Trainmen Seek Higher Wages After Last Year Gain
About 41 000 railroad workers across the Eastern railroads gather in Cambridge Springs Pennsylvania to press for wage readjustments. Conductor fireman brakeman yard and telegraphers join a renewed push while engineers stay aloof despite prior gains.
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Cambridge Springs
Penn
Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers
Pennsylvania
New York Central and
Allied Lines
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Central Railroad of
New Jersey
Lake Erie and Western
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg
Delaware & Hudson
Baltimore & Ohio
Boston & Albany
Chesapeake & Ohio
Brotherhoods
Broadway Central
United States
Ti Wae
Wwythen
Chi
Chicago Nears 2.5 Million Pop Milestone in 1907 Estimate
Special to The New York Times reports Chicago rapid gains toward a 2,500,000 population benchmark as the 1907 city census, issued tomorrow, yields estimates of current population around 2.367 million and projecting further growth.
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New York Times
Chicago
Train Kills Four at New Jersey Crossing
An empty excursion train on the Pennsylvania Railroad bound for Asbury Park crashed into a survey near Allenhurst station at 6 20 p m killing three New York waitresses Loretta Grace Jennie McDonald and Hannah Murphy and the driver Thomas Edwards of Allenhurst. The accident occurred as Edwards tried to cross after the flagman cleared a different train. the horse and surrey were destroyed and the bodies were taken to Bodine s morgue in Asbury Park. A coroner s jury was impaneled to investigate.
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Speiigh
New York Times
Allerst
N.J
Pennsylvania Railroad
Asbury Park
Loretta Grace
Jennie McDonald
Hannah Murphy
New York
Norwood House
Thomas Edwards
Allenhurst
New York & Long Branch Railroad Company
Beecroft Brothers
Thomas Wards
Edwards
Red Bank
Surrey
Bodine’s
McDonald
Six Brooklyn elevated lines blocked by derailment at Borough Hall
A derailed motor car at Borough Hall station halted six Brooklyn elevated lines for two hours last night. A six car train derailed after contact with an obstruction, causing crowd turmoil but no injuries. Emergency transfers, diversions, and a shuttle relieved congestion as lines including Coney Island, Fifth Avenue, and Bay Ridge struggled with delays.
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Brooklyn
Borough Hall
Manhattan
Long Station
Adams Street
Park Row
Sands Street
Fulton Street
Bridge Street
Coney Island
Fifth Avenue
Bay Ridge
Ulmer Park
Cypress Hills
Lexington Avenue
Ridgewood
Brighton Beach
Tompkins Avenue
Gravesend
Church Avenues
Culver
Coney Isl
Tingley Colony Forms Near Newburyport
Katherine Tingley theosophist plans to locate an eastern colony at Laurels on Merrimac near the Whittier bridge in Newburyport. She aims to establish a Point Loma like institution with voluntary work and no salaries before touring New England upon return from London. The party heads to New York for Cunard Line passage to England.
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New York Times
Newburyport
Mass
New York
Katherine Tingley
Timms
Wolf Tavern
Point Loma
London
New England
Theosophists
Merrimacer
Whittier
Chain Bridge
Har
Wall Street Turmoil As Stocks Plunge Amid Rumors
Stocks collapse on a panic like session with over 1,000,000 shares traded. Union Pacific, Reading, Amalgamated Copper and others fall sharply while a late rally recovers only slightly. Harriman and Standard Oil holdings endure the heaviest losses as rumors swirl about prosecutions and market manipulation.
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Wall Street
Stock Exchange
Union Pacific
Reading
Amalgamated Copper
Northen Pacific
St. Paul
Great Northern
Bears
Hill
Morgan
Harriman
Harriman-Standard Oil
American Lugar Refining
Traction Phares
Inter
London
Great Rio Tinte
H. C. Frick
Europe
Frick
Pride’s Crossing
Mass
Interborough
Durian
Women Make Klernan School Trustee
In Sag Harbor New York on August 7 a woman candidate emerged as a trustee for the Klernan school, supported by local women friends who organized a campaign and mobilized voters.
