Elevated strike averted on Manhattan Railway lines
A threatened general strike by engineers motormen and firemen on the Manhattan Railway Company was averted after a 2 hour rough conference in the Western Union Building. An agreement signed by company official Skitt and grievance committee chairman William J Jenks grants a nine hour workday and sets a daily limit of ninety miles per day with no time limit on the pact. Ratification to occur by local divisions this week with meetings at Horton Building.
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Manattan
Skitt
Mr. Skitt
Western Union
Youngson
Wilson
Engineers
Firemen’s Brotherhoods
Motormen
Horton Building
East
Sixth
Ninth Ave
Broadway Central Hotel
R. E. Quirk
Legislative Board of Railroad Brotherhoods
Quirk
Manhattan Railway Company
McWilliams
The
J. T. Terry
Russell Sage
G. P. Morosini
Howard Gould
Wife suspects foul play in yacht steward's death
Gilbert G. Taillandier, 34, steward aboard the Anita, died last Saturday in Marblehead then shipped to his wife in this city. Police and coroner review conflicting tales of heart failure versus self inflicted gunshot. An autopsy was planned as his wife appeals to Captain Titus amid doubts over the cause and circumstances of the death.
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Gilbert G. Taillandier
Anita
W. R. Leeds
Marblehead
Mass
Seventh-s
O'Hanlon
Boston
Anite
Atlanta
Baillandier
A. J. McIntosh
Broadway
Bennett
Captain Bennett
Frank Gibbons
Taillandier
McIntosh
Henry S. Cavanaugh Disappears After Easton Lawyer Vanishes
Henry S. Cavanaugh a prominent Easton lawyer and former Northampton County Prothonotary, vanished after leaving for New York City. He stayed at the Waldorf-Astoria until the next morning and has since disappeared. He was to meet Professor J Madison Porter of Lafayette College but did not appear. His wife was informed and police in New York were notified. no reason for the disappearance has emerged and friends note his papers show no financial issues.
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Tribune
Easton
Penn
Henry S. Cavanaugh
Northampton County
New York City
Waldorf-Astoria
J. Madison Porter
Lafayette College
New York
Grace visits Sagamore Hill in Oyster Bay
Ex Mayor W R Grace of New York calls on Assistant Secretary Loeb in Oyster Bay and wishes to shake hands with the President who invites him to luncheon. The public enjoys ideal weather as sightseers flock to Sagamore Hill while the President plays tennis and Cortelyou, from Hempstead, aids the Northwest itinerary.
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Oyster Bay
Long Island
W. R. Grace
New York
Loeb
Grace
Sagamore Hill
Cortelyou
Hempstead
Boer Leaders Parting Ways Amid South African Talks
The Hague Aug 12 Ex-President Kruger left Scheveningen after bidding farewell to ex-President Steyn of the Orange Free State Steyn’s health improves It is said Kruger has halted his political campaign and cancelled a planned Boer leaders conference in Johannesburg Generals Botha Delarey and De Wet expected to reach England next Saturday to join the new Transvaal Legislative Council
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the Hague
Kruger
Transvaal Republic
Scheveningen
Steyn
Orange Free State
Brussels
Johannesburg
Botha
Delarey
de Wet
England
South Africa
Transvaal
City of Vienna sails for Cape Town with prisoners
Hamilton Bermuda reports the steamship City of Vienna departed for Cape Town carrying the second batch of prisoners. The notice salutes the departure amid identity garbled text and an unrelated transit advertisement notes The Mid-Day Chicago Limited train schedule from Grand Central Station with arrival times in Chicago.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Vienna
Cape Town
Grand Central Station
New Chicago Zork Cenua
Lake Shore
Advu
Prince Chen Departs With Welcome From Acting Mayor Fornes
Tsai Chen prince of the Chinese blood royal and cousin of the Chinese Emperor left New York for Vancouver to sail for the Orient. On his last day he visited City Hall exchanged greetings with Acting Mayor Fornes inspected the Post Office crossed the Brooklyn Bridge visited Wall Street and toured Chinatown before departing for the Orient.
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Tsai Chen
New York
Vancouver
City
Niagara Falls
Fornes
Brooklyn Bridge
Wall Street
Chinatown
Reception at City Hall by Prince Chen in New York City
Prince Chen of China and suite visited City Hall yesterday afternoon, arriving about 3:15 with mounted police. Acting Mayor Fornes welcomed the party, expressing hopes the visit would strengthen Sino American friendship, followed by a lengthy reply from the prince interpreted by the Chinese Consul.
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Prince Chen
Broadway
Mall
City Hall
Reynolds
Wu Ting-fang
Peirce
Fernes
Fornes
China
Mr. Peirce
Minister Wu
Mr. Wu
W. R. Walkley
Justice Holmes Named to Supreme Court in Boston
Boston August news notes no expected shift in Supreme Court lines on expansion or imperialism with Oliver Wendell Holmes joining the court. He is praised for fairness in labor cases, readable opinions, and a humane, equitable approach beyond strict academic law.
