Walk-out Ordered as Telegraphers Strike in Chicago
Chicago telegraph operators of Western Union struck at midnight after local union leaders urged refusal to work with non union Los Angeles staff. Night Chief Price ordered departures and 70 men left, with morning paper crews quitting as well. Union officials cited San Francisco events as motivation.
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Chicago
Western Union
Los Angeles
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union
Overland Division
Harry Price
Mr. Price
Price
Small
San Francisco
Russell
Gift of Tongues drive to asylum in Butler township
Lisbon confirms Clara Shreve 23 was adjudged insane after six weeks of Gift of Tongues activity in Alliance. Her husband and father secured admission to Massillon asylum, with Shreve removed from home to receive treatment.
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Lisbon
Clara Shreve
A CHARMED LIFE OF ADOLESCENT INJURIES
Newark Ohio eleven year old Thomas O'Dell fell from a tree and broke his arms and legs and was seriously hurt. In two years he has been rescued from a watery grave three times run over by wagons twice and his eyesight harmed by exploding powder and bitten by a bulldog. He may recover from his latest accident.
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Newark
Thomas O’dell
Churchmen Protest Over Amish Farm Option In Bellefontaine
In Bellefontaine Ohio Amos Yo der an Amish church elder granted an option on his farm but faced church opposition. Elders protested and Elder King tried to withdraw but the country club committee of purchase holds the contract binding and intends to compel compliance.
Stricken With Heart Failure At Buckeye Lake
Walter Anderson age 20 son of Dr T T Anderson a prominent Columbus physician died of heart failure after his boat overturned at Buckeye Lake his body sank to the lake bottom eight feet and was recovered The coroner inquest found death due to heart failure not drowning
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Newark
Walter Anderson
T. T. Anderson
Columbus
Buckeye Lake
Anderson
Rosie Siegel case ends with no grounds found
Probate Judge Griffiths reports no grounds to Rosie Siegel charges against Columbus home for the feeble minded management. She claimed abuse, but findings negate the accusation. The girl will be returned to the institution.
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Youngstown, O
Rosie Siegel
Columbus
Griffiths
Photographers of America End Convention with Detroit Next
Dayton Ohio hosts the Photographers of America convention where adjournment was taken to meet next year in Detroit Michigan. The committee on a permanent award system backed a badge of merit and a national academy of photography but the report was tabled.
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Dayton, O
The
Photographers of America
Detroit
Mich
National Academy of Photography
Williams County Fire Bug Paroled Return to Prison Yard
Homer Morrison, known as the Williams county fire bug, is back at labor in the prison yard after a brief parole release. He arrived at the penitentiary and said nothing about his return. Morrison had been paroled several months ago.
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Columbus
Homer Morrison
Williams County
Morrison
Two Canoeists Drowned in Maumee River Race
In Defiance Ohio Karl Krotz aged 23 and Victor Mansfield aged 19 drowned while racing canoes on the Maumee river off Island Park. Their bodies were recovered.
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Defiance
Karl. Krotz
Charles
Victor Mansfield
F. W.mansfield
Maumee River
Island Park
Drowning at Buckeye Lake Claims Newark Youth
Fred Shuff 21 son of Wmn Shuff of Centerbury drowned at Buckeye Lake while on a boat ride with two companions. The trio were joking when he fell overboard from the rear of the boat.
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Newark, O
Fred Shuff
Wmn. Shuff
Centerbury
Buckeye Lake
Man Bitten by Dog Sends Family from Findlay City
D. E. Todd, bitten by a dog, warned hydrophobia risk and moved his family out of Findlay. He sought hospital treatment himself, fearing infection might spread to relatives.
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Findlay
D. E. Todd
Rumors of foul play in Marietta death case
The body of Ned Jackson of Pomeroy Ohio was found in the Chioiver here. Jackson drowned while working on the steamer Greenwood a few days ago and it is rumored he may have met with foul play.