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Klernan School
Sag Harbor
L. AI
Meat prices expected to rise at stockyards in South Omaha
Corn fed steer prices climbed to 7.30 dollars per 100 pounds at the South Omaha stockyards signaling an expected advance in meat markets. Industry observers note this marks a top price level not seen since 902. The rise reflects broader increases in meat costs for consumers.
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New York Times
Omaha
Ned
South
Peeples
Elevator Planned for Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
An electric elevator is to be installed at Fifth Avenue and Fifty fifth Street in the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church. The project cost is estimated at 40 500 with additional items labeled Epi Literations.
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Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
Fifth Avenue
Fifty-fifth Street
Epi
Literations
Wil
Delamater in Pittsburg Takes Own Life in Office
George Wallace Delamater former State Senator and Republican figure shot himself in his Diamond National Building office in Pittsburg. He arranged details including insurance policies and a will, leaving a note for his son in law Shirley Austin. The death follows personal losses and business reverses.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
George Wallace Delamater
Diamond National
Delamater
Shirley P. Austin
Austin
Meadville
Pennsylvania
Matthew Aur
Quay
Ieiamater
Robert Pattidon
Oregon
Spokane
Seattle
Washington
W. W. Pipes
Mr. Pipes
Three Drown Together At Hunt's Pond
At Hunt's Pond near Newton New Jersey three youths died while swimming. James Johnson 21 from Jersey City Harriet Stinkard 16 and Helen Bloomer 18 both of Brooklyn disappeared after splashing with a raft and were found later by men dragging the pond.
Mother Rescues Son From Drowning On Erie Barge
Mary Thureson wife of Captain Edward Thureson of the Erie Railroad Barge No 21 saved her five year old son Alexander after he fell overboard into Hast River near Nineteenth Street. A strong current and rising tide made the rescue perilous but she seized a rope offered by two dock workers and held the boy afloat until help arrived. The child was unconscious and exhausted but both survived the ordeal.
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Mary Thureson
Edward Thureson
Erie Railroad
Nineteenth Street
Alexander
Eea
Rescue Of Entire Horan Family At Sea
Captain Ross Skidmore of the Point O' Woods life saving crew rescued the entire Horan family from Great River when their motor boat began sinking off Aug 7. The family planned a day trip to Fire Island but encountered mechanical trouble as the sloop pursued the launch.
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New York Times
Babylon
L. L
Ross Skidmore
Point O’ Woods
Horan
Great River
Fire Island
Night Court Hears Multiple Speed Violations
Magistrate Kerncoian presided at a night session hearing several automobilists cited for speeding violations. The docket included Orris Stanley Widredge, a 16 year old, and others cited for surpassing speed limits on municipal streets.
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Kerncoian
Orris Stanley
Widredge
Milég
Fox
Miles
Legislators Back Gov Comer If Special Session Called
In Alabama, Gov Comer faces railroad pressure as Southern offers to enact a 21 cent passenger rate and pull suits from federal courts if the state drops license revocation. Lawmakers say they will stand with Comer in any extra session, while disputes over a 2½ cent rate and enjoined laws widen state federal tensions.
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Gov. Comer
New York Times
Montgomery
Ala
E. T. Russell
Mobile & Ohio Railroad
J. S. B. Thompson
Finley
Theouthern
The
Southern
New York
Comer
Alabama
Woad
Hoffman
Mobile County
House
Rules Committee
Gov
Arkansas Officials Diverge Over Rock Island Charter
In Little Rock Arkansas Attorney General Kirby says the Rock Island Railroad charter can be revoked immediately for razing the line and failing to comply with the Wingo act. Secretary of State McHaney has not received official injunction notice and cites contempt concerns before action. The road has moved its case to federal court.
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Little Rock
Ark
McHaney
van Deventer
Rock Island Railroad
Arkansas
Lcense
Kirby
Rock Island
Ore Ant
Mor Oe
Gov Cam As Texte Addresses New Tax Laws
Fragmented report notes Governor Cam as Texte addressing statewide taxation changes. Incomplete lines reference central county actions and potential sales, with scattered mentions of organizations and officials amid unclear details.
