10000 Men Will Quit Open Shop Order Moves Strike
At midnight an open shop order at the American Sheet and Tin Plate Company takes effect. Over ten thousand Amalgamated workers across Pennsylvania Ohio Virginia Indiana will quit. Non union plants will resume immediately. 152 tin mills and 52 sheet steel mills will be affected. Most mills are in Pittsburgh district with others in Ohio West Virginia and Indiana.
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American Sheet and Tin Plate Company
Amalgamated
Pittsburg
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Virginia
Indiana
West Virginia
Indiane
Lawson Bride Marries James Fuller Lord at Dreamwold
Miss Marion Lawson daughter of Thomas W. Lawson and James Fuller Lord of Chicago wed under an apple tree in Dreamwold's rose garden in Boston. The ceremony was conducted by Rev John W Suter with sisters Dorothy and Bunny Lawson as attendants and a luncheon at Dreamwold Hall followed.
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Boston
Mass
Marion Lawson
Thomas W. Lawson
Tinancier
James Fuller Lord
Chicago
Dreamwold
Lawson
John W. Suter
Winchester
Eben Stanwood
Dorothy
Bunny’’ Lawson
Dreamwold Hall
New Home of the Pittsburg Pirates
Pittsburg Forbes Field, new home of the National League Pirates, was officially dedicated in a ceremony. The park cost nearly one million dollars with a reinforced concrete grandstand nearly 900 feet long and 95 feet deep across three seating tiers. Elevators serve the second and third levels, and over 7000 reserved seats fill the upper tiers. Main floor capacity seats 13,000, bleachers 8000, center-field 2000, totaling more than 30,000 seats.
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Pittsburg
Forbes
Suffragettes in Seattle Arrive for National Convention
Hundreds of prominent suffragists arrive in Seattle for the forty first annual convention of the National American Woman Suffrage Association. Notables include Carrie Chapman Catt Anna Howard Shaw Kate N Gordon Alice Stone Blackwell and Harriet Taylor Upton.
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Seattle
Wash
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Carrie Chapman Catt
International Woman Suffrage Aliance
Anna Howard Shaw
National Organization
Kate N. Gordon
New Orleans
Alice Stone Blackwell
Boston
Harriet Taylor Upton
Ohio
Rawles Carpenter Wedding in Army Circles
In San Francisco on June 30 Miss Katherine H. Carpenter daughter of Mrs. Frances L. Carpenter of Washington D C and William H. Rawles in the reclamation service at Fallon Nevada were married at General J B Rawles U S A retired home. Bishop Nelson performed the ceremony.
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San Francisco
Calif
Katherine H. Carpenter
Frances L. Carpenter
Washington, D. C
William H. Rawles
Reclamation Service
Fallon
Nev
J. B. Rawles
Nelson
Taft Attends Yale Commencement in Robes as Corporation Member
June 30 Yale University New Haven celebrated commencement with President William H. Taft in attendance. Taft, class of 78, donned university robes and joined the procession of officers and degree candidates as a corporate member.
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New Haven
Yale University
William H. Taft
Wright Brothers Flight At Fort Meyer Under Trial
Orville Wright completed a brief flight in the new Wright aeroplane at Fort Meyer amid crowd cheering. Technical issues with spark control limited power, causing several near misses and wing scrapes before a final 50 second flight. Wilbur watched, noting his brother will press on with further tests along the planned five mile courses.
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Washington
Orville Wright
Wright
Fort Meyer
Wrights
Orville
Wilbur
Alexandria
United States
Wright Brothers
Europe
England
Irrigation Congress to Hear Brady and Heyburn in Spokane
Governor James H. Brady and Senator Heyburn are named as speakers at the National Irrigation congress in Spokane from August 9 to 14. The August 13 session dubbed Governors Day will cover Deep Waterways and the general aims of irrigation reform. The program includes national figures discussing reclamation, forestry, roads, and home building with 4500 to 5000 delegates expected from across the country.
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James H. Brady
Senator Heyburn
National Irrigation Congress
Spokane
Irrigation Congress
Brady
Congress
Short Line Agent Vanishes After Burley Depot Robbery
Burley, June 30. Oregon Short Line deputy agent B E Bryant failed to report after a 2000 cash theft surfaced. Investigations show about 700 from express and the rest from tickets and freight receipts. some freight bills missing, likely destroyed. Bryant, about 35, had worked 10 days at Minidoka prior, left two empty suitcases. auditors summoned. surveyors plan a branch to Oakley with construction hoped within 30 days.
