Iron Molders and Railway Shops Face Work Return Dynamics
The report notes limited returns to duty at several departments with many workers absent. Iron molders remain active and unionized, while boiler making shows only partial resumption. In Wayne Junction and Palo Alto many did not report, yet St. Clair and Schuylkill Haven had all workers present. A strike mood persists with union leadership meeting in Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Iron Molders’ Union
Cincinnati
Wayne Junction
Palo Alto
St. Clair
Schuylkill Haven
Trail Service
Sty
Reading
Bescher
Reading car shop strike at Reading Pulaski avenue continues
The Reading car shops strike stays firm with 57 men still out. Superintendent Rankin says replacements will be hired if the walkout lasts. Union members meet at Friendship Hall to discuss President Baer’s letter urging return to work by tomorrow morning.
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Reading
Pulaski Avenue
Nicetown
Rankin
Baer
Car Builders’ Union
A. F. of
Friendship Hall
Germantown Avenue
Strikes Threatened Over Bricklayers Boycott
Easton unions vow a general strike across all non union workplaces if the boss builders association and stock men do not lift the boycott on striking brick layers and plasterers. The threat comes as of June 24 and is reported as a special dispatch to The Philadelphia Times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Times
Easton
Boss Builders’ Association
Break in Strikers' Ranks
Wilmington report June 24 states six of the striking machinists returned to work. Five rejoined the machine department at Harlan and Hollingsworth Co and one at J Morton Poole Co ending a stretch of industrial dispute in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Times
Wilmington
Harlan & Hollingsworth Co
J. Morton Poole Co
Union action and contracts mark local labor march
Due to an electrical workers strike in Pittsburg, Business Agent C. B. Andres urges all union men to travel there. An Amalgamated Journeymen Housepainters’ excursion to Woodland Beach on Sunday is reported as very successful. Contractor John Stafford agrees to hire only union electrical workers for a year. The Standard Electrical Company also signs a similar one year pact.
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Pittsburg
C. 8. Andres
Amalgamated Journeymen
Woodland Beach
John Stafford
Standard Electrical Company
Few families are large in England census reveals
Fragmented notice from the Chicago Chronicle discusses a British census showing rising marriages but falling births across the United Kingdom. It notes emigration from Ireland and a troubling overall population trend despite historical growth since the French Revolution.
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Chicago Chronicle
Great Britain
Ireland
United Kingdom
England
France
Senerele
Washington society embraces horseless carriages feature
Washington society rapidly adopts automobiles with diplomats and hosts alike. Notable figures such as Mme Dayrell E M Crackanthorpe and Countess Marguerite join early adopters, while ambassadors from Austria Hungary Britain Japan Mexico and Hayti are noted for piloting or owning locomobiles and carriages in the capital scene.
Washington’s automobile craze among society and leaders
The piece catalogs prominent Washington figures embracing cars from Annie Rainsford French the first qualified woman engineer in the city to Mrs. Fairbanks and Mrs. Hitt testing carriages. It notes residences with built in automobile rooms, the President’s early rides, ex Queen Liliuokalani’s carriage use, and Edward Walcott’s view that autos are here to stay as a practical, economical transport for elites.
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W Fest
Srimbal
Annie Rainsford French
Washington
William B. French
Mable Merriam
John R. McLean
Admiral Dewey
Stephen B. Elkins
West Virginia
Robert
Ilinois
Victoria
New York
Janice Meredith
Ford
United States
White House
Garret A. Hobart, Jr
Liliuokalana
Hawaii
Paradise
Pacific
Edward’ ©. Walcott
Ulorado
Sharp rebuke for Martin after court martial verdict
Paymaster John R. Martin of League Island Navy Yard, Philadelphia, is reprimanded by Secretary Long after a court martial found him guilty of using public funds for personal use. The Navy notes the offense as serious and warns that further abuses could undermine the service.
