Roosevelt declines personal involvement in telegraphers strike
Reports from Dyeter BayIL dated Aug 15 state President Roosevelt will not intervene directly. Appeals from boards of trade to settle the telegraphers strike were sent to the White House and referred to Commissioner of Labor Neil. No reports or recommendations have been forwarded, though Neil’s actions are closely watched as the administration relies on labor department authority.
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Dyeter Bay
Roosevelt
Boards of Trade and Commercial
Chicago Board of Trade
Neil
Nell
Mr Nell
Traders Hit as Chicago Board Cuts Business
Chicago officials report the board of trade business has fallen 8 to 75 percent amid the telegraph strike deadlock. A special committee drafted a letter to President Roosevelt urging swift resolution to avert national calamity. Shipping and grain merchants face acute losses as oats consignments flood in while East Coast communication gaps stall market activity.
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Chicago
Rooosevelt
Board of Trade
Thundore Roosevelt
Oyster Lay
Fssue
Ho M. Sager
Railway Telegraphers Fund Denial Conflicts With Strike Aid
Kansas City reports Cal E. Ryle claiming the Order M Railway Telegraphers offered a $1,000,000 reserve to aid strikers. However minutes from the Minneapolis session show the fund does not exist. Quick lists $62,404.37 in a protective fund and $159,246.24 in a general fund, neither available for allied unions. A referendum among 46,000 members would be needed for any assessment, a lengthy process. News Service Unimpaired.
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Kansas City
Cal E. Ryle
the Commercial Telegraphers
Minneapolis
Lh. W. Quick
Order of Railway Telegraphers
Quick
Eastern cities report progress in postwar labor strikes
New York and other eastern cities see improved conditions as Western Union and Postal Telegraph report satisfaction with progress. Striker leaders say their cause grows stronger as more cities join walkouts. News service remains largely unimpaired across the East with world coverage moving normally.
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New York
Western Union
Postal Telegraph Companies
Telegraph Return Progress in Chicago and Midwest
Chicago August 15 telegraph service recovers as Western Union and Postal officials report rapid restoration after the strike. President Samuel Small of the telegraphers union is due in Chicago this afternoon. Labor leaders led by Samuel Gompers continue peace efforts to resolve the dispute.
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Chicago
Middle West
Western Union and
Postal
Sanuel Small
Telegraphers’ Union Bry
Saupel Gompers
American Federation of Laver
Traders Burden Lightened by Reopened Western Union Service
Chicago August 14 The regular Western Union service to the floor of the board of trade resumed this morning easing traders burden and restoring quicker communications during trading hours.
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Chicago
Western Union
Republican League sweeps San Francisco primary
The Republican League backed by Kean Ucket led a strong victory supporting bribery prosecution and Dr Edward R Taylor for mayor and the board of supervisors. The Fiske faction claims at most nineteen delegates of 149, while the regular Democratic ticket wins control of the nominating convention. Labor party members largely support McCarthy and Schmitz.
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San Francisco, Ang. Lo
Republican League
Kean Ucket
Edward R. Taylor
Board of Supervisors
Fiske
McNabe
Tnlon Labor Party
McCarthy
Schmitz
Baseball scores across leagues from Boston to Milwaukee
National League games saw St. Louis beat Boston 6 to 3 and Chicago lose 4 to 2 at Philadelphia while New York edged Cincinnati 4 to 2 and Pittsburgh shutout Brooklyn 0 to 0. American League results include Chicago 6 Boston ?, St. Louis 1 Washington 1, Cleveland 1 New York 2, Detroit 9 Philadelphia 2. American Association reports Milwaukee 3 Louisville 7 and Minneapolis 4 Toledo 4 with St Paul 5 Columbus 6.
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Boston
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Chicago
New York
Cheinnatd
Brooklyn
Pittsburg
Washington
Cleveland
Detroit
Ameican Association
Milwaukee
Louisville
Minneapolis
Toledo
St. Paul
Columbus
Georgia Railway and Electric Raises Wages Ten Percent
Atlanta announces a ten percent wage increase for street car conductors and motormen of the Georgia Railway and Electric Company.
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Atlanta
The
Georgia Railway and Electric Company
Thirteen Injured in Wreck Near Atlanta Georgia
Thirteen persons were injured in a wreck near Atlanta with none seriously hurt. Telegraphed reports note ongoing strife in telegraph labor finances and cabinet discussions at Oyster Bay.
