Patch Up an Agreement Masters and Pilots Win in Trouble on Lakes
Kansas City September 26 peace was patched up between the Buchanan and Parks factions in the International Association of Bridge Structural Iron Workers convention. The Rump faction attempted to proceed in regular session but Brophy, seated by proxy from Scranton, Pa., was unseated by a 10 to 0 vote. Buchanan refused to recognize the proceedings and left the hall.
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Kansas City
Buchanan
Parks
International Association of Bridge & Structural Iron Workers
Daniel Brophy
Anton
Brophy
International Association of Bridge,& Structural Iran Workers
Scranton
Coates House
Warden
Samuel Parks
Masters and Pilots Reach Settlement Over Lake Tensions
In Cleveland on September 26 negotiations between the American Association of Masters and Pilots and the Pittsburg Steamship company concluded successfully, signaling an end to current troubles on the lakes.
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Lakes
Cleveland, O
American Association of Masters and Pilots
Pittsburg Steamship Company
Pittsburg Steamboat Company
Frank Rae
Clemson
Masters’ and Pilots’ Association
Hank Rae
Masters’ and Pilots
Lake Carriers’ Association
Policeman Fatally Wounded by Suspected Robbery Suspects
Chicago police report officer Dennis Fitzgerald shot on Michigan Boulevard by two colored men stopped earlier. Joh Johnson and Lewis Pilsen were arrested. Pilsen allegedly confessed implicating Johnson.
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Chicago
Dennis Fitzgerald
Michigan Boulevard
Joh Johnson
Lewis Pilsen
Pilsen
Johnson
Minneapolis mill owners refuse arbitration over wages
Mayor Haynes sought a five member arbitration board as mill owners in Minneapolis declined the offer. The mills stated they will shut down rather than increase wages and hours, noting past concessions but declaring their decision final. They invited a private meeting with the mayor if deemed necessary.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Haynes
Mitters
Salvation Army Meets Opposition in Kentucky Getaway
Salvation Army cavalry from Cleveland led by Col. Richard Holtz and Maj. Hunter faced a hostile reception in Wise Courthouse Letcher County. They started services under an oak tree after a drunken crowd disrupted the gathering with gunfire.
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Whitesburg
Salvation Army Cavalry Corps
Richard Holtz
Cleveland
Maj
Hunter
Cincinnati
Salvationists
Letcher
Corp
Growth of Official Treasuries and Gold Reserves
The piece notes five year gains in national treasuries, led by the United States with $848 364 910 in gold, while France and Austria Hungary show gains and Germany, England, and Russia record losses. It warns against inflated credit and highlights gold as the foundation of prosperity. The Kansas City Star commentary ends with Lot’s wife salt reference.
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Washington
Ellis H. Roberts
United States
Maryland and District of Corwmbia Bankers’ Association
Potomac River
National Bank
Bank of England
Imperial German Bank
England
France
Russia
Germany
Belgium
Netherlands
Bank of France
Austro- Hungary
Imperial German
Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
Gibraltar
Treasury Po
Deaths, Injuries Reported After Industrial Explosions
In Menasha Wisconsin a refuse pile in a waste coop at Menasha Woodenware explodes killing Charles Kruse and injuring four others including Charles Core Williams Hambick and two unnamed. Property damage is slight. In Chicago Illinois at a Western Electric Hawthorne plant roof girders collapse burying workers. two dead and many injured with five missing.
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Menasha
Wis
Twin Cities
Menasha Woodenwage Company
Mavis
Charles Kruse
Charles Core
Williams Hambick
Udicago
Chicago
Western Electric Company
Hawthorne
Warship Assigned After Trouble Near Bluefields
Washington reports additional information from the state department on trouble near Bluefields Nicaragua. Americans on St Andrews island 40 miles from Bluefields endured ill treatment while local authorities offered no protection. Edwin W Trimmer reported to state, prompting Nashville to be ordered from Pensacola to St Andrews. State department expects no serious trouble.
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Washington
State Department
Bluefields
Nicaragua
St. Andrews
Edwin W. Trimmer
Nashville
Pensacola
France Denies Morocco Protectorate Plans
London dispatch says the British foreign office denies Britain and Spain agreed to a French protectorate over Morocco. French officials state France has no scheme for a protectorate or conquest of Morocco.
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London
British Foreign Office
Great Britain
Spain
Morocco
France
Albay Insurrectionist Leader Surrenders to U S Troops
Manila reports General Ola, head of a Luzon insurrection band in Albay province, surrendered with 28 officers and men. Gov Ketts states the surrender practically ends armed resistance in that part of the island.
