Pennsylvania Strike Nears Acute Crisis
Philadelphia reports a looming Pennsylvania Railroad strike as 25,000 conductors and trainmen threaten to walk out within 48 hours amid western concessions talks. Emergency police and yard defenses mobilize, with secret strike instructions circulating among 29,000 employees from Chicago to New York.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
George M. Smith
Conductors’ Committee
Con‘nectors’ and
Lee
The
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Garretgon
Order of Railway Conductors
Smith
Raiload
Police Department
Broad Street
Pennsylvania Railroad
Erie
Cleveland
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Chicago
New York
Trainmen's Brotherhood
Public Safety
Clay
Speedy Settlement of Big Strike Seems Probable
New York July 16 A speedy settlement of the cloak makers strike seems certain as both sides agree to arbitrate under the New York state department of labor. Committees will meet with officials to decide on the method to pursue by next Tuesday.
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New York
New York State Department of Labor
Phonograph Disrupts Services In Long Island Parish
Open letter from Rev. Henry D. Coe of a Richmond Hills church appeals to neighbors to stop phonographs during services. He cites a prayer meeting when organ music was interrupted by a loud phonograph playing Has Anybody Here Seen Kelly, followed by another device blaring What’s the Matter With Father.
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New York
Henry D. Coe
Richmond Hills Long Island Church
Kelly
Earlham Girls Visit State House In Sociological Tour
Twenty Earlham college students described as the “girliest girls” toured Indiana's statehouse on a sociological mission. Led by Professor Arthur Hirsch and others they visited the juvenile court and workhouse, then inspected markets and other sites to study “how the other half lives” before later touring optician offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Statehouse
Standard Oil Prepares New Abroad Company Amid Dismissal Risk
London dispatch reports Standard Oil plans a $20 million new entity abroad to dodge a U S dissolution suit. Samuel Untermeyer allegedly leads a covert deal while claiming independence. If the trust loses, a fresh, expanded machinery may continue operations including lands in California and Oklahoma and a potential Oklahoma pipeline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court of the
United States
Standard Oil Company
Financial District
Samuel Untermeyer
New York
Untermeyer
America
Carlsbad
Austria-Hungary
Standard
California
Oklahoma
New Auto Sales Firm Buys Co-Motor Company
The newly formed Auto Sales company of this city has purchased the Co-Motor company of Indianapolis, located at 23 Kentucky avenue, and will represent Jackson Westcott and Fuller cars along with Monitor trucks. Henry and David Morgan joined the firm, with W. Doug Case serving as president.
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Co- Motor Company of
Indianapolis
Kentucky Avenue
Jackson, Westcott and Fuller
Henry Morgan
David Morgan
Auto Sales Company
W. Doug Case
Weatherman Report Truncated Civil Weather Notes
A clipped weather update from The Weatherman offers sparse regional details with unclear timing and temperatures. The readable lines reference general conditions and rain chances but lack concrete locations or numbers.
Crippen Case Prompts Global Jewelry Clue Hunt
London police and Scotland Yard intensify efforts to locate Dr Hawley Crippen after his disappearance amid the Belle Elmore murder. Authorities flag Crippen's jewelry and scant cash, deploy Miss Le Neve appeals, and widen a worldwide dragnet involving 10 million Londoners. Investigators also probe a seen child linked to Mrs Crippen and hypnotism claims surrounding Ethel Le Neve.
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London
London Police
Scotland Yard
Hawley Harvey Crippen
Dr. Crippen
Miss Leneve
Crippen
Mother's Plea Saves Youth From Severe Punishment
The mother of Joseph Emory Wood pleaded in police court on Saturday, prompting Judge Collins to sentence him to 60 days in the work house for reflection with a $10 fine and costs, instead of binding him to the grand jury. Wood, a Polar Ice driver, allegedly supplied private customers by shorting weights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Emory Wood
Shriver Avenue
Collins
Wood
Polar Ice Company
Throne of Spain totters as king galls cabinet
Madrid dispatch reports a sweeping revolutionary plot touching major cities across Spain. King Alfonso's throne is described as tottering, with troops readied and martial law expected. Pablo Iglesias seeks arrest to force accountability for Barcelona disorders, while tensions with the Catholic Church flare.
