Meat Strike Plays Across Chicago Yards and Cities
Readable dispatches from Chicago detail lagging wage talks between meat packers and striking workers. Officials push peace talks and emergency measures as sympathy strikes threaten yard operations, with violence prevention and rapid deployments of police and fire services across multiple cities.
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Chicago
Aulesider
Divorder
Taithens
Guiity of Law Veashim
Prime Oneill
Bes
Harriton
Bamber
Grotkr
Polen
Branelly
Bdonnelly
A. Apoetit Rmet
AGS
Garde
Hetidings Fuardel
Sir Act
Hose Carta
Mickers Wd Insurance
Whivsty
Noan
J.ee Pawl
Bdward Morris
Fe Mauser
J. P. Lyman
Eal Cudahy
Edward Tilden
Packing Home
Steph
Whiel
Gompers
America Federation of Labor
New York
Train held up at Keach station near Palestine
Houston July 16 Train No. 5 of the International and Great Northern was halted at Keach a small station about 30 miles west of Palestine. Five young men robbed the coach and exploded a device at the end of the second class car but no passengers were seriously injured. A robber was badly hurt. Fireman Mize jumped free and sustained a shoulder injury. Sheriff Watts and rangers moved toward the scene, with arrests expected soon.
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Houston
Tex
International & Great Northern
Kech
Palestine
Muze
Rn Veral Ber Vt
Henry Watts
Jett Palestine
Lyon County Treasurers Plan Spurs Cash Handling Row
A long exposed dispute details alleged schemes by Lyon County and State Treasurer Kelly to keep funds out of the state treasury to avoid interest on warrants. Emporia officials claim an agreement misused funds to delay payments to State Normal warrants, routing money through Topeka banks and increasing interest costs.
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Lyon County
Emporia
Kelly
Norpral Warhinis
Republic
Amate Journal
Eastin
State
IWS
Topeka
Newman
Fa Bund
Mr. Newman
Afr. Newman
Emporia Natonal Bank
Central National Bank of
Central National Bank
Audi Taria
Citizens' National Bank of Emporia
Ber
Far Wa
Tme
Eustin
Lycamn
Sipent
Chicago Headquarter Shifts In Presidential Campaign
Fought from Chicago Chicago July 1 Although Chatrmas George HB Cortelyou of the Republican national committee will spend the greater portion of his time at New York charters to secure the president the coming campaign will be cooured from Chicago. Main headquarters will be located in this city with rooms engaged at the Aud Mortum annex Cortelyou and Secretary Dover are expected to arrive in Chicago for the headquarter setup.
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Chicago
Chatrmas
George HB. Cortelyou
Republican National Committee
New York
Chicsen Ae
Roome Hevine Bees
AudMortum
Chileman Cortelyou
Dover Ars
Weather notes show heat easing but heat record still possible
A fragmentary weather update mentions heat remaining intense but cooler than Friday. It notes a regional maximum near 2 dollars and a 15 mile per hour south wind with a minimum around 73 and a high of yesterday, implying ongoing hot conditions with relief signals.
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Fea
Six Linotypes for State Journal to Upgrade Topeka Plant
The Genthaler company of New York has built a sixth linotype for the State Journal in Topeka. The $3,000 machine will reportedly set two to four times as many type joints as the ordinary notype and allow one operator to handle news, headings, and ads from a single keyboard. The State Journal will have a larger battery of typesetting machines than any other Kansas paper, and the machine is en route to Topeka for use in a few days.
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Megenthaler Company
New York
State Journal
Plink
Kansas
Stair Journal
Topeka
Parker Campaign Moves At Esopus In July Heat
Esopus July 16 A brisk sun greeted voters as Judge Parker’s campaign office opens at Rosemount with extra stenographers and a telegraph operator. Parker, riding with his daughter and grandson, awaits visit by Indiana delegate Inc Kern to press Tageart for national chairmanship while messages from Vilas and Davis bolster support.
