Global Labor Turmoil Cuts Wages and Strikes Spread
Across cities from New York to Paris and Denver, workers strike for higher wages and better conditions. Chicago plants close as 11,000 workers walk out. Paris tailors face wage cuts. Auburn carpenters halt work. Denver eyes arbitration. mobs and protests disrupt bridges and theatres amid a broad labor unrest era.
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New York Subway
Stelkerk
Chicago
Auburn
XN. C
Paris
Denver
Str
Xfotel Bellboys
Lirsaten
Rammand
Ind
Bridgeport
Conn
Enys
Mulvuul
R.G. Dun & Co
Notable crimes and events across towns prompt cautious warnings
Robbers steal 2890 at Rooney's saloon in Helper Utah. Park City reports a 25000 fire at a zinc plant. An unsuccessful attempt to destroy the steamer Umbria with dynamite. Farmer Ernest Stock from Pearl City Illinois badly beaten by burglars. Local pledges note tariff opposition. G A R leaders elected in California Nevada and Indiana. Ohio marks centennial in Chillicothe. Montana man Mathias Zents and son arrested for murder. Martinsville Indiana elects new G A R commander. A Richmond judge warns white northerners of possible lynching. Colombian treaty ratification debated by commissioners. Louisville executes John Black for murder. Memorials honor slain missionaries.
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Helper
Utah
Rooney
Park City
Ernest Stock
Pearl City
Lie
Philippines
Shaiter
G. A. RB
California
Nevada
Ohio
Chillicothe
Mathias Zents
Coleman
Mich
Henry Moore
Martinsville
Ind
Indiana
Richmond
Louisville
John Black
Archie James
Lerto
Shian in 1800 at Oberlin and other 1800s events in many locations
A highly garbled 19th century column reports a mix of personal tragedies and legal notes. It mentions Shian in 1800 dedicated at Oberlin. Jennie Grahan of Averyville IL dying by self inflicted wound. Lous Yeases in Kokomo IN said to have died by own action. revoked permits for Mor mon elders to preach in New York. George W Todd’s death and a payout to Mrs Petey Jordan. a Manila wall remodel protest. Conductor T J Swllvar shot by a pickpocket. Jessie Morrison ordered to serve 25 years for murder. various local figures and legal cases, rail accidents, and political appointments with broad geographic span across Canada and the U S.
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Shian
Oberlin
Oais
Jennie Grahan
Averyville
Kokomo
Ind
Lous Yeases
Bugsy
New York
George W. Todd
Hamilton
Ont
Supreme Court of Kansas
Jessie Morrison
Olia Castle
Bruce Jones
Eddy County
New
Mestor
Benest Lowell
Alangerio
Wilengrand
W.L. Elkins
Postelice
Tulloch
George M. Burlington
Dane Aflier
Elleword
Kan
Leen
Wallace
Boise
Cnrce
Walter Vroman
Ruskin Bait Movement
Kansas City
Jivoree LY
Washington
Ohio
Cincinnati
D. W. Hitchcock
Gengril
Elfl
Tarrigan
Gunning S. Bedford
Liverpool
Indaw
Frederic Gedford
Ernst Cor
Cuinn
S. Bedford Dieu
Thomas Menarchy
Durant
West Liberty
Arthur ‘Fende
Propsie
Carvierson
Iik
Guthrie
Okla
Montgomery
Mlexed Bigamist
Jeevy Ryerson
Fu Tun
Emerson
Hewis Vought
Payne
Quindocquia
Andrew J. Day
Clarence H. Vener
Boston
United States Court
Springfield
Ime
Rallege Sequad
G. J. Kuh
Woodman Circle
Woodman of the World
Okloams & Gulf
George E. Spencer
Stephen Flanagan
West Fourteenth Street
Flanagan
Spencer
Cheyenne
Wyo
Chatterton
Turmoil and tragedy sweep early 20th century headlines
A chaotic international roundup reports Valparaiso deaths from a strike vote, a French lieutenant killed in the Alps, and Bulgaria tensions. It notes jewel thefts in Paris, royal affairs, a pope reception, and various violent incidents from Malta to Chicago, including stabbings, arson, and wage clashes.
