Teamsters End Chicago Strike After 105 Days
The Chicago Teamsters Joint Council officially called off the 105 day strike at 12:30 a.m. Drivers are ordered to seek their old positions, with expectations that less than half will be re employed. Lumber, express, and other unions voted to return to work, while express companies maintained no reinstatement for strikers. Strike action ends as unions plan to revert to prior employment without new agreements.
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Chicago
Gtérs
Teamsters'joint Council
Pehaeneas
Express
Express Companies
Trivek
Teamsters’ Union
Bank Goes Under in Kansas City Financial Collapse
National Bank of Kansas City closes its doors amid Topeka First National Bank failure. C J Devlin of Topeka held notes of about 100000 dollars. American National Bank of Kansas City held over 200000 of Devlin notes. Reading banker states other Kansas City institutions would not let this bank fail. No run on local banks at opening hour Thursday.
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City
National of
Kansas City
National Bank
C. J. Devlin
iTopeka
First National Bank
Topeka
American ‘National Bank
Deviinnanex
Heat Killed Many Deaths in New York
A severe heat wave pushed New York's daily toll to 75 deaths on Wednesday, with 26 on Tuesday. Tempatures peaked near 95 across the city, thunderstorms cooled the heat later, and bodies crowded morgue cold storage forced use of ice shipments to Potter's Field. a Brooklyn murder-suicide and several fire-escape fall deaths are noted.
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New York
Brooklyn
Slum Romance Bride of Millionaire Stokes
Miss Rose Pastor to John G. Phelps Stokes wed at St Luke's Episcopal church Noroton Conn. The ceremony was modest with no bridesmaids. The couple plan a two month abroad then live on New York's lower east side to continue settlement work. Stokes, a millionaire clubman and benefactor, has a fortune of 5 million dollars. the bride rose from poverty as a cigar factory worker and later a Jewish daily employee.
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Millionaire Stokes
Miss Rose
John G. Phelps Stokes
Anson Phelps Stokes
St. Luke's Episcopal Church
Noroton
Conn
Mr. Stokes
East Side
Stokes
Widow Huntington paid 10000 for book subscription
A New York special reports district attorney officials will review the Town Topics book sales. Assistant District Attorney Krotel examined entries tied to the book Eggs and Pancies and Facts and Fancies, noting Verdiy price was 1500 and that Mrs. Collis P. Huntington, widow of a railroad promoter, paid 10000 for her subscription.
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Huntington
New York
District Attorney’s Office
Krotel
Town Topics
Collis P. Huntington
Fraud order upheld against People's Bank St Louis
Federal Judge McPherson affirmed a Post Office fraud order targeting the People's United States Bank and Dr G Lewis. The ruling bars stamping mail as fraudulent and directs the St Louis postmaster to refrain from executing the Postmaster General Cortelyou’s instructions.
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People's Bank At
St. Louis
McPherson
Bank
Lewis
Caleb Powers Case and Federal Prison Dispute Summary
Historical notes cover the Caleb Powers case with jail staff and citizens charged with assault during Powers commitment, later dismissed from custody. News from Cincinnati reports Mayor Helmbold's bid to set federal prisoner locations deemed legal. New cabinet changes include Bithu Root sworn as secretary of state in Washington. A Minnesota Supreme Court stay on execution method is noted.
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Caleb -Powers
Floeger
Caleb- Powers
Newport, Ky
Custom Cincinnati
Helmbold
New York
Washington
William. _McNair
Stata
Heat wave grips eastern states with unprecedented severity
A New York dispatch details a scorching heat spell across the eastern and New England states. Temperatures hit 98.5 in Philadelphia, 106 in New York, and 104 in Boston as hundreds fainted or collapsed and dozens died amid crowded tenements and crowded streets. Many victims perished or were prostrated at work or home while officials warn the toll will rise.
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New York Dispatch
New England
Philadelphia
New York
W Weather Bureau
Boston
Hone
Interstate Fair Sioux City Promises Better Show
Sioux City hosts the Interstate Live Stock Fair September 11 to 16. Secretary In Which of the Hunter state states more money will be spent on free attractions premiums and grand races than in prior years. Last year profits funded grounds improvements and higher purses totaling 12000 for races and 20000 for displays. Six free attractions daily boost the grandstand area and the railroads offer a round trip fare for the week.
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Sioux City
Hic
Tunterstate
Woman Dies in Heat Wave After Chloroform Attempt
In Lincoln Nebraska Mrs J. J Pickrell driven by extreme heat died Tuesday morning with a chloroform bottle in her hands. She pleaded to go to her parents farm near York to escape the heat and her husband had secured a trip pass. Fireman Pirell is named from Burlington.
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Lincoln
A. Lincoln
Pickrell
York
Pierrell
Burlington
Resignation of Chief Statistician Amid Cotton Report Scandal
Washington Tuesday saw Hyde of the Department of Agriculture resign as Chief Statistician. Hayes will head statistical work in the interim. The move stems from a scandal over the cotton crop report leaks and related irregularities.
