Striking Teamsters Face Week of Tense Standstill
Chicago on May 8 reports both sides prepared for intensified conflict as employers attempt to resume business near normal. Peabody Coal wagon deliveries go out under guard while police and deputies shield non union drivers. Two Fryen brothers fatally stabbed in a street clash with a strike breaker. assailant escaped. Over a thousand wagons circulate as guards patrol and payoffs are issued.
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Chicago
Teamsters
Roosevelt
Peabody Coal Company
Nonnion Teamsters
John
Richard Fryen
May
Fairfield quarrel between Fred Holmes and John Edwards
Fred Holmes and John Edwards, both colored, from Fairfield, Iowa, were involved in a fight at the Iowa Mal leable Iron plant. Edwards was arrested after stabbing Holmes with a knife, inflicting a large gash above the kidneys during a quarrel that had lasted weeks.
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Fred Holmes
John Edwards
Fairfield
Edwards
Iowa Malleable Iron Company
Holmes
Pacific Express Wrecked Near Mongton
The Canadian Pacific express was wrecked this afternoon twenty miles east of Mongton New Brunswick. No word has been received yet on casualties.
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Canadian Pacific
Mongton, N. B
Mongton
N. B
Canadian Pacific Express
Minister Bowen Arrives Amid Loomis Charge Silence
Herbert W. Bowen arrived in New York as the U S minister to Venezuela. He refused to discuss Venezuela affairs or the Loomis charge. The May 8 report notes his quiet stance and arrival in the city.
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Loomis
New York
Herbert W. Bowen
Venezuela
Grand Trunk machinists strike grips Canada border regions
Grand Trunk railway machinists from Montreal to Port Huron Michigan walk out. About twenty five hundred workers participate across Montreal Toronto and Port Huron areas triggering widespread disruption.
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Grand Trunk
Montreal
Port Huron
Toronto
May
Grand Trunk Railway
Mich
Man Hanged for Murder of Detective
William Rudolph executed by hanging for the murder of a detective two years ago. The case drew headlines as authorities concluded a lengthy investigation and the court imposed the sentence after trial.
Rescued From Mob Ties Osage County Death Fight
Steve Leclair was rescued by Oskaloosa officers from a mob at the Durfee mines and jailed. He stabbed Basil McDowell during a crap game, fatally wounding him. William Rudolph was hanged in the local jail for participation with George Collins in the killing of Detective Charles J. Schumacher at Rudolph’s home near Stanton in January 1903.
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Union
William Rudolph
George Collins
Charles J. Schumacher
St. Louis
Rudolph
Stanton
Oskaloosa
Steve Laclair
Durfee Mines
Basil McDowell
Markets feel strain as French neutrality fears weigh on London Bourse
London and Paris markets show a flat tone amid vague fears of complications over French neutrality in the far east. Traders sense low mood on the Bourse as tensions between Japan and France influence stock activity.
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London
Far East
Stock Exchange
Paris
France
Striking Northamptonshire boot workers march to London
A hundred boot workers from Northamptonshire accompanied by a band began a walking protest to London to present grievances to the War Office. Their numbers are expected to grow with unemployed followers at each stop along the route.
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London
Eng
Northhamptonshire
War Office
City to Begin Municipal Street Railway Use on Adams Line
Judge Grosscup denied the Union Traction Company motion to enjoin Chicago from using the Adams street line of the old Chicago Passenger Railway company. The court ruled the company’s franchise had expired and the city plans to start municipal operation there.
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Chicago
Grosscup
Union Traction Company
Adams Street
Chicago Passenger Railway Company
Vessels Sight Japanese Warships Near Amoy Amid Censorship
Report from Amoy on May 8 says Japanese warships have been sighted between Amoy and Hong Kong. Two ships seen at night near Amoy are implied to be in communication with Formosa, and censorship blocks cable messages from Formosa.
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Amoy
China
Hong Kong
Formosa
Hereros attack German column in southwest Africa
A force of Hereros attacked a German column east of Ganazis in German Southwest Africa on April 27. Sixteen Germans were killed or wounded while natives suffered fifteen fatalities as they repelled the assault.
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Hereros
Berlin
Germany
Gananis
Africa
Printers Win Strike Over Sundays and Holidays
In St. Petersburg on May 8 printers who walked out April 23 achieved a breakthrough by winning a pledge to observe Sundays and holidays by abstaining from work. Only Novoe and Vremya appeared this morning.
