Telegraphers strike ties up Northern Pacific and Great Northern trains
Reports from St Paul and Montana describe a large telegraphers strike that shut down many through trains on the Northern Pacific and Great Northern systems. Union leaders say picket lines and walkouts are widespread, while management demands wage terms be accepted or service end. Transport disruption spans Montana, Minnesota, and the northern West with trains halted or slowed.
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St Paul, Mion
Northern Pacifc
Great Northern
West
Perham
St. Paul
Mipn
Greal Northern
Northern Paelia Railways
Horn
Northern
Vacitic
J. Hil
New York
Registrations for homesteads fall short of expectations
In Trenver Colorado a rail ready force struggles to handle applicants for homesteads in the Cintah reservations. On opening day 1607 registrations were recorded at all points. If the rate continues for twelve days about 30,000 registrations are now anticipated, for roughly 6,000 homesteads opened.
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Trenver
Colo
Hrand Tynetion
Apd
No Suit Yet Filed Against Treasurer Kelly Bondsmen
Topeka Aug 2 The attorney general Coleman has not filed suit against Treasurer Kelly’s bondsmen yet but expects the filing likely this week A governor advisory committee member cautions against reading the telegram to the bonding company as signaling immediate criminal action The report also notes T J Sternbergh improving in Simmons Hospital and hoping to leave by week’s end Also mention brow bread and ice cream at Wiedermann’s
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Topeka
Coleman
Kelly
Hending
Fother
Weekly Crop Bulletin Highlights Varying Kansas Conditions
The Kansas weekly crop bulletin reports Eastern division corn in good to fine condition with Elk county damaged by drought. wheat stacked and thrashing advancing. haying fair though Coney and Greenwood counties short. alfalfa and flax performing well. apples falling in some counties. Middle division shows poor corn in northern counties due to drought. wheat yields mixed but generally advancing. alfalfa improving. prairie haying good. grass generally good. Western division notes corn silking and ear formation, wet weather delaying threshing. wheat yield fair to good. alfalfa progressing. ranges good. melons and cucumbers doing well in Norton. potatoes not very good.
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Topeka
Kany
Kansas
Government Weather Bureau
Elk County
Coney
Greenwood
Crawford County
Johnson
Woodson
Morris County
Chase County
Russell
Lincoln
Reno
Sumner
Repubic
Washington County
Barton County
Republic
Ottawa
Claywlig
Dicklnsuo
Metherson
Hutler
Nutler
Picklenson
Wallace
Norton
Gouil
Body Found Near Railroad Track Near Pleasanton Kansas
A man identified as George W. Sayior, an attache from the Gutto FPioto show, was found dead along a railroad track three miles north of Pleasanton. He lay in water in a section of the track. a county coroner ordered a jury. Authorities believe he was murdered and thrown from a train, though some showmen suggest a fight among workers at Fort Scott may be involved.
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Pleasanton
Kans
Aug
George WH. Suyior
Gttu
Ragnolds
Paoli l
Sayior
Ike
Fort Scott
Fire at milling plant destroys Kansas City mill
Bad Mill Fire at the Kansas City Milling Company plant in Kansas City Missouri started in the boiler room from an unknown cause last night. The blaze destroyed the plant with an estimated loss of 152000 dollars. In Topeka on August 2, word reached here that Sherman county will have E F Murphy as assistant attorney general to enforce the prohibitory law in the county.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Milling Company
Twenty-fourth Street
Broadway
Topeka
Sherman County
Coleman
E. F. Murphy
Murphy
Miss Berg Sues Hotel Joplin Manager for Damages
Miss Mary Berg filed suit in the circuit court against John Moats, manager of Hotel Joplin, seeking 81000 damages after she alleges he slapped her on a public street in Joplin. Hattie M. Orr of El Reno, C. T., has been appointed laborer in the patent office.
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Joplin
Mary. Berg
John Moats
Miss Berg
Hattie M. Orr
el Reno, C. T
Semi centennial of St Marys River canal opened in Soo
Crowds fill Sault Ste Marie as sunrise salute from government ships marks two day celebration of the St Marys River canal opening linking Lake Superior to the lower lakes. Visitors include Vice President Fairbanks Governor Warner and other dignitaries. The Soo canal spurred Great Lakes trade and industry, with calls to widen the slip canal and add another lock due to rising ore and grain traffic.
