Operators Strike Paralyzes Western Union Network in Chicago
On August 9 1920 Chicago night shift operators of the Western Union Telegraph Company walked off the job and shut down all city wires and most leased lines. The walkout spread to day shift leaving the system nationwide with no messages moving. The dispute arose from the Los Angeles office refusal to reinstate J E Ryan amid a strike over his alleged abusive remark. A 350 member work stoppage followed after price declined to reinstate suspended workers and the strike was seen as a prelude to a broader North American stoppage.
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Chicago
Ill
Western Union Telegraph Company
West
Western Union
Overland Department
California
Los Angeles
J. E Ryan
Sadie Nichols
Oakland
San Francisco
Ryan
Lamp
Overland Force
Price
United States
Canada
Western Union Office Faces Strikes Slowing Messages
An official notice to manager Schiesser requires accepting all messages with delay. The strike disrupts business as eastern and southern messages must be relayed via Chicago, risking wider shutdowns if extended to St Paul. No messages arrived in forenoon today.
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Western Union
Schiesser
Chicago
St. Paul
Western Points
After Board Men Critique High School Cement Oversight
Two elderly men overheard at the Benkert building rail discuss the school district’s cement walks at the new high school. They criticize the board for paying an overseer five dollars a day, calling it wasteful public spending.
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Board of Education
Benkert
South Sider
Old Settlers Picnic Date Corrected for Green County
A transposition error in The Times incorrectly listed August 12 as the picnic date. The annual Green County Old Settlers gathering is scheduled for Wednesday September 21, restoring the intended date.
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Green County
Exchange mileage plan for mileage books at railroad stations
The 2 cent a mile rate will start next Thursday requiring mileage book holders to buy tickets at the window. The script book will be sold by mileage blocks and interchangeable between railroads. Commutation tickets to be withdrawn except in Chicago suburbs and a few other heavy suburban markets.
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Western Passenger Agents’ Association
Chicago
Milwaukee pension agency reports seven million distributed
The Milwaukee district pension agency shows a yearly loss of 760 and a total of 48 848 pensioners. Civil war pensions number 14 617 and Mexican war survivors 191. One thousand nine hundred twenty four pensioners were removed for death. For the year ending June 30 1907 total distributions reached $7 018 817.71 with Wisconsin residents receiving $3 710 022.85.
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Milwaukee District Pension Agency
Wisconsin
Reading without purpose as a path to knowledge
A reflective quip contrasts aimless reading with purposeful study. The author cites Lord Ly tt on focus, likening broad browsing to a cottage flower yielding little honey for the butterfly.
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Lord Lytton
Don’t Crowd Flowers In A Vase An Artful Balance
A reflective note on floral arrangement compares crowded vases to a coiffure. It suggests flowers blush when cramped and prefer the quiet space of desert air, highlighting subtle artistic balance in display.
Kidney Cure Claimed to Aid Life Insurance Exam Success
James Donahue of New Britain Connecticut reports failing health before Foley's Kidney Cure. He states after using two bottles he improved and five bottles cured him, then he passed a strict life insurance examination. The ad promotes Foley's Kidney Cure for back ache and kidney bladder issues via West Side Drug Store.
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James Donahue
New Britain, Conn
Foley
West Side Drug Store
New York Artist Finishes Largest Miniature Ever Painted
An American artist based in New York completed a five by six foot miniature, touted as the largest of its kind. The work showcases detailed portraiture and precision, signaling a milestone for miniature painting in contemporary art circles.
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New York
The Teacher and His Material
The good man is the bad man's teacher, the bad man is the material on which the good man works. If the one does not value his teacher, if the other does not love his material, then despite their sagacity they must go far astray. This is a mystery of great import.
Cured Hay Fever and Summer Cold Report
A. J. Nusbaum of Batesville Indiana describes a summer cold that disrupted business. He tried several medicines before Foley's Honey and Tar promptly cured him and his wife later used it with the same success. West Side drug store.
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A. J. Nusbaum
Batesville
Indiana
Foley
West Side Drug Store
London Clergyman Plans Winter Reading of Novels for Congregation
A clergyman in a London suburb promises to entertain his congregation next winter by reading novels aloud, interspersed with musical interludes, presenting a unusual church program aimed at drawing parishioners.
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London
Cement Walks Offer From Local Lumber Yard
Parties intending to build cement walks are advised to place orders at A. F. Rote's lumber office. Prices will be reasonable and the work good. A. F. Rote.
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A. F. Rote
A. F. Rots
A Paris Heiress Trick Fools Noble Pool Schemer
A marquis in Paris forms a 100 percent return pool to win Molly Flick, daughter of Flick & Co. He courts her with tours and gifts but is outwitted when she and a friend reveal a staged pursuit, leaving the suitor with a empty pocket and no fortune. The tale ends with Molly choosing independence and the marquis left with zero breakfast.
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Marquis
Molly Flick
Flick & Co
Paris
Marquis of Courtemache
Miss Flick
Mademoiselle
Mammy
Molly
Courtemaches
Versailles
Fontainebleau
Sevres
Gaston
Napoleon
Flicks
George Trimmingham
George
Louise C. Farrell
Nellie Preston Visits Be loit Friends This Morning
Miss Nellie Preston traveled to Beloit to visit friends this morning, stopping by local households and catching up with familiar faces in the community.
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Nellie Preston
Beloit
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Monroe
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