Citizens Back Up Workers in Duluth Strike Amid Returns
In Duluth Minnesota on July 27 workers ready to return to Fayal Adams Spruce mines are promised protection by city authorities after a mass meeting led by Mayor Jessmere. Western Federation leaders depart for Eveleth while police vow to shield returning workers and suppress agitators fleeing town.
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Duluth
Minn
Fayal
Byeeth
Tce
Jessmere
Chisholm
Monroe Emer
Glen
Work Begins as Hibbing Federation Buys Store
The Hibbing federation purchases a store to support strikers while salesmen boycott. At Tibbing the shop floor runs near full, with 207 workers and larger night shifts. The federation seeks members and a $6 weekly strike stipend, but many new entrants fear action and may desert when safe to return to work.
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Tibbing
Mayre
Federation
Lukeal
Petriella
Duluth
Stevenson Ine
Italns
Comedy in a Criminal Hunt in Alma
Alma Michigan July 27 C D Bell manager of the Alma plant of the Michigan Sugar company faced a ransom demand of 675 dollars. He hired T J Foley and T Flannery of Saginaw to trap the extortionists. A decoy package was used and City Marshall Benjamin C Button was briefly jailed before warrants were issued for the detectives.
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Alma
Mich
C. D. Bell
Michigan Sugar Company
Mself
T. J. Foley
T. Flannery
Saginaw
Arshal
Benjamin C. Button
Prisier
Button
H H Rogers III Not Seriously Ill After Brief Stay
H H Rogers of Standard Oil now resides in Fair Haven Massachusetts and is not seriously ill after a short stay there. Further details on his condition are not provided.
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H. H. Rogers III
New York
H. H. Rogers
Standard Oil Company
Fair Haven
Mass
Rogers
Counter Charge Against Hawse In Columbia Wreck Dispute
Survivors of the Columbia disaster accuse Third Officer Hawse of cruelty and blame Captain Hansen for coldly refusing aid. They allege Hansen refused to lend his coat and to assist the stricken, while a sailor was ordered to strike a crippled man. Lulu Hansen of Minneapolis led the witness list as sixteen survivors arrive on the City of Topeka.
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San Francisco
Hawse
Columbia
Hansen
San Pedro
Hanse
Lulu Hansen
Minneapolis
Topeka
Farmers wrestle with crow bounty and 10 cent fees
In Bloomington Illinois McLean county farmers debate a 10 cent bounty for each crow killed and a 10 cent charge for affidavits by notaries. The July 1 law also offers 5 cents for crow eggs, but hot weather and costs erode the incentive for egg collecting.
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Bloomington
McLean County
Romance of John D. O'Shea’s Will Reveals Long Love Story
Boston, July 27. The will of John D. O'Shea of Lynn, grand trustee of the Benevolent and Patriotic Order of Elks, reveals a 25 year romance with Lynn stenographer Hattie M. Evans. He leaves $2,500 and his diamond ring to Evans, noting religious differences blocked their marriage. O'Shea’s estate valued at $30,000.
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Boston
John D. O'Shea
Lynn
Mass
Benevolent and Patriotic Order of Elks
Philadelphia
Hattie M. Evans
O'Shea
Soldiers learn ballooning under war department plan
Corporal Edward Ward and Private Joseph E. Barrett are detailed to study balloon science with instructor Leo Stevens. Stevens states the men will become expert balloon constructors within two months. The government bought an 84 000 cubic foot balloon for Fort Omaha Nebraska experiments in military balloon use.
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United States
War Department
Edward Ward
Joseph E. Barrett
Leo Stevens
Mr. Stevens
Fort Omaha
Nebraska
Grand jury indicts ticket agents as rate law clash grows
A Gazette report from Marion says McDowell county grand jury indictments target ticket agents at Marion and Old Fort for enforcing the 2.5 cent rate dispute. Judge Lyon calls for firm enforcement while Sanford’s peace effort fails, and railroad officials argue that state demand threatens federal injunctions and constitutional rights.
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Asheville
N. C
Marion
Old Fort
McDowell County
Fred Moore
Lyon
United States
Sanford
Pritchard
Washington
Southern Railway
United States Court of the
Educator Killed in Accident at Gogebic Lake Wisconsin
Oshkosh Wis July 27 President Richard H Halsey of the Oshkosh Normal School was shot and killed accidentally at Gogebic Lake Wis Halsey who became president in 1899 following the death of C B Albee had previously served as superintendent of public instruction in Oshkosh and in the East
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Oshkosh
Wis
Richard H. Halsey
Oshkosh Normal School
Gogebic Lake
Halsey
Normal School
C. 8. Albee
Sheriff Foils Morbid Crowd at Coleman Hanging
In Montgomery on July 27 Sheriff Belser executed Galvin Coleman at about 6 am for the murder of J. A. Finley. Finley was killed and dismembered with a large knife, shocking local observers who had gathered to witness the hanging.
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Montgomery
Ala
Belser
Galvin Coleman
Coleman
J. A. Finley
Orby Beaten in Atlantic Stakes Derby Rematch
Richard Croker's 3-year-old Orby, Derby winner, failed as a favorite in Liverpool's Atlantic stakes. Linacre, Earlston, and Hastern competed in a four-runner race. Linacre, also Derby entrant, claimed victory ahead of Orby.
