Nelson Defies Union To Make Edwardsville Plant Non Union
Edwardville, Illinois May 4. The co operation and union theories clash as N C Nelson the wealthy Edwardsville industrialist announces his Le Claire village will run as a non union shop. Union workers faced with wage demands and stockholder bonuses are told their jobs may be held open until May 30 while non union operation begins.
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Edwardaville
N. C
Machinsts’ and Brass Workers’ Union
Nelson
Tie
Nelson Works
Boy Lost In Illinois Grove Found After Night
Harold Lindberg seven years old wandered off while picking wild flowers in a Rockford grove Wednesday afternoon. Darkness drove him to roam through the woods all night while neighbors searched. At dawn another search party joined, and the factory workers where his father labors paused. At 1 p.m. he was found ten miles north with no food save creek water.
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Rockford
Harold Lindberg
Phe
Appeal for Russian Starving Aid From Illinois
Governor Deneen urges Illinois residents to aid starving Russians. A famine relief committee has been formed with Charles N. Hutchinson of the Corn Exchange National Bank named treasurer. Funds sent to the governor’s address will be acknowledged and forwarded to relief efforts.
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Springfield
Russia
Illinois
Deneen
Charles N. Hutchinson
Corn Exchange National Bank
Rookery
Chicago
Short $50 in His Accounts
Necatur OL May 4 Draining the contents of a two ounce bottle filter with carbelic acid Arthur Montgomery aged 21 a collector for Dr BH Od Brown of this city committed death by own action Shortage of his accounts to the sum of 50 is given as the change Montgomery had been drinking considerably for several weeks.
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Necatur, OL
Arthur Montgomery
BH. Od. Brown
Montgomery
Ryan Gets His Sentence in Forger Case
Mattoon HL May 4. A T Ryan a noted forger with many aliases and wanted by the American Express company and police of several cities in Kentucky Missouri and Ohio has been sentenced to the penitentiary upon a plea of guilty.
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Ryan
Mattoon
A. T. Ryan
American Express Company
Kentucky
Missouri
Olia
Aupon
Western Illinois High School League results reported
The ninth annual Western Illinois High School League contest in Jacksonville, IL on May 4 shows Pittsfeld winning 384 to 34 against Petersburg with Ashland 28, Jacksonville 15, Winchester 13, Rushville 10, Virginia 1, and Bentdstown a listed score.
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Jacksonville
Til
Western Illinois High School League
Pittsfeld
Petersburg
Ashland
Winchester
Rushville
Virginia
Bentdstown
Jackies Accused After Tacoma Disturbance
May 4 report from Tlavana says local papers recount the encounter last Tuesday between police and Tacoma men. Sailors refused to back down and allegedly assaulted Captain Tay when he spoke out. The captain fired into the air to summon aid as police arrived.
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Tlavana
Santings
Tacoma
Tay
Provisional government warned over seamen disturbances
The Mustia clon Cubana cites frequent disorders started by forces of the Intervening government. The Cubano Lihbre denounces the sailors misbehavior as intolerable, urging action and calling attention to the issue across provinces.
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Mustia Clon Cubana
Cubano Lihbre
Russian Socialist Idea at Secret Swedish Congress
A secret congress of Socialists opened in Sweden with about three hundred delegates from Russia, including all Socialist members of the Duma. They aim to decide the party's future policy in parliament. The congress could influence the fate of parliament as a faction seeks dissolution of dogma, risking a repeat of April 20 disorders Golovin cannot prevent under current rules.
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St. Petersburg
Sweden
Russia
Golovin
Dam Break Disaster at Chuviscar Dam in Chihuahua
In Chihuahua Mexico on May 4 a dam wall collapsed burying about 40 workers under masonry and floodwater. Reports say 4 to 20 died and 128 were injured with several missing. Authorities launch an investigation and promise strict punishment for those found responsible.
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Chihuuahua
Mexico
Chuviscar Dam
Chihuahua
Chicago Sets May Snow Record and Low Temp
Chicago records a new May snowfall benchmark as eight tenths of an inch accumulates by 7 p.m. and a May low of 31 years stands at 84 degrees, with only one prior exception since 1875.
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Chicago
New Scale for Textile Workers in Fall River
Representatives of Fall River cotton manufacturers and the Textile council reached a six month wage scale agreement after a conference in Fall River Massachusetts on May 4. The accord aims to standardize pay across mills and ease labor tensions during the period.
