Strike Fuels Telegraphers Walkout Across Northern Lines
In St Paul August 2 general strike orders are issued by President Perham of the Railway Telegraphers for Great Northern and Northern Pacific. Negotiations collapse as Horn and Great Northern officials declare the pay proposal final. About 7,500 operators and agents face disruption while President Hill of New York may mediate.
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St. Paul, Minn
Great Northern
Northern Pacific Railways
Perham
St. Paul
Horn
Northern Pacific
J. J. Hill
New York
Order of Railway Telegraphers
Great Northern Railways
Strike of Track Men on Denver and Rio Grande
Denver with John T. Wilson approving the I B M W E strike order targets over 2000 track and water service workers on the D and Rio Grande railway. The action follows company refusal to accept the schedule or enter arbitration and seeks wage increases for foremen and section hands plus reinstatement of discharged foremen.
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Rio Grande
Denver
John T. Wilson
International Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
Joint Protective Board of the Brotherhood
Denver and Rio Grande
Denver and
Chicago Strike Ended After Peace Proclaimed by Employers
About 1,200 of 4,000 striking workers are back at work as peace is declared by the Employers' association after four months of conflict with the Teamsters' union. The move restores normal business conditions for numerous firms, including lumber dealers.
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Chicago
Employers’ Association
Teamsters’ Union
Quarrelling Governors Face Spread of Yellow Fever
In New Orleans yellow fever surges with an estimated forty new cases today, on top of forty four in the last day, eight deaths reported so far. Louisiana and Mississippi governors clash over use of state gunboats in river and gulf quarantine.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Mississippi
Open shop takes hold as drivers return to work
Police protection is dropped and unions lose grip as State Street stores and wholesale grocers rehire only a small portion of former drivers. Teamsters who return must have goods deliveries designated by employers and avoid union insignia. Open shop spreads in the teaming industry with 4000 strikers and few rehires.
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State Street
Cowlitz Glacier Highlights Mount Tacoma Trip
Tourists visiting Oregon's exposition in Portland often combine visits to Mount Rainier in the Rainier National Park. The Cowlitz Glacier, pictured, is one of the mountain's notable features. Mount Rainier is about fourteen thousand five hundred twenty eight feet tall with a base circumference near eighty miles. Access from Tacoma requires fifty five miles by rail fourteen miles by stage and seven miles on horseback.
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Oregon
Portland
Mount Tacoma
Rainier
Rainier National Park and Forest Reserve
Cascade Range
Cowlitz
Tacoma
Edge of War Invasion Claims Shake Louisiana and Mississippi
reports indicate a tense dispute as Louisiana accuses Mississippi of armed incursions into its claims along Lake Borgne and the Rigolets. The case includes patrol boats, a Gulf Coast gunboat, and a disputed area claims, with yellow fever statistics cited from Montgomery and New Orleans.
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United States Revenue
Winoha
Mississippi
Louisiana
Mississippi Sound
St.ote Light
Lake Borga Borgne
Louisiana Territory
Lake Borgne Canal
Mississippi River
Wilson stands firm on resignation demands from Southern Cotton
Secretary Wilson says he faces no worry over officials calls for his resignation by the Southern Cotton association and plans to present their case to President Roosevelt. He notes Jordan will take the complaints to Oyster Bay, while Roosevelt knows the department’s course. A separate cable from Nagasaki reports a Shanghai boycott now reaching Japan as Consul Harris notes the spread of the movement.
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Oyster Bay
Jordan
Washington
Wilson
Southern Cotton Association
Roosevelt
Cheatham
Department of Agriculture
Congress
State Department
Harris
Nagasaki
United States
Shanghai
Japan
Yellow fever travel case linked to New Orleans outbreak
In Shreveport, Barney Tracy a Chicago traveling man is held in a detention camp with yellow fever. The infection traces to New Orleans where he briefly stopped on July 25 while moving between rail stations. A surge in new cases in the original district signals worsening yet hopeful containment with no secondary infections among known foci.
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Jackson Avenue
Shreveport
Barney Tracy
Chicago
New Orleans
Tracey
Oil Treatment Clears Mosquito Nests at Coastal Resorts
Destruction of larvae by petroleum and removal of shrubbery along the Long Island and New Jersey coast has nearly eliminated mosquitoes. Experiments begun years ago show success as oil sprinkling and targeted dueling efforts erased damp breeding spots where swarms formed previously.
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New York
Long Island
New Jersey
New Sherman Hospital Chief Named in Elgin Era
Miss Christie Oberg succeeds Miss Brophy as superintendent of Sherman hospital in Elgin. Oberg previously led Chicago Union hospital and was head nurse at Sherman. New head surgical nurse is Miss Margaret McLean, Frances Willard graduate. Miss Brophy led Sherman for two years.