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Tribune
Boston
United States Supreme Court
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Gray
Justice Holmes
United States
McKinley
Roosevelt
Holmes
Senate
Bay State
Massachusetts
Justices Move Up One Seat Rearrangement of Court Seats
The retirement of Justice Gray and the appointment of Justice Holmes will shuffle the Supreme Court seating when it meets in October. The associate justices move up one seat except Justice Harlan remains at the right of the chief. Holmes will sit at the extreme left. The current order places Harlan Brown White McKenna on the right and Brewer Shiras Peckham Holmes on the left. Holmes was admitted to the bar January 16, 1879 and first argued before the court January 17, 1879 in United States v Amos with a favorable ruling.
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Washington
Gray
Justice Holmes
United States Supreme Court
Harlan
Fuller Justice
Holmes
Harlan, Brown, White and MekKenna
Brewer, Shiras, Peckham and Holmes
Supreme Court
United States
Amos
Anarchist commits death by own action at sea
Genoa reports an anarchist named Sganza of New York jumped overboard from the Italian steamer Citta di Milano off Gibraltar. He was said to be en route to Europe to murder a royal personage but killed himself. Two companions vanished at Genoa. Prince Obolensky shot at in Kharkov. he was struck in the neck and bosso noff wounded. The assailant was captured.
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New York
Prince Chen
Confucius
United States
Rome
Genoa
Sganza
Gibraltar
Europe
St. Petersburg
Prince Obolensky
Kharkov
Tivoli Gardens
Bossonoff
Assassination in Russia Seen as Work of Vast Secret Society
The Arbeiter Zeitung claims officials were killed by a nationwide revolutionary society. It allegedly spans the empire with about twelve thousand members from all classes, has strong funds, tight organization, and members vow to die if needed for the cause. Also includes travel ads for Lackawanna Railroad Resort Bureau services and nearby info bureaus.
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Vienna
Arbeiter Zeitung
Russia
Empire
Lackawanna Railroad Resort Bureau
Broadway
Howard St
Mt. Pocand
Delaware Water Gap
Lake Hopatcong
Two Policemen Killed in Chicago Revolver Battle
Chicago dispatch reports patrolmen Timothy Devine and Charles Pennell killed in a dawn shootout near Jackson Boulevard and Ashland Avenue. Pennell staggered to a patrol box to sound an alarm before dying. six suspects were later detained. The incident drew the West Side neighborhood into a loud vigilant dragnet.
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Chicago
Timothy Devine
Charles T. Pennell
Chicago Police Department
Devine
Pennell
Jackson Boulevard
Ashland Ave
West Side
Boy saved from attacking dog by newsstand hero
In Astoria on Fulton avenue a large white and black mongrel with a rope around its neck charged toward four year old William Christy. His brother William Christy grabbed the dog with both hands and forced it to the curb despite its thrashes. A policeman shot the animal in the ear as the boy held on until the dog stopped convulsing.
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Fulton-ave
Astoria
William Christy
Christy
Fultonave
Boulevard
Willian
William
Dr Russell Wilson Denies Arrest In Nicaragua
In a letter from Columbus dated August 12, Dr Russell Wilson of Norwalk Ohio rejects reports of his arrest or impending death by the Nicaraguan government. He explains he joined Colombia as a surgeon major and sailed on the gunboat General Pinton to support a regular army expedition, not a filibustering mission, and that a landing attempt at Bluefields failed due to heavy seas and fort fire.
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Columbus
Russell Wilson
Norwalk
Ohio
Colombia
Nicaragua
General Pinton
Bluefields
Collision between Avalon and Taurus reported in fog
The British schooner Avalon from New York reported a collision with the steam yacht Taurus of the New York Yacht Club in Block Island Channel last night. Avalon's mainsail tore. no hull injury. Pilot house damaged on Taurus. captain continued to determine extent of damage.
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Vineyard Haven
Mass
Avalon
New-York
St. John
Taurus
New-York Yacht Club
Block Island Channel
Dukeshire
Extra Session Rumors On Cuban Situation Debated
Washington reports downplay talk of an imminent extra session to address Cuba. Officials say the President has not decided on September action and may only consider a November Senate session to ratify a Cuba trade treaty. Advocates warn against premature action that could hurt Cuban relief efforts before the elections.
Justice for Cuba His Aim By Telegraphs to the Tribune
Oyster Bay Aug 12 President Roosevelt voiced his support for Cuban reciprocity but has not indicated plans for an extraordinary Senate session. He will consult advisers after returning September 3 from his tour, guiding action by conditions then. No official talks on reciprocity have occurred since Congress adjourned. State Department work on the treaty is on hold. Quesada reported no authority to negotiate, referred to President Palma. No further official correspondence has taken place on the agreement.
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Washington
Congress
Oyster Bay
Senate
Cuba
New England
United States
Roosevelt
Havana
Oyster
Bay
the Tribune
New E
Hay
State Department
Quesada
Palma
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Saratoga
Newlanding
West 129Th St
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Advt
Prince Obolonsky
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N. Y
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Boy
DR. Wilson
Colliston
York Daily
ITY and Loan
RECI
New York Central
Th Century Limited
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