Fire destroys Colorado and Southern depot in Boulder
John W. Reeves confessed to bombing the Colorado and Southern station with dynamite after a labor dispute with the Colorado and Northwestern railroad. Frank Kiser also confessed later as the mob moved to lynch Reeves. the attack killed five and injured about fifty, with property losses around $500000.
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Boulder
Colo
John W. Reeves
Colorado and Northwestern Railroad
Colorado and Southern
Frank Kiser
Reeves
Denver
Kiser
Arbitration ends strike risk for Denver railroad workers
Denver August 15 arbitration to settle disputes of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen on the Colorado and Southern and other Denver entering railroads. An arbitration committee with one rep from each railway and one from the switch crews will meet next Tuesday initiating the first sitting and ordering all striking Brotherhood members back to work.
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Denver
Brotherhood of Railway
Colorado and Southern Railway
Brotherhood
Colorado and Southern
Denver and
Rio Grande
Union Pacific
Santa Fe
Rock Island
Burlington
Labor Delegation Threads Roast Debate With Union Representatives
A meeting drew men and yardmen from each roast and included a representative from each labor organization involved. The aim was to discuss bargaining, conditions, and recognition amid rising disputes in the draw.
Charge May Be Murder Non Resident De fron St. Paul
A non resident employed by the estate to oversee its ore interests is at the center of a murder case. The stake involves a watch and range interests with organized groups planning to push the prosecution.
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Defron
Prisoners Pay for Privilege at Moroccan Ports
At other Moroccan ports prisoners are kept in the loose. The caid, Europeans, and Mazagan are obliged to pay for their privilege.
Fireman John Symonds Dies After Boxcar Fire
St Paul August 10 John Symonds a 30 year old salvage corps fireman died at city hospital from inhaling nitric acid fumes during a boxcar blaze. His condition was critical from the start and he suffered greatly before death.
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St. Paul
John Symonds
Salvage Corps
City Hospital
Symonds
Telegraph leaders claim all business being handled
Western and telegraph leaders say enough men are on duty to cover all work. Union leaders admit funds are tight but urge strikers to stay firm with promised aid. Press relations report improvement as leased wires to New York are manned and press associations resume work at their keys.
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New York
Western
Telegraph
Chicago and Detroit Boards of Trade Seek Roosevelt Mediation
The Chicago board of trade appeals to President Roosevelt to use his influence to settle the telegraph strike deadlock. Detroit board of trade adopts resolutions urging immediate government arbitration or amicable settlement to spare national business from further loss.
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Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago
Th Hoard
Roosevelt
Sager
Oyster Bay
Detroit
Detroit Board of Trade
No New Developments in Telegraph Strike Action
Chicago reports show little progress as telegraph companies refuse to meet strikers and avoid arbitration. Western Union and others claim better conditions, with no dispatch refusals noted. St Paul reports normal operation with 52 operators at work and messages arriving subject to delay.
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Chicago
Western Union
St. Paul
Selay
Chapman
Press circuits restored to working basis in Chicago area
All Associated Press circuits radiating from Chicago to the east north and west have been restored to a no working basis. The restoration unblocks news transmission across major regions.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Treasury to Move Crops Funds Through Banks
Secretary Cortelyou plans to distribute government funds to aid crop movement by placing money in banks for withdrawal by check. The plan mirrors Shaw era policy with tweaks, expecting no need for last year’s large sum. Customs receipts may be used to relieve smaller institutions while larger funds go to central distribution centers, with New York receiving a sizable share.
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New York
of the Treasury
Cortelyou
Times
Shaw
Treasury
Congress
France hints at possible action beyond Algeciras terms
Paris officials warn that events may compel France to overstep the Algeciras framework to protect mandates. An authoritative envoy says France would act in faith to the powers it holds, as artillery shifts from ships to land to extend range for coastal operations.
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Paris
France
Algeciras
Casa
Oranjis
Drude
Narrow Escape at Ashtown Estate Explosion
An early day explosion shattered a wall of Lord Ashtown's residence at Ashtown Estate in Ireland, while the lord slept unharmed. The blast damaged furniture and sparked talk of threats tied to agitators and disputes with gamekeepers on the estate.
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Eland
Ang
Ashtown
Aig
Government denies shortages of troops claim
A statement asserts that the government did not decline to furnish additional forces and that the claim of no reinforcements being provided is incorrect.
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Casa Blanca
King Edward in Prussia at Wilhelmshohe in Cassel
King Edward reached Wilhelmshohe railway station two hours late due to a royal yacht delay at Flushing. Emperor William, in British field marshal attire, welcomed him cordially as troops lined the route to the castle and crowds gathered to witness the royal meeting.
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Cassel
Prussia
Edward
Wilhelmshohe
Flushing
William
Taft Returns to Washington from Ontario Vacation
Secretary Taft resumes duties at the War Department after a month at Murray Bay Ontario. He plans a Western trip ending in Seattle before sailing to the Philippines, and works to prepare the annual report and next fiscal year's war department estimates, denying visitors outside officials.
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Washington
Taft
Murray Bay
Ont
War Department
Seattle
Phillippines
Ironworker Bill the Tumbler Dies After Fall on Bridge
New York Aug 15 William V Albright an ironworker from Titusville Pa known as Bill the Tumbler died after a fall on the Famrsburg bridge. He carried a three inch nail embedded in his skull yet survived a previous eighty seven foot fall from a building in New Liverpool and quipped that it was only a little bump.
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New York
William V. Albright
Titusville
Bill
Albright
Famsburg
New Liverpool
Russian and Japanese Ambassadors Submit Open Door Convention
Baron Rosen and Viscount Aoki visited the state department to present Acting Secretary Adee with the convention recently concluded between Russia and Japan to carry on the continuation of the open door policy in that region.
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Washington
Baron Rosen
Viscount Aoki
State Department
Adee
Russia
Japan
Dry spell cripples factories and mills in New England
Jewett City reports the worst dry period in 50 years as streams run dry forcing factory closures and cotton mill owners to lose revenue while farmers must fetch water from distant sources. In New York a trolley and work car crash near Lynbrook killed motorman J. R. Vander Zwit and injured four passengers.
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Jewett City
Conn
New York
Lynbrook
J. R. Vander Zwit
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