Rail unions weigh strike as New York Central tensions rise
Dispatches from New York and Albany report the Federation of Railway Employes planning a probable strike, with the executive council delaying public release. Rumors tie actions to eastern roads and a Chicago stockyards rally, while shifter workers move toward the Central line.
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Terre Havtee
Ind
Federation of Railway Employes
Sun
New York
Ldfe
New York Central Railroad
Thair Brathran
Chicago
Terri Sante
Alpany
K. of L
Powdarly
St. Louis
New York Central
Congressmen Watson Dies in Harrisburg Bedside Collapse
From district 27 Pennsylvania, Congressman L J Watson collapsed at Shoreham hotel in Harrisburg on Monday morning while en route to the capitol. He suffered a sudden dizziness and stomach illness, recovered briefly, then faded and died within minutes despite medical aid and stimulants.
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L. J. Watson
Pennsylvania
Gant
Mr. Watsop
Cincinnati Infirmary Accusations Roil City Officials
An early afternoon paper charges Cincinnati city infirmary management with rot, claiming staff are incompetent and many are drunk or burned out. Inmates allegedly starved, food vile, farm produce sold for personal gain, and milk and vegetables diverted from the city.
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Cincinnati
Burnie
Bbcky
Chicago Strike Binds All Roads As Tie-Up Grows
Chicago August 25 report says stockyards crowds alarmed police present as strikers firm and a Q and C switchmen meeting supports them. likely a citywide road tie up across lines.
Jubilee meeting at Crownhill park continues ten days
A jubilee gathering of colored people begins at Crownhill park on Sunday and will run for ten days. Rev Rogee from Evansville and Rev Jackson from Paris LH lead the services, with Rev H T Anderson from Knoxville joining. Attendance planned for 3 and 7 pm daily, with weekend sessions at 4 and 7 pm. A large tent 50 by 40 feet seats about 1,600 people.
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Crownhill Park
Rogee
Evansville
Hav. Jackson
Paris
H. T. Anderson
Knoxville
Tenn
Indianapolis
Anderson Formearly
Blackford St. A. Ml. Hi
Notable Trips By Local Figures On Train Excursion
Dr W B Beck and wife vacation ten days visiting Bath County Burnt? then St Paul. Grand hotel landlord Pfingat returns from 17 days at Buffalo Lithia springs Va. Big Four excursion departs for Chesapeake & Ohio trip to Old Point reaching next Friday. En route visits White Sulphur Natural Bridge Langay caverns and Richmond. Passengers include J K Lilly M Harty W T Marcy J A Wright D P Erwin Co Emil Wulechner and several accompanying ladies.
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Btopeapoile
St. Paul
Pfingat
Grand Hotel
Buffalo Lithea Springs
Chesapeake & Ohio Road
Old Point
Langay
Richmond
Gentismen
Lilly
M. Harty
W. T. Marcy
J. A. Wright
D. P. Erwin & Co
Emil Wulechner
Helen Hickey
McGinnis
Gertrude Crary
L. Mendenhall
A. Ward
Sun Bicycle Winners Spur Subscriptions Up in City
The Sun reports 17 bicycles awarded to boys and girls in the past month boosting monthly and yearly subscriptions. About 1,500 city subscribers were newly gained, with 2,465 total new readers including 509 yearly and 290 six month subscribers. Walter Gray, 12, won a flash bicycle. he lives at 225 N. The law and canvassers urged accuracy in collecting names and addresses to avoid delivery delays.
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Ccaree
Oma
Tha
Phi
Thu Sus
Walter Gray
Waller
Jea Bright
May & Willstra
Hais Hanpy
Tamtun
Nsw
Park shows and old theater lore amid city amusements
Amusements notes describe Granp Cleveland's minstrels at Park and Oscar Sisson in Wild Oats with James A Hearne's Hearts of Oak to follow. Dickson Talbott fix prices. stories recount theater door-tenders and a boy with opera glasses. Marcy's advertises gold watches and fine jewelry.
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James A. Hearne
Dickson & Talbott
Ameall
Antil
Academy
Fham
Gas Fairs and Geological Talks Dominate Indy Meeting
Members of the A A A S, amid a gas belt display, hear talks on botany fire protection and standard measurements. resolutions urge national forest protection and imperial guilds discuss geology and misrelated incidents as explorers tour Indiana sites and quarries.
