Freight-handling strike disrupts Chicago rail deliveries
Striking freight handlers refuse to back down as railroads offer 17 to 18 cents with probation for new men, while teamsters refuse to haul freight to depots. Sympathy strikes loom as ships, ice deliveries, and perishable goods stall. a food shortage fears grow with South Water Street and Lake shipping crippled by blockades and pickets.
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Chicago & Northwestern
Erie
Ilinois Central
Northwestern Toad
Aay
Illinois Central
Board of Arbitration
Frelz Ndlers
Northwestern
Rowds
Tenmeurs
Teamsters
Ers
Hewley
Switchmens’ Union
Keefe
Ita
Joy On
Joy, & Co
South Water Street
Take
Commission
Com
South Water Street Commission
Ice Drivers’ Union
Genoa
Chicago Labor Unrest Sparks Rail Freight Strike Motion
Chicago leaders report railroads raised wages for freight handlers in April and again July. workers call and government officials push for settlement. Teamsters threaten to strike, merchants and union arbitration clash. Curran urges public sympathy as unions vow to fight for pay. Federation plans special meeting to push strike if needed. Glass blowers in Atlantic City vote to extend boycott against a Boston firm.
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Seon
Curran
Chicago Federation of Labor
Committee of
Federation
Lowman
Comtoc Federation
Chicago Board of
Malitee
Atlantic City
N. J
Glass Blowers’ Association
Whitemore Shoe Polish Company
Boston
Mob drives Polish workers from Malleable Iron Company shops
In Marion Ohio early today a mob of union men and local residents forced twenty six Polish imports from Cleveland from town with stones and clubs. Fifty more company union men walked off in sympathy over labor roles. Meanwhile in Des Moines thirty five telephone operators returned to duty at Mutual Telephone Company after weeks out, securing major concessions.
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Marion, O
Des Moines
Mutual Telephone Company
Grand Nephew of Bismarck Faces Burglary Charge in New York
A youth in Tombs custody claims to be Karl Von Bismarck a grand nephew of the famed chancellor. He is charged with entering a Fifty-ninth Street apartment and stealing tapestries pawned. He says he spoke several languages and came to the United States a year ago to join the army but instead worked as a baker living precariously. If his identity is proven he may receive parole or a suspended sentence after counsel is assigned for investigation.
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New York
Karl von Bismarck
United States
United States Army
Newburger
Herrera May Yield In Panama Crisis
In Panama on July 12 acting on orders from Washington the US government sends the Ranger steamer to Chiriqui to safeguard American interests. General Herrera, the revolutionary commander, decrees all produce is government property and the US consul Gudger sails for Chiriqui with papers from Governor Salazar, expected to include peace terms. If pacified, isthmus elections will follow and Concor will meet to decide canal matters.
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Colombia
Washington
United States Special Service
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H. A. Gudger
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Concore
Canadian iron and steel output figures reported
Reports to the American Iron and Steel Association show on December 21, 191 there were fourteen Canadian pig iron furnaces in operation plus four more under construction with capacity for 108 000 tons annually. Eighteen rolling mills and two works were building to produce 335 400 tons of steel and 951 500 tons of rough product. Canada produced 44 999 tons of pig iron in 1910, a 186 percent gain.
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New York
American Iron and Steel Association
Canada
Elderly man dies after kitchen iron attack in Clinton
In Clinton Iowa a quarrel between Moses Labarge and his son in law Ed Widner ended with Widner striking Labarge on the head with a flat iron, causing instantaneous death. The 86 year old man was involved with his daughter and Widner before the fatal blow.
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Clinton, Ja
Moses Labarge
Ed. Widner
Labarge
King Edward's Health Bulletin Updates Coronation Plans
HS PROGRESS 18 GOOD KING EDWARD'S CONDITION CONTINUES TO BE SATISFACTORY. Physicians announce future bulletins on alternate days. Coronation timing may occur between Aug 8 and Aug 12, prompting plan rearrangements. London season extends to mid August as visits to country and continent suspended. Overseas, USS San Francisco sails to Christiana. Orangeman's Day events in Ireland and Scotland marked by tension and riots in Edinburgh. A hundred thousand Orangemen celebrate Belfast quietly. clashes with Catholics occur in Canongate, Edinburgh, with injuries and several arrests. Vatican hints at strengthening US relations amid Philippine questions. Frial lands payment discussed. Taft era relations may extend two years. Grimm's sentence confirmed: twelve years.
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Buckingham Palace
Edward
Edward v
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Ireland
Edinburgh
Holyrood Park
Canongate
Rome
Vatican
United States
Taft
Great Britain's Latest Hero Crowns The King In A Tide Of Festivity
The piece notes widespread relief as the King nears coronation and describes a society splashed with American participation. It highlights the coronation bazaar's success, Kubelik’s collapse from fatigue, and the public's reaction to rustication debates at Sandhurst.
