New York Street Car Men Call A Strike
Immediate strike on the Second and Third Avenue lines was ordered at 10 30 tonight after a unanimous vote by the Second Avenue men. Oscar Straus failed to stop the action, Samuel Gompers arrived to confer with Central Labor officials, and a broader sympathy strike among allied unions was discussed.
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New York
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Third Avenue
Second Avenue
Mozart Hall
Lyceum Hall
Oscar&. Straus
Public Service Commission
New York City
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Central Erated Union
Carmen
Gompers
Far-Reaching Peace Plans For Mexico
American delegates study land allotment plans akin to post Civil War schemes and seek safeguards against property forced sale. They push for a court of claims to restore Americans’ holdings and challenge Mexican taxes seen as ransom. Mexican loan prospects and revenues are reviewed as talks progress.
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War Department
John Lind
General Tasker H. Bliss
New London
Ohio
Middle West
United States
Oklahoma
Franklin K. Lane
American Dele
Wall Street
Mexico
Inis
Nanch
Huerta
Agnes Fredrickson Funeral Arrangements Announced
Mrs Agnes Fredrickson 64 died Friday night. Funeral at 10 Monday from her son Oscars home 136 Lavaca Street. Rev R Y Barber of St Johns Episcopal Church to conduct services. Interment in National Cemetery. Shelley Loring Undertaking Co. Auto equipment. Phones 971 Adv.
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Agnes Fredrickson
Oscar Fredrickson
Lavaca Street
R. Y. Barber
St. John's Episcopal Church
National Cemetery
Measuring the Brain and the Limits of phrenology
An article from Cornell notes Wilder's brain museum and argues size does not determine intellect. It compares Webster Clay Gambetta and Cuvier, discusses skull thickness, and considers eyes as a potential brain proxy while noting human evidence is weak.
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Cornell University
Wilder
Daniel Webster
Henry Clay
Cuvier
Emerson
Gambetta
President Wilson Gains Labor Vote as Strike Settlement Unfolds
Washington dispatch describes political and economic implications of the railway strike settlement. It notes President Wilson's likely gain with labor and possible backlash from big business, predicts a temporary peace followed by later Congress action, and foresees a potential December session and possible Supreme Court involvement.
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Samuel Gompers
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Organized Labor
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Senate
House of Representatives
Supreme Court of the United States
Hughes
Underwood
Alabama
United States
Rainy camp life with marching troops at Colonia Juarez
In Colonia Juarez camp amid heavy rain the American expedition soldiers keep up spirits through song and humor. A sanitary expert visits, band concert is canceled, and a truck train is delayed. Troops laugh, sing Tipperary and Sally while wading mud and asking for supper as onions and hash drift from the mess tent.
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Columbus
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War Department
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Sally
Mademoiselle Farina
Venus
Walters
Tipperary
Colonia Juarez
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Johnny
George Nelson Dies After Operation in Temple
George Walter Nelson of Round Rock died at a Temple hospital following an operation. He was 25, recently lived in Washington D C as private secretary to Congressman J P Buchanan. He was from a prominent Round Rock family and is survived by sisters Mrs M L White and Mrs C N Avery. Funeral services will be held tomorrow in Round Rock.
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Austin
Tex
George Walter Nelson
Round Rock
Temple
Washington, D. C
J. P. Buchanan
Nelson
M. L. White
C. N. Avery
Should Raise Better Horses Says Kansas Congressman Shouse
Congressman Shouse of Kansas lauds horse breeding as an essential economic asset despite widespread motor cars. He recalls Kentucky’s breeders and notes the need for intelligent initiative to improve breeding, citing states like Kentucky Tennessee Missouri Montana New York Maryland Pennsylvania and Virginia as leaders.
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Congressman Shouse
Kansas
Kentucky
Washington Post
Shouse
United States
Tennessee
Missouri
Montana
New York
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Hughes Defends Arbitration Against Threatened Rail Strike
Rockland Maine September 9 Charles E Hughes denounces the Adams on eight hour bill as to avert a looming railroad strike He urges investigation before action and warns against yielding to pressure He says the nation must stand firm with principled arbitration and public opinion guided by reason.
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Rockland
Charles E. Hughes
Hughes
New Gravitation Theory: Ether Waves Push Bodies
The article argues gravitation may be a push from ether waves rather than a pull. It explains how gravity accelerates falling bodies and orbits, then suggests the ether’s waves cause interbody push, with Brush’s ideas as the basis.
Father O Keefe Dies In Indiana At Notre Dame
Messages reached Austin Texas that Rev Father John O Keefe former pastor of St Marys Catholic Church died at Notre Dame Indiana on September 7 He led St Marys for 16 years resigning in December 191 and was replaced by Father W J Marr who died in March O Keefe went to Notre Dame last June while in poor health
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Tex
Father Timothy Murphy
St. Mary's Catholic Church of
Father John O'Keefe
Notre Dame
Ind
Father O'Keefe
St. Mary's Church
W. J. Marr
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