Luxemburg Labor Law Requires Wages in Cash
Vice Commercial Agent Murphy sent to the State Department a translation of Luxemburgs labor law now in force. It requires wages to be paid in current money at least twice a month and bans deductions for drinks. Deductions are allowed for rent, lodgings, food and tools at cost. wage assignment is limited. farm laborers and live-in servants are exempt.
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Murphy
State Department
Washington
Luxemburg
State Dlement
Grand Duchy of
Strike Fades as Ishpeming Miners Lose Confidence
Two weeks ago 1800 to 2400 miners marched for higher pay led by brass bands. Now parades have ceased and workers show defeat in the six week strike, with about 360000 dollars lost in wages to the county and daily losses of around 10000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ishpeming
Mich
Maspeth Boxing Club Opens Arena for 6000
In Maspeth New York a new Seaside Athletic club house with a 6 000 seat arena opened after boxing events were halted at Coney Island. Frank Erne beat Jack Shelley in 7 rounds at 126 pounds and George Lavigne defeated Jimmy Handler in 6 rounds at 133 pounds.
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Maspeth
L. I
Coney Island
Seaside Athletic Club
Frank Erne
Buffalo
Jack Shelley
Brooklyn
George Lavigne
Saginaw
Jimmy Handler
Bob Fitzsimmons
Erne
Lavigne
Thief Snatches Rich Sack at Montana Central Depot
A man calling himself George Wilkins robbed the Montana Central depot ticket office as an excursion train pulled out for Anaconda. He grabbed a sack of about $50, fled onto the train, and was chased for ten miles by a switch engine and police before being captured. The money was not recovered, suspecting a confederate.
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Buttle
Mon
George Wilkins
Montana Central
Anaconda
Wheat pours into Duluth as rail arrivals surge
Duluth and Superior see unprecedented wheat shipments with about 800 railroad cars arriving in the last two days, vastly exceeding the previous week’s average of around 100 cars per day. The surge marks a record pace for the head of the lakes region.
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Duluth
Superior
Olympia Sets Sail for China From San Francisco
The cruiser Olympia left San Francisco for China via Honolulu amid speculation that Captain Reade denies any plan to set a world record between this port and Honolulu.
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Olympia
San Francisco
Froun
China
Honolulu
Cartain Reade
Farmer Dies in Suspected Wagon Accident Near Sioux City
A farmer named B. C. Bacon, described as well to do and living eight miles south of the area, died in what appears to be a wagon accident after the wagon he was driving overturned near deating 9 tanneren oak ak na weave dra'n out is barrel.
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Sioux City
B. C. Bacon
Deating
Mob Lynching Shuts Four Murderers in Yreka Cal
A mob of 250 men forcibly freed and hanged four inmates from the Siskiyou county jail including Lawrence H Johnson William Hull Louis Moreno and Garland Seemler. The killings followed a wave of violence in Yreka and nearby areas with the mob seizing the jail after misleading the sheriff and deputies and using a sledge to break cells. The town with a history of mob violence recalled gold rush era justice as the four bodies were strung from locust trees in a grim summary execution.
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Yreka
Cal
Siskiyou County
Lawrence Johnson
Etna
William Null
Henry Hayter
Callahans
Louis Moreno
Garland Seemler
George Seers
Jasper Meierhans
Bailey Hill
Radford
Lawrence H. Johnson
Johnson
William Hull
Null
Moreno
Casper Meierhans
Seemler
Yacht Rescue After Collision Off New York Bay
The sloop Adelaide owned by cotton broker Robert W. Jr. was struck by the iron steamer Perseus near Norton's Point. On board were broker Inman yachtsman Mr. and Mrs. G L Evans Miss Morton and Herbert Dorno mate. All aboard believed rescued.
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New York
Adelaide
Robert W. , Jr
Norton’s Point
Perseus
Inman
Colda Harbor
G. L. Evans
West Forty-ninth Street
Morton
Springfield
Mass
Dorno
Business Man Drowns After Canal Accident
George Tileston of St. Cloud a leading milling businessman was drowned near Coup Minn when his horse frightened and the top buggy plunged into a 15 foot canal. Tileston escaped the buggy but sank before help could reach him after leaving his office at 6 o clock.
