End of Teamsters Strike Hinted as AFL Board Meets
Chicago May 15 possible signs of strike end as President Shea seeks AFL national board meeting in Chicago by week’s end. Calls for state troops loom if violence spreads. Shea defies surrender and warns employers against injunctions, while drivers weary of legal action.
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Chicago
Teamsters
Shea
Teamsters Union
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
National Board
Teamsters’ International Union
International
Teamsters Joint Council
Tce
Joint Liverymen’s Association
Dual personality defense in Wood murder trial
Counsel for Geo H Wood plans to argue a Jekyll and Hyde defense in Somerville New Jersey as the killer of Watchung storekeeper George Williams last winter. The plan marks a potential criminology first as Wood faced murder charges after being identified with Williams in a sleigh shooting and claiming a blank mind for three days.
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Wood
Williams
Bowen's Side to Be Heard in Caracas Charges
Secretary Taft gave Mr. Bowen copies of charges filed by Loomis accusing the retiring Caracas minister of influencing a published attack on Loomis. Bowen will prepare a supplementary statement. Bowen visited the White House, then met Taft after an audience with the president.
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Loomis
Washington
Taft
Bowen
Caracas
White House
Foresters Head to State Convention in Springfield
Forty six delegates from eleven courts of Foresters left this city this morning for the annual state convention to be held in Springfield. Two local Foresters seek offices James J Gallagher for grand secretary and Thomas A Greene for state trustee with expected contest.
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Courts of Foresters
Springfield
James J. Gallagher
Thomas A. Greene
Mad Dog Scare Hits Tyngsboro As Canines Tie Up
A mad dog scare grips Tyngsboro with more than 20 dogs tied up on suspicion after a dog bit many animals. The town suspects hydrophobia but could not reach the animal before it disappeared. No human bites are reported. bitten dogs are quarantined until rabies is decided.
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Tyngsboro
Man arraigned in Bangor for unlicensed liquor sale
James Shephard of Stockhelm was arraigned before U S Commissioner Hamlin in Bangor Missouri on charges of conducting a wholesale liquor business without a U S internal revenue stamp. He pleaded not guilty and was bound over to the June term of the U S circuit court.
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Bangor
James Shepherd
Stockhelm
U. S
Hamlin
U.S. Internal Revenue
Race Train Ditches Near Woodhaven Junction
New York May 15 A race train of ten cars en route to Belmont Park was ditched near Woodhaven Junction Long Island. The engine overturned and fireman likely fatally injured. Ten to twelve people were hurt all taken to Jamaica hospital. Names of the gravely hurt include Albert McLean James Ducan George Green John Polmann Robert Batterman others injured. Fireman James A De Milt and engine Geo Valentine also hurt.
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New York
Belmont Park
Woodhaven Junction
Long Island
Atlantic Division
Long Island Railroad
Jamaica Hospital
Albert McLean
Brooklyn
James Ducan
George J. Green
John J. Polmann
Wallington
N. J
Robert Batterman
James A. de Milt
Geo. Valentine
Two Accidents At Bay State Mills Injure Workers
William Lankie was treated at the Emergency hospital after a spinning frame incident at Bay State mills left his chest crushed and internal injuries. He was sent home by carriage to 1 Faulkner street. Arthur Wood suffered a lacerated right hand from the spinning room machinery and was taken to the hospital.
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William Lankie
Bay State Mills
Faulkner Street
Arthur Wood
St. James Street
Malden Coal Teamsters Strike Over Non-Union Help
Malden May 15 Twenty two teamsters employed by the Malden Coal Company struck today over a dispute with the company regarding the employment of non union help.
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Malden
Malden Coal Company
Repeated Box 225 Alarm prompts false fire run
Fire department responded to box 225 at 9 05 this morning but found only paper and no fire. This is the third time this month box 225 has rung with no serious cause identified.
