Trouble in Colorado sparks deadly mine clash at depot
A dynamite attack at Independence near Florence and Cripple Creek killed eleven non-union miners and injured many more. Militia and mine owners moved in, arresting and stripping union men of cards money and valuables as governors and courts back martial law. Widespread assaults on union offices followed, provoking harsh editorials and charges of government complicity.
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Colorado
Independence
Florence & Cripple Creek
Delmonico
Cripple Creek
Miners’ Union
Citizens’ Alliance
Denver
Peabody
Supreme Court of the State
Victor Record
The
Kansas City Star
Mine Owners’ Association
Victor
Own It Not Bust It The Railway Employes' Journal View
The article argues for public ownership and cooperative control of industry over private trusts. It compares consolidation to water gathering force and urges political power to direct industry toward the common good. Public ownership of land mines railroads mills and factories is presented as the only alternative to trust rule.
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Co-Operative Commonwealth
Empire of Trusts
Seventy Five Thousand Affected In Market Contraction
James J. Hill blames lack of demand for US products as the core cause of current business contraction. He notes railroad earnings suffer and about 75,000 railroad workers may be discharged as a visible sign of the broader downturn. General business has been shrinking over the past year, first in manufacturing, now clear across railroads as public carriers unable to move goods.
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United States
James J. Hill
Mr. Hill
Joy for Open Shop Advocates in The Cleveland Citizen
The census bulletin reports 28,000 children employed in Southern cotton mills at under 1.50 dollars weekly. Mills are open and no socialistic unions demand higher wages. Parry supporters of open shops would be pleased if the figure is accurate or even lower, likely inflaming opponents if otherwise.
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Cleveland
Census Bureau
Women Score Graft and Bossism in Politics in St Louis
The General Federation of Women's Clubs heard a lecture on graft bribe and spoliation in public institutions. Mrs Imogene B Oakley and Mrs Julia Lathrop spoke on the harm of the spoils system, urging clubs to push reform, educate men to merit standards, and address municipal issues at home.
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General Federation of Women's Clubs
St. Louis
Civil Service Reform Committee
Imogene B. Oakley
Civic Club of
Philadelphia
Julia Lathrop
Chicago
New York
Tuxie to co Chautauqua assembly at Ottawg
Ottawg Chautauqua assembly will share hosting with Tuxie this year after flood damage made repairs impossible in time. Officials say the damaged buildings hindered timely reopening, prompting the joint program arrangement.
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Tuxie
Co Chautauqua Assembly
Ottawg
Parker’s fate at Kentucky convention unclear in late reports
Mrs. Mark Twain died suddenly in Florence Italy this week Hearst wins Wyoming and six delegates from Hawaii Ex Senator West urges Democrats to unite on principle
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Mark Twain
Florence
Italy
Hearst
Wyoming
Hawaii
West
Democratic Convention Call for State Ticket Nominations
Col. Chas. McCrum, secretary of the state committee, issues the official call for the Democratic convention to nominate a state ticket. The convention will be held at Topeka on Wednesday, August 3, with Anderson county entitled to eight delegates.
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Chas. McCrum
State Committee
Topeka
Anderson County
Some Pioneers Reminiscences of a Frontier Journey
The writer recalls a pioneer trek from Ohio to Kansas with forty seven adults and about a dozen children. He mentions Roscoe in Osawatomie, paying for sleeping spaces, and the lingering lives of three adults, John S. Hanway, Mrs. Nancy Blunt, and the author. He notes aging, fading health, and that only a few pioneers remain to tell the tale.
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Paola
Osawatomie
Roscoe
Ohio
Bat el
Rufus Blunt
Judge Gilpatrick
Leavenworth
John S. Hanway
Lane
Nancy Blunt
Blunt
John S. Henway
Ws. H. Amprosa
Oklahoma Democrats Back Bryan Democrat Only
Oklahoma party leaders declare they will not back any presidential candidate who is not a Bryan Democrat. The stance ties to ongoing nominating battles and reflects local party discipline ahead of the national vote.
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Oklahoma
Mixed Pickles and musings on life and youth
A collage of light philosophy and humor on work, aging, and society. It ponders work ethics, the value of youth, fair treatment, and the role of advertisements in town life, ending with a playful arithmetic on generations and age.
Garnett to celebrate Fourth of July with big event plans
Garnett Commercial Club met Tuesday to arrange a large Fourth of July celebration with committees named to organize the event. Full details to follow next week. The page also contains a locals’ note on a rural carrier’s humorous letter requesting various goods and items for free delivery, and several brief opinions on advertising in newspapers.
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Garnett Commercial Club
Patmag
Fred
Marion Walker
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Marbel
Champe Ap
Anna Champs
Garnett
Kas
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Mr.Gompers
Chicago Record-Herald
General Bell
Open Shop Advocates
Kentucky
Parker
Mammon
Paria
Archisul
Kangas
Lawrence World
P. M. Fenton
Garnett Will
Lara
le Roy Reporter
Texas
North Pole
Herbert
Holcomb's
Ayers
Ayer
Ayes
Wann
Holcomb & CO
Missouri Pacific
St Louis
Rome
C. Braen
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