Eastern Strike Expands As 10000 Express Men Walk Out
New York and New Jersey cities grapple with a nationwide express workers strike. Ten thousand men quit, raising daily losses past half a million dollars. Authorities deploy police to curb violence as drivers helpers checkers and other union branches plan broadened action across major cities.
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New York
Express
Jersey City
Hoboken
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Brooklyn
Valentine Hoffman
The
Brotherhood
Daniel Tobin
Indianapolis
Boston
United States
Hoffman
Adams
Checkers
Strike breakers assemble in Philadelphia relief effort
Four hundred strike breakers recruited by J. A. Brown left Philadelphia Monday for New York and Jersey City to take the places of striking express wagon drivers. Brown opened a recruiting station here and is offering men three dollars and fifty cents a day.
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Adams Company
Jersey City
Hoboken
Philadelphia
J. A. Brown
New York
Brown
Supreme Court Rejects Case on Two Cent Passenger Rate
The Supreme Court denied a writ of certiorari in the Oklahoma case against Santa Fe Missouri Pacific and others over the two cent passenger rate. An injunction against enforcing the rate, upheld by the appeals court, is sustained by this action.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
State Railroad Commission of
Oklahoma
Santa Fe
Missouri Pacific
United States District Court For
Western District of Oklahoma
Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Sulu Sultan Plans Modernization After World Tour
Manila reports the Sultan of Sulu plans rapid modernization for his people after a world tour. The first step will be public schools, with efforts to bring Yolo Island up to date, reflecting notes of enthusiasm observed in Europe and the United States.
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Manila
Briand Wins Confidence Vote as French Crisis Ends
Paris Oct 31 Premier Briand secured 329 to 183 in the chamber of Deputies, assuring the continuation of Briand and his cabinet after a crisis sparked by railway strike violence and socialist opposition. Crowds gathered outside as royalists clashed with anti parliamentary factions and police arrested demonstrators. Briand claimed anarchist plots were at work and urged unity to uphold law and order.
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Paris
Briand
Chamber of Deputies
Chamber
Briend
Dreyfus
Petty thieves strike with little gain in weekend break ins
Weekend burglaries touched several homes and a store but yielded little value. Miss Louisa Frenzel's kitchen window entry led to a ransacked house with no items taken. Christian Williamson and Henry Ulm reported similar break ins with minor thefts. Brutus Owens said three robbers stole about 70 dollars from a saloon safe, with Hugh Barnett arrested. W K Seechrest's store lost flour bacon and canned goods.
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Louisa Frenzel
New Jersey Street
Miss Frenze
Simon and
Radamacher
Christian Wiliamson
Henry Ulm
Winter Avenue
Brutus Owens
Indiana Avenue
Hugh Barnett
W. K. Seechrest
North Capitol Avenue
Physicians Are Hotly Asseled in Medical Chaos Book
New York reports doctors accused of abandoning scruples for fees. Dr Norman Barnesby and peers criticize the profession as corrupt, claiming young doctors learn at patient cost. Barnesby’s book Medical Chaos and Crime, due this week, publicizes the claims.
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Norman Barnesby
New York
Chicago
Louisville Man Chosen for Porto Rican Fair Post
J. W. New Man secretary of the Kentucky state fair association has been appointed by the U S government superintendent of the National Porto Rican fair and exposition. He said he would soon depart for Porto Rico to oversee grounds and building equipment.
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Louisville
J. W. NewMan
Kentucky State Fair Association
United States
Man Objects to Being Called Spitz in Unclear Exchange
A fragmentary note shows a man objecting to the nickname Spitz in a tense exchange. The text is incomplete and lacks clear context or identifiers to confirm names, places, or events.
Court to Pass on Liability Laws
Washington Oct 31 The Supreme Court considered the constitutionality of the employers liability act as Norfolk and Western opposed moving D E Ernest case against the railroad for injuries incurred while employed. Ernest won 12500 in lower courts under the act. Several other cases on the act are docketed for Nov 28. The court will rule on the motion later.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Norfolk & Western Road
D. E. Ernest
Railroad
Ernest
Gambling Passion Triggers Woman Theft Rally in NYC
In New York on October 31, women's groups plan a response to Rev. Frederick Lynch who warned that gambling fever now grips women, fueling theft from husbands and neglect of babies. He cited marriages strained, divorces rising, and even murder linked to gambling.
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New York
Frederick Lynch
Pilgrim Congregational Church
Henry Durant Dies Founder of Red Cross
Geneva reports Henry Durant, founder of the International Red Cross, fled Heiden on Sunday night in an attempt to recover his ...
