Walk-Out on Harriman Lines Ignites Largest Rail Shop Strike
In Chicago four thousand workers at Illinois Central Burnside shops walked out at 10 AM in response to a federation strike order. Machinists waited for instructions as unions claim this will trigger history’s greatest railroading shop strike. Officials blame Kruttbehnitt of Harriman lines for the action.
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Chicago
Ill
Minois Central Fu
Burnside
Illinois Central System Federation
Illinois Central
Harriman
Federation of Ship Employes
Krottschaltt
J. Krutt- Behnitt
Harriman Lines
J. A. Franklin
Boilermakers
Carmen
Kansas City
Meg
Kline
Minors Central Workers Walk Out in New Orleans Strike
At New Orleans Louisiana seventy five hundred Minors Central employees left work at 10 o'clock in obedience to a strike order. The action reflects labor unrest impacting operations in the city and signals broader worker solidarity across the region.
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New Orleans
Central
1000 Paducah shopmen strike at 10 this morning
In Paducah Kentucky Illinois Central shopmen began a strike at 10 o clock today affecting rail operations. The action involved about one thousand workers signaling a walkout over disputed terms. Reports indicate implications for local schedules and freight handling as crews halted work.
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Paducah
Illinois Central
Illinois Central Railroad staff walkout in Birmingham
A Birmingham shop employee reports the Illinois Central Railroad in this city sees 300 workers walk out starting at 10 o clock this morning. It is stated that the entire force of 300 men will be out before the day closes.
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Birmingham
Ala
Illinois Central Railroad
Champaign Strike Hits 150 Central Shopmen
Champaign dispatch reports that 150 Central shopmen walked out today in a labor action. The mass walkout, described as orderly, involved workers from the Tilineis Central facility seeking higher wages and shorter shifts. Police monitored the quiet protest near the factory gates.
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Champaign
Tilineis Central
Dix approves pardon for Captain Peter C. Hains
Albany, N Y Special. Governor Dix signed the pardon of Captain Peter C Hains today but too late for his release before Monday.
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Albany
Dix
Peter C. Hains
Gould properties plan new Richmond power plant
New power house for Gould properties in Virginia approved at 600000 expenditure by Virginia Railway and Power Company directors. Plant to adjoin the existing Plant at Twelfth Street foot, using water and steam. Capacity to range from 12000 to 56000 horsepower. construction to begin soon.
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New York
The
Virginia Railway and Power Company
Richmond
Twelfth Street
Nee
Gould
Virginia
Banks Closed by Oklahoma Banking Dept
The Citizens' Bank of Covington with capital $19000 and deposits $60000 and the First State Bank of Shattuck with capital $25000 and deposits $75000 were closed today by Oklahoma's banking department in Guthrie.
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Oklahoma
Guthrie. Okla
Citizens' Bank of
Covington
First State Bank of
Bread riots tear through Dublin as bread prices soar
Hunger driven crowds including men women and children attack and overturn bakery and delivery wagons in Dublin. Bakers strike has pushed bread to prohibitive prices amid growing suffering.
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Dublin
Charge Law With Orbitery And Murder Charge
Pittsburg special report says an Ohio sheriff and local police arrested two Italians after a holdup near Sandusky. The men are charged with murder and the robbery of a man, whose body was found in Lake Erle after the crime near a flat house by Model today.
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Pittsburg
Ohio
Model
Sandusky
Lake Erle
Two Die After Slaying Near Ragland Paducah
In Paducah Kentucky a man killed Mrs John Matlock and wounded daughter Pearl Matlock at Ragland by firing through a window with an automatic revolver. A long daylight posse pursuit by farmers and deputies with bloodhounds followed, and the suspect was believed cornered in the Ragland bottoms at night with a renewed chase expected.
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Paducah
John Matlock
Pearl Matlock
Ragland
Scottish pearl fishing in Scottish rivers
Pearl fishing is conducted in several Scottish rivers though many believe pearls come only from ocean beds. The practice is extensive and involves local waters where pearls are harvested and studied.
Women’s Chances in New Zealand
A writer in the October Wide World urges women with courage and practicality to seek success and happiness in New Zealand. She says women are adaptable and must be willing to learn, work hard, and accept any honest task. Open-minded arrivals from the Old Country can expect warm hospitality and lasting friendship in a welcoming, happy land.
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New Zealand
Woman's Body Found in Leaves near Dixon Illinois
A nude woman about 25, killed by a knife stab to the neck, was found hidden under leaves in a ravine on farmer Matthew Schood's land four miles from Dixon. The coroner, local police, and county officers search for identification as volunteers comb the woods for clues and clothing. The body likely lay in the woods for about two weeks and may have been brought from a nearby city by automobile.
