Labor Seeks Government Buy of Telegraph Lines and Immigration Clamp
The American Federation of Labor aims to press Congress to enact strict immigration laws excluding Asiatic laborers and to study government ownership by buying telegraph lines. A major arbitration conference on the telegraphers strike is planned in New York with leaders from AFL and unions.
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Labor
Norfolk
American Federation of Labor
Federation
Congress
Roosevelt
New York
Naional
Small
Samuel Gompers
John Mitchell
United Mime Workers of America
United States Labor
Charles P. Neill
Oyster Bay
Fez Crisis Drives Immediate European Evacuation
Tangier reports from Fez dated Tuesday state the situation is most grave as Europeans decide to leave Fez immediately.
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Tangier
Fez
Twin Pearls Found in Prairie du Chien
In Prairie du Chien Wisconsin two pearls weighing 28 grains each and matching in shape size and color were found within days of each other near the city. Value placed at 4000 dollars. One pearl found by a woman while clam ming for pleasure. Gems owned by John H. Peacock who plans to set them in ear rings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie du Chien
Wis
John H. Peacock
No More Spooning In Highmore South Dakota
The Highmore common council passed an ordinance approved by Acting Mayor McDonald prohibiting loitering for flirting in public places after dark. It bans couples lingering on church steps or store doorways for flirting or casual visiting and prohibits guardians permitting minors to violate the rule, with penalties including fines or imprisonment.
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Highmore
S. D
Common Council
McDonald
Postmasters Honor Iowans at National Convention
The tenth annual convention of the Postmasters association of the first class cities of America closed in Erie Pennsylvania. Officers were elected with Chattanooga Tennessee chosen as next year’s meeting site. President J L Waite Burlington Iowa. First Vice President Henry Blun Jr Savannah Georgia. Second Vice President E N Morgan New York City. Third Vice President F G Wifoft Dayton Ohio. Fourth Vice President E B Sizer Lincoln Nebraska. Fifth Vice President Isadore Sobel Erie Pennsylvania. Treasurer Thomas C Lawler Rockford Illinois.
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Erie
Postmasters’ Association of the
America
Chattanooga
Tenn
J. L. Waite
Burlington
Iowa
Henry Blun, Jr
Savannah
E. N. Morgan
New York City
F. G. Withoft
Dayton
E. B. Sizer
Lincoln
Neb
Isadore Sobel
Thomas C. Lawler
Rockford, Ill
Cholera Spreads in Russia Worries Prussian Authorities
Berlin reports that Prussian authorities are watching with concern as news arrives that cholera is spreading in Russia, prompting heightened vigilance and public health measures.
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Berlin
Russia
Des Moines Major Said To Own $50,000 Madonna Painting
Mrs. Anna L. McNulty of the National Art Society asserts Major S. H. M. Byers of Des Moines owns a Madonna painting valued at least fifty thousand dollars. She says Byers found it years ago in Switzerland when serving as consul general, and European experts including Professor Kinkle laud it as a masterpiece.
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Des Moines
S. H. M. Byers
Anna L. McNulty
National Art Society of Chicago
Major Byers
Switzerland
Upper
Alps
Professor Kinkle
Zurich University
Black Hand In Double Murder Reported In Coaldale
In Coaldale Pennsylvania on August 24 two men Frank Peknolas and Samuel Ambrose were stabbed to death in a murder blamed on the Black Hand authorities report the crime and identify the victims as Peknolas and Ambrose a double killing attributed to the so called Black Hand network is cited with local officials confirming the incident.
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Coaldale
Frank Peknolas
Samuel Ambrose
Elihu Root Near Nervous Breakdown At Muldoon Farm
New York reports Elihu Root on the verge of a nervous collapse. He rests and trains at Bill Muldoon’s farm near White Plains, rising before daybreak to milk cows and work the fields, then walks miles through Westchester hills and engages in sparring, riding, bathing, and reading newspapers.
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New York
Elihu Root
Mr. Muldoon
Taft Opens Oklahoma Campaign With Gala City Welcome
Oklahoma City welcomes Secretary Taft as he opens campaign events for Republican control of the new state. A monster parade and large crowds fill the streets while many visitors sleep in doorways due to crowded accommodations. Taft later loses and regains his grip on the speech, which is forwarded from St Louis to Oklahoma City.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Taft
Republican Party
Supreme Control
Oklahoma
St. Louis
Union Station
Senator Warner
Fenwick
Missouri
Kansas
Texas
Katy
Newberry
Brownson
Sagamore Hill
Admiral Evans
Chesapeake Capes
Connecticut
Evans
Four Italians to be hanged on single scaffold in Lancaster
Philadelphia dated August 24 reports the death warrant for the execution of four Italians in Lancaster on October 3. It notes this as the first instance in Pennsylvania of four persons to be hanged simultaneously on one scaffold, with prior cases including double and rare triple executions.
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Philadelphia
Lancaster
Pennsylvania
Little Lost in Mail Sacks Robbery Report
Denver Aug 24 J R Harrison chief post office inspector in Denver says robbers who stole three registered mail sacks on the Burlington line between Denver and Oxford Neb likely secured no more than 250 dollars not 250000. He claims a complete list of letters and packages exists and that no large sum was lost.