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Marietta, O
Ned Jackson
Pomeroy, O
Jackson
Greenwood
Rail worker struck by train escapes with minor injuries
Marysville Ohio John Stimings a section hand on the Toledo and Ohio Central railroad was struck by a passenger train and hurled about 50 feet but escaped with a broken arm and wrist and a few slight cuts.
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Marysville
John Stimings
Toledo & Ohio Central Railroad
Night Gas Attack Endangers Dayton Family
A Dayton man awoke to find an apparent attempt on his and his adopted son's lives with gas jets fully turned on. His wife, suspected, fled as officers investigated a forced bedroom window entry. Neighbors found the house in disarray and the wife absent amid lunacy suspicions.
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Dayton, O
Preteken
Hickory Street
Canton merchant charged with housebreaking
J E Finerfrock of Canton Fulton and Finefrock Bros. was arrested on a housebreaking charge. Mrs Lella Corbett alleges he entered her home during her absence and took several articles with mortgage claims. An affidavit cites a carpet taken that did not belong to him as the basis for the charge.
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Canton
J. E. Finerfrock
Canal Fulton
Finefrock Bros
Lella Corbett
Finefrock
Youngstown Hero Saves Others By Crashing Into Telegraph Pole
Robert McCurdy Jr. collided with a telegraph pole to avert hitting a rig on his way from Hubbard to Youngstown, saving several lives though wrecking his auto. Companion Paul Jones suffered serious injuries when thrown against a barbed wire fence.
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Youngstown
Robert McCurdy, Jr
Hubbard
Paul Jones
Man Charged After Attempted Shooting at Rosa Cline Home
In Marysville Ohio Bert Stone of Powell is accused of attempting to shoot Miss Rosa Cline daughter of Grant Cline of Richwood at her residence. The girl screamed drawing her parents to help. Stone fled and a warrant for his arrest was issued.
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Marysville
Rosa Cline
Grant Cline
Richwood
Bert Stone
Powell
Stone
Tragic shooting in Chillicothe by 10 year old son
In Chillicothe Ohio Wm Umblebee 47 died from a gunshot wound inflicted last Sunday by his ten year old son. The mother the sole witness says the shooting was accidental after the boy was allowed to carry the revolver. Authorities are investigating the incident.
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Chillicothe
Wm. Umblebee
Death of A. J. Parish, Hancock County farmer
Findlay Ohio. A. J. Parish once influential Hancock county farmer died at the county infirmary after a month’s stay. He had prior business reverses several years ago and is survived by ten children.
Drowning near Cedar Point shocks Sandusky bay
Nona Hart, 16, of Mansfield, drowned while rowing off Cedar Point in Sandusky bay. Grace Herron Earl Lewis and Chas Marsh clung to the boat and were rescued. Young Lewis rocked the boat causing the accident.
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Sandusky, O
Nona Hart
Mansfield
Sandusky Bay
Cedar Point
Grace Herron
Earl Lewis
Chas
Marsh
Young Lewis
Tragedy on Rich Street Ends in Carbolic Acid Death
In Columbus on Rich Street Frank Delby drank carbolic acid and collapsed in agony. He died before medical help could reach him, leaving a grim personal crisis note in public records.
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Columbus
Rich Street
Frank Delby
Miller divorce suit names uncle as co respondent
Clarence Miller of Lima sues Pearl Miller 33 of Spencerville for divorce alleging fault. Co respondent is his uncle Robert Sutton 68. Parties say they are in Indiana and Miller seeks custody of one of their two children.
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Lima, O
Clarence Miller
Pearl
Spencerville
Robert Sutton
Indiana
Coshocton Girl Missing Fears Flight to Covington
Coshocton Ohio reports 15 year old Maggie Doyle and 19 year old Chester Benson missing. Parents fear they ran away to Covington Kentucky to marry. Benson is from Canton Ohio.