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Elgin, al
Miss Brophy
Sherman Hospital
Frances Willard Hospital
Chicago
Christie Oberg
Chicago Union Hospital
Margaret McLean
Visit of Emperor William Declared Nonpolitical
Copenhagen announces Emperor William's visit has no political significance and will be a courtesy toward King Christian. No conferences of a political nature will take place during his majesty's stay as he bids farewell to King Christian this afternoon.
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Copenhagen
Emperor William
Christian
Doctor Sues County Over 1902 Smallpox Treatment Bill
Dr. J. M. Gouldsman of Monroe City sues Knox County Indiana for 450 dollars claiming county physician hired him to treat smallpox in Harrison township in 1902 and county commissioners refused payment.
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Vincennes
Ind
J. M. Gouldsman
Monroe City
Harrison Township
Tailor Frank Fortman Ends Life in Yard Requesting Cremation
In St. Louis on August 2, Frank Fortman a 70 year old tailor killed himself with a revolver after spending the night writing his will and farewell letters. He asked that his body be cremated and the ashes sprinkled on his cemetery lot.
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St. Louis
Frank Fortman
Loss of Crops Drives Farmer to Threaten Family
In Millington Michigan on August 3 L M Reynolds a prominent farmer driven mad by continued bad weather and lack of help forced his family from their home and threatened to kill them all.
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Millington
Mich
L. M. Reynolds
Public debt rises to about one billion in July 1905
The monthly statement of the public debt shows a total debt, excluding cash in the treasury, of 1,002,049,001 dollars at July 31 1905. This marks an increase of 12,182,229 dollars for the month.
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Washington
South Haven Celebrates Open Town as Lawmen Fail
South Haven Michigan on August 2 sees wide open shops and a high spirits crowd as sheriffs, deputies and closing leaders stay unseen. Businesses report their busiest day ever with gambling venues and saloons bustling amid impromptu parades and songs. Nearby ports report turkeys shipped for Japan-Russia peace talks. a Wisconsin elder dies. a Massachusetts man falls from a mast but survives.
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South Haven
Mich
Chicago
Buat Hess
Sherif Britton
Duar
Sheriff Britton
Markets in Chicago Hogs and Cattle Signals Weakness
The Chicago market report notes hog receipts about 20000 with leftovers from yesterday and mixed packers. Cattle trading around 18000 offers dull and weak conditions while sheep run near 20000 with moderate prices.
Chicago Market Report Highlights Weak Repurchases and Mixed Hog Values
August 2 1908 Chicago market notes show receipts totals for cattle hogs and sheep with prices varying by grade and lot. Early reports indicate weakness in light and mixed hogs while western cattle and yearlings post firmer quotes and lambs hold near steady levels.
Kaiser and the Czar Aims of the Kaiser at Bak To Interview
London reports an intercepted communication through French and Russian channels purporting to reveal Emperor William II's remarks to the czar at the Bak To Interview. It says the Kaiser sought to reassure Russia about German policy and denied any plan to alter the present status quo or threaten Morocco.
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London
Lansdowne
William
Bak
Egar
Germany
Vrance
Morocco
Russia
Tie
Baltic
England
Far East
St. Petersburg
Fate of a Law Breaker
Richard Johnson aged 62 was killed when dynamite exploded in his boat on the Niagara River at Tonawanda. Charles Duffy suffered torn legs while Charles Sturges survived. the blast tore the boat and left one side shattered as the trio were rescued. Johnson allegedly planned to detonate the stick to his fish.
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Affalo
N. Y
Richard Johnson
Niagara River
Tonawanda
Charles Duffy
Charles Sturges
Johnson
Duffy
Sturges
Sequel of a Runaway Match in St Joseph
Mrs. Fred Schneider a 19 year old wife of a merchant tailor in St Joseph jumped into the St Joseph river before resorters, died by her own action. She was daughter of N O Osborn of Chicago, eloped with Schneider on March 15, 1904, married in Indiana, and domestic troubles led to separation last spring.
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St. Joseph, Mich
Fred Schneider
St. Joseph
N. O. Osborn
Chicago
Schneider
Indiana
Boy Serves Two Year Sentence Found After Family Search
Jefferson Missouri August 2 After a long search for their son Roy Courtwright a Kansas City blacksmith and his wife learned their son had been kidnapped until Courtwright checked at the penitentiary and found the boy serving a two year sentence for stealing four sweaters at Springfield Missouri in October 2004.
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Jefferson, Mo
Roy Courtwright
Kansas City
Courtwright
Springfield
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