Nowghiga o Car Strike Before Coming Monday
Detroit Aug 4 A strike of Chicago street railway empleados would be impossible before next Sunday at the earliest says W D Mayon head of the Amalgamated Association No order before Monday The association must pursue peaceful settlement before any strike Chicago Aug 4 preparations to meet the strike are under way The old power house is being fitted as sleeping quarters for strike breakers E L Reed says 5000 men are ready The state arbitration board will aid in Chicago Kerry of Philadelphia elected supreme knight of Knights of Columbus M H Carmody named deputy supreme knight
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Detroit
Chicago Street Railway
W. D. Mayon
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway
Chicago
Street Railway Company
E. L. Reed
Teamsters
State Board of Arbitration
End of Riots Marked by Spanish Government Statement
Madrid reports the crisis in Spain is over with tranquility from the Bay of Biscay to the Mediterranean after the release of El Paragreso editor Iglesias and censorship changes. General Maria says Spanish forces trapped Moors in Mount Guruga, with Nunancia and coastal warships aiding a victory that left Moorish lines broken and 150 meters of rail destroyed.
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Madrid
Spain
Bay of Biscay
Mediterranean
Senor Iglesias
el Paragreso
Maria
Mt. Gugura
Mount Guruga
Catholic Priest Under Indictment in Plaquemine Case
New York reports a grand jury returned thirty-one indictments against Rev. John J. Holtgrove, pastor of the Plaquemine Catholic church. Twenty eight counts charge crimes against nature and three allege criminal libel.
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New York
John J. Holtgrove
Plaquemine
Valencia new Colombia head elected by congress
Bogota August 4 Gonzalez Valencia was chosen president to fill Reyes term. The announcement notes his election by the national congress to lead Colombia. In Mobile Alabama, August 4 James A. Fla headed the Knights of Columbus event.
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Bogota
Gonzalez Valencia
Republic of Colombia
National Congress
Reyes
Woman Denies Attempted Murder at Waldorf Astoria
New York on August 4 Mrs Melville Castle an actress and sister of Captain Henry Scott denied she aimed to kill lawyer William D Craig at the Waldorf Astoria. The bullet struck his pen and minor wound as she tried to detain him outside an elevator. Craig will press charges. Castle a San Francisco social figure said to be seeking relief from persistent pursuit by Craig.
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New York
William D. Craig
Waldorf-Astoria
Melville Castle
Craig
Fort Morgan
Ala
San Francisco
Cal
Castle
H. H. Scott
Henry
Admiral Sampson
Alaska
Vaudeville
New Lincoln pennies to stay in circulation despite criticism
Washington reports the treasury department will continue minting the new Lincoln pennies despite objections that the designer initials are conspicuously displayed. In Clinton Iowa, Charles Wilke was arrested for attacking his father in law Christ Petersen and breaking both arms in a dispute.
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Lincoln
Washington
Treasury Department
Clinton
Iowa
Christ Petersen
Charles Wilke
Clinton County
Thaw Alienists Say He Is Paranoid and Degenerate
White Plains Aug 4 three alienists testifying in Thaw hearing say he is insane and a danger if released they describe Thaw as a degenerate paranoiac and incurable while the defense probes the doctors credibility and notes the witness lack of compensation by Matfeawan asylum's acting superintendent Dr Baker testified Thaw would be dangerous if at large and Jerome questioned psychiatric claims amid his family history and early life details
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White Plains
Harry K. Thaw
State Hospital
Charles Morschauser
Thaw
Stanford White
Austin Flint
Flint
Carlos F. Macdonald
New York State Commission On
Matteawan
Ife
Tasane
N. Y
Supreme Court
Malenwall Asylum
Jerome
William Hirsch
Amos T. Baker
Matfeawan
Justice Mills
Baker
Airseh
Dr. Hirsch
Hirsch
Jesus Christ
Roosevelt in Nairobi Sees White Settlement Prospects
Theodore Roosevelt and son Kermit arrived in Nairobi to lay the cornerstone of a white children’s mission and school, attend a banquet, and receive gifts from British East Africa. He praised the region’s potential, urged responsible settlement, and argued sentimentality harms blacks more than brutality while urging justice and practical missionary work.
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iWjabe
Theodore Roosevelt
Kermit
Nairobi
British Eost Africa
Robi
Frederick J. Jackson
British East Africa
Wag
Sanderson
United States
Protectorate
Roosevelt
Jackson
Uganda
West
Western America
Chicago Chief of Police Resigns for Health Reasons
Chicago Aug 4 George M Shippy chief of police submits his resignation due to ill health. He is currently in Petoskey Michigan awaiting action and contact with Mayor Busse.
