Harriman Directors Refuse to Recognize Shopmen Federation
A Friday meeting between railroad officials led by Julius Kruttschnitt and representatives of the International Federation of Shopmen failed to yield recognition for the Harriman lines shopmen. The informal conference produced decorous debate with no threats of strikes, and both sides left hopeful a settlement might still be found despite ongoing tensions.
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Aries
Ar Celre
Raskate
Ghee
Julius Kruttschnitt
Southern Pacific
Harrimanines
Harriman Lines
Harrimannes
Utah Headlines Mixed From Ogden to Salt Lake City
Odd blend of local notes reports Dews and deaths with farm forecasts. Sugar beet harvest dates set September 15 to 20. Bank counts show twenty one national and seventy eight other Utah banks. Aged widow Mary Ann Oakley Taylor dies at 85 in Salt Lake.
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Utah
Ogden
Banda Mexicana
Weber County
Amalgamated Sugar Company
G. Co Olson
Salt Lake
Mary Ann Oakley Taylor
Jobin Taylor
Mormon Church
Comptroller of the Currency
Murray
National
Frank Gibson
L. Gibson
Clinton
Theodore de Groot
North Ogden
Orson Pratt
Brighard Young
Salt Lake Valley
Dewey L Davis
Philippine
Saltah
Taft Pledges Arbitration of Disputes
President Taft told the American Bar Association that arbitration between nations is coming slowly but surely. He reviewed proposed general arbitration treaties with Great Britain and France and stated that objections to the treaties were invalid and should not prevent progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Ttld
Taft
American Bar Association
Great Britain
France
Hannibal Purchases Twain Boyhood Home
George A Mahan and wife bought the Clemena two story five room frame home in Hannibal Friday. The property lies near the alley where Tom Sawyer painted the fence and near the setting of Huckleberry Finn, preserving a key Twain locale for the city.
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Hannibal Mo
Mark Twain
Tom Sawyer
George A Mahan
Friday
Hannibal
Clemena
Huckleberry Finn
Tragic Corn Bin Death Near Topeka
Arthur Porter, a thirteen year old boy from Paxico west of Topeka, was smothered in a corn bin at a local elevator when the chute was opened to load a wagon. Other boys escaped as Porter was pulled into the bin and killed.
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Topeka, Kan
Arthur Porter
Paxico
Topeka
Porter
Miner Dies in Nevada Mine Fire Rescue
The Giroux Consolidated mine shaft, sealed to extinquish a fatal fire that claimed seven lives, was opened Thursday and Daniel Drea, secretary of the local miners union, was found on the ladder platform near the surface. He was nearing safety when overcome by smoke and heat.
Suspect in 1909 Missouri detective slaying nabbed in Seattle
William Schmul bach alias Harry Nye was arrested in Seattle on a murder charge for the 1909 killing of Detective Claude Cryce in Joplin Missouri. He admitted to police that he fired the fatal shot when he saw detectives mistreating his wife.
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Seattle
Wash
Wlliam Schmulbach
Harry Nye
Claude Cryce
Joplin
Missouri
Schmulbach
Railroad Man’s Arrest Ties Gang to Car Burglary Ring
S A Sutton, general yardmaster of the Denver and Rio Grande in Salt Lake City, is jailed on charges as leader of a boy car burglary gang that has stolen thousands of dollars of merchandise consigned to local stores and to Francisca Arms. Other prices expected.
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Salt Lake City
A Sutton
Denver & Rio Grande
Salt Lake
Francisca Arms
Priecett
Bandits Loot Mammoth Mine Ore Office in National
Bandits held up two guards at the Mammoth mine assay office in National on Wednesday night and escaped with $8 000 worth of ore. A gunfight after their exit left one outlaw badly wounded, and the pair fled into darkness with two sacks of ore. Police later arrested two suspects at National.
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Mammoth
National
Winnemucca, Ney
Orc
Gates Estate Not Tied Up In Trust In Paris
Relatives released new information about financier Gates insisting he did not leave millions to be held in trust nor fear his son Charles could harm investors. Before dying in Paris he declared faith in Charlie saying he can handle money and it won’t go to his head.
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Aurora
John W Gates
Charles Gates
Gates
Charlie
Paris
Woman Sentenced to Chain Gang in Elia Reese Case
Judge D B D Smelt sentenced Mrs Elia Reese to work with the city chain gang. The action was endorsed by the WC T U of Humboldt. The judge said he believed both boss and girls should be protected from social impurity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jola
Kan
Elia Reese
WC T U of
New Army Gun Perfected by U S Army
Washington reports a new all pounder field gun perfected by the U S Army. It uses specially adapted high explosive and shrapnel projectiles to demolish enemy planes and balloons. The gun elevates at any angle and has a maximum effective range of seven miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States Army
Warring Against Jews in Russian Trade Campaign
London based Russian correspondent for the Jewish World reports an alleged government drive to drive Jews from commerce and industry. He claims government agents are active nationwide to cripple Jewish traders and merchants.
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London
The
Jewish World
Officers Ordered to Fort Douglas Hawaii
The War Department revoked its order detailing Twentieth Infantry officers to Hawaii for their regiment at Fort Shafter Honolulu. They are now ordered to report for duty at Fort Douglas.