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Str
Minn
George Tileston
Oogan
Firemen Overcome In Hanson’s Drug Store Basement
Six firefighters in Des Moines County Iowa were overcome by heat smoke and gases while battling a basement fire at Hanson’s drug store. Rescue was difficult with Charles Briar Harvey Brown Caperon William Griffin Patrick Morgan and Joseph Roddy rendered unconscious. Two men Morgan and Capron required resuscitation. Origin unknown but suspected to be an explosion with chemicals releasing toxic gases.
Army of Knights Templar Invade Boston for Great Convention
Boston welcomes twenty five thousand Sir Knights Templar and accompanying ladies as cities’ hotels fill and streets glow with flags streams and lights. Visitors pour in from across the country to Horticultural Hall and other venues amid jovial fellowship and grand decorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Temple
Albion
Boston Commandery
Horticultural Hall
Taylor Case Heard On Habeas Corpus In S D Supreme Court
In Pierre on August 28 the South Dakota Supreme Court heard the State against W W Taylor on habeas corpus. The state argued the five year sentence was valid and any invalidity rested only on excess of jurisdiction. The defense contended the state is a body politic and no law defined theft from such a body as a crime.
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Pierre
S. D
South Dakota
W. W. Taylor
Saloonkeepers' League Aims at West Superior Street Cars
West Superior Wisconsin August 28 warrants issued for violators of state Sunday closing laws. A street car conductor and motorman arrested to test case against street railway company. The conte intends to prosecute unit closed tight on Sunday or water and all other places are allowed to open.
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West Superior
Wis
Ccr
Conte
Librarian Spofford Clarifies 22400 Payment
Spofford said the 22400 dollars paid into the treasury last week was the balance between salary disbursements for several months and government copyright fees. He denied the sum showed a deficit or any misappropriation and stressed it represents due amounts rather than a deficit.
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Washington
Spofford
Treasury
Counterfeiter Arrested In Wisconsin Case
Whitewater Wisconsin August 28 Henry Chamberlain arrested on charges of making counterfeit dollars. police say he possessed an extensive outfit for the work and admits nine years in the business. lawmen have been on the case for over a year and call the capture important.
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Whitewater
Wis
Henry Chamberlain
Chamberlain
Water Supply Contaminated Amid Typhoid Outbreak
Typhoid fever alarms rise in Calumet Red Jacket and Laurium as officials fear contaminated Lake Superior water. Visible solids in filtered supply spur call for investigation and action to protect residents.
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Caluumeet
Mich
Calumet
Red Jacket
Lake Superior
Saint Paul men fined after prairie chickens seizure
State game wardens report daily seizures in Minneapolis and Saint Paul. W F Ickel and J F Baker, prominent St Paul youths, returned from a trip with 36 prairie chickens and were arrested after arriving by the Great Northern with dogs, guns, and hunting paraphernalia.
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St. Pawl
Minneapolis
St. Paul
W. Fickel
J. F. Baker
Great Northern
Eloped With His Hired Girl Ended in Arrest
Aberdeen, Aug 28. A farmer named Grange from six miles southeast of Doland eloped with his hired girl and fled to Buffalo, where he was arrested. He has a wife and six children. The girl had previously been ruined by him.
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Aberdeen
Grange
Doland
Buenno
G A R Encampment Hints St Paul May Host Next
Louisville report from August 28 notes interviews with G A R delegates point to St Paul as next encampment site. Pittsburg 1894 fight hindered by Henry Watterson's eloquence and late campaign start despite state pledges to Louisville.
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Louisville
St. Paul
Pittsburg
Henry Watterson
Louise
Ships Sail for Chee Foo Washing Ton
The Concord left Chemulpo Korea bound directly for Chee Foo China. The Orktown also sails for this port, departing Shanghai on Saturday, keeping the United States ready for possible action in Chinese waters.
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Chee Foo
Concord
Chemulpo
Korea
Will
China
Orktown
Shanghai
United States
Reddington Case Reversed by State Supreme Court
Pierre South Dakota August 28 The supreme court under Judge Kellam reversed the lower court in the State vs James D Reddington convict from Codington county of the murder of J E Kelley and sentenced to life in the penitentiary.