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Ctoker
Liverpool
Richard Croker
Orby
Linacre
Earlston
Hastern
Mrs J G Phelps Stokes Returns To Journalism
New York reports Mrs J G Phelps Stokes wife of a millionaire philanthropist has signed with The Vorwerts to write an article weekly on socialism and to take charges as a contributor to the publication.
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New York
J. G. Phelps Stokes
Vorwerts
Court Coupon Gives Public Benefit If Case Lost
The passage argues that stripping away this portion of property is as improper as taking any other part. Under the current coupon system, if the party loses, the public remains protected by a lower rate achieved through cashing the coupon.
Haywood Trial Nearing Penalty Decision in Steunenberg Case
Boise, July 27. Evidence and arguments finish as jurors will decide any penalty for William D. Haywood in the conspiracy linked to ex-Governor Frank Steunenberg’s assassination. Senator Borah, serving as Idaho prosecution counsel, delivered final remarks. Judge Wood will instruct the jury. Record crowds filled the courthouse grounds and streets awaiting sentences.
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Boise
Ida
William D. Haywood
Frank Steunenberg
United States
Borah
Idaho
Fremont Wood
Automobile aided wedding saves last minute license
Miss Sylvia Cook of Hope and William Kissling of North Vernon married at the bride’s home after a frantic chase. Kissling missed a train, rode interurban to Columbus, bought time, and a chauffeur rushed to Hope with the groom, while the county clerk issued the license just as the doors closed. Guests waited as vows were spoken.
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Hope
Ind
Sylvia Cook
William Kissling
North Vernon
Kissling
Greensburg
Indianapolis
Terminal
Columbus
Court House
Veteran Known as General Smith in Island Dispatches
A respondent asked a private if he was under General Smith and the man confirmed. When asked what kind of man General Smith is, the reply described him as the hell roaringest man in the islands, a nickname that has persisted in U S dispatches and stuck with the veteran.
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General Smith
Neighbor Gives Whisky to Ill Old Woman
A kindly neighbor brought a bottle of whisky to an ailing elderly woman and offered two glasses one now and one tomorrow. After the first glass, within ten minutes she cried out that they should finish the other, remarking on the many sudden deaths nowadays, per the Dundee Advertiser.
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Dundee Advertiser
Kaiser's maneuvers to test new war methods in Posen
Germany plans its Kaiser's maneuvers in Posen in September. The trials will test air ships and bicycles for reconnaissance and surprise attacks, carry machine guns, and explore substituting cavalry. Radiographic telephones and armored towers with rapid fire guns on revolving platforms will also be experimented with to gauge effectiveness.
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Berlin
Germany
Posen
Tesla to Talk Mars Endeavor and Debt Debt Cleared on Tower
New York July 27 Nikola Tesla electrical expert aims to communicate with Mars dwellers. He has settled a 1108 debt on the steel tower to be sold under sheriff's hammer in Suffolk County Long Island. Tesla owns about 200 acres at Wardenclyffe and built a tower and buildings with foundations nearly 300 feet deep. He believes electrical vibrations from the tower can send messages to Mars.
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Tesla
Mars
New York
Nikola Tesla
Suffolk County
Long Island
Wardencliffe
Markets HOGS Chicago July 27 1907 and 1905 receipts
Chicago market report shows hogs and cattle receipts with price ranges and daily changes. Estimated hog receipts around 17 000 today, with light to heavy shipping grades quoted from 5 50 to 6 30, and cattle receipts around 590 to 2500 with steadiness noted for both cattle and sheep.
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Chicago
Hell Roaring Jake Smith Reveals Origin of Nickname
Ann Arbor Michigan July 27 General Hell Roaring Jake Smith who recently moved here and is living quietly has finally agreed to explain how he earned the name which he finds objectionable. He had previously avoided the topic.
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Ann Arbor, Mich
Jake” Smith
Armenian Priest Denies Murder Ties Amid Extortion Claims
New York July 27 Father Levant Martoogessian Armenian Apostolic church treasurer in the Hunchakist society denies involvement in Tavshanjian murder. Officials say letters show extortion by the group while Turkish agents are blamed for pressure on Armenians. Boston mass meeting planned to respond to rising Armenian violence and terrorism fears.
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New York
Hunchakist Society
Levant Martoogessian
Armenian Apostolic Church
District Attorney's Office
H. 8. Tavshanjian
Martoogessian
Smyth
Tavshanjian
United States
Hunchakists
Boston
H. H
Woman Found Guilty for Swindling Families in London
Mrs Josephine Leslie was convicted at the Old Bailey of defrauding members of prominent families by false pretenses. She posed as a friend of J Pierpont Morgan claiming he guided her investments. Morgan testified he did not know her. Leslie, formerly Marie Josephine Eastwick of Philadelphia, was arrested July 4 at Newmarket and sentenced to five years' penal servitude.
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London
Josephine Leslie
Old Bailey
Enthusiastic Shirtwaist Strikers Rally for Open Shop Fight
In New York a July meeting of shirtwaist strikers drew a crowd of mainly women and girls who rushed to the platform to donate to a strike fund. They tore off rings and brooches and tossed watches and cash, the jewelry worth only a few dollars, but the spirit strong.
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New York
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Uncle Sam
North Carolina
Mrs. Stokes
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Chigago, Ill
Turkey
Gotham Police
Manley
Revolutionary Committee of Terrorists
Morgan
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