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Coshocton
Maggie Doyle
Chester
Benson
Covington
Canton
Telegraphers' Union Threatens General Strike If No Settlement
Aug 12 report from San Francisco states S J Small national president of the Telegraphers' Union of America warns a general strike may be called by Tuesday if no settlement on the telegraphers' dispute. He offered to resume work if the government orders an investigation or arbitration of the grievances.
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San Francisco
S. J. Small
Telegraphers’ Union of America
Small
Charles P. Neill
United States Commissioner of Labor
Polish Priest Shoots Innkeepers in Pittsburg Hotel
Ludwig Scergiel, a Polish priest from Chicago, enters a Pittsburg hotel on Carson Street and fatally wounds twin proprietors Steven and Andrew Starzynski. Steven dies soon. Andrew is believed fatally wounded. The priest is jailed after a silence filled investigation. A mysterious motive plus a suspicious housekeeper named Francisco Sprock is under scrutiny. Scergiel had been drinking heavily since arriving ten days earlier.
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Pittsburg
Ludwig Scergiel
Chicago
Carson Street
Steven
Andrew Starzynski
Andrew
Francisco Sprock
Scergiel
Italian duo hanged in Allegheny jail yard
Pittsburg on Aug 9 reports Georgio Quagenti and Giovanni Graziano, Italians, executed by hanging in the Allegheny county jail yard for a springtime murder. They lured Angelo Cappibianca, a Braddock store keeper, to railroad tracks near Granion and shot him.
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Pittsburg
Georgio Quagenti
Giovanni Graziano
Allegheny County
Angelo Cappibianca
Braddock
Granion
Pierced Escape Attempt Ends in Police Fatal Shootout
Philadelphia August 9 Edward Pierce attempted to flee arrest for theft of brass fittings from his foundry job. Policeman W W Stevenson shot him as he started to run after being ordered to halt.
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Philadelphia
Edward Pierce
W. W. Stevenson
Pierce
Plea for Rescue From Natchez Mob
A Providence plantation three miles below Natchez sent a message calling a posse of 20 white men armed with Winchester rifles and revolvers to help as a mob of black people surrounded the Washburn house. The posse returned near midnight without firing a shot. They reported the mob was watching a fight between black women and Roy Montgomery threatened to kill Washburn before morning. Montgomery had hidden in the woods after learning of the posse.
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Natchez
Miss
Providence
Washburn
Roy Montgomery
Montgomery
Boxer's Arrest Ties to Father's Fatal Beating
Marvel Cain, a young St Louis boxer, is under arrest charged with causing his father George Cain’s death after a quarrel. Investigators say a baseball bat blow on August 1 led to fatal head injuries. The teen had long supported his father and was regarded as well behaved.
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St. Louis
Pittsburg Mob Rescues Suspect After Alleged Assault Attempt
In Allegheny on August 10 Ralph Guy aged 19 escaped lynching by about 100 residents after an alleged assault attempt on Mary Taruko 39. Police and firemen struggled to separate him from the mob and transport him to a station.
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Pittsburg
Ralph Guy
Allegheny
Mary Taruko
Escorted Frail Girls Assault Attempt Near City Edge
Evansville Indiana August 12 a man William Kinney armed with two revolvers attacked two girls Clara Splofen 15 and Amelia Wallion 17 and their escorts Fred and Lawrence Bennett. Kinney fled pursued by bicycle officers. the neighborhood fears mob action if he returns. Mrs Bennett fired five shots missing. Kinney hunted as police and surrounding towns warned to watch for him.
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Ind
Clara Splofen
Amelia Wallion
William Kinney
Fred
Lawrence Bennett
Kinney
Maxwell Street
Fred Bennett
Bennett
Bennett Brothers
Bennetts
Miss Wallion
Tornado Roars Through La Crosse Causing Widespread Damage
A violent tornado hit La Crosse Wisconsin on August 12 tearing through factories churches homes and electric facilities within 15 minutes. It toppled shade trees flooded the water and overturned boats leading to drownings. The Listiyan mill Foster Construction Co plant superstructure collapsed and the Mitchell brewery chimney 85 feet high was ripped from its base.
