Canada Rail Strike Ties Up Major System
Winnipeg dispatch reports a Canada wide railway strike by trade unionists on the Canadian Pacific system. About twelve thousand workers quit, with 2200 in Montreal and 1500 in Winnipeg, shutting shops from Fort William to Vancouver. some pensioners return home, others await action as the company mobilizes hundreds of veteran mechanics in reserve.
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Canada
Winnipeg
Man
Canadian Pacific Railway
Mechanica
Montreal
Fort William
Vancouver
Danish Explorer Mylius Erichsen and Two Companions Die in Greenland Snowstorm
A telegram to the Denmark-Greenland expedition committee states Danish explorer Mylius Erichsen and two companions, who sailed from Copenhagen on June 24, 1906, perished in a snowstorm while traveling over the ice along Greenland’s northeastern coast. The trio disappeared during their exploratory journey.
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Copenhagen
Mylius Erichsen
Denmark-Greenland
Erichsen
Greenland
Will Wheat Reach The Dollar Mark Questioned By Farmers
Farmers and millers debate if wheat will hit the dollar mark after sharp jumps. A farmer noted the market is uncertain and unpredictable despite recent gains.
Fires Raze Fernie and Threaten Cedar Valley
Destructive forest fires in the Big Elk river valley have burned past Fernie British Columbia and left Michel Hos mer and Cranbrook out of danger. The fires still devastate timberland beyond settlements and may burn for a month or until rainfall arrives.
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Big Elk River
Fernie
B. C
Michel
Hosmer
Cranbrook
Attempted destruction of Cincinnati viaduct causes damage
A failed attempt to wreck the Harrison avenue viaduct in Cincinnati Ohio left fifteen people with minor injuries. Windows in houses and factories in the nearby neighborhood were shattered, and the viaduct sustained ten thousand dollars in damage.
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Cincinnati
Harrison Avenue
Ohio
Farmer Beaten Tarred and Feathered Near Rushville
John Tribbey a wealthy farmer was found bound to a tree near Rushville Indiana after being tarred and feathered and beaten by white-copper assailants. He had been mistreating his wife and suffered puncture wounds from a nail pronged board.
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John Tribbey
Rushville
Ind
John McGregor
Board of Commissioners
Marion County
Indiana
Brown Is Elected Supreme Chancellor of Knights of Pythias
Henry Parrish Brown of Clayborne Texas was elected supreme chancellor at the Knights of Pythias conclave in Boston Mass He previously served as supreme vice chancellor and was elevated without opposition.
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Brown
Henry Parrish Brown
Claybourne
Texas
Knights of Pythias
United States
Boston
Mass
Cardinal Gibbons Falls Ill in Rome
Cardinal Gibbons became ill with intestinal trouble yesterday at Castel Gandolfo and was brought to Rome where he has gone to bed.
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Cardinal Gibbons
Rome
Castel Grandolfo
Well Known Fort Wayne Man Frank J Gruber Dies
Frank J Gruber a prominent Fort Wayne cigar manufacturer died of heart failure brought on by asthma and dysentery. The report notes his death as a well known local figure and details his professional standing.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Frank J. Gruber
Death of U S Senator W B Allison shocks Iowa politics
U S Senator William Boyd Allison died in Dubuque Iowa from heart failure on Tuesday. A veteran of public life since 1863 he declined cabinet posts in 1881 1889 and 1897, led monetary policy discussions and helped shape national finance through a long Senate career stretching over more than three score years. His death may unsettled Iowa politics on the eve of his re election bid.
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United States
Willam B Allison
Dubuque
Iowa
William Boyd Allison
Perry
Ohio
Western Reserve College
Allison
Ashland
iSol
Anna Carter
Wooster
Chicago
Congress
Washington
Senate
Garfield
Harrison
McKinley
Brussels
Cannon
The Fatal Three HI8 A tale of love and mystery
A London drawing room tale centers on Maud Fausset and her husband as a fourteen year old Clara Fay enters the home as a cousin. Mildred, the daughter, grows close to Fay during a scarlet fever illness, tests family bonds, and the household faces social concern and jealousy.
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John
Mildred
London
Lyons
Johin Fausset
Maud Donfrey
Castle Connell
Mrs. Fausset
Fausset
Mr. Farasset
Maud
Fay
Darling
Mamma
Kown
Bell
Lawmaker Seeks State Protection Over Threats
Representative Glenn, who proposed a Georgia bill to invalidate marriages based on deception by pads or paints, requests state protection after receiving many threatening letters from women nationwide. He believes strong anger implies some truth to the allegations.
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Glenn
Georgia
Tle
Canal Cut Near Half Complete at Culebra
The Washington office of the Panama Canal Commission reports the Culebra Cut about half finished with roughly 47 million cubic yards excavated. American workers have dug 18,445,426 cubic yards as Chairman Goethals reorganizes the canal work into three divisions.
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Washington
Panama Canal Commission
Culebra
Goethals
Whee
Rival Ward Becomes Part of Fausset Family
In the Fausset household Mildred forges a close bond with Fay, the ward, drawing Mrs. Fausset’s jealousy. Bell the longtime servant resists the change, questioning Fay’s place and authority as tensions rise over room sharing and control.
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Mildred
Mrs. Fausset
Fay
John Fausset
Bell
Mr. Fausset
Spinning Revival on Boston Common in 1747 Parade
A 1747 event on Boston Common showcased three hundred young spinsters with spinning wheels and weaving garments. The initiative began in 1720 to teach spinning to the poor with town support and premiums for first spun cloth, and by the fourth anniversary a public celebration drew large crowds.
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Boston Common
Francis Drake
Memorial History
Boston
To Match His Descendants Found in Washington Lie Comment
A Nashville American quote notes that descendants claim George Washington told a lie once and questions why, joking it may have been to earn the title of father of his country. The brief reflects a humorous reflection on Washington.
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George Washington
Nashville
Harvard Cross of Louisburg A Treasure From Pepperell Campaign
A gilded iron cross said to have come from Louisburg during the 1745 Pepperell campaign is stored in Harvard College. Discovered by librarian John L. Sibley about sixty years ago, the relic's history traces from a college lot, through a fire, to Gore Hall, then a cellar, and finally a wall mount. It disappeared in 1895 and resurfaced on January 7, 1897, on the library roof where it remains referenced to its origin with little documented provenance.
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Harvard
Pepperell
Harvard College
William Pepperell
Louisburg
Lonisburg
John L. Sibley
Sibley
Charles River National Bank
College
Justin Winsor
Gore
Boston Globe
Dividing Line at Cape Hatteras Defines North South Boundary
Forest and Stream states Cape Hatteras marks the true split between North and South. North of the cape palmetto vegetation ends, subtropical forms vanish, while Mason and Dixon's line is only an imaginary northern construct. Hatteras serves as the outer marker for the real geographic division and offers a prime study point.
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Cape Hatteras
Mason and Dixon
Hatteras
Church decorations delight and a dead bird oversight
In a morning church visit Mrs McSwat-t Lilliger comments on the decorations praised for their grand sweep of brim ribbons and floral display but notes the dead bird looked out of place while Mr McSwat-all the decorations agrees with the view and mentions Lobelia in the pews.
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Esther
Riddles and Wells Highlight Curious Snippets
A pun about bicycles and wheelbarrows appears with a humorous misprint. Artesian wells grow in Valencia Spain as good water remains scarce and a plentiful supply lies 120 to 130 feet deep.
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Valencia
Spain
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U. S
Senator W. B. Allison
Senator Allison
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Piay
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Old Louisburg
Yeacher
Dodds
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