Philadelphia Strike Threat Shrugs Off Arbitration
Philadelphia leaders confront a looming clash as 75,000 union carmen are forecast to strike in sympathy with the Carmen union next Saturday. The Philadelphia Rapid Transit directors stand firm against arbitration, while merchants fear riots, business paralysis, and injuries as mass walkouts spread citywide. George H. Earle drives the hard line, resisting peace talks and prompting mayor Reyburn to align with his stance.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company
Carmen
Thia City
George H. Earle
Real Estate Trust Company
Rapid Transit Company
Earle
John £. Reyburn
Reyburn
Theater Mechanics Association
Of¢Ials
John J. Murphy
Central Labor Union
Als
Murphy
McNichol, Ware and Penrose
Strike Looms Over City After Directors Ignore Demands
A labor dispute escalates as union delegates announce a strike will start at midnight next Friday, threatening to halt supply flows and citing damage to property and failed negotiations. Merchants warn of citywide disruption if the strike proceeds, while rapid transit and local businesses brace for impact with 1000 cars operating despite tensions.
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Isbor
Central Labor
Trains Hit by Avalanche Kill Sixty in Washington
Everett March 3 Fifty to sixty people perished as an avalanche swept the Cascade mountains near Wellington, sending two trains into a 200 foot canyon. Rescue teams recovered twenty three bodies, with remaining victims feared buried beneath snow as relief work speeds to reach survivors.
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Everett
Wash
Cascade Mountains
Wellington
O'Neil
Great Northern Road
Gold treasure found in old Burlington farm home
After Elizabeth A. Hays died, Reginald Branch searched her river road dwelling and uncovered about $800 in gold coins, $1000 in cash, $18,000 in gilt edge mortgages, and other valuables hidden in closets, beds, and attics. The estate appears vastly larger, with plans to continue the treasure hunt after the funeral.
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Burlington
Elizabeth A. Hays
Veene Apinster
Reginald Branch
Mise Hays
River Road
Misa Hays
Branch
Hays
Varius
Miss Hays
Burlington County
Museum Freak Storen Event In York Police Report
Two men posing as detectives forcibly seized a man described as a “freak” named Turtle George, age forty four, from an apartment house in York. The suspect detainers escorted him toward Lancaster after the incident, with officials investigating the bizarre abduction and identifying the participants.
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York
Turtle George
Seven Room Suburban Cottage Design and Price
A historical real estate notice describes a seven room cottage with a reception hall, stairway, dining and living rooms, kitchen space, three second story chambers, a large bathroom, attic, full basement, and wood features. The design measures twenty four by thirty feet six inches, with first story nine feet and second story eight feet ceilings. Construction cost is 2200, not including plumbing and heating, with plans available for 15 dollars from editor Glenn L. Sexton.
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Anishi
Census instructions on birthplaces and language use in 13th census
The article outlines detailed census bureau instructions for the thirteenth United States census beginning April 15, including how to record places of birth for native and foreign born residents, marital status and years married, years of immigration, naturalization status, and languages spoken. It covers where to classify births by state or region, how to treat Poland under its historical subdivisions, and the requirement to record mother tongue and ability to speak English for those ten years and older.
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United States
United States Census Bureau
West Virginia
North Dakota
South Dakota
Oklahoma
Poland
Ruse
Canada
Perabr
Unita
Oil King's riches to aid mankind bold plan announced
Washington March 3 Senate bills propose incorporating the Rockefeller Foundation in DC to promote well being, knowledge, and relief of suffering. John D Rockefeller and associates are named incorporators. plan mirrors Carnegie model with gifts beyond the initial endowment. Rockefeller has given over 52 million already and may dispose of much of his fortune before death.
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Washington
Rockefeller Foundation
District of Columbia
Senate
Gal. Miner
Committee On Judiciary
Ita
John D.rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Fred T. Gates
Starr J. Murphy
Charles O. Heydt
United States
Carnegie Foundation
Gallinger
Rockefeller
Carnegie Foundation For the Advancement of Teaching
Ptha
Rochefeller Foundation
Gallitger
General Education Board
Mr. Rockefeller
Atitt
Standard Oil
Andrew Carnegie
Anita of
Will
America
Ocean City treasurer charged with forgery in $17000 shortage
Ira B Champion city treasurer of Ocean City appeared before Magistrate J S Rush and waived a hearing on forgery charges. Bail set at $10000, bondsmen pledged. Mayor Cresco said shortage may reach $17000, names forged on two notes for 6500 and 2600 in the citys name.
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Ocean City
N. J
Atlantic City
Ira
Champion
Rush
Lewis Cresae
Rash
Crese
Garrette
Cresco
Tufts College Named Residuary Legatee in Smith Estate
Dedham Mass March 3 Tufts College is named residuary legatee to an estate valued at about half a million dollars in the will of the late John Everett Smith of Norwood filed in Norfolk county probate court. The widow receives the bulk of the estate during her lifetime.
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Tufte College
Dedham
Mass
Tuft's College
John Everett Smith
Norwood
Norfolk County
Pape's Diuretic Promises Kidney Relief for All
A real surprise awaits every sufferer from kidney or bladder trouble who takes several doses of Pape's Diuretic. Misery in the back, sides, and head vanish. uncontrollable urination ends. energy returns. The fifty cent treatment is claimed to thoroughly cleanse the kidneys and urinary system quickly.
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Pape
Abé
Paps
Balloon Record Safe After 400 Mile Flight From San Antonio
Harmon and aide George B. Harrison rode the balloon New York to Velonis Arkansas after launching from San Antonio Monday night. They covered about 400 miles before a storm halted further progress toward New York or the Canadian line. No injuries occurred during the landing and the craft was hauled to Austin for shipment back to San Antonio awaiting better weather for another attempt.
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Harmon
Little Rock
Ark
New York
Clifford
George B. Harrison
San Antonio
Velonis
Austin
Suffocated in mud in Lancaster puddle death
March 3 in Lancaster Pennsylvania James Douglass an aged Smithville resident was found dead in a mud puddle near his home. He was unable to lift himself and had apparently fallen face down in mud. He had been a slave of Jefferson Davis. Boerne Texas also noted a former slave’s death and a courtroom quip about jury selection appeared in the same dispatch.
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Lancaster
James Douglass
Smithville
Douglass
Jefferson Davie
Boerne
Tex
Gordonvis
Jferson Davis
Confederacy
Davis
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