Telegraphers Vote to Accept Settlement Terms
At Oakland telegraphers unanimously approve terms from Western Union and Postal Telegraph to return to work. Arbitration to discuss issues, while San Francisco and Oakland operators who walked out may be rehired at previous salaries. Corroborating statements from Postal Telegraph and Western Union officials confirm the agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Cal
Telegraphers’ Union
Western Union and
Postal Telegraph Companies
Nally
C. C. Adams
Postal Telegraph Cable Company
Edward J. Nally
L. W. Storer
San Francisco
No Sign Of A Slump In Early Summer Trade
R G Dun Weekly Review of Trade reports heavy volume in leading markets and rapid stock depletion due to clearance sales. Buyers grow across large sales as agricultural outlook improves. Clothing firms note new orders while pig iron dullness remains typical for season. no push for lower prices and no rush to secure new contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
R. G. Dun
Drowning duo at McCullough’s lake in Lima
J L Davis a well known young man and Miss Dods Webryke drowned when their boat capsized on McCulloughs lake in Lima Ohio. Fire department towed the lake at night and recovered the bodies at daybreak under weeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
McCullough’s Lake
J. L. Davis
Dods Webryke
Jake
Elks Chairman John D. O'Shea Dies at Convention
The body of John D. O'Shea chairman of the Elks board of trustees was taken to his Lynn Massachusetts home. O'Shea died Thursday night at the Philadelphia convention after being seized by paralysis while attending the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elks
Philadelphia
John D. O'Shea
The
Order of Elks
Lynn
Mass
O’shea
Order
Trains Collide in Salem Head-On Disaster
A Pere Marquette excursion train from Ionia collided with a freight east of Salem Michigan causing a horrific wreck. The morning crash killed between thirty and forty people and left about one hundred injured with twenty-two bodies recovered as rescue workers toiled through debris. The disaster is described as the worst in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pere Marquette
Ionia
Detroit
Four Deaths Reported From Heat At Elks Parade
Philadelphia records four fatalities from heat and humidity after the Elks parade. About 100 attendees spent the night in hospitals with many discharged. roughly a dozen cases deemed serious. Authorities credit prompt relief measures for the low death toll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Elks
Bride Marries Amid Crowded Courtroom In July Heat
In Lapeer Michigan a 90 degree day and a tough looking crowd prompted Judge Wright to marry bride Clara Martin of Burlington Township in his private office. Groom Burt V. Grant stood beside. The ceremony occurred after officers dispersed and the court room bustled with spectators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lapeer
Mich
Mercury
Burt V. Grant
Better Pay for the Rector at St George's Hempstead
At St George's parish Hempstead a July meeting of August Belmont as senior warden urged raising the rector salary from 1500 to 2500 citing debts of the former rector Jere Knode Cooke who eloped with Florence Whaley. Parish members cited poverty and Belmont proposed cutting summer amusements. no action taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
St. George’s Parish
Hempstead
Belmont
Jere Knode Cooke
Florence Whaley
Midshipman Cruse Dies After Battleship Georgia Fire
The death toll from the Georgia disaster rises to ten as Midshipman John T. Cruse succumbs to injuries from the accident. Separately, Peter Larson, prominent mining magnate and banker, dies in Helena Montana leaving about 15 million dollars for charity and other bequests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Cruse
Georgia
Peter Larson
Helena
Mont
Free Man William January Hidden Identity Story of Escape
Kansas City roared with joy as William January alias Charles Anderson was released from Leavenworth. He recounted a yearlong escape tunnel and a false arrest over a Oklahoma pool room robbery, alleging innocence and vowing to stay with his wife and baby in Kansas City.
