Two Million Dollar Strike Fund Promised by Telegraphers Leader
Chicago reports leader Sylvester J. Small says the International Telegraphers union will have a $2,000,000 strike fund within two months as the walkout spreads to electricians and other trades. Small defends striking as a last resort for justice and self-preservation amid industrial conflict.
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Chicago
Ill
Sylvester J. Small
International Telegraphers’ Union
Small
Western Union
Postal Companies
Sanitary District Commissioners
Associated Building Trades Council
Chicago Federation of Labor
Postal and Western Union
Milwaukee
Chicago and Milwaukee Telegraph Company
Board of Trade
St. Louis
A. L. Ewing
St. Louis Union
Boston
Postal
Washington, D. C
Nine Men Die in Mine Cage Fall at Johnstown Tipple
Terribly awful disaster as a cage toppled at a mine tipple near Johnstown Pennsylvania. Nine men were killed and six injured after plunging about 400 feet.
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Pittsburg
Johnstown
Rock Island County Resident Christ Ruthenberg Dies
Mrs. Christ Ruthenberg of Rock Island County dies at her Ferdinand Illinois home after three months with stomach cancer. Born Minnie Krueger in Germany she married Christ Ruthenberg forty years ago and came to Illinois four years later. Survived by husband son William daughter Mrs Mary Bartlett and brother W F Krueger. Funeral at 10 tomorrow from home and church service at Illinois City with burial in Illinois City cemetery.
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Christ Ruthenberg
Rock Island County
Ferdinand
Ill
Germany
Minnie Krueger
Illinois
William
Mary Bartlett
Mercer County
W. F. Krueger
Illinois City
Pinkerton Detective Chief Dies Aboard Bremen
Robert Pinkerton head of the Pinkerton detective bureau died at sea aboard the steamer Bremen. He was en route to Germany for his health when the vessel reached New York on August 17.
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New York
Robert Pinkerton
Pinkerton Detective Bureau
Bremen
Germany
Work to Start on Drury Drainage District Dredge
The steamer H. W. B. departed for Havana Illinois to fetch the dredge for the Drury drainage project. Engineer Wallace Treachier of Davenport will arrive late next week with a crew, and work begins on the 26th of this month.
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Havana
Drury
Wallace Treachier
Davenport
Presidents Heart and Trust Prosecutions Push Ahead
Washington sees no pause in anti trust and anti rebating enforcement. Attorney General Bonaparte says prosecutions of trust magnates will proceed if conviction is likely. Public sentiment fuels tougher enforcement and stronger support for Roosevelt era railroad and corporate laws.
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Washington
the Journal
Washington, D. C
J. C. Welliver
Bonaparte
Department of Justice
Roosevelt
Bureau of Corporations
Celebrate His 106th Birthday in Champaten Illinois
Jacon Workheiser of St. Joseph in this county marked his 106th birthday by walking down his lane and posing for a photograph on Thursday.
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Champaten
Ill
Jacon Workheiser
St. Joseph
County
Uwan Sues Oil Trust Over Fatal Pisgah Blaze
Lee J. Chapman, widower of Ina Chapman and father of three children who died from burns after an oil explosion near Pisgah, files a $50,000 damage suit in Logan county. The suit names The Boys corporation of Denison, with a Pisgah store, and Standard Oil as co-defendants. Oil sold by a Pisgah proprietor, bought from Standard Oil Sioux City branch, sparked multiple expert tests that could not agree on the oil’s exact composition but branded it a poor grade similar to kerosene.
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Logan
Standard Oil Company
Lee J. Chapman
Ina Chapman
Pisgah
Chapman
Denison
Sioux City
Governor Buchtel Makes Brief Stop in Muscatine
Governor Buchtel of Colorado visited Muscatine for half an hour while changing trains en route to Chariton for a chautauqua appearance. The Methodist minister and Denver University chancellor spoke of Colorado’s politics, denied corruption claims, and noted extensive chautauqua travel in eight states including Indiana and Iowa. He planned further stops in Winona Lafayette and Richmond Indiana.
