Strike Opens Across Tinplate Mills in Four States
Pittsburg July 1 Fifteen tinplate plants were shut by a strike affecting West Pennsylvania Ohio and Indiana. About 7000 workers walked out after the open shop order posted by American Sheet and Tinplate Co. The Amalgamated Association claims a defeat that weakens its influence in U S Steel. A wage accord was reached between the union and independent sheet and tinplate manufacturers.
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Pittsburg
Union Sheet and Tinplate Mills
United States Steel Corporation
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel & Tinplate Workers
American Sheet & Tinplate Company
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Ina
Amalgamated Association
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel & Tinworkers
Independent
Sheet and Tin Plate Manufacturers
Deluged with laws new Illinois statutes take effect
Chicago July 1 two hundred twenty two new laws passed by the last Illinois legislature go into effect today Some measures not operative before next January include hazardous machinery act and board of control over charitable institutions Main provisions require women to work long factory hours allow self defense in court of certain speed limits authorize Chicago to revoke funds raise 60001 for bonded debt permit white slaves to testify when husbands are involved make detaining a woman for debt a felony provide barber licensing inheritance tax forest preserves pawnbrokers must hold articles year and cut interest to 3 per cent a month
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Chicago
Illinois
Board of Control
Naval expansion plan doubles Britain's sea power
Admiral Lord Charles Beresford urged a robust naval buildup in London detailing a plan submitted to the admiralty. It envisions ten more dreadnoughts plus four provisional ships, 16 second class cruisers, 18 commerce-protecting cruisers, and 20 larger destroyer-type ships, costing about 300 million dollars.
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London
Admiralty
Great Britain
Charles Beresford
Slot machines banned in San Francisco after midnight
With midnight on July 1 the city's nearly 4000 nickel in the slot gambling devices were silenced as the ordinance banning all such machines and related nickel games took effect. Police orders call for strict enforcement and officials estimate the prior yearly take at about 12 million dollars.
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San Francisco
Helena Cloudburst Rains Floods City and Surroundings
A mountain cloudburst south of Helena Montana on July 1 sent streams and dry guiches into torrents. Main Street flooded to a foot deep and cellars of many businesses were inundated. Damage feared to the Prickly Pear valley and Missouri river bottoms with reports awaited.
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Helena
Mont
Main
Prickly Pear
Missouri River
May Fly Across Channel From Calais July 1
Herbert Latham Couvent de Lambert and Henri Farman await favorable weather on the coast to attempt an aeroplane crossing of the Channel. A prize of 15,000 offered by a London paper for the first crossing prompts torpedo boats to assist and protect the aviators in case of need.
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Channel
Calais
Herbert Latham
Couent de Lambert
Henri Farman
Here
London
Messina Quake Triggers Mass Evacuations Into American Quarter
Tremors hit Messina at 7 30 am causing panic among 25000 residents who fled to the American quarter. Officials cordon the area while commerce ceases and only minimal casualties are reported including a woman and child. Reggio also shaken with no casualties. Taormina felt tremors but no damage. Within 24 hours the shocks total 23.
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Messina
Mensina
Reggio
Calabria
Andam
Taormina
Wrights Airship Flies Perfectly at Fort Myer Flight
Orville Wright conducted three flawless flights at Fort Myer in the early hours. Observers saw the aeroplane circle the field from 15 to 30 feet high, completing a five minute round before landing smoothly near the starting point. The craft then repeated the process with similar precision, though the motor occasionally skipped without affecting performance.
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Washington
Orville Wright
Fort Myer
Ita
Orville
Arlington Cemetery
Mr. Wright
Bell Sees War Cloud at Fort Leavenworth Speech
General Franklin Bell chief of staff spoke to service schools at Fort Leavenworth stating he saw indications of war and that international peace is distant He warned that talk of arbitration and peace congresses implies no need for armies and navies saying there has not been a 30 year period without war in this country.
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Bell
Leavenworth
Kan
Franklin Bell
Fort Leavenworth
Bomb Fiend Sharkey Confesses In Chicago Bombings
Felix Sharkey, once a feared gangster, revealed all he knew about the bomb outrages in Chicago. State's Attorney Wayman ordered silence for Sharkey and attending officers, while Sharkey later relented in jail after initially refusing to talk.
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Chicago
Felix Sharkey
Wayman
Sharkey
Arctic Explorer Caldwell Seen Near Edmonton Route
Winnipeg July 2 A rumor from the far North says George Caldwell the explorer who left three years ago to voyage from Hudson Bay westward to Slave Lake and down to Edmonton has been spotted by a Native runner near Fullerton. Caldwell is now probably at Fullerton.
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Winnipeg
George Caldwell
Sree
Hudson Key
Slave Lake
Edmonton
Caldwell
Fullerton
Land Opening Delay for Deschutes Carey Act Run
Deschutes Carey act project land sale to 2,820 acres on hold after B. B. Wood attacks Deschutes Irrigation & Power company. Board to inspect Eastern Oregon project next month to verify plans and water rights amid alleged contract breaches and financial troubles.
