Independent Butchers Reaping a Harvest Amid Strike Turmoil
News from Chicago St Louis and Kansas City report ongoing stock yards strike actions. Independent butcheries in St Louis operate 24 plants killing up to 1000 head daily under union supervision. Kansas City notes quiet strike districts as workers move to strike breaking. A biographical campaign book on Senator Fairbanks by W H Smith outlines his modest boyhood and rapid political rise.
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Independent Butchers
St. Louis St. Louis
Kansas City
Donnelly
Packing House
Treasure hunt ends in village wreck and two deaths
In Kostro village, near Kostro, Russia, volunteers led by a carpenter Shavovsky tunneled under homes seeking a Crimean War treasure of tens of millions of roubles. After three days the village lay wrecked and two residents drowned. no treasure was found.
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Shavovsky
Disorder in Port au Prince as city in turmoil
Reports describe extensive unrest in Port au Prince with clashes across streets and calls for calm. Local officials warn residents to seek shelter as security forces attempt to restore order amid volatile crowds.
Populist Bolters Skip Ticket in Kansas Voting
From Topeka and Worcester reports the Aug 4 dispatches note a small group of bolting Populists talked about running a ticket but no slate formed and each voter would cast ballots as they saw fit. In Port au Prince disorder continues as Syrians are blocked from reopening stores and Americans seek refuge at the legation. Senator Hoar’s illness is described as serious but not as dire as rumors claimed.
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Legation
Topeka
Kan
Official call for National Irrigation Congress meeting in El Paso
In Paso Texas August 4 Chairman Boothe of the National Irrigation Congress told the Southwestern Irrigation Association executive committee that the official call for the next congress meeting in El Paso November 15 to 18 is being printed. Several thousand documents will be distributed locally by the committee.
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Paso, Tex
Boothe
National Irrigation Congress
Execu
Cial
el Paso
Far East War Dispatches Chronicle Rising Japanese Offensive
Reports from Hai Cheng Port Arthur and Liao Yang theater describe Japanese forces under Kuroki Oku and Nodzu advancing on Russian positions. Russian defenses at Port Arthur hold as Vladivostok notes limited cargo seizures. Port Arthur siege seen as decisive with heavy losses and cautious planning to minimize casualties.
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Port Arthur
Orca
St. Petersburg
Far East
Europatkin
Kuroki
Liao Yang
Simatra
Mukden
Oku
Nodzu
Standard Oil Files Claim Near Roswell Oil Strike Hinted
The Standard Oil Company reportedly filed for five and a half sections (3520 acres) west of McMillan near Roswell, amid claims of oil strikes. Drill depth to 475 feet with black oil sand and strong odor noted as evidence. Officials at the U S Land Office deny filing. a skeptical view of the report persists.
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McMillan
Roswell
Pecos Valley and Northeastern Railway
Standard Oil Company
Laugh
Charles W. DeFreest
Simpson & de Freest
U. S. Land Ofice
Land Ofice
Train Collision in Kentucky Injures 37 Passengers and Crew
Southbound Louisville & Nashville No 1 from Cincinnati collided with northbound No 2 from Nashville near Horse Cave Kentucky injuring 33 passengers and 4 trainmen. Engineer Rehman No 1 allegedly failed to heed orders or slept during the 46 mph crash. Also a Meteor train wreck near Vinita Indian Territory injured several without fatalities.
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Louisville
Indian Territory
Vinita
I. T
Life of Senator Fairbanks Biography Volume Added
Indianapolis Aug 4 to campaign literature from the Republican national committee this week will add a volume containing the biography of Senator Fairbanks. The distribution aims to deepen support for the party’s candidate and highlight his career achievements.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Republican National Committee
Market Reports from Trade Centers Across the Nation
Kansas City reports cattle prices steady to 10 cents higher with varied ranges for native and western cattle along with sheep and lamb markets. Chicago shows steady cattle with good to prime steers and mixed stockers, Texas fed steers listed, and sheep prices steady. St Louis notes wool prices across territory and western mediums with fine and fine medium grades.
