U P Strike Ends as Machinists Rejoin Work After Settlement
Union Pacific machinists end an eleven month strike after agreeing on a settlement that reinstates old workers within sixty days. Boilermakers already settled with leadership in New York, blacksmiths in negotiation. Core terms include reinstatement, no discrimination, return to work June 8, no new hires during the grace period, and a friendly, disciplined work environment.
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Union Pacific
Burt
Harriman
New York
Warrants Issued Against Chicago Bucket Shop Brokers
Warrants against a large number of Chicago board of trade brokerage firms on bucket shop charges were sworn out. Many brokers were summoned to bond, including R. G. Chandler, W. S. Gregson, J. Samson, L. Fife, H. L. Manson, H. L. F. Montgomery, F. W. Smith, T. C. Edward, H. B. Slaughter, W. H. Chadwick, C. H. Taylor, R. D. Richardson, G. F. Burridge, H. H. Hamill, G. W. Patten, W. C. Warren, J. G. Remick, Robert Bines, E. W. Wagner and John H. Jones. Preparations were made for raids as W. E. Lambert and W. J. Anderson, linked to the Sullivan raid, sought to avoid warrants but the judge held.
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Chicago Board of Trade
R. G. Chandler
Board of Trade
W. S. Gregson
J. Samson
L. Fife
H. L. Manson
H. L. F. Montgomery
F. W. Smith
T. C. Edward
H. B. Slaughter
W. H. Chadwick
C. H. Taylor
R. D. Richardson
G. F. Burridge
H. H. Hamill
G. W. Patten
W. C. Warren
GC. Remick
Robert Bines
E. W. Wagner
John H. Jones
W. E
Young Ava men faces contempt charges in Stoning of trains
Robert Yingling William Miller Gus Kelly Roy Jenkins Jewel Lassource Robert Cheatham and Parker Lewis all Ava teens are jailed in Springfield Illinois after being accused of contempt of court for violating orders in the United States circuit court by attacking Mobile and Ohio Railroad trains. Deputies Spring and Skaggs transported them for a hearing scheduled later.
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Robert Yingling
William Miller
Gus Kelly
Roy Jenkins
Jewel Lassource
Robert Cheatham
Parker Lewis
Ava
Jackson County
Springfield
Ill
United States
Marshal Spring
Marshal Skaggs
Thay Playes
Mobile’ & Ohio Railroad
Vrooman Resignation Accepted by Ruskin Board
Ruskin University trustees accept Walter Vrooman’s resignation without reference to his personal or business affairs. The board denounces political socialism while noting a sociology department offering courses on economic and industrial history from a union labor perspective.
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Vrooman
Ruskin University
Walter Vrooman
Estate of Thomas B. Reed Receives Broad Bequest
The late Thomas B. Reed former speaker of the house of representatives left a personal estate valued at 431 099 after debts and administration expenses. The gross personal property amounted to 629 533 chiefly stocks and securities. By his will made years before his death his property goes to his wife.
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Thomas B. Reed
House of Representatives
Textile strike nears completion in Philadelphia mills
The strike of textile workers in Philadelphia, begun in June, is close to finish. Of about 500 plants, few have granted a fifty-four hour week while many operate short-handed, with roughly sixty thousand idle workers reported in the Kensington district, home to most mills.
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Philadelphia
Kensington
Dedication of Mississippi’s New Capitol in Jackson
Mississippi’s new capitol building in Jackson, completed for one million dollars, was formally dedicated on June 3. Justice A H Whitfield and Bishop C B Galloway delivered the orations to a crowd of distinguished visitors and citizens.
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Mississippi
Jackson
A. H. Whitfield
Charles ‘B. ‘Galloway
Brakeman Loses A Leg in Fremont Sidetrack Accident
Northwestern brakeman Frank Herse of Fremont suffered a severed left leg above the ankle and amputation of toes on the right foot when his feet slipped from car bumpers as he attempted to crawl between moving cars at Scribner during switch work. He was aboard freight train No. 67 bound for Oakdale and involved in a back-onto-a-sidetrack maneuver.
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Frank Herse
Fremont
Scribner
Herse
Oakdale
Jews in Odessa arm for self defense amid riots
Dispatch from June 3 reports Odessa Jews, armed with thousands of revolvers bought or gifted, organize defensive bands and warning networks. Jews in Russia hailed a new land settlement law listing 101 towns but curbs on land purchases.
