Great Strike Envelops Canadian Pacific Shops
Winnipeg August 6 1909 trade unionists on the Canadian Pacific railway walk out in a mass stoppage. Estimates place 12 000 workers from Montreal to Vancouver leaving their posts while foremen and caretakers remain to tidy facilities. optimism centers on a possible week end settlement as arbitration findings are debated by both sides.
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Winnipeg
Man
Canada
Canadian Pacific Railway
Montreal
Fort Willem
Vancouver
William Whyte
Scagway
Saterihy
Canadian Pacific
Canadian Pacific Labor Dispute Stands By Award
Montreal Aug 6 The Canadian Pacific railway officials refuse to comment beyond backing the board of arbitration under the Lemieux law. Ottawa reports the labor department will take no further steps as wage talks fail. Conciliation efforts are exhausted and government action is unlikely unless violence occurs.
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Montreal
Quebec
Canadian Pacific Railway
Board of Arbitration
Lemieux
Ottawa
Labor Department
Ranger Fires First in Wilcox Shootout
Douglas Aug 6 William F Downing once with the Stiles Alvord band and a southern Arizona outlaw was killed in his Wilcox saloon by Arizona Ranger William Speed. Speed went to serve a warrant and opened fire after Downing drew a weapon.
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Douglas, Ariz
William F. Downing
Old Stiles
Alvord
Arizona
Wilcox
William Speed
Speed
Downing
End of Count Zeppelin’s Endurance Flight in German Dirigible
Echterdingen August 5 The German Count Zeppelin ends his endurance flight as an airship crashes after repairs near Echterdingen crowds of spectators watch a gust of wind topple the craft. A forward motor explodes and flames engulf the gas bag in a dramatic disaster. Count Zeppelin departs for Friedrichshafen.
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Echterdingen
Zeppelin
Count Zeppelin
Friedrichshafen
Is Peruna Useful for Catarrh
A historical advertisement extols Peruna as a universal catarrh remedy. It cites Dr. Hartman and claims the formula combines multiple medical schools, pharmacist skill, and long experience. The text emphasizes universal usage, direct-to-home supply, and transparency of ingredients.
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Hartman
Zeppelin's Balloon Disintegrates Before Spectators
Smoke enveloped the scene as a balloon vanished from view, leaving a high plateau onlookers to witness the ragged aluminum envelope and scattered remains. Metal pieces and scorched parts lay about as Count Zeppelin begins work on a replacement balloon.
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Count Zeppelin
Baldwin Balloon Frigible Demonstrates Mechanical Control
Washington reports Captain Baldwin’s latest Fort Myer flight in a new frigible balloonet. Curtiss again managed the planes and motor, boosting speed while the ship towed a seven mile breeze. The craft pitched and rolled, planes corrected, and Baldwin landed within a hundred feet of the tent after eight minutes. Speed estimates ranged from ten to twenty miles per hour depending on wind.
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Washington
Baldwin
Fort Mier
Mr. Curtiss
Mr. Curties
Captain Baldwin
America
Lightning Strike Kills Bedford Man While Hauling Gravel
In Bedford Indiana on August 6 a storm fatally struck John Browning a well known citizen near Leesville as he rode a gravel load. The bolt killed him instantly while he was seated on the load during hauling.
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Bedford. Ind
John Browning
Leesville
Browning
Fatal Runaway Accident in Elkhart
In Elkhart Indiana on August 6 Gerry Johnson thirteen, son of Jerry Johnson, was killed after a runaway team knocked him down while he attempted to stop it in a wheat field.
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Elkhart
Ind
Gerry
Jerry Johnson
Bear hunt planned in Kosciusko County region
Residents of southern Kosciusko county plan a bear hunt after a bear brain thought to be real was found in a swamp in Clay township. Local authorities report the discovery as a notable wildlife find and organize efforts to pursue the animal.
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Warsaw
Ind
Kosciusko County
Clay Township
John McGregor Acquitted in Marion County Bribery Case
Indianapolis the jury found John McGregor not guilty of accepting a bribe as a Marion county board of commissioners member after a 2 40 p m to 9 p m trial day. The courtroom was crowded with supporters and women amid loud jubilation as McGregor expressed satisfaction at his vindication and confidence from the start.
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Indianapolis
John McGregor
Board of Commissioners
Marion County
McGregor
Mr. McGregor
Purdue professor named defendant in libel suit
Lafayette Indiana August article reports Purdue University zoology instructor Howard Edwin Enders is defendant in a libel suit filed in circuit court by Dr. Hervin A. Roop of Indianapolis, seeking 50008 dollars. Excerpts from a letter by Enders are cited. The case recalls their shared student days at Lebanon Valley College Pennsylvania.
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Enders
Lebanon Valley College
Pennsylvania
Lamphere Bail Bid In Guoness Farm Murders Case
Laporte Indiana August 6 lawyers for Ray Lamphere involved in six indictments for complicity in the Guoness farm murders said a bail admission demand would be made this morning. The defense will press to win Lamphere release from jail on bail or by a writ of habeas corpus.
