Court Ends 48 Hour Strike in Des Moines Transit
Des Moines and Washington reports state the 48 hour Des Moines street railway strike ended after Judge Lawrence De Graff issued a mandatory injunction restoring striking conductors and motormen to their posts. The American Federation of Labor vows to resist court action while conceding to abide by the injunction for now. Labor leaders say the ruling hinders workers efforts to improve conditions.
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Des Moines
Iowa
S&s
Lawrence de Graff
District Court
N. T. Guernsey
Streetcil
Washington
American Federation of Labor
DeGraff
American to Seattle murder case linked to starvation cure case
Linda Hanzendarid, a woman labeled fast cure specialist, faces first degree murder charges in the death of Clara William son, a wealthy English spinster. She travels to Seattle to be jailed, seeking a $10,000 fee and arguing doctors’ jealousy. Mise Williamson and Dorothy Williamson arrived in Seattle last winter, joined Hazzard's sanitarium at Ota, with the sisters reportedly worth £400,000. The British consul blocked attempts to make an administrator of the estate.
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Scott
Linda Hanzenarid
Onme
Clarl Williamson
Seattle
Mise Williamson
Dorothy
Hazzard
Ota
Hayti Presidency Contest Heats Up In Port au Prince
Port au Prince Aug 7 General Firmin has arrived to contest the Haytian presidency but General Lecente, backed by the army and provisional president, leads. Dr Bomo, expelled from the country, is a third candidate and seeking to foment another revolution.
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Port Ann Prince
Firmin Tins
Hayi
Lecente
Bomo
Pope Ordered to Take Absolute Rest
Rune Aug 7 The Vatican fears for Pope Pius condition after a sinking spell. With doctors attending he was revived but not expected to recover in time for Wednesday’s anniversary celebration of his accession and has been ordered to take absolute rest.
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Vatican
Pius
Admiral Togo visits Annapolis cadets and commandant
Admiral Togo today traveled to Annapolis to review cadets at the naval academy and dine with the commandant before returning to Washington this evening.
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Togo
Annapolis
Washington
Naval Academy
Union Men and Strikebreakers Battle in Frisco
San Francisco August 7 Serious labor trouble looms after a clash at Crockett depot between twenty five non union men and local union members. Three shot and a dozen wounded by flying rocks as both sides exchanged fire before police halted the battle. The fight grew from a dispute over filling jobs at the California Hawaiian Sugar Refining Company. The scene shifted to another report in Marcus Kentucky where a fatal duel between two women over a chicken theft accusation left Mrs Bottis Fornash fatally harmed by a corn knife wielded by Miss Matéle Morrison. The neighbors had long been enemies.
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San Francisco
Crocket
California-Hawiiian Sugar Refining Company
Marcus, Ky
Man Dies Saving Girl at La Jolla Beach
Ced Ric Karberg a 20 year old San Diego Sun reporter drowned while saving 12 year old Dorothy McGrew during a surf incident at La Jolla. Other bathers saved the girl but Karberg was swept out to sea and his body was not recovered, expected to wash ashore soon.
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San Diego
Cal
Dorothy McGrew
A. McGrew
San Diego Sun
la Jolla
Ced Ric
Karberg
Wis
Mise McGrew
Los Angeles Record
Inland Herald
Spokane
National Guard Mobilizes for Ten Day Maneuvers
Portland Aug 7 troops of the Oregon National Guard numbering about one thousand left for Columbia Beach and Fort Stevens to engage in army maneuvers during the next ten days. This marks the first time the entire Oregon National Guard has been mustered in one form under Adjutant General Finger.
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Portland
Oregon National Guard
Columbia Beach
Fort Stevens
Finger Ts
Balloonist Parachute Jumper and High Dive Featured at Fair
Visitors to the district fair this fall will see daily balloon ascensions and parachute dives, plus a high diver and three vaudeville acts each evening in the pavilion. The event, free to the public, is arranged by the fair commission and K. J. Arnold of the Armful carnival company. Activities occur on the Vivant grounds between the Hotel Hewnmin and the O W R and W tracks. Admission 10 cents afternoons, 10 cents for children. evenings 25 cents for adults. Family season tickets 3 dollars. individual tickets 4.50.
