Strike of Chicago meat packers threatens city supply
Chicago faces a Teamsters strike at stockyards with threats to paralyze packing town business. Hotels and restaurants may feel shortages of ham bacon and eggs as unions press for higher wages. If talks fail, a broader rail strike could halt all yard movement while packers seek police protection and drivers shift to union staff.
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Chicago
Teamsters
Union
Uptown
G. F. Golden
Teamsters’ National Union of America
Teamsters’ Union
Ards
Armour & Co
Swift & Co
I Patiey
Nelson Morris & Co
Newunion
Rival union formed by Chicago traction chief roach
Chicago May report says J M Roach president of Chicago Union Traction Company organized a streetcar men’s union. He arrived at the company offices with squads, triggering a race to enroll more men than the Amalgamated Association of Streetcar Employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Amalgamated Association of Streetcar
J. M. Roach
Chicago Union Traction Company
Roach
Granite City molders strike closes iron foundry action
At Granite City Illinois the iron steel foundry plant shut for an indefinite period after a week of molders and helpers strike over workload. The caremakers joined the walkout on Saturday while 170 other workers remained on the job though management says output is hindered. In Norfolk Virginia the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers met to discuss insurance law amendments with a policy payout proposal for 25 year insured members rejected.
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ST. Louis
Iron Steel Foundry
Granite City
Tih
Norfolk
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Ladies’ Auxiliary
James Haley
St. Paul
Western Federation of Miners and West Labor Union Meet in Denver
The annual convention convened in Denver with three delegates representing over 100000 workers across the Western States. Both groups operate in harmony though the conventions meet separately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Col
Western Federation of Miners and West Labor Union
Mont Pelee eruption drains fear as refugees flee
Still causing fear several days after the disaster, Mont Pelee’s new crater remains active with ash covering northern seas. Refugees pour toward the south while Fort de France is deserted and business halts as supplies arrive. American aid praised. rains continue.
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Daland
Mont Pelee
Corwine
Huerte
Fort de France
Severan
Wadeloupe
Dominica
St. Lucia
Pelee
United States
Ayme
Observations Of A Scientist On Saint Pierre Destruction
New York May reports Hovey assistant curator American Museum of Natural History traveled to Martinique aboard the Dixie to study the disaster at St Pierre. He cites Castries observers comparing the city to a furnace, stating a wind-driven toxic gas tornado suffocated residents before fire finished the ruin. The event allegedly drove ships to the sea bottom or burned them.
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New York
E. 0. Hovey
American Museum of Natural History
Martinique
Dixie
Cabries the Herald
Castries
St. Lucia
St. Pierre
Pelee Volcano Adds New Volcanic Features to Study
The eruption shows no lava flow yet and remains purely explosive. Gas emissions and cloudburst erosion produce mud streams, marking new features that expand scientific understanding of volcanic activity at Pelee.
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Pelee
Dauntless Returns From Martinique Relief Run
The Dauntless carried government supplies to Martinique and faced crew desertion at Dominica delaying relief. Captain Lake reported Mont Pelee blazing at intervals with thunderlike eruptions. Pebbles rain on deck as the sloop passed St Pierre. the island was struck by a fierce thunderstorm.
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New York
Captain Lake
Martinique
J. Kitts
Dominica
Mont Pelee
St. Pierre
Whale Sighting Amid St. Pierre Volcanic Drift
The steamship Coya reports passing a dead seventy foot whale off Barbadoes and St. Lucia on May 8 as Mont Pelee dust and St. Pierre wreckage filled the sea area. Officers noted hundreds of Mother Careys chickens circling the carcass while fires flashed in the distance sixty miles away.
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New York
Mont Pelee
St. Lucia
Barbadoes
St. Pierre
Yellowish sulfur-like deposit found in Ocean Grove
A yellowish deposit resembling sulfur appeared on sidewalks and buildings in Ocean Grove's southern section after heavy rain. Residents believe it originated from volcanic activity in Martinique and it was found only near the coast.
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Ocean Grove
N. J
Martinique
Ocean
Boers Not Unanimous Over Peace Talks and Surrender News
A London report quotes confusion over peace talks and a rumored hitch shadowing Parliament’s late session. The Queen’s government moves to recast the budget if peace holds, while pressure grows to drop the grain tax amid Liberal party realignment. Pretoria confirms forty six Boers surrendered at Balmoral, Transvaal, with wagons and cattle.
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Spionnop
Warren
Pretoria
South Africa
Liberal Party
House of Commons
Balmoral
Transvaal
Balloon strike kills Lt Von Hitler in Augsburg accident
A military balloon near Augsburg was struck by lightning at 500 meters. Lieutenant Von Hitler, alone in the basket, telephoned observations as flames consumed the airship and it crashed. He suffered broken bones in both feet but survived.
