Thousands of union men parade in Quad Cities show of strength
A large Labor Day parade drew thousands of union members through Moline Davenport and Rock Island streets. The procession featured dozens of locals tallied by craft, from carpenters and painters to machinists and iron workers, with Rock Island Carpenters awarded the top prize. Mayors and city officials attended as Suburban Island hosts the day's events, including a game and various attractions, while banks and offices closed for the holiday.
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Para
JW. Cavanaugh
Poller
Lo ¥ Bethart
Burk
Davenport
Eskrugscey
Moline
Seluffer
Rock Island Eite
Hound
Rock Island Carpenters
Davenport Carpenters
Moline Carpenters
New Bs Tamien
Atl
Gosen Rock Maid
Tre City
A. FM
Tri City Brewers
Davenport Cigar Makers
Moline Tathers
Moline Plumbers
Davenswirt Plumbers
Davenport Journeymen Tailors
Wanen
reCity
Nea
TriCity Ladies
Anxi
International Association of Machintets
Trinity Aree
Progressive Railway Lodge
Embodse
Armory Lodge
TechCity Blacksmiths and Helpers
Moline Iron Molders
Mout
Rock Island Iron Molders
City
Rock Island Metal Polishers
Linnemen’s Union
Plvctrical
Haeea Workers’ Union
Ries
Awa
Rock Island
Henry ©. Schinifer
Island
Waldo Bincker
Andrew Olses
Molin
Oveu
Aehy
Eitigs
Morea
Farmers richer as prices lift American earnings rise
New York Sept 2 The next issue of the American Agriculturist reports farm earnings higher by 1.4 billion dollars this year due to strong prices for farm products. Overall agricultural production is expected to be about 10 percent below last year.
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New York
Moors Ask French to Settle Trouble
London dispatch reports Moor factions urge settlement with France through Sheik Maejee. British envoy Spinney to Mazagan to mediate. Sheik's messages relayed to Casablanca. In Oran, transport Nive sailed with a battalion toward Casablanca while Shamrock and Mytho units depart with spahis.
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London
Casa Blanca
Maejee
Spinney
Mazagan
Chan Blanca
Anes
Orin
Algeria
Nive
Casa Bimnea
Shamrock
Wother
Mytho
Spahis
Proves Mars Inhabited Says Lowell Declares
Professor Percival Lowell, noted American astronomer, states in Nature that observations of Mars during the 1907 opposition indicate intelligent life on the planet. He details canal development and argues constructive power at work, predicting soon worldwide knowledge of Martian life.
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Percival Lowell
Lomi
Nature
Hmn
Univer
Tihe
Mars
Escape from plague ship drivers search for deserters
Health officials in Dallas report two sailors escaped from the steamer Nordhavet quarantined at Sabine Pass after three yellow fever cases aboard from Vera Cruz. Brumby, Texas health officer, ordered pursuit to capture the fugitives in nearby coast towns.
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Dallas
Texas
Port Arthur
Nordhavet
Brumby
Sabine
Vera Cruz
Great Britain and Russia settle long troubled relations
St Petersburg reports the Anglo-Russian convention signed Saturday defines their spheres in Tibet Afghanistan and Persia It opens northern Persia to British enterprise and southern Persia to Russian interests Removing prior restrictions Great Britain welcomes the agreement noting it ends years of misunderstanding and aims to protect Afghan Tibet and Persian stability
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Tibet
Atslanistan
Persia
England
London
Great Britain
Far East
Indian Empire
Britain
Russia
Perpala
Afghanistan
Persian Gulf
Lansdowne
Assault May End Young Man's Life At Canton Intersection
James Stein a young married man was badly injured in a fight at Fourth Street and Western Avenue. Charles and Joe Green of Canton, HL, are held pending results of his injuries. The Greens quarrelled with Stein and knocked him down with a blunt instrument, leaving him unconscious after hitting curbs. He is at Mercy hospital with slim hopes of recovery.
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James Stein
Fourth Street
Western Avenue
Charles
Joe Green
Canton
Stein
Savannah ballplayer Briskey dies in Tybee water dive
Savannah right fielder Joseph Briskey of the South Atlantic league drowned at Tybee Island after diving into shallow water. Bystanders found him submerged and unable to rise. He left a wife and 40 week old baby in Houston, Texas.