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Fir Pavilion
Hiv
Broweh & Wontrmet
Fair Commission
K. J. Arnold
Armoil Carnival Company
Carnval
Hewnmin
Chris
Hye
Immigration and tariff debates unfold in Washington
Washington August 7. News in brief on farm tariff talks shows Le Follette and Underwood at odds over wool duties with 23 to 30 percent proposals. Dillingham introduces a sweeping alien labor bill proposing strictures on illiterates and Asiatic workers. Borah challenges a high court ruling impact on Republican governance amid Arizona constitutional concerns.
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Washington
Padeywold
le Follerne
Senter la Vollette
Underwood
Dillingham
Abductors Of Young Girls In Custody In San Francisco
San Francisco Aug 7 John Quincy is under arrest charged as one of the abductors of teen girls Lily Honcek and Florence Johnson. His alleged partner William Johns is being hunted in Los Angeles. The girls were taken to a resort near Sacramento where they were imprisoned for two days before release.
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San Francisco
John Quilly
Twe
Stevens Coming to Build State Levee at Pendleton
The state board will start levee construction once engineer John Stevens arrives to Pendleton to oversee the project. Captain C A Murphy, superintendent of the branch asylum grounds, reports Stevens will prepare plans and supervise the work, funded by the state and begun soon after his arrival.
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John Stevens
Pendleton
C. A. Murphy
Branch Asylum
Stevens
Stevyene
Fg 4
Othe Corvallis & Wastern Valirand
Murderous proposal ends in tragedy after all night drinking
A widow dies from a head wound after a confrontation at her husband’s home. George Forsythe, 40, and Fred Meeker were present as a man proposed love and was refused. The two men, who had been strangers for months, drank all night. Forsythe allegedly made advances. The woman later died from the injury. Police were summoned. Forsythe and Decker’s involvement are under investigation.
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Uy Preneleos
George Forsythe Gardner
Catherine Derker
Fred Meeker
Ald
Ole Whte
Decker
Hi Wife
Forsythe
Two Girls Killed In New Bedford Bridge Crash
A trolley car collided with a car carrying six children and two men on the Fair Haven bridge last night in New Bedford. Two girls were killed and eight others injured, some severely. The conductor and motorman of the trolley are among the injured.
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New Bedford
Mase
Fair Haven Bridge
Fasfield Roads Tied Up Strike Closes Rail Links
Liverpool and Manchester shunt workers strike for higher wages and shorter hours. The action halts trains and disrupts provisions, leaving the city unable to receive supplies. Dock workers’ stoppage intensifies the disruption as London faces hunger concerns.
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Fasfield
Liverpool
Iit
Manchester
English spy arrest shocks Bremen crowds
In Bremen on August 7 an unnamed Englishman was arrested on spy charges. The incident inflamed anti British sentiment, drawing local crowds and heightening tensions in the city.
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Bremen
Germany
Dr Wiley Fought At Expense Of U S Government
Washington August 7. A congressional committee heard that delegates to the National Dairy Men’s convention were sent to oppose Benzoate of soda critics, with Interior Department solicitor George McCabe stating Secretary Wilson ordered the trip. McCabe said Wilson disagreed with Wiley on benzoate and supported opposing him. Jimmy Durkin of Spokane offered to pay Wiley’s expenses, but Wiley declined after wiring Spokane urging him to come at his own expense.
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Washington
Northwest
Dairy Men's Convention
Doctor Wiley
Congressional Committee
George McCabe
Department of the Interior
Wickersham
Wiley
Mefabe
Wilson
Spokane
Defaulter Sherrill Arrested in Walla Walla After 45 Days
Walter A. Sherrill, former Utica Deposit Bank cashier, eluded authorities for 45 days over a $10,000 default. In Walla Walla he was arrested on Main Street by H B Hart and Chief Mike Davis with help from Fidelity and Deposit agent William A. Osgood. He confessed to the shortage and accompanied officers without requisition papers. In Fresno, Thomas Coleman, serving a 35 day sentence for striking a Chinaman, died after ingesting chloroform from a prisoner’s cot.