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Berlin
Augsburg
Bavaria
von Hitler
von Hiller
American naval attache Potts to meet Admiral Tirpitz in Berlin
Lieutenant Commander Templin H. Potts, naval attache at the American embassy in Berlin, will be introduced to Admiral Von Tirpitz by appointment the next day. Potts has already been warmly received by German naval officials, though he has not yet met the Emperor, who has been away from Berlin since the Foreign Office was notified of Potts's arrival.
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Berlin
Templin H. Potts
William H. Beehler
Admiral von Tirpitz
Imperial Admiralty
Potts
Foreign Office
Peace proposals border Vereeningen conference discussed
In Hague reports, Boer circles say peace proposals to the Vereeningen conference include allowing Boers in the field to consult with European Boer delegates before a settlement. The same source claims Britain refused consent to this condition in May.
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the Hague
Vereeningen
Transvaal
Europe
Queen Wilhelmina to Visit Germany for Rest at Ems
London dispatch reports Queen Wilhelmina will shortly travel to Germany to recuperate from illness. She is expected to stay at a place near Ems in the Nassau region for rest and recovery.
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London
Daily Telegraph
the Hague
Wilhelmina
Germany
Oon Place
Uasia
Ems
Why Marlborough Gets the Garter
London May 44 The Associated Press reports the decision to award the Order of the Garter to the Duke of Marlborough rests on his Conservative party services. It highlights his work with the Primrose League as a key factor in the honor.
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London
Associated Press
Duke of Marlborough
Rome denies plot against the Pope in U.S. report
A United States report claiming authorities found strong evidence of a plot against the Pope is dismissed as groundless. Officials in Rome say there is no basis for such a statement and no evidence supports the claim.
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Rome
United States
Labor union pushes reform in beef trust and primary rules
The Central Labor Union endorsed measures to curb the beef trust and end tariff protection on meat products, urging Congress and the Interstate Commerce Commission to remove tariffs and curb discriminatory railroad rates. It also backed primary election reform along Minturn bill lines and urged support for Joseph Minturn if re elected. The session settled a dispute between Painters' and Hardwood Finishers' unions, tabled arbitration, and arranged a future Chicago meeting. The union also endorsed early store closings, picnic plans, and union driver preferences for organized transport.
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Central Labor Union
Edgar A. Perkins
State Federation of Labor
Interstate Commerce Commission
Beef Trust
Congress
Fairbanks and
Beveridge
Overstreet
General Assembly
Boards of Trade and Commercial Bodies
State Federation of Bar
State Board of Commerce
Minturn
Joseph A. Minturn
Marion County
Elwood Sands
Agents’ Union
Painters’ Union
Arbitration Committee of
Este Piste
Thomas I. Kidd
Hardwood Finishers’ National Union
Arbitration Committee
Belhorne
Kidd
Chicago
American Federation of Labor
van Camp Packing Company
Cigar Makers’ Union
Hammond’s
Saw Makers’ Helpers
Lion Molders’ Union
New Columbia Park
Women’s Labor League
Central Labor Union Hall
Industrial Insurance Men Organized by Central Labor Union
Organizer John Blue of the Central Labor Union has formed industrial insurance men at the Trades Mutual Life Insurance Company and plans to extend to other firms in the city. The concessions include limiting agent liability to thirteen weeks for lapses, with a broader system typically holding for five years. Similar organizations are spreading in other cities as the American Federation of Labor contemplates a national charter.
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John Blue
Central Labor Union
Trades Mutual Life Insurance Company
American Federation of Labor
Property Sales Report From Webb and Senate Streets
August Wacker bought six Webb street lots and four at Minnesota and Ringgold for 13000 dollars. Lydia Degner sold on North Senate near Thirtieth to Thomas Davidson for 3550 dollars. William Lesier sold corner of Huron and Virginia to Agnes DeVay for 8165 dollars. Charles Oval bought corner of College and Thirty-eighth from Arthur McKain for 2550 dollars. A New Jersey and Twenty second street property transferred by Marion county sheriff to Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance for 2650 dollars.
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August Wacker
Charles M. Clark
Webb Street
Minnesota Street
Ringgold Avenue
Lydia E. Degner
Senate Avenue
Thirtieth Street
Thomas H. Davidson
William Lesier
Huron Street
Virginia Avenue
Agnes V. DeVay
Charles J. Oval
College Avenue
Thirty-eighth Street
Arthur A. McKain
New Jersey
Twenty-second Streets
Marion County
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
Visiting chefs test hotel treatment ahead of conference
Rev Dr Gilliam of Simpson Chapel spoke to the association about two colored visiting chefs touring hotels in the city to gauge potential hotel refusals if the Methodist Church General Conference comes here. Dr Schell summarized Chicago assembly management. Indiana Epworth League president O H Palmer announced July 14 as next convention date. A committee including Revs Tippy Zaring and Baker was formed to assist Palmer in securing a convention venue.
