Railroads Shut Food and Freight Flow as Strike Looms
News of a nationwide railroad strike triggers embargoes on perishable livestock and freight. Officials warn delivery delays, while shippers and workers prepare to keep essentials moving using motor trucks and interurbans. Local cities plan food and fuel safety measures amid potential shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Minneapolis
Minn
Bencomes
Washburn- Crosby Company
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad
Minneapolis, St. Paul &Sault Ste. Marie
Rdmund Pennington
Wheat market tumbles on embargo news
Chicago reports a large wheat drop as announcements said an embargo on grain shipments would take effect Saturday on the Pennsylvania railroad, a major export outlet. The price slump reached 64 cents a bushel, with later quotes down 3 to 4 cents. September futures slipped to 158 1/2 to 149 1/2 and December to 142 1/4.
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Assvummea Creoe
Chicago
Ill
Pennsylvania Railway
Europe
Townsend Holds Senate Nomination As Primary Returns Sweep In
From Detroit observers report that Charles FE Townsend preserves a strong lead in the state wide Republican primary and his nomination for United States Senate is conceded. Albert E Sleeper faces four opponents for the governor nomination. In California early returns show Hiram Job will run for Senate with about a 10000 plurality over Willis Booth.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Mich
United States
Charles FE. Townsend
Albert E. Sleeper
Bad Axe
California
United Press
San Francisco
Cal
Hiram Job
Willis Booth
Los Angeles
Railway strike threatens as Wilson seeks delay
Washington August 30 President Wilson appeals to railway brotherhood leaders to postpone the looming strike until Congress acts. Both sides prepare for action with injunctions freight embargoes and possible presidential control under Civil War era powers.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Wilson
Congress
Department of Labor
Brotherhood
Government Plans for Rail Strike Prevention and Arbitration
A War Emergency Committee drafts three bills to avert a rail strike. Proposals include eight hour days with a three member wage commission, arbitration reforms under the Lands Act, and government rail operation for military needs. Brotherhood leaders say they were not asked to delay the strike and demand a satisfactory settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brotherhood
Wilson
New Haven Officials Targeted in $160 Million Suit
Former officers directors and counsel of the New York New Haven Hartford railroad are named as defendants in a potential and restitution suit filed in U S district court by five Massachusetts stockholders for more than 160 million dollars. The action follows evidence from the Rockefeller trial and relates to alleged criminal conspiracy under the Sherman act.
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Associated Press
New York
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
United States District Court
Massachusetts
William Rockefeller
The
Road
Railroad Presidents Meet Ahead of Possible Strike
Several railroad presidents arrive in Chicago after brief stops in Washington and plan a meeting here to discuss steps assuming a strike is called on September 4. The Associated Press reports the gathering aims to lay groundwork for actions if the labor stoppage proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chi'camo
Nyam
Washington
Associated Press
Ghitago
Conference Opens With Chicago Evangelist Delays
The general conference in Cedar Street Free Methodist tabernacle begins with an evangelistic service led by a Chicago evangelist and bishop Burton. R Jones of Chicago could not attend due to illness. The conference runs through Sunday with business meetings at Cherry Avenue Church and about seventy five Wisconsin pastors and visitors in attendance.
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General Conference
Chicago
Bishop. Burton
R. Jones
Free ‘Methodist
Cherry Avenue
Wisconsin
License for Dogs Due as August 21 Expiry Looms
Dog licenses issued for the current year expire tomorrow August 21 and holders must obtain new tags starting September 1. Male dogs cost $1 and females $2. payments accepted at the city clerk’s office. By noon today fifty three licenses for the ensuing year had been issued, funding the police pension fund.
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Peta
Police Pension Fund
How Two Sides View President's Proposals
United Press summarizes railroad managers and brotherhood chiefs on six proposals by President Wisen. It reports support for enlarging ICC scope, eight hour day debates, a study commission, freight rate considerations, anti American forced labor concerns, and presidential power to operate trains during military need, with railroads backing measures ensuring train continuity.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
Wisen
Interstate Commerce Commission
Brotherhoods
Congress
Fifth—Brotherhoods
Sixth—Brotherhoods
War Bulletins: Romania Gains Front in Carpathians
Reports from London Paris and Athens detail Romanian advances into Transylvania and along Danube towns Rustchuk and Orsova with heavy fighting on the Macedonian front. German and Ottoman actions are noted with ongoing battles on the Somme and Verdun fronts as Greece contemplates a cabinet shift after Romania's entry into the war.
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London
Central
Amsterdam
Danube
Rustchuk
Bulgaria
Orzova
Hungary
Paris
War Office
Vardar
Lake Lostrovo
Ane
Bians
Grand Army On March Climax At Kamane City Encampment
Thousands of Civil War veterans ages sixty five and up parade in Kansas City Missouri behind tattered flags. The slow march to the reviewing stand lasts hours as older vets lean on canes and Boy Scouts assist. A collision involving T Farrrow and Capt Herman Hitz injures Hitz near Nineteenth and Oregon Street.
