Riots Surround Teamsters Strike In Chicago
Desperate rioting marked the teamsters strike in Chicago as police used revolvers and clubs amid a large crowd at Congress and State streets. A 38 wagon caravan faced a violent assault, with missiles, blockades, and injuries including two officers and several civilians. Packery talks, a major conference downtown and a settlement for department store drivers followed, with wage gains and union protections agreed.
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Chicago
Teamsters
Congress
State
Harrison
Congress Street
John McGuire
John Linencurial
Gus Billings
State Street
Madison
State Streets
St. Louis
Forty-fifth Street
Centre Avenue
Victory for trolley line in Chester County court
West Chester Street Railway Company won a legal victory in Common Pleas Court No. 5 when Judge Ralston dissolved a weeklong injunction delaying its West Chester to Downingtown extension. Complainants Coatesville and Downingtown, Coatesville and Western, and West Chester and Southern alleged the charter barred the extension and claimed the expansion violated the law.
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Chester County Railway
Common Pleas
Ralston
West Chester
Downingtown
Coatesville and
Coatesville and Western
West Chester and Southern Railway
West Chester Road
Coatesville
Chester County
West Chester Company
Ask an Early Hearing
Washington June 4 conference between W W Finley second vice president Southern Railway and legal and other representatives of six railroads indicted by the Federal grand jury at Memphis for pooling to control the cotton business. Seaboard Air Line and others attended. Finley’s group urged an early test case hearing with Interstate Commerce Commission after discussing the matter with ICC.
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Washington
W. W. Finley
Southern Railway Company
Federal Grand Jury
Memphis
Seaboard Air Line
Rock Island Adopts Amendments At Annual Meeting
Stockholders of the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company met in Chicago to approve constitutional amendments. Capital stock rises from 60 million to 75 million dollars. Indebtedness limit set at 200 million, excluding bonds for acquisitions. Article 3 allows building and operating lines across states. Directors elected: W E B Leeds, Marshall Field, Er G Reid, F S Wheeler. Quarterly dividend 1 percent declared payable August 1.
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Chicago
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company
United States
W. E B. Leeds
Marshall Field
Er. G. Reid
F. 8
Did Not Kiss Her Three Times: Atkinson's Perjury Claim
Louis EB Atkinson, president of the Pittsburg and Philadelphia Oil Refining Company of Camden, released on bail after facing attempted assault charges from Alma Miller, now sues for perjury claiming she misrepresented facts about him kissing her three times. Residents near Haddon avenue and Chestnut street, Camden, report a wagon loaded with strawberries collided with a trolley, causing the trolley to derail as the farmer’s wagon was demolished.
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Louis EB. Atkinson
Pittsburg and Philadelphia Oil Refining Company
Camden
Justice Barr
Alma Miller
Miss Miller
Mr. Atkinson
7Th Ward
Haddon Avenue
Chestnut Street
Camden Board Licenses Pool Tables and Liquor
The Camden Excise Board licensed forty two pool tables last night and granted two wholesale liquor licenses to Salvatono Panelello of 19 Geo Street and Pasquale Santosueso of 338 Spruce Street. Assessors near completion of property assessments. tax rate expected to rise. Koutski of 1188 Chestnut Street drowned in Cooper Creek near Kaign Avenue after cramps during bathing. body not recovered at late hour.
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Camden Excise Board
Salvatono Panelello
Geo Street
Pasquale Santosueso
Spruce Streets
Camden
Board of Assessors
Koutski
Chestnut Street
Cam
Cooper Creek
Kaign Avenue
Ald
Train brake man killed at Winslow Junction
William Dickerson a 24 year old brake man from Brideton was struck by the train engine to which he was attached and was instantly killed at Winslow Junction yesterday afternoon. Gore Sat issued a certificate of A.
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William Dickerson
Brideton
Winslow Junction
Gore
Sat
Watres Will Not Retire From Race Compromise Hint Stirs Panic
Special to THE PHILADELPHIA Times reports Former Lieutenant Governor Watres of Scranton meets with Senator Quay in Washington to discuss convention strategy. Quay reportedly backs Judge Pennypacker for the nomination, while Watres maintains he will not seek the governorship. Quay supporters say Pennypacker enjoys county endorsements and will likely win on the first ballot. if not, Watres could become Quay’s gubernatorial standard bearer.
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Philadelphia Times
Washington, D. C
Watres
Scranton
Toalay
Senator Quay
Capitol
Governor Watres
Quay
Pennypacker
Judge Pennypacker
Washington
Pennsylvania
Factions Ready for Fray at State Convention
Dauphin county delegates mobilize for the State convention with Elkin headquarters and banners. Quay adherents set up late week. Quay and Penrose expected in Harrisburg. Private houses and hotel offices will direct Penny packer and Penrose campaigns. Elkinites and Quayites plan caucuses and rousing rallies before a heated contest echoing the 1895 battle.
