Various International and Domestic News Bits From Thaw to Taxes
A montage of brief items notes dry towns in Points Outside the State, plant plans for Pekin telephone lines, strikes and unrest in Sweden Canada and the US, notable marriages and deaths, judicial and political developments in Chicago Indianapolis and Seattle, ongoing tensions in Japan China and Greece, and crime scares from Zapotlan to Los Angeles.
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Zapotlan
Mexico
Venezuela
Castro
Sacramento County
Cal
Pekin
Stockholm Strikes Rock Sweden as King Urges Arbitration
King Gustav intervenes in the prolonged dispute to push a peaceful settlement. He convened Employer Director Sedow and Trade Union Federation President Senator Lindquist after approving a cabinet path toward arbitration. Printers plan a new strike and the National Labor Union vows to stop drag wagons without union badges, aiming to thwart the Stockholm Streetcar service revival.
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Stockholm
Gustav
Sedow
Lindquist
Federation of Trade Unions
Baa
National Labor Union
Union
Corea Sore Spot Again From Orient Tensions Rise
Victoria reports passengers from the steamer Monteagle describe tense Japan China border conditions at Cheintao. Chinese forces allegedly massed at the border and clashed with Japanese troops after Corean prisoners were freed, raising fears of wider conflict.
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Cheintao
May avert strike in Chicago streetcar dispute
Chicago reports no strike appears likely among streetcar workers with a settlement possible by tomorrow night. President Mitten of the Chicago City Railway Co plans a wage increase offer tied to length of service, while arbitration remains rejected. In Seattle the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition closes its first half with 1,744,561 visitors attending sessions and forecasts for August growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Titu
Mitten
Chicago City Railway Company
Es Teleape Ecogeng
Tankod Bis Ca
Gheott
Seattle
Caguthien ‘Sabanekh
Inauguration Doubted as Villazon President-Tie to Argentina
Report from Lapas Bolivia dated August 10 says the planned inauguration of Dr Don Elidoro Villazon as republic president may be delayed or not completed due to doubt among locals and influence from friends who speak toward Argentina. The Bolivia situation remains unclear with events expected soon.
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Lapas
Bolivia
Don Elidoro Villazon
Republic
Argentina
China Grants Consent to Japan Amid Pekin Instructions
In Tokio in August it is believed that a Chinese envoy has given consent to Japan after receiving directives from Pekin. The report notes that Beijing has issued instructions guiding Tokyo’s actions in the ongoing diplomatic exchange.
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China
Tokio
Aug
Poemcee
Japan
Pekin
Indian land applications flood Coeur d Alene office
Washington reports total registrations for Indian reservation lands after a late rush. Judge James M. Witten’s staff processed 225 623 applications across Spokane Coeur d Alene and Flathead districts, with 68 steel cans holding 2 650 pounds of forms. The city remodeled as notaries and lunch vendors cleared away.
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Wash
James M._Witten
Coeur d’Alene
Coeur d'Alene
Spokane
Totel
Missoula
Flathead
Carretoee leaders to meet at French frontier town
Cerbere France August 7 The Carretoee leaders plan a meeting at a frontier town to decide their stance after recent events. Don Jaime the Spanish figure will issue a manifesto asserting no profit from misfortune but warns action if the present government fails to defend national honor. Reports say Barce Jone unrest continues with police detentions and growing public resentment. Prisoners at Mont Scent fortress reportedly executed and revolutionists threaten further outbreaks if such actions recur.
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Cerbere
France
Don Jaime
Anne
Barce Jone
Reigna
Mont Scent Fortress
Strike Turmoil Eases as Stockholm Digs Rest
In Stockholm Aug 7 the general strike loosens its grip as grave diggers resume work and other workers show signs of returning. Employers say government intervention cannot resolve the rift, while the National Labor League voices alarm over electric light shortages. Officials guard roads to prevent farmers delivering provisions.
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Stockholm
Planta Im
M. von Smployers’ Federation
National Labor i
Ie Light
Gan
Foie
Offi F
Equntry
China Replies to Russo Japanese Note on Sun Garlando Entry
China today sent its reply to the July 2 note regarding the opening of the Sun garlando international port in Tales to govern navigation. It does not deny the existence of a certainty but avoids specifying the scope to which it can concede.
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China
Russa
Pekin
Sungarlando International
Porters Win Right to Use Black Road Against Harriman
Judge Butler dissolves injunction, allowing Porter Bros to block Twohy Bros from supplying the Deschutes Railway route via the Gurtz ranch. Harriman's lawyers file condemnation actions to force entry. Case shows extensive legal maneuvering over wagon rights and improvised grade construction in Moro Oregon.
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Black Road
Harriman
Moro, Or
Butler
Porter Bros
Twohy Bros
Gurtz Ranch
Deschutes Railway Company
Porter Broa
Deseahtes
Porter ‘Bros
Edward King Wins Big From U S Steel Speculation
King Edward of England reportedly earned over 1 million dollars from a three month steel stock campaign. Agents acted after a visit by J P Morgan, with German royalty also buying American stocks. The Wall Street tale notes Morgan’s tip preceded the king’s large speculative profits.
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Britain
New York
United States Steel Corporation
King Edward
England
Wall Street
J. P. Morgan
Edward
Mr. Morgan
Edward VII
Fruit glut plagues California ranchers and buyers
Los Angeles July 9 fruit prices collapse with four pounds of peaches for one cent and cantaloupes at ten cents a dozen. Apricots rot as buyers vanish, forcing growers to restrict to top melons at not less than one dollar per crate. Tomatoes also suffer a market glut impacting prices.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Chicago Dispatch Reflects on August Economic Shifts
A garbled Chicago August report notes an increase in goods and services amid a broader economic shift. The fragment suggests local business activity in Iowa referenced by the correspondent.
Sweden braces for general strike as Stockholm presses on
Stockholm faces streetcar and cab driver paralysis as a general strike looms. Troops guard gas works and the electric plant while workers organize a corps to maintain order. Gothenburg sees 10,000 on strike and gunshops show depleted revolver stocks as visitors depart.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Gothenburg
Formosa to Produce Sugar
Victoria British Columbia reports on Formosa sugar plans. Paul Roll, engineer of the Honolulu Tron, notes five new plants erected this year with five more to be built next summer using the latest machinery. Output this year reached 90 000 tons destined for export. The note mentions Japanese measures in Formosa with brutal head hunter tactics and electric charged districts.
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Victoria
B. C
Paul Roll
Honolulu
Formosa
Bee stings cure wheeled to walking for Rheumatoid man
California man James R. Holt of Redding, a contracting firm head, after months of rheumatic pain and wheelchair use, reports relief following bee stings from 39 honey bees. He walked to his office today for the first time in months, reversing a long period of suffering.
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Redding
Cal
James R. Holt
Mr. Hell
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Mobile
Alabama
Spain
Barcelona
Corbin
Great Britain
Jerome
Thaw
Antung
California
Basadena
Burbank
Turkey
Greece
Crete
Chins
Manchuria
Cleveland
Ohio
Whitlea
Lord Kitchener
Los Kapila
Heat
Montreal
Canada
Oregon
Oakland
Bernard J. Mullaney
Buese
Brigham Young
Mys
Burkeville
Illinois Board of Arbitration
Melilla
Germany
Corea
Moen
Richard Achilles Ballinger
Interior
Ballingter
Ballinger
Coversity
New Delumbia Uni
Iowa
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