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Denver
J. R. Harrison
Burlington
Oxford
Neb
Tornadoes Hit Wisconsin Towns Cause Damage and Injuries
A tornado struck Brunswick last night blowing down several houses and windmills in Eau Claire County. Reports say Fall Creek was hit about seven o clock with six people injured.
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Eau Claire
Wis
Brunswick
Fall Creek
Immigrant Mother Hid Dead Baby on Two Day Journey
El Paso Aug 24 A Russian immigrant Mrs Marsha Spubin carried a dead infant from beyond San Antonio on a two day railroad trip to smuggle it toward Los Angeles. The child was found wrapped in a shawl hidden on her bosom and was later buried after being discovered.
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el Paso
Tex
Los Angeles
Marsha Spubin
San Antonio
Plan to relieve money strain seen as timely
Washington, Aug 24 Comp troller Ridgely praised Secretary Cortelyou plan to ease a possible money strain this fall by distributing funds to national banks. He sees no reason for a general demand for liquidation or a panic and says the nation's resources are readily available for progress and development.
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Washington, D. C
Ridgely
Cortelyou
Wellman Sails Toward the North Pole Dispatch
Chicago records show Harry de Windt and William Le Jueux in Tromsoe preparing a Lapland expedition when a Spitzbergen message says Walter Wellman ascends today. The dispatch indicates Wellman is moving toward the North Pole with his air expedition plans.
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Chicago
Ill
Chicago Record-Herald
Tromsoe
Harry de Windt
William le Jueux
Spitzbenzen
Walter Wellman
Telephone executive Zimmer sentenced for contempt
In San Francisco Emil J. Zimmer vice president of the Pacific States Telephone company was sentenced by Judge Lawler to three months in county jail after motions for arrest and judgment and new trial were overruled. An appeal was noted and an appeal bond of 1090 dollars was filed. Zimmer was granted liberty pending appeal.
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San Francisco
Cal
Arit
Emil J. Zimmer
Pacific States Telephone Company
Lawler
Zimmer
Roosevelt Son Among Troops Visits Columbus Junction
Kermit Roosevelt, son of Theodore Roosevelt, toured Columbus Junction in uniform with a detachment. Locals tried to identify him as the president’s son, but he avoided recognition, traveling with the unit that arrived at 11:15 a.m. They plan to move on to Muscatine by noon tomorrow, camping near the city for the day.
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Columbus Junction
Kermit Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Roosevelt House
Kermit
Muscatine
Dowager Empress Is Reported Healthy in Pekin Cable
Paris Aug 24 Chinese delegation reports from Pekin that there is no truth to the claim the dowager empress is afflicted with an incurable disease. Her health is stated as perfect.
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Paris
Pekin
Iowa Miners on a Strike Over Ventilation Dispute
In Buxton 1500 Iowa miners refuse to work after a mass meeting. They demand action on chronic ventilation problems that affect health and working conditions. Officials from the United Mine Workers and local organizers say a settlement is likely and expect a return to work once addressed.
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Buxton
Perry
W. W. White
Oskaloosa
Wireless exhibition closes Hamilton teachers institute
McLeanboro Illinois August 24 The Hamilton County Teachers Institute closed with an exhibition of wireless telegraphy by Professor Roy Danis of St Louis.
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McLeanboro
Hamilton County Teachers’ Institute
Roy Danis
St. Louis
Lost leather suit case exchanged in Davenport Buffalo
Mrs. J Ziffron reported finding a leather suit case at Davenport and later learned another man in Buffalo held the same lost item. A tracer coordinated the exchange and this morning the parties completed the swap to everyone's satisfaction.
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Davenport
Chief Shippey orders criminals to quit Chicago
Chicago August 24 Chief Shippey declares a continued crusade against thieves and criminals. He vows to make Chicago so hot for criminals that they will steer clear, praising early results and aiming to raise the detective bureau to maximum efficiency.
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Chicago
Shippey
Detective Bureau
Atlantic Fleet Set for Pacific Voyage Next December
The Atlantic battleship fleet will start for the Pacific in December, with sixteen battleships sailing via the Magellans to San Francisco and possibly Puget Sound. The destroyer flotilla will depart about the same time. Details from a Roosevelt administration naval conference remain undisclosed.
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Oyster Bay
Pacific
Loeb
Roosevelt
Navy
Newberry
Brownson
Bureau of Navigation
Evans
Atlantic
Straits of Magellan
San Francisco
Puget Sound
Millionaire Philanthropist James Oliver II Critical
James Oliver, the South Bend millionaire manufacturer and philanthropist, is not expected to survive the day. He suffers heart trouble and is weakened by old age as of August 24 in South Bend Indiana.
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South Bend
Ind
James Oliver
Market Rally Fails to Hold on Irregular Close
New York August 24 The money market relief from Secretary Cortelyou spurred a strong opening with leading issues 1 to 2 percent higher. Stocks closed irregular as liquidation in minor issues and bear pressure pushed most representative names below yesterday’s close. The bank statement initially steadied the market but soon sank to the day’s low.
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New York
Cortelyou
Bears
Illinois and Iowa Weather Outlook This Weekend
Illinois shows fair skies tonight and Sunday with cooler temperatures. Iowa also expects fair conditions tonight and Sunday with cooling tonight and a warming trend Sunday. Sunrise at 5:99, sunset 6:42, moonrise 7:49.
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Illinois
Iowa
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