
Roubaix
Academy of Medicine
Mendel
Linois Third Regiment Seeks New Companies
Springfield Aug 4 Colonel Fisher commander of the Third regiment met Adjutant Reece to discuss regiment affairs. No company has been designated to replace company B Joliet mustered out. About thirty companies are applying for admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linois
Springfield
Uls
Fisher
Reece
Joliet
Illinois Attorney General Opinions on Taxation Practices
Illinois Attorney General Akin has issued opinions on real estate taxation for national banks property may be taxed. municipal bonds are taxable to resident owners. vendors cannot be taxed on both land and purchase price in real estate in process of conveyance. Building association stockholders liable for their stock without deduction for borrowed funds. Ordinance passage requires a majority of elected aldermen or trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfiew
Ills
Akin
Illnois
Lady Randolph Churchill Announces Engagement
The engagement of Lady Randolph Churchill to Lieutenant G F M Cornwallis-West was announced at Cowes. The marriage is expected in October. Cornwallis-West is the son of the famed Lady Randolph Churchill and closely resembles his sister Princess Henry of Pless.
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Cowes
Randolph Churchill
G. F. M. Cornwallis-West
Lady Randolph Churchill
Lady Cornwallis-West
Lieutenant Cornwallis- West
Princess Henry of
Pless
Farmer Deliberately Kills Self With Dynamite Near Poskin Lake
Cumberland Wisconsin August 4 a local farmer Christ Wold age 30 near Poskin Lake committed suicide by placing dynamite in a ground hole and touching the fuse He exclaimed Here I go and the Lord go with me His head and one arm were blown away He leaves a wife and family with no clear motive given for the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
Wis
Christ Wold
Poskin Lake
Wold
Hansen Breaks 1000 Mile Bicycle Record in 92 Hours
In Minneapolis on August 4 A. A. Hansen reportedly rode 1000 miles in 92 hours 44 minutes to surpass T. A. Edge of London whose time was 105 hours 19 minutes. The record may be questioned as Hansen used a boulevard while Edge rode an ordinary road.
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Hansen
Minneapolis
T. A. Edge
London
England
A. A. Hansen
Edge
Flint Glass Workers Scale Reached At Pittsburg Meeting
At the joint wage conference of the American Flint Glass Workers union and manufacturers in Pittsburg on August 4 the paste mold scale was settled on last year’s basis with a half hour daily wage cut. A sub-committee works on the machine-made chimney scale, anticipated to cause friction, with a compromise expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flint Glass Workers
Pittsburg
American Flint Glass Workers’ Union
Illinois Without a Head for a Day
Springfield Aug 4 Neither governor lieutenant governor president pro tem of the senate nor speaker of the house was in the state yesterday Lieutenant Governor Northcott who has been acting governor was in Missouri
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Illinois
Springfield
Lls
Senate
House
Northcott
Missouri
Freight Boom Through the Soo Sets All-Time Record
Sault Ste. Marie reports July freight traffic through the Soo canal topping 4,000,000 tons, ahead of all prior records and shocking observers with its scale.
Abbreviated telegrams sparking multiple events
Toledo signs for a city gas plant at 250000 dollars. A smallpox outbreak hits Claiborne county Tennessee. The czar says peace conference results are highly satisfactory. Illinois claims commission meets next Tuesday in Springfield. Lovering of Massachusetts robbed of 13000 dollars in Ostend. Nels Madsen 12 of Chicago dies opening a root beer bottle. Two men posing as Mormon preachers mobbed near Pineville Wyoming. Mrs Maggie Walton and Mrs Ida Ontsis drown in Savannah River. Shamrock's bowsprit delay. Senator Jones may resign chair in Democratic party. New York tailors win strike. most contractors sign for season. J L Browning likely death by suicide from steamer Virginia. Pennsylvania regiment arrives San Francisco from Manila, cheered through Presidio.