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la Crosse
Wis
Listiyan Mill
Foster Construction Co
Mitchell Brewrey
Yellow Fever Strikes Cuban Garrison at Cienfuegos
The Havana report says eight new cases bring the total to ten in the American garrison at Cienfuegos. A strict inspection of soldiers quarters is under way with every precaution to prevent spread of yellow fever to the rest of the garrison.
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Havana
Cienfuegos
Harriman Held in Question Over Rail Purchases
Justice Department to compel E. H. Harriman to answer questions about control of the Chicago & Alton and Illinois Central rail stocks. Simson files to summon Harriman and Otto H. Kahn to show cause regarding ownership and related holdings. Elkins Act praised but Hepburn Act seen as strengthening anti rebating efforts.
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New York
United States
Simson
United States Circuit Court
E. H. Harriman
Otto H. Kahn
Kahn, Loeb & Co
Chicago & Alton Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago & Alton
Union Pacific
Alton
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Harriman
John A. Stewart
John J. Mitchell
H. H. Rogers
H. C. Frick
Santa Fe
IiJionis Central
Southern Pacific
Crop Expert Edward Loewer Dies in Columbus
Edward Loewer a crop statistician for the state board of public works died suddenly at his Columbus home from apoplexy. He was 36 and had served about 10 years with the department.
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Columbus
Edward Loewer
State Board of Public Works
Department
Ready For His Death
Fremont, O. W. D. Lama a Clyde insurance man told by doctors he is dying by inches has chosen his cemetery lot arranged his funeral and selected the preacher to conduct the services.
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Fremont
W. D. Lama
Clyde
Steamer Kanawha Run Aground In Fog At Baker Island
Gallipolis reports the steamer Kanawha with 140 passengers ran out of the channel in fog at Baker Island during night, stranding the vessel. Passengers and crew endured several hours of peril before rescue or refloating efforts.
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Gallipolis
Kanawha
Baker Island
Farmer and Wife Drowned in Nebraska Flood
Norfolk Neb August 9 William A Elliott a Knox County farmer and his wife were drowned when a flood washed away a bridge over a small stream while they were driving across it.
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Neb
William. A. Elliott
Knox County
Mine workers strike averted in Pittsburg conference
At a joint conference in Pittsburg on August 9, officers of District No 5 United Mine Workers and Pittsburg Coal Co. settled all grievances threatening a strike by 14,000 men, preventing industrial action and maintaining labor peace.
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Pittsburg
United Mine Workers of America
Pittsburg Coal Co
Coal mines shut down as regional railroad strike bites
Trinidad Colorado August 9 16 coal mines in the vicinity unable to secure cars due to the Colorado and Southern railroad train men's strike, leaving more than 2500 men out of work.
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Trinidad
Col
Colorado & Southern Railroad
Good Apple Crop Adjoins Apple Shippers Plan Next Year Meet
Atlantic City Aug 10 after the executive committee reported a good apple crop in prospect the International Apple Shippers association adjourned and fixed to meet next year in Niagara Falls.
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Atlantic City
N. J
International Apple Shippers’ Association
Niagara Falls
Credit Bank of Stockholm Suspended Over Forgeries
Stockholm August 10 The Credit bank of Stockholm suspended its operations as directors cite extensive forgeries by a nobleman and an army officer. Numerous firms and private individuals suffer heavy losses amid the bank’s sudden halt in services.
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Stockholm
Credit Bank of
Massacre of Dutch detachment in Celebes
In Celebes Mori district rebels massacred a Dutch infantry detachment. Commanded by two lieutenants, the force included convicts among the 45 victims. The incident occurred in Batavia and the Dutch East Indies on August 10.
