Violent Philadelphia Streetcar Strike Turmoil and Tactics
Chaos on 5th street and Germantown avenue as mob violence drags a motorman from a platform and beats the pole. Police, confronted by threats, refrain as crowds swing a pole and hurl bricks. Dynamite caps hinder cars in West Philadelphia while conductors are assaulted downtown. Strikers claim gains over old workers. some strikebreakers desert. Central Labor Union calls white ribbon day for political action and endorses Gibboney for DA and Murphy for City Treasurer. Writs seek release of jailed strikers amid arrest warrants for police.
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New York
Pratt
Carmen
Central Labor Union
D. Clarence Gibboney
Murphy
Union
Troops Ordered to Quell California Lumber Strike
Sacramento reports six hundred striking lumber workers breached the McCloud light and power plant forcing firemen and engineers to quit. Governor Gillett dispatched four militia companies to the Shasta region, with troops leaving by special train for the 30 mile march to restore order amid extensive property losses valued at over two million dollars.
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Sacramento
Cal
Bradbury
McCloud
Gillett
Shasta
Pittsfield Trolley Strike Ties Up Thirty Miles of Track
Pittsfield Massachusetts June 2 the Pittsfield Street Railway Company lines were tied up today by a carmen strike. Workers demand one cent more per hour and a ten hour day. The system serves Pittsfield and the towns of Dalton Hinsdale and Cheshire. No car moved over thirty miles of track and many residents faced disruption.
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Pittsfield Street Railway Company
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Dalton
Hinsdale
Cheshire
Brooklyn Carpenters Strike Over Eight Hour Day Demand
Five hundred Brooklyn carpenters in Browneville and Williamsburg joined a general strike for union wages of one dollar for an eight hour day. More workers may quit today and a broader sympathy strike could follow if their demand is not met before tomorrow. They meet at No 25 Atlantic Avenue Brooklyn to decide on continuing the strike. Manhattan carpenters remain unaffected earning five dollars a day.
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Williamsburg
Brooklyn
Atlantic Avenue
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Cigar Manufacturer's Family Alleges Hospital Neglect
Adolph Laine, 78, of Knickerbocker Avenue Williamsburg, found dead after wandering city streets for 36 hours, body exhumed from Potters Field on Hart's Island and buried by his family. His son Louis Laine, cashier of the National Biscuit Company, accuses Harlem Hospital and police of gross neglect, saying the hospital had full description and identification papers. Detectives only recently informed the family of the fatal misplacement and burial error.
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Hart's Island
Adolph Laine
Knickerbocker Avenue
Williamsburg
Holy Trinity Cemetery
Louis Laine
National Hiscuit Company
Harlem Hospital
Manhattan
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Harlem
Adolph Lang
Laines
Kansas Seeks 17 000 Harvesters and 1100 Teams
Topeka June 2 Kansas requires seventeen thousand more harvesters and eleven hundred teams to manage this year’s wheat harvest. A notable shortage of teams is reported as the harvest start approaches, slated for June 2 and possibly two to four weeks later than usual.
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the Tribune
Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Governor Post Sets Sail From San Juan to New York
Governor Regis H. Post was a passenger on the steamer Carolina, which sailed from San Juan today bound for New York.
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P. R
Regis H. Post
Carolina
New York
The Tribune Summer Resort Issue Preview
The Summer Resort number of The Tribune, cut next Sunday, promises a veritable mine of information on vacation destinations. It will be profusely illustrated and serve as a guide for readers planning trips.
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the Tribune
No Progress On Tariff Night Sessions Voted
The Tribune Bureau reports Washington June 2 Senate failed to move tariff bill amid high and low tariff speeches. Hale night sessions adopted. meetings begin tomorrow 10:30 am and 5:30 pm, with a goal for a vote by June 19. La Follette and Elkins led extremes, Gore challenged cotton profits, Elkins defended coal and oil interests with amendments to protect West Virginia and independent producers.
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Washington
Senate
Finance Committee
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Elkins
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Mr. Elkins
Rabies From Skunks Highlights Conference
Washington June 2 at the annual conference of state and territorial health officers with the United States Public Health and Marine Hospital Service a key point was that rabies is often contracted from bites of skunks wolves and other wild animals Assistant Surgeon General Kerr presented a chart showing rabies distribution and urged muzzling dogs as the surest control measure The conference approved creating a committee to study rabies prevention for report at next year’s meeting Leprosy was also discussed noting Hawaii’s improvements and the need for coordinated action The talk on hookworm disease blamed unsanitary conditions and child labor in the South but argued it lifted poor children’s condition and lowered death rates
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United States Pubic Health and Marine Hospital Service
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Bennitt
Colorado
Wyman
United States
Hawaii
L. E. Coffer
South
Charles W. Stiles
Stiles
Municipal Democracy Tests Direct Nominations For Mayor
The Municipal Democracy held its first campaign meeting at 25th Street and Seventh Avenue with about a thousand in attendance. A postcard ballot listed twenty one candidate names alphabetically for Mayor and asked voters to sign and indicate their choice. Cards also asked about subway construction. About one thousand cards were distributed. returns will be counted today as the group plans summer activities at street corners. Leaders Leubuscher Murph y and Cronin urged direct legislation and attacked Tammany and Jerome heckling.