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Fall River
Mass
Fall
Italy orders rails from Russia for 4000 tons
The Italian government has placed a purchase with Donets pliant and a Russian concern for 4000 tons of steel rails. The action was reported from St. Petersburg on May 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Russia
St. Petersburg
Global unrest and disasters in brief across nations
News briefs summarize strikes in St Louis, winter storms in the Midwest, an India anti European riot in Rawalpindi quelled by troops, a deadly Canton gunpowder magazine explosion, and floods in Kiev. Also noted are parliament moves on colonial ministry, Jameson exposition ships departing, a Chickasaw leader’s death, Ohio wheat damage from freezing weather, Russian extradition bill, and looming canal lumber bids.
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St. Louis
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Chicago
India
Rawalpind
Canton
China
Isthucyan Canal Commission
United State
Madison
Wis
Roon
Bremen
Peter Maytubby
Caddo
I.P
Ohio
Kiev
Russia
Agreement On Tariff Lets In Some German Wines
A four part project details the U S Germany commerce agreement. It adds champagnes and sparkling wines to reduced German duties and lists 97.5 percent of U S imports to Germany to receive minimum rates while machinery and typewriters move to maximum rates. It also outlines changes to customs instructions and a presidential proposal to amend Dingley law to allow a ten percent undervaluation margin before penalties.
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Washington
United States
Germany
France
India
Amt
Board of Appraisers
United States Treasury
General Grant Reshuffles U S Army Commands
Washington on May 4 reports the adjutant general issued the staff proposed order placing Major General Wood in command of the department of the east at Governors Island after relief from the Philippine division. Major General Broderick J Grant moves to command the department of the lakes in Chicago, relieving Brigadier General William H Carter who goes to Omaha to lead the department of the Missouri. Major General John F Weston will command the Philippine division after Wood’s relief next fall.
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Washington
General Staff
Adjutant General
Wood
Department of the East
Governor's Island
Broderick J. Grant
Chicago
William H. Carter
Omaha
Department of the Missouri
John F. Weston
Monument to Pullman Planned by Belgian Sculptor
Belgian sculptor M. Jef Lambeaux has received a commission to create a monument in memory of George M. Pullman. He is shaping statues and bas-reliefs for the Washington, D C memorial, with work underway in Brussels.
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George M. Pullman
Brussels
May
Jef Lambeaux
Roosevelt Favored For Nomination By Equitable Official
Paul Morton, head of Equitable Life and ex secretary of the navy, says Theodore Roosevelt can have the nomination for the asking in Wheeling on May 4 as the Equitable agency celebrates twenty years. Betting on the OBrien Burns twenty round fight in Los Angeles also shifts odds from even to one to two.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Theodore Roosevelt
Paul Morton
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Navy
The
Equitable
Los Angles
Jacl O'Brien
Pommy Burns
Son O'Brien
Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery Claims Assure Potent Cure
An advertisement extols Dr Pierce s Golden Medical Discovery as a versatile remedy. It asserts full ingredient disclosure on bottle wrappers and oath attestation, highlighting use for indigestion bronchial issues catarrh and chronic coughs while noting limitations in advanced consumption. It also promotes Sage s Catarrh Remedy for nasal passages and urges perseverance for mucous membrane diseases.
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J. Pierce
Silent Suffering of Animals in War and Survival
A London Mail passage laments animal pain in battle, noting horses, dogs, cats, sheep, poultry, pigeons, deer, and eagles endure wounds with silence. It contrasts human companionship with animal endurance and ends with the image of a raptor eagle fighting to the end.
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London Mail
Lange's Stolen Base Feat Stuns Chicago Crowd
In a tight race Lange and Hamilton vied for the league lead in base stealing as the season neared its end. Lange opened the eighth with a double, Anson sacrificed, but Lange remained on second. Moments later Lange stole third to secure the base running title.
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Lange
Chicago
Bill Lange
Hamilton
Anson
Chaldean Weapons Reveal Copper Age Preceded Bronze
Berthelot’s analysis shows ancient Chaldean tools and ornaments from 5,000 to 6,000 years ago were made of pure copper and that iron, silver, and gold were known. Copper age preceded bronze, with hatchet forms and manufacturing processes similar to European prehistoric examples.
