Manufacturers Propose Profit Sharing To 25000 Workers
Fall River Massachusetts October 18 1904 The Manufacturers association announces a profit sharing plan and a wage restoration proposal affecting about 25000 employes in New England cotton mills. If adopted the plan could spread from Fall River to other mills and aligns with Governor Douglas arbitrator settlement.
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Fall River
Mars
Manufacturers’ Association
New England
William L. Douglas
Largest of ore docks to rise in Duluth
The Duluth Missabe and Northern road plans the largest ore dock in the world in Duluth costing about 600000 dollars. It will have 284 pockets stand 72 feet high and enter service by May 1 1906. This will be the fourth dock for the Missabe ore shipping system and will expand the world’s biggest ore handling complex.
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Duluth
Duluth, Misgabe and Northern Road
Steel Corporation
Great Northern
Aliouez Bay
Missabe
Tornado Strikes Sorento Illinois Killing Four
A tornado hit Sorento, Illinois, killing four residents and injuring thirty five, with forty homes destroyed and the town left in debris. Telegraph lines to Sorento were cut as rescuers worked by lantern light in the rain.
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St. Louis
Thomas File
William Stewart
William Mann
Harrison
Sorento
Deluged by Cloudburst Swamps St Louis and Surrounding Areas
Terrific rainfall lashed St Louis and nearby towns on October 19 with cloudburst conditions. Alton and Grafton reported floods, trains encountered washouts with potential deaths, Des Peres lowlands flooded, and Forest Park partially submerged. Rescue crews evacuated residents from rooftops as delays and outages affected rail service.
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St. Louis
Sorento
Ill
Alton
Grafton
Chicago
Peoria
Frank Drew
H. Ballard
Albert Patton
River Des Peres
Forest Park
Tornado Fatalities Reported Near Manford Oklahoma
A tornado one mile west of Manford Oklahoma killed two children of E R Anderson and seriously injured Mrs Anderson and Miss Maud Root. Several others were hurt as the storm traveled a quarter mile wide for several miles.
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Tulsa
I. T
Manford
E. R. Anderson
New Orleans Recovers From Yellow Fever Campaign
New Orleans nears normalcy as quarantines shrink and business resumes. Country folk are returning to markets and workers head to rural areas. In the last twenty four hours there was only one death outside New Orleans.
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New Orleans
Roosevelt Begins South Tour Ending Visit to New Orleans
President Roosevelt started a lengthy trip through the South, visiting all Atlantic coast states and Alabama, Arkansas, and Louisiana. He will complete his tour having visited every state, with Mrs. Roosevelt and aides aboard the special train.
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Washington
Roosevelt
South
Atlantic Coast
Alabama
Arkansas
Louisiana
Union
Southern Railway
William Loeb, Jr
P. M. Rixey
Navy
John A. McIlhenny
President's Regiment of
Rough Riders
John C. Greenway
Michigan
John §. Elliott
Porto Rico
M. C. Latta
John L. McGrew
Hefty A. Stohmeyer
L. S. Brown
The
Secret Service
Roosevelt Day in Virginia Draws Vast Richmond Crowd
Richmond Virginia October 19 Roosevelt day began under cloudy skies but cleared by morning. The presidential train arrived at Main Street depot and a large reception formed. Roosevelt spoke from Capitol Square before a huge crowd, then attended a banquet at Mason Temple for 400 guests.
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Richmond
Roosevelt
Virginia
Main Street
Capitol Square
Masonic Temple
Will Be Decided Later French Force Against Venezuela
Paris October 19. The French armored force plan against Venezuela remains undecided as military authorities contemplate the nature and scope of potential intervention. Official statements emphasize strategic considerations and the need for careful evaluation before any action.
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France
Venezuela
Immense timber deal ties BC coast to Minneapolis buyers
Vancouver announces the sale of 43,000 acres of timber lands on Vancouver Island to a Minneapolis syndicate. The tract between Salmon River and Campbell River contains about 1.2 billion feet of prime fir and cedar. Purchasers plan a Vancouver saw mill with an estimated annual output of 70,000,900 feet.
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Vancouver
B. C
British Columbia
Minneapolis Lumbermen
Vacouver Island
Salmon River
Campbell River
Pacific Coast
Mississippi fever report lists new cases and a death
Jackson Mississippi October 19 report shows Natchez five new cases Port Gibson one new case Rixle one death Vicksburg two new cases Hamburg two new cases reflecting yellow fever activity in the state over the past day.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Natchez
Port Gibson
Rixle
Vicksburg
Hamburg
Hope Fades for Rep Jerry Simpson in Wichita
In Wichita Kansas on October 19 Congressman Jerry Simpson slept several hours. His physician expressed no hope and warned that another hemorrhage could be fatal.
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Wichita
Kan
Jerry Simpson
Attempted attack on district attorney Jerome by former witness
New York police thwart an assault on District Attorney W. T. Jerome as Jacob Meyer, angered over fees for his testimony in red light district cases, tried to batter the door of the DA office. He carried morphine and a syringe, and was later jailed for intoxication and disorderly conduct with a six month sentence to Blackwell's Island.
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New York
W. T. Jerome
Jacob Meyer
Mr. Jerome
Meyer
Jerome
Reg Light
Inspector Cross
Herlihy
Reagan
Red Light
Blackwells Island
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Huron
Men & Boys
Chas. Kaufman & Bros
S. Kaufman & Brea
SAM Appel World Building
Brighton
R. H. Cory
Third St., Huron, S. D
Poe Sho Ellsoule Co
Syracuse, WY
Sorento, Ill
Indian Territory
John €. Wise
M.D
President Roosevelt
Virginia City
Deix
Necuelan
Urest
Ushart
French Antilles
Troude
Julian de la Graviere
Lavoisier
Gnasseloup-Laubat
Ao Shance
Samuel
United States
Paris
Odt
Minneapolis
Neo Hope
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