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Throne OF Spain
Galls
Barcelona
Francisco Ferrera
Alfonso Friday
Valladolid
Segovia
Gijon
Pablo Iglesias
Chamber of Deputies
Republican Plaius
Alfonso
Maura
Iglesias
Chamber
Canalejas
Mayor performs another marriage by private ceremony
Frank Greenwald a cigar maker of 345 Gladstone avenue and Miss Emma Hortfiel of Darton Ky were married by Mayor Samuel Tewis Shank in his private office at noon Saturday.
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Frank Greenwald
Gladstone Avenue
Emma Hortfiel
Darton, Ky
Samuel Tewis Shank
Boosters Back Bring Bully Feeling Along
Indianapolis wholesalers and jobbers toured 14 southern Indiana towns on a trade extension trip. The Indianapolis Trade Association promoted local trade, dispelling fears boosters steal retail business and stressing faster delivery, quick service, and stronger state commerce.
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Boosters
Charlies A. Bookwatter
Indianapolis Trade Association
Indiana
Indianapolis
Eun Indiana
Indianapolis & Cincinnati Traction Line
Big Four Railroad
Merchants of
Charles A. Bookwalter
New Palestine
Fountaintown
Morristown
Arlington
Grenwood
Connersville
Rushbville
Knights of Fpythias Hall
Rushville
Milroy
The Illustrious Prince serial opens today
The new serial by E. Phillips Oppenheim begins in today's issue on page 9. It promises intrigue, romance, and sharp detective skill as a gripping ongoing tale unfolds day by day.
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Prince
E. Phillips Oppenheim
Guffey Placed In Receiver's Care With Vast Assets
Col James M Guffey Democratic national committeeman from Pennsylvania goes into receivership over debts nearing 7 million dollars while asserting assets exceed 17 million. Receiver named by Judge Swearengen covers coal holdings in West Virginia and stock and bonds pledged as collateral. Guffey says assets more than double obligations and expects a swift liquidation to meet debts. notes no connection to J M Guffey Petroleum.
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M. Guffey
Pennsylvania
Col
Col. Guffey
Joseph M. Swearngen
Common Pleas Court
J. H. Galey
John S. Willard
Coll. Guffey
Stach
J. M. Guffey
West Virginia Company
Ceal
West Virginia
J. M. Guffey Petroleum Company
Gulf Ol Corporation
Great New York City Pier Fire Threatens Harbor District
A massive blaze on a Metropolitan Steam ship company pier along North River spread rapidly aided by a southerly wind. Fireboats fought flames from all sides while ships including the Harvard escaped damage. Pier 15 and Pier 14 incidents left two men severely burned and near death, with losses estimated around 500000.
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Harvard
Metropolitan Line
Boston
Pier 15
Pier 14
Lackawanna Railroad Company
Johnson
Holmes
Bristow Tells Of Tafts Club In Osage City
Kansas newswire reports Senator Joseph L. Bristow speaking in Osage City on July 16 discusses his denial of presidential patronage. He says ostracism for his opinions is disagreeable but will not change his stand for the people who elected him. He argues progressives seek honest pledges and Kansas will resist machine influence and financial plunder.
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Lawrence
Mass
William P. White
George B. Smart
Samuel Kress
Mathew Burns
Ernest Dube
Xavier Legrande
Carl Woekel
James A. Hamilton
Lawrence Fire Department
White
House of Correction
Washington
MacVeagh
the Treasury
Morton
Osage City
Kas
Kansan
United States
Joseph L. Bristow
Taft
Kansas
Rhode Island
Pennsylvania
Tenth Infantry Returns From Chicago Tourney
The Tenth Infantry, U S A, returned to Fort Benjamin Harrison Friday at 5 p.m. from Chicago where it attended the national military tournament. The regiment left June 28 and thirteen cars carried soldiers and baggage in three trains. The troops enjoyed their Chicago stay as army maneuvers went well and the camp was excellent.
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Tenth Infantry
Ft. Benjamin Harrison
Chicago
Ft. Harrison
Aeroplane stuntman fatally injured near Winnipeg
Eugene Ely fell 400 feet while attempting a high altitude flight between Winnipeg and Portage La Prairie. The aeroplane crash occurred Saturday as he made a third attempt, fatally injuring the aviator according to reports.
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Winnipeg
Man
Eugene Ely
Portage la Prairie
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