Beeping Strike Hits New York Beef Packers Officials Call for Arbitration
In New York on August 25 striking drivers and stablemen at wholesale beef packing houses demanded a sixty five hour work week and higher wages. About 500 workers quit after unions ordered the strike and trucks were abandoned leaving perishables to be rescued later. An arbitration offer was rejected as talks between strikers and employers continued.
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New York
Trust
Teamsters’ Union
George W. Morgan
Elections of
Teamsters
Smallers A Challenge to Open Telegraph Offices
President Small of the telegraphers union urges companies to allow an impartial committee of business leaders to inspect operating rooms to reveal actual conditions. He claims rooms are cluttered with managers and officials while the public remains uninformed about service quality. Companies reject outsiders, citing internal handling and public confidence rising. police guard offices to bar nonemployees.
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Chicago
Small
Telegraphers’ Union
Perstor
Postal
New York
King
Treasury
Jackson
Miss
Telegraph company seeks protection for Western offices
The Telegraph company appealed to Governor Vardaman for protection for its Western offices at Holly Springs Grenada and Greenwood after operators were forced to quit the Holly Springs and Grenada offices and Greenwood citizens threaten the manager. The governor said Superintendent Terhune should appeal to the courts and if they cannot enforce the law he will take special protection measures.
Fires From Gasoline Explosions Ravage Pittsburgh East End
A pair of gasoline fueled fires in Pittsburgh clothing presses caused an estimated 250000 in damage and endangered the east end. The Club Pressing and Cleaning building on East Penn avenue burned, four teen workers were rescued, and a larger blaze on Center avenue destroyed seven buildings including Allen Rug Weaving and Carpet Cleaning and several nearby firms. four firefighters were injured.
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Pittsburg
East End
Club Pressing and Cleaning Company
East Penn Avenue
Enterprise Pressing Company
Center Avenue
Allen Rug Weaving and Carpet Cleaning Company
East Liberty Automobile Company
American Reduction Company
Last End Mantle and Tile Company
Crown Laundry
Andrew Pafenbach
Horseshoer
Snively Plumbing Company
Michael Moore
Champion Collection Receives German Cookery Honor
J C Lehner of the International Geneva Association of Hotel and Restaurant Employees has earned the Ehren kreuz gold cross from Germany for the best menu card exhibit at Bremen’s Kochkunst ausstellung. His 20 year project now holds about 10 000 menu cards, including royal and presidential meals.
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New York
J. C. Lehner
International Geneva Association of Hotel and
Germany
Ehrenkreuz
Kochkunst Ausstellung
Bremen
Lehner
Bismarck
Admiral Remey
Brooklyn
Sydney
Australia
Lotus Club
Emil Paul
Roosevelt
Prince Henry
White House
Typhoid Fever Outbreak Reported in Harrisburg
Harrisburg reports ninety typhoid cases twelve meningitis cases and sixteen infantile paralysis cases. A watershed infection source has been located and officials urge water boiling, with multilingual circulars issued to guide residents on precautions.
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Harrisburg
Arthur B. Moulton
State Department of Health
Ridgway
Dixon
Inspector narrows mail theft loss to scant sum
Denver August 23 Inspector J R Harrison chief post office inspector says only about 250 dollars was taken in the theft of three registered mail sacks on the Burlington line between Denver and Oxford Nebraska. He has a complete list of letters and packages and asserts no large amount was lost.
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Denver
J. R. Harrison
Burlington
Oxford
Neb
Harrison
Strike of Hospital Internes at St Joseph’s
The entire staff of internes at St. Joseph’s hospital in St. Paul resigned after delivering a written communication to the mother superior. The note was signed by Drs. J. P. Rosenthal, E. B. Crosby, H. C. Erickson and Bb. J. Eklund. Dissatisfaction with hospital methods and the treatment of interns prompted the action.
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St. Paul
St. Joseph's Hospital
J. P. Rosenthal
E. B. Crosby
H. C. Erickson
Bb. J. Eklund
Four to Die in One Day Warrant Issued in Lancaster
A death warrant for the hanging of four Italians in Lancaster dated August 23 sets a Pennsylvania record as the first such warrant for four to be executed on a single scaffold on October 3.
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Lancaster
Pennsylvania
Prince Wilhelm of Sweden sparks Newport society strife at Jamestown expo
The 23 year old Prince Wilhelm arrives representing King Oscar at the Jamestown exposition. Rival Newport social queens seek to entertain him, but the clash exposes Four Hundred tensions and questions of hospitality amid a dynastic lineage. He is the second son of Crown Prince Adolphus and Princess Victoria of Baden.
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Prince Wilhelm
Sweden
Oscar
Newport
Wilhelm
Adolphus
Victoria of
Baden
Taft in the South Supports Thirteenth to Fifteenth Amendments
In Lexington Taft addresses race, tariff, trusts, and railroad rates to cheering Republicans. He praises Roosevelt and Booker T. Washington, argues the fifteenth amendment allows nonVoting exclusions, and defends gradual progress for Black citizens.