Queen's Hotel Fire Claims Two Dead In Ontario Motel
A fire at The Queen's hotel in Sunbridge Ontario on Monday killed Herbert Taylor and Thomas Powers and injured many other guests. Local authorities report extensive damage and ongoing investigations into the blaze.
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Sunbridge
Ont
Queen’s Hotel
Herbert Taylor
Thomas Powers
Senate to pass house anti lottery bill becomes law
The senate will accept and pass the house measure against lottery activities. The house failed to pass the land bill Saturday for lack of a quorum. Republican senators expect Congress to adjourn the first week in October. Butterworth plans an amendment to his option dealing bill to allow a dealer to show expectation to produce and deliver the contracted article or commodity.
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House
Congress
Butterworth
Crossing Standoff Delays Street Works In City
Supt Shearer of Waster paving and supply complains to halt asphalt progress at the Ohio Street Pennsylvania crossing. Rail lines must be moved, curbs adjusted, and iron for new curves delayed until Sept 21. City officials review legal options as a Victoria carriage nearly capsizes at the crossing.
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Waster Paving and Supply Company
Ohio St
TH Son
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Chiost
Tay
Sept. Il
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Tennersee-st
Siasle
Streat
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Victoria
Shawver
Strait Railway
Shester
Weiting
Sullivan
Taylor
Adairs
Reminiscences of the Great Pavement Work
An aged man recalls his grandfather’s role in building a vast city pavement. He speaks of Hast Street to Delaware Street, the cistern project, and the completion during workers’ lifetimes amid the hurry of the streets. A child asks why not finish along Pennsylvania Street cars, as rail traffic needs space for materials.
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Delaware St
Little Peterkirk
Tha Strait Railroad
Mayors Monday docket highlights local arrests and fines
Mayor Sullivan cleared a light Monday schedule with cases including Charles Simpson whose wound healing paused further action, and Valentine Harding a Miami st shoemaker fined 25 dollars for concealed weapons. John Harter and gang members faced assault charges and larceny counts in a fast moving court session.
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Charles Simpson
Himes
Hines
Valentine Harding
Drunt
John Harter
John McRoberts
William Crutchfield
Sd. Spratt
George Hicks
John Johnson
Hendricks
James Mitchell
Defense of Sheets Opens in Lemton Murder Trial
The defense in the trial of Prosecuting Attorney James L. Sheetz for the killing of James Lemton began this morning. Lemton was slain in January after remonstrating with Sheetz over alleged improprieties with Lemton’s wife. The defense denies intimacy charges and argues the deed was in self defense.
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Sheets Platte Cry
James L. Sheetz
James Lemton
Lemton
Sheetz
Alls Aad
Shestz
Ready for Business At The Grand Hotel Amid Dem Head Clamor
Bustle surrounds the Grand hotel as Democratic candidates pile up in number. Figures like Simeon Coy, Grana Smith, Al bert Gail, and Sam Byrnes appear in the scene as rivals seek nominations for offices such as attorney general and treasurer. Local officials J A Marlow and FR D Voris stand ready for the superintendent post while others mingle amid lively political chatter and rivalries.
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Noty
Simeon Coy
Joseph Fanning
Branettier
Grana Smith
Jannings County
Clana
Albert Gail
Sam Byrnes
Evansville
Joe Fanning
Geo. 8
J. A. Marlow
Sullivan County
D. Voris
Johnson County
Mrr. Vorts
Senator Voorheee
Perkins
Rit Perkins
Charley Perkine
Malvilia D. Lindoau
Madison feud sparks violent horseback duel near Baton Rouge
An August feud eruption in Madison led James Divine and Frank Cary to duel on horseback near Baton Rouge. They exchanged around twenty shots, Cary wounded in the hand and Divine in the leg, as both men remain armed and ready to fight again. U. S. Minister Lingeln denies rumors of his resignation.