Endymion Anchors at Sandy Hook for Emperor William Cup Start
New York May 15 The schooner yacht Endymion has anchored in Sandy Hook bay ready to begin the ocean race for the Emperor William cup scheduled for tomorrow.
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New York
Endymion
Sandy Hook Bay
Brech's Standard Seeds Advertises Best Obtainable Corn
Brech's Standard Seeds offers corn varieties including Crosby Cory at 4.00, Stowell's Evergreen at 0.40, Yellow Canada at 1.75, and other fodder types. The ad touts these as the best obtainable seeds for planting.
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Crosby
Stowell
Canada
Brech
May Day unrest calm in St Petersburg amid strikes
Troops hurried from the capital as workers at the Nevski shipyard protested with red flags and songs. Reports say no firing occurred and overall May Day passed without broad disorders. Reds and Social Democrats failed to mobilize, reforms are sought from the top with Rojestvensky seen as pivotal and Poles and Jews facing policy changes.
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Associated Press
St. Petersburg
Kishineff
Social Democrats
Rojestvensky
Committee of Ministers
Four Die In Southern San Diego Slaying Spree
A lunatic killed four people and fatally wounded two others in the southern section of San Diego California on May 15 according to local reports. The attacker caused multiple fatalities and police investigations are underway.
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San Diego
Cal
Secretary Hay Fakes Treatment in Bad Nauheim Visit
Frank C. Mason American consul general at Berlin stays with Secretary Hay in Bad Nauheim where Mrs. Hay is in Paris. Hay endures his 15th spa bath as ten more are planned. Reynolds Hitt arrives from Berlin to Rome duties while Hay plans to visit Berlin before leaving Germany.
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Bad Nauheim
Germany
Frank C. Mason
Berlin
Hay
Charlesmagne Tower
Naval Battle Probable Seventy Cases and Thirty Deaths
A Lowell board of health bulletin reports seventy meningitis cases and thirty deaths with fifty four percent fatality, noting nineteen cases under treatment. The health office opened a contagious hospital yet little has checked the illness, while smallpox controls are deemphasized. Calls for thorough cellar and backyard cleaning as a city purge to curb spread.
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Board of Health
Board of Health Office
Lowell
New England
City Hall Meeting Reports on Water Extension and City Projects
Edward Cawley assures taxpayers the Lowell water service extension to Atherton will cost the city nothing and may profit it once water is piped and sold. The Ledged agitation fades as Carney lodge is offered at no cost, and Emmerson land offers priced to reflect no extra value for ledge. Varnum Avenue sewer work begins with 80 laborers, the payroll reaching around 200. Constable McManus pockets taxes as “keeps” on delivery. The investigation committee stalls without Chairman Braden’s return. Auditor candidates multiply, with several confident they’ve won. Mayor Casey signs a five year lease for a cremator site in Plain Street at 175 yearly.
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Atherton
Edward Cawley
Courier-Citizen
Cawley
Lowell
Water Board
Carney Lodge
Morse
Street Department
Emerson
Whiteman Goes On Trial in Buffalo Forgery Case
Alonzo J. Whiteman faced a trial in Buffalo on May 15 for allegedly defrauding Fidelity Trust Company of $750 with a raised check cashed July 5. This is his second trial on six forgery and larceny indictments, following acquittal on the first charge.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Alonzo J. Whiteman
Fidelity Trust Company of
Whiteman
Sanford's Ginger Ad Provides Water Health Claim
Advertisement touts Sanford's Ginger as a safe, healthful aid for changing water and climate conditions. It promotes improved flavor and claimed health benefits for travelers and drinkers alike.
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Sanford
Destruction After Street Car Collision in Riot
Chicago on May 15 a patrol wagon collided with a crowded street car while responding to a riot call. Nine people were seriously injured and about a dozen hurt as a mob of strike sympathizers attacked a non union worker. Police arrested 15 men after fighting through the mob with clubs.
