Telegraphers plan nationwide strike over pay and rights
National Secretary Russell says a 24 hour strike will spread across the United States and Canada after New York walkout. Conference in Chicago seeks to avert action with Neill Small Gompers Easley attending. Work to resume if arbitration or investigation is demanded.
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Chicago
United States
Canada
Russell
New York
Small
United States Labor
National Civic Federation
San Francisco
Samuel Small
Neill
Ilegal
Western Union
Town 18 Torn Up Explosion Hits Boulder Depot
A dynamite blast at the Colorado Southern freight depot in Boulder kills four people Isaac Dd Wilson Leslie Roy LaFevre H A Ramsey and Mrs O L Finch dies from shock. The blaze destroys the depot and damages 100 feet of surrounding area with thousands of freight units and a 1000 pound powder house exploded, injuring many and causing about 860000 in losses.
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Boulder
Colorado
Colo
Isaac DD
Wilson
Leslie Roy Lafevre
H. A.ramsey
O. L. Finch
Colorado Southern
Troubles in Belfast Prompt Government Apology
British officials express regret over Belfast riots as Irish MPs press for troop withdrawal and a full inquiry. Irish secretary Birrell pledges efforts toward settlement while Haldane cites a division along Catholic and Protestant lines amid the unrest. A trades union arbitration offer and a planned Belfast visitor from the Board of Trade are noted.
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Belfast
Ireland
House of Commons
Birrell
Board of Trade
Trades Unionists of Ireland
Haldane
First Chinese Admitted to Practice Law in Federal Court
Seid Back Jr commonly known as Back, real name Seid Gan, became the first Chinese admitted to practice in a federal court, via Judge Calverton in Portland Oregon. Born in Portland, 26, he recently completed a course at Oregon Law School and secured bar admission.
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Portland
Ore
Seid Back, Jr
Calverton
Seid Gan
Back
Young Back
Oregon Law School
Metcalf to Return to Washington on September Ninth
A navy department dispatch from Secretary Metcalf, summering in California, states he will leave for Washington to arrive September ninth. On return he will address the pending award of contracts for submarine vessel construction, after an attorney general decision allowing division among firms under guaranteed conditions if approved.
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Navy Department
Metcalf
California
Washington
American Cross of Honor Board Meets in Washington
The board of governors of the American Cross of Honor will meet in Washington D C on October 17 1907 to outline policy for the lifesaving order. They will discuss presenting annually the most heroic act in saving a life and note that each member has saved from one to one hundred lives and received the U S lifesaving medal of honor.
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Board of Governors of the American Cross of Honor
Washington, D. C
United States
Attorneys General Convene In St Louis On Trust Laws
Mississippi valley state attorneys general met at the Southern hotel in St Louis to plan a national conference. They aimed to organize concerted action to enforce state anti trust laws, at the invitation of Missouri Attorney General Herbert S Hadley.
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Mississippi Valley
Southern Hotel
St. Louis
Herbert 8. Hadley
Missouri
Boy Drowns in Nebraska City Cistern
Mark Wilson aged nine son of Harry D. Wilson cashier of First National bank of Nebraska City fell into a cistern at F D Spencer home two miles west of town while playing with two other children drowning before aid could reach him
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Mark
Harry D. Wilson
First National Bank of
Nebraska City
Neb
F. D. Spencer
Lord Frederick Seymour Commutation Reaches Prison
When Lord Frederick Seymour in jail at Clay Missouri learned Governor Folk had commuted his sentence to life imprisonment he remained silent. He will be moved to Jefferson City penitentiary in a few days.
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Barrington
Frederick Seymour Re
Clay- Mo
Folk
Jefferson City Penitentiary
Dan Patch Sets Galesburg Track Mark in Exhibition Mile
Dan Patch clocked a mile in 1 56 in an exhibition at Galesburg Jr beating his 1 57 record from the previous year. Pace maker and wind shield aided the effort with splits of 28, 58, 1 27, and 1 56.
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Dan Patch
Galesburg, Jr
Strike Envelops Western Union and Postal Telegraphs Nationally
Telegraphers from Western Union and Postal Telegraph as well as their Chicago locals walk out after clashes over union status in Los Angeles. Cities including Salt Lake City Denver Kansas City Dallas Fort Worth Colorado Springs and New Orleans join the nationwide walkout as 500 Postal Telegraph workers in Chicago join the action causing a sharp drop in available lines. National leaders order resumption of work pending further orders as the strike spreads but appears to be easing in late day reports.
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Western Union Telegraph Company
Chicago
Los Angeles
United States
Postal Telegraph Company
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union
Western Union
Salt Lake City
Helena
Kansas City
Dallas
Fort Worth
Tex
Colorado Springs
Denver
New Orleans
Small
The
Telegraphers Organization
Russell
Honduras Chooses September 15 Return to Constitution
The provisional Honduran government announces September 15 as the date to restore a constitutional government under the 1894 constitution. An October election will pick a permanent president with leading candidates General Davila and Dionysius Gutierrez.
