Mass casualty and labor fix in 1904 era notes
Reports from Milwaukee and St. Petersburg describe a mass casualty event targeting Jews with gory details and widespread arrests. Concurrently the International Association of Machinists votes to standardize a nine hour day and end piecework.
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Milwaukee
Tulo
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Nera
Jewiah
Spiker
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St. Petersburg
United States
London River Life and Dangers in the Tide
Special Correspondent recounts walks along the Thames and Wapping docks through fogs and riverfront toil. A one legged boatman rescues a child, police attend, and river workers face hunger, cold, and injury as warehouses, barges, and waterside life unfold with peril and grit.
Noted Criminal Caught After Jewelry Store Robbery
A man calling himself Paw of California was arrested here after a jewelry store safe raid. New York detectives identify him as George Shea, linked to a $10,000 Metropolitan National Bank theft in Boston on January 27, 1899. He served two and a half years for that robbery and is also wanted in Chicago for an $18,000 diamond theft. He faces $20,000 bail for alleged complicity in an April Hitcher crime.
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Paw
California
New York
George Shea
Metropolitan National Bank
Boston
Chicago
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Australian Parliament in Melbourne May 132
Parliament met to pass a measure addressing a railroad strike. The Cavernar’s specal was the shortest on record as officials summoned parliament to act. News briefs from Shanghai London and Kanang City report a mix of shipping, labor orders, and athletic federation notes with incomplete details.
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Melbourne
Apecel
Kanang City
State Free Labor Bureau
Paul
Great Northern Railroad
Fragmentary Ad Copy Promises Odd Musical Teasers
An OCR fragment lists staggered, garbled phrases about music and theater offerings. Mentions include a dreamlike cover, a “full orchestra” and titles like The Conquering Hero Comes and There Was a Lillis Fisher Maiden, but lacks coherent details or complete events.
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Treasury Department
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Diamond Mills
Pittsburg
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Shanghai
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Pembrokeshire
London
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