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Municipal Democracy
25Th Street
Seventh Avenue
Massachusetts
Frederic Cyrus Leubuscher
John J. Murphy
John T. Cronin
Jerome Hecklers
Leubuscher
Tammany
Cronin
Jerome
Purifying Champlain Streams Through Pulp Waste Profit
Ed ward Hatch Jr. resolves long standing pollution dispute by proving J and J Rogers pulp mill at Au Sable Forks can dispose of waste profitably. A chemist found waste by products rival wood pulp in value, with 69 percent resinous by products now sought for iron foundry cores tannery and road macadam top dressing.
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Au Sable River
Lake Champlain
Edward Hatch, Jr
Hatch
J. & J. Rogers Pulp Mills
Au Sable Forks
Rogers Company
Mountains or Seashore Feature Coming Next Sunday
A profusely illustrated piece titled Mountains or Seashore will appear next Sunday. It promises a rich mine of information and guidance, aiding readers in choosing their preferred scenery.
Call to Hitchcock in Panama libel case trials
Indianapolis June 2 government wins a point in its attempt to move the criminal libel case against Charles R. Williams and Delavan Smith of The Indianapolis News to the District of Columbia. Judge Anderson continues the hearing to October 11 as witnesses including Frank Hitchcock and Norman Mack are called to testify on alleged graft in the Panama Canal transaction.
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Charles R. Williams
Delavan Smith
District of Columbia
Panama Canal
United States
Anderson
United States District Court
Stuart McNamara
Charles W. Miller
Frank H. Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
Norman E. Mack
Democratic National Committee
George B. Cortelyou
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Cromwell
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Douglas Robinson
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Walker Commission
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Nicaragua
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Spesking
Wiliam Nelson Cromwell
J. F. Morgan
Senate Committee
Chicago
Winter
Smith
J. J. Will and Congress in Seattle Talk on Minnesota
In Seattle on June 2 J. J. Hill announced the Minnesota will make Seattle its home port. He cited advantages under the British flag but said the Great Northern terminal will not be in Vancouver. He noted labor competition hurts American ships and urged Congress to adjourn years to boost national prosperity while outlining railroad plans linking Spokane to Vancouver and improvements for Seattle lines.
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Pacific Mail to withdraw Panama service August 3
The Pacific Mail Steamship Company will quit the Panama service on August 3 prompting the War Department to seek a replacement line. California legislators had urged Congress to create a federal Panama trade line to connect San Francisco with the Panama Railroad and Atlantic Coast, while Secretary Dickinson will discuss rate terms with the company.
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Pacific Mail Steamship Company
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Taft Hosts Banquet Honoring Admiral Uriu at Washington
Washington June 2 President attends dinner by Representative Weeks for Vice Admiral Uriu and the class of 81 from Annapolis. Toasts honor Uriu and Japan with remarks praising Emperor Meiji and the cordial U.S. friendship. Attendees include Secretary Meyer, Speaker Cannon, Admiral Dewey, and Japanese officials.
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Eliott
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Charles E. Vreeland
A. Staunton
T. B. Howard
C. ©. Marsh
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Loudenslager
Willis J. Abbott
J. H. Bradford
Hanihara
Doors Dedicated at Annapolis by Japanese Guests
Vice Admiral Uriu of the Japanese navy joined Baron Takahira and Baroness Takahira at the dedication of bronze doors for the Naval Academy chapel. Colonel Robert M. Thompson presented the doors for the class of ’68, with Miss Evelyn Beatrice Longman the designer. Rear Admiral Marix led the class of ’63 through the doors, as the speaker praised their motto Not for ourselves but for our country.
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Uriu
Naval Academy
Robert M. Thompson
New York
Baron Takahira
Baroness Takahira
Baron
Baroness Uriu
Washington
Evelyn Beatrice Longman
Colonel Thompson
Academy
Marix
Mayor as Magistrate and the Police Picture Rogues Gallery
A bitter critique of police tactics and political pressure to arrest civilians, citing trials, officials, and a desk of figures. The piece references Justice Gaynor, Commission Bingham, Senator McCarren, and a case involving a George B Duffy amid publicized mistreatment allegations and threats of libel prosecutions. It notes upcoming Tribune Summer Resort coverage.
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George E. Duffy
George B Duffy
Garner
Bingham
George
Gaynor
State Pro committees mull plan to take Saratoga springs
Edward M Shepard, one of Governor Hughes appointees, outlines a possible state action to acquire mineral springs at Saratoga. He says he has not yet studied the details but envisions a four step process to determine public interest, location, price, and whether condemnation is proper before any sale or suit for full value.
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Edward M. Shepard
Hughes
Brackett Dill
Saratoga
Mr. Shepard
Sat
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