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Philadelphia Times
Harrisburg
Dauphin County
Elkin
Philadelphia
Quay
Penrose
Walnut Street
Pennypacker
Durham
Commonwealth Hotel
W. R. Andrews
Lochler Hotel
Republican State Committee
Elkinites
Chestnut Street Hall
Quayites
Board of Trade
Elkin Gains Ground with Uninstructed Delegates in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg June 4 F 8 Logue an uninstructed Potter county delegate to the Republican State convention writes Attorney General Elkin that his county favors Elkin and will vote for him with strong support. The Elkinites expect other uninstructed delegates to follow, boosting Elkin across Lycoming Tioga Potter and Clinton counties. Berks leader Augustus High affirms obedience to instructions despite rumors. The Grange leader says the organization stays out of politics and does not back any candidate.
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Philadelphia Times
Harrisburg
Logue
Potter County
Elkin
Potter
Logne
Deemer
Lycoming
Tioga
Clinton
Augustus High
Berks
Flkin
Franklin County
W. F. Hilworthy
Pennsylvania
Hill
Allegheny In Doubt Delegation Votes Unity Planned
A. C. Robertson chairman of the Allegheny County Republican committee said no one knows how the delegation will stand at the State convention. He stated the county delegates will meet the night before to decide their course and will vote as a unit.
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Rima Times
Pittsburg
A. C. Robertson
Allegheny County Republican Committee
Mine Mules in Elkin Parade in Harrisburg
Three hundred plowboys in hay wagons and two hundred miners mounted on mine mules will travel from Pottsville to Harrisburg next week to support Elkin. The event, a novel parade feature, aims to show miners backing Elkin as mines idle allow easy access to mules and men. The Shaer of West Schuylkill county supply the mules with banners and transparencies for the demonstration.
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Philadelphia Times
Pottsville
Harrisburg
Elkin
Friends of the
Indiana
Schuylkill County
Lancaster Democrats Meet Largest Convention Ever Held
The Lancaster Democratic County Convention of June 4 drew the largest attendance in county history. J Val Wise defeated James W Aiken for County Commissioner, 18914 to 117% with city support. Delegates named include Nauman, Davis, Kennedy, Duffy, and Davidson. The full ticket includes McCoy for Congress, Trout for Sheriff, Shimp for Prothonotary, Fritz for Treasurer, Swingler for Clerk, Daub for Coroner, Witmer and Lebey as directors, and Carrigan, Shirer, Kauffman, Kern, and Riff for Assembly and Haas as State Senator with unclear gubernatorial guidance from two northern district delegates.
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Philadelphia Times
Lancaster
J. Val Wise
James W. Aiken
Bart Township
Wise
John A. Nauman
B. F. Davis
William H. Kennedy
Fulton
James Duffy
Marietta
Jacob Davidson
East Earl
Robert E. Pattison
Congress
James F. McCoy
Salisbury
Frank L. Trout
Columbia
Shimp
East Cocalico
John Bucher
City
Charles A. Fritz
Sherman H. Swingler
H. L. Daub
Lancaster Township
John M. Witmer
Quarryville
Lemon Lebey
Delaware Churchmen Meet Opens 116th Episcopal Convention
The 116th annual convention of the Episcopal diocese of Delaware opened at Immanuel Church New Castle with Bishop Leighton Coleman presiding. Sixty clergy attended along with many lay members. Afternoon report by the Bishop condemned current divorce laws.
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Philadelphia Times
New Castle
Jone
Episcopal Diocese of
Delaware
Immanuel Church
Leighton Coleman
Coleman
A. Hamilton
Delaware City
H Ashton Henry
Wilmington
Frank Merton Munson
Snake Encounters on Towboat Juniata Above Lock 4
Captain William F. Jameson and crew of the Juniata recount a six foot cottonmouth moccasin chase on the Monongahela near lock 4. The reptile boarded the boat, was driven to the hold, and the hold was steamed for three hours. no trace remained, apart from a few scorched rats.
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William F. Jameson
Juniata
American Steel and Wire Company
Monongahela River
Pittsburg
George W. Atkinson
Mississippi River
Beggar Quips About Diminished Charity For Daughter's Wedding
A London beggar, part of a patron's long standing fund, asks for a larger monthly gift but accepts a half crown. The patron explains heavy costs from his eldest daughter's wedding tro usseau forcing retrenchment. The beggar replies he cannot fund the wedding. New York Tribune.