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Tres Orgeas
Bolivia
Valparalao
Jean Malie
Alps
Briancon
Europe
Balkans
Bulgaria
Magelonia
Merre Pevillard
Patizio
Calais
Paris
Wamler
Ky Io
London
Iris
Signor Mareuul
Rone
Sina
Hubelkader
Helga Maar
Muelz
Maravis
Arenhishos
Olmuelz
Theodore Kat
Eluveh
Austria
Notable Deaths Touch 19th Century Figures Across U S
The report lists several deaths including Sibyl Sanderson the American opera singer in Paris from pneumonia, P M Myers secretary of the Milwaukee and St Paul road buried at La Crosse, William Brookfeld a noted anti Platt Republican of New York after a long illness, Charles A Werks board of equalization member dying at Roexford, Justice W T Hall who died at Colorado Springs after months with Christian Science treatment, Mrs Peachy Walker Foy Montgomery of Chicago widow of Robert Montgomery of Kentucky, and Bishop Thomas Alfred Starkey of the Newark diocese in New Jersey dying at East Orange aged 84 with faculties described as keen.
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Sibyl Sanderson
Paris
P. M. Myers
Milwaukee and
St. Paul Road
la Crosse
William Brookfeld
New York
Charles A. Werks
Board of Equalization
Roexford
W. T. Hall
Colorado Springs
Christian Science
Holever
Peachy Walker Foy Montgomery
Chicago
Henry 3. Wyckhardt
Robert Montgomery
Kentucky
Thomas Walker
Virginia
Thomas Alfred Starkey
New Jersey
Starkey
Tarkington Considers Political Short Stories
Booth Tarkington writes two short stories about political life inspired by his own knowledge. The author questions the Indiana legislature and contemplates a possible role in the state senate, presenting a cautious view of political life.
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Booth Tarkington
Imitiana
State Senate
Blanche Walsh Divorced From Alfred Hickman in New York
The theatrical star Blanche Walsh and her husband Alfred Hickman, an English actor, reportedly began divorce proceedings recently. A decree permitting remarriage after three months was said to have been issued, with the couple having wed in New York during Hickman’s Trilby period. Walsh, daughter of Thomas P. Walsh, a former Tombs prison warden, married Hickman in this city.
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New York
Blanche Walsh
Alfred Hickman
The
Lambs
Trey
Miss Walsh
Mrs. Hickman
Mr. Hickman
Little Billeen
Orginal Trilby Company
Garden Theater
Miss’ Walsh
Thomas P. Walsh
Tombs Prison
Tahiti Copra Trade and Cocoanut Culture Across Pacific
Tahiti and French Oceania sources detail copra and cocoanut exports, with Tahiti as main supply for San Francisco mills turning nuts into oil and soap. Tahitian yields reach sixty to one hundred fifty fruits per tree annually, with copra production limited by climate, disease, and labor. J Lamb Doty, San Francisco vice consul, owns Tahiti plantation land and plans expansion. lantana weed invasion challenges gardens and native workers.
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San Francisco
Apia
French Ocean Sea
Tobit
Samoa
Tahiti
San Francisco Chronicle
Oceanic Steamship Company
Europe
United States
San Praneigco
Rocky Mountains
Pacific
Tome
Te Luens
Polynegia
America
Talit
Aingular
Cocos Nucifera
Encyclopeda
Britannica de
Bes
Soll
J. Lamb Doty
Enore
Papeete
Doty
Aya Fame
Island
Australia
New England
NOTHING LIKE UNION ISN T The reading of a calendar
A Dry Goods Guide piece parodies a union meeting as workers joke about the year 1919 calendar. The walking delegate questions dates and holidays while suggesting the printer must produce the calendar, highlighting union involvement in organizing labor and the humor of annual scheduling.
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Jahor
Imericon
Washington
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Clough Govertun
Fifteenth Cavalry
Lie Island
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Attor
T. Thomas Fortune
War Department
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Manila
P. H. Seaieay
S. W. Tulloco
Tomer
Washington City
Platt
G. W. Beaver
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Richardson
Sydney
C. B
Andrew Carpege
Galatia
State Department
H. M. Poffeld
Detroit
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Germany
Venezuela
Jackson FH. Ralston
District of Columbia
Frank C. Patridge
Netherlands
Todianaelle
William Hector
Malta
Clay Knoblock
Tulyndeaux
Charles Gerault
Rock River
Sterling
Kittie Ammett
Stanley Wesley
Meridian
Union Streets
Wesley
Ult Spence
Indianapolis
Booker T. Washington
Phajanes
Phillipine Consiabulary
Col. Taylor
Coby Island
Walker
JT. H. Kahlseat & Co
England
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Maud Gonne
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