Disturbances Persist As Chicago Teamsters Strike
In Chicago on May 1 disorder injuries rise as talks to end the teamsters strike with arbitration appeals to President Roosevelt surface at a Chicago Federation of Labor meeting. Federal troops remain on standby with Col Duggan and Col Hunter Heggitt stating no immediate need for troops, while trains move money to the treasury and the strike continues.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
Teamsters
Chicago Federation of Labor
United States Treasury
W. F. Duggan
Department of the Lakes
Hunter Heggitt
Department
Duggan
Sub-Treasury
Fort Rheridan
Excursion Rates To California For Woodmen Meeting
Very low excursion fares announced from all stations April 10 through 14 to San Francisco and Los Angeles via the North Western Line. The Overland Limited offers electric lighting and under three days travel. California Express provides drawing room and tourist sleeping cars. For rates and tickets, contact Chicago and North Western Railway agents.
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San Francisco
Los Angeles
North-Western
Woodmen of the World
California
Overland Limited
California Express
Chicago & North-Western Ra Y
Oerson
Washington
Chicago
Missouri River
Iowa
Minnesota
Dakotas
Portland
North-Western Line
W. B. Kniskern
General Assembly of Cumberland Presbyterran
Fresno
Chicago Strike Rumors Declared Untrue by Officials
Officials deny reports of troop deployment or government wagons in Chicago amid strike tensions. They insist government action is unnecessary and that business can proceed without military involvement.
Disturbances Mark Teamsters Strike in Chicago
May 1 Chicago reports disturbances at the Eighteenth street barns of the Employers' Teaming company. A nonunion colored teamster slashed plumber Inor Mulcahy, who was hospitalized. About 100 nonunion black teamsters quit the stables to work for J W Farwell. Two youths were wounded, one stabbed and one shot. Coles, a nonunion man, was arrested. Police used clubs to quell a mob at the Majestic hotel.
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Chicago
Teamsters
I- Ployers
Inor Mulcahy
Mulcahy
People’s Hospital
J. W. Farwell Company
Victor Grimes
Grimes
James McNamara
Marshall Field & Co
A. B. Coles
Coles
Ajestic Hotel
Quincy Street
Express Delays Cause Losses On Chicken and Produce
Large shipments of live chickens and vegetables piled at railroad depots and express stations overflow express wagons. Shippers and merchants fear heavy losses unless consignments are moved quickly.
Secret Service Chief Heads to Philippines to Tackle Counterfeiting
San Francisco May 1 John E Wilkie chief of the United States secret service travels to the Philippines to investigate counterfeit American silver coins. The effort targets Filipino and Chinese operatives who have expanded their network threatening island commerce. He will organize a large force and stop in Honolulu to establish a secret service branch.
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San Francisco
John E. Wilkie
United States
Secret Service
Philippines
Honolulu
Chicago Man Kills One Child and Self in Domestic Tragedy
Leo Pranikoff, a musician, attempted to asphyxiate himself and his four children in Chicago. Pranikoff and one child died, two other children critical. Quarrels with his wife preceded the event. he drove her from the home with a knife last Sunday. The wife filed for divorce Friday.
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Chicago
Leo Pranikoff
Pranikoff
Earthquake Hits Geneva May 1
Shocks were felt in Geneva at 2:45 a.m. and alarmed residents who rushed outside. Damage in the city was slight, with tremors reported across Canton de Valois and other areas. Subterranean rumblings accompanied the quake, with some houses damaged in Canton de Valnic.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Canton de Valois
Canton de Valnic
Severe earthquake damage near Chamonoix and Argentieres
The tremor caused widespread destruction with cracked houses and damaged monuments. The church at Argentieres was shaken to a dangerous condition, indicating severe impact in the area and its surroundings.
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Chamonoix
Argentieres
Earthquake Shocks Felt in Lyons and Nearby Towns
Shocks were felt in Lyons, Pontarlier, and Gex between 2 and 3 a.m. on May 1. The tremors disrupted sleep across the region with no immediate reports of damage.
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Lyons
France
Pontarlier
Gex
Witnesses Describe Hammer Used in Koch Murder Trial
Lena Weideman testified she saw Dr. George R. Koch in his office between 9 and 9:30 on the night of Dr Gebhardt’s murder and saw him take a object from the wall into his pocket when a light appeared. Mrs Kasz testified a hammer hung in the office but not the same hammer shown in court.
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Mankato
Mann
Lena Weideman
Frederick Crone
New Ulm
George R. Koch
L. A. Gebhardt
Dr. Koch
Milwaukee Banker Fred Vogel Jr Elected President
Fred Vogel Jr was chosen president of the First National Bank of Milwaukee to fill the vacancy created by the removal of Frank C Bigelow. Vogel, a leading Milwaukee businessman and longtime bank director, succeeds the defaulting president.
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Milwaukee
Fred Vogel, Jr
First National Bank
Frank C. Bigelow
Vogel
Five-year-old dies in Rolla prairie fire blaze
Fire swept ten miles east of Rolla injuring the five year old daughter of Mrs. Andrew Makella who died from burns endured in the prairie blaze near Prairie Fire Grand Forks on May 1.
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Grand Forks, N. D
Andrew Makella
Rolla
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Teething Remedy Ad
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething infants noting relief from wind colic and diarrhoea. Travel notice lists North Western Line schedules with The Overland Limited and The California Express to California, May 12 deadlines and Cumberland Presbyterian church event in Fresno.
Patent remedy ad claim for quick cure and refund
An old advertisement promises to cure a cold in one day with LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE tablets. It notes refunds if it fails and bears E. W. Grove's signature on each box, priced at 25 cents.
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E. W. Grove
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