Injunction strips leadership from railroad unions in Chicago
A federal judge in Chicago issues an extraordinary injunction at the request of Attorney General Daugherty prohibiting railroad union officials from directing the strike or communicating with strikers. The order aims to run the national labor action without leadership, confronting the core issue of maintaining order within unions during warfare.
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Chicago
U. S
Daugherty
Herrin
Ill
Conspiracy Charges Hit Puyallup Sumner Fruit Growers
The article reports a conspiracy claim against banking interests alleged to squeeze small creditors of the Puyallup and Sumner Fruit Growers Canning Co with nearly $1,000,008 claimed. F W Strang of Strang Prosser Seattle calls a meeting of unsecured creditors for 6 PM Saturday at Puyallup City Hall to discuss the matter.
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Puyallup Fruit Co
Prohibition Era Quips and Legal Upheaval in Seattle
A collage of carnival chatter and public issues in Seattle displays jokes about dry laws and public figures while detailing a receivership battle over a large northwest sugar company. Creditors in Puyallup face losses as the firm’s assets are sold and legal steps loom to recover pledged products.
Australians Take Match In Davis Cup Doubles Clash
At Forest Hills September 2 Australia shocked the United States by taking the doubles, Gerald Patterson and Pat O Hara Wood defeating William A Tilden and Vincent Richards 6 4 6 0 6 3 in 54 minutes, with Pat Wood as the day’s standout performer.
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West Side Tennis Club
Forest Hills
N. C
Australia
Gerald Patterson
Pat O'Hara
Wood
William A. Tilden
Vincent Richards
Pat Wood
General Strike Ordered Urged by James Kolbert
Washington dispatch reports Attorney General Daugherty securing a sweeping injunction against striking shopmen. Samuel Gompers says AFL council will decide next week whether to call a nationwide walkout, while labor leaders vow support and plan future legal action.
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James T. Kolbert
Washington
Daugherty
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
General Council of the Federation
Gompers
Department of Justice
William M. Johnston
International Association of Machinista
Gomperns
Gompersa
Striker Killed in Cleveland Gun Battle
In Cleveland on September 2 a boilermaker, Max Strazisar, was killed after a rifle duel with three men who fired at Peter Schweisthal of the New York Central railroad. Schweisthal was seriously wounded as he returned fire. the other two assailants vanished. Police found no trace of them.
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Cleveland
New York Central Railroad
Peter Schweisthal
New York Central
Schwelsthal
Max Strazisar
Seattle
Washington
Brotherhood Workers Quit Halt Southern Tracks
In Asheville North Carolina on September 2 traffic on the Southern railway was tied up after a general walkout by engineers firemen trainmen and conductors. A deputy marshal guarding the right of way reportedly beat a trainman as officials and union leaders met to seek a settlement.
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Asheville
N. C
Southern Railway
Brotherhood Railway
United States
Brotherhood
Strikers Defy Court Injunction in Railway Shops
Strikers from local railway shops defied an injunction sought by Attorney General Daugherty as meetings continued. Charles H. Fragler, business agent, said gatherings will persist. Across the river in Alexandria, H. C. Chicester, district chairman, vowed to keep meetings going until every man is jailed.
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Washington
Daugherty
Charles H. Fragler
Alexandria
H. C. Chicester
Pay Increase for Rail Men
Chicago Sept 2 300000 maintenance of waymen voted to accept a 3 cent an hour raise after abandoning a strike to seek a final appeal to the railroad labor board. The boost follows United States Steel corporation granting its workers a 6 cent an hour increase, shaping the industry move.
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Chicago
United States Railroad Labor Board
United States Steel Corporation
There Are Many Bargains Offered in Today's Want Ad Columns
Local want ads showcase a variety of bargains across categories. Savings span furniture tools clothing and household goods. Shoppers are urged to compare prices and act quickly as items move fast.
Postmaster and wife killed by lightning near Nogales
In Nogales Arizona on September 2, Post master Josiah Bond and his wife Minnie were instantly killed by a bolt of lightning while riding horseback in the Santa Rita mountains. Their horses also died. Advices from Alto, 30 miles north of Nogales, report the accident occurred during a fierce electrical storm.