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Washington
War Department
Twentieth Infantry
Hawaii
Fort Shafter
Honolulu
Fort Douglas
Buffalo Gnat Blamed for Pellagra Spread in Kentucky
Lexington Kentucky reports pellagra spreading in mountain regions attributed to the buffalo gnat. Henry Garman a government bacteriologist and entomologist is named as leading the investigation and theory.
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Lexington
Henry Garman
Kentucky
No Opposition to Madero Nominated for President
Mexico City Progresive party nominates Francisco Madero for president with no dissent. He was the sole name presented and the convention voted unanimously after a brief show of support from a delegate, followed by prolonged cheers from the audience. In Phoenix, Arizona Governor Sloan received Taft’s certification to issue a proclamation for state officers elections and a recall vote on judiciary clause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Francisco Madero
Progressive Party
Mexico
Phoenix
Ariz
Sloan
Taft
Vaccination Mandate for U S Army Officers and Soldiers
Typhoid vaccination became compulsory Monday for all United States Army officers and enlisted men under 45. Exemptions apply only to those who have had typhoid or already received the vaccine. Forts and posts across the service implement the order to curb outbreaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States Army
Protests Over High Prices in Brest France
In Brest two processions of housewives protested the high cost of food. Police dispersed the crowds after threats of violence toward market men. butter and egg prices, however, were reduced following the demonstration.
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Brest
France
Progressives Establish Headquarters in Wisconsin
Walter IL House, ex secretary of Wisconsin, heads a progressive Republican bureau. He says the HQ aims to promote progressive policies and to nominate a progressive for president. Alabama Republicans for Taft report delegates named and instructed to support Taft at the next national convention.
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Washington
Walter IL. House
Wisconsin
Birmingham
Alan
Taft
Alana
Call for Suffrage Convention in Louisville
New York issues the formal call for the forty third convention of the National American Woman Suffrage Association to meet in Louisville Kentucky from October 19 to 25. The notice outlines dates and location for the historic gathering.
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New York
National American Womans Suffrage Association
Louisville
Boston Brokers Fail to Meet Obligations
Boston brokerage firm jot A. Pugam & Co of the Boston exchange admits inability to meet obligations. The firm has been a member since 1898. In Geneva Switzerland a railroad bridge collapse killed fifteen workers and fatally injured fifteen others.
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Boston
Jot © A. Pugam & Co
Boston Exchange
Local Exchange
Oreep
Geneva
Switzerland
Fisher backs leasing law for Alaska coal lands
Secretary of the Interior Walter Fisher told Valdez committees that Congress should enact a leasing law as the best solution for Alaska coal lands though he is not fully committed. He said the alternative is absolute government ownership and operation, a plan widely opposed. The leasing option could speed relief by early coal delivery to residents and industries.
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Valdez
Alaska
Walter Fisher
Eight Torpedo Destroyers Ordered by Navy
Acting Secretary Winthrop announced contracts for eight torpedo destroyers of 1010 tons displacement, capable of 29.5 knots, to be completed and delivered within two years. Vessels will use combination turbines and recognizing engines.
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Washington
Torpedo Des Oyers
Strike Vote at San Francisco Union Supports Federation Demands
San Francisco machinists union to back federation of sap employees demands for recognition by the company. President EOL confirmed. Federation head said the decision was reached Monday night after a tentative strike vote and that the men were unanimous in their demands.
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San Francisco
Iarriman
Saap
Eol. Reguin
Federation
Fires Rage Across Park County Forests In Montana
Forest fires burn across Park county near Livingston with rangers and local farmers joining the effort. Bedford and a small team combat a blaze on Mill Creek east of Livingston while a third fire blazes in the Crazy Mountains near Efuntera Hot Springs.
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Livingston
Mont
Park County
Bedford
Simall
Mill Creek
Crazy Mountains
Efuntera
President Tait Urges Aid for Hampton School
Beverly Massachusetts Tuesday speech by President Tait, trustee of the Hampton Institute for Indians and Negroes, deplored the need for such schools to beg for funds and condemned millionaires for not contributing to their rescue.
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Beverly
Mass
Indian and Negro Industrial School
Hampton
Tait
Norwegian Steamer Tordis Founders Off Kamchatka Coast
Report confirms the Norwegian steamer Tordis chartered for the volunteer fleet foundered off the Kamchatka coast after sailing from Vladivostok to Kamchatka. Advices state that passengers and crew were saved.
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Vladivostok
Russia
Kamchatka
Karmchatka
Americans Claim Damages From Mexico
United States residents file numerous claims for damages allegedly sustained during the recent revolution. The state department reports these contentions are referred to Mexico for consideration by the claims tribunal created by President De la Barra.
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Washington
Mexico
Revoluton
State Department
United States
de la Barra
Pirates Attack Fort in Crimea Reported
A Kerch Crimea report says pirates landed at a fortress and opened fire. Soldiers answered with rifle fire, wounding many. Fifteen pirates were captured, while most escaped by boat.
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St Petersburg
Kerch
Crimea
Colombia Prepares for War as Army Grows to 30000
A Lima report claims Colombia has expanded its army to 30000 amid tensions with Peru. Rumors suggest a secret defensive alliance with Chile linking Colombia to regional security pacts.
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Colombia
Panama
Advicea
Republic
Peru
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Federation OF Shopmens
Spot
Acre
Liberty Park
United States Geological Survey
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Oregon
California
Linma James
Ogden Canyon
Huntsville
Twain
Miner
Madero
Alabama
Fisher
Montana Forest
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