Akron official resigns amid alleged 282000 short in accounts
Fred E. Smith resigns as county treasurer of Akron while staying treasurer of the city and serving on the school board after examiners show a shortfall of 282000 in his accounts. He allegedly loaned public money, and city council and school board faces implications through related agreement. County commissioners appoint U G High of Barberton as successor. Smith vows to cover the shortage.
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Fred E. Smith
Akron
Ohio
City of
Smith
U. G. High
Barberton Smith
Varnish Explodes on Worden Burned on Deck
Six men were burned when varnish in the Worden torpedo boat destroyer paint locker ignited after hot rivets fell into it at the Norfolk navy yard. The ensuing fire was extinguished with minor damage and two riveters were hurled onto the deck by the blast.
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Worden
Norfolk
Navy Yard
Robert White
William H.wilson
Cigar Makers Strike in Cincinnati Over Foreman
Seventy five cigarmakers at the Sam Hirsch Co in Cincinnati walk out after refusing to discharge a foreman they complained about. The dispute centers on labor conditions and management.
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Sam Hirsch Company
Cincinnati
Airech
Largesrumton Tacwry
Mob Leader Is Sentenced For Lynching Conspiracy
Tender of Salisbury North Carolina mob accused of lynching three Black men convicted of conspiracy and given fifteen years in prison. In a separate report a wreck on the Panhandle division near Pittsburgh killed two people as two engines derailed and a baggage car derailed and caught fire. no passengers injured.
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Salisbury
Census Bureau reports New York leads 151 U.S. cities in size and outlays
The 1904 report lists 151 cities with populations over 30,000. New York has the largest land area and spends the most, with total expenditures reaching 554,440,215. Chicago and Philadelphia follow in scale, while Washington leads in per capita debt and Boston in tax levy per person.
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Census Bureau
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New Orleans
Chicago
Fauking
Hoboken
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Boston
Washington
Fecelpta
San Francisco
Cal
Omaha
Neb
New Haven
Conn
Covington
Lacrosse
Wis
Portland
Alburn
N. Y
Detroit
Newton
Mass
Pawtucket
R. I
Southern Mill Memo Defended on Child Labor Claims
Miss Gertrude Beeks of the welfare department of the national civic federation toured southern mill towns to investigate alleged child labor abuses. She admits many children are employed and that laws are not up to date but argues a majority attend school despite poverty. The debate questions how far critique should go.
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Southern Mill Mem
Gertrude Beeks
Welfare Department
National Civic Federation
Ee Sea
Dedicated to LabI Child Baptised with Promising Faith
A Chicago baptism honors Harry G. Creel's child with sponsors and hopeful vows. The father imagines the infant growing to lead with the golden rule and brotherhood, fulfilling dreams of personal virtue and public service through steadfast preparation.
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Catire
Chicago
Owhen
Harry G. Creel
eSchurch
Mnon
Mackint
First Shoshone lands draw winner named Hans Berlin
Hans Berlin of Laramie won the wind River lands drawing at Lander Wyoming and will have first choice of the 3,000,000 acre Wind River country near Yellowstone. The first twenty five names drawn include Edward Buck and John McPherson among others with many hoping for land and mineral sites. The drawing was overseen by Commissioner General W A Richards with referees Judge S Monginnis and Col W R Schnitger.
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Lander
Wyo
Hans Berlin
Laramie
Wind River
Yellowstone National Park
Wye
Edward S. Buck
Basin
Thomas Flye
Fairplay
John H. McPherson
Central
Mich
William Brnnig
Cheyenne
Charles Overcamp
Lyons
Iowa
Robert L. Burney
Salem
James A. Morrow
Lewiston
Afont
R. N. Gibson
Clinton
Bernard Frommeil
Spokane
Wesh
Will T. Cressler
Cincinnati
Ohio
Williamt Bassart
Onder
Henry Scholes
Wiliam St. Clair
Butte
Mont
John London
Osborne
Willie Watts
Sheridan
Rudolph Anderson
Niwott
Cole
Sarah Waugh
Catherine Koonaghn
W. A. Richards
General Land Office
S. Monginnis
Billings
Col
W. R. Schnitger
Bizarre Snippets Echo Global Turmoil and Markets
A fragmentary column sketches world affairs and economic themes with scattered references to Russia, Panama bonds, central American tensions, and trade rumors. The tone hints at satirical or opinionated chatter about finance, politics, and social fads.
End or Russ-Strike: Moscow Strike Called Off
The Russian workmen's council decided to call off the strike in St. Petersburg though factories in the provinces may still be involved. Rail workers showed limited cooperation and the leaderships suffered prestige losses as repression and arrests weakened proletariat organizations. In Chicago, Milwaukee Avenue States Bank doors closed with cashier Henry W. Hersey a fugitive, affecting 22,000 depositors amid violent incidents and conflicting reports of bank capital.
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Ersburg
St Petersburg
Moscow
Milwakee Avenue States Bank
Chicago
Henry W.her
Great Northwest
Henry Koepke
Kedzie Avenue
Milwaukee Avenue
John E. Wisner
Pencas
Manukee Avenue Bank
Clearing-House Association
American Trust and Savings Bank
Paul—O
G. C. Jones
State of
Illinois
Schuettler
Shippy
Bank
Ones—O
Paul O. Stensland
Stensland
Hering
Canada
Chaos and Revolution Amid European Turmoil Surges
A panicked European scene unfolds with stockpiled trains and militant calls as Polish and Jewish committees urge constitutional rule and a general strike. Reports cite insurrection at Sveaborg and Kronstadt, signaling a decisive struggle for land and liberty against autocracy.
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Tripede
St. Petersburg
Isar
Slava
Wussla
Sveaborg
Kronstadt
Grain and commodity markets show resilient demand and rising prices
The report notes strong conditions across crops and materials with continued demand for iron ore and lumber. It cites heavy commitments in construction, rising grain and provisions values, and a port volume of 4,780,000 bushels of grain and 297,542 head of livestock, while exports and bank clearings rise compared with prior periods.
Market Prices Across Cities Sting of 1900s Grain and Livestock
Cattle and hog prices vary by city with quotes for Chicago Indianapolis Cincinnati and Detroit. Wheat corn oats rye and hay range by grade with generic figures, while butter eggs and potatoes show daily farm market figures. Sparks from the Wires notes chemist Gustavus W. Lehmann dies in Baltimore.
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Indianapolis
Gustavus
Lehmann
Baltimore
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