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Salem
Wood
Carey Land
Deschutes
Densert Land Board
Irrigation Company
Dallas Salem Road Progress on New Line
The Dallas Salem Falls City Western railway reports tracklaying nearly finished from Dallas to Salem with completion expected by mid August and freight and passenger service about a month later. Grading is near complete, steel extends to Pierce Riggs farm near Eola, and six miles of track remain. A Brunk bridge spans the Rickreau river at Eola. no Willamette River bridge will be built. Passengers will use a launch service to reach Marion County, and gasoline trains are planned for the new line.
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Dallas
Salem, Falls City,& Western Railway Company
Salem
West Salem
Pierce Riggs
Eola
Rickreau River
Willamette River
Polk County
Marion County
Southern Pacific
Oregon
Chautauqua Grounds Work Advances in Gladstone
Gladstone Chautauqua grounds see notable improvements with 1400 feet of new fence on the park front and a new pump and water system. The Ladies' side of the Gladstone Christian church will operate the grounds restaurant. Rev. W H Selleck of Salem to respond to Hawley’s welcome.
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Oregon City
Gladstone
Christian Church of
W. H. Selleck
First Methodist Episcopal Church of
Salem
Congressman Hawley
Ashland Club Seeks Rename of Local Geologic Landmark
The Ashland Commercial club will petition Governor Benson's new board of geographers to rename Ashland butte from Siekiyou peak to Mount Aughland. The resolution passed at a recent club meeting aims to change the water source landmark and scenic site name.
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Ashland
Ashland Commercial Club
Benson
State Board of Geographers
Aashland Butte
Siekiyou Peak
Mount Aughland
Carey lands opened for public entry near Burna
The Harney Valley Improvement Company lands known as the Carey lands totaling 69 000 acres near Burna have been canceled and will be opened to public entry immediately, with officials predicting rapid occupancy of every acre.
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Burna
United States Land Office
Harney Valley
Six Inch Guns Arrive For Salem Cherry Fair
Two large six inch guns from the battleship Oregon reach Salem and will be showcased at the cherry fair before being mounted on the state house lawn after the event. The Oregon delegation at Washington secured them, costing Salem only freight charges.
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Salem
Oregon
State House
Washington
City of
Monmouth Normal Summer Enrollment Grows
Monmouth normal school opens with 80 to 100 students on the first day and Professor L R Travers’ course starts next week with 30 to 60 more students expected. Prospects are for a highly successful summer normal at Monmouth.
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Monmouth Normal
Monmouth
L. R. Travers
Farm sales near Jacksonville fetch high prices this week
William Stewart sold a 170 acre farm and orchard two miles north of Jacksonville to Wisconsin buyers for 85 000 dollars an average of 500 dollars per acre. A second tract of 212 acres near the Stewart property brought 80 000 dollars.
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Jacksonville
William Stewart
Wisconsin
Stewart
Colonization Plan Aims To Settle 18000 Acres Of Morrow County Wheat
J G Crawford of Heppner reports that the J E Woolery estate in northern Morrow County, totaling over 18 000 acres, has been acquired by a Portland real estate firm. The plan calls for 1000 immigrant families, mainly German and Hungarian, to farm the land by fall. Local officials anticipate a strong county crop this season, aided by a cool spring and summer reducing risk from heat.
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Pendleton
Morrow County
J. G. Crawford
Heppner
J. E. Woolery
Portland
Crawford
Oregon
Salem Attorney General Sues Corvallis & Eastern over Depot Penalty
Attorney General Crawford has filed action against Corvallis and Eastern railroad to collect the $10,000 penalty for failing to comply with the railroad commission act. After Lyons depot complaints, the commission ordered a new depot but the railroad allegedly evaded the law by using old freight cars.
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Salem
Crawford
Corvallis & Eastern Railroad
Railroad Commission
Lyons
Private irrigation project surveyed near Prineville
Surveyor Fred A. Rice completed a large private irrigation plan on the Ochoce east of Prineville. It covers over 2,000 acres owned by T. H. Lafollette E. T. Slayton and J. S. Watkins. The six mile canal will hold 1200 inches of water and cost about 5000 dollars. Construction starts once state desert land board approves plats.
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Prineville
Fred A. Rice
Ochoce
T. H. Lafollette
E. T. Slayton
J. S. Watkins
State Desert Land Board
Milwaukie Grants 20 Year Water Franchise to J L Johnson Co
At an adjourned Milwaukie council meeting a 20 year franchise was granted to J L Johnson & Co to build and run a water works plant east of the Southern Pacific railroad. The ordinance passed without amendment and requires water free for fire protection. The plant is under construction, creating two water companies in Milwaukie.
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Prospect
Milwaukie
Milwaukie Council
J. L. Johnson & Co
Southern Pacific Railroad
Portland Markets Report From Grain to Goats
Market prices across Portland listing Wheat Bluestem at 1.30 and valley at 1.17, corn 35 per ton, hay Timothys at 17 to 20 per ton, apples 12.50 per box, geishers and loganberries cited, potatoes 1071.50 per hundred, vegetables with various per dozen rates, Butter at 26 to 25 cents, eggs 23 to 24 cents per dozen, poultry prices for hens, geese, ducks and turkeys, pork at 10 cents, veal at 8 to 9, hops contracts by year, wool prices in eastern Oregon and valley, cattle and calf prices, goats and other livestock values included.