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Berlin
Odessa
Kischniff
Defense Committee
Jewish Safety Committee
Odessia
Russia
Tageblatt
St. Petersburg
Millers Hold First National Federation Convention in Detroit
The Millers' National Federation convened in Detroit on June 3 with about four hundred delegates. President B A Eckhart of Chicago urged focus on flour carrying rates, ocean liner issues, and stronger reciprocal trade relations globally.
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Millers
Detroit
The
Millers’ National Federation
B. A. Eckhart
Chicago
Arpad Fastest Battleship in World At Pola
Reports from Pola claim the Austrian second class battleship Arpad is the fastest battleship globally after speed trials. In Lowell mills reopen but only 4 000 of 18 000 operatives return to looms. Naples pawnshop building Mante di Pleta destroyed by fire with damage about 2 400 000. Reuters note dispatches on Manchuria evacuation by Russia progressing. Venezuelan authorities refuse French monks college in Caracas. Montenegrin Ottoman frontier fight leaves five Turks dead. Minnesota Foresters reject proposals on name change and officer salaries. H G Morse of Camden head New York Shipbuilding dies suddenly in New York. Hastings woman dies burned preparing breakfast. London Times highlights criticism of British art exhibit committee at St Louis expo. US may recognize Castro decree closing ports in Venezuela under insurgent control.
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Arpad
Pola
Lowell
Mass
Mante di Pleta
Naples
St. Petersburg
Manchuria
Russia
Caracas
France
Montenegro
Minnesota
Grand Court “of Foresters of America
Iowa
H. G. Morse
Camden
N. J
New York Shipbuilding Company
Astor House
New York City
London Times
St. Louis Exposition
United States
Castro
Venezuela
Trains Crash Near Stilwell Kansas Nine Dead
A collision between Santa Fe and Chicago trains at Stilwell near Olathe Kansas on June 4 killed nine and injured seven as flood diversion tracks were used. Dispatcher orders allegedly ignored caused Nos. 1 and 8 to meet. No. 1 rammed the eastbound while No. 8 warned too late. Relief trains and Santa Fe doctors rushed to aid victims.
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Santa Fe
Stilwell
Olathe
Kan
Chicago
N No. 8
Missourin Pacific
Missouri Pacific
Kansas City
Desregaraeu
Topéka
J. P. Easter
Missouri Pacific Hospital
State Treasurer Reports Semiannual Treasury Activity
State Treasurer Mortensen filed semiannual, quarterly, and monthly statements of the treasury. In the last six months funds received totaled 2 059 400 40 dollars and payments totaled 1 933 796 63 dollars, leaving a total balance of 557 859 48 dollars across all funds. General fund balance at May 31 stood at 4 95 dollars. A summary lists the banks where state money is deposited.
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Ae General
Aeeee
Permanent University
Agricultural College
Temporary University
State Library
Bee
Normal
Peetee
United States Experiment Station
Grand Island
J jBanking Co
West Point Nat
West Point
Packers
Omaha
First National
Loomis
Saunders
Valentine State
Valentine
First
Hastings
Ancore
Bank of Syracuse
Syracuse
Citizens National St. Paul
Battle Creek Val
Battle C
Newport
State
Alliance
Sige Mooi
Wolbach State
Wolbach
York
Owen Nneeeen
Farmers and Merch
Lincoln
Norfolk Nat
Norfolk
Custer Nat
Broken Bow
Citizens
Bank
McCook
Dannebrog
Union State
Harvard
Pee Esten First National
O'Neill
Eee
City Nat
State Bank of Curtis Eheanee
Columbia National
First Nat
Ord
City National
Farmers & Merchants Bank
Holdrege
Merchants National
Flist State
Commercial
First National Wayne
Union National
Omaha Con
Pierce Co. Bank Pierce Eeenee
Bank of Orleans
Orleans
Euoeeare
Postmaster General transfers western rural free delivery HQ
On June 4 Postmaster General Payne announced that effective July 1 the western division's rural free delivery headquarters move from Denver to Omaha. Nebraska senators had pressed Des Moines as an alternative, but Omaha was chosen. Salaries: Omaha postmaster up $100 annually, Creighton postmaster $100, University Place postmaster $200 starting July 1.
