General strike escalates at Chicago yards amid clashes
The Chicago stockyards strike expands as thousands of workers walk out led by William Schardt and union officials to protest alleged discrimination in re employment. Private detectives arrive as clashes flare and some plants fortify their yards while talks fail to halt the walkout.
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Allied’ Trades
Butchers
jPriis
Stood Yards
Offihhaln
Donnelly
Strike Dan on Packing Plants Sparks Mass Walkout
A mass strike erupts as workers at packing houses walk off their jobs after a failed negotiation. Leaders call the strike following a long dispute over terms, with workers assembling in Golden's office and marching from plants, shouting and rallying as departments quit work. Leaders promise further action.
Thirty Thousand Workers Strike in Fall River Mills
Thirty thousand operatives quit Jiperatives ii Cotton Gorka Mills amid a wage cut protest. The textile council kept 34 000 away from mills while protests spread across thirty seven plants. Strikes dispersed quietly as leaders warn this begins a major Fall River labor contest. Manufacturers defend wage reductions as necessary to save business.
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Fall River
Memnis
Fragmented World News Blurs Across Several Conflicts
A jumble of reports covers Trieste diplomacy, African leadership, a court ruling in Russia, floods in Germany, and a Bulgarian witness debate. The governor of Trieste hosts dinner for American battleship officers while European intrigue unfolds in various capitals.
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Count Cress
Trieste
Stocen Wilhehaina
Goledees
Krugers
Alexander
Teraga
Dever
Britain Roused to War Fear Over Russian Seizures
British public and officials condemn Russian seizures of British ships in the Red Sea. A warlike press tone and calls for reprisal grow, with leaders from all parties uniting against the Czar. The Malacca case and Red Sea tension heighten pressure for action as ships crowd Suez.
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Russia
Britain
Red Sea
Rosia
Islng
Malacca
Iepeereee
Port Said
Fort Raid
Suez Canal
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Times
the Standard
Morning Post
Daily Telegraph
United Kingdom
Japan
Great Britain
Nation and Labor Clash Over Recognition in Mills Case
In a Washington dispute labor factions clash as a bricklayer boycott and racial tensions surface at the government office. Assistant Foreman Willer and miller Miller face expulsion from the union while officials weigh the legality of government recognition and the bricklayers’ oath under political pressure. The episode underscores whether national laws or union rules govern labor rights amid campaign rhetoric.
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Willer
Miller
Bewell
Onion
Iuiernment
Rail projects and corporate actions headline regional transport updates
The report highlights Missouri Texas lines advancing double tracking between Fort Worth and Dallas. It notes the Northwestern launching a through sleeping car line Chicago Milwaukee to Sault Sainte Marie. It cites New York and Pennsylvania consolidation filings and bonds by Southern. The St Louis and San Francisco directors authorize a 1.0 billion treasury infusion for improvements. A committee seeks rate equalization through the Chicago gateway.
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Missouri
Kansas
Texas
Ihs
Austin
Granger
Philadelphia
Kansas City
Northwestern
Chicago
Milwaukee
Sault Sta. Mare
A. T. Davidson
Frison
Iline
Piestain
Cionsolidated
New York, New Liaven and Hartford Railroad
Fueure
St. Louis and
Sag Francises
Fram
Treasury
Southern
New York
St Louis
Western Passenger Association
Central Passenger Association
Chicago Gateway
Pointa
trapa-Mississippi River Pointe
Land Rush Opens on Rosebud Reserve for Homesteaders
Government action opens fertile Rosebud reserve lands in South Dakota once fought over by Sioux. About 2 400 homesteads are planned and 78 000 applications filed as settlers stream in. The land lies just west of the Missouri River, offering a nominal cost amid strong demand. Two years ago the settlement began with a single house. three months ago the town grew.
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Ita
Rosebud
South Dakotas
Missouri River
New West Town Emerges Amid Boastful Rail Boom
A fragmented notice describes a nascent town with about 500 inhabitants today, growing to around 6,000 residents including many transient workers. It is labeled the newest of the boom towns of the West and promises unusual features and original attractions as development continues.
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Fae
Fm Clase
Nominee Folk Named for Missouri Governor by Democratic Convention
After an all night session amid disorder the Missouri Democratic convention unanimously nominated Joseph W Folk Circuit Attorney of St Louis for Governor and adopted a platform pledging vigorous anti corruption measures. Folk a Brownsville Tennessee native and Vanderbilt graduate rose to prominence after the streetcar strike of 1900 and prosecutions of bribe takers in St Louis politics.
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Demberdte Stata ‘Dourention
Joseph W. Folk
St Louis
Gavernor
Joseph Wingate
Polk
Brownsville
Tenn
Henry
Folk
Big Mother
Ant
Estes
Virginia
Vanderbil University of
Nashville
St Lois
St. Louis
Maybrick Freed After Fifteen Years in English Prison
Mrs Maybrick, imprisoned for the murder of her husband, was released after fifteen years. She is on a ticket of leave with periodic reporting requirements but may travel to America as government conditions are relaxed. A cablegram says she plans to go to New York after a brief stay in France.
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Florence
Whe
New York
France
Growth of New Town In Rosebud Country And Weather Crop Notes
The article describes a developing town named Kuno in Rosebud country planned with houses moved in on wheels. It notes an electric light plant, expected 2,000 population within weeks, and farm weather reports detailing favorable temperatures, drought areas, and crop prospects across regions. It mentions Chief figures like Governor Newman and Mrs Maybrick in a separate legal note.
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Gaeale
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Slot Machines Prosper At Coney Island Resorts
A New York City based operator profits over $600 weekly after expenses from over 30 slot machines at Coney Island resorts. Machines cost 25 to 300 each, with 50 to 400 stories of Flat machines, drawing daily pennies and high holiday take. Nearby Fresno factories report losses of 225. The Carpet Workers Union plans a new international union for finishers and sewers. NYC civil service required for many city job applicants.
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Ile
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Cal
Carpet Workers' Union
New York City
War Dance for the President and the Pope’s Crown Demand
Chiefs of the Osige performed a war dance for the President and Cabinet in Washington. A demand asked Pope Pius VII to grant Cardinal Fesch full power to crown the emperor of the French. Russia refused to acknowledge Napoleon as emperor. Abolition Societies waned as the cotton gin proved valuable.
Entailed Peace Efforts and Global News Review
A mixed review of 19th century events notes Prussia seeking peace in the Russo Turkish conflict, land purchases across the Midwest, Ireland unrest despite emancipation acts, and various military and political moves. It cites Canton unrest, ships arriving in Port, battles and deployments, and a wake of international affairs from Canton to Mexico City.
Strike on Chicago Railroads Reopens Lines Led by Wilson
Ten years ago a major railroad strike in Chicago nearly collapsed operations until Chairman Wilson of the Ways and Means committee steered a resumption on many lines. The House refused to yield on the Wilson tariff proposal and told the conference committee to offer nothing to the Senate. Patrick Eugene Prendergast was hanged in Chicago for the same in a tom of Carter H Harrison.
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Wilson
Ways and Means Committee
House
Wilson Tarif
Conference Committee
Senate
Patrick Eugene Prendergast
Carter H. Harrison
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