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Berthelot
Egypt
Chaldea
Europe
Trollope laughed at by friends over Scott cigar image
The passage notes Anthony Trollope being laughed at by acquaintances for causing Andy Scott to arrive with a cigar. It contrasts this light mockery with Amelia B. Edwards description in Hand and Glove of her hero moving “backward and forward like an overseer on a Massachusetts cotton plantation.”
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Anthony ‘Trollope
Andy Scott
Amelia B. Edwards
Massachusetts
Is This the Average Man Theorized in a London Review Quotation
A London Saturday Review quotation criticizes the average man describing jealousy of his partner and control over women, labeling his ideal as the farmyard rooster surrounded by worshipful hens. The text notes a preference for alluring, unobtainable mates while blaming women for not discovering such partners independently.
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Mwe
London Saturday Review
Reformer's Critique Sparks Social Upheaval Debate
Quoted remarks from a Philadelphia Press item condemn a reformer as dangerous, claiming his plans would disrupt social and business order and would imprison many he deems deserving. The exchange frames the reformer as extreme and unfit for governance.
The Winter Soft Crab Differences From Its Sunnier Cousin
The winter soft crab differs from the sunniest variety in body shape being narrower yet is more succulent and finer flavored than the best other crabs. It is a mud or sand crab with habits that make it rarer in some seasons, hiding and shedding time guided by instinct.
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Lane
New York Telegrams
Kodol Digestion Remedy Ad At Stephenson Street
An advertisement proclaims Kodol relieves indigestion and dyspepsia by aiding digestion, tones the stomach, strengthens the body, and purifies the blood. Made under the National pure food and drug law and sold by Wm. F. Jungkunz, druggist, 85 Stephenson Street.
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Wm. F. Jungkunz
Stephenson Street
Consolidation of Trolleys and Railroad Name Change
Milwaukee announces a consolidation of roads in the Whnels system to be named Chicago Milwaukee and Gary railroad company at the annual meeting. Total system miles reach 500 with 125 miles in operation. In Michigan Ruth Nash 16 and her nephews George 4 Harold 16 months killed by a Grand Trunk passenger train. Cecil Nash 6 badly injured.
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Milwaukee, Wis
J. Y. Seaman
Town
Death of a Prominent Indian in Superior Wis
Antonoine Gordon, a half-bred Chippewa Indian and wealthy, was Douglas county's oldest inhabitant and the region's oldest settler. He died at his home in Gordon, May, at over 100 years old, though he did not know his exact age.
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Superior
Wis
Antonoine Gordon
Douglas County
Gordon
Indiana Battery Captain Arnold Sutermeister Dies at 77
Kanaas City May 4 Captain Arnold Sutermeister who recruited the ith Indiana battery at Fort Wayne and commanded it for three years during the Civil War is dead aged 77 years. The battery saw many battles and won distinction at Chickamauga.
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Kanaas City
Arnold Sutermeister
Ith
Indiana
Fort Wayne
Ind
Chickamauga
Young Corbett Knocked Out by Sullivan in Eleventh Round
In Baltimore on May 4, Kid Sullivan of Washington defeated Young Corbett in the eleventh round. Corbett was hurt in the second round, knocked through the ropes in the fifth and seventh, floor for the count in the tenth, and succumbed to a punch in the eleventh.
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Young Corbett
Baltimore
Kkid" Sullivan
Washington
Corbett
Said It Once That Is Final President Won't Seek Nomination
Washington May 4 report states the president has no plan to repeat his election night pledge in November 104 that under no circumstances would he be a candidate for or accept another nomination.
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Washington
Guatemala apologizes to Mexico over assassin plot insinuations
Guatemala has apologized to the Mexican government for insinuations that the Mexican legation in Guatemala City harbored men suspected of plotting to assassinate Guatemala's President Cabrera. The apology was reported from City of Mexico on May 4.
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Guatemala
Dias
City
Mexico
Guatemala City
Cabrera
Markets Report from Chicago and New York May 8
Chicago Board of Trade quotations for Wheat Corn Oats and futures with May July and Sept prices. Live stock notes include hogs cattle and sheep receipts with range bids. New York live stock and meat quotes show cattle and sheep prices and market tone.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Ali
Ihs
ST Rvi
Chuleve Prairie
East Buffaloo
N.Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Kuest Buttado
N. Y
Hess
Eriades
Suse
Meaker Strann
Stuer
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Philadelphia Press
Minnesota
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Konqueror Shoes
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Kieth Shoe Co., Makers
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Freeport
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Freeport Gas
Ught and Coke Co
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