Ice Wagon Drivers Boycott Grow in Chicago Stock Yards
Chicago reports a widespread strike action as ice wagon drivers are ordered to halt deliveries to retailers buying meat from the so called trust. Union leaders plan pickets at markets while more strikebreakers and police are drafted to protect shipments and stockyards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trust
International Union of Teamsters
Chicago
Aug
Teimetrs
Urior
Cinccinnati
International Brotherhood of Team- Silta
Notice of Marriage and Death Notices Across Major Papers
Washington Post notices offered for simultaneous publication in multiple newspapers upon application with extra charge for forwarding or telegraphing to listed titles including New York Times Baltimore News Poston Globe Buffalo Courier Chicago Tribune and several others across the Northeast and Midwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Pignter-Press
Minneapolis Tribune
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Obits and Marriage Notices From Washington DC 1904
Various obituaries and wedding announcements dated August 1904 from Washington DC area papers. Entries note marriages and deaths including Reva W Pitzer with Frank A L Cambera. Rosanna Adams. Mary Moxley Jones. Emma Matthews. Josephine Reeves Shelley. William Spurgin. funeral details at St Patrick's, Arlington, Congressional Cemetery, and West Point. Includes mentions of residents at 8515 Froospect Avenue Ith West and 1141 Street NW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams
Rosanna Adams
Tate
lOoulak Bivkih
Turdwest
Diats Poi
Mary Mitzceth
Moalltiam Feeksc i
St. Patrick's Church
Turslay
Vic Relam
Daly
James Durham
Belayed Ie Sp
Durham
Ninth Street Rorthwent
Arlington
Emily Rosa Finssey
Joseph Theese
Kenyon Street
Northwear
Tom
Congressional Camerot
JONER
Stes Emma Moxley Jones
Street
Apom
Battimore
Fredericksburg
Mattcews
Suruas Ih
Steve M
Jul St Matthews Beet
Mason Mat Primm
James Koson
James Land Mary
Primm
Fumeritir
Quieres
Crookland
Hee Tite
Eichteenth Street
Washington
Boston
Spurgis
Sons of the Revolution
Society of the Tastriet
William Pieter Spurgin
West Point
Andes
Francis Preston Tclairs
Charles Lawrence Gurle
Military Order OF the Loyal Legion OF the United States
District of Columbia
William Fletcher Splagin
US Army
Carefree Ki
John W Foster
S. Volunteers
P Huxford
Army
Unions Declare War Over Building Trades Lockout
New York August 8 unions in the Building Trades Alliance repudiated the arbitration plan with the Building Trades Employers Association and vowed strikes on major city projects starting tomorrow. An estimated 60 000 to 100 000 workers are affected, including 50 percent skilled trades. The walkout may delay many new and ongoing public school projects across the five boroughs. Acting Mayor Fornes urged leaders to negotiate to finish schools regardless of disputes. Movements of ocean steamers noted with several arrivals and departures.
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New York
Building Trades Alliance
Building Trades Employers’ Association
Lie Building Trades Alliance
Elevator Constructors’ Union
Five Boroughs
Fornes
Neutral rights at issue over coal and cotton contraband
Secretary Hay denounces declaring coal and raw cotton absolute contraband, urging neutrals to ship goods only when destined for peaceful use. The June circular warns such a rule could halt neutral trade with belligerents and extend to all goods usable for war.
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Hay
State Department
Hav
Russia
Department of State
Washington
United States
Europe
Spain
Navy Department
Mr. Dana
Wheaton
France
Great Britain
North Sea
Pacific
Hall
Angsta
London Times Praises American Policy on Neutral Trade
The Times editorial urges Britain to approve U S policy on contraband and neutral commerce. It cites Mr Hay's circular note as a strong model and calls for firm pressure on Count Lamsdorff to secure early compensation for offenses against neutral vessels trading with Japan. The piece endorses the U S stance and asks for unwavering support from the British government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Times
London ‘Times
Washington Post
London
the Times
Japan
Lord Landsdowne
Balfour
Count Lamsdorff
Hay
United States
Europe
Balfour Stands Firm On Knight Commander Sinking
In Parliament Premier Balfour defended British policy over the Knight Commander sinking, reiterating no justification for sinking a neutral ship. He described a compromise on the Malacca seizure and noted the St Petersburg and Smolensk would no longer act as cruisers, while stressing no shift in Britain’s position.
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London
House of Commons
Balfour
Vladivostok
Malacca
Black Sea
Russia
Mr. Balfour
St. Peburg
Smolensk
Suill
Calchas Captured by Vladivostok Squadron
The British steamer Calchis, bound from Hong Kong to Europe, was captured north of Tokyo Bay by Admiral Jessen’s squadron and arrived Vladivostok with a prize crew. She carried flour, cotton, and machinery parts to Yokohama, with remaining cargo to Hong Kong. The prize transfer occurred amid heavy seas under Lieut. Grackelberg and forty-one sailors. The vessel, of 4,273 tons, was built in 1898 at Greenock and owned by Alfred Holt & Co. of Liverpool.