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Kansas City
William January
Charles Anderson
Leavenworth
Fred Altergott
Roosevelt
Anderson
Iie
Lucille
Papa
Oyster Bay
L. L
Mamma
Tueille Anderson
Charles W. Anderson
Jean Valjean
America
Berief
Kirk
Martin
Frank Dale
Federal
W. L. Kirk
Axton
Phillips
Winfield
Robbery suspect voices innocence after arrest
January declares he is a victim of miscarriage of justice. He says he bears no guilt and asserts that Oklahoma was a new country, claiming he paid the penalty for an alleged crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
January
Oklahoma
First Brown County Court House Torn Down in Columbus
Brown county's first court house, erected at Nashville nearly a century ago, has been torn down. Built of hewn poplar logs, it stood one and a half stories high with the courtroom in the upper half and county offices on the first floor. After the new court house opened, the old building served as a stable and was owned by Rev. Campbell. The log jail at Nashville remains standing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ind
Brown County
Nashville
Campbell
Illinois Public School Funds Report Circular Warned
Trustees of public schools throughout Illinois are warned against illegal expenditure of school funds and urged to report the conditions of all schools in a circular issued by the state superintendent of public instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Illinois
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Circular cites illegal expenditure by school trustees
The circular notes that reports for the year ended June 30, 1906 show incidental expenses by trustees of schools totaling 24,432.98 dollars that were un authorized and therefore illegal.
Rochelle Pupils Seek Illinois State Tree Vote
On Mrs. James C. Fesler's suggestion Rochelle public school pupils petition all Illinois schools to join a voting contest. The winner will be named the Illinois state tree by the legislature, with results due March 1, 1908 for inclusion in Arbor Day materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochelle
James C. Fesler
Rochelle Public
Illinois
Fesler
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Governor Warner to Call Special Michigan Session
Lansing Mich July 20 Governor Warner will convene a special session of the legislature to secure funds for Central Normal school at Mount Pleasant unless the board of state auditors can replace funds lost due to a defect in the appropriation act. Long Voyage of a Tagged Boy. New York July 20 Benjamin Meyerson a 7 year old bound for Omaha travels with tags on his clothes after leaving Minsk Russia he is quartered in the Hebrew Home for Immigrants. He is headed to join parents who left Russia years ago. In Miamisburg Ohio United States Senator Foraker urged tariff revisionists to demand a bill of particulars.
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Lansing
Mich
Warner
Central Normal School
Mount Pleasant
Board of State Auditors
New York
Minsk
Russia
Benjamin Meyerson
Omaha
Miamisburg
United States
Foraker
Markets OPENING HOGS At Chicago July 20 1907
Opening hog market notes strong prospects with bids up to 6 15 for light hogs and 6 10 for mixed packers. Cattle 800 steady sheep 4000 weak official receipts 17013 yesterday. estimated 10000 receipts today, 49000 tomorrow. bulk hogs 5 75 to 5 95.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John A Babcock Witt Chicago Ill
John A Babcock, listed in Witt Chicago Illinois, offers a prompt promise of a square deal and reliable service. The message emphasizes prompt availability and honesty in transactions.
Bloodshed at Seoul as Korean soldiers blamed for riots
A July 20 dispatch from Seoul reports a 5,000 strong crowd at the palace, clashes with police, and casualties among Japanese with twenty five killed or wounded. Officials say Korean soldiers fired. the emperor expressed regret. Tokyo sympathizes with the emperor but questions abdication implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Maruyama
Marquis Ito
Tokio
Japan Not Participating In Imperial Seal Transfer
The ceremonial transfer of the imperial seal to the crown prince took place yesterday while some shops closed in sympathy with the emperor. Marquis Ito and Viscount Hayashi declined to comment on abdication plans, stating the Korea issue concerns the Korean emperor, not Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marquis Ito
Viscount Hayashi
Associated Press
Japan
Hague
Death in Gasoline Tank Explosion at Carlisle Laundry
J W Shake 86 owner of Carlisle steam laundry was burned to death when a gallon gasoline tank exploded while he pumped air into it to run an ironing machine. His wife Mrs Shake and employee Mrs Isabel Snapp were severely burned trying to help him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle
Ind
J. W. Shake
Shake
Carlisle Steam Laundry
Isabel Snapp
Base Ballist Jumps His Contract
Sam Mertes star left fielder for Mike Cantillon has jumped his contract with Minneapolis and will be out of the game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Sam Mertes
Mike Cantillon
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Clowry
Robert @. Clowry
Western Union Telegraph Company
Western Union
Igan
Ter
Salem
Michigan
Cial
Evening Journal
August Belmont
James M’parland
Se Copyright
Myers
James McParland
Harry Orchard
Idaho
Colorado
McParland
Molly Maguires
Pennsylvania
Pinkerton Force
Pinkerton
Denver
Child
Clayton
Plumb
Cross Roads
Grain Market
John A. Babcock
Is Witt
North American Commission Company
Chicago, Ill
Korea
Ito
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