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Reddington
Pierre
S. D
Supreme Court
Kellam
James D. Reddington
Codington County
J. E. Kelley
Big Interstate Reunion Opens in Hastings Neb
One of the Wests largest interstate reunions opened in Hastings Nebraska on Monday. It combines the Nebraska department of the G A R the Kansas Nebraska G A R the Nebraska Band union and the Nebraska national guard. Provision is made to feed 100000 people with tent accommodations for the same number.
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Hastings
Neb
West
Department of Nebraska G. A
Kansas-Nebraska G. A. R
Nebraska Band Union
Nebraska National Guard
Missouri official Sol Hughlett shoots self in drug store
Wellsville Missouri August 28 Hon Sol Hughlett a prominent state figure shot and killed himself in Peyton's drug store. He was alone at the time and investigators have not established whether the act was premeditated or accidental.
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Wellsville
Sol Hughlett
Missouri
Peyton
Bull Fight in Cripple Creek Falters
Crowds at Gillette, Colorado, failed to appear for the bull fight. With attendance under 200, no animals were killed and organizers report the venture a financial failure.
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CripPpLe Creek
Colo
Gillette
Railway Shops Planned at Cloquet Minnesota
Cloquet Minnesota August 28 The Duluth and Winnipeg Road will build shops at this site to handle cars and machine work for the entire line. The full extent of the shops has not yet been determined.
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Cloquet
Minn
Duluth and
Winnipeg
Conflicting Testimony in Mrs Perkins Murder Inquest
In Minneapolis on May 28 testimony at the coroner inquest into the deaths of Mrs Perkins and Mrs io kins was highly conflicting with few new details emerging about the alleged murders.
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Minneapolis
Perkins
Brazil Rio Grande do Sul Revolt Pressure Reaches Washington
Washington reports Minister Thompson telegraphed the department about a cited agreement between the federal government of Brazil and Rio Grande do Sul revolutionists. The message signals diplomatic activity amid the ongoing South American turmoil.
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Washindton
Thompson
Department of
Brazil
Rio Grande Do Sul
Tragic Threshing Accident in Elporablo Claims Two
In Elporablo Illinois on August 28 a threshing machine collapse killed two men and injured several others. The old firehouse, declared unsafe, was reportedly in the hands of an incompetent fireman at the time of the incident.
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Elporablo
Ill
Assa
Four ringleaders executed in Shanghai massacre report
London dispatch relayed from Shanghai by The Pall Mall Gazette states that four of the ringleaders in the massacre of missionaries have been executed.
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London
Pall Mall Gazette
Shanghai
Cheng Tu
Lynching of Murder Suspect in Springfield Kentucky
About a dozen men forcibly took Harrison Lewis from the jail and hanged him to a tree in the courthouse yard in Springfield Kentucky shortly after 2 PM, following the murder of Joe Brooks the previous Friday night.
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Kentucky
Springfield
Harrison Lewis
Joe Brooks
Demoralized Rates Hit Chicago Rail Fares
Chicago August 24 reports show Knights Tem lar tickets selling on the streets for 10 to 12 dollars above regular fares of 19 dollars. Roads scramble for business with brokers alleging a rate-breaking combination or misused tickets. Brokers claim some buyers cannot make Boston trips and may redeem tickets, but street sales continue at the low prices.
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Chicago
Knights Templar
Boston
Nebraska Democrats Converge In Uneasy Convention
Omaha reports a Nebraska Democratic state convention that shows no conciliatory plan between silver and gold factions. The meeting focused on monetary policy with silver as the central issue, while the anti silver wing plans to meet at Lincoln on September 5. Acclamations named E. J. Phillips for supreme court judge and Dr. H. S. Blackburne and J. K. Kettle as regents of the state university.
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Omaha
Nebraska
Smith
Lincoln
Supreme Court
E. J. Phillips
Regents of State University
H. 5. Blackburne
J. K. Kettle
Knights Templar Conclave Preparations in Boston
Boston prepares for the three year Knights Templar conclave with observation stands being set up along the parade route and hundreds of decorators hanging bunting and emblems. The grand parade on Tuesday is expected to draw about 30 000 knights and over 300 000 visitors if the weather holds. Excursions from New England will bring crowds and many banks offices and major firms will close for the day.
