Beck Strikes Ended Open Shop Wins in Minnesota Strike
Duluth workers return to work on the ore dock after a two week strike over union recognition and pay. Company offers open shop terms and pays under a verbal agreement through Oct 31. Mileposts report Adams Spruce mine to restart as mining resumes with tension rising in nearby camps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth
Duluth, Messabe and Northern Railroad
Eveleth
Hibbing
Nashwauk
Adams-Spruce
Steel Corporation
State Officials Oversee Steel Strike Tension Rises
State officials monitor a confrontation as steel workers and dock crews threaten to resume and demand protection. Governor warns that any armed resistance will trigger state troops. Dock men vote to return to work and request removal of boarding cars and armed guards from docks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steel Corporation
Law Guaranee
Bates
Duluth
Petriella
Petriel
Cullum
Railroad Ofcials
Four Whit Family Reunion In Crawfordsville After 25 Years
Four brothers from Crawfordsville Ind holding a reunion for the first time in 25 years. The brothers average 51 years old and include Tyre G Whit among the siblings as they gather in the city on August 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Ind
Tyre G. Whit
Four Whittington brothers aged 75 to 87 observed in Brown township
Four brothers born in Kentucky and descended from Scotch and English stock gather in the region. William 82, Whittington 87, S. T. Whittington 80, and Joshua 75, all with snow white hair and long beards. Tyre G. shows off he can jump and crack his heels three times in the air. All were the only sons in their family.
Wife of the Boy She Raised Romance Ends in Marriage
In Pittsfield Illinois Mrs Virgil Thomas 45 dies month after widowhood she had raised the boy she planned as a son in law Virgil Thomas she later married after Belford dies and a daughter born to the couple a neighbor’s infant son adopted then died before license could be issued to wed.
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Pittsfield
Virgil Thomas
Thomas
William Belford
Chambersburg
Ill
Missouri
Belford
Fire destroys Sumner business section in Michigan village
Fire swept Sumner Michigan 14 miles from Alma wiping out seven store buildings and the post office. The blaze started about 10 o clock and the village lacking fire protection relied on a bucket brigade. M R Rate and Iret F Tucker suffered the heaviest losses with total damage over ten thousand dollars. Residents suspect arson though no proof exists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma
Mich
Sumner
M. E. Rate
Rate
Iret F. Tucker
Perrine and players fined in Trenton Sunday baseball case
Lewis Perrine owner of the Trenton Tri-State club and eighteen players from Trenton and Lancaster were fined $1 each in the central police court for playing baseball on a Sunday. Perrine will seek higher courts arguing the activity was not sport but their regular work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N. J
Lewis Perrine
Trenton Tri-State Baseball Club
Lancaster
Central Police Court
Perrine
Easy Times for Aged Horses in New York
New York authorities will retire disabled police fire and draft horses to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The society will run a farm to house the condemned animals until their deaths, replacing sale into rough labor with an easier old age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York City
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Fairbanks Leaves Boston for Lincoln Neb to Speak
Vice President Fairbanks left Boston after attending the old home week and the Dedham family reunion where he serves as president. He is en route to Chicago and then Lincoln Neb to address a public gathering tomorrow night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbank
Boston
Fairbanks
Dedham
Family Association
Chicago
Lincoln
Neb
Scores on the diamonds from Chicago to Omaha
Baseball scores across leagues and associations with results from Pittsburg Boston St. Louis New York Chicago Brooklyn Cincinnati Philadelphia Boston Washington New York Detroit Milwaukee Louisville Indianapolis Columbus Toledo Kansas City Minneapolis Denver Lincoln Pueblo Sioux City Omaha Des Moines. Seven innings and extra innings noted in select games. Weather affected several matchups.
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Chicago
Pittsburg
Boston
St. Louis
New York
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Washington
Detroit
Association
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Louisville
Indianapolis
Columbus
Toledo
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Denver
Lincoln
Pueblo
Sioux City
Omaha
Des Moines
Landis, Ohio native judge linked to Standard Oil fine figure
Judge Landis may impose up to 29 million dollars in fines on Standard Oil for accepting rebates. He is in his forty first year and was named Kenesaw Mountain Landis after a Civil War battle in which his father was wounded. His brothers Charles B. and Frederick Landis have served in Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Landis
Standard Ol
Ohio
Soan
Kenesaw Mountain
Landis
Charles B
Frederick Landis
Congress
Policeman Degraded in Public at New York Police Headquarters
Stephen Walsh, a New York patrolman, was found guilty of cowardice after fleeing an armed killer who shot a woman. Police Commissioner Bingham had Walsh stripped of his shield and uniform buttons, then ordered his removal from the building amid a dramatic display to deter future cowardice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Paris
Alfred Dreyfus
Stephens. Walsh
Bingham
Richard Walsh
Stephen Walsh
Walsh
Bingham Heartened by Departure of Escorting Officers
Commissioner Bingham fights tears as Stephen Walsh is escorted from the room. He signals the other uniformed men to approach, speaking with emotion about the scene and his gratitude for the officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Walsh
Bingham
Juggernaut of the Rail Three Month Accident Toll
The Interstate Commerce Commission bulletin reports 20 563 total railway casualties in the three months ending March 31 in the United States. Of these 421 were passengers and employees killed and 4 920 injured, a drop from the prior quarter though crews and riders still faced heavy losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Governor Curry Arrives in New Mexico for Liaison
Governor George Curry arrives in New Mexico aboard Oyster Bay ship to oversee territorial duties. He seeks to meet local officials and assess conditions, amid tensions and ongoing development projects in the territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oyster Bay, L. I
George Curry
Governor Curry plans New Mexico move after Samar post
United States governor of Samar's province, ten days after taking his duties, consulted President Roosevelt for two hours before departing to assume the New Mexico governorship. He stayed with Federal Judge B S Reasy of Portugal and said he was not familiar enough with local issues to discuss them. Judge Rodey, meeting Secretary Loeb at Sagamore Hill, called New Mexico's situation the worst for discord and crook edness among U S territories, praising Curry as a fit choice to straighten it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Philippine
Samar
New Mexico
Roosevelt
B.S. Reasy
Portu Ico
Congress
Curry
Rodey
Loeb
Sagamore Hill
Arrest in North Coast Limited hold up case
Butte Montana August 1 George Tower about 2 years old is arrested in connection with the attempted hold up of the North Coast Limited after engineer Clow was murdered. A lodging house landlady identified him as a lodger who brought a valise containing giant powder to her house.