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Kansas City
Chicago
Ill
Texas Fed
St. Louis
Sage Near 90 Aims for Four Score Yet
Russell Sage, famed American financier and longtime business leader, is entering his 89th year. Once proclaiming that no vacation is needed, he now rests largely at his Lawrence, Long Island summer home after a year of illness.
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New York
Russell Sage
Sage
Munn
Lawrence
L. I
Underflow of Rio Grande Raises Reservoir Plans
El Paso Texas August 4 The Southern Pacific railway near this city found the Rio Grande underflow is a strong river flowing through dry sand as engineers sink a shaft for a bridge pier A large pump runs to clear the shaft while government engineers test the river for a proposed 3 million dollar reservoir feasibility report
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el Paso
Tex
Southern Pacific Railway
Rio Grande
Roswell Wholesale Grocery Sold to Blair Company
The Roswell Wholesale Grocery Company, incorporated for 30000, sold out to the Cole man Lysaght Blair Company of Texas. The sale occurred as members sought investments in other lines. The Roswell firm included Edgar Calfee as president, Frank Calfee as vice president, and Louis D Fort as secretary treasurer.
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Cers
D. A. Coleman
J. A. Kemp
Wiley Blair
E. H. Lysaght
Edgar Calfee
Frank Calfee
Louis D. Fort
Treas
Swallow’s Campaign Tour Planned For Prohibition President
Rev Dr Silas C Swallow the Prohibition candidate for president has nearly completed campaign plans He will depart early next month in a special car with five speakers and a male quartet visiting capitals and major cities in thirty states He aims to exceed the previous Prohibition vote tally for a presidential nominee
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Prohibition
Harrisburg
Silas C. Swallow
El Paso Seeks Next Meeting Sites for Major Congresses
El Paso commercial groups plan to send strong delegations to Portland and St. Louis to bid for the American Miners Congress and the Trans Mississippi Commercial Congress. They aim to secure El Paso as the next meeting city for both associations.
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el Paso
Tex
American Miners’ Congress
Trans-Mississippi Commercial Congress
Portland
St. Louis
Secretary of the Navy to embark on first cruise aboard Dolphin
Washington dispatches report the new secretary of the navy will sail aboard the dispatch boat Dolphin with Mrs. Morton and a party including Attorney General Moody Speaker Cannon and Miss Cannon. The cruise will reach the Maine coast.
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Washington, D. C
Walton Adds L Gray Williams to Pecos Studio Force
Roswell photographer Walton successor to Frost's Studio expands staff with L Gray Williams from Denver. New equipment boosts output speed and quality in high class portraiture copying enlarging and photo supplies at 206 West Fourth Street. Phone 162.
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Roswell
Walton
Frost
L. Gray Williams
Denver
Pecos Valley
West Fourth Street
Small Refrigerator and Scales for Sale at Hotel Shelby
Compact refrigerator and platform scales offered cheaply by Hotel Shelby. Items are available for quick purchase with pickup at the property. Suitable for small kitchens or hotel housekeeping needs.
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Shelby
Fidelity Savings Association Officers Released on Bond
Denver the Fidelity Savings Association president E M Johnson and secretary John Jones were released on bond after a night in custody. District Attorney Lindsley outlined charges of wrecking the association by means of false entries and false reports. Hearing set for August 15.
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Denver
Colo
E. M. Johnson
Fidelity Savings Association
John [. Jones
Lindsley
Mississippi Veterans Reunion Opens in Aberdeen
Practically every Confederate Veterans camp in Mississippi attends the state reunion in Aberdeen begun today by the Mississippi division. The two day session includes routine business and camp fire meetings with addresses by Governor Vardaman Congressman B G Humphries and other notable men.
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Aberdeen
Miss
Mississippi
The
United Confederate Veterans
Vardaman
B. G. Humphries
Cornwell Nominated for Governor by West Virginia Democrats
Parkersburg West Virginia August 4 The Democratic state convention this afternoon nominated Cornwell for governor.
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Cornwell
Parkersburg
W. Va
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