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Dixon
Ili
Matthew Schood
Amin
William Meyers
Chairman Gilliam Calls Committee to Meet in Norfolk
Petersburg special reports Robert Gilliam chairman of the Democratic State Committee subcommittee for the nominating primary in Norfolk has summoned the panel to convene at the Monticello Hotel Norfolk next Tuesday. Other members named are George W. Muse of Roanoke and J Taylor Thompson of Farmville.
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Petersburg
Robert Gilliam
Democratic State Committee
Norfolk
Monticello Hotel
George W. Muse
Roanoke
J. Taylor Thompson
Farmville
Monarchist revolt spreads on Northern Portuguese frontier
Lisbon reports a monarchist outbreak on the northern frontier with General Castro—Minister of War—ordering troops and artillery against rebels. Fighting is described as underway in the mountains.
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Lisbon
Castro
Navy awards four submarines contract to Electric Boat
Secretary of the Navy Meyer awarded a contract to the Electric Boat Company for four submarines. With this order, the United States will have twenty one submarines under construction, as the program continues in Washington, D. C.
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Washington, D. C
Meyer
Electric Boat Company
New York
Quincy
Mass
United States
Passenger missing when steamer City of Chester docks
A derby hat, coat, and several Sample paint brushes found in a room aboard the steamer City of Chester during its Philadelphia to Wilmington run last night suggest Edward A. Day, a Lucas Paint Company salesman of Philadelphia, took his own life. No sign of him was found when the vessel arrived in Wilmington.
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Wilmington
Del
City of Chester
Philadelphia
Edward A. Day
Lucas Paint Company
Here
How the Russians Hunt the Wolf
A concise account from Wide World describes diverse Russian wolf hunting. It details hound chases, pit traps, sleigh drives with rifle teams, and a dramatic method in Kirghiz steppes where Tartar horsemen use dogs and trained eagles to harass and deter wolves. The piece notes hunting as sport and necessity against wolf predation on Tartar flocks.
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Russia
Asia
Kirghiz
Biggest Quarantine Station in the World at Tor Harbor
Our first view of Sinai shows Tor harbor as the world’s largest quarantine complex for pilgrims returning from Mecca. The vast compound holds modern fumigating and disinfecting buildings, a high security wire fence, tramways, and telegraph and telephone links. Large waves of pilgrims, sometimes 100 000, are housed here, with 17 000 in one 1994 instance.
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Sinai
Tor
Mecca
Law
Diamond Belt Prize Fight Winners Get Temporary Belt
In Los Angeles the winner of today’s twenty round bout between Johnny Kilbane and Frank Conley near the Pacific Athletic Club earns temporary ownership of the diamond belt. Promoter Tom McCarey plans a championship meeting between the survivor of the featherweight elimination and Abe Attell, the reigning title holder.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Johnny Kilbane
Frank Conley
Pacific Athletic Club
Tom McCarey
Abe Attell
Tobacco Trust Plans Reorganization To Split American Tobacco
A London World embargo on plans for the American Tobacco Company emerges after a Thursday conference. The company may split into three or four major firms with subsidiaries including The American Tobacco Company The Lorillard Company and The Liggett Meyer Company. Wall Street summaries claim preferred shares will be exchanged for new stock and bonds, with assets including the American Snuff Company and United Cigar Stores valued at about 32 million dollars and annual income of nine point six million. The counsel for American Tobacco disputes the Wall Street summary as inaccurate saying no final plan exists yet and that details will be released only after court filings.
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New York
Special
American Tobacco Company
Duke
F. Lorichard Company
Kgeett Meyer Company
Wall Street
American Tobacco
Lorillard
Iggett Meyer
Liggett Meyer
American Snuff Company
United Cigar Stores
Lorillard Company
Liggett Meyer Company
Wll
Secarcely
W.W. Fuller
Ppine Tidal
Dunellen Mayor Resigns Citing Drink Invitations
Dunellen New Jersey mayor William A Sandford quits citing relentless invitations to drink. He recalls inaugurating New Year and says he cannot remain sober while in office. He plans to move to Westfield as townspeople voice protests and mock him with jokes about rum and bums.
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Dunellen
N. Y
William A. Sandford
Mr. Sandford
Westfield
Home patronage ties to local benefits, Brunswick Gazette says
The Brunswick Gazette argues that residents gain from patronizing local industries. If people patronize distant towns, they receive no benefits, and their home town and county owe them nothing.
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Brunswick Gazette
It Has To Be About My Little Wife Divorce Plan
A Washington Herald brief notes a plea to arrange and maintain a divorce for style, expressing mixed affection and the need to stay divorced for a period. The speaker emphasizes their love yet insists on formal separation as a social stance.