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Bradley-Martins
Mackays
Kubelik
Illinois miners oppose general strike at Indianapolis convention
United Mine Workers of Illinois will not vote for a nationwide strike at the upcoming Indianapolis convention. Illinois delegates' votes are key to calling out soft coal workers. Only one small local urged a strike. most unions in the state oppose it amid coal shortages near New York and ongoing contracts.
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New York
Springfield
Ill
United Mine Workers of Illinois
Indianapolis
Illinois
Soufriere Eruption Fears Rise From Island Volcano
English scientific commission led by Drs. Anderson and Flett returned from studying the Soufriere eruption site in St. Vincent. Three detonations sounded as an immense steam plume issued, following three days of earthquakes felt across the colony. The researchers narrowly escaped danger on a lava bed crossing during a violent gale, witnessing boiling mud jets up to four hundred feet high and mud and steam ejecta from vents as windward areas received ash and dust.
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Kingstown
St. Vincent
New Method Promises Cure All Chronic Ailments
An advertisement proclaims a universal cure from Dr. Lipes for consumption bronchitis asthma catarrh impure blood heart kidney liver and other diseases. It offers a free trial treatment with no conditions to prove effectiveness and invites out of town patients to write for the sample.
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Dr. Lipes
Fresh eruption rocks Mont Pelee and Caracas quake hits region
The Colonial Ministry reports Mont Pelee in Martinique erupted again on July 11 with violent detonations and stone and ash showers over Basse Pointe Morne Roque and St Denis. No loss of life and a scientific mission reaches Fort de France. In Venezuela Caracas experienced a violent earthqu ake at 1 am with damage in Guarenas Guatire Valencia and Laguayra.
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Laguayra
Convention of Miners Signals Industrial Battle and Strike Tactics
Ott o Carmichael analyzes the coal dispute as a strategic clash between operators and miners. He notes operators shift from hard to soft coal, preparing for winter demand, while miners risk fatigue from a late spring strike. He warns a broader bituminous strike could follow Indianapolis talks, with President Mitchell aiming to sustain a long fight and unite idle workers through funding.
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New York
Jack Frost
Indianapolis
Cal
Mitchell
Otto Carmichael
Coal Operators Reach Pending Agreement in New York
In New York on July 12 a meeting of soft coal operators yielded an agreement not made public immediately. The pact would keep operators’ terms in place until the outcome of a forthcoming July 17 meeting of bituminous coal miners becomes known.
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New York
Clara Taylor Released in Italy After Kidnapping Case
Cincinnati report states Clara Taylor, accused of kidnapping Margaret Taylor, was released unconditionally by Consul Pearson in Genoa. Prosecutors argued lack of criminal intent and no monetary motive. Margaret’s father welcomes non extradition. mother will assist in prosecution if Clara returns. Frances and Mrs Taylor face ongoing efforts for pardon. Margaret was found in Italy after four years and reunited with her parents.
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Bordinghera
Sea Serpent Sighted Near New York Harbor
A World dispatch from Halifax reports a two foot sea serpent seen by pilots off Cranberry Head near the harbor entrance. The steam yacht Wacouta with J J Hill and party slowed to avoid the creature as they entered New York Harbor.
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Halifax
Cranberry Head
J. J. Hill
Great Northern Railway
Bishop Potter to Wed Mrs Clark in New York
The Right Rev Henry C Potter bishop of New York is engaged to marry Mrs Alfred Corning Clark of New York and Cooperstown. The philanthropist is noted as a patron of art. Potter is currently in Europe and a marriage date is to be announced.
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D. D
Alfred Corning Clark
Cooperstown
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Clark
Bishop Potter
Europe
Convention of Stove Mounters' Union Elects Officers
The Stove Mounters International Union of North America and Canada adjourned in Pittsburg after electing J. F. Tierney of Detroit as General President Allan Studholme of Hamilton Ont as first vice president Charles Edinger of Dover N J as second vice president H J Ragan of Atlanta GA as third vice president Louis Volkert of St Louis as fourth vice president and J H Kaefer of Detroit as secretary treasurer The session fixed death benefits at 100 and announced next meeting in Indianapolis in July 1993.
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International Union of North America
Canada
J. F. Tierney
Detroit
Allan Studholme
Hamilton
Ont
Charles Edinger
Dover
N. J
H. J. Ragan
Atlanta
Louis Volkert
St. Louis
Port Rico Coffee Faces Possible French Tariff Move
San Juan P R July 12 merchants alarmed by reports from France of a possible prohibitive tariff on Porto Rican coffee. Chamber of Commerce cables Washington urging action, France being the only foreign market open to Porto Rican growers.
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P. R
France
Chamber of Commerce
Washington
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