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Nogales
Ariz
Josiah Bond
Minnie
Alto
Here
Bond
Santa Rita
Rebels Start Dublin Attack on Free State Strongholds
Insurgents began a coordinated assault on Dublin authority with machine guns targeting the Four Courts hotel and Kevin Street Free State stronghold. Many were wounded as the attack unfolded in the capital on September 2.
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Dublin
Free States
Insurgenta
Four Courts
Free State
Kevin Street
Gas price cut announced in Portland
Guy W. Talbot, president of Portland Gas & Coke, says that effective on all meter readings after August 31 the price of gas in Portland will be reduced by about ten cents per thousand cubic feet.
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Portland
Guy W. Talbot
Portland Gas & Coke Company
Pacific Mail Liner President Cleveland Ashore at Yangtse Mouth
The Pacific Mail liner President Cleveland, sailing from San Francisco to Yokohama with many passengers, ran ashore at the mouth of the Yangtze River China. Cable reports say the ship is not in immediate danger and will be floated at high tide. A tender stands by, and passengers have not been removed.
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San Francisco
Pacific Mail
Cleveland
Yokohama
Yang Tse River
China
Mayor Plans 10 to 20 Percent Budget Slash
Mayor Brown announced he will ask the city council to cut the preliminary budget estimates by 10 to 20 percent. He urged drastic reductions across all departments except police and fire and warned the current 26 mill tax levy must not rise. The council budget committee will focus on trimming the already submitted figures for the next month with no increases allowed.
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Brown
Eity Council
Council
Death at Auburn grade crossing sparks cross-state reform talk
Two men and a woman were killed when a Northern Pacific train backed into their car at a south Auburn crossing near the depot. The crash left the vehicle wedged under the baggage car. authorities call the crossing highly dangerous and urge action in next session.
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Auburn
J. H. Peterson
J. P. Sweeney
Borden’s
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Oak Cafe
Tacoma
Seattle
East Auburn
M. J. Lacey
M. A. Nelson
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Sweeney
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Althe
Rescue Task Continues At Argonaut Mine In Jackson
Rescue crews narrowed to the Argonaut Mine main shaft in Jackson California as 47 miners remained trapped for six days. Workers, exhausted but hopeful, pushed along the Kennedy mine tunnel while fresh teams arrived from Western Nevada to join the effort.
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Argonaut
Jackson
Cal
Kennedy
Lng
Nevada
Drunk Driving Sentenced in Local Court
Acting Police Judge Jake Kalina Saturday sentenced P. O. Johnson to 30 days in jail and a $100 fine for driving while intoxicated. Johnson was arrested after an auto collision at 1th Ave and Pinest.
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Jake Kalina
P. O. Johnson
Johnson
1Th Ave
Pinest
Park's First Baby Shower This Sunday
Little Woodland Gates Raffer ty, the first child born at Woodland park auto camp, will receive a shower and reception Sunday afternoon between 3 and 6. The Moose, Maccabees and Chamber of Commerce join the welcoming line. Baby Woodland, a boy named for Woodland park and Frank Gates, weighs in after a week. Parents hail from Los Angeles.
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Little Woodland Gates Rafferty
Woodland Park
Moose
Maccabees
Chamber of Commerce
Baby Woodland
Frank Gates
Los Angeles
Senate Passes Pomerene Corrupt Practices Act
Washington Sept 2 The Pomerene corrupt practices act passed the senate today without a record vote. It limits expenditure of senatorial candidates in the general elections to 10000 and candidates for the house to 5000. The Edge amendment to lift the ban on newspaper advertising was voted down.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
House
Famous Ace to Marry Mrs Durant in West Coast Year
Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker, former war ace and automobile maker, announced his engagement to Mrs. R C Durant, ex Adelaide Frost, currently in New York. Rickenbacker is in San Francisco after arriving from Portland and will stay two days before proceeding to Los Angeles and Detroit. No wedding date yet.
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San Francisco
Sdldie Rickenbacker
R. C. Durant
Boy Bandit Hanged for Holdup Murder
Frank Dupre, a boy bandit, was hanged in Atlanta after a holdup murder of a jeweler. He allegedly wounded several men during the crime as onlookers and his family reacted with sorrow at the gallows.
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Atlanta
Frank Dupre
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