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Muscatine
Buchtel
Colorado
Denver University
Chariton
Maryland
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Iowa
Wisconsin
Oregon
California
Winona
Lafayette
Richmond
Ind
J. Merritt Driver
Chicago
Bloomfield
Representative Lowell Anderson Visits Muscatine for College Support
Lowell Anderson of Iowa Wesleyan University visited Muscatine to discuss university plans. He noted a $3,000 fundraising request for campus improvements had already received $4,043 in subscriptions and spoke about next year's outlook at Mt. Pleasant.
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Lowell Anderson
Muscatine
Anderson
Lowell
Iowa Wesleyan
Mt. Pleasant
Life Term Potential for Roosevelt Dominates Paris Dispatch
Solomon Guggenheim in Paris warns of a crisis in American politics if Roosevelt seeks a third term. He notes three parties shaping the race with Bryan, Taft and a potential Roosevelt third term faction, suggesting efforts to make the presidency a life appointment if Roosevelt is elected.
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Paris
United States
Solomon R. Guggenheim
New York
Roosevelt
Guggenheim
United
Rockefeller
America
Guggenheim Brothers
Mr. Guggenheim
W. J. Bryan
Taft
Root to Quit State Department Rumor Grows
Boston rumors persist that Elihu Root and Robert Bacon intend to retire from the state department. The Boston News Bureau notes official denials do not curb the circulate report and cites tension with Attorney General Bonaparte over government power and law enforcement priorities.
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Boston News Bureau
Boston
Elihu Root
Robert Bacon
State Department
Bonaparte
Mayor seeks delegates to Trans-Mississippi Congress in Muskogee
The mayor is asked to appoint delegates to the eighteenth annual Trans-Mississippi Commercial Congress meeting in Muskogee Oklahoma from November 19 to 22 1997. Governors will appoint ten delegates each state and territorial governors. City mayors appoint one delegate plus one for every five thousand residents.
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Asthalter
Trans-Mississippi Commercial Congress
Muskogee
Oklahoma
Milwaukee Justice Hart offers free weddings on Labor Day
Justice William A. Hart of Milwaukee announces free marriages for all couples who apply on Labor Day. Residence does not matter if a license or dispensation is provided. He recently drew notice for arranging transportation by automobile from depots to his office for couples seeking matrimony.
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W. A. Hart
Milwaukee
Wis
William A. Hart
Receivership Sought for Corlins & Coon Co In Troy
Federal court in Utica hears an application for receivership for Corlins and Coon Co makers of collars shirts and cuffs in Troy New York. Insolvency alleged with liabilities around 1 000 000 and nominal assets about 2 900 500. Company lists 1400 operators.
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Utica
N. W
Corlins & Coon Co
Troy
N. Y
Barnard Foes 10 Suffer Indictments in Capital Graft Case
Eighteen men connected with Pennsylvania’s capital building project face criminal or civil actions after graft disclosures. Victim George Grey Barnard, famed sculptor, is named in the investigation with contractors, architects, and former officials charged or targeted as the state pursues prosecutions and recovery of ill gotten gains.
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George Grey Barnard
America
Pennsylvania Capital
Muscatine
Pennsylvania
Penn
Harrisburg
Guv. Stuart
John H. Sanderson
Philadelphia
Joseph M. Huston
Stanford Lewis
J. M. Shumaker
Johnstown
Board of Public Grounds and Buildings
W. H. Snyder
E. B. Hardenberg
Aundtion
W. L. Mathues
Frank G
George C. Town
Shumaker
The
International Manufacturing and Supply Company
Argainst Sanderson
Capital Furenishing
Keokuk Saloon Keepers Ordered to Close Side Entrances
Keokuk Iowa August 17 Mayor Strimbak orders forty plus saloons to wall up or close all side entrances and enforce the muuley law within ten days in response to local reformer Attorney Collins persistent complaints.
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Strimback
Keokuk
Collins
Eagles Lodge Picnic At Nesselbush Point
Local Lodge of Eagles will hold a picnic tomorrow at Nesselbush Point with Panchet's band engaging the day. Organizers anticipate a large attendance from all present prospects.
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Lodge of Eagles
Nesselbush Point
Panchet
Weather Summary for Chicago Aug 17
Fair tonight and Sunday in Chicago Illinois with sunrise at 5 02 and sunset at 6 53 Moon phase shown strong. No precipitation reported and winds light.
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Chicago
Ill
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