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Savannah
Joseph Briskey
Tybee Island
Briskey
Houston
Texas
Will Arbitrate Wage Issue in Railroad Dispute
Denver Sept 2 Interstate Commerce Commissioner Clarke has agreed to act as arbiter of the wage question in the dispute between western railway managers and the Brotherhood of Railway Employees. The case centers on compensation terms and working conditions sought by the union and accepted for consideration by management.
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Commerce
Clarke
Denver
Clark
Western Railway
Hood of Railway Traftmen to Hear Sites in Chicago
A court will hear both sites in Chicago between September and 16, focusing on the Hood of Railway Traftmen case. Details remain sparse as proceedings proceed.
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Hood
Chicago
Crowd Drives Burglar to Death in Chase
In New Jersey on September 2, a man was shot and killed while trying to arrest two burglars. A pursuing crowd forced one burglar to die by his own hand rather than submit to capture. the other escaped.
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N. J
Georgeman
Tan
Eapty
Dhurst
River Season Nears End on Diamond Jo Route
The Diamond Jo steamers between St. Louis and St. Paul near season end. The St. Paul completed its last trip passing Rock Island and will return north to Dubuque before quartering. The Sidney makes one final round trip on Sept 10, and the Dubuque Thursday finalizes the St. Louis Rock Island traffic, soon to run only to Burlington and Keokuk. Cunard follows with reduced eastward Atlantic fares.
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St. Paul
Rock Island
Dubuque
Sidney
St. Loui
Burlington
Keokuk
Birds Our Friends Illinois Farmers Institute Data On Birds Benefits
Illinois Farmers Institute presents evidence on how birds aid farmers by eating weed seeds and insects. Doves destroy weed seeds and promote crop health, sparrows are mostly beneficial, crows eat pests like May beetles and grub worms, redwing blackbirds largely consume weed seeds and insects, supporting protection rather than indiscriminate slaughter.
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Ilinois Farmers’ Institute
F. E. L. Beal
United States Department of Agriculture
Beal
A. K. Fisher
Federal courts to be used against the union
Chicago leaders of the Commercial Telegraphers Union faced expected federal action over alleged conspiracy to restrain trade and violate interstate commerce laws. Executives indicated they had been warned and moved quickly to hire counsel while planning counter moves in secrecy.
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Chicago
Ill
Fed
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union of America
Union
Western Union
Postal Telegraph Companies
Sylvester J. Small
New York
D. G. Ran
Icar men held for death in trolley collision
Mrs Cleo C Colt wife of Olcott C Colt son of a Hartford firearm maker was fatally injured in a crash between a runabout and a trolley. The motorman and conductor were arrested. Also in Portsmouth Peace week marks two years since the Portsmouth treaty ending the Russia Japan war.
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New York
Cleo C Colt
Olcott C. Colt
Hartford
Portsmouth
N. H
Russia
Japan
Derailment in Sharon Iowa Claims One Life
Marshalltown Iowa Sept 2 The Iowa Central northbound scarenger Irin collided with an open switch at Sharon at midnight Fireman Clark of Marshalltown was killed and several passengers were badly bruised one crew member seriously injured in the crash
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Marshalltown
Iowa
Iowa Central
Scarenger Irin
Sharon
Gincer Clark
Blackmailer Shot Dead by Victim in Ps Blairesville
In Blairesville Ps on a Saturday night Giuseppe Guisfo an alleged blackmailer was shot dead one companion arrested and a third escaped after an attempt to blackmail Frank Ciemiano who was probably fatally stabbed by one of the Italians
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Blairesville
Guiseppe Guisfo
Frank Ciemiano
Congo Natives Revolt Reported in Free State
Passengers aboard the Congo mail steamer report a serious revolt among Free State natives who refuse work and taxes. A white officer was attacked in the Arucimini district as punitive expeditions are prepared.
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Free State
Brussels
Congo
Arucimini
Parade Omitted By Unions On Labor Day Across City
Chicago observes Labor Day with the first union parade omitted since inauguration. Organizations redirect funds to other uses as business houses and factories remain closed.
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Chicago
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