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Chicago
Hendricks Not Expected in New York Tomorrow
At the state superintendent of insurance office in New York it was stated today that Mr. Hendricks will not be in the city until tomorrow to resume his investigations of the Equitable Life Assurance Society.
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New York
State Superintendent of Insurance
Hendricks
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Fire hits Kenosha post office area killing boy
A blaze swept the post office and surrounding business blocks in Kenosha Wisconsin on May 15. One boy was reported burned to death as flames raged through the area.
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Kenosha, Wis
Car nearly dives from Humboldt street bridge gully
An Akron Bedford and Cleveland trolley car with 60 passengers derailed on the Humboldt street bridge in Cleveland. The rear trucks hung over the brink as the conductor barred the rear door to prevent a stampede. A dozen women and children were badly crushed during the scramble to escape.
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Cleveland, O
Akron
Bedford
Cleveland
Humboldt Street
Conference With Emperor William In Metz Analyzed
Metz Alsace Lorraine May 15 Chancellor Von Buelow and War Minister Von Einem arrived by imperial summons and held lengthy talks with Emperor William. The discussions center on imperial defenses while a speech with possible France allusions was prepared but not delivered, following entourage advice.
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Metz
Alsace-Lorraine
von Buelow
von Einem
William
Strassburg
France
United Russian Fleet Moves Northward in Rumored Battle
May 15 St Petersburg report says Admiral Rojestvensky and Rear Admiral Nebogatoff joined May 10 and will push the united fleet northward without delay. The rumor of a battle has circulated after a brief Malacca stop for coal and cleanup. The admiralty denies the fresh report.
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St. Petersburg
Associated Press
Rojestvensky
Nebogatoff
Nao
Straits of Malacca
Admiralty
Japanese Armies Ready to Advance at Manchuria Front
May 15 reports from Gunshu Pass Manchuria indicate ongoing light skirmishes in the Oburia mountains on the Russian left while calm persists on the right. Field Marshal Oyama directs large troop concentrations from Fakoman toward Touizakou. About 80,000 Japanese reinforcements arrive. river bridges and Liao river junk convoys bolster supplies. dust storms damaged tents and entrenchments. Russian troops prepare summer uniforms.
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Gunshu Pass
Manchuria
Oburia
Oyama
Fakoman
Touizakou
Liao
Japanese Transport Sunk by Mine in Chili Gulf
New Chwang reports a Japanese transport sunk by a mine in the gulf of Chili. Earlier the Shogutsu struck a mine near the Miao islands and was reported sinking, refusing help from a Chinese merchant ship. Also noted is the Sobralense sinking off Port Arthur with 67 rescued.
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New Chwang
Gulf of Chili
Shogutsu
Miao Islands
Sobralense
Port Arthur
Russian Warships Sighted Off Cape Varella
Thirteen Russian warships were sighted on May 12 near Cape Varella about fifty miles north of Kamranh Bay by the steamer Jason, which arrived in Singapore today.
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Singapore
Straits Settlements
Cape Varella
Kamranh Bay
Jason
Government halts coal exports to Saigon in embargo
The government forbids coal exports to Saigon with the embargo tied to the presence of the Russian fleet in Indo-Chinese waters. A new inspection and stamping standard is adopted to protect the mat export trade, with penalties for violations.
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Tokio
Saigon
Rojestvensky Anchored in Honkohe Bay
Tokio reports Vice Admiral Rojestvensky has reentered Honkohe Bay after a temporary departure on May 8 and remains anchored there as of 2 p.m. on May 15.
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Rojestvensky
Honkohe Bay
Tokio
British steamer Sylviana Confiscated by Sasebo Prize Court
In Nagasaki on May 15 at 4 p m the naval prize court at Sasebo confiscated the British steamer Sylviana. The vessel was captured February 20 bound for Vladivostok with Cardiff coal aboard. The capture location was not reported at the time.
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Nagasaki
Sasebo
Vladivostok
Cardiff
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