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St. Petersburg
Novoe and
Vremya
Pleads Guilty in Double Murder case involving Gottschalk
Edward Gottschalk pled guilty to killing his accomplice Joseph Hartmann and admitted his role in the February murder of Christian Schindeldecker, a St Paul butcher. He told Judge Lewis that Hartmann killed the butcher during a robbery attempt, and Gottschalk killed Hartmann in self defense. Sentence is to be passed Thursday.
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St. Paul, Minn
Edward Gottschalk
Christian Schindeldecker
Joseph Hartmann
Hartmann
Lewis
Schindeldecker
Gottschalk
Fleet at Saigon Moves Toward Division Approach
A Saigon naval force positions for a division move as tensions rise in the region. Commanders order orderly maneuvers and fortifications amid heightened readiness along the riverine and coastal fronts.
Roosevelts Chicago Visit Detailed With Guard Plan
Roosevelt arrives in Denver and heads to Chicago for a packed 12 hour visit. A mounted troop escort and plain clothes squad will guard him through meetings at the Merchants Club Hamilton and Iroquois clubs with 170 luncheon guests and 2 000 invitations issued.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
Chicago & Northwestern
Dixon
First Cavalry
E. C. Young
Untl
Iroquois Club
Merchants’ Club
Hamilton Club
Deneen
Dunne
Young
Cavalry Escort
Walter T. Duggan
Local option killed at close in Illinois quarrel
In Springfield May S a long fight between the Illinois house and senate over local option legislation ended with both bills dying. The senate stuck to its comprehensive measure Senate Bill 95 keeping the county feature, while the house refused its city village compromise. Senators proposed removing the ward feature, but the house would not concede, leaving both measures to die.
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Springfield
May
General Assembly
House
Senate
Board Is Winner Board Is Winner Mission Companies
A brief notice states that the board is the winner in a matter involving Mission Companies, with no additional details available in the readable text.
British Foreign Office denies India China neutrality breach claims
Paris dispatch reports the British foreign office called accusations of France violating neutrality in India and China unfounded. The piece notes a growing sense of tension and a critical tone in the British press as the situation intensifies.
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Paris
France
India
China
Foreign Office
Supreme Court Rules for Board in Quotations Case
The Supreme Court decided in favor of the Chicago Board of Trade against the C. C. Christie Commission Company of Kansas City and the Kinray Company of Chicago on the right of private firms to use continuous quotations from the board. The ruling supports the board of trade in restricting private use of its quotations.
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Washington, D. C
Supreme Court of the United States Today
Board of Trade of Chicago
C. C. Christie Commission Company of
Kansas City
The
Kinsay Company of
Chicago
Board of Trade
St Louis saloons obey law on fourth close Sunday
St. Louis on the fourth close Sunday saw three arrests for breaking the closing order while the county observed the rule. The East Side pilgrimage dropped by more than half.
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ST. Louis
Iowa University Honor List Fellowships and Scholarships
The faculty at the state university of Iowa announced the fellowships and scholarships for the coming year listing recipients by name and field from various colleges and departments. Notable awardees include Harry M. Ivans in animal biology and Mabel E. Ellerton in German, with many other scholars across chemistry education geology and philosophy.
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Iowa City
State University of Iowa
Harry M. Ivans
Grundy Center
Arthur L. Tatum
Penn College
David D. Dodd
Coe College
D. J. MacDonald
Western College
James A. Marmon
Simpson College
Alicé Rigty
Cornell College
Bertha Sunier
Daniel Starch
C. L. Wassam
J. O. Johnson
Fred Albert
C. H. Bexmundson
Peculiar Baseball Injury Breaks Leg for Chadwick
Harry Chadwick Illinois Central agent at Matlock suffered a three place fracture of the left leg while running bases in Edna Iowa. Spectators heard a cracking sound and he received immediate care. Owen Kelly of Primghar covers duties during his layoff.
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Harry Chadwick
Edna
Sheldon
Illinois Central
Matlock
Owen Kelly
Primghar
Milwaukee man chosen as referee and starter for state meet
Des Moines Iowa May 8 special C A Duplessis of Milwaukee will serve as referee and starter at the state field meet to be held May 27 here Carl Rothfus named as his assistant
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Milwaukee
Des Moines
C. A. Duplessis
Carl Rothfus
Chadwick Case Set for Federal Hearing October 23
Cincinnati on May 8 Nineteen twenty something. The federal court set the hearing for Mrs. Chadwick on October 23.