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Washington Herald
Italian Troops Invest Tripoli In First Day of War
Italian army invaded European Turkey and the navy fought the first battle of the no-Italian war. Reports from Salon indicate another naval clash may threaten the Adriatic. Italian warships sink Turkish torpedo boats near Nicopolus and Prevesa as transports head toward Southern Albania to seize Prevesa from Italy. Martial law is proclaimed in Tripoli and Prevesa. The Italian government pursues a bold policy to win.
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Turkey
Salon
Adriatic Sea
Nicopolus
Prevesa
Vilayet
Janina
Alberta
Constantinople
Albania
Tripoli
Italians Seal Adriatic Corridor To Bottleneck Turkish Fleet
Italian naval actions extend a line across the Adriatic Ionian and Aegean to bottle up Turkish warships and transports. Wireless orders push a base toward Kam Kaleb and Sedil Bahr as Tripoli faces Bedouin uprisings. General Caneva is ordered to engage if the investment of Tripoli proceeds. An Italian cruiser pursues Bekamir simy Bey returning to Constantinople. The Duke of Abrugel is expected to become the province's first military governor.
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Adriatic
Ionian
Aegean
Dardaelles
Kam Kaleb
Sedil Bahr
Ay Aey
Tripol
Caneva
Tripoli
Bekamirsimy Bey
Constantinople
Abrugel
Italians Rally After Victory News Spreads Across Nation
Enthusiasm over a victory spreads through the country as people cheer in theaters and streets. Young men seek enlistment, and government plans avoid conscription for the war effort. King Victor Emmanuel images adorn displays while Turkish shops shutter and Turkish residents prepare to depart with no violence reported.
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Tome
Victor Emmanuel
Italian destroyer squadron blocks Prevesa in Adriatic
In a dispatch from Rome the Duke of the Abruzzi reports that the Italian destroyer Hotlin led a blockade at Prevesa yesterday to thwart Turkish plans to seize Italian shipping. Two Turkish torpedo boats clashed with Italian forces. one boat was stranded and captured as two other Italian destroyers chased the fleeing craft.
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Rome
Gre
Ned
Sxorces
United States Declares Neutrality Over Tripolitan War
The United States will issue a proclamation of neutrality in the Tripolitan war and warn all American vessels to observe the hostile blockade of Tripolitan ports. This was an official move to maintain neutrality while signaling enforcement.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Unclear fragmentARY note on wartime proclamation discussion
A distorted memorandum references a State Department contact with Gar and a conference led by the Secretary of Aces and the counselor. It notes preparations for a proclamation review and says no formal declaration of war was made. It mentions visits to Italy or Turkey but offers no decisive events.
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State Department
Gar
Aces
Deen
Italy
Turkey
Europe on edge as Turkey Italy brink
Special reports warn of a widening war across Europe as Turko Italian hostilities escalate. Bulgaria and Balkan states face scrutiny while Turkey vows resistance. Italy mobilizes toward the Austrian frontier and expects 25,000 troops landed under General Caneva. Italian warships shell Prevesa as Derna is seized in Tripoli harbor after unloading rifles and ammunition.
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London
Bulgaria
Balkan
Turkey
Europe
Paris
Italy
Ottoman Empire
Greece
Crete
Thessaly
Constantinople
Rome
United States
Germany
Porte
Prevesa
Faris
Caneva
Derna
Tripoli
Mouth of Truth in Rome Named Bocca della Verita
A large white marble block near the Santa Maria in Cosmedin facade in Rome is called the Mouth of Truth. Legend says liars placed their lips in the cavity to trigger the jaw. others doubt the power and suggest it served as a sewer cover.
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Santa Maria
Coemedin
Rote
Rome
Runaway Team Causes Havoc in City Street
Pandemonium gripped Sighteenth and Franklin as a large beer wagon team bolted uncontrollably up the street. The horses crashed into another wagon, breaking most harness straps and damaging the rig. Passersby narrowly escaped harm as authorities struggled to regain control.
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Franklin
Lynchburg Visitor Halsey Seeks Sixth District Votes
Mr. Dom P. Halsey of Lynchburg visited Halifax court last Monday and courted Sixth District veterans. A congressional candidate, he praised Halifax citizens for their welcome and encouragement on Monday.
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Dom P. Halsey
Lynchburg
Halifax Court
Halsey
Congress
Halifax
Record Advertiser
Edison in Hamburg Sees Europe, Seeks American Enterprise
Thomas A Edison returns to New York aboard the Amerika amid rain and cheering Hamburg crowds. He tours Hagenbeck’s zoo and Berlin factories, argues German aversion to spending, praises English business standards, and urges American manufacturers to travel Europe for insight and opportunities.
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Hamburg
Germany
Europe
Thomas A. Edison
New York
Amerika
Edison
Cuxhaven
Hagenbeck
Hapenbeck’s
Berlin
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