Strikes in Philadelphia Spark General Labor Tensions
Philadelphia reports a looming general strike by unionists amid rioting and arrests. Pratt, a key organizer, is jailed on incitement charges as Murphy and leaders dispute plans. Four hundred extra police sworn in as clashes erupt, injuring two youths, Kalb and Stead, with Kalb near death. Transit runs 726 cars under protection while strikers claim 122 cars operate irregularly.
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Philadelphia
Murphy
Central Labor Counsel
Washington
Gompers
Kensington
Frank Kalb
Walter Stead
Kalb
Pratt
Carmen’s Union
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company
Rioting and Arrests Shock Philadelphia Transit Strike
Philadelphia police arrested Clarence Pratt national organizer of the Amalgamated Association on a charge of conspiring to incite riot after a mass meeting. Rumors of further warrants surround a late conference with city officials. An elevated train attack left three bullets through a car window and a man fatally injured in a riot. Police expect more clashes as events unfold.
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Philadelphia
Pollice
Carmen
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company
Clarence Oo. Pratt
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway
Prattan
Bolan
Public Safety Cay
Beaton
Forty-sixth Street
West Philadelphia
Mob leaders likely spared from indictment in jail riot
Cairo February 22 report says no indictment planned against leaders of the mob that stormed the jail where black inmates were held. Sheriff reportedly has names but will not disclose them. Public tension runs high with fears of a fresh outbreak.
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Cairo
Jal
Post Office Siege Ends in Gunfire Injuring Two Women
State troops earlier routed the mob near the post office following revolver fire. Two women sustained injuries as chaos disrupted the area and authorities moved to restore order.
Franz Joseph Seeks Greece’s King George On Throne
Vienna reports the emperor orders the Austrian minister in Athens to urge King George not to abdicate fearing the collapse of the Greek dynasty and possible anarchy amid international military tensions. Bulgaria moves troops toward its frontier as Macedonia tensions rise.
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Vienna
Athens
George
Greece
Imbrogio
Bulgaria
Indiente
Macedonia
Attempt Made to Kill Former President Zelaya
A San Jose newspaper reports an attempted assassination of former Nicaraguan president Zelaya in Port Limon Costa Rica on February 22. A young Nicaraguan attacker tried to stab him as Zelaya boarded a steamer to Belgium. Zelaya shot the assailant in the arm and saved himself before authorities suppressed the affair.
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Port Limon
Costa Rica
San Jose
Zelaya
Nicaragua
Belgium
Lightweight Championship Bout In San Francisco
Promoter Hester confirms Nelson versus Wolgast for the Lightweight title this afternoon despite forecasts of rain. Fans arrive on special trains as Richmond fills, with odds at two to one favoring Nelson. Wolgast vows to persevere through the weather to retain the crown.
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Nelson
San Francisco
Hester
Wolgast
Bantamweight Title Bout Sparks in Los Angeles
Los Angeles February 22 Monte Attoll and Frank Contey prepare for a 45 round bantamweight championship match this afternoon. Betting is even as promoters promise a close hard fought bout.
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Los Angeles
Monte Attoll
Frank Contey
Another Fight for Langford in Cheyenne Boxing Card
Cheyenne is to celebrate George Langford's birthday with a boxing card featuring Langford against Sam Langford a clever negro and Nat Dewey as opponents Langford has two bouts lined up for March meeting Tony Ross in Pittsburgh March 3 and Jim Flynn in Vernon near Los Angeles March 17 Flynn previously beat Langford in a ten round newspaper decision Langford aims to end Flynn's punch in a longer bout and shows confidence for a Pueblo foe.
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Langford
Cheyenne
Wyo
George
Flynn
Los Angeles
Crazed Farmhand Murders Wife Near Marathon
Mrs. Guy Roberts, wife of a prosperous farmer near Marathon, was murdered at home. Henry Johnson, employed on the Roberta farm for a year, is mentally deranged and confessed to killing her with an axe to prevent her harming their children. He may be sent to an insane asylum tomorrow.
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Marathon
Guy Roberts
Henry Johnson
Roberts
Johnson
Roberta
Sherman backs Depew for reelection in Washington
Washington February 22 Vice President Sherman contributes a mite toward reelecting United States Senator Depew of New York by honoring him as Washington birthday orator In the senate Depew will read Washington farewell address to the upper house.