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Wall Walla
Walter A. Sherrill
Utica
Kentucky
Main Street
H. B. Hart
National Detective Agency
Mike Davis
William A. Osgood
Joseph Perry Pioneer of Utah Asphalt Dies at Home
Ogden Utah Aug 7 Joseph Perry father of transit ion and founder of the asphaltum business in the Inter mountain region died suddenly last night at his home of general debility. He was 80 years old and one of the original pioneers of the state having crossed the plains with one of the Mormon wagon trains.
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Ogden
Utah
Joseph Perry
Trriention
Inter-mountain
Plains
Epidemic Report From Kentucky Asylum
A Western Kentucky State asylum notes an outbreak of pollacia with seven inmates afflicted, six white. The illness first appeared two months ago, three new cases emerged, and all patients have been isolated under Dr F P Sielna, superintendent.
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Pollagen
Kentucky Asylum
Mopkinsvillé
Aug
Paltewine
Ken Micky
Ieatest
FP. Sielna
Casey
Local Doctor Monty W. Coe Traveled By Train Today
Dr Monty W Coe rode the local from Walla Walls this morning and left for the west end of the county aboard the same line.
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Monty W. Coe
Walla Walls
Answer Filed in Condemnation Suit Over Thorn Hollow Springs
City water board files answer to condemnation action to acquire springs at Thorn Hollow. Case, led by Major Swiftkinder and United States Attorney John Motourt, seeks $4500 claimed by property owners Weeny and widow We Th-Wit-nd. Judge Phelps to hear the case. hearing set for next Friday after today’s filing and a proposed settlement discussion.
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City Water Board
Thorn Hollow
Mydor
Notable Local Figure Faces Family Health Challenges
A. Aus T.-Nmee harks from Kinnis Glass reported as spouse of the company president, with claims of a talent related incident affecting a neighbor’s wall. Mee Tevie has been ill for some time, with another family member cited as linked to the health issue.
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Albin
Aus
Lavi
Kinnis Glass Company
Vanderbilt Guests With King and Queen Aboard Victoria and Albert
Mr and Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt of New York were guests of King George and Queen Mary at a dinner aboard the royal yacht Victoria and Albert last night near Cowes on August 7.
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King, Cowes
Cornelius Vanderbilt
New York
King George
Queeen Mary
Court Denies Rehearing in Warner and Switzler-Narhart cases
Supreme Court refused to rehear the Warner will dispute involving estate of J. W. Young of Weston valued at about $40,000 and land near Weston. In Switzler Earnhart suit, Beavert Island in the Columbia River ownership was upheld for Switzler with damages and rents awarded. both matters were argued by Pee & Slater.
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Supreme Court of Oregon
Warner
Supreme Court
D. W. Baller
Mabel Warner
Sepreme Court Had Previously Ruled Against Mrs. Warner
Beam
Distriet
Sspreme
Fms
J.W. Young
Weston
Weerton
Nora Watts
Switzler
Switeler-Earnhart
Bessert
Columbia River
B. Switzer
F. BE. Earnhert
Supreme Cour
Earnehert
J. Switeler
Svitzler-Narnhart
Itigants
Messra Pee & Slater
Minister Denounces Coming Astor Wedding
Philadelphia August 7 Rev George Richmond rector of St James Episcopal church denounced the upcoming Astor wedding as an outrage of common decency and said Col John Astor will not find an Episcopal clergyman in England or America to perform the ceremony He called the alliance unholy in origin and a defiance to religion.
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Philadelphia
Astor
George Richmond
St. James Episcopal Church
John Astor
England
America
Exhumation in Cheyenne Reveals Preserved Remains
In Cheyenne Aug 7 three bodies were exhumed during cellar excavation. One body was found in near perfect preservation with apparent petrification. It is believed to be Charles Morgan, hanged thirty years ago by the Cheyenne Vigilance Committee, a noted outlaw once forgotten and buried in a rough grave.
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Cheyenne
Charles Morgan
Chevennne Vigilaive
Taft Tariff Revision Bills Veto Debate Reflected
Chicago Tribune reports mixed public sentiment on President Taft vetoing tariff revision bills. Editors’ letters from Oregon and Wisconsin urge and oppose the veto, debating tariff policy and potential reforms for farmer interests and port protections.
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Chicago Tribune
Chichen
Adifar
Oregonian
Pendleton
Oregon
Taft
Tariff Commission
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