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Laporte
Ind
Ray Lamphere
Guoness Farm
Lamphere
Chauffeur Higgin's Suicide Shocks Carlisle
Carlisle Indiana news records the death of William Higgins a railway engineer and local chauffeur for Dr. G W. Pitts who took poison in a personal crisis and died shortly after leaving friends stunned with no known motive or cause for the act.
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Carlisle
Ind
Ang. G
William Higgins
Ths Place
G. W. Pitts
Miner Crushed by Train Near Crown Drill Mine No. 2
Clinton Ind August 6 Walter Dahlen twenty one was instantly killed when a coal train from Crown drill mine No 2 west of Clinton struck him as he attempted to board the moving locomotive. His skull was cut open and an arm severed beneath the wheels.
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Clinton
Ind
Walter Dahlen
Crown
Dahlen
Stubbs and Bristow Win in Topeka Primary Certainty
Topeka Kansas August 6 reports show W R Stubbs leading the Republican gubernatorial race by a large margin and J L Bristow securely ahead for United States senator, making their nominations at Tuesday's primaries a certainty.
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Topeka
Kan
W. R. Stubbs
J.L. Bristow
United States
Stubbs
Bristow
Sultan Resignations Trigger Turbulent Imperial Shuffle
Constantinople Aug 6 Said Pasha the grand vizier and the newly formed ministry have resigned. The sultan accepted and will appoint Elami Pasha to form a ministry. Mehmed Ali Bey, minister to the United States, is reported relieved. Fehmi Pasha, ex-president of the council of state, has been lynched at Yenishah. Memduh Pasha Hassan Rami Pasha and Rechide Pasha were arrested and taken to police amid jeers.
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Constantinople
Said Pasha
Elami Pasha
Mehmed Ali Bey
United States
Izzet Bey
Fehmi Pasha
Council of State
Yenishah
Brusa
Asia Minor
Memduh Pasha
Hassan Rami Pasha
Rechide Pasha
Interior and Marine
Ministry of Police
Campaign updates and notable events cross the nation
Edward Harriman heads to a Siskiyou summer camp while Bryan campaign appeals go out. James Kehoe is nominated for Congress in Kentucky Ninth. Texas issues a strict yellow fever quarantine against Mexico. A Turkish life‑safety report is not confirmed in Washington. A coast artillery private was shot at the Presidio while attempting to desert. July pig iron production rises to 1,225,353 tons with eleven blast furnaces active. Katherine Wormely dies at 78 in Jackson NH. John Graves seeks VP with Independence Party, undergoing minor surgery in New York. Wheat markets surge on Northwest crop damage. Missouri governor race tightens as rural returns lag. Licker fuels Kentucky whisky warehouse fire, burning 47,000 barrels and a fiery creek.
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Edward H. Harriman
Siskiyou
Oregon
Bryan
James Kehoe
Kentucky
Congress
Texas
Mexico
Washington
Wiliam F. English
Coast Artillery
Presidio
Katherine Prescott Wormely
Balzac
Jackson
N. H
John Pemple Graves
Independence Party
New York
Northwest
Chicago
Federation Has Legal Right Paris
At a cabinet meeting it was decided not to attempt to dissolve the general federation of labor because its activities are legally grounded and the body is properly constituted in law.
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Federation
Paris
General Federation of Labour
Fairbanks Golfing and Political Circles Enter Indiana
George B. Lockwood reports Vice President Fairbanks enjoying Mackinac Island summers and golf with Justice Day nearby. Plans emerge for Kern notification in Lincoln, Bryan appearances in Indiana, and a large Democratic gathering at the state fair grounds colosseum. Hearst Independence League state convention is postponed to align with Kern’s notification.
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Indianapolis
Ind
George B. Lockwood
Fairbanks
Indanapolis
Mackinac Island
Mich
Justice Day
United States Supreme Court
Neghbor
Excelator Spring
William McKinley
Mackinnac Island
William Alden Smith
Michigan
Menominee, Mich
John W. Kern
Myron King
Jackson
State Committee
Lincoln
Bryan
Kern
Colosseum
State Fair Grounds
Theodore P. Bell
California
Charles City
Indianola
Milwaukee
Fountain City
Thomas R. Marshall
Indiana
Terre Haute
John FE. Lamb
Norman FE. Mack
Hearst Independence League
Taherwood
League
Hearst
C. G. Conn
Elkhart
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Prem
Board of Conciliation
Ite Paware
Ranger
Inventor
John M’crecor
OUTS
Newcastle
Hiatt
Frank Litzenberger
Middleown
Litszenberger
Litsenberger
Middletown
Turkey
Missouri
St. Louis
William S. Cowherd
Kansas City
St. Joseph
David A. Pall
Cowherd
Herbert S. Hadley
Midwas Ky
Greerbaum Brothers
Elkhorn Creek
Hisgen
Petersburg
Thomas L. Hisgen
Winslow
Fred Batson
Vic Miniet
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