Iron Workers Split Delegation Over Unseating Brophy
At Kansas City on Sept 26 the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers faced a split when Samuel Parks of New York led a bid to unseat Daniel Brophy from union No 2. Parks alleged forged credentials, prompting adjournment as tensions rose and a separate Parks session seated Second Vice President Warden of New Haven.
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Parks
Brophy
Kansas City
Samuel Parks
New York city
International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
Daniel Brophy
union No. 2
Scranton
Buchanan
Warden
New Haven
Debacle at Meeting Ends Without Vote and Threats
President Buchanan adjourned the gathering without a vote after delegates left for New York. Brophy, named as unseated, plans retaliation and to spark another union while Parks threatens a strike over disputed depose and seating issues. Rail unions plan freight-rate hikes due to higher wages and material costs, with manufacturers resisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buchanan
Paivention
Brophy
vention
lupon
New York
Coates House
Montre
Davis in Critical Condition at Castle Inn
Mrs Davis of Buffalo N Y remains in a serious condition with obstruction noted by doctors. Physician Charles De Stockton reports no immediate surgical operation expected and that the patient is not necessarily fatally ill. President is not related to the case.
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Buffalo
N.felson ‘Davis
Castle Inn
Charles De Stockton
nanitest canal
more
United States
Ziegler Expedition Reports Unusual Arctic Ice Conditions
A letter from Anthony Fiala, in command of the Ziegler polar expedition, describes July ice in the Barents Sea with vast ice floes, absence of animal life, and many dead birds. He notes a possible lead to St Josephs Land as the base, aboard the steamer America bound northward.
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Ziegler
New York
América
William Ziegler
Anthony Fiala
Barentz sea
America
Fiala
St. Joseph’s Land
Governor Pennypacker Names Recipients of University Scholarships
Governor Pennypacker has appointed recipients to free scholarships in the veterinary department at the University of Pennsylvania and in the School of Industrial Art. Notable grantees include Samuel E Browher of Gettysburg and H S Eggeling of Philadelphia for veterinary studies, with many others from Gettysburg Reading Dickinson and Philadelphia listed for the industrial art scholarships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennypacker
Batrinsburg
veterinary department
University of Pennsylvania
Gamuel E
Browher
Gettysburg
W. Henry Paxson
Solebury
H. S. Eggeling
Philadelphia
Henry Schneider
Bethel township
Berkn county
School of Industrial Art
M. C. Schriver
W. Gordon Nye
Reading
Millicent Von Stutterheim
Dickinson
Ruth 5
Germantown
iL. D. Harrison
Harrison Valley
Ralph MM. Sutton
Sugar Creek
Crowd backs wife killer in Wise execution speech
Big Stone Gap Sept 26 Clifton Branham was executed for the murder of his wife at Wise. Before the gallows he delivered a lengthy speech claiming justification. About 309 in the crowd endorsed his deed, while others likely disagreed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Stone Gap
Clifton Branham
Wise
Murder Crash in Pennsylvania Leaves Two Dead
A brutal dynamite murder on the Middletown road near West Middletown results in Samuel T. Ferguson being killed instantly and his secretary Charles N. Martin fatally injured. The attackers vanished with a $3600 pay and two suspects are detained nearby as farmers probe an abandoned coal mine for clues.
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Big
Washington
Middletown road
Samuel T. Ferguson
Ferguson Construction Company
Pittsburg
Charles N. Martin
Cincinnati
Ferguson
Martin
construct
Middletown
Louis “Liggett
asman
Liggett
Lynchburg Mob Hangs Negro in Jail Clash
Sheriff George R Davidson fired on a mob attacking the jail in Lynchburg Tennessee to save a prisoner Ellen Small. The mob of about 25 overpowered deputies and entered the cell, hanging Small by the neck as officers tried to intervene. Three mob members were jailed. Small faced an assault charge at preliminary hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynchburg
Tenn
George’ R. Davidson
Ellen Small
Davidson
fred
Small
Eliza Eggleston
Mysterious Assault On Fifth Avenue Engineer
New York dispatch reports Frederick A. Verdu, a consulting engineer for the Bolland Submarine Boat Company and a former Annapolis graduate, was savagely beaten on West 55th Street. His skull was fractured and recovery unlikely. Verdu and private detective John Phillips, who was also beaten, had been observing a house for two days. Phillips is being investigated as a suspicious person. In Pittsburgh, the Crucible Steel Company’s Clairton plant will resume operations after a four week shutdown, employing about 1900 workers and running day and night shifts including open hearth furnaces and mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Frederick A. Verdu
Bolland Submarine Boat Company
Annapolis Naval Academy
West 55th street
Verdu
John Phillips
Phillips
Pittsburg
Clairton
Crucibie Steel Company
Train Bossenogulse Dares Death to Pass Signal
Engineer George W Bossenogulse faced a dangerous lantern signal scam near Plum mer's Ledge as a crew tampered with a danger signal. He hesitated between wrecking the train or risking robbery and possible killings, then sped through the signal while the lantern men fled.