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Boston
Konnights Templar
United States
New England
Weavers Win Their Strike In Philadelphia
Philadelphia grain carpet weavers who marched for a 7 percent wage increase have secured the new scale. Of 600 firms involved 580 signed the advance and the remaining firms are expected to follow soon.
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Philadelphia
Ingrain
French Advice to Spain on Cuba Autonomy
The Figaro argues Spain should grant adequate autonomy to Cuba to end the Separatist movement rather than продолжить a costly war. It warns that even victory would leave grievances to address among the inhabitants.
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Spain
Paris
the Figaro
Cuba
Milwaukee Road resumes daily James River trains
Aberdeen dispatch reports the Milwaukee Road now runs daily trains on its north and west James River division, ending an every other day service that had operated for 10 months due to slack business. The change signals broader revival in the region’s commerce.
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Aberdeen
Milwaukee Road
James River
Farmers Mutual Benefit to Wind Up Affairs
Shelbyville Illinois August meeting of stockholders including Shelby county's wealthiest farmers resolved to place the association's property under a receiver to wind up its affairs.
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Shelbyville, Ills
Farmers’ Mutual Benefit Association
Shelby County
May Be a Lynching In South Carolina Article
Yangton South Carolina August 28 Robert Dowdy a man recently from Alabama was jailed here charged with assault a woman in a case that has prompted talks of possible lynching amid unrest and local fear in the tight community.
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Yangton
S. C
Robert Dowdy
Alabama
Matsugata Resigns as Japanese Finance Minister
Yoroyama Aug 28 Count Matsugata the Japanese minister of finance has resigned.
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Matsugata
Yoroyama
Count Matsugata
Finance
Mulvihill Defends Ex Wife in Murder Case
Kansas City August 27 Conductor Mulvihill once married to Mrs Louise Hawkins claims his wife fell under the control of Mrs Nora Perkins whom he says is not Hawkins sister He recalls divorcing Hawkins in Des Moines Iowa in 1891 and asserts Perkins influenced his former wife while Hawkins was killed leaving unanswered questions about the pair's fate
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Kansas City
Mulvihill
Louise Hawkins
Nox Perkins
Nora Perkins
Des Moines
Minneapolis
Hawkins
Impersonation Key in Lola Perkins Murder Case
In Minneapolis on August 27 the sensational arrest of Lola Perkins for the murder of Lola Hawkins dominates talk. The state’s main evidence alleges Perkins impersonated Hawkins to obtain two life insurance policies and paid the premiums. Both agents will swear Perkins filed the applications and signed Hawkins’s name. The state also notes Perkins’s son Frank was told by his mother to sleep with all clothes on the night before the fires, a detail neighbors observed as he emerged from the burning house dressed.
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Minneapolis
Lola Perkins
Lola Hawkins
Mrs. Perkins
Mrs. Hawkins
Hawkins
Indictments Charged in Pine Ridge Rape Case
The United States grand jury indicted five Sioux men for raping Louise Hudspeth, a 13 year old quarter blood Sioux girl at the mission school near Pine Ridge agency. The defendants, including the son of the Sioux supreme judge, are jailed at Hot Springs.
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United States
Grand Jury
Louise Hudspeth
Mission School
Pine Ridge Agency
Hot Springs
Supreme Judge of the
Saloonkeepers Retaliate in West Superior Sunday Closures
In West Superior Wisconsin on August 26 saloonkeepers respond to the city council closing all saloons on Sunday and after midnight by meeting unanimously. They pass resolutions and appoint committees to enforce the broad state Sunday closing law.
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West Superior
Wis
Cresco Fair to Award 500 in Bicycle Race Prizes
The Cresco Fair association in Cresco, Louisiana, announces 500 in prizes for bicycle races set for September 10 to 13. Entries already include many leading towns from Southern Minnesota.
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Cresco
Cresco Fair Association
Minnesota
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Luxemburg Labor Law
Maspeth, L. L
Yreka, Cal
Broker Inman
New York Bay
St. Cloud
Sir Knights Templar
Greater
Taylor
U.S
Democrats
MR. Mulvihill
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