Novel Court Procedure Halts Trial With Wife as Witness
In Chicago on May 8 the Hoch trial introduced an unusual step as Mrs. Fischer Hoch, the last surviving wife, testified against her husband Johann Hoch. The prosecution secured her appearance as a witness in the case describing Hoch as Bluebeard.
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Chicago
Bluebeard
Johann Hoch
Fischer- Hoch
Hoch
Russians Driven Back In War Report From St Petersburg
General Linevitch telegraphed that Japanese cavalry on Thursday drove back Russian mounted outposts near St Petersburg. Foreign office says France did not transmit the new Japanese protest over neutral rights. In Bessarabia province peasants revolted, burning several estates.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Linevitch
Foreign Office
France
Bessarabia
Ju Toy Exclusion Upheld by Supreme Court Final in Chinese Case
The Supreme Court today held the secretary of commerce and labor's decision in Ju Toy's case final in Chinese exclusion matters. Ju, a son of Chinese parents, was born in the United States but was excluded after a temporary visit to China. No further clemency. Ambassadors and foreign offices noted limited pardon prospects for Mrs Maybrick through the state department.
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Washington, D. C
Ju Toy
Supreme Court
Department of Commerce and Labor
United States
China
Choate
State Department
Foreign Office
Maybrick
Baggage Car Off Track Delays Rock Island Train No 3
In Unionville Iowa the baggage car of Rock Island train No 3 ran off the track Sunday morning causing a brief delay with no injuries reported. Local crews handled the disruption and cleared the line quickly.
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Rock Island
Unionville
Iowa
Gun That Was Not Supposed to Be Loaded Kills Boy
In Fairfax Iowa on May 8 a twelve year old boy Harvey Schuller was killed by his younger sister who did not know the rifle was loaded. The tragedy occurs as police investigate how the accident happened and who is responsible.
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Fairfax
Harvey Schuller
Des Moines Saloonkeeper Files Bankruptcy Petition
Des Moines Ja May 8 Ben Parker a saloonkeeper filed a petition in bankruptcy today.
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Des Moines
Ben Parker
Release on bail after hung jury in Cockrill murder trial
Lexington Ky May 8 Judge James Hargis released on bail of 25,000 after jurors failed to reach a verdict in the murder trial of James Cockrill. The hung jury ended the case with an immediate release on bail pending new proceedings.
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James Hargis
Lexington
James Cockrill
MONARCH BROS PLANT DAMAGED BY FIRE AT LONE TREE
Fire Saturday evening damaged the Monarch Bros Manufacturing Co plant in Lone Tree Louisiana. Insurance covers about 500 dollars. The bio frame building lacked extensive fire protection and the blaze was checked by timely citizen aid. The company manufactures agricultural implements sold worldwide.
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Monarch Bros
Lone Tree
Monarch Bros. Manufacturing Co
Ble
Telegraphers Open Fifteenth Regular Session in Buffalo
The Grand Division for Order of Railroad Telegraphers opened its fifteenth regular session in Buffalo with about three hundred delegates. Officials will consider amalgamation with the Commercial telegraphers union during the meeting.
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Buffalo
Grand Division For Order of Railroad Telegraphers
Commercial Telegraphers Union
Shaw to address Iowa Bankers' Association in Des Moines
Secretary of the Treasury L. M. Shaw will address the Iowa Bankers' Association convention in Des Moines on June 7 and 8. Davenport banker Henry Volmer will also speak at the event.
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Shaw
Iowa Association
Des Moines
Secretary of the Treasury
L. M. Shaw
Iowa Bankers’ Association
Henry Volmer
Davenport
Iowa Weather Forecast With Frost Likely
Chicago May 8 special indications show Iowa fair tonight with colder air in the extreme east and frost in the northwest portion. Tuesday brings increasing cloudiness with possible showers in the western part.
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Chicago
Iowa
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WM. Rudolph
Steve Leclair
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Macher
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City OF Chicago Beats Union
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Edward Gottschalk Confess
Hart
Mann
Saigon
Oyama
Vitch
Glenwood Springs
Annam
Manchuria
Cape St. James
the Far East
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Nebrogatoff
Linovitch
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Liao River
Chantu
Kurin
Kamal] Pass
Tie Pass
Mongolia
Kirin
Harbin
Ladivostok
Gunshu Pass
Associated Press
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Vladivostok
Dixon, Ill
Colo
Rosesevelt
Washington
Denver
Board OF Trade Beats Com
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Iowa University
Duplessis
Bluebeard Hoch
U.S
Mrs. Maybrick
Bankers
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