Canvass Under Way on Local Unions as Strike Vote Varies
Officials of the Federated Shop Employes of Illinois Central Railroad seek a new conference with international officers after refusing recognition. Despite a local vote favoring a strike, sanction has been refused pending ratification by international unions. The International Association of Machinists demanded a meeting of the executive board, while federation president J. F. McCreery promotes a system of federation and canvassing among men.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Federated Shop
Illinois Central Railroad
Committee of International Officers
International Tion of Machinists
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Heal Severe Eczema
A Ratlands Beach reader recalls eight years of painful hand eczema spreading to the chest and facial area. After two weeks with a doctor, no relief came until Cuticura Soap and Ointment produced marked improvement by the second day and complete cure. The writer praises Cuticura as affordable, superior quality, and essential for family use including babies.
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G. A. Belby
Ratlands Beach
Gel
Pia
Ip Wiil
International unions weigh strike action amid merger talks
Conference sessions adjourned for lunch as leaders debate shifting responsibility to the system federation committee without official strike sanction. P C Conian reviews prospects and expects a late report to the international committee while executives plan Chicago meetings next Sunday.
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International Committee
P. C. Conian
International Machinists Union
Chicago
System Federation Committee
Committeemen Arrive for Harriman Union Conference
Shop craft union committeemen arrive in San Francisco as four international presidents return from Sacramento. The meeting, set for tomorrow, will decide the unions stance on the long standing strike question amid Harriman system operations.
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Associatia D ‘Press
San Francisco
Cal
Harriman
Sacramento
Virginia senators race sparks brisk primary voting
Richmond reports the Virginia primary opens with Thomas B. Martin and Claude A. Swanson seeking six and unexpired Senate terms amid a feud with William A. Jones and Carter Glass. Voting runs sunrise to sunset across 1500 precincts, with results not expected until midnight or early tomorrow.
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Richmond
Sunrise
United States Senate
Thomas
Martin
Senate
Claude A. Swanson
Daniel
William A. Jones
Carter Glass
Swanson
Democratic Party
Virginia
Chicago Architect Shot by Woman at Residence
Robert Bruce Watson a prominent Chicago architect was fired upon by a woman in front of his home. The assailant 35 year old Mrs H B Conry was arrested and admitted firing the shot giving no reason. Watson a former state architect and once city architect was injured and taken to a hospital.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Robert Bruce Watson
Watson
H. B. Conry
Oxford
San Antonio Premier Ship Promoted by Local Exchange
Discrimination in railroad ticket routing sparks call for investigate as San Antonio seeks more advertising and growth. Floyd Lewis explains Southwest Texas promotion via stereopticon slides and lectures while J W Biggar recalls choosing San Antonio for its climate and opportunity.
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San Antonio
R. G. Callahan
Houston
Southwest Texas
W. H. Wharton
Exchange
Floyd Lewis
Texas
Union
Kansas City
St. Louis
J. W. Biggar
Biggar Bros
L.P. Peck
Cornerstone laid for Hermann Sons building in San Antonio
The cornerstone for a new Hermann Sons of San Antonio home on Garden street will be laid at 5 PM Sunday. The two story fireproof edifice includes offices, reception rooms, lodges, club rooms, library, billiard room and baths with art glass window symbolizing the order.
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Hermann Sons of
San Antonio
Garden Street
John Windlinger
Dallas
John Bauer
Paul Meerscheidt
San Antonio Order
Joe Juenger
F. Gloeckner
William Wurzbach
A. Hohrath
Ed Wolff
Dave Men
Gray hair linked to age prompts remedy pitch
An article notes gray hair signals aging and cannot be hidden without effort. It promotes Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy claiming it banishes gray hair dandruff and promotes growth, sold for fifty cents at druggists.
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Wyeth
Funeral notices and interments listed in city obituary column
The notice records the funeral of Mrs. Virginia Travis and multiple brief obituaries. Christina Ellison, two, dies. W P Stafford dies after treatment. Mrs Coffman dies and will be buried in Oxford. Clifford Welch, six, to be buried at Mission burial park. Families of Travis, Ellison, Stafford, Coffman, and Welch are named with burial plans and relatives.
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Elch
Clifford Welch
Levi Welch
van Ness Street
Mission Burial Park
Keene Improves After Stomach Operation in London
The condition of James R. Keene continues to improve daily since his operation for stomach trouble last Sunday in London. The report comes from the Associated Press and notes steady progress as he recovers.
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James * Keene
Associated Press
London
James R. Keene
Simple Home Remedy For Wrinkled Faces
Thousands of women spend fortunes on wrinkle removers but a simple home wash using saxolite powder and witch hazel mixed into a lotion is touted as the most effective. Applied daily, the lotion allegedly produces a noticeable firming effect after the first treatment.
Witness Recalls Fatal Beattie Shooting in Pine Woods
A new witness alleges a man killed his wife after a quarrel in a car on the Midlothian turnpike. He claims the killer pressed threats, abducted the body to the front seat, and attempted to bribe the witness to stay silent. Prosecutor Gregory and defense attorneys prepare for trial.
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Midlothian Turnpike
Richmond
Thean
Beattie
L. M. Gregory
Harry M. Smith Jr
Hill Carter
L. O. Wendenburg
Gregory
Will
Commonwealth
Binford Girl Released From Jail
Beulah Binford and Paul Beattie, held as witnesses in the Henry Clay Beattie Jr. murder case, were freed from Henrico county jail by order of Judge Walter Th. Watson of the Chesterfield circuit court. Beattie returned to his home and stayed there through the morning.
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Associated Press
Richmond
Beulah Binford
Paul Beattie
Commonwealth
Henry Clay Beattie Jr
Henrico
Walter TH. Watson
Chesterfield
Beulah Binford Signs New York Film Contract
Beulah Binford agreed to go to New York after a jail delay when agents for a film company arrived, held talks, and she announced she would pose for moving picture productions. Her family accompanied her as she prepared to depart.
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New York
Beulah Binford
Beulah
Moving Picture
Merchants Warned Against Selling Bad Eggs
In Austin Texas on Sept 7 Pure Food Commissioner Abbott vows strict action against any retailer selling decomposed or putrid animal products for food stating retailers will be held to account under the law for bad eggs sold to the public.
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Pure Food Commissioner
THE
Associated Press
Austin
Tex
Pure Food
Abbott
Campaigning for Better Eggs Warns Merchants on Storage
He argues cold storage eggs saved for late winter or spring are best for summer use. Dealers must not let them warm after cold storage or they decompose. Merchants are warned to candler test eggs and to stop mislabeling cold storage eggs as yard eggs to avoid misrepresentation.
Two Aviators Die In German Airplane Explosion
In Mulhausen Germany on September 7 an explosion ruptured a gasoline tank of a German army Lieutenant Neumann aircraft with French aviator M Leconte, sending the machine down sixty feet near Bilzheim. Both occupants died instantly. A second report from Karlsruhe notes Paul Selge suffered a fractured skull when his plane plunged from a low altitude.
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Associated Press
Mulhausen
Germany
Neumann
M. Leconte
Bilzheim
Associate
Karlsruhe
Paul Selge
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Promised Help for Women
A long testimonial letter set touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a universal remedy for Change of Life nervousness and fibroid growths. It cites cases from Natick and Cornwallville praising relief, urging sick women to write for advice.
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Hant
Lydia E. Pinkham
Natick
Mass
Nathan B. Greaton
No. Main St
Natick,Mass
Cornwallville
Lydia
Wm. Boughton
Greene Co
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