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Toledo
Claiborne County
Tenn
Illinois State Commission of Claims
Springfield
Representative Lovering
Massachusetts
Ostend
Belgium
Nels Madsen
Chicago
Pineville
Maggie Walton
Ida Ontsis
Savannah
Augusta
Jones
Democratic National Committee
New York
J. L. Browning
Virginia
Milwaukee
Pennsylvania Regiment
San Francisco
Manila
Presidio
Excursion Tickets On Sale Across Maple Leaf Route
Daily excursion tickets available at all Chicago Great Western stations to Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo and Glenwood Springs Colorado at low rates. Contact any Maple Leaf route agent for details or write F H Lord General Passenger and Ticket Agent 113 Adams St Chicago.
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Chicago Great Western Railway
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Glenwood Springs
Colo
Maple Leaf
F. H. Lord
Gen. Pass. & Tkt
Adams St
Chicago
Tickets On Sale At Low Rate With Return Through Oct
Tickets go on sale June 1 to Sept 15 with return valid until Oct 31 at a very low rate. Stopovers allowed at certain points. For details contact the ticket office. Agent: J B Swear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Swear
Round trip to Boston via Nickel Plate Road at $19
Ticket sale dates August 11th and 12th offer a round trip to Boston with Nickel Plate Road for $19. Through vestibuled sleeping cars to Boston are provided. Trains depart Chicago depot Van Buren Street and Pacific Avenue on the Loop with two daily through trains. Return must arrive back at origin by August 31st, tickets available through Agent Fitchburg R R.
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Boston
Nickel Plate Road
Fitchburg R. R
Chicago
van Buren Street
Pacific
Northwestern line train schedule Freeport to Milwaukee
Train from Freeport to Milwaukee leaves 7 15 a m arrives 12 45 p m on the Northwestern line. Return from Milwaukee at 2 30 p m arrives Freeport 7 35 p m. Passes Beloit and Janesville. For full particulars contact Chicago Northwestern Ry agents.
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Freeport
Milwaukee
Beloit
Janesville
Chicago & Northwestern Ry
Train Fare to Boston and Return via Nickel Plate Road
Advertising travel offer states a $19.00 round trip to Boston and back via Nickel Plate Road on August 11 and 12. Return required to arrive at the starting point by Aug Slst. Contact General Agent at 111 Adams St Chicago for details and sleeping car options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Nickel Plate Road
Adams St
Chicago
Cheap house offers in Lichtenberger addition with easy terms
Do you want a cheap house? Buy a lot in Lichtenberger's addition with easy payments and low interest over a long time. Apply to TACHTESREA GER Bros. 1 Special Reduced Rates Westward. Also the C M and St P Ry Co offers second class tickets to western points at greatly reduced rates via Great Northern and Northern Pacific lines. details at local ticket office. J B Swert, Glide wt f Agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lichtenberger
Tachtesreager Bros
Great Northern
Northern Pacific Railways
J.B. Swert
Glidwtf
Cheap Railway Rates for Homeseekers in Southern States
The Southern Railway offers cheap one way and round trip fares on the first and third Tuesdays through October to Tennessee Mississippi Alabama Georgia North Carolina South Carolina Virginia and Florida for homeseekers. Tickets at one fare plus $2 for round trip are valid twenty one days from sale. Also promotes a panorama war book and times for mailing, pricing, and where to view at ticket offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Railway
Tennessee
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Florida
Southeastern
United States
Wu H Tayzos
Louisville
J. C. Beas
N. W
Adams St
Chicago
Ills
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Mine Workers’ Executive
Jowan Ingle
Mt. St. Elias
Dominica
Colorado
Canon
Morrison
Verdi and
the Priest
God's
Pat
Lady Churchill
William Waldorf Astor
Thomson & Taylor Spice CO
Chicago, Ills
Calleornta
California
Oregon
Union Pacific and
North-Western Line
Chicago & North-Western Railway
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
America
Cook
Red Cross
Havana
Uncle Sam
Mexico
Warren J.lynch
Big Four Rout
Cincinnati, Ohio
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