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Depew
Washington
Sherman
United States
New York
Senate
Big Gift Assured for University Day at Penn
Philadelphia February 22 More than usual Intercut attaches to University Day at the University of Pennsylvania as trustees expected to announce a recently made gift of 100000 dollars to the university.
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U. of P
Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Asquith Threatened by Liberal Allies as Promises Falter
London February 22 Premier Asquith faces predicted downfall as Liberal allies Labourites and Nationalists coalesce against his program. Charges claim he misled his party and others by promising reforms including Ireland home rule and veto abolition. Labour joins royalists in opposition with Lord Barnes urging House of Lords limits and veto bill precedence over the budget.
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London
Asquith
Laborites
Ireland
National Jets
Toddy
Axquith
Barnes
House of Lords
Inborites
Sultan Ratifies Moroccan Accord and Indemnity
Paris reports the Moroccan sultan has ratified the financial accord after a 24 hour ultimatum. Morocco agrees to indemnify and pay damages related to the Case Blanca affair, totaling 1,000,000 dollars, with payment obligations and the loan previously arranged.
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Paris
M. Pichon
Muini Hafsid
Morovco
Blanca
Newsboys Dine At Home Thanksgiving in February
In New York on February 22 more than two thousand newsboys from Manhattan and Brooklyn gathered at the Newsboys Home on New Chambers Street for a turkey and fixings dinner. The event was hosted by Mrs. Randolph Guggenheimer, continuing a yearly tradition begun by her late husband, Mr. Guggenheimer, who fed the New York newsboys on Washington's Birthday each year.
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Manhattan
Brooklyn
Cnt
No. 14
New Chambers Street
Randolph Gugeenheimer
Guggenheimer
Newsboys
Washington
Ex-Nicaragua President Zelaya Eyes Paris After Bitter US Clash
Ex-president Zelaya, on a week in Madrid, plans a Paris to Brussels residence with his wife, signaling a long exile. He vows to publish documents accusing the United States of seeking Nicaragua’s canal and to turn the country into a toy for Washington, while alleging U.S. opposition to European treaties and accusing American deserters aiding rebels.
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G Toy
Nicaragua
Madrid
Zelaya
Paris
Brussels
United States
Washington
Europe
Asia
Guatemala
Cabrera
Nicaraguy
Cuba
Sortia
Nicarakun
Itudy
Revolutionaries Cross River to Oust General Dodin in Nicaragua
San Juan Del Sur Nicaragua Feb 22 Revolutionary forces led by General Massis crossed the Tipitapa River at Pano de Panaloya and drove General Dodin from the district. Government troops from Masaya were dispatched to check the revolutionaries, and apart from that the fighting is quiet.
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San Juan del Sur
Nicaragua
Massis
Tipitapa
Pano de Panaloya
Dodin
Masaya
Eggs seized in cold storage raid may be destroyed
New York February 22. Unless the Merchants Refrigerating Company can prove to the satisfaction of Pure Food Inspectors Duff and Lind that 272 cans of frozen broken eggs meat fit for food, the eggs will be destroyed today. The raid and its results bear on a question of importance to the cold storage trade.
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New York
Duff Ani Lind
Minnesota Retail Hardware Association Opens Expo
The Minnesota Retail Hardware Association, about one thousand members strong, opened its annual convention and exposition in St Paul today at the Auditorium. Speeches by prominent figures will address trade topics and industry issues during the event.
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St Paul
Minnesota Retail] Hardware Association
Auditorum
Fire at Spokane Grocery Destroys Greenough Bros Store
Spokane fire gutted the Greenough Bros grocery early today causing an estimated loss of 125000 dollars. Officials cited spontaneous combustion or a defective furnace as the blaze’s cause.
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Spokane
Greenough Bros
Father and Son Plunder Cabin Behind Bars
Anthony Bloom age 60 and Peter Bloom age 27 were arrested at their Coombs canyon home by Sheriff T D Taylor and Deputy Sheriff Joe Minkely on burglary charges tied to the Menry Scares cabin. A warrant led to a search that uncovered a suitcase shoes ham canned goods and other items, with some stolen goods claimed by Shults brothers. owners to be determined.
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Anthony Bloom
Peter Bloom
T. D. Taylor
Joe Minkely
Coombs Canyon
Menry
Felner
van Stultz
Shults Brothers
Engagement announced Miss Mildred Carter to Viscount Acheson
London Feb 22 The engagement is announced of Miss Mildred Carter daughter of John Ridgley Carter former first secretary of the American embassy now minister to Roumania to Viscount Acheson late Lieutenant of the Coldstream Guards and veteran of the South African war Miss Carter is among London's most popular American society figures He remained in London after her father left for Bucharest Viscount Acheson is the eldest son of the fourth Earl of Gosford born in 1877.