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Hyde
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Hayes
Steamer Shamrock Entangled by River Rope Fatality
The Shamrock carrying fifty excursionists three miles from Valley View ran into a rope stretched from a log boom. Miss Nancy A. Carpenter was swept into the river and drowned. Five others were badly hurt.
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Runes
Shamrock
Valley View, Sr
Nancy A. Carpenter
Heavy Rainstorms Rage Across Germany and New York
Unusually heavy rain strikes Germany along the Rhine above Cologne causing major vineyard damage and factory collapses. Across New York fourteen deaths and many prostrations reported after a Tuesday heat wave and a Central line wreck near Rochester. Engineer James Clark cited in a damaged account.
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Germany
Rhine
Cologne
New York Central
Chicago
Detroit
Rochester
James Clark
Tragic double loss near Castana ends in suicide
Henry Ehrick, a prominent German farmer near Castana, loses his 14-year-old son William to a Maple River drowning. Grief drives Ehrick to hang himself, discovered beside a haystack after neighbors corral a failed rescue attempt. The drowning body was recovered the following day.
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Roy
Henry Ehrick
Castana
William
Maple River
Girard
Bhrick
Ehrick
Sixteen Horses Cremated in Council Bluffs Fire
A morning blaze destroyed the Ogden livery barn in Council Bluffs killing sixteen horses and injuring two others. The fire caused a total loss of 3500 dollars, wiping out thirteen buggies a hearse, harness and hay. Building owner A N Titch and proprietor G Marks faced the losses. insurance will cover the totals.
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Council Bluffs
Ogden
G. Marks
A. N. Titch
Insurance
Early oat harvest and corn promise strong yield
The early oat crop around Rockwell City is being harvested and reported as an excellent yield. Late oats are in fine condition and could become a large crop if heat does not damage them before maturity. Corn is better than in many years, and with continued good weather a yield comparable to 1895 may be expected.
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Rockwell City
D B Henderson Paralyzed In Dubuque, Condition Poor
Physicians treating Col. D B Henderson report paresis with doubtful recovery. The elderly statesman has partial use regained in a hand and leg, but his wind remains unchanged and shows no improvement.
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D. B. Henderson
Dubuque
Colfax Man Fails in Fourth Murder Attempt
A fourth attempt on Mel Slaug's life at Colfax ended with two shots fired as darkness fell, but the would be assassin missed his mark. The attacker fled as the target survived the assault.
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Agseoasina
Mel Slaug
Colfax
Burglars Blow Open Safe at Missouri Valley Grocery
Burglars blew open a large safe in the grocery store of C. Peterson at Missouri Valley on Wednesday morning. They secured seventy dollars in cash and about three hundred dollars worth of jewelry and cutlery. There is no claw.
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C. Peterson
Missouri
Valley
Sheriffs and Deputies Attend Iowa Convention in Ottumwa
Over half the Iowa counties were represented by sheriffs and deputies at the 23rd annual Iowa State Sheriff's Association opening session in Ottumwa on Wednesday. In Montezuma a new opera house will be built soon after a special election passed by 10 to 1.
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Iowa
Iowa State Sheriff's Association
Ottumwa
New Opera House
Montezuma
Ull
Bank purchase forms new Hoopers institution
Bank at Hoopers in Sheldon changes hands as W. M. Smith and Fred Q. Friabee acquire the Hospers bank building and fixtures from Ricker Bros. The Hoopers bank will resume banking operations at the new location after a lengthy vacancy, signaling a renewed financial presence in the area.
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Bank At
Hoapers
W. M. Smith
Fred Q. Friabee
Sheldon
Ricker Broa
The
Hospers: Bank
Lhe Bank
West Des Moines dynamite explosion claims five lives
A powder house near Go vodk in Riverside two miles west of Des Moines exploded during a rain storm. Twenty five pounds of dynamite detonated blowing bodies into pieces. Victims include engineer Charles Brown and four other workers. Debris scattered up to a hundred feet. lightning struck a tree as workers sought shelter.
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West Riverside
Condhmine
Des Moines
Death from pin prick Miss Walworth dies in Sioux City
Miss Anna Walworth, employed by Seymour's White Laundry in Sioux City, died Sunday at St Joseph's hospital from blood poisoning after a pin pricked her finger. A small wound led to rapid poisoning, despite hospital treatment. She died in Whiting after the injury.
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Miss Walworth
Sioux City
Anna Walworth
St. Joseph's Hospital
Walworth
Seymour
Incendiary Fires Hit Rock Island Property at Avoca
Five attempts were made to burn Rock Island property in Avoca. Saturday night at 10 30 the incendiary renewed attack on the freight depot roof causing damage to structure and contents. Oil and waste from wheels started the blaze. Firemen extinguished it after an hour. Citizens have organized to find and punish the responsible party.