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Butte
Mont
George Tower
North Coast Limited
Clow
Tower
Death of Hon. M. Stephenson, former congressman
Menominee Michigan August 1 Hon M Stephenson longtime lumberman and ex congressman has died at his home from injuries after a fall while alighting from his carriage He served in the Fifty first through Fifty fourth congresses and was brother to United States Senator Isaac Stephenson
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menominee, Mich
M. Stephenson
Congress
Stephenson
United States
Isaac Stephenson
Chicago Market Reports and Receipts Aug 1 1907
Market prices and receipts overview for cattle hogs and sheep in Chicago with daily totals, weight grades, and day to day changes. Officials report large past month receipts and steady or slow conditions across cattle sheep and pigs with varied packer prices and futures estimates.
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Chicago
John A. Babcock Offers a Square Deal
A brief message from John A. Babcock promises a square deal to recipients, inviting them to write any time for fair treatment. The note emphasizes trust and ongoing availability without citing further details or context.
Expert cites graft in Pennsylvania Capitol metal furniture deal
Beach Haven New Jersey August 1 Charles D Montague a Brooklyn metal furniture expert reports to the Pennsylvania capitol investigation commission that the state overpaid more than 1 5 million on a 2 million contract for metallic furnishings He estimates the value and discounts show a 25 percent profit and notes designs and standards were not met with portions withheld for the governor s final report to Governor Stuart
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beach Haven
N. J
Charles D. Montague
Brooklyn
Pennsylvania Capitol Investigation Commission
Montague
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Construction Company
Capitol
H. Burd Cassel
Stuart
Missing Olga Lundell in habeas corpus case
In Waukesha Wisconsin on August 1 a sensational habeas corpus hearing before Court Commissioner Hemrock examined Olga Lundell held by the Holy Jumpers at Fountain house. Olga reportedly disappeared from the Jumpers mansion before noon Monday and her whereabouts are unknown. Metropolitan Church association says she came to the institution voluntarily and remains there. It is alleged that she was driven away by her parents and does not wish to return home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukesha
Wis
Hemrock
Anna Lundell
Sac City
Olga
Fountain House
Metropolitan Church Association
Olga Lundell
Nicholas Begins Standart Cruise For Meeting William
Emperor Nicholas started a cruise aboard the royal yacht Standart with the aim of meeting Emperor William. It is unclear where the conference will be held, and wireless telegraphy may arrange the meeting at sea. Only the emperor's suite and the marine minister accompany him. the empress stays at Peterhof.
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St. Petersburg
Nicholas
Standart
Emperor William
Marine
Peterhof
Rhodes Scholars Dominate Modern History Honors at Oxford
In Oxford on August 1 the Rhodes scholars from the United States figure prominently in the finals of the school of modern history. J. H. Kirkpatrick of Alabama leads nine students with first honors, followed by W. W. Thayer of New Hampshire and B. R. Wallace of Minnesota with second-class honors. R. T. Brooks of Georgia, L. H. Gibson of Idaho, and G. T. Hamilton of Indiana earn third honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhodes
Oxford
United States
School of Modern History
J. H. Kirkpatrick
Alabama
W. W. Thayer
New Hampshire
B. BR. Wallace
Minnesota
R. T. Brooks
Georgia
L. H. Gibson
Idaho
G. T. Hamilton
Indiana
Fire destroys Promised Land Fisheries plant
Greenport L I Aug 1 The American Fisheries Company plant at Promised Land eighteen miles east of here burned. Two workers were killed and a third was in critical condition. The plant, one of the Atlantic coast’s largest, valued at about 800 000 dollars, was wiped out by the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenport
L. I
American Fisheries Company
Promised Land
Atlantic
Auto Kills Prominent Man in Everett Crash
A. L- A. Smith, leading shingle manufacturer in Everett, was killed when his car overturned. Duncan McKidden and John Nelson, his companions, were injured in the accident.
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Everett
L—A. A. Smith
Duncan McKidden
John Nelson
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John C. Wilson
Roosa
Wiitson
Wilson
Juggernaut
S. M. Stephenson
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Grain Market
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