Building Trades Strike Shuts Down St Louis Work
In St Louis the Building Trades councils declare a general strike affecting all buildings with Bricklayers and Stonemasons International union members. Masters cancel the prior arbitration based agreement. Four injured in a Robison park line collision near Fort Wayne as trolley slips and rear car crashes into the stopped car. Payne Morgan’s large Dixon Ohio general store and Morgan office burned, losses exceeding 5000 dollars.
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St. Louis
Building Trades Councils of
Bricklayers and Stonemasons’ International Union
Robison Park
Fort Wayne
Ind
Dixon
Ohio
Payne Morgan
Dr. Morgan
Morgan
Lake Shore car workers strike for wage raise
All members of the International Association of Car Workers at the Lake Shore railroad repair shops in Ashtabula Ohio walked out demanding ten cents more per day. The strike has nearly closed the shops with about 250 men out.
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Lake Shore
International Association of Car Workers
Lake Shore Railroad
Ashtabula
Ohio
Five Years for Embezzlement and Other News
Eugene Kemp was fatally stabbed in Shoemaker's saloon at Plymouth Indiana during an altercation with Alexander Johnson. Johnson fled to his home but was captured by Deputy Sheriff Head and jailed. A fire at West Virginia Brewing Company in Huntington destroyed the plant with $20,000 loss, ice plant and cellars saved. Arthur G. Reinke received five years for embezzling $14,000 from Marshall & Ilsley Bank in Milwaukee. Governor Pattison, ill since inauguration, was transported home to Milford from Christ Hospital Cincinnati.
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Eugene Kemp
Alexander Johnson
Shoemaker's
Plymouth
Ind
Johnson
Head
Huntington
W. Va
West Virginia Brewing Company
Arthur G. Reinke
Marshall & Ilsley Bank
Milwaukee
Wis
Green Bay
Gov. Pattison
John M. Pattison
Christ Hospital
Cincinnati
Ohio
Milford
Lynching of Henry Ambrose in Prentiss Mississippi
Henry Ambrose, a young Black man, was lynched in Prentiss after a mob broke into the jail and shot him. He had been arrested and accused of shooting a white man.
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Mississippi
Henry Ambrose
Prentiss
Miss
Ambrose
Patrick Lost Appeal Denied in Patrick Murder Case
The New York court denied the appeal for a new trial for Albert T. Patrick, convicted of murdering William Marsh Rice, the aged millionaire, confirming the death sentence. Ephraim B. Eshelman former Ohio editor and legislator was found dead in a Wooster hotel. An I&L roundhouse near Washington Ivy City collapsed after a lightning strike, burying two Italian workers.
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Patrick
Recorder Golf
New York
Albert T. Patrick
Wm. Marsh Rice
Ohio
Ephraim B. Eshelman
Columbus
Akron
Chillicothe
Wooster
Isaltimore & Ohio
Ivy City
Washington
Ind
Explosion at Dynamo Plant Kills Eleven in Aqua Pa
Eleven men were blown to pieces and five others were seriously injured by a dynamite plant explosion near Aqua along the Susquehanna river. A Blow to Corporations declares a bill passed by the National Senate prohibiting corporations from making money contributions in political campaigns. Charles J. Tucker was electrocuted at 12 13 Tuesday morning in Boston for the murder of Mabel Page.
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Aqua
Susquehanna River
National Senate
Tucker
Charles J. Tucker
Boston
Mass
Mabel Page
Senate
District of Columbia
Washington
Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley
Mariposa Big Tree Grove
House
Williams
Watson
Ind
Mr. Sulver
N. Y
Horrors of the Kongo exposed in royal commission report
London correspondents note that the Kongo commission admits grave charges against the Kongo Free State, showing rulers prioritizing rubber profits over natives' welfare. Reports recount mass killings during rubber hunts and cannibalism cited as official policy in brutal campaigns under King Leopold.
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Maxxacren
London
Kongo Commission
Leopold
Leopold Criticised for Reform Plan in Congo Free State
A truncated report discusses atrocities in the Congo under King Leopold and the push for reforms. It notes labor exploitation, rubber demands, rising death rates, and criticisms from London papers. The king asserts rights and responsibility for the new state, denying external intervention and stressing his financial and governance claims.
