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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1907
Page
14
Serious disorders erupted in Belfast as opposing crowds clashed near Queen's Square during a strike period. Troops, police, and 1500 soldiers battled rioters with bayonet charges along Faulls and Grosvenor roads. One soldier and twenty constables were injured, nine seriously.
The article outlines the standings of clubs competing for pennants in the principal baseball base league. It details team positions, run totals, and upcoming fixtures shaping the race to the pennant. Strong emphasis on leaders and key matchups.
Storms and a tornado sweep southern Minnesota northern Iowa and western Wisconsin causing widespread damage. Twenty five deaths reported and countless homes barns and crops destroyed with trains derailed and utilities knocked out.
A dubious tale claims a Port iers resident Walhelimins Locberg cured cancer after a snake bite. The report describes a berry picker bitten by a snake and recovering quickly with healing appearing rapid.
Dr Guilfoy of the New York Board of Health notes a rise in infant deaths for children under seven in the latest week compared with 1901. He attributes increased mortality to improper feeding practices among infants.
All Telegraphers Quit. Telegraph operators in New York Washington Philadelphia Pittsburg Buffalo Baltimore and other East cities joined the strike. The walkout spread to the South and West and into Canada disrupting newspaper service. Mrs Russell Sage funds a YMCA building for Long Island Rail Road employees at Long Island City. Chancellor Day at Syracuse University condemns Judgerиндis as a demagogue over a Heavy fine on the Standard Company.
Giov Deneen offers 200 dollars for the capture of the Mount Vernon Hi murder suspect in the killing of James J Williams. Citizens add an additional 100 dollars to the reward.
Four persons died and three were seriously injured in a head on collision between a south bound local freight and an extra freight train on the Western and Atlantic railroad one mile north of Dalton Georgia.
Overseer Wilbur Glenn Voliva defies the Zion City leadership as he refuses a petition seeking two co receivers for Zion City property. He protests the sale of Zion City lace industry and asserts his leadership after replacing John Alexander Dowie.
Voliva declared he would abandon Zion City and form a separate colony with his followers after his petition was denied and the sale proceeded. He vowed to gather supporters and leave soon, stating he would take a large following to establish a new settlement.
A nationwide telegraphers strike spreads from Los Angeles to cities nationwide leaving thirty five offices deserted and Chicago largely isolated. Western Union operators walk out at midnight after voting sympathetic action to support strikers with workers from smaller towns and new arrivals from other lines.
Telegraph operators walk off the job amid a strike, halting Western Union and Postal lines. Chicago isolates from national feeds as leased wires suffer disruptions and news outlets in smaller cities lack outside coverage.
Washington faces a telegraphers strike that cripples Weather Bureau operations and delays crop report dispatches. Officials urge presidential intervention as the administration weighs steps to slow the disruption and restore essential services.
The 1883 telegraphers strike, the third major labor action in US history, began after Brotherhood demands for a 15 percent wage rise. Western Union backed by new workers faced disrupted service as extras cried about General Grant's death after a July 19 message from Pittsburgh. The strike failed to gain lasting wage concessions and many operators were barred from returning to jobs.
The strike wave hits the middle West and South with 5000 New York telegraphers delaying action. Cities including Memphis Milwaukee Minneapolis Houston Oklahoma City Dallas and St Louis face walkouts and partial outages as unions seek conciliation.
The Twentieth Century Limited, a 18 hour New York to Chicago flyer, wrecked near Chesterton Indiana at 7 31 am after colliding with a derailed freight. Passengers hurled from berths and chairs faced panic as three forward cars and the locomotive left the track. The train including buffet and dining cars and sleepers suffered severe damage.
Disturbing developments in stock and money markets, weakness in some sectors, and the Telegraphers strike hover over business. Manufacturing and general merchandise buying remain steady while rails, plates, wire and other steel goods see pressure. cattle and livestock markets hit high averages. bank clearings reach 221.56 million, downlines show 26 failures in Chicago district.
Dispatches to Bradstreets indicate favorable movement in corn cotton and wheat while oats lag. Southwest Northwest and other centers show improved fall trade sentiment with rising buy ing, though some industries report quieter activity and easing prices. Week failures total 157 in the United States and 18 in Canada compared with prior periods.
Market notes list cattle hogs sheep and a wide mix of grains across major markets including Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York and Toledo. Prices are shown for wheat corn oats rye butter eggs and clover seed with ranges and unit details.
The report notes a three month drought on Jamaica amid evaporization challenges and distant relief. Marcelin Albert, a Midi revolt leader, was released from jail and received a chilly welcome at Montpellier, with reproaches for slow reforms echoing as he returned home.
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