Plan to reorganize Superior Injunction to block Speyer sale
Philadelphia reports directors of the Consolidated Lake Superior Company adopt a stockholder devised reorganization plan and consider injunctions to halt the Speyer loan collateral sale set for October 1. Attorneys Dos Passos and Judge Noyes attend. details to be announced soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Speyer & Co
Philadelphia
Consolidated Lake Superior Company
John R. Dos Passos
New York
Walter C. Noyes
New London
Conn
Harry Beck
Beatrice Wrecked During Hurricane Off Cape Charles
Beatrice, a fishing schooner with a crew of 45 including 15 Negro sailors, was 400000 fish laden. It sailed from Cape Charles on September 15 bound for Delaware Breakwater when a hurricane overtook it. no survivors expected. Wreckage washed ashore and life savers planned to board at low tide. owned by Atlantic Fisheries Co. of Cape Charles and valued at 25000 dollars.
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Beatrice
Leland
Balttthani
Norfolk
Cape Charlés
Delaware
owith
Atlantic Flaheries Company
Cape Charles
Chinese reformer in Frisco tied to empress offer
Leung Kai Chen, vice president of the Chinese Empire Reform Association, arrived in San Francisco to support the young emperor. The empress dowager is said to have offered 100000 for his arrest amid a large Chinese community procession to Chinatown and a banquet at the reform association HQ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Leung Kai Chenn
Chinese Empire Reform Association
California
reform party
Leung
Chinatown
reform association
Pittsburg Boston World Series Still On As Planned
Baseball scores show Detroit 6 to New York 2 in a darkness tied game and Cleveland 14 Washington 5. Pittsburg Boston world series to be played as scheduled. Mr Glidden and wife complete 5679 mile automobile tour from Boston to London and Europe via Arctic crossing.
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Sefton
Detroit
New York
St Louis
Athletics
Chicago
Cleveland
Washington
National League
Pittsburg
London
Charles J. Gidden
Lowell
Mass
Mr. Glidden
Boston
Jnne
England
Europe
Arctic circle
Major Delair Sets Fast Trotting Mile Speed at Empire City
New York Sept 20 Champion gelding Major Delair attempted to break his own record and the world mark at Empire City. After warming up he ran the half in 59 seconds and reached the mile in 2 minutes and 1.29 seconds but could not maintain speed to finish with a new record. The crowd cheered as the horse finished strong against a strong wind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mampire City
Major Delair
Len Dillon
r welds
High Jumping-Record Broken Teceive Richard and Captors
A report recounts allegations that Charley Hudson, described as a negro, was held involuntarily and horribly treated by captors near Dill place. He supposedly worked on Marshall Dill’s farm without pay, losing his clothes and about $10 while facing beatings and guns. Witnesses testified to the abuse during the period. Budsor Appendicitia From Biting Mustache. Sioux City, Sept. 26-7. J Snyder, a cigar maker, suffered appendicitis after biting off his mustache and swallowing hairs found in his appendix. Surgeons linked hairs to his mustache. he had admitted habit of biting mustache ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
N. J
Russell Smith
Herport
James Rogers
Tatter
Rogers
parrots
Smith ging
Charley
Hudson
Dill
Marshall DOL
Marshall Dill
Budsor
Sioux City
J. Snyder
Snyder
Assignment Pryed by Strike in Lynn Shoe Firm
Walter H. Tuttle & Co of Lynn has assigned to John E. Donallan, a major creditor, due to limited capital and the ongoing Knights of Labor strike that began January 16 at the Tattle factory and remains unresolved. The note also cites competition from other manufacturers and the strike’s broader impact on finances. London reports Britain and Spain agreeing on a French project rate over Morocco and a neutral strip along the coast to avoid port fortifications. A Turkish cruiser named Abdul Hamid was launched at Elswick on the Tyne, 380 feet long, beam 42 feet, displacement 3259 tons, speed 22 knots.
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Lynn
Mass
Walter H. Tuttle & Co
John E. Donallan
Boston
Knights of Labor
Tattle
Bes
Morscen
London
Paris
Daily Mail
Great Britain
Spain
Morocco
Abdul Hamid waz
Elswick
Tyne
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