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Burley
Oregon Short Line
B. E. Bryant
Bryant
G. F. Johnson
Oregon
California
Kay Johnson
Young Johnson
Minidoka
Salt Lake
Express Company
Oakley
Railmpany
Preliminary Panama Canal Work Begins at Locks
Washington reports preliminary work has started at Panama on the locks of the isthmian canal. June 30 dispatch notes early construction activity and planning underway for the waterway project.
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Washington
Panama
Salt Lake man fined ten dollars in police court
William Simpson of Salt Lake, new to Pocatello, was fined ten dollars by Police Judge Moyes for being a mason with no excuse offered after mothers of two girls filed a complaint. The session also heard about John Hootman a Hungarian with three Slavonians in a car on a battery charge. Judge Moyes cleared the court by ejecting the group from town and reprimanding Heath for drunken behavior.
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William Simpson
Salt Lake
Williams
Moyes
William
Simpson
Pocatello
John Hootman
Hootman
Judge Moyes
John Heath
Heath
North Carolina Bar Association Opens Eleventh Annual Meeting
Leading lawyers from across the state gather in Asheville for the eleventh annual North Carolina Bar association meeting. Opening features include an address of welcome by Julius C. Martin, a response by A B Andrews Jr, and the president L H Clement speaking. Proceedings run through Friday.
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Asheville
N. C
North Carolina Bar Association
Julius C. Martin
A. B. Andrews, Jr
Raleigh
L. H. Clement
Salisbury
Pocatello September Race Meet Offers Rich Harness and Running Purses
The Pocatello Pair & Driv ing association announces a September 6–9 meet with rich purses for harness and running events. Entries close August 20 and conditions follow the American Trotting Association rules. Nominations, fees, and purse distributions are detailed with multiple age and distance classes.
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Pocatello
Pocatello Pair & Driving Association
Tribune Press
Lee Harper Walker
Mister Meira
Allie Org
WWE
Drs
American Trotting Association
Expedition to North Pole by Airship Leaves for Spitzbergen
Tromsø records say Walter Wellman and crew of the airship expedition depart by steamer Aretie for Spitzbergen to continue plans to reach the north pole this summer.
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Tromsoe
Norway
Walter Wellman
North Pole
Spitzbergen
Aretie
Harvard Commencement Opens With Degree Candidates
Harvard University Cambridge June 30 commencement opens as candidates for degrees in the course numbered SA0 prepare to receive diplomas and participate in the traditional exercises.
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Cambridge
Harvard University
112 Women on Rampage Over Militant Suffragettes
London June 30. One hundred twelve women arrested after violent scenes in Parliament Square as suffragists tried to reach Premier Asquith. Charged with obstructing and assaulting police and wilful damage. Bail out, many with valises and lunch baskets. Magistrate adjourns cases until July 9. all released on own recognizance.
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London
Parliament Square
Premier Asquith
Bow Street
Holloway
Kansas deposit guaranty law takes effect today
The Kansas legislature's deposit guaranty act becomes active with 777 state banks eligible to join a mutual insurance system. Banks must contribute one million dollars in securities to back deposits and pay annual premiums of 0.2 percent. The act protects noninterest bearing and short time deposits under set limits while excluding certain funds. The national banks cannot join, prompting a push to form interbank insurance and possible denationalization for some smaller towns.
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Topeka
Kas
Kansas
Department of Justice
Washington
Prelates Double Event Marks Cardinal Gibbons
Baltimore on June 30 marks Cardinal Gibbons ordination anniversary and his cardinalate anniversary. He will turn 75 next month. Clergy and laity wished a grand birthday celebration but his wish for a quiet summer may push it to fall.
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Baltimore
Cardinal Gibbons
Mississippi seeks 11 million anti trust penalty from Standard Oil
Jackson Mississippi June 30 District Attorney Lamb filed for a perpetual injunction to stop Standard Oil from operating in the state and seeks eleven million dollars in penalties for alleged anti trust law violations.
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Jackson
Miss
Lamb
Standard Oil Company
Mississippi
Miners Accept Two Year Contract After Three Month Strike
In Winnipeg on June 30, seven thousand coal workers from South Alberta and Southwestern British Columbia voted to accept operator terms after a three month strike. A two year agreement will be signed today.
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Winnipeg
Alberta
British Columbia
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