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Gilliam
Simpson Chapel
The
Methodist Church
Schell
Crawfordsville
Chicago
O. H. Palmer
Indiana Epworth League
Tippy, Zaring
Baker
Palmer
City officials rush sidewalk complaints on North Pennsylvania Street
Frank Talbott challenged the Board of Public Works over delayed cement walks on North Pennsylvania Street north of Nineteenth. City Engineer Nelson explained petition timing, proposed extension to Twenty-first Street, and that spring workloads slow and order papers are in progress.
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Frank Talbott
Board of Public Works
Pennsylvania Street
Nineteenth
Mr. Talbott
Mr. Maguire
Maguire
Minerva Street
Board of Works
Nelson
Ward for incurable to be funded at City Hospital
The Flower Mission funded ward for incurables at City Hospital may be approved by the Council finance committee with minor changes. Controller Breunig plans a $1,000 appropriation not available until the ward is ready by Sept 1. Maintenance would be funded by hospital services, totaling about $2,000 yearly.
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Flower Mission
Council
Bookwalter
Breuntg
Wynne
J. L. Griffiths
W. K. Hendricks
Henry Kahn
Breunig
Board of Health
Municipal measures set street openings and vacations
Resolutions adopt openings of alleys and streets including north of Nebraska Street, St Paul Street, Twenty seventh Street, Graceland Avenue, and Cable Street with vacations of alleys near New York, Walnut, and Yandes streets. Papers ordered for paving and grading works on St Clair, Raymond Legrande, and Illinois streets. Petitions denied for private cement sidewalks. remonstrances overruled and contracts completed with assessments ordered for Boston and Buckle streets.
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Nebraska Street
St. Paul Street
St. Peter Street
N. L. Cooper
Holmes Avenue
Graceland Avenue
Thirtieth Street
Thirty-second Street
Cable Street
Vermont Street
Michigan Street
St. Clair Street
Massachusetts Avenue
Monon Railroad
Raymond and
Legrande Avenues
New Street
Napoleon Street
Ilinois Street
Ant Twenty-first Street
Yandes Street
Twenty-fifth Street
Mary Avenue
Boston Street
Pennsylvania Street
Talbott Avenue
Buckle Street
Seventeenth Street
Nineteenth Street
Walnut Street
Secretly Married Couple Tied the Knot in Louisville
Miss Ida Mankin who runs a school supply agency in the Stevenson building wed Edward Bush a traveling salesman on April 26 in Louisville. The ceremony was kept secret until yesterday and the couple received congratulations. An Indianapolis Court of Honor entertainment at Morrison's Hall drew a large crowd with recitations by Willie Kdall Claude Jenkins Willie Karschbaum and B F Wood and songs by Florence and Blanche Hurley Emma Simon and others. An exhibit of bag punching was presented by Erwhner.
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Ida Mankin
Stevenson Building
Edward Bush
Louisville
Indianapolis Court of Honor
Morrison's Hall
Willie Kdall
Claude Jenkins
Willie Karschbaum
B. F. Wood
Misses Florence
Blanche Hurley
Iss Emma Simon
Erwhn
Deft thief eludes man after night of drinks and loss
Harry Morris of 766 West New York Street reports to police that a mysterious woman he met on Illinois Street robbed him of $20 and a linen handkerchief after stops at Bike Saloon on Market Street and the Bates Inn on West Court Street. He described the suspect but lacks identifying details.
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Harry Morris
West
New York Street
Morris
Illinois Street
Market Street
Batee Inn
West Court Street
Henry Smith
North Illinois Street
Morgan and
Simon
Bates Inn
Doctor Disappears After Letter To London Brothel
ST LOUIS May 26 After writing to a London brothel to stop sending money Dr Edward L Thurman disappeared Sunday leaving his coat and hat on the river bank The coat held a 14 check a gold watch and two letters Relatives question whether he drowned or left town after staging the clue Failing to find work recently discouraged the young physician
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ST. Louis
London
England
Edward L. Thurman
Action of Methodist Ministers Association Meeting
At the meeting of the Methodist Ministers Association yesterday morning the group discussed current church affairs and planned upcoming duties for local congregations. Attendance included several senior pastors and regional leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Action of Methodist Ministers
Methodist Ministers’ Association
Violin pupils to give recital at Propylaeum evening
City notes report a Propylaeum recital by violin pupils of Hugh McGlheny this evening. Hubbard Stout, 21, died yesterday from consumption after a life spent in Wayne township. He was the son of the late George W. Stout and a nephew of former county commissioner Firman Stout. The funeral arrangements were not listed.
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Hugh McGlheny
Propylaeum
Hubbard Stout
George W. Stout
Wayne Township
Firman Stout
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