National Machinists Strike Expands Across Nation
About 50,000 machinists nationwide walked out on Monday seeking a nine hour day, higher wages, and arbitration terms. The walkout affects several cities and rail shops but excludes government work and most railroads. New York, Boston, Cleveland, Detroit, and Scranton report large numbers out.
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Washington
O'Connell
National Association of Machinists
Scranton
Central Vermont
St. Albans
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Buffalo
Sayre
Wilkesbarre
Elmira
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Ten
Gulf, Colorado and
Santa Fe
Associated Press
National Association of Mechanists
New York
Boston
Cleveland
Detroit
Milwaukee
Pittsburg
Plainfield
N. J
Elizabeth
Jersey City
Philadelphia
Reading
York
Mattoon
Mis
Toledo
Hartford
National Metal Trades
Mrs Gage Funeral Held in Washington
Funeral services for Mrs. Lyman J. Gage were conducted at the secretary’s residence by Rev Dr N D Hillis of Plymouth Church Brooklyn. Attending were Senator and Mrs Cullom Attorney General Knox ex Postmaster General Gary and family British and German ambassadors Chinese and Japanese ministers and treasury officials. The body was then sent by Pennsylvania Limited train to Evanston Illinois for burial in Rose Hill cemetery.
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Washington
Hillis
Lyman J. Gage
Rey
N. D. Hillis
Plymouth Church
Broooklyn
Cullom
Knox
Gary
Garret A. Stobart
Treasury Department
Pennsylvania
Evanston
Lose Hill
Doctor Hoyt Dies En Route Home From Texas
Dr. Frank C. Hoyt superintendent of the hospital for the insane at Mount Pleasant died in Kansas City on his way home from Texas where he had gone for his health. He previously served six years at Clarinda and three years at Mount Pleasant.
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Frank C. Hoyt
Mt. Pleasant
Des Moines
Hospital For the
Mount Pleasant
Kansas City
Texas
Hoyt
Clarinda
Protests Call for Mulct Law Enforcement in Dubuque
Five Dubuque ministers plan sermons next Sunday urging enforcement of the mulct law on Sunday closing and other provisions openly violated. The move aims to pressure authorities to uphold prohibition era rules in city churches and public conduct.
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Dubuque
Governor appoints Hughes to Keokuk Superior Court
Des Moines May 23 Governor Shaw appoints Felix T Hughes to the Keokuk Superior Court to succeed the late Judge Miller.
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Felix T. Hughes
Keokuk
Des Moines
Shaw
Miller
Iowa Supreme Court Decisions Issued May 23 Des Moines
The Iowa Supreme Court released several rulings today. Davidson appeals a Cedar district matter. decision affirmed. Hall appeals Gottsche case. reversed. City of Council Bluffs appeals Omaha and Bridge Company matter. Potta Wattamie district affirmed. Elliott appeals Farmers Insurance. Muscatine district affirmed. Brewster appeals Chicago and Northwestern Railway. Clinton district affirmed. Mesnat appeals Chicago and Northwestern Railway. Tama district reversed.
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Des Moines
Supreme Court
Davidson
Mesnat
Chicago and Northwestern Railway Company
Tama District
Victory for Garst and Cummins at Carroll County Convention
In Carroll County Iowa on May 23 the Republican convention produced a split with a rump gathering led by Ben I. Salinger. The regular convention backed Cummins for the state delegation and Garst for the senator, while endorsing Allison and Dolliver and calling for reform and anti pass measures. The Dewing faction acknowledged defeat and anticipated no recognition for its delegates.