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Philadelphia Times
Washington
John R. Martin
League Island Navy Yard
Philadelphia
Long
Secretary of the Navy
Trade War Fears Highlight European Plans against America
Former Assistant Secretary F A Vanderlip warns of a looming European trade war as treaties near expiration in 1908. He cites conversations with European officials and financiers who he says fear American power and plotting for protectionist measures. He stresses Europe’s jealousy of U S influence and the urgency of anticipated tariffs.
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Philadelphia Times
Washington
Gage
the Treasury
F. A. Vanderlip
America
Europe
Government Probes Trusts for Sherman Antitrust Compliance
Washington June 24 A Department of Justice inquiry seeks to determine if major corporate interests violate the Sherman antitrust law. Details of which trusts are under suspicion remain secret, with steps to be taken if noncompliance is found. The process aims to overcome secrecy and strengthen a possible case by the Attorney General’s office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Aertain
Department of Justice
Attorney General
Misplaced Abittey Exchange Ends With Odd Claim
A garbled note from an exchange mentions a young collector and a neighbor. It references a watch lid and a winged man on a track team, but the text is unclear and unreadable in parts. The piece lacks coherent events or identifiable names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
En Exchange
Coll
Foraker Seeks Trust Checks At Ohio GOP Convention
In Columbus Senator Foraker accepts temporary chairmanship of the Republican State convention and denounces trusts while urging unity behind McKinley’s policies. The gathering applauds, with Hanna, Nash, and Cox figures prominent as delegates discuss the platform and liquor-issue splits.
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Philadelphia Times
Columbus
Ohio
Foraker
P. W. Durr
Cincinnati
Hanna
Nash
Bushell
Foster
Nator Foraker
United States
Congress
McKinley
Nicaragua
Cuba
Porto Rico
Philippines
America
Washington
Lincoln
Republic
Allraces
Supreme Judge
Supreme Court
Committee On Permanent Organization
Wolves Raiders Slaughter Sheep in Clyde Township Illinois
Walter Williams of the J. F. Tilton farm in Clyde township reports wolves killed five sheep Monday morning and three more since, all in a pasture a half mile from the house. Neighbors searched for the den but found none. Mr Williams owns 200 sheep and 150 lambs and is stirred by the losses. Chariie Demmon is urged to pursue the predators.
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Carroll County
Walter Williams
J. F. Tilton
Clyde Township
Williams
Mr. Williams
Chariie Demmon
The Highest Priced Stamp Fetches Record Bid in London
The London Onlooker reports a stamp sold by Pattick & Simpson for £227, the highest price ever at public sale for a single stamp. A second copy, used, is expected to fetch over £400. It is the first Roumania issue used in Moldavia, 18% blue on blue, showing the province arms and 81 paras value.
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London
Messrs. Pattick & Simpson
Roumania
Moldavia
Duel Ends In Fatal Shootout In Manatee County
Yesterday in Miakka area Judge Seth B. Stephens and neighbor John A. Webb met on the road over a long feud. Webb rode ahead when Stephens ordered him to stop. A gun battle followed with Webb and Stephens both dying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braidentown
Fla
Mlakka
Manatee County
Seth B. Stephens
John A. Webb
Miakka
Webb
Stephens
Captain William Reported Missing At Sea
Special to Tas-Times reports the captain William washed overboard during a voyage near Philadelphia. The sinking incident occurred as crew attempted rescue, sparking a search that extended through the night with authorities coordinating near the harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Times
B. Tockene
Sietrese
William
First Bloodshed of Strike Roils South Carolina Rail Shops
At the Southern Railway shops in Columbia, about 125 masked strikers attacked the yard at dawn. They overtook sleeping workers, shot at guard Myers who survived, and marched detainees two miles along the tracks, leaving nonunion workers badly beaten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Times
Columbia
South Carolina
Southern Railway
Myers
Pond Machine Tool to reopen with full force this week
Plainfield officials of the Pond Machine Tool Company announce the plant will reopen at the earliest date with a full complement of men. Striking workers may return this week and unfilled positions will be filled by machinists from out of town.
