Eight Hour Law Evasion Debate In Labor Turmoil
In Atafy Corresf dated Aug 10, labor leaders argue a determined push to defeat the eight hour law's enforcement. Officials including Acting Secretary Nettleton face questions as advocates warn of government evasion and a broader spread to state and private sectors.
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Representative O'Neill
Missouri
Nettleton
Treasury Department
Isbor
New York
National Treasury
Grant
Navy Yard
United States
le de Bocle
Emile Zola
Opium Smuggling Exposed by Wilmington Case
Solicitor Hepburn directs Portland U S Attorney to libel the British steamer Wilmington and prosecute officers tied to a Vancouver Island opium smuggling scheme. Barrels packed with opium were jettisoned into the Columbia River about 30 miles below Portland and recovered by confederates awaiting shipment to the East. Five barrels were seized on the vessel’s last voyage, yielding strong proof of activities.
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Hepburn
Department of Justice
United States
Portland
Ore
Wilmington
Treasury
Victoria
B. C
Columbia River
Commission to Negotiate Yankton Surplus Lands
Secretary Noble appoints J. C. Adams of Webster W. L. Brown of Chill and John C. Cole of St. Louis to a commission to negotiate with the Yankton Indians of South Dakota for a session of surplus lands under the act. The surplus lands total about 168000 acres.
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Hinder
Ang
Noble
South Dakota
J. C. Adams
Webster
W. L. Brown
Chill
John C. Cole
St. Louis
Crounse says German wheat not free for Arkansas farmers
Assistant Secretary Crounse informed Senator Jones that no legal authority allows free entry of German wheat for seed distribution to Arkansas farmers. He states that wheat is subject to a 25 cent per bushel duty.
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Crounse
Jones
Arkansas
Germany
Commissioner of Agriculture
Arkansa
Erratic Weather Rouses Lake residents on August Night
Rain and thunder disturbed lakefront residents as lights flashed and fireworks boomed. A visitor named the President made a quiet cottage call amid the storm.
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No Lake
Harry Kernell Rumors Of Mental Trouble Reach Theatre Circles
A New York dispatch reports Irish comedian Harry Kernell is said to be mentally unbalanced while visiting Asbury Park. Friends found him markedly changed, silent, and wandering thoughts, with mislaid engagements and unsettled plans for the season. Family disputes and a recent divorce suit involving his wife Queenie Vassar are noted as possible stress factors.
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Dispatch
New York
Asbury Park
Harry Kernell
Kernell
Harry
John Kernell
St A Catholic Church
Queenie Vassar
Ruthbe
Chinatown
Madison Square Theater
Miraumaecisace
Harry Williams
First Inquirer
Pittsburg
Tony Pastor
Eer Park
Pastor
W. J. Scanlan
George 8
Scanlan
Gus Pitou
George Knight
S. Knight
Efreet
Hei Prers
Jeanie O'Neill
eVassar
England
Hornell
Duelling Stage Troupe Duo Sets Unmatched Reputation
John a former boilermaker joined Harry to form a highly praised team that never equaled in its class. They previously ran a profitable variety company with Harry leading a road troupe last season. Harry Kernell once drummed in the Union Army. his first wife Littie O Neill now runs a saloon and concert hall in an unnamed city in this state.
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Kernell
John
Harry
Harry Kernell
Littie O'Neill
Abe
Cholera Rages Across Tehran and Russia Amid Sanitary Crackdown
Teheran reports sixty cholera deaths daily as Russian districts tally over four thousand infections and two thousand deaths. St Petersburg enforces tight sanitary rules with house to house inspections. A dapper Nevski Prospect case ends with imprisonment for offenders and a man blamed by officials. Berlin notes no Germany-wide danger and outlines frontier train inspections and disinfection procedures.
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Teheran
Persia
Russia
St Petersburg
Nevski Prospect
St. Petersburg
Kilaeff
Baranoff
Kitae
Berlin
Germany
Borden Murder Case Hints at Arrests Tomorrow
Fall River Mass August 10 The Borden murder investigation nears a turning point with expected formal arrests tomorrow. Miss Lizzie Borden appears at the police station brighter than before while Dr. Dolan and Prof. Wood discuss blood analysis and possible clues.
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Fall River
Mass
Borden
Miss Borden
Brigham
Hilliard
Prof. Wood
Dolan
Moebh
Boston
Bridget Sullivan
Hanscom
Morden
Mars Seen in the South As Harvard Reports Rapid Martian Changes
Harvard astronomers led by Prof. Pickering report vast blue regions near the Martian equator and rapid snow melt transferring to the seas. They describe growing dark areas, shifting ice edges, and a bright green patch near the North Pole observed in Arequippa Peru dated Aug 10.
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Peru
Pickering
Harvard
Mara
Equator
Mediterranean Sea
Lake Erie
Poles
North Pole
Hoodooed by Mitkiewicz Chinese minister to be recalled
Washington reports unofficially that Tsui Kwo Yin the Chinese minister to the United States faces recall due to Li Hung Chang’s displeasure with his close ties to Count Eugene Mitkiewicz and his American supporters. Li keeps watch on Mitkiewicz and his allies who are promoting his schemes and backing Henry W. for China envoy.
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Washington
Tsui Kwo Yin
China
United States
Li Hung Chang
Eugene Mitkiewics
Chang
Mitkiewicz
New York
Henry W. W
America
Eloped with a Mere Boy in Baltimore
Baltimore dated Aug 10 Special report says Chas J Krug 16-year-old son of a local saloon keeper secretly married variety actress Sadie Steele in Washington. The ceremony was by Rev Thomas Addison. The couple kept their union hidden as Krug returned home and the truth emerged after a neighbor alerted Krug. The bride gave the name Sarah Heltser claiming 22 though known to be older. Krug intends to annul the marriage while the actress stayed in a hotel awaiting steps.
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Chas. J. Krug
Sadie Steele
Washington
Thomas Addison
Trinity Church
Krug
Mra Ekrog
Atepa
Sarah RK
Heltser
Trouble Over A Woman Splits Honduran War Rivalry
New Orleans Aug 10 Special recounts the Honduran insurrection’s collapse due to a domestic quarrel over a woman. Generals Nuila and Pizzatti feud, Nuila’s removal and exile followed a bribe scheme, Pizzatti then restored government control using his steamer and shipboard rank, leaving Nuila in exile while Pizzatti gains favor with the president.
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New Orleans
Honduras
Leonardo Nuilo
Henry Pizzatti
Pizzatti
Ceiba
Bellate
Truxillo
Nulla
Nuila
Leiva
Begrau
Pizsatti
Munoz
Bonilla
Troxillo
Pizzutti
Mexican caravan robbed near Culiacan by brigands
A train loaded with 850,000 dollars in silver sulphides was guarded by twenty men and ambushed by about fifteen brigands four nights ago near Culiacan Sinaloa. Three guards were killed and the rest bound. the bandits drove the loot into a deep Sierra Madre gorge as troops pursued.
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Durauxeco
Mex
Majestrand
Culiacan
Sinaloa
Vedras
Cullacan
Sierra Madre Mountains
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