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Atlanta
Telegraph
Stocks in New York Sublime Decline in Panic Conditions
Distrust of government stance toward corporations and fears of worldwide monetary stringency sent stocks plunging. Pope Manufacturing faced receivership as market losses intensified, with declines across Hariman Reading St Paul copper American Smelting and Steel issues. Total volume neared a million shares in a day of record lows since 1901.
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New York
Aug.s
Pope Manufacturing Company
New England Corporation
Pope Company
Harriman
JHH
Reading
St Paul
Freasury Department
Oyster Bay
Siight
Woman Murdered Mystery Near San Diego Docks
Police investigate a suspected homicide after bloodstained clothing and a hair were found at the Santa Fe docks. A garter and leather purse held a note from an anonymous man promising retribution, suggesting a crime related to a planned meeting.
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San Diego
Cal
Santa Fe
Old Place
B. K
Cable's Competitor Eyes Transatlantic Wireless Service
New York reports John Bottomley of Marconi America says regular Irish coast to Cape Breton calls are underway and a public opening by September end possible. London notes William Marconi will depart August 22 to launch transatlantic telegraph service with tests between Irish and Canadian students. An issued charge schedule lists per word rates plus land charges.
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New York
John Bottomley
Marconi Telegraph Company of America
Place Bay
Publc
London
William Marconi
England
Transattlantic Telegraph Service
Cliffton
Cape Hretan
No Cabinet Changes Rumor Followed by Taft Speech
Secretary Taft works on a speech to be delivered next Monday in Columbus as the Buckeye Republican event keynote. He plans remarks on national finances and Philippine inspection progress with a November 7 return to Washington. He denies any cabinet resignations and dismisses rumors stirred by unsettled New York finances.
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Washington
Taft
Columbus
Othe
Philippines
Tart
New York
Pope Manufacturing placed in receivership in Hartford
Hartford sees Pope Manufacturing with total authorized capitalization of 22 million dollars placed under a court receiver Albert Pope named as receiver says the firm faces bank accommodation problems while asserting assets and ongoing business operations. Also notes a surge in internal revenue receipts totaling 269,666,022 dollars for the year ending June 20, up 20,161,284 from 1906.
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Hartford
Conn
Nueba Tha Pope Manufacturing Company
Pope Manufacturing Company
Albert 2. Pope
Conmcern Ao
Ate
Washington
Tyr
Pherpone Morgan Departs for New York from Southampton
Southampton August 15. Pherpone Morgan who has spent weeks in London Paris and Cowes left for New York on board the steamer Occantc.
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Southampton
Pherpone Morgan
London
Paris
Cowes
New York
Occantc
Examination of Mrs Eddy in Concord mental test
Mrs Mary Baker Glover Eddy head of the Christian Scientist church was examined by appointed masters to assess her competency in business matters. The mental examination occurred yesterday at Pheasant View in Concord with Judge Aldrich Dr Jelly and Attorney Parker serving as the masters.
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Eddy
Concord
N. H
Mary Baker Glover Eddy
Christian Scientist Church
Cure for deadly cough advertised with miracle claims
Advertorial style testimony by Mrs Eva Unocapber of Grovertown Ind claiming to be cured after using four one dollar bottles of Dr King’s New Discovery. The piece markets the product as a “king of cough and cold cures” with a trial bottle offered free by O D Knoefel Druggist.
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Dr. King
Eva Unocapber
Grovertown
Stark Co
Ind
Corea
O. D. Knoefel
Parole Law Expands Inmates While Commitments Fall
Indiana officials report Michigan City prison and Jeffersonville reformatory at their highest totals yet 221 inmates overall with 152 in the prison and 69 in the reformatory. Despite rising populations fewer men are committed annually and parole release has declined.
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Indianapolis
Board of State Charities
Michigan City
Reformatory
Jeffersonville
Vgim Rye
Tour
Indiana State Fair Cattle Shows Feature Rich Premiums
The Indiana State Fair opens in September with a $110,000 pavilion and $400 in milking contest prizes. Shorthorns and Herefords lead the premiums with lavish awards from the State Board of Agriculture, American Breeders Association, and Indiana associations. Dairy exhibits, including Jerseys and Holsteins, promise extensive displays and talks by Purdue staff, while 2,000 prizes will be paid across dairy and beef contests emphasizing registered herd standards.