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England
Trousseau
New York Tribune
American Engineer Downey Rebuilds Locomotives in Egypt
From The Story of Four American Engineers in World's Work, Downey removed boxed locomotive parts to Alexandria then Luxor on a broad gauge line and Shallal on a narrow gauge before reaching Wadi Halfa. He hired chained convict gangs under Egyptian guards to lift parts to the bank and assemble engines. The first train ran to a desert station as a local Greek passerby asked about the Yan Kee express and an Arab band played Sousa.
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Downey
Alexandria
Luxor
Shallal
Wadi Halfa
Felucca
Nile
Desert
Soudan
Jerome Bewails Police Verdict In New York
New York City officials traded barbs after District Attorney Jerome criticized Commissioner Partridge's ruling finding Captain Michael B Foody guilty of neglect of duty for not enforcing the excise law. Separately Manhattan President Cantor protested a new diploma policy, while Dr Maxwell said diplomas stay with the public school finish. Other items note Nixon narrowing a gubernatorial bid, a Steers estate verdict, Columbia University buying South Field, kosher meat price changes, Russell Sage’s continued illness, ophthalmia becomes contagious, and quarantine for Moltke passengers.
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Philadelphia Times
New York
Jerome
Partridge
Michael B. Foody
West Thirty-seventh Street
President Roosevelts Personal Mail Process Described
The article details how about 100 letters reach President Roosevelt daily with only one or two opened. Secretary Cortelyou and Assistant Secretary Loeb screen confidential correspondence, and Loeb opens the private mail. Letters needing a personal answer are presented to Roosevelt by 10 o'clock.
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Roosevelt
Cortelyou
Loeb
Ma Roosevelt
Legenimae Senriog
Eve Ware
British May Strike Back In Tobacco War Verdict
Springfield reviews The Tobacco War in Great Britain in the June North American Review. He paints British trade pressures as American Tobacco Company seeks market capture and reports defense by Imperial Tobacco Company. He notes possible retaliation toward Duke's U S interests and hints at cross-Atlantic actions and outside manufacturers' involvement.
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Lincoln Springfield
North American Review
Great Britain
Springfield
American Tobacco Company
American Tobacco Trust
Imperial Tobacco Company, Limited
Imperial Company
Duke
United States
Consolidated Tobacco Trust
America
Canada
Imperial Tobacco Company
WON HAT IN THE BATTLE
A nineteenth century account recounts Commodore Hull urging his crew to prepare for action against the Guerriere, promising $500 per man if captured, and humorously quipping about a bet on a hat with Captain Dacres before the encounter. The tale frames naval bravado and cordial exchanges preceding combat.
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Mr. Morris
Commodore Hull
Morris
Constitution
Guerriere
Hampton Roads
Dacres
Captain Hull
Hull
Captain Dacres
High Sea
Isaac Townsend Smith
Lesile
German War Chest Note in June North American Review
Dr. Adolph Wagner explains the German state War Chest of 120,000,000 marks stored as gold in Spanau fortress, tracing its origins to the 1871 shift from Prussia to the empire and its purpose for rapid mobilization. He notes the earlier 30,000,000 thaler reserve and the income lost from dead capital, urging a larger fund for modern needs.
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Adolph Wagner
Berlin University
North American Review
Wagner
Pecumany
Empire
Austria
Prussia
Spandau
The corkwood tree of Missouri and its light wood
In southeastern Missouri Dunklin and Butler counties a rare tree called corkwood or Leitheria Floridana grows to fifteen to twenty feet with a two to five inch diameter. It is the lightest tree known, with wood lighter than cork, yet remarkably tough. Tests show a specific gravity of .207 for the wood and .151 for the roots, making corkwood the lightest wood yet documented.
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Missouri
Dunkiln
Butler
Florida
Appalachiola
Fla
Warner
Ark
William Trelease
Missouri Botanical Garden
Nipher
St. Louis
Tampa Bay
Indias River
Sargent
Ia Comiecens
American Steel Boom Near Monterey and Puella Mexico
A New York World report notes the Steel Trust plans a $10,000,000 steel mill at Monterey Mexico and a $5,000 plant near Puella. Over the past two years American capital, about $20,000,000, has funded mining and industrial ventures in Northern Mexico with annual cross-border investment around $100,000,000. The inflow is linked to a rise in export trade from $148,453,834 in 1890 to $158,247,983 in 1900, signaling Mexican prosperity gains.
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War of
Texas
Steel Trust
Monterey
Mexico
Puélla
Republic
United States
Hanna
New York World
Cat halts traffic on Cortlandt Street near ferry
A black cat played with a young rat on the Cortlandt Street sidewalk by the Pennsylvania Ferry, delaying traffic for several minutes as the rat dodged into an iron grate. Bystanders watched intently, with boys cheering and many checking watches as the scene unfolded yesterday afternoon.
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Cortlandt Street
Pennsylvania Ferry
New York
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