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Lexington
Taft
South
Roosevelt
Booker T. Washington
Counterbalance of Northern Voters Shifts GOP Alignment
The passage notes a political dynamic where northern voters leaning Democratic create a counterbalance that drives them toward the Republican party. It highlights regional voting behavior and party alignment tensions without additional context.
Dallas Artist Wright Found Safe at Naval Home
W A Wright a 23 year old Dallas artist missing for weeks was found at the naval home after his letters home ceased and his father appealed to police and newspapers. Wright had come to Philadelphia seeking magazine illustrating work and was identified after the story ran.
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Philadelphia
W. A. Wright
Dallas
Tex
Naval
Wright
Texas
Reunion of Father and Son in Naval Hospital
A father and son were joyfully reunited at the naval hospital. The son explained he had struggled to find work, enlisted in the marine corps due to hunger, and after serving at League Island was sent home because of rheumatism.
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Naval Hospital
Marine Corps
League Island
Cottage moved intact on flat cars seven miles
The Chicago and Eastern Illinois railway transported a four room cottage of two flat cars from Momence to Wichert a distance of seven miles without disassembling the structure. An oncoming express was flagged and the house was set down at Wichert in as good condition as when loaded. It is claimed to be the first such move without cutting the house into sections.
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United States
Metall
Bonaparte
Congress
Danville
Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railway
Momence
Weichert
Wichert
McClellan
Professor Graves Captures House-Breaker in Petoskey
In Petoskey Michigan on August 23 Professor M D Graves principal of the Petoskey Normal School and Business college surprised burglars at his home. He wrestled with three men and choked one into submission while the other two escaped. A captured suspect named Frank Isaacs, described as a half breed Indian, was jailed. Despite Graves bringing him in, Isaacs expressed respect for the professor’s prowess.
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Petoskey, Mich
M. D. Drives
Petoskey Normal School
Frank Isaacs
Graves
Revivalist in White Duck Suit Sparks Bloomington Revival
Rev. James Taylor an evangelist from Knoxville Tenn officiated at a revival meeting in Medora appearing in a white duck suit. The attire drew a crowd as he plans to wear the cool garb at each service amid torrid temperatures.
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Bloomington
James Taylor
Knoxville
Tenn
Medora
Peoria Heights Board Orders Railway Tracks Removed
Dispute between Peoria Heights village board and Peoria Railway Company led to an order for tracks to be torn up by next Monday morning. Harry Buttrick, railway company official, presides over the board.
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Peoria
Peoria Heights
Burlington Train Mail Robbery Details Unclear
Postoffice Inspector Kimball states Chicago saw no losses from the Burlington train mail theft and doubts that $250,000 was stolen after an investigation into the two pouches. No names beyond the inspector are given.
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Burlington
Chicago
Postoffice
Kimball
Violinist Francis Rae MacMillen Safe After Mont Blanc Report
A Berne dispatch says Francis Rae MacMillen, the U.S. violinist earlier reported lost on Mont Blanc, is safe and no accident occurred.
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New York
Berene
Francis Rae MacMillen
United States
Mont Blanc
Elwood Woman Claims 108 in City Reunion
In Elwood Indiana a family reunion revealed Mrs. Martha Bolton who says she is 108 years old. She is the mother of seventeen children, seven of whom are living, and she appears twenty five years younger than her age.
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Elwood
Ind
Martha Bolton
John A. Babcock Seeks Timely Communication
Local note from John A. Babcock invites prompt responses and promises a square ideal in return. The message emphasizes availability and efficient exchange.
New York City Raises Bond Rate Amid Budget Stringency
New York City, facing money stringency, increases corporate stock and assessment bond rates to 4 percent and orders department heads to cut expenditures to the minimum. Mayor McClellan explains the market conditions and aims to borrow at 4 percent while seeking legislative authorization for short term indebtedness aligned with current market rates.
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New York
City of
Graft in Central America Report From Nicaragua Regime
W T Sharkey of Bluefields reports Nicaraguan and Honduran governments under President Jose Santos Zelaya practice extortion on mining ventures. Companies must grant divvy payments or stock to the president or his intendent to avoid harassment and secure export rights.
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Mobile
Ala
Jose Santos Zelaya
W. T. Sharkey
Bluefields
Nicaragua
Sharkey
Republic
Mayor Proposes Field Artillery To Break Drought In New Haven
New Haven Connecticut on August 3 reports drought with seventy six days without rain. Mayor Studley suggested using a battery of field artillery to discharge fifty rounds hoping to trigger atmospheric change and rainfall after brief storms earlier.
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New Haven
Conn
Studley
Hard Time for Russ Papers
In St. Petersburg on August 23 authorities tightened press controls with frequent heavy fines. Over the last two months provincial papers suffered ruinous effects with about one third ceasing publication and the official news agency losing nearly half its subscribers.
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St. Petersburg
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McCall
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Mass
Times
Washington
Samuel W. McCall
Winchester
Marshfield Fir
Repubean Party
MacMillen
John A. Babcock
The
North American Commission Company
Chicago, Ill
Tha
Gotham
City 4
Central America
Zelaya
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