Railroad Strike Looms as union backs federation plan
A federation is urged by the American Federation of Labor to unify sheet metal workers blacksmiths boilermakers machinists and carmen across railroads to bargain as a single body. Harriman line unions authorize action while executives resist and threaten layoffs amid a broad labor dispute.
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American Federation of Labor
Harriman
Lovett
Kruttschnitt
Ent Lovett
Julius Kruttschnitt
J. W. Kline
The
Blacksmiths
Queer News Briefs From Melrose Y Club and Local Tales
A Red Suited man William Donning from Melrose Y Club was chased by a young bull during a swim in New York. he fell breaking his right leg as the bull leapt over him. The bull was lassoed before striking again. Women at a Eastford Congregational Society fire used a lemonade‑filled boiler to smother a lamp‑started blaze. Mrs. Mabel Baker testified a husband spanked her on trial. judge dismissed him. Jonas Pendleton vowed not to cut his whiskers until a New Haven bridge opened. the bridge’s completion spurred his shave. A British captain dropped a ship note overboard near Ceylon. a 1200 mile drift ended at Ye River Burmah and reached the hydrographic office. Springfield bridegroom John L Christopher weds Nettie J Laborge. his sixth marriage, her fourth.
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Gather
William Donning
Melrose Y ‘Club
New York
Donning
New Haven
Jonas Pendleton
Connecticut River
Local Market Prices and Produce Listings
A mixed listing of farm goods and prices including apples, butter, oranges, dressed meats, pork sausage, poultry, vegetables, and greens. Items noted include Washington and Puget Sound origin produce with prices for celery, lettuce, carrots, onions, potatoes, and tomatoes.
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Ieee
Satsee
Poultry Lawak
Puget Sound
Timothy
Washington
Govan
Pigeons Trained as Photographers in German Reconnaissance
Berlin Aug 11 The German authorities experiment with pigeons carrying small cameras to photograph enemy positions. Inventor Dr Neubrovener fixes cameras on birds with braces to fire at 63 miles per hour and capture eight photos per flight. Initial pigeon balked but many are now trained and yielding promising results.
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Berlin
Neubrovener
Cat is killed by a parrot in village battle
In Salisbury on August 31, Allen village’s famed tomcat Billy Bryan died after a tree top fight with a parrot. The cat hunted a robin, the mother bird alerted the parrot, and a fierce struggle left Billy Bryan blinded and fatally wounded. Polly escaped unharmed. A girl notes a craftsman’s trick with pink ribbon letters.
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Salisbury
Billy Bryan
Allen
Polly
Store Teeth No Taxes
A New Britain farmer seeks exemption from the personal tax claiming false teeth render him ineligible for poll tax. Under a Civil War era law a man with fake teeth is not liable for military duty. The case, to be decided this winter, could allow thousands to escape personal taxes.
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United Presse
New Britain
Conn
Connecticut
Ghost tells of defalcation linked to Pettit debt
Uby United Prest Leased Wire reports James Kell, head of Washburn Crosby of Minneapolis, says a dream after James Pettit’s drowning in Lake Michigan revealed Pettit’s shortfall of over 1 million dollars in Peavy Grain. Kell, who just returned from London, recalls Pettit describing his troubles and laments wishing he could have aided Pettit beforehand.
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Uby United Prest
Chicago
James 8. Kell
Washburn Crosby Company
Minneapolia
London
James Pettit
Lake Michigan
Pettit
Bell
Jim Pettit
Rich man wins baronetcy for clearing view obstructing grounds
A wealthy man who changed his name and married three times received a baronetcy after buying and demolishing a large Carnarvon block that blocked Welsh spectators from the Prince of Wales visit. About 10 000 people viewed the event free as the ground became a public park. The man is now Sir Charles Garden Assheton Smith.
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United Presse
London
Carnarvon
Prince of Wales
Charles Assh¢ton Smith
Sir Charles Garden Assheton- Smith
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