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Esopus
Bonemount
Judee Parker
Hudson
Jena
Ousault
Hille
Rosemount
Inc
A. Kern
St. Louis
Kern
Tageart
Judge Parker
Charles Meyer Hall
William Fvilas
Cleveland
Madison
Wis
Troy
Cohnes
John Wallace
N. T. Smith
Iroquois Club of
Los Angeles
Cal
John T. Jones
Sachem
Girdle Prize Gift For Miss Alice Roosevelt From A U A
The Amateur Athletic Union plans a silk girdle with three gold medals representing handicap junior and senior prizes from the St Louis championships sent by express to Oyster Bay for Miss Alice Roosevelt to receive. President Roosevelt as honorary Olympic Games host at St Louis this year may present the girdle.
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New York
Amateur Athletic Union
Alice Roosevelt
St. Louis
Express
Oyster Bay
St Louis
Gonevelt
Japanese Suffer Heavy Losses Denied By Officials
Reports from Tokio and St Petersburg circulate about Japanese casualties near Port Arthur on July 10 and 16, while Chinese bandits attack near Harbin and Japanese forces move along the coast. Russian observers question the official denial, noting possible heavy Japanese setbacks and continued maneuvers around Ta Teh Kino and New Chwang.
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Tokio
Imperial Headquarters Star
St. Petersburg
Port Arthur
Aden
Pring Heinrich
Hamburg
Southampton
Yokohama
Smolensk
Japan
Alexieff
Staf
Stoessel
Europatiin
Manchuria
Haff
Berlin
Pertm
Kangur
Solikamsk
Tomek
Zen
Ihe
Amur
Ta Teche Kino
Oku
Nodze
New Chwank
Harbin
Kuroki
Fusan
Peninsular & Oriental Company
Maines
Antwerp
Red Sea
St Petersburg
Gulf of Liao ‘Cung
Kai Chou
Liao “Yang
Samosonoff
Yinkow
T Hey
Dynan
Tatere Kino
Europatein
Odessa
Russia
Trouvor
Persian Gulf
Mistchenko
Liao River
Hai Cheng
Togo
Chefoo
Sily
Chicago Daily News
Kuroko
An Tung
Admiralty
Ta Thhe Kiao
Kiao Chou
New Chiang
Withoert
Toro
Giru
Loomis Body Washed Ashore in Devonshire Bay
London reports a body washed ashore at Bigbury Bay presumed to be F Kent Loomis brother of a US official. The deceased wore a gray overcoat and carried American and English coins and a gold watch. Loomis had been aboard the German liner Kalter Wilhelm II from New York to Abyssinia, vanished at 1 am.
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London
F. Kent Loomis
Bigbury Bay
Devorshire
Big Bury
Bay
Ustenalles Gutheast
Plymouth
New York
Loomis
Sir
William H. Ellis
Mr. Loomis
Bayenee
Adis Abes
Brother
Washington
State Department
F. Kent Loomin
Associated Press
Francis 8. Loomis
Fivans
Kent Loomis
Mrs. Ed Backus Dies By Own Action Inquest Ends
The inquest into Mrs. Ed Backus's death concluded with a verdict of death by her own actions. Carbolic acid burns and stomach poison confirmed suicide. The death occurred four weeks ago near West Indianola. Interment followed. Ed Backus remarried Lille McMillan two weeks after the first wife's death.
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Ed Backus
Backus
West Indianola
Lille McMillan
Why Not Dykes Committees Will Be Named to Take Measures
A local notice states that committees will be named to take necessary measures. Officials plan to organize groups to oversee action and ensure progress. The report highlights upcoming appointments and the likely roles of named members.
Heart to Heart Talk on North Topeka dyke plan
About 160 citizens met at Lukens Opera House to discuss building dykes around North Topeka. Committee chairs were named and plans explored to finance and construct flood protections, including a potential bridge over the Kaw and approaches to the Melin bridge, with multiple dike designs and cost estimates reviewed.
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Lukens
Opera House
North Topeka
B. Billard
Ed Arnold
Hillard
Wimeelf
Torrowing Sroney
Shawner County
Wen Wader
North Side
Melin Bridge
Kaw
Sansa
Irlimeloners
Sipe Vane Cade
Ourselver
Jonathan Thomas
Bir
Buttard
John Roiere
Cy Dolman
State Journal
Updegriff
Rowers
Jenith
Dolman
Soldier Creek
Am Curtis
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