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Chicago
George M. Shippy
Busse
Shippy
Petoskey, Mich
Prices of Vehicles Up Ten Percent in Chicago
Chicago Aug 4 Announcement from Wholesale Vehicle Manufacturers at meeting says vehicle prices will rise 10 percent due to higher material and labor costs.
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Chicago
Weather Bureau to Elevate Younger Men in Service
Washington announces a shift in staffing as Willis L. Moore signals older workers will yield senior roles to younger, more vigorous staff. Those over sixty will remain employed but move to less prominent stations, with current changes illustrating the policy.
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Washington
United States Weather Bureau
Willis L. Moore
Get Clue to Kidnappers of Two St. Louis Children
An investigation ties the two missing St. Louis children to suspects in Philadelphia Indianapolis Cin cinnati and Nashville. The men in custody are aged 60 to 70 and will be replaced by younger operators as the case proceeds.
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ST. Louis
Philadelphia
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Nashville
Sweden Labor Conflict Shows Signs of Acute Strife
In Stockholm on August 4 the Swedish labor conflict grows sharper as striker ranks swell yet the general strike remains incomplete. Street car and cab workers halted service this morning leaving no taxis or trams available.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Kidnaping Case: Trunks Shipped to Chicago in Viviano Abduction
Three more arrests in the Viviano children kidnapping case raise suspects including Pietro Fanaro and two employees Laman tia Giroloma and Domino Lutlico. Trunks said to hold the children were shipped to Chicago. Pagano and associates remain under scrutiny. Authorities seek ransom payment of 25 000 dollars as families express fear and officials pursue trunk shipments and warehouse custody.
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St. Louis
Viviano
Chicago
Pietro Fanaro
Lamantia Giroloma
Domino Lutlico
Giroloma
Joseph Pagano
Girolama
Fannie
Rosa Dragota
Pagano
saiThat Samuel Turrisi
Slight earthquake felt in California cities
A faint earthquake shock was reported in San Jose at 10:30 and in San Francisco at 10:26 this morning. Both events caused little comment as observers noted the tremor was barely felt and not widely noticed.
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California
San Jose
Cal
San Francisco
Weather Bureau
Yesterday in Congress Aug 4 Summary of Senate and House actions
The Senate moved toward voting on the tariff bill at 1 o clock Thursday with a concurrent resolution to fix the hide and leather schedule. Discussion touched on cotton bagging, information powers in the maximum and minimum clause, and adjournment timing. The House opened with low attendance, the conference report pending, and adjourned until noon today.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Culberson
Aldrich
Newlands
McCumber
Clark
Dalzell
Pennsylvania
West Must Throw Off East Shackles In Northwest Call
Seattle August 4 Governor Johnson urged Minnesota and Washington to unite with western states and rise in influence in Congress and national affairs. He denounced old world caste, praised western growth, and blamed tariffs and navigation laws for crippling U S shipping while highlighting western industry and the need for justice and freedom under the flag.
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Johnson
West
East
Seattle
Wash
Minnesota
Washington
Congress
John Johnson
United States
Great Lakes
Pacific Coast
Mississippi
Three Women Die in an Iowa Lake Rescue Fails
Clarion Iowa Aug. 4 Mrs C S Bennett Hazel Hudelson and Eva Porter of Clarion drowned in Elm Lake last evening. A party of about a dozen girls crossed in a gasoline launch with a row boat tethered. When the row boat sank the crowd crowded onto the launch and it went down with all on board. Several heard cries of distress and some were rescued but three women perished. Crowns in Hennepin Neponset NL Aug. 4 Will Swearinger 24 drowned fishing in the Hennepin canal near Sheffield Monday evening.
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Clarion
Iowa
C.S. Bennett
Hazel Hudelson
Eva Porter
Elm Lake
Hennepin
Neponset
Will Swearinger
Hennepin Canal
Sheffield
Denver Council Seeks Bid For Jeffries Johnson Fight
Denver aldermen introduced a resolution asking the city to use its influence to obtain the heavyweight championship bout between Jeffries and Johnson. The resolution cites city advertising value from influx of visitors and was referred to the judiciary committee.
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Denver
Hyder
Board of Aldermen
Jeffries
Johnson
Judiciary Committee
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