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Mildred Carter
Wil
London
John Ridgley Carter
Rouminia
Viscount Acheson
Leutenant
Coldstream Guards
Miss Carter
Bucharest
Earl of
Gosford
Great Northern Plans West Coast Promotion Ride
The Great Northern railroad will advertise Oregon Washington and other north Pacific states by sending a car fitted with western products over eastern railroads next year. The plan aims to reach a thousand cities and towns and aid colonization of the western states.
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Portland
Great Northern Railroad
Oregon
Washington
Coal Trust Ulterior Motives in Anthracite Deals
Philadelphia February article reports James C. McReynolds, assistant to the U S attorney general, outlining alleged inquiries into the anthracite coal trust. He accuses seven of nine coal carrying railroads serving Pennsylvania fields of conspiring to restrict trade and seeks injunctions under Sherman anti trust law. He highlights Temple Iron Company’s role as pivotal in coordinating railroad coal flows to tidewater New York, with railroads allegedly acquiring stock in rivals to control rates.
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United States Circuit Court
James C. McReynolds
United States Attorney General
Anthracite Coal Trust
Pennsylvania
Fac
McReynolds
Temple Iron Company
Tidewater
New York
Tring
Temple Tron ‘Company
Prominent Salem Women in Violent Trouble
Salem Ore Feb 22 Mrs W S Staley wife of Capital business college president was arrested on assault and battery sworn out by Mrs Hallie Hinges wife of a prominent business man Hinges says the hostess knocked her down and dragged her from the house by the hair The affair will be thrashed out in Justice Webster s court.
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Salem
Ore
W. S. Staley
Capital Business College
Hallie Hinges
Powell Memsic Bout Possible In Portland
Portland February 22 Offers are being made by Manager Grant of the Rose City Athletic Club to match Lew Powell and George Memsic for a 10 round bout in late March or early April. Powell recently secured a newspaper decision over Memsic in Los Angeles.
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Portland
Grant
Rose City Athletic Club
Lew Powell
George Memsic
T Poowell
Memsic
Los Angeles
Seattle Dance Halls to Close After Law Order
Seattle authorities move to shutter all dance halls after a state law interpretation. Attorney General boots the crackdown as Judge Ronstol orders the grand jury to investigate Seattle resorts.
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Seattle
Vacy
Ronstol
Grand Jury
Taxidermy Ruled Not an Art or Science by AG
Olympia February 2. Licenses to kill birds for scientific purposes will not be issued hereafter to taxidermists. The attorney general ruled that taxidermy is not an art or science.
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Olympia
Death Rumors Surround Ex Sultan Abdul Hamid
Persistent reports claim Abdul Hamid died yesterday in Salonika, though officials deny the death. The public remains unconvinced and continues to question the ex-sultan’s status as Vienna notes the ebullient rumors.
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Abdul Thimid
Vienna
Abdul Hamid
Turkey
Salonika
Cynicism as consequence of premature life choices
An observation notes that rushing to seize life’s offerings can lead to cynicism. The fragment suggests a cautionary view on early pursuits and their long term emotional costs.
Reform Government Bill Debated in Senate
Washington February 22 Senator Aldrich urged a commission to reform government business methods claiming current practices waste at least 100 million annually. He proposed a 10-member congressionally staffed panel while Dolliver warned of suspicion and excess costs. Debate continued without final action.
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Dolliver
Fill
Senate
Washington
Aldrich
United States
Congress
Carter
Postal Commission
Post Office Department
Newlands
Bristow
Commission On Public Expenditures
Streetcar crash on incline kills man in St Louis
On Park Avenue and Grand Avenue a Park Avenue street car plunged down a steep incline last night, tearing through two carriages and injuring 17 people, eleven seriously. John Voyce, 64, was crushed and killed when struck by the car as it demolished his carriage.
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St. Louis
Park Avenue
John Voyce
Grand Avenue
Fresh Ranch Fggs Mystery Baffles Seattle Reader
William Wooley of Green Lake bought a dozen fresh ranch exes and found a rubber stamp reading Mary Beebe Aberzen die Pa. A reply says the esse were sold six years ago and have apparently been kept in cold storage since.
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Seattle
William Wooley
Green Lake
Mary Beebe
Aberzendie
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