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Henry Durant
Geneva
Switzerland
International Red Cross Society
Heiden
Warmth to Stay Here A Few Days In Indiana
The weather bureau predicts a brief warm spell for Indianapolis with fair skies and rising temperatures. A warm wave is spreading across the United States and is expected to reach Indiana in a few days, bringing unsettled weather and possible heavy rains. Sunday’s high was 56 and low 31, with a Sunday night low of 42.
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Indianapolis
Weather Bureau
United States
California
Nevada
Indiana
Forger Charged Over Money Order Forgery at Post Office
Frank Lawson a Mellinger Cross employee was arrested Monday near Meridian Street by Post Office Inspector Fletcher in a case of forging the name T. T. Dawson on a money order at the New Castle post office. Lawson denies knowledge of the order and will face a hearing before U. S. Commissioner Howard Young.
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T. T. Dawson
Newcastle
Frank Lawson
Mellinger-Cross Tailoring Company
Lawson
Meridian Streets
Post Office
Fletcher
United States
Howard Young
Mrs Amy Guest Plunges Into Alaska Mining Stocks
Tacoma dispatch says Mrs Amy Phipps Guest wife of Capt Frederick Gueat of the British army engaged in speculative mining on the Valdez Alaska exchange. She acquired blocks of stock in several promising quartz gold mines in southern Alaska, cables report from Valdez indicate.
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Guest
Tacoma
Wash
Henry Phipps
Pittsburg
Amy Phipps-Guest
Frederick Gueat
Valdez
Alaska
Mining Exchange I
Valdes
Dam Defender Will Gain Jail Release
Milwaukee residents posted bond to free Cameron dam defender John Dietz from jail. George Schultes, Dietz defense fund chair, said the bail was secured with a $15,000 subscription from Jacob L. Bitker, a prominent businessman. Upon release, Dietz is expected to come to Milwaukee.
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Milwaukee
Wis
John Dietz
Cameron Dam
New Engineer Chosen for Federal Building
Word from Washington on Monday confirms the appointment of Morton P. Bonham by the secretary of the treasury as chief engineer of the federal building. Bonham had served temporarily for a year and previously acted as assistant engineer.
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Washington
oMrton P. Bonham
Secretary of the Treasury
Federal Building
Bonham
China Buys Reform With $50 Million Loan From U S Bankers
Pekin reports a $50,000,000 loan to fund currency reform and tax system changes under the U S led syndicate including J P Morgan Co Kuhn Loeb Co and national banks. The move aims to modernize China’s chaotic monetary system and ease trade barriers while US capital expands influence in the Far East. The Hu Kang railroad share set at $7.5 million and a parliament convocation is discussed by Prince Yu Lang as China seeks a first class commercial status.
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PEKIN
J. P. Morgan & Co
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
National City Bank
First National Bank of New
Japan
England
United States
China
Ching
Tang Shao Yi
Mukden
America
Yu Lang
Grand Council
Senate
CIGARMAKER FOUND DEAD IN HIS SHOP
Frank Coleman a 50 year old cigarmaker and shop owner at 216 West Bay street was found dying in his factory Sunday night by Patrolmen Wern sing and Heller. He died en route to City hospital from pneumonia contracted a week ago.
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Frank Coleman
West Bay Street
Wernsing and Heller
City Hospital
Coleman
Theatrical Folk Clash
Twin City scenic company files suit for 2500 dollars against Colonial theater company alleging withholding property valued at 1600 dollars as of Monday. The case centers on disputed ownership and release of stage items.
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Twin City Scenic Company
Colonial Theater Company
Scenic Company
Vatican Bars Romeo Montcalier Royal Wedding Plan
Rome reports Archbishop Agostino Tourin refused to permit the marriage of Prince Victor Jerome Frederick Bo and Princess tine daughter of the late King Leopold Belgian. The ceremony was planned for Montcalier Castle chapel but was blocked due to Italian royal ties. The move widens rift with the Vatican amid fragile prospects for accord.
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Rome
Vatican
Agostino Tourin
Victor Jerome Frederick Bo
Princesatine
Leo
Montcalier
Royaliti
Italy
Money Is No Bar To Murderer’s Celebrities
Edward Heimer, a New York millionaire, was placed on trial in the supreme court on an indictment for first degree murder. Heimer is charged with causing the automobile accident that killed Grace Hough, 21, last summer, marking Rosenheimer as the first millionaire to face such a trial in New York.
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New York
Edwardheimer
Supreme
Grace Hough
Rosenheimer
Doctor's Best Cold Formula Promises Quick Cure
A local old-time remedy claims to cure colds with a mix of whiskey glycerine and concentrated pine compound. Directions say half pint whiskey, glycerine, and pine compound dosed as teaspoonfuls every four hours, with smaller doses for children. The pine product comes in an airtight half-ounce bottle labeled Concentrated.
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