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Kamane City
Associated Press
Kansas City
Grand Army of the Republic
T. Farrow
Fisk
Herman Hitz
Eleventh Street
Nineteenth and
Oregon Street
Eastern Railroads Brace for Long Strike Siege
Eastern railroads prepare for a protracted conflict if the big four brotherhood strike goes into effect. Utilities mobilize 4000 New York Central office workers as strike breakers. embargoes on freight spread, with shippers rushing to move goods and stock up before disruption. Authorities warn loyalty may affect rights, while New Haven seeks police protection for railroad property.
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New York
New York Central
Gitters US
New Haven & Hartford Railroad
New -York- Central
Pennnsylvante
Lackawanna
Erie
Susquehanna
Ieee
Railronda
AJL
Brotherhoods
de Erie
News Haven Road
Inventory Filed Shows Assets of People's Building and Loan
A filed inventory with the circuit court lists the People's Building and Loan Association's assets at 51891.48 as of August 29 1916, with real and personal property under State Banking Commissioner A O Kuolt and Bank Examiner Burne Pollock. Mortgages dominate at 42825 while cash items and minor holdings fill the rest. Liabilities await Pollock's final report and filed claims, as the deficit from prior weeks grows under investigation. Secretary F J Barber bonded for 5000.
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Circuit Court
People's Building and Loan ‘Association
State Commissioner of Banking
A. O. Kuolt
Burne Pollock
Pollock
Tolo
D. E. McDonald
F. J. Barber
Loss of Blue Jackets in Tropical Storm Near Santo Domingo
Incomplete navy reports show between twenty and thirty sailors from the armored cruiser Memphis lost when driven ashore in a tropical storm at San Domingo city. Casualties include several dead and seriously injured, with sixty seven others slightly hurt. Admiral Pond awaits full casualty list as the Solace hospital ship is directed to scene.
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Washington, D. C
Navy Department
Memphis
San Domingo City
Pond
George W. Rud
Morgan Avenue
North
Minneapolis
Anderson
Philadelphi Porter
Cleveland
Jennings P. Blackwell
Parkaville
8. C
Richard J. Quinn
Brooklyn
Martin J. MclVeigh
Philadelphia
Walter A. Planck
Trenton
N. J
Timothy Leary
Fall River
Harry A. Bryan
New Britain
Conn
James H. Keegan
Solace
Santo Domingo
Dixie
Vera Cruz
Key West
Luis Cabrera
Mexican Commission
Boost State Fair Delegation Tours Oshkosh
A Milwaukee booster caravan of about forty cars and over 190 men visited Oshkosh to promote the upcoming state fair and auto show week starting September 11. The German band led the parade to the Athearn hotel where Mayor Mulva welcomed them and Milwaukee Mayor Daniel Hoan urged statewide support.
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Oshkosh
West
Algoma
State Street
Otter
Washington
Dsmond
Osmond-Vogel ‘Company
Milwaukee
Milwaukee Auto Dealers' Organization
Oshkosh Power Boat Club Plans Outing to Redbanks
The Oshkosh Power Boat Club prepares a trip for its members and guests to Redbanks on the upper Wolf. The steamer Paul L. will leave Riverside Park Sunday morning at oelock and return in the evening. The Arion orchestra will be aboard, picnickers bring lunches, coffee and cream provided gratis, and boats may be used by members or launches by others.
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Oshkosh Power Boat Club
Hana Meeth Club
Redbanks
Upper Wolf
George W. Loper
State Street
Ira Parker Jr
George J. Smith
Arthur E. Hedke
F. W. Steade
Edward Drager
Arthur P. Laabs
Arthur A. Barmann
Paul L
Riverside Park
Oelock
Arion Orchestra
Local Weather Summary Notes Warmer Temperatures East
Weather notes indicate fair and somewhat warmer conditions. Temperatures rise Thursday with warmer trends in the eastern and southern portions. Local observations document mild to warm conditions and no significant weather events reported.
Debate on compulsory arbitration in labor disputes
Senator Cummins denounces it as impossible and warns against conscription of workers. He cites constitutional barriers, suggests tribunals with limits, and compares Canadian American laws while praising Erdman and Newlands acts. remarks on wages and conditions provoke broader debate.
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Dém
Cummins
Cumming
Brotherhood of Engineers
Cummings
New
Massachusetts
Wisconsin
Erdman
Newlands
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Minnesports
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Curley
Chamber of Commerce
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Minsoeset
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Canada
Meee
Wis
Frank Barry
Milwaukee Merchants and Manufacturers, ‘Association
H. A.plumb
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MEX
Nebraca
Idor Pacific
Clayton
Howard Elliott
New Haven
Senate Interstate Commerce Commission
Emiott
New .York
Mr. Elliott
Elliott
Mate Committee Acta
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
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Petrograd
Panker Mountain
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Ostrove
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Drama
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Matin
Exchange
Atheni
Satonski
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Rothenthurm Pass
Hermannstadt
Saloniki
Macedonia
Fave
Satenik
Berlin
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Turkish War Department
Serbia
Aus. we-Hungary
Gransz
Kronstadt
Nagyszegen
Rome
Somihe
Ovilers
Pozleres
Mourepas
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Ovillers
Pozieres
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People’s Loan Association
Musa
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