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Rock Island
Rock Fixland Railroad
Avoca
Money Missing After Guard Camp Payment Request
Governor Cummins wired the secretary of war seeking the $88,000 requisitioned for the National Guard encampment in Des Moines. No word on why the funds are not deposited in Chicago sub treasury. Washington advised the money was set aside at Chicago sub-treasury for Town disbursing officer Guy B Logan.
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Gov. Cummins
Secretary of War
National Guard
Des Moines
Chicago
War Department
Washington
Guy BE. Logan
Churches Struck by Lightning Ruin Town
A Tuesday night storm hit Marshalltown with lightning causing major damage to several churches. The Norwegian Lutheran Church at Dunbar was totally destroyed with $2,500 loss, while St. Anthony Catholic Church sustained about $300 in damage. In Taylor Township near Albion J I Holcomb reported no barn loss though cattle were killed.
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Marshalltown
Dunbar
St. Anthony
J. I. Holcomb
Taylor Township
Albion
Prairie Oil and Gas Company Amends Articles of Incorporation
The secretary of state collected a $5,000 fee from the Prairie Oil and Gas Company, Kansas branch of Standard Oil. The firm filed amendments to its articles increasing capital stock by $5,000,000 after building sixteen miles of pipeline through Lee County and paying the fee to Iowa.
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Prairie Oil and Cas Company
Kansas
Standard Oil
Lee County
Ioiva
Incendiary Suspect Held. Drownings Also Reported
Andrew Murphy held to grand jury in Avoca on $500 bond over alleged connection to diary fires that damaged Rock Island Railroad property last Friday and Saturday. William OConnell, 22, of Chicago, a teamster, drowned in the Mississippi River at Clinton after falling from a barge while washing clothes.
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Andrew Murphy
Avoca
Rock Island Railroad
Palla
William O'Connell
Chicago
Mississippi
Clinton
Tly
Prominent farmer gored by maddened cow near Altoona
W. U. Cahoon a well known farmer of Altoona lies at the point of death after a cow savagely attacked him when he attempted to take a young calf from its mother. Neighbors say Cahoon is valued for his livestock and community work. The incident occurred on his farm and authorities are investigating the animal’s behavior.
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W. UW
Cahoon
Altoona
Cedar Falls Carnival Plans Announced Aug 24 26
Cedar Walls outlines elaborate plans for the Cedar Falls Carnival to be held from August 24 through August 26. Organizers emphasize attractions, schedules, and community participation for the three day event.
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Cedar Falls
Cedar Walls
Iowa Bar Association Elects Officers at Des Moines Convention
At the annual Town State Bar Association convention in Des Moines officers were elected William H. Bailey as president Fr M Towner as vice president Chas M Dutcher as secretary and deste Fe Stevenson as treasurer.
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Iowa Bar Association
Town State Bar Association
Des Moines
William H. Bailey
M. Towner
Corning
Chas
M. Dutcher
Iowa ‘City
Deste Fe Stevenson
Treqaurers
Famed mind in blight Henderson near death at Dubuque home
Ex speaker Henderson once second to the president is now in a mentally enfeebled state at his Dubuque residence. A recent stroke left him paralyzed on the right side and unable to move freely. He relives battlefield and congressional days in delirium while doctors deem his condition hopeless.
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Henderson Nowa Mentah
David 13
Henderson
Towa
Athia Dubuque
Io Country Ng
Parosia
Iim
United States
Col. Menderson
Congress
Corinth
Col .Henderson
Col. Henderson
Me O
Hotel Julien
Washington
Gen Blackmar Dead G A R Commander in Chief Dies in Boise
Gen. W. W. Blackmar commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic died of interstitial nephritis at Boise Idaho Sunday. He arrived July 10 on a northwest tour and grew ill, later kept from public view at Mrs Blackmar’s home. Born July 25 1841 in Bristol Pennsylvania he served in the Fifteenth Pennsylvania Cavalry and was promoted by Gen Custer to captain at Five Forks. He later served as Judge Advocate General of Massachusetts. Captain John R. King becomes commander in chief in his stead.
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Boise
Idaho
W. W. Blackmar
Grand Army of the Republic
Blackmar
Grand Army
Northwest
Mra
Boston
Hingham
Begum
Bristol
Fifteenth
Pennsylvania Cavalry
West West Virginian
Forks
Custer
Wong
Lalbot
Mice
Massachusetts
All Around the Globe Fort Worth storm claims two lives
An electrical storm in Fort Worth killed two people who came into contact with live wires. In Winona Minnesota an 11 month old child drowned after tumbling overboard from a houseboat. A New York grain trade meeting authorized trading in grain futures contracts of 1000 bushels. A Goderich Ontario elevator burned destroying 200000 bushels of wheat with a loss of 200000 dollars.
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Fort Worth
Turas
Winona
Minn
Olben
New York Grain Trade
Produce Exchange
New York
Mlomuin
Goderich
Gol
Jefferson
Doolittl
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