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Leopold
London
Free State
Durden
Feleiuim
Dione of
Theta
Eearit
Belgium
Man's Worth in Dollars: Study on Life's Value by Age
A Portland Maine physician presented a table of a man’s economic value by age at an American Medical Association meeting. The study shows values rising to age 40 with a peak around $20,344.68, then declining to retirement, with professional worth deemed highest near age 40 and decreasing after.
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New York
Holt
Dr .Osler
On Cable
Ashland Telegram founder J Irvin Steele dies owner of papers
J Irvin Steele proprietor of the Ashland Evening Telegram, died recently. He and his four sons owned a small chain of newspapers.
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Globe
J. Irvin Steele
Ashland
Evening Telegram
Bryan Indorsement Dominates Indiana Democratic Convention
Indiana Democrats endorse William Jennings Bryan for president and nominate a full state ticket two years ahead. The convention adopts no formal platform, praises Roosevelt while rallying behind a broad constitutional government and pledging to reform abuses if returned to power.
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Indianapolis
Willian Jennings Bryan
Indiana
Wan
J. Tilson
Supreme Court
Benjamin F. Shively
South Bend
Congress
Pheodore Roosevelt
William Jennings
Simuel EL. Ralston
Lebanon
Bryan Indorsed by Republican convention amid dramatic display
Delegates hail a Bryan endorsement with hats and handkerchiefs waved as the ticket is chosen by acclamation. A concealed Bryan banner is unveiled, prompting five minutes of joyful cheers and sweeping backstage scenes. Officers elected include Mrs. Sarah Platt Decker as President and Mrs. Percy Vo Ternybacker as Auditor.
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Bryan
St. Paauk
Meury Go Andrews
Oinebay
Nebrook
Ming
Auen
Thoi
Woidem
Woidem. This Dedication Brought Mays
Robert Tal Wiles
Chicago
America
Nebraska
Sarah Platt Decker
Denver
Cole
Philip N Moore
St. Louis
Mary Alden Ward
Boston
Mass
Mary Bok
Sherman
Charlee Perkins
Knvoxville
Penn
Mors
Josiah Evans Cowles
Los Angeles
Cal
Percy Vo Ternybacker
Austin
Texas
Federation
Roosevelts
Congress
Senate Passes Naval Bill and Conferees Back to Work
The Senate approved a naval appropriation totaling 103,117,670 dollars while conference on the railroad rate bill continued amid criticism. A constitutional amendment to empower uniform marriage and divorce laws was postponed. House actions included naturalization passage and varied debate on sundry civil and District of Columbia measures.
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Senate
Congress
House
Spooner
Messrs
Hale
Tillman
Bailey
McCumber
Teller
Lodge
Morgan
Iiles
Pettus
Patterson
Daniel
Department of Justice
United States
Gorman
Custom House
New York City
Sullivan
Mass
N Ra
Brundage
Ark
Executive Department
White House
Minor Morris
Grosvenor
Ohio
Indias
la Follette
William Winkney Whyte
Maryland
Efonse
District of Columbia
Cuba
China
Tornado Ravages Minnesota Towns North of St Paul
A Wednesday afternoon tornado caused extensive destruction near Wyoming and North Branch Minnesota about fifty miles north of St Paul. It damaged homes and barns, injured several people, and reportedly killed one man with other fatalities feared as lines and communications failed.
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Minnesota
St. Paul
Wyoming
North Branch
Minn
Lindstrom
Mino
Anil
Engdahl
Vine Island
Mr. Engdahl
Hearty Funk
I. J. Halvorsen
Stoddard
Wis
LaCrosse
Verton County
Coon Valley
Mormon Coulee
Brinkman
Kansas
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Fremont, Indiana
Lie
N. M
Sue
King Leopold
James PF. Cook
John Isenbarger
Marion Batley
Walter J. Lote
Bert New
Public Instruction
Rob't J. Aley
Edward Barrett
David N. Curry Vor
First District
Eugene AL Ely
Michard Erwin
American Grocer
Internal Revenue
Kaghond
Germany
William J. Bryan
Isle of Pines
Trapkins
Pammma Canal
District of Coun Bia
Mo Weifer
Trouse
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