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Auz
St. Marys River
St. Marys Stip
Lake Superior
Pittsboro
United States
Northwest
Forest Reserve Planned in Garden City Area Kansas
The forest service plans a Garden City forest reserve in southwestern Kansas to establish a tree planting program. It will include a nursery, seedling preparation, and eventual sand hill planting to create a reforestation project near Garden City, a vital regional hub with broad local backing. The reserve spans about 97 000 acres and aims to develop forestry efforts similar to Nebraska projects.
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Wastiorton
Forest Service
Department of Agriculture
Regia
Middle West
Kansas
Garden City
Sand Hid
Ranriy
Tive
Nebraska
Sand Hills
Will Buck the Trust in St. Petersburg Action
The Treasury of finance called a conference of experts and others to discuss the high price of torite off. Its use as a fuel and material for economic importance prompts a proposal to require payment of the rent portion for all hands, with government sale outside the "Vecmbina" to open unexplored lands for possession.
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St. Metersburg
Toiary of Finance
Strike Ordered by Brotherhood on Denver Rio Grande
The International Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees orders a strike on the Denver and Rio Grande railroad at 6 oclock tonight. Over 2,000 track and water service workers, members of the Brotherhood, are affected after the company refused the union’s entered schedule and declined arbitration.
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Colo
John T. Wilon
Itarnational Brother
Brotherhood
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
Oiie
Rabbits Damaged Trees in Ottawa and Pa Appointment
F. W Stannard, Star Nursery owner, sues Kansas Natural Gas for 800 dollars claiming rabbits damaged young trees after workers failed to repair a rabbit tight fence. In Pennsylvania, Rev. George L. Benton, vicar general of the Harrisburg diocese and rector of St Jans Roman Catholic church at Steepletop, is advised of appointing as domestic prelate with the rank of monsignor by Pope Pius.
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Ottawa
Kans
Kansas Natural Gas Company
F. W Stannard
Star Nursery
George L. Benton
Harrisburg
St. Jans’ Roman Catholic Church
Steepletop
Mob in Control Shuts San Juan After Wage Strike
San Juan Puerto Rico August 2 A wage strike by Longshoremen demanding two cents per hour escalates into city wide mob violence. About 1000 armed rioters clash with police. streets filled with missiles. one killed, around forty injured. Power cut as crowds darken the city. Police and mounted units secure districts. overall control restored by midnight.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
Sa Juan
Witte Fears Failure In German Japanese Talks
New York August 2 A M staff correspondent of the paper reports the steamer Ellner Wilhelm Der Grosse brings a dispatch telegraph: Witte the Russian envoy signs Tuesday night I am afraid negotiations will end within a week as the Japanese committees will be so intolerable as not to admit discussion.
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New York
Staif
Eiiner
Wilhelm der Grosse
Witte
Possible National Strike Against American Pride Company
In New York on August 2 a probable national strike against the American Pride company looms. If called, more than 1,000 workers may be involved. The dispute centers on alleged union hostility by Bowen-Kridee company officials.
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New York
N. Y
American Pride Company
Bowen Kridee, Company
Mayor Heleher Missing Amid Financial Scandal Rumor
Mayor Heleher of this city has not been seen since yesterday afternoon. Friends fear he may have died by his own hand after concerns over collateral tied to loans and a state banking department report alleging forged signatures on part of the collateral.
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Watturson
Heleher
Vie
State Banking Department
Telegraphic Briefities from the Midwest and Plains
Dro b Coplaxer named pension examining surgeon at LaCrosse Kansas. Public building contract at Kongagity awarded to F B Newberry St Louis for 2110. Chiat Wikia returns to Washington after three to a half months in China and Japan on government business. Young farmer Wynnewoo Indiana dies from injuries after a horse accident. Seventh Day Adventists of Maisgour start annual camp meeting in Sedalla with WL C Porter of Tlamiiton as president. County court: Art Reynolds assault case continued to Aug 23. Harry Peterson assault with watch charge set for trial Aug 7. Billy Allen found guilty of assault, two months in county jail. Bob McGee assault charge awaiting trial.