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Special To & Philadelphia Times
Plainfield
The
Pond Machine Tool Company
Archbishop Ireland Urges Moral Strength for Women Graduates
Archbishop Ireland at St. Joseph's College graduation condemns luxury and lax morals among high society women and warns the world would suffer if women neglect moral and spiritual life. He praises intellectual women and urges alumnae to pursue serious reading and civic improvement.
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Philadelphia Times
ST. Paul, Minn
Archbishop Ireland
St. Joseph's College
America
Woman Beats Politicians in Kentucky Postmaster Contest
Mrs. Gertrude Saunders, postmaster of New Castle Henry County Kentucky, faced a challenge led by Senator Deboe and Deputy Internal Revenue Collector Curetin. Politicians traveled to Washington to seek her ouster but left town without official word, signaling Saunders may retain the office after eight years.
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Tub
Philadelphia Times
Washington
Deboe
Gertrude Saunders
New Castle
Henry County
Internal Revenue
Curetin
Mrs. Saunders
Post Office Department
American horse leads Japanese visitors in praise of U S stock
Chicago June 23 Japanese government representatives visit to inspect American horse breeding and stock. They acknowledge American horses as the best in the world and plan tours to England France and Germany before returning home.
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Chicago
Japan
England
France
Germany
Missouri Lead Industry Sees $16 Million Influx
Four major deals in the lead country over the past week bring $16,000,000 from eastern capital into Missouri lead production. Investments cover land development and a new white lead process under a reownership group, aimed at challenging the old trust. Joplin area figures include an $8,000,000 blanket mortgage.
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ST. Louis
Missouri
Joplin-Galena
New York
Joplin
Hot Wave Boosts Nebraska Corn Prospects
A intense heat spell across Nebraska on Saturday and Sunday, with temperatures from 93 to 100 degrees, unexpectedly benefits backward corn. Farmers now expect yields to rise from prior estimates of 260 bushels per acre to higher levels due to favorable weather.
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Philad Selfhia Times
Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Playwright to Tour Exposition With Portable Stage Wagon
Pro Se Sen aeee playwright plans a Pan Américas Exposition tour from New Rochelle with a novel portable stage wagon. The design promises a seating for 300 and a Serine tone.
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Philadelphia
New Rochellhe
Porto Ricans Off to Hawaii
A Porto Rican party of 750 travelers arrived in New Orleans on June 23 en route to Hawaii. The special dispatch notes the journey is part of a larger migration pattern with many details obscured by damaged text.
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Philadelphia Times
New Orleans
Beate
Francisco
Gardielaay
Hydrophobia Killed Child in Maryland
Six year old Lucretia Chewing of Oxford Maryland was bitten on May 23 by a pet dog and developed hydrophobia by June 19. She was being transported to the Pasteur Institute when she suddenly went wild, fought violently, and injured her mother and doctor before dying in agony.
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Philadelphia Times
Baltimore
Lucretia Chewing
Oxford
Pasteur Institute
Capt Manney Praised for Battling Hell Gate Passage
Washington observers debate Captain Manney and the Massachusetts feat in steering the heavy battleship through Hell Gate. Some officers say the Navy Department was wise to forbid such risks, while others hail the maneuver as proper professional work and praise throughout the service.
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Philadelphia Times
Washington
Manney
Massachusetts
Hell Gate
Navy Department
Sickles Denies Letter Urging Evans Removal
Washington June 28 Pension Commissioner Evans reacts to General Sickles denial of Tanner's claim that a Republican committee promised Evans' removal after the election. Evans says Sickles has long supported him and that misquotation may have altered the reported remarks about his administration and actions at the Pension Bureau.
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Philadelphia Times
Washington
Evans
General Sickles
Corporal Tanner
Republican National Committee
Tanner
White House
Union
Ile
Pension Bureau
Francy
Pennsylvania's New Plans Shape Passenger Traffic Center
The Herald reports Pennsylvania Railroad plans for freight development and a belt line around eastern Brooklyn linking with New England and Northern Roads. A Bay Ridge to Greenville ferry would connect to the main line, enabling Washington to Boston travel through Brooklyn without car changes until the North River bridge opens.