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Washington
Honduras
Central America
General Davila
Dionysius Gutierrez
President Roosevelt Grants Pardon to Nancy Miller
President Roosevelt pardons Nancy Miller who was convicted six years ago in Indian Territory of manslaughter for killing Alice Blake over a gosling. Sentenced to $600 fine and ten years in the Ohio penitentiary, she has served about six years. She is mother to six or eight children needing her aid.
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Roosevelt
Nancy Miller
Indian Territory
Alice Blake
Gosling
Ohio
Fire at Pennsylvania hospital laundry building controlled
A fire broke out Friday afternoon in the laundry building of the Pennsylvania hospital for the insane. The laundry sits near patient wards but residents were not in danger. Fire crews contained the blaze.
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Pennsylvania Hospital For the Insane
Williams Named Democratic U S Senator Nominee in Mississippi
The Mississippi Democratic Executive Committee in Jackson declared John Sharp Williams the nominee for United States Senator, defeating Governor James E. Vardaman by a majority of 648. Williams was chosen after the party in session weighed the candidacy and electoral prospects.
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Mississippi Democratic Executive Committee
Jackson
John Sharp Williams
United States
James E. Vardaman
Willams
Vardaman
Wil Defer Building Bonds for Harvard School House
Voters approved bonds earlier for expansion but efforts to fund the Harvard school house addition show excess deferment. Construction is postponed for the current year as funds are allocated to outside rooms and other priorities.
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Harvard
Graft Prosecutions Advance Across San Francisco Departments
The San Francisco graft prosecutions proceed as the supreme court hears August 12 arguments on writs of prohibition to halt superior court trials. Judge Lawlor begins new trial of Louis Glass of Pacific States Telephone. Parksite defendants enter pleas before Judge Dunne amid bribery evidence and labor party claims. The court may also hear mayoralty questions.
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San Frencisco
Department of Justice
San Francisco
Supreme Court
Superior Court
Lawlor
Louis Glass
Pacific States Telephone Company
Parksite
Dunne
Pacific States
District Attorneys
Michael Casey
Committee On
Schmitz-Benham-Berger
Labor Party
Woman Prevents Wreck on Santa Fe River Bridge
Mrs Minnie Houdeshell, wife of a trackman living near Ethel Missouri, saved the eastbound California limited on the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe from a wreck by signaling with a fire and lantern as heavy rains toppled a bridge abutment into the river. Her quick action halted the train at a safe distance.
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Santa Fe
Minnie Houdeshell
Ethel
Kansas City
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Limited
Houdeshell
Stock selloff resumes in New York opening
Last week's liquidation in the stock market resumed at the New York opening on August 12 and persisted with few rallies. trading was massive in the first ten minutes as demoralization appeared. Hill and Harriman led losses while many smaller issues fell sharply. The market hit new lows, described as a great panic similar to last March. Sentiment among financial leaders remained distinctly pessimistic.
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New York
Hill
Harriman
New 1 Cent Postal Card Issued by Post Office
Postmasters notified of a new 1 cent postal card design printed on cream paper 3 5 inches, with United States of America at the top and McKinley portrait at the bottom. The space below is for the address only. Old cards remain valid until stocks exhaust.
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Ecard
United States of America
McKinley
Thieves Foiled By Storm At Stella Store Break-In
During a heavy electrical storm at Stella two men entered Barstler and Sons from a rear window observed by the Florence hotel keeper. Guests gathered firearms, a guard watched from outside, and after hours of rain no capture occurred. Shots fired through a side door and the robbers escaped from the rear.
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Florence
Barstler & Sons
Stella
Elevator Blast Damages Merriam & Holmquist Building
An explosion in the basement destroyed the east end of the ten story Merriam and Holmquist elevator at Sixteenth and Nicholas Omaha. The shaft was blown out as grain filled the car, with probable total loss of the elevator. No one was injured though workers in the broken area faced danger and heavy damage was expected.
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Merriam & Holmquist
Sixteenth and Nicholas
Omaha
Fea
Pepeon
Life sentence for fraud and no visible means of support
The Bohemian reports a man sentenced to hard labor for life for fraud and unsupported luxuries. Mrs. Joacker comments on his guilt while noting he cries and protests innocence. The victim is their friend Jack Smith. Born to Mr and Mrs John Smith a 12 pound boy.
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Joacker
Jack Smith
John Smith
In Extremis on a Calmed Yacht
The yacht lay becalmed with only ten bottles of champagne. Distress was signaled without response as the commodore admitted sobriety faced the voyage. A wild scene followed with blasphemy prayers songs and stoic waiting for fate.
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Puck
The Modern Child Five year old Nellie Needs Air During Spanking
A humorous Victorian vignette from Harper's describes a portly mother preparing to punish five year old Nellie. Nellie, tucked on her mother’s ample lap, asks for air before the spanking begins. The scene captures child mischief and parental reaction in a light tone.
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Nellie
Harper’s
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