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Manila
Tien. Ola
Albay
Luzon
Gov
Ketts
Gifford, British Coal Ship Beached Near San Francisco
Six miles south of the CHF house, the British ship Gifford ran ashore on the ocean beach. The vessel is laden with coal and no lives were lost.
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San
Merchants’ Exer Rts
Ocean Beach
CHF
Gifford
Condition of Mrs Davis Is Considered Critical
Buffalo New York September 26 Mrs Jeffer son Davis was worse this morning her condition being considered critical
Austrian Army Reduction Steps Move to Dismiss Vets
Vienna September 26. The Reichsrat today adopted a motion demanding the discharge on September 3 of all soldiers who have served three years.
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Vienna
Reichsrath
Tadey
Fairbanks Succeeds Hanna as Republican Chair
In Indianapolis on September 26 Republicans discuss nominating Senator Fairbanks to succeed Hanna as chairman of the Republican National Committee and Governor Durbin for the ticket's second spot with Roosevelt. Charles KR Henry would become national committeeman, replacing Harry S. New who resists his reelection. Excursion crowds expected at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield with Sunday programme, concerts, and lectures. Church booths will remain closed with restaurants delaying opening until Monday due to Sunday crowds.
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Indianapolis
Fairbanks
Hanna
Republican National Committee
Durbin
Roosevelt
Congress
Charles KR. Henry
Harry S. New
New
Springnei
Illhois
Major Delmar Ties World Record At Yonkers Track
New York Yonkers Major Delmar equalled the world record by finishing the quarter in 0 30 seconds and the wire in 2 00, matching Lou Dillon’s mark at Empire City. Philadelphia Bryn Mawr show Heatherbloom breaks world high jump record with 7 feet 9 1 2 inches.
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New York
Empire City
Yonkers
Delmar
Lou Dillon
Philadelphia
Bryn Mawr
Heatherbloom
Eclhaumpion
Peace Conference Set First Hague Meeting for Oct
Washington reports Wayne Mac Veagh, chief counsel for the peace powers in the Venezuelan case, cabled that the first court meeting will be held October 1 after all Russian emperor appointees accepted. Other items note Backus probing county judge fees for child labor permits in Milwaukee, Alabama bans Sunday baseball, a cemetery officials meeting in Springfield to form a state association, Berne editor threatened after dynamite attempts, Columbus suspends engineer inspector Collier amid bond shortage, Armour to rebuild its Sioux City plant, and a Michigan man’s suicide attempt in Seneca Street hotel.
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Washington
Wayne MacVeagh
Hague
State Department
Milwaukee
August C. Backus
Backus
Springfield
tangled accounts shake St. Joseph city finances
Sept 26 report by expert accountants under Mayor John V. Starr on city books covers Jan 1 1902 to March 2 1902. Findings include missing hundreds of voucher receipts totaling 22.56 dollars, unapproved nearly 1300 dollar vouchers, no street contract records, unverified saloon licenses, missing license stubs and water stubs, untended warrants exceeding 2000 dollars, and disbursements for loan interest made without council authority.
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St. Joseph
John V. Starr
Biting Mustache Triggers Severe Appendicitis in Sioux City
Sioux City Iowa September 24 J J Snyder a cigarmaker suffered acute appendicitis after biting off his mustache and swallowing the hair Doctors removed the appendix and found hairs matching his mustache The hair was deemed the direct cause of the attack He admitted biting the mustache when nervous and has sworn off the habit.
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Sioux City
J. J. Snyder
Snyder
Refugee Massacre Reported as Turkish Troops Slaughter
The dispatch describes Turkish forces slaughtering returning refugees near Zlatan Macedonia. Four were killed and others harmed as the army hunted villagers while authorities refused to hear testimonies. Separate notes discuss Beirut naval movement and Balfour’s letter urging European action to address Macedonia’s unrest.
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Monastir
Macedonia
Vie Sofia
Zlatan
Resna
Ashington
Beirut
State Department
Leishman
Married After Being Foiled in Two Efforts
Vera G. Widen aged 17 and Edward Aurbay Schatzman 20, both residents of St Louis, wed at St Charles after two prior license refusals in Clayton and Belleville. The bride, daughter of Joseph B. Widen, and the groom, a Benton native, spoke of a romance that began at a dance and concluded with a church ceremony led by Rev Kammerer.
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St. Louis
Clayton
Betleville
Vera G. Widen
Edward Aurbay Schatzman
St. Charles
Kammerer
Episcopal Chored
Joseph B. Widen
Delmar Boulevard
Barr & Widen Mercantile Agency
Hosmer Hall
Benton
Schatyman
St. Louis University
Smith Academy
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