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New York
The
Herald
William H. Baldwin
Pennsylvania Railroad
East River
North River
Herald Square
Pennsylvania Lines
Brooklyn
New England
Bronx
Bay Ridge
Greenville
New Jersey
Washington
Boston
Pennsylvania
Stone on third party movement in Kansas City
Ex Governor William J. Stone of Missouri at the Hoffman House dismisses the Kansas City third party effort led by Lee Merriwether as insignificant. He notes twelve to fifteen men formed a self made committee of diverse groups and says Bryan has repudiated sympathy with it and may not seek the 1904 Democratic nomination.
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Philadelphia Times
New York
William J. Stone
Missouri
Hoffman House
Kansas City
Lee Merriwether
Bryan
Stone
Behring Denied Access to Pullman Heir Home
Gustav A Behring, who claimed to be the son of the late George Siman and left the country last year, sought admittance at the home of C Lowden son in law of the late Geo Pullman in Chicago on June 23. The door was shut quickly.
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Philadelphia Times
Chicago
Gustav A. Behring
George Siman
C. Lowden
Geo . Pullman
Wood Recovers From Grip Not Yellow Fever In Havana
Reports in American papers claimed Governor General Wood had yellow fever but officials say he suffered only the grip and is now improved. He was unable to attend events for a day but his condition soon improved.
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Wood
Philadelphia Times
Havana
Infant Dies After Dropbed While Asleep, New York
Special to Tom Paladelphia Times reports a tragic incident in New York. Mrs Smokan of 421 Bastaes Street found her sleeping infant dropped unconscious and bleeding. The child died this morning, medical staff unable to save him.
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Tom Paladelphia Times
New York
Filipino Colonel Expected to Surrender
Manila dispatch reports insurgent Colonel Arolilo, allied with forces of Gepers Malvar, poised to surrender. Details unclear due to damaged text but indicates imminent capitulation and reassessment of rebel positions.
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Expecoted
Manila
Colagei Arolilo
Velen
Gepers Malvar
Te Joon
Te Waianons Aeetna Roritin
Wheat Crop Largest in Years Across Regions
Special to Tee Philadephia report notes wheat production this year is the largest in years with considerable activity from Saint Louis and Sefton, describing the daylong harvest from morning to night.
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Philadelphia
Lquia
Sefton
Escaped From a Place Then Drowned in River
Fragmentary report notes a person escaped from a location and later drowned in a river. The body was found and identified by authorities, with no clear motive or additional details provided in the readable text.
Educational Reform in China Cablegram to The Philadelphia Times
Memorials favor reforms presented to Li Hung Chang. Eighty former students of the university invite Allerbyce to start an English class school with two assistant Chinese instructors. Chen Pi, a Chinese administrator, previously urged the throne to condemn interpreters. Ministers demand immediate investigation before foreign troops evacuate Pekin.
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Philadelphia Times
Pekin
Li Hung Chang
Allerbyce
Han Lin University
Chen Pi
Chinese Converts in Peril in Paoting Fu Area
Cablegram reports rising persecution of Chinese converts near Paoting Fu. Many converts flee to Paoting Fu for protection while Catholic converts bolster fortifications against renewed attacks. Dr. Sheffield of the American Board of Foreign Missions delivered 16 000 taels from Muncho to cover losses and destroyed village chapels.
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Philadelphia Times
Pekin
Paoting Fu
Sheffield
American Board of Foreign Missions
Muncho
Missing Chinese Treasure Hidden in Forbidden City
Li Hung Chang and Prince Ching staff report anxiety over a large quantity of gold buried in the Forbidden City. Disappearing eunuchs, said to know the treasure’s location, raise fears of theft. Also, Tienshin relief anniversary plans note the upcoming events.
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PEKIN
Li Hung Chang
Prince Ching
Forbidden City
Boers Swarm Cape Colony Invasion Grows
A Daily Mail letter from Cape Town dated June 5 reports 7,000 to 10,000 Boers invading Cape Colony. The forces are moving across eastern and midland districts, recruiting and gathering horses, signaling a serious invasion.