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Vladivostok
Calchis
Tacoma
Tokyo Bay
Pacific
Japan
Admiral Jessen
Yokohama
Hongkong
Hongkope
Europe
Grackelberg
Ruick
Alfred Holt & Co
Liverpool
Hearch
Ocean Steamship Company, United
Greenock
Hannah
Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad Promises Quick Cures
A vintage advertisement touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a cure for kidney liver bladder and uric acid troubles. It lists symptoms from back pain dizziness and swelling to urinary issues and urges readers to request a sample bottle and pamphlet mailed free by Dr Kilmer Co in Binghamton New York, noting the Washington Daily Post as a source reference.
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Kkidney
Dr. Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. C
Washington Daily Post
Binghamton, N. X. Om
Battle near Port Arthur and Wolfs Hill amid mine heavy fighting
Refugees from Port Arthur report Russian and Japanese forces trading positions at Wolfs Hill as Japanese trenches advance toward the inner fortifications. Mines devastate Russian troops, with claims of Japanese cavalry wiped out by explosions and siege conditions tightening around the harbor.
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Wheefoo
Port Arthur
Bayan
Giliak
Skrydloff
Lieut
Burukoff
Muchwang
Wolfs Hill
Wolf's Hill
Kondratenko
Stoessel
Danish Asiatic Company
Sebastopol
Amur
Gem Stoegsel
Licensed to Marry in Virginia Couples
A list of fiancees and marriage intentions appears, naming Robert Halsey Patchin and Mery Custis Lee Car. L. A. Scruggs and Ora Pauline Morriss. William Reynolds and Katie Nothey. Herman Miller and Heding Boroughs. George E. Clark and Marie Carruthers. Joseph H. Eure and Mary L. Heard. Edward H. Parry and Francea L. Shelmire. Richard B. Smith and Cora Ulrich. Thomas Brown and Marthe Bates. Dennis J. Cullinane and Mamie Cosby. Everett Bell and Lillie Ashley. rank F. Kidwell and Alice K. Jones. W. Roussell Graham and Hattie Belle Wreen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. Scruggs
Ora Pauline Morriss
Wingina
Nelson County
Wiliam Reynolds
Katie Nothey
Herman Miller
Elkton
Heding
George E. Clark
Marie Carruthers
Joseph H. Eure
Mary L. Heard
Edward H. Parry
Philadelphia
Francea L. Shelmire
Richard B. Smith
Cora Mr. Ulrich
Thomas ©. Brown
Marthe Bates
Dennis J. Cullinane
Mamie Cosby
Everett Bell
Lillie Ashley
Rank F. Kidwell
Alice
Port Arthur Turmoil and Naval Movements Reported
A dispatch notes hospital ship Mongolia carrying sick and reports Lieut. Gen. Stoessel's supposed suicide, panic in Port Arthur, and Chinese forces advancing in Manchuria toward Jao Yang with preparations to attack August 2. Firing near Chefoo from 10 30 p m suggests heavy guns in the Port Arthur direction amid favorable atmospheric conditions.
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Mongolia
Stoessel
Port Arthur
Marquis Amommander
Litenace
Manchuria
Jao-yang
Chefoo
Health Office Record Beaths and Ages in D C Area
Health office records list multiple deaths with ages and addresses in Washington area including Ruth A Atkins Anacostia D C 4 months Julie A Beall 26 years George Becker 4 years Harriett Carr 74 years Infant of Ida Frederick Sibley Hospital 1 day and many others from Garfield Hospital Washington Asylum Hospital Children’s Hospital and local addresses such as 616 L st aw 124 Seaton st aw 1809 Florida Ave ne 1835 C st ne 1108 8 st aw 444 EB st ew and 461 Mo pva nw.
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May Aghton
St. Sw
Ruth A. Atkins
Anacostia
D. C
Julie A. Beall
Fla. Ave. Ne
William Bell
Pierce
George Becker
L St. Aw
Harriett C. Carr
Seaton St. Aw
James Cleeman
Wash Asylum Hosp
Fannie A. Dorsey
Garfield Hospital
James HR. Durhem
Charles Edwards
Wash
Asylum
Ida Frederick
Sibley Hosp
James Ellsworth Gray
St Ne
Polly Johnson
St. Ew
Mary A. King
Special admiralty review ordered for Knight Commander case
The Knight Commander, British steamer sunk by the Vladivostok squadron and later condemned by a Vladivostok prize court, will be reexamined by a special admiralty court in St Petersburg. Britain presses for full documents. Russia may seek Hague arbitration if compensation remains contentious.