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Island of Java
Dutch East Indies
Mori
Celebes
Pacific division boiler makers reject arbitration offer
In Los Angeles on August 10, striking boiler makers of the Pacific division of the Southern Pacific declined the company arbitration proposal. The strike is to be extended further east on Harriman lines.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Pacific Division
The
Southern
Pacific
Harrimae
Hottest Day in Six Years Hits St Louis
St Louis records the highest temperature in six years at 96 degrees on Sunday. Three deaths and fifteen prostrations are reported as heat toll rises across the city.
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St. Louis
Zionist congress Opens in The Hague This Week
The eighth international Zionist congress will open in The Hague with both the smaller and larger actions committees meeting. The smaller committee met on Sunday to map out its program, while the larger actions committee is scheduled to convene Monday morning.
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Hague
Five Drowned While Fishing at Salt Fork River Oklahoma
Lost their lives while fishing at Pond Creek Salt Fork river Aug 12 W H Potter his daughter Eliza Potter Wilber Platt his stepson and Harris Potter his nephew were drowned in the river while using a seine.
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Pond Creek
Okla
W. H. Potter
Eliza Potter
Wilber Platt
Harris Potter
Salt Fork River
Revolt of Blacks in Congo Reported by Albertville
Antwerp Aug 12. A widespread revolt of blacks in the Congo Independent States, claimed to be planned as a blow to King Leopold's authority, is reported by passengers on the British packet Albertville which arrived here.
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Antwerp
Congo Independent States
Leopold
Albertville
Two Drown After Boat Strikes Bridge in Illinois
Springfield Illinois August 12 Henry G Hartman drowned when a gasoline launch he rode struck a bridge and sank August Fest er of Christian county also drowned while swimming The brief item notes two fatalities from separate water incidents on the same day.
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Springfield
Ill
Henry G Hartman
August Fester
Christian County
Command to Surrender Wife and Daughters or Be Killed
Antonio Ossa 28, with wife and daughter, seeks Pittsburg police protection from Raffae le Buonafiglia of Washington PA whom he says is a Black Hand agent demanding his surrender of wife and child and urging him to leave the country. Buonafiglia allegedly warned he would kill Ossa before he reached a port.
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Pittsburg
Antonio Ossa
Raffaele Buonafiglia
Washington
Black Hand Society
Ossa
Washington, Pa
Buonafiglia
Osso
Italy
Bonafiglia
Telegraph Editor H S Pugh Found Dead In Memphis Room
Memphis report notes H S Pugh former telegraph editor of the News-Scimiter was discovered dead in his room. He had a long career in newspapers with stints on Chicago papers and in Oakland Los Angeles Denver Detroit and other cities.
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Tenn
H. S. Pugh
Telegraph
News-Scimiter
Chicago
Oakland
Los Angeles
Denver
Detroit
Grain Elevator Partially Wrecked in Omaha Blast
An explosion in the basement boiler at Merriam & Hunquist elevator at Sixteenth and Nicholas streets blew out its east end. The ten story structure contained grain worth a total loss.
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Omaha
Merriam & Hunquist
Sixteenth and
Nicholas Streets
Marines Die From Gas At Philadelphia Hotel
Two League Island marines identified as Charles Rice and Henry Remiskie were found dead in an Philadelphia hotel room from asphyxiation due to illuminating gas. The bodies were sent to the morgue for investigation.
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Philadelphia
League Island
Hotel Gardner
Charles Rice
Henry Remiskie
Warren's Disappearance Tied to $9,000 Shortage
In Middletown Connecticut on August 13 reports state that an investigation into Frank A. Warren, a special agent for the New England Mutual Insurance Co., who vanished last Thursday, shows a shortage of nine thousand dollars in his accounts.
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Frank A. Warren
The
New England Mutual Insurance Co
Deathbed Update On Violinist Joseph Joachim
Aug 13 report from Bertin says renowned violinist Joseph Joachim, dying at home, passed a very bad night but rests quietly. He may possibly survive a day or two longer.
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Bertin
Joseph Joachim
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