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State Board of Agriculture
American Breeders’ Association
Indiana Association of Shorthorn Breeders
American Association
Indiana Association
Indiana
Indiana Jersey Cattle Club
Dairs
Ploosier
MP Graves
O. F. Hunziker
Purdue University
Purdie School of Agriculture
Indiana State Dairy Association
Purdue
American Shorthorn Breeders’ Association
Walter Hadley
Allie Brown
Red Polled Cattle Club of America
HL. A. Martin
Gotham
Wis
State Board
Book Plates and Inventions Behind Printing History
The article traces early book plates from Germany as the home of movable type and printing, noting St Christopher of Ti and other dated examples. It mentions ownership marks, wood engravings, and notable engravers like Algernon and Pepys era figures, with a digression into hair products advertising.
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Germany
Christopher of
Curthushin
Buivtrecnu
Slipouho
Sweden
Netzerland
Fedue
Cardinal Wokses
Beloniane
Mogster
Pepys
Judy Ba
Algernon
Journal of American History
Coroner rules Hudson tragedy a double suicide
Coroner Ray declares George W. Hudson shot his wife Alta Hudson then killed himself after testimony from a dozen witnesses. The verdict, filed with the county clerk, notes no motive but cites the possibility of insanity, with relatives disputing murder theory. Burial occurred in Crown land cemetery with large attendance. The story ends with a Hartford manufacturing failure noted as a separate surprise.
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Noblesville
Jud
George W. Hudson
Crownland Cemetery
LO. QO. F
B Hudson
Ray
Hudson
Alta Hudson
Plays and Players in The Hitkade Era
Fragmented English theater notes describe Shakespearean works and actors with garbled text. It mentions Nuetil Bare Metitosh and Boston references, noting various names, staves, and performances amid unclear details.
Home Notes On Care After Glass Breakage
Instructions describe cautious handling after a pane shatters. It warns to wait at least twenty four hours before brushing powder or dust, then remove coverings and wipe surfaces. The text notes thick glass reduces breakage risk and suggests careful cleaning to avoid further damage.
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Jess Hitmilee
Tn Setae
France debates substitutes for punishment and paving methods
Report cites proposals in France including replacing death sentences with solitary confinement and testing paving systems in parts of the country. A Paris dealer markets canaries amid a telecom service shortage, with costs and materials like cement and packed wood noted.
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Paris
The Plain Woman and Hair Fashion Advice
The piece urges women to experiment with hair and hats to avoid looking plain and balance defects. It pairs fashion cautions with a harsh tone about dress and coiffure, citing the St. Louis Republic. It also mentions a urine laxative fruit syrup with a money back guarantee and physician affidavits for ease of use.
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St. Louis Republic
Bas. D. Knoefel
Postponed Jury Probe Delays Chicago & Alton Case
Chicago August 13 Judge Landis in the U S district court postponed until September the great jury investigation of rebating charges against the Chicago and Alton railroad. Immunity promised to the railroad prompted the adjournment to secure records. Rochester NY August 15 the yacht Seneca defender won Canada's Cup from Adele. Marseilles France August 15 no truth to report that Steweir Croldid confessed murderer Emma hanged himself in prison.
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Chicago
Landis
United States District Court
Chicago & Alton Railroad
T! Company
Indiana
Henaparte
Rochester
Seneca
Adele
Marseilles
France
Steweir Crodld
Ing
Emma
Dougherty Island and the loneliest remote spots on earth
The piece surveys far seabound isles like Hog Island and Bouvet, noting shelter huts and occasional whalers, with grim mentions of corpses found on Dougherty Island and claims of Bouvet as the Earth’s most radiated spot. It blends travel lore with grain market notes and horse auctions, then a Fibrous health anecdote about Electric Bitters from a Louisiana manufacturer.
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South Atlantic Ocean
Pearseu
Also Mentioned on This Page
MR. Neil
Commissioner of Labor
Boards of Trade
Business of Chicago Board
San Francisco
Edward Robeson Taylor
George R. Gaither
Maryland
Nathan Jaffa
Roswell
N. M
New Mexico
Reynolds
S. Hh. Dodsey
Milford
Cincinnati
Cortelyou
the Treasury
Wall Street
CABLE
Wiarming
Foley
Chas D. Knoefel
Mr. Morgan
Parole Law
Vilion
Ayer
Hartford, Conn
Bare Metitosh
Teddy
Goth
Ueda
Piesa Wissen
Richard Carles Nes Pias
Beane
Hais
Suluethine
Judge Landis
Dougherty Island
Earth
Tse
Sue
Timothy
Lambe As
Fertwell
Lac
N O
George B.C
Reat
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