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St. Petersburg
St Petersburg
Vladivostok
Great Britain
Russia
Lamsdorff
Alexieff
Russsia
Court of Claims
Balfour
Hague
Germany to await inquiry on Thea sinking
German government maintains calm stance as it seeks explanation from officials over the sinking of the steamer Thea. A Vladivostok prize court inquiry is pending results, with Russia unable to reply yet. The Thea incident echoes tensions noted by German press amid other maritime seizures.
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Germany
St Petersburg
Vladivostok
Hussia
Thea
Sinking of Thea Compared With Knight Commander
Reports say the vessel Thea carried about 160 tons of coal and was loaded with fish and manure. The captain was ordered to abandon ship within twenty minutes as the crew lost their possessions. Analysts question if sinking Thea had as strong justification as sinking the Knight Commander and anticipate possible compensation claims against Germany.
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Vladivostok
Germany
Russia
Russians Hold Positions At Simoucheng In Intense Battle
A correspondent reports near Liaoyang that during the July 31 fighting at Simoucheng heavy Russian artillery blocked Japanese center advances and repulsed multiple assaults. Kosloff and Voronezh battalions inflicted heavy losses on Japanese units as reinforcements arrived. by day’s end Russian lines held until nightfall before retreating toward Haicheng. Red Cross workers operated under fire.
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Kosloff
Bavitski
Irkutsk
Yenesai
Voronezh
Haicheng
Red Cross
Unusual Low Prices on Mattings Wool and Curtain Fabrics
Bargain shoppers are offered unusually low rates on mattings and wool while fiber bugs and lad curtains are priced to beat all previous low marks. The sale emphasizes record lows across household fabrics and related items.
Moses and Sons Prep Boat at Cronstadt Trials
Ww. B. Moses & Sons at F Street corner Eleventh preparing the boat for her trials at Cronstadt. It is said that the engineer Wos shadowed as far as Berlin by two Japanese spies.
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Cronstadt
Wos
Berlin
Northern Russian forces flee toward Liaoyang as Kuroki eyes Mukden
Berlin reports a Tageblatt dispatch from Liao-yang dated August 7 noting a heavy attack north of Hai-cheng and Russian retreat northward. Rumors say General Kuroki threatens Mukden from the northeast while Viceroy Alexieff and General Kuropathia visited Lisoyang. Reports mention Russian casualties and a funeral procession for Lieut. Gen. Count Keller killed near Yang-tse Pass.
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Berlin
Tageblatt
Liao-yang
Hai-cheng
Kuroki
Mukden
Alexieff
Kuropathia
Lisoyang
Fusan
Anping
Liaoyang
Gang
Count Keller
Yang-tse Pass
Maowan
Shot by chicken thieves near Hillside Station
In Philadelphia suburbs near Hillside Station two men were shot by burglars during a chicken-house investigation. Constable Daniel O'Brien died of a heart shot and his father John O'Brien was wounded, with four suspects in custody.
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Philadelphia
Hillside Station
Daniel O'Brien
John O'Brien
O'Briens
O'Brien
Boycott Threat Against Postum Cereal Co. Declared by Unions
The labor unions call a boycott against Grape Nuts and Postum Coffee urging Mr C W Post to withdraw advertising from targeted papers. They vow to ruin publishers who refuse, while Post refuses to join the conspiracy or lay off workers. The group portrays unions in two classes and defends decent workers against agitators, urging public support to avoid economic ruin for about 3,000 reliant employees. Postum Cereal Co Limited Battle Creek Michigan.
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Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
C. W. Post
Untions
Mr. Post
Mr. Fost
Labor Trusts
Post
Labor Trust
Chicago
God
St. Louis Street
Lves
Mberty
Postum Coney Co., Limited
Battle Creek
Mich
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IGE
Forge
Packers
Statle
Stock Yards
Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern Railroad
East
Committee of Aldermen
Carter H. Harrison
Michael Donnelly
National Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen’s Union
West
Fbar
Edward Tilden
Socialist
Tilden
Board of Education
Libby, McNeill & Libby, An
Dravers’ Deposit ‘National Bank
Donnelly
National Live Stock Growers’ Association
Smith
San Francisco
Oakland
Cal
Pacific Live Stock Growers’ Association
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workers’ Union of North America
Soos
Reva W Pitzer
Central Presbyterian Church
Frank AL. Cambera
Janmie Wt. Hose
Meassing
L.acre
Baltimore
Hoy & K
George W Luckett, Jr
Don
Undertakers
W.R. Speare
F Street
N. W
Joseph Gawler
Palace On
R. F. Harvey's Sons
Fourteenth Street NW
North
John R. Wricht
Tenth Street Nw
J. William Lee
Commodicus
George P. Zuevorst
Emobalro Funerx
Velophona
New York Builders
Minneapolis
Midon
Minnetdnka
Hamburg
Moltke
Plymouth
Gherbourg
Boulogne
Pretoria
John Hay
MR. Hay
Commons
Calchas
Jessen
Robert Halsey Patchin and
Mery Custis Lee Car
Togo
Health Office Record
Simoucheng
Fulton
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