Chicago Freight Handlers Strike Crumbles After Railroads Sign
Four railroads and their freight handlers forge a compromise ending the week long Chicago freight strike. No union recognition or time and a half, but pay increases and probation retention remain. Twenty roads yet to sign. radicals resist, majority eager to return to work. Leaders plan further talks as police and militia watch.
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Chicago
al Young
Teamsters
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
Chicago & Northwestern
Nickel-plate
Illinois Central
Northwestern
Teamsters’ Board of Arbitration
Nickle-plate
Lake Shore
Curran
Moloyes
Michiga
Harrison
Michigan Central
Wisconsin Central
Ilinois Central
Nickle Plate
Thcinity
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Executive Committee
YACHT ARAB IV OVERTURNS. TWO DIE AS FATAL STORM HITS CHICAGO
In a fierce lake storm, the yacht Arab IV capsized with ten aboard. Mary Taylor, sixteen, and Harry Jensen, seventeen, died. Eight others, including owner John H. Cameron and his wife, survived by clinging to the upturned hull and a yawl. The craft, built last spring and finishing second in Lipton Cup races, wrestled toward shore as lightning lit the night.
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Chicago
John H. Cameron
National Bank of the Republic
Mary Taylor
Fifty-first Street
Harry Jensen
Mary Phoenix Cameron
Cameron
Barber
Miss Taylor
Tracy is ubiquitous sighting near Seattle and Cascade search
News from Tacoma Seattle Auburn and Chehalis report sightings of Tracy in the Cascade region while a posse searches and Sheriff Cudihee commands deputies. David Merrill’s body found at Chehalis confirms Tracy’s tale of a forest duel and Merrill’s death with bullet wounds.
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Tacoma
Wash
Tracy
Natches Pass
Cascade Mountains
Yakima Valley
Seattle
Cudihee
Ravendale
Gates Corner Ends as Shorts Settle in July Corn Bubble
The Harris Gates corner in July corn collapses as shorts settle for millions of bushels. John W. Gates and associates face an estimated profit around 1.5 million, while holding several million bushels of cash corn. The market reacts with a modest price drop as the deal ends quietly in Chicago.
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Chicago
Harris- Gates
John W. Gates
Shorts
Harris, Gates & Co
I Jc
Gates
New York
Scotten
Harris-Gates House
Mr. Gates
Massacre Follows Macedonian Uprising Frontline Shielding
Vienna reports describe a Macedonian revolt in Monastir vilayet with rebels entrenched along the Ostrove. Turkish forces, aided by Bashi-Bazouks, stormed the position after using women and children as a shield, many killed by their own husbands and fathers as the rebels were dispersed. The Turks then looted and burned the town.
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London
Vienna
The
Daily Mail
Vilayet
Monastir
Turkey
Tornado Spurs Destruction Across Northeastern North Dakota
Tremendous damage and possible loss of life reported as a tornado swept from the international boundary into northeastern North Dakota. Three towns including Borup were reported wiped out, with communications lines down and relief trains dispatched. Eldorado and Thompson also cited as destroyed while rescue efforts proceed and details remain scarce.
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North Dakota
Western Union
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Storm
Fargo
Ulen
St. Paul
Borup
St. Vincent
Eldorado
Grand Forks
Thompson
Larimore
Loes
Lake of the Woods
Winnipeg Junction
Quiet Day at Oyster Bay With Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill
President Roosevelt spent a quiet afternoon at Sagamore Hill while Mrs. Roosevelt hosted a tea on the Mayflower for Saint Hilda branch of Christ Episcopal Church. Secretary Cortelyou planned to depart for Washington to settle bills from McKinley’s assassination and arrange travel and finances for an upcoming trip.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Saint Hilda
Ladies’ Auxiliary of
Christ Episcopal Church
Long Island Sound
Cortelyou
Washington
New England
Northwestern
McKinley
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
St. Clair McKelway
Brooklyn Eagle
Low
Philbin
New York
An Tees
Sudden Fierce Winds and Bright Electrical Display Reported
A sudden and fierce burst of wind accompanied by a brilliant electrical display was a prominent feature in the report, highlighting extraordinary atmospheric and light phenomena observed recently.
Rhodes Scholarships decision includes District of Columbia
Secretary Hay transmitted to DC commissioners a Rhodes scholarship letter, confirming DC’s eligibility under Cecil Rhodes will. The trustees seek official views from Harvard, Yale, Columbia and others on qualifications and examinations to select scholars, aiming for residence at Oxford in 193.
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Washington
Hay
District of Columbia
Oxford University
Cecil Rhodes
Bourchier F. Hawkley
Rhodes
United States
Harvard
Yale
Columbia
Oxford
Wachter Rescues Daughter as Dog Bites Congressman
Congressman Frank C. Wachter and his daughter Hattie were badly bitten in Baltimore when a large St Bernard attacked them in the yard. Wachter wrestled the animal away from his child then fled indoors as the dog was slain by a police officer. Doctors treated the wounds and the pair were to be sent to Pasteur Institute for care. Mrs. Wachter was left prostrated by shock.
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Baltimore
Frank C. Wachter
Hattie
Mr. Wachter
Wachter
Pasteur Institute
Michigan Gunboat Damaged At Erie Dock Collision
An Erie Pennsylvania dock collision seriously damaged the United States steamer Michigan when the freighter M B Grover rammed it at full headway. The impact splintered decks and damaged two six pound guns with much debris in the air. The Michigan will be out of commission for months while repairs proceed.
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Erie
United States
Michigan
Pittsburg
Grover
Commander Winder
Driggs-Schroeder
Winder
Navy Department
Washington
Baker
Jamesurray
Murray
Explosion in a Mine Kills Slavore Hero Slavic worker
An explosion at Berwind White Coal Mining Company No 34 mine in Winder Johnstown Pa at noon kills John Savach a 36 year old Slav and injures Roger Harvey sr 55 and John Yelts slightly. Savach was preparing dynamite when it detonated along with nearby sticks.
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Johnstown
John 8Avach
Roger Harvey, Sr
John Yelts
Berwind-White Coal Mining Company
Winder
Savach
Woman shot and killed on Ohio River bank in Kentucky
CASEYVILLE, Ky. July 15 Mrs Semuel Sturgis wife of Captain Sturgis a mine operator of Union county was shot and killed while rowing with friends a few miles below Caseyville on the Ohio River by an unknown marksman from the river bank no arrests have been made
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Caseyville
Ohio River
Sechochoh
Semuel Sturgis
Sturgis
Union County
Illinois Miners Seen Aligning With National Union Plans
Delegates arrive for a convention starting tomorrow as United Mine Workers discuss policy. Illinois leaders pledge support to the national body, deny immediate work stoppages, and note over 1 million dollars in district and local funds. Kentucky officials oppose a general strike and stress existing contracts.
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United Mine Workers
Mitchell
Chicago
W. R. Russell
Milneis
National Organization
Illnois
Russell
Illinois
Treasuries
Wood
J. D. Wood
Kentucky
United Mine Workers of America
Pennsylvania
Indianapolis
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Chepalis
David Merrill
Oregon Penitentiary
Harry Tracy
Tumwater Canyon
Wagner
Napavine
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Heleup
Chicago Board of Trade
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Paul, Minn
Mrs. Roosevelt
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Crowninshield
Christiania
Norway
BIG Defense Fund
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