Grand Trunk strike paralyses freight and cancels trains
Montreal reports a 3500 worker strike of Grand Trunk conductors and trainmen blocking freight movement and cancelling suburban Montreal trains. Shop employees at Point St Charles faced closure with 350 police on site as unions seek to press for work including replacements.
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Canadian Grand Trunk
Hayes
Point St. Charles
Pennsylvania
Montreal
Grand Trunk Railroad
Hays
Grand Trunk Railway
Grand Trunk
Taft Reaches Northeast Coast by Mayflower in Maine
President Taft sails the Mayflower into Eastport Maine marking the first time a sitting president reached the northeast United States by water. The yacht passed Lubee Narrows near Canadian territory and was greeted by a town salute as Taft came ashore for a brief audience and visit.
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Eastport
Lubee Narrows
United States
Murdock Attacks Cannon in Emporia Speech
Representative Victor Murdock condemned Speaker Joseph Cannon in Emporia arguing the insurgent fight in Congress has only begun. He pledged to follow Cannon’s route closely and replied to Cannon’s remarks from speeches in Emporia and Burlingame.
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Emporia
Victor Murdock
Joseph Cannon
Congress
Murdock
Cannon
Burlingame
New W. U. Division Formed With Denver HQ
Western Union establishes a new general division covering Colorado Wyoming Utah Idaho Montana Nebraska Kansas and New Mexico with headquarters in Denver. J C Nelson, formerly superintendent at Omaha, will serve as general superintendent.
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W. U
Denver
Brooks
Western Union Telegraph Company
Colorado
Wyoming
Utah
Idaho
Montana
Nebraska
Kansas
Territory of New Mexico
J. C. Nelson
Omaah
Lewiston Faces Local Option Clash Over Saloons
Lewiston City Council defies local option law under its special charter. A police chief is suspended and later reinstated as council grants licenses to seven saloons amid county dry vote divisions. The dispute centers on enforcement and charter authority versus state law.
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City Council
Boise
Lewiston
Nez Perce
Forest Fires Rage Across Region Wiping Towns
Spokane dispatch reports Ityan on Columbia River 12 miles from the Canadian line wiped out by fire. White Water near Nelson BC destroyed. Residents flee to Kelso while hospitals treat the injured. Mill Creek blaze near Colville claims teacher Pearl Brewer and her niece. Homesteader W. A. Trowbridge arrested for arson. Millions of feet of timber burned in two days.
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Ityan
Columbia River
White Water
Nelson
B. C
Kelso
London
New Denver
Mill Creek
Colville
Pearl Brewer
J. S. Wyman
Plains
Mont
W. A. Trowbridge
Graham
Fire on North Main guts Montana cafe second floor
A kitchen fire at the Montana cafe on North Main gutted the upper floor of E. W. Mooney's temperance resort, with water damage to the ground floor. Firefighters secured the blaze with city water pressure, aided by a prompt alarm from Mooney’s porter. The building, owned by Franklin & Hayes, is insured and may be rebuilt or repaired.
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Montana
Mooney’s Place
First National Bank
Addy
William Price
A. R. Higson
Green & Higson
Franklin & Hayes
Court Case Rules on Local Option Within City Limits
Judge Jeel of the district court ruled the local option law applies to the city as well as the county balance. An appeal to the supreme court was delayed due to Justice Stewart’s illness and will await a full bench outside the city limits.
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Jeel
District Court
Supreme Court
Stewart
Three Cornered Race in Democratic Party for Governor Chair
A three way contest within the Democratic Party surrounds the gubernatorial chair as factions called leaders clash over a scheme to keep out rival candidates. The plan to consolidate control fails to carry, reopening the race dynamics.
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Democratic Party
Three-Way Gubernatorial Battle Emerges in Idaho
Mose Alexander of Boise signals acceptance of Democratic nomination for governor. James H. Hawley and John C. Rice have already entered. The party field breaks the single-candidate plan, creating a three cornered race for the gubernatorial nomination.
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Mose Alexander
Boise
James H. Hawley
John C. Rice
Nomination Papers Filed for Idaho Governor Candidate
Boise reports George E. Hill Jr. of Rigby Fremont county delivered nomination papers naming M. Alexander of Boise as Democratic nominee for governor. Papers were returned for a proper oath before a notary, a required technical correction to be completed within days.
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Boise
M. Alexander
George E. Hill Jr
Rigby
Fremont County
Water company faces fire emergency criticism over sprinkler rules
After last night’s fire the water company draws fire for shutting off pressure and fears water shortages. The piece defends the utility, noting many customers violate sprinkler hours and that penalties remain light, urging a campaign to enforce rules to protect neighbors and resources.
City trims annual appropriation as revenue declines
Pocatello council approves 37 125 dollar appropriation for 1910 11 to run city functions amid reduced revenue. Funds listed include fire department public buildings streets and bridges and city officers. Sewer bond bids postponed due to absent city attorney and engineer. Water supply talks and hose purchase for fire department follow.
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Pocatello
East Side
Fire Department
STROM
Fort Hall
Fletcher K. Burrus
Emigrant Family Fleees Barnstorming Husband Abuse Near Pocatello
A Tennessee family traveling in a covered wagon escaped a beating when Mose Bottomlee assaulted his wife with a blacksnake whip aboard a Short Line train. Trainmen and three sheepmen intervened, rescuing the woman and four children. A crowd raised funds to aid them, and the family is under care while the husband is expected to arrive later seeking help.
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Mose Bottomlee
Pocatello
Bottomlee
Frank Hahn
Council
W. W. Wheaton
Payette
Frank Golden
Chicago
Hahn
Henry L. Miller
John Fader
Minidoka
Irish Train Wreck Injures Forty in Roscrea
Forty people were injured in a Great Southern railway accident at Roscrea in County Tipperary today. No fatalities were reported and rescue crews attended the scene in the afternoon.
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Dublin
Great Southern
Roscrea
Tipperary
American Company Resumes Streetcar Service in Bogota Riot
In Bogota on July 19 an American company resumed streetcar operations after rioting began. Authorities report American lives do not appear to be in danger.
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Bogota
Zeppelin Gas Works Explode In Frederickshaven
The gas works of the Zeppelin Air Ship company in Frederickshaven were demolished by an explosion today. Nine workers were injured, several seriously, and two blasts occurred. A boiler burst started a fire that reached hydrogen gas cylinders, and a second explosion destroyed the roof.
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Frederickshaven
Gus
Zeppelin Air Ship Company
Moyer to Attack Taft Policy Before Miners Convention
Denver July 19 President Charles H Moyer will attack Taft injunction policy in a report to the Western Federation of Miners convention. He says Taft s interpretation harms labor unions and benefits employers. The convention has been in executive session until 2 oclock this afternoon.
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Denver
Charles H. Moyer
Taft
Western Federation of Miners
Moyer
National Dental Association Opens Fourteenth Annual Meeting
Denver hosts leading dentists and instructors from across the country for the fourteenth annual session of the National Dental Association. The opening program features the president Dr. Burton Lee Thorpe of St. Louis delivering the address on The progress of Dental Surgery.
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Denver
National Dental Association
Burton Lee Thorpe
St. Louis
Wheat closes higher in Chicago trade
Chicago July grain markets report July wheat closing at 1 085 per bushel amid active trading. Traders eyed export demand and weather patterns as futures moved on speculative interest and supply concerns.
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Chicago
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Tennessee
Zeppelin
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