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New York Times
Dal
Gov. T. Cam
Wade
Anita
Child Climbs the Jungfrau in daring ascent
Ida Liechte ten years old climbs the Jungfrau with three Alpinists and two guides. The party started from Eismeer Station at 3 PM and spent the night at Bergshutte. They completed the ascent in five and a half hours despite strong wind and cold. Ida is the daughter of the Jungfrau Railway director and the youngest climber of note.
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Tas
New York Tres Co
Ida Liechte
Jungfrau
Eismeer Station
Bergshuitte
Ida Lieehte
Jungfrau Railway
Longworth Hopes Philippines Soon Free of U.S. Rule
Congressmen Nicholas Longworth told a Honolulu Commercial Club audience that he hopes the Philippines will not remain under U.S. rule long. He urged free trade with the Philippines as a square deal and said free sugar would not hurt Hawaii.
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Philippines
Honolulu
Nicholas Longworth
Commercial Club Today
Ot Long
Hawaii
Family Row Ends in Fatal Brooklyn Stabbing
Robert Sealander, a builder of 538 Pacific Street Brooklyn, returned home at 1 AM and fought with his wife Selma and 18 year old son Robert Jr Edward Mulvaney a caller intervened and struck Sealander causing a skull fracture. He died at Brooklyn Hospital Mulvaney 23 charged with homicide while wife and son held as witnesses.
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Robert Sealander
Pacific Street
Brooklyn
Selma
Robert, Jr
Sealander
Edward Mulvaney
Mulvaney
Aeronaut Griffin Survives Airship Mishap Near Orange
Archie Griffin, exhibitor at a local amusement resort, ascended to about 2000 feet in an airship when a propeller blade broke. The car drifted and gas was released to slow descent, with the anchor snagging a tree on Clarendon Place. Crowds pulled the craft to the ground and Griffin escaped injury.
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Archie Griffin
Orange
N. J
Griffin
Clarendon
Auto wreckers blamed in Miss Bushnell death in Virginia
In Winchester Virginia Aug 7 Miss May Bushnell died after a car returning from Berryville with Jacquelin Hardesty crashed when wreckers allegedly placed large stones on the road. The vehicle struck a log covering the roadway. Authorities are making vigorous efforts to capture the culprits.
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Winchester
May Bushnell
Berryville 2
Jacquelin Hardesty
Alger's Boy Books Barred by Worcester Library
Horatio Alger Jr. works are removed from Worcester Public Library shelves for being not truthful and too sensational. The ban places Alger alongside Twain Chambers Whitman among authors barred in Worcester County towns and cities. Boys protest the edict as others question the policy.
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New York Times
Worcester
Mass
Horatio Alger, Jr
Worcester Public Library
Alger
Mark Twain
Robert W. Chambers
Walt Whitman
Worcester County
Mrs Mackay Wins Board Support in Roslyn Highlands Race
Residents had urged a new schoolhouse for Roslyn Highlands citing long walks and dangerous roads. Mrs Clarence H Mackay backed the plan with board aid. Supporters claimed her win showed broad backing for her trustees and candidates Ralph Tubby and W A Craft amid a local election.
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Roslyn Highlands
Clarence H. Mackay
Ace
Arge Srella
Terete
Pert
Mackay
Roslyn
Bonaparte Seeks Prosecutions in Harriman Inquiry
In Lenox Massachusetts Attorney General Bonaparte said criminal prosecutions of trust magnates may follow the Interstate Commerce Commission Harriman inquiry. He favored personally punishing leaders over broad corporate action and discussed penalties under the anti trust law and the Standard Oil Indiana case.
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Bonaparte
Harriman
Gen. Bonaparte
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Landis
Chicago
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Theosophist
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Ohio
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Burnett
Buunels
Southern Way
North Carolina
Atratt Organization
Child
Longworth
Imperialist
Aeronaut
Alger’s Boy Books
Mrs. MacKay
Lenox
Inters State Commerce Commission
Bonaparté
Department of Justice
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