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Carroll County
Carroll
Friends of Dewing
Cummins
Garst
Allison
Dolliver
Ben I. Salinger
J. B. Hungerford
Dewing
Wire and Cut Worm Damage Reported in Iowa Fields
Iowa crop bulletin for week ending May 20 notes warmer weather and light rainfall. Corn planting advanced with early stands good. worm damage in recently grassed fields may require replanting. Oat stands thin. rain needed for oats, barley, wheat, hay, and pasturage. Frosts spared fruit give light yields for apples plums and cherries.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Department of Agriculture
Central Station
Wedding Fails As Groom Skips Bertha Conley
Miss Bertha Conley awaited Gus Weise in Perry Iowa May 21 for a wedding that never happened when the groom disappeared to be with another woman near Denison who threatened suicide. In other Iowa notes a man injured when thrown from a wagon near Perry. a nurse training school starts in Keokuk. a Fourth of July fund rises in Jewell. double tracking work continues at Villisca. a Huron miller plans a 75 barrel flouring mill in Onawa. a Chariton fire destroys seventy cases of eggs. Dr F W Porterfield seeks Iowa Knights of Pythias grand chancellor. Des Moines hosts English Lutheran general synod May 29. Fred Evans rests after a neck injury. Hans Nelson sues a telephone company over a fatal message failure. M and St I line upgrades between Corwith and Fort Dodge.
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Iowa
Keokuk
Jewell
Villisca
J. W. Jelly
Huron
Onawa
Chariton
M. and St. I
Corwith
Fort Dodge
Revision Committee Submits Its Report On Church Creed
The Presbyterian general assembly heard the Revision Committee report on credal statements. It recommends a brief summary of the reformed faith and amendments to select chapters, while preserving doctrinal integrity. The assembly adjourned to hear more Thursday and Friday with commissioners hosted by the University of Pennsylvania.
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Philadelphia
Presbyterian General Assembly
General Assembly
Christ Jesus
Presbyterian Church of England
Benjamin Harrison
Committee On Missionary and Benevolent Offerings
Particuar
Mattbie B. Babcock
Brick Church
New York
Naples
Charles C. Harrison
University of Pennsylvania
Observing the Eclipse Photographs Taken in Sumatra
Dutch expedition observers at Karangsago Sumatra report a total solar eclipse with sun partially obscured by clouds. Photographs capture the corona and its spectra. Polarization light measurements and heat radiation readings of the corona were not successful.
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Amsterdam
Karangsago
Sumatra
Modern Fable of Last Day at School and Trustee Farewell
George Ade offers a satirical Commencement scene where a political boss on the school board delivers a hurried speech to graduates. The speech blends humor with caution about wealth, culture, and political life, undercutting grand promises with practical humor and a final caution to carry a speech in his pocket.
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George Ade
Robert Howard Russell
Campain
Chauncey Depew
Josh
Rosem
Greece
Rome
Europe
Asia
Oyster age rule sparks seafood debate
The statement notes that an ash oyster is not fit to eat until age four but argues the shellfish does not live without eating before that age. It reframes the idea of the oyster’s feeding during early years, implying feeding occurs prior to four years.
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Ashe
Arson arrest in Council Bluffs after doctor and wife confess
Dr C H Hunt a Council Bluffs dentist and his wife confessed to arson after investigators linked a midnight fire at his residence on Willams Street to kerosene and oil soaked materials. Hunt claimed repeated hardship and insurance motives. both are held awaiting a hearing. Their five year old son is temporarily cared for by a local pastor.
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Manell Bluffs
Wits OC Oates
Council Bluffs
Willams Street
C. H. Hunt
Richard Knox
Governor Shaw’s Wealth Declared in Iowa Lands
Des Moines May 21 Governor L M Shaw is not in financial distress and is valued at over 10 000 in Iowa farm lands and real estate. He excludes properties near Beaumont Texas tied to oil gains and has no public statement on a formal rating from mercantile interests.
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Ernor Shaw
Des Moines
L. M. Shaw
Iowa
Beaumont
Texas
Park Inn Motel Fire Alarmed by Arsonists in Oyster City
The Park Inn Motel in Oyster City was found burning at 4 o clock Sunday morning with two separate torch marks. Firemen extinguished the blaze before the building was destroyed, noting a previous arson attempt six years earlier on the barn adjoining the property.
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Park
Oyster City
Inner City
Jla
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