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London
Cape Colony
Daily Mail
Cape Town
Pan European scheme against United States noted
Times Vienna correspondent notes a Pan European combination idea gaining popularity in industrial circles. Realization remains remote but should not be ignored due to its potential influence on commerce and industry.
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London
the Times
Vienna
United States
Rescue Lifeboat Returns From Falkland Wreck Search
The second lifeboat sent to the Falkland wreck off Scilly returned with no survivors found. The captain, mate, steward, and three seamen are reported lost.
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Philadelphia Timers
London
Falkland
Scilly
Hawaii District Plan Proposed by Stanford President
Honolulu reports President David Starr Jordan of Stanford University has suggested annexing Hawaii to California as a Congressional district to resolve the islands political difficulties. The idea was outlined in the Volcano weekly.
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Hawaii
Philadelphia
Honolulu
David Starr Jordan
Stanford University
Jordan
California
General Ludlow Commanding Philippine Division Stricken
Brig. Gen. William Ludlow traveling aboard the Buford from the Philippines to Honolulu via San Francisco where he recently contracted tuberculosis. His health is described as serious while he leads a military division there.
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Philadelphia Times
Honolulu
San Francisco
Buford
William Ludlow
Philippines
Picnicers Crushed Under Train Near Baltimore
A Bohemian picnic group crossing the Philadelphia Wilmington and Baltimore line bridge over Back River near Baltimore was struck by an express train. Three members died Mrs Tina Kala Anton Krob and Mrs Anton Krob, all residents of Baltimore. A fourth, a gymnast, escaped by gripping a tie as the train went by.
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Baltimore
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
Back River
Tina Kala
Anton Krob
Ranger party departs for San Antonio with alleged killer Cortes
Captain Rogers of the Texas State Rangers Sheriff Ortiz and Rangers leave for San Antonio after 10 tonight to jail Gregorio Cortes, the accused who allegedly killed Sheriff Morris and Constable Schnabel. A reliable source says Cortes confesses before leaving jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laredo
Texas
Rogers
Texas State Rangers
Sherif Ortiz
Rangers
San Antonio
Missing Hazel Brown Rumored Abduction In Cumberland
Special to Tae Physapsuruis Tree Cumberland Md June newboess of people search the Sees faims near W Va for Hazel Brown a young girl from Sis city who vanished last Monday and was said to have gone wild in the woods. She sang alto in church choir but was told not to sing which wounded her.
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Cumbssland
W. Va
Hazel Brown
Sis City
Pennsylvania Railroad Excursions to Pan-American Exposition
Pennsylvania Railroad announces special excursions to Buffalo Philadelphia and nearby areas for Philadelphia Day at the Pan-American Exposition. Special trains depart Philadelphia June 27 and July 2 at 6 80 PM, return on regular trains by July 6, round trip tickets from Philadelphia priced at 9.25 dollars, including local connections.
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Pennesylvania
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad New
Buffalo
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Ohio State Journal
Buthers
Mme
Dayrell E. M. Crackanthorpe
Lord Pauncefort
Wilde
Crackanthorpe
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Senor
Luis F. de Oliveira Cezar
Count O Cassidi
Marguerite
Countess Cassini
Baroness Hengelmuller
Austria-Hungary
Legation
Audrey Pauncefote
Newport
Kogara Takahira
Mmé. Takahira
Madame
M. Jules Cambon
Paris
Senor Azpiroz
Spring Lake
N. J
Madame Azpiroz
Mexico
States
Senorita Duque
M. Leger
Haytien
Wu Ting-fang
State Department
Wu Chavo Chu
Yung Kwai
Mist Barham
Sharp
Martin
Té Itétard
League Island
Vanderlip
Ohio Republicans
Wolves
Illinois
Clyde
Florida
Battie
Katvee
Sickles
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Claimant
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Tien Tsin
Ludlow
Cortez
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