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Timothy
Willamette Valley
Oregon
Oregon Ranch
Balloonists survive gale at 10000 feet over storm cloud
John Berry and A Heimann dodged a violent storm in a balloon near 10000 feet altitude. The bag tore and the craft dipped but the pair managed to descend safely after tying the apex and shedding ballast. Berry described a black sky and freezing mist as they plunged toward what seemed certain destruction.
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John Berry
Berry
Snaying Bay
Five Hull Men Scalded as Boiler Tubes Burst
Five men aboard the torpedo boat Hull were badly scalded when a boiler tube exploded near Alcatraz island as the ship neared Sausalito. Fireman F. King was severely burned and may not recover. four others are seriously injured but expected to survive.
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San Francisco
F. King
J. M. Roberte
Francis Crawford
John R Carter
Newton Carish
Sausalito
Seattle
Alcatraz Island
King
Flood of Telegrams Against Corporation Tax Bill
A flood of telegrams reaches senators opposing the corporation tax bill. Messages pour in from building and loan interests and many corporations. Some lawmakers, swamped by protests from prominent business figures, grow doubtful of administration backing and may drop the tax in conference in favor of restoring the inheritance tax to the tariff bill.
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Washington
Congress
House
California to host Roosevelt board on sulphur fruit curing
Professor Alonzo K. E. Taylor of the University of California says a referee board appointed by Theodore Roosevelt will likely visit California within the next month to study the sulphur drying and curing of fruit. Secretary of Agriculture Wilson is expected to accompany the board, with Taylor returning from Europe and passing through Boston.
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Berkeley
Cal
Alonzo KE. Taylor
University of California
Roosevelt
California
Taylor
Boston
Wilson
Ducks Train to Hunt Potato Bugs Near Alton
A farmer near Alton Illinois has bred ducks trained to hunt potato bugs. He plans to rent out the fowls and claims the trained birds generate about $600 a week in income with local testimonials backing the venture.
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Alton
Ill
Here
Readine Iron Co Restores部分 Wage Cuts in July
Readine Iron company in Reading Pennsylvania announced that part of February wage reductions will be restored starting July 6. The notice signals a wage adjustment as the company lifts some cutbacks while keeping others in place.
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Reading
Readine Iron Company
Cushman Dies in Office Run After Critical Illness
New York July 9 Francia W Cushman former congressman from Nebraska died after a monthlong illness following surgery for an abscess and pneumonia He was born 1867 in Brighton and later settled in Tecumseh Nebraska He studied law and served six terms in Congress after initial run in 1898 His career included work on railroads and lumber camps before entering politics
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New York
Francia W. Cushman
Roosevelt
Cushman
W. Cushman
Brighton
Pleasant View
Tye
Nebraska
Supreme Ber
Tecoos
Cunhman
Congress
Tremors Rattle Downieville in July Nights
Reports from Downieville California describe nightly earthquakes with shocks strong enough to wake residents. The tremors, centered near Poker Flat and Mount Seat, mark an unusual seismic sequence for the region where quakes are typically rare.
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Bret Harte
Downieville
Cal
Jane
Poker Fateay Mount
Sietre Comity
Port of Stockton Fire Destroys Cargo Vessel Docked at Isleton
A Stockton fire report says a vessel from the California Transportation Co. burned to the water line at the dock. The cargo valued at 000 was red before the blaze. Firemen fought the fire as smoke hampered access and 6,000 was contained.
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Stockton
Cal
Aet Isleton
Californis Thsportation Company
Clergy Urge Global Defense Support From Victoria Church
Clergy in Victoria British Columbia addressed the public urging action to mobilize a needed army and navy. They warned England faced defenseless peril and risk to national existence, calling for universal support and defense readiness.
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Victoria
B. C
England
Johnson Favors Warner Jackson Michigan Visit
Johnson and July Johnson of Minnesota visited here last night hoping to see a time when they can join with their bin affairs. They spoke of improving woman’s roles and political refining influences in Jackson.
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Johnson
Warner Jackson
Mich
July & Johnson
Minnesota
Rescued After Tet Day Cave-In In Switzerland
A young woman survived a cave-in near St. Gal Switzerland after being trapped for days. Rescuers dug her out alive and she reportedly remained conscious by using moisture from her clothing to sustain herself until help arrived.
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St. Gal
Switzerland
Pitched Battle Erupts in Gonyaquil On July 3
A violent clash erupted in Gonyaquil on July 3 during a tribute to El Peter ul. Troops faced a mob. soldiers joined the attackers, resulting in widespread casualties. Forty people were reported killed.
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el Peterul
Cable line links Newfoundland and New York set sail from London
An Atlantic venture reports a Cable the Commercial line sailing in London with 1 600 miles of cable intended for the Newfoundland to New York route. The message notes a Calona vessel departure from London.
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London
Newfoundland
York
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