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LaCrosse
Kansas
Kongagity
F. B. Newberry
St. Louis
Chiat Wikia
United States Aderet Service
Washington
China
Japan
Seventh Day Adventists of
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Sedalla
WL. C. Porter
Tlamiiton
Art Reynolds
Harry Peterson
Billy Allen
Couety
Bob McGee
New Western Union Manager Charley Crowes Arrives in Lawrence
Charley Crowes steps in as the Western Union telegraph manager for Lawrence arriving from Salt Lake City. Abs Knight, previously in charge here, is promoted to a Topeka position and will relocate, leaving Lawrence friends to regrets and warm wishes for his advancement. An officer reports arrest of a small boy in a recent string of burglaries, and Wiedemann's offers orange ice.
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Charley Crowes
Western Union Telegraph Company
Lawrence
Salt Lake City
Abs Knight
Topeka
Knight
Fever Situation in New Orleans Worsens with More Cases
New Orleans reports rising yellow fever cases with streetcar activity blamed for mosquito spread. Federal court cases involve Mississippi troops occupying Louisiana shores near Lake Borgne canal, while Governor Blanchard orders naval reserves to bolster protection for fishermen and residents. Detention camps, quarantines, and rail disruptions hamper movement as officials scramble to contain the outbreak.
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Ship Island Quarintine
Gulf of Mobila
Shreveport
Montgomery
Ala
Lamberton
Miss
West Wexo
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Sunray
Empire
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Vaccara
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ATI
UG Coast
Histon
Wnrit
Nist
Arvannas Vy
Shetzun
Vicksberg
Canal Street
Thea Stegomyla
Tiney Cross Canal
Louisiana
Mississippi
Albert Kaldwin
Kaldwin
Pear
Baldwin
Oyster Commission
Bostick
Penny to go it alone in new Kansas music school
Professor George Barlow Penny, dean of Washturn College School of Fine Arts and former University of Naugas figure, resigns his Washturn post. The surprise move comes after earlier hints, with Penny planning to establish a Kansas School of Music in Topeka as a solo venture.
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Georga Barlow Penny
Washturn College School of Fine Arts
Naugas
Fenny
Washburn
A For & Toenth
Penny
Kansas School of Music
Topeka
Farmers Institute Picnic in County Grove Details
The Farmers Institute announces its annual picnic at the county firm grove on Thursday August du. Morning session at 10 a.m. features Miss Bertha Cowles of Lawrence giving a paper and an address by Quicklug Maniat tan wioner. Afternoon session at 2 p.m. with an address by W. W. Marple of St Joseph, Me, and further talks by Supt 111. Veakrs and Mas well Eestitute. Music by the hesoto band, with wood lower to standu nd ee. Everyone urged to attend for education and social pleasure. J. C. Cowlas Bros. and S. Harvey, Sec.
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Wioner
W. W. Marple
St Joseph
Veakrs
Maswell Eestitute
Ites
Nicholy
Maghattan
J. CG. Cowlas
Bros
S. Harvey
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Markets by Wire Live Stock Mixed Cattle Hog Prices
Kansas City reports cattle steady to slower with steers near 23.79 and stockers 2.25 to 1.65. hogs 1,900 higher, top around 94. Chicago quotes cattle 15,000 head steady to weak, hogs up modestly, wheat and corn futures mixed. A university project advances with a Bell Rosendale hospital building in Kansas, costing about 10,000 dollars. O. G. Olson reports work on sidewalks and street guarding. Mrs. Valentine Anthon relocates to a new home on Vermont Street.
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Bulis
Chicago
Hay
Timothy
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Board of
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University of Kansas
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Sale and Wanted Notices in South Park Classifieds
A1870s style listing notes for sale bedroom set including salt springa mattress chaira shades and window shades. Inquiries at 1235 Conn street. Wanted eighty acres hay on shares rake and go devil furnished. Apply to E A Smith Nonwood Stock Farm. Wanted steady shirt factors 3 pids to 1, good chance for right party, apply at once Willy er Bros.
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E. A. Smith
Nonwood
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