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Payne
Denver
Omaha
Millard
Dietrich
Allison and
Dolliver
Western Division
Des Moines
Nebraska
Creighton
University Place
Forest Fires Ravage Maine Farmland and Timber Areas
Foresters report that fires sweep across Maine destroying thousands of dollars worth of property and timberland. Conditions show little improvement until rain soaks the ground and woodlands. At least thirty fires are reported.
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Maine
Grand Lodge Members Contribute to Kansas Relief Fund
In Indianapolis a session of the Grand Lodge of the Order of Ellis led by Joseph Fanning raised a relief fund for Yopeka Kansas. George P. Cronk of Omaha, grand exalted ruler, donated 2000 dollars to the effort.
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Grand Lodge
Order of Ellis
Indianapolis
Joseph Fanning
George P. Cronk
Omaha
Yopeka, Kas
Washington seeks tighter import checks on food products
Acting Secretary of Agriculture Moore urges the treasury and state departments to exclude unhealthy foods at ports. He calls for consuls and shipping agents to provide certified invoices and a sworn special invoice to prove products contain no health hazards. The plan aims to enforce pure food laws as of July 1.
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Washington
Moore
Secretary of State
Secretary of the Treasury
Secretary of Agriculture
United States
Agricultural Department
Treasury Department
Oregon land fraud case arrests in Portland
Miss Marie Ware, recently signed by United States commissioner Eugenie Ore at the request of United States District Judge Bellinger, was arrested in Portland charged with conspiracy to obtain government lands by fraud. Authorities say the fraudulent entries could run into thousands and sensational developments are expected.
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Marie. Ware
United States
Eugenie
Oré
United States District
Bellinger
Portland
Ore
Oregon
Million Starvation in Kwang Si Province Report
Governor Wong of Kwang Si estimates more than a million people face starvation as relief efforts struggle. In hard hit districts children and women are being sold, though the harvest can’t relieve shortages for four to six weeks. Hong Kong and Canton aid funds thin. Tsui Chaus Suen advances to Canton to address the crisis.
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Wong
Kwang Si
Hong Kong
Canton
Tsui
Chaus Suen
Perpetual injunction ends Illinois Indiana coal case
Judge Kohlsaat issued a perpetual injunction preventing any coalition of coal operators in Illinois and Indiana from selling output through a single distributing agency and fixing prices. The case involved Crescent Coal and Mining Co Briullette Creek Coal Co Wa bash Valley Coal Co Oak Hill Coal and Mining Co Glenoak Coal and Mining Co Nevins Coal Co Parke County Coal Co Indiana Fuel Co McClellan Long Co. Indictments had been quashed earlier and a settlement reached in chambers.
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Chicago
Illinois
Indiana
Kohlsaar
Bethea
United States
Crescent Coal and Mining Company
Briullette Creek Coal Company
Wabash Valley Coal Company
Oak Hill Coal and Mining Company
Glenoak Coal and Mining Company
Nevins Coal Company
Parke County Coal Company
Indiana Fuel,company
McClellan Long& Co
Kohlsaat
Tyler Named Nebraska State Architect for Two Years
James Tyler Jr., son of Lincoln Water Commissioner, was appointed Thursday by the state board of public lands and buildings as official architect for the Nebraska for two years. The post, created by the recent legislature, carries a $2,500 annual salary but funds were not appropriated, so payment awaits the next session. Six candidates competed, with outside contenders Berlinghoff and Grant, and the board chose Tyler. The appointment, welcomed by the profession, is viewed as prestigious for attracting future work.
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James Tyler, Jr
Tyler
Lincoln
Nebraska
State Board of Public,lands and Buildings
Lancaster
Berlinghoff
Grant
German Evangelical Synod Iowa District Convention Opens
The German Evangelical Synod in Fort Madison Iowa opened a five day session with seventy ministers and sixty lay delegates present. Rev T Werning of Lowden IA presided. The fiftieth anniversary of Rev J Zimmerman of Burlington IA ordination was celebrated. Rev P J Pister of Cincinnati head officer of the church attended.
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German Evangelical’ Synod
Iowa
German Evangelical Synod
Fort Madison
T. Werning
Lowden
J.zimmerman
Burlington
P.J. Pister
Cincinnati
Freight workers return to work after riverfront strike
Freight handlers and warehouse men at wholesale houses on both riverbanks ended a weeks long strike. They returned to duty after grievances were settled and non union replacements were hired to fill positions.
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St. “Louia
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U.P
Chicago Justice
Kansas
Njured
Mortensen
Treasury
Indiana Coal Operators
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