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Newspaper

Ireton Weekly Ledger

Location

Ireton, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 16, 1904

Page

3

Strike Ends in Chicago Packing District After Nine Weeks

The Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen Union end the strike in Chicago's stockyards on terms proposed by J Ogden Armour. Packers agree to hire strikers first, retain non union workers, and keep six day operations with wages unchanged for skilled labor. Return of strikers to work begins as union stock yards and transit company pledge rapid reinstatement of hired hands.

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Campaign marching clubs through American history and a city body find

The article traces campaign clubs from 1840 Harrison supporters to 1860 Wide Abacks and 1530 Garfield Arthur era Boys in Blue. It notes Kansas cities over 179 with 1000+ population in 1904, and reports a man found dead near Union Pacific tracks between Vining and Cliftonton, suspected to be Walter Kemp of Roumania Indiana after a fall from a team while stealing a ride.

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Movement of money to harvest crops across the nation

The article describes the annual money flow from New York to the West and South to fund harvest and crop movement. It details how excess funds from small town banks are sent to Chicago and then to New York, fueling farm labor and buying needs, with peaks around September to November and a return flow afterward.

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Progress of the War Near Liaoyang and Mukden

The report outlines limited verifiable movement between Liaoyang and Mukden as Russian forces retreat northward under Kouropatkin and Kuroki presses advance. Three battlefield accounts praise both sides’ bravery while noting uncertain Russian positions and the unclear Port Arthur situation. The piece contrasts Japanese planning versus civilian views of war and hints at resumed fighting near Maurden.

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Glib musings mix prices politics and war in stray column

A cobbled text parade mocks wartime and market talk with odd phrases about Chinese Boxers, Dirigible baboons and meat prices. It mentions General Stakesbere famed for escaping the Japanese and tricks on real versus mimic war while drifting through prices and oddities.

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How the Russians fall back under Japanese pressure

The article argues Oku’s forces repeatedly attacked and failed to encircle a Russian army, while Japanese flanking maneuvers pressure Russian lines. It notes Turok’s march from bridges toward the millroad above Lingyang and Kouropetkix avoiding risk, with Japanese forces waiting for supplies before advancing to win another victory. Lifeyang embodies the cautious, methodical approach praised in the campaign.

Oku Ain Fang Archi Eres Ikuroki Bairoki Turok Taitze Lingoyanges Lifeyang

Roosevelt's 12 000 Word Defense of His Administration

A long message from President Roosevelt defending seven years of Republican rule. He claims Democrats misrepresent GOP policies, reviews acts in detail, and argues keeping Republicans in power is the path to avoiding program reversals. He discusses tariffs, trusts, the army, the Philippines, and the party’s future.

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Trent Canal to Cut Distance Between Canadian Wheat and Liverpool

The Trent Canal project in Canada nears completion, promising a twenty mile shorter waterway from Lake Superior to James Bay and Lake Simcoe via Lake Ontario and Trent. It would link wheat fields near Toronto to Liverpool with a 60,000 ton capacity for vessels, but New York voters backing the Erie Canal aim to preserve their traffic by endorsing larger barges.

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Unknown regional political shifts in New York city area

In a garbled paragraph a candidate from an Irish United group in New York is noted to have been elected president of the United Irish in New York. A post senvection between the United States and Norway is mentioned as concluded and to take effect. Additional fragmented items reference packing and destruction on a street corner in New York.

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