Unemployed Protests In London And Tragic Accidents Reported
The issue of unemployment sparks a large London procession and a Hyde Park meeting with a forceful denunciation of the capitalist system. In Ohio a wreck attempt endangers a passenger train near St Marys, killing a engineer and injuring others. An explosion at Partin N I destroys four workers, with unknown causes. A Hartford City woman dies after self immolation, linked to family troubles.
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London
Eng
Hyde Park
Lake Erie & Western
St. Marys
Ohio
Toledo & Ohio Central Crossing
Charles Greenland
Bruce Yingling
Greenland
Yingling
Fire at Longbell Lumber Co. office sparks $75,000 loss
Fire started by safe blowers after a robbery attempt at the Longbell Lumber Co. office in Cherryvele Kas caused $75,000 in damage. Other losses included Wood Tucker Lumber Co. $330,000, Whitney Grain Co. $25,000, Longbell and J K Morgan each $4,000, with additional annualler losses cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longbell Lumber Co
Cherryvele
Kas
Woodtucker Lumber Company
W. C. Whitney Grain Company
Longbell Company
J. K. Morgan
Big Tannery Burned Near Mall Creek
Fire swept the Michigan Leather Company tannery at Mall Creek Amflch destroying facilities. Insurance coverage estimated to exceed 100000 dollars. The plant was slated for sale to a leather trust soon as the proceedings continue. In Indiana, Otto Cook and five others face a murder trial set for December 11 at the Bigffen court.
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Big Tannery Burne
Michigan Leather Company
Mall Creek
Amflch
Leather Trust
Ditto Cack Cues
Otto Cook
Preston Sanderson
Dee
Bigfften
Ind
Atter
Peyi Ag
Aaa
Towerman Fires On Teamster In Chicago Tragedy
James Kontis a 21 year old towerman for the Pennsylvania Railroad fired two shots from his tower at 24th street and Western Indiana tracks injuring Frank Rothstein a teamster fatally. Kontis says Rothstein insulted him and rammed a gate to lure him out. Rothstein struck Kontis first. Kontis and a companion Kootia fired back as they fled. Polizei and hospital reports confirm Rothstein died and Kontis was arrested.
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Rothstein
James Kontis
Pennsylvania Railroad
Frank Rothstein
24Th Street
Indiana
Chicago
Rathstein
Kontis
Kootia
Hanfield
Montana Supreme Court invalidates state anti trust law
The Montana Supreme Court declares the state anti trust law unconstitutional as class legislation. Citing a U S Supreme Court ruling the law’s exemptions for agriculturists stock raisers and horticulturists render it invalid in the beef price conspiracy case against Armour Swift Cudahy and Hammond packing companies.
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Montana
Supreme Court of the United States
Hlinuis
Supreme Court of Montanon
Armour, Swift, Cudahy and
Hammond Packing Companies
Castro Based On Payment Sparks Franco-Venezuela Tension
Paris reports President Castro refuses to pay the second Plumley arbitration installment for damages to French citizens in Venezuela before 1903. Venezuela cites interrupted diplomatic relations as ground, Marin officials decline to admit this justifies nonpayment. Incident viewed as provocation.
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France
Paris
Castro
Plumley
Venezuela
Marin
Kenosha Trolley Line Sold for 350000
A. Wrost president of the Chicago and Milwaukee Railway Company bought the Kenosha Electric Railway franchise for 350000. The line will not be taken over immediately due to laws governing the property but the through line is planned to open in December.
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Kenosha
A. ©. Wrost
Chicago and Milwaukee Railway Company
Thirty Three Men Die In Kiel Bay Collision
A torpedo boat S-126 and escort ships collided near Kiel Bay during maneuvers in a driving snow storm. Thirty two seamen and one officer perished as boiler explosions followed. The Vudine and Wank were nearby when the disaster struck.
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Buelk
Germany
Sal
Vudine
Wank
Kiel Bay
Girl Climbs Smokestack for Flag in Waterbury Rescue
Fifteen year old Grisella Held climbed inside a plant smokestack using ladders and rope to reach the top about ISO feet high and planted a flag as she neared the summit. Waterbury authorities praised her daring stunt and safe ascent.
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Grisella Held
Waterbury
Conn
ISO Feet
Grisella
Railroad Station Robbery At Jobnatown Ohio
Train station at Jobnatown Ohio robbed with mail sacks and freight opened. No money found in the post office. Centerbury post office and station robbed with similar gunfire the night earlier.