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Deviga
Hornes
Fhaetene
Whenis
Local Notes and Notices From a Busy City Scene
A lecturer from Brazil will examine South American geology at the ecisatists’ meeting. Carpentry workers settle wage issues and keep a charter list open to Sept. 1. Mrs. Gallivan breaks a hip on Nobll Street and is taken to St. Vincent’s. Lectures and union activity mix with corporate incorporations in Indianapolis. A Chicago woman dies of typhoid at 20, a bricklayers’ union charges against a president, and a colored man attacked after a ball game. Musicians organize a local union, with pay scales set. Foreign workers passing through are noted, including a Rus-sie-Poland traveler described in vivid attire.
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Potts
Grand Aisister Perkins’ Unico
Washington
Phe
Toronto
A. A
Congresa
Lae
Cliveland
International Geologists
Thia
Aspistare
Mondsy
Stevenson
Mambhara
Interistional Geologists’ Society
Cape
Siferto
Indianapolis
Aili O
C. A. Derby
Brazil
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Carpenters’ Union
C. Gallivan
Nobll-st
Kregelo
St. Vincent's Hospital
S. Noble-st
Frank Leslie
Knogfisb’s
Royal Society
Henry VIII
Prince of Walgs
Lucag
Bowen-Merrill Company
J. A. Everett Seed Company
Itel
Hamilton Organopany
Capital
St. Louis
Bricklaysys’ Union
Groelle
Grnelle
Republican Committee
Robert H. Groit
James Whitney
Whitney
Cameron
J. Parmel
Federation of Labor
National Musicians’ League
Dickson & Talbott
Romova
Union Depot
Canada
Russie
Insane rancher kills family with broadax near Livingston
Aug 25 Livingston Mont report describes a rancher Quinn who killed his wife and five children, then ate parts of their bodies. He was found in a room corner eating from a child’s arm. others tried to capture him but he was shot in self defence. Separate item reports a weekend burglary spree and Labor Day observances with union actions and a proclamation by Major Sullivan.
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Mont
Quinn
Bo Wee Izsase
Circus Invaders Terrorize Bucyrus Citizens
Bucyrus Ohio August 25 report recounts a circus visit that brought a gang of toughs and highway robbers who terrorize residents. Several citizens bedridden from handbagging and robberies, with locals afraid to walk streets. police reportedly powerless to stop the outrages. In Brussels, 5000 more miners quit, twenty thousand now out.
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Bucyrus
Selis Brothere’ Circus
Dari
Ware
Brussels
Splj
Worty
Tangles of Sporting News From Hartford to Brooklyn Headlines
A survey of races and results from Hartford to Chicago includes Roy Wilkes and Cricket winning at Chicago trot, Suncot breaking a mark at Washington Park, and Tournament netting 45 606 in two seasons. Weekly league games feature Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Chicago, and New York, with standings and notable opinions on pitchers Daily and umpire Jevne amid broader baseball chatter.
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Hartford
Conn
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Cricket
Chicago
Toieno
Columbus
St. Louis
Louisville
Senator Bearat
Ed. Daily
Brooklyn Association
Brotherhood
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Buffalo
Philadelphia
New York
Cleveland
Brooklyn
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Creasy
Tommy Miller
Bert Corking
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Rochester
Athistica
Toledo
Indianapolis
Murrie
Day
Christmas von der Ahe
National League
Gasping Association
Mutrie
Pitcher Daily
Jeyne
Denver-Kapaas
James Manning
Jevne
Zephyra
Tragedy of Osborne and failing theater age in New York
A Pennsylvanian manufacturer once wealthy, Osborne dies in poverty after a failed stock merger and bitter family estrangement. His son remains ignorant of his lineage as friends rally to prevent an unnamed pauper’s grave. New York theater notes critique clacque performances and Fay Templeton’s waning star power in a failed burlesque.
Mad horse kills farmer in Mulvangy Kansas
H A Smith, farmer at Mulvangy Kansas, died after a violent encounter with a mad horse on Saturday. The incident left both men dead and follows a sequence of other violent events reported in the region.
We Should Say So Rochester Shoe Sale On Deck
Rochester retailer promotes latest footwear with largest selection and lowest prices. Store location cited as 15 W Washington St and promises deals on men women and children shoes with emphasis on savings and inventory.
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Rochester
Washington St
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