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Toledo and Ohio
Jobnatown
Ohio
Centerbury
Gems stolen on train from Adams Express Company
Diamonds valued at 10000 dollars and other gems belonging to Mrs M D Hawley of Brooklyn disappeared from the Adams Express Company soon after shipment from South Station. The loss includes a family heirloom and other jewels, with the date kept. Police investigate the mystery surrounding the heist and transit location.
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Mra. M.D
Hawley
Brooklyn
Adams Express Company
South Station
Eaton
Fire destroys Riverside Bridge Company plant in Ohio
A fire at Riverside Bridge Company's Martina Ferry plant in Ohio caused losses exceeding 200000 as iron and steel fireproof buildings burned completely. The cause remains under investigation and the extent of damage to adjacent facilities is unclear.
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Riverside Bridge Company
Martina Ferry
Ohio
Prince Louis Fleet Dismisses Sailors Overstay Passengers Left in New York
About 200 English seamen from Prince Louis of Battenberg's squadron were left ashore as the fleet prepared to sail from New York. Some overstayed leave and were treated as deserters, with women and other sailors distressed. Immigrants raised fines, while ships moved down the Hudson toward Gibraltar.
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Prince Louis of Battenberg
New York
Bowery Resorta
England
Watchorn
United States
Hudson
Gibraltar
London in rapid wedding ties author to Iowa bride
Jack London, noted author and war correspondent, wed Mixx Charmion Kittredge of Iowa in Chicago at 10 oclock Sunday night after a busy day. The bride hurried from Newton Iowa while London secured a marriage license and arranged a judge’s appointment. London's first wife had just obtained a final decree of divorce in San Francisco on Saturday.
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Charmion Kittredge
Iowa
Jack London
Mixx Charmion Kittredge
Chicago
Newton
London
San Francisco
Kisses Mother Then Jumps in Well
A Polk City Iowa widow Mrs Ploy Anderson kissed her mother goodbye at 5 am and leaped into a nearby well drowning. Her mother failed to rescue her. Anderson was the daughter of N H Lantz a former Iowa land agent now with a Washington government department. She was said to be insane.
Hat with mouse causes near riot at Ohio revival
Mrs. Rebekah Jooking wore a hat containing a hidden mouse during a Methodist revival in Marton Ohio. The rodent escaped into a young woman’s lap triggering a panic and near disruption of the service.
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Rebekah Jooking
Marton
Ohio
Charles Accepts Danish-Norwegian Throne Offer
A Norwegian deputation delivered the throne to Prince Charles of Denmark on Monday. King Christian accepted on behalf of his grandfather, confirming a formal transfer of sovereign rights and title.
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Charles
Norway
Prince Charles
Denmark
Christian
Mayor Donne Warns Opponents of Municipal Ownership
In a Boston magazine letter, Chicago Mayor Donne alleges banks, newspapers, and the City Council majority plot to block municipal ownership and predicts their defeat of the plan.
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Donne
Chicago
Boston
Teamsters Seek Wage Increase Amid Tight Budgets
Chicago Teamsters plead for higher pay saying they have only a three cent margin daily to buy clothing for their families and were rejected by a standard bearer from the BKtandard Gil agency.
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Chicago
Bktandard Gil
Unions Boycott Hearses During New Orleans Strike
Due to a carriage drivers strike in New Orleans unions refuse to use non Hnlon hearses for transporting the dead. Members carry coffins through the streets to burial sites amid the stoppage.
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New Orleans
Bleachers Collapse at Michigan Wisconsin Game
Two thousand spectators at the Michigan Wisconsin football game in Ann Arbor fell in a tangled heap when a bleacher section collapsed. No fatalities were reported and only a few injuries occurred. Russian Strikes at an End end of railroad and industrial strikes in Bus
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Ann Arbor
Plan to extort Armour & Co. over feared disclosures
William McSwain and Wilbur Cole are jailed for allegedly trying to blackmail J. Ogden Armour and others from Armour & Co. by threatening to reveal private correspondence. McSwain, a former Armour stenographer, is said to have copied letters showing questionable dealings. They were lured to the Auditorium Annex for a supposed $10,000 payoff before arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armour & Co
Feders
Chicago
Willian
McSwain
Wilbur Cole
J. Ogden Armour
eSwain
Armour
Jealous Lovers Fight In St Louis Ends In Police Shot
In St Louis a prize fight between Arthur Marlow and Frank Brennecker over Miss Lulu Bren ecker turned violent in a vacant lot. Both men were stripped to underclothes and used suspenders as belts. Referee Lorenz fired a revolver during the third round, drawing police attention. They were jailed and later fined minimally after Judge Tracy heard their excuses.
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St. Louis
Lulu Brenecker
Arthur Marlow
Frank 3Fam
Fench
Lorenz
Tracy
Women Are Appointed to Pension Board of Review
The Commissioner of Pensions in Washington replaces several negligent male members and appoints the first women to the board. Miss Worith Quackenbush of Indiana and Miss Fanny Beal of Maryland are named as the new appointees, marking a shift favoring female reviewers.
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Pension Board of Review
Commissioner of Pensions
Warners
Board of Review
Washington
Worith Quackenbush
Indiana
Fanny Beal
Maryland
Smoking in bed nearly costs life of Milbrook actor
William Melrose, leading man of Milbrook stock company, narrowly escaped death in Youngstown Ohio after falling asleep in bed while smoking. The cigarette set bed clothing alight and hours later smoke was noticed issuing from the room. The door was battered down but he remained enveloped in flames and could not be awakened.
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William Melrose
Milbrook Stock Company
Youngstown
Ohio
Sutor
Richard H Kastor Arrested in Defraud Scheme Case
Richard H Kastor son of H S Nas tor a millionaire was arrested by a deputy U S marshal at the Federal building in St Louis on an indictment from the federal grand jury charging him with conducting a scheme to defraud in connection with the Merchants Brokerage in Comr is ation Company of St Louis
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Richard H. Kastor
H. S. Nastor
United States
Federal
St. Louise
Medoral Grand Jury
Comrisation Company
Sto Laus
Auction Report on Governor Nash Estate Worthless Stocks
The Ohio governor Nash estate sold privately for 696.20 with mining and oil stock yielding no value. A large stake of the estate’s assets remained worthless. The Wap widow purchased the Witch for 41268.
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Nash
Ohio
Wap
Beet Sugar Plant Burns at Rocky Ford Fire
A blaze in the large warehouse of the American Beet Sugar Company plant in Rocky Ford Colorado caused an estimated loss of 300000 to 400000 dollars. About ten million pounds of sugar were stored there. The fire presumably started from spontaneous combustion and was fully covered by insurance.
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American Beet ® Sugar Company
Rocky Ford
Colo
Ita
Mutual Life President Implements Salary Cut Amid Reform Calls
Richard A. McCurdy, head of Mutual Life Insurance, announced a voluntary salary reduction following a sharp report by the special investigating committee. The New York meeting of trustees urged reforms and economies in company management.
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Richard A. McCurdy
Mutual Life Insurance Company
New York
Five Die in Tenement Fire at East 73d Street
Fire at 221 East 73d Street New York killed at least five residents. Three victims reportedly knelt in prayer when the flames struck. Authorities investigate cause and evacuations continue.
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East 73d Street
New York
Royalty Aids Unemployed Fund Grows in Britain
King Edward and the Prince of Wales donate substantial sums to the English aid fund started by Queen Alexandria. The fund totals about 140000 dollars as engineers debate costs and timelines for a Panama Canal level project amid uncertain estimates and flawed text.
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Edward
Prince of Wales
Alexandria
Chicago Market Review Signals Record Trade Pace
A high volume of bank exchanges and a surge in grain movement push prices up for furnace products and hides. Business activity remains robust with strong manufacturing demand, limited transport, and improving Western railroad earnings despite rail blockades and North American failures.
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Western Railroad
Chicago
Dan
New York
Northwest
United States
Canada
lHradatreeto
U.S. City Grain and Livestock Prices Summary
The report lists mixed livestock and grain quotes across multiple regional markets. Chicago prices show cattle 4.00 to 6.55, hogs 4.00 to 5.05, sheep 3.00 to 5.25, and grains including wheat No 2 at various cents, corn No 2 around 45 to 41 cents, oats 28 to 80 cents, and rye around 70 to 120 cents. Indiana Illinois and Midwest markets follow similar ranges with cattle 3.00 to 8.75, hogs 4.00 to 5.05, wheat 87 to 88 cents, corn 40 to 48 cents, oats around 6 to 12 cents, and butter and eggs at modest wholesale levels. Detroit and Milwaukee segments echo these commodity ranges with cattle 4.00 to 4.50, hogs 4.00, wheat near 80 to 88 cents, corn 40 to 48 cents, oats 6 to 12 cents, and rye around 70 to 120 cents.
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Chicago
Timothy
Indianapoliv
Cincinnati
Detroit
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Aoan
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J. W. Davis
Elwood
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Heavenly Hearnit Church
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Missouri
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Mies Maud Reese
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Aed
Prince Louis
L. A. Lute Wedel
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Panama
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