Chicago Telegraphers Strike Sparks Citywide Tensions
Western Union and Postal Telegraph employees have quit work amid a strike led by the National Telegraphers Union. Chicago officials report progress, with a quarter of workers already back, while unions demand wage and policy changes. A clerk was assaulted as clashes escalate, and leaders vow legal action to protect funds and union rights.
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Postal Telegraph Company
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Chicago Strike Denial By Western Union and Postal Firm
Mr Ahearn counters claims of widespread business disruption in Chicago claiming business as usual. Western Union Assistant General Manager Barclay says little about the strike, asserting the company is not troubled and remains set up to handle its operations without delay. Postal Company Vice President Adams says the strike surprised them yet stresses continued wire service and prompt handling of business with minimal disruption.
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Toat
New York
Ahearn
Tegard
Acton
Duainess
Barclay
The
Western Union
Adams
Poalal Company
Chicago
Trainmen May Strike Over Pay Raise Demands
Denver report says the attendance committee of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen will meet with Denver and Rio Grande officials to press a cent a day raise for switchmen. If refused, a strike on the Rio Grande is likely, with similar actions across related lines. Government intervention is considered unlikely.
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Attewance Committee
Brotherhood of Railway
Denver and
Rio Grinds
Hog
Colorado and Southern
Rio Grande
Morrissey
Lalop Pacific
Urlington Santa Fe
Denver
Fio Gorge
Lost boy found after night in woods at camp Good Will
Robert Barker, three, wandered from Camp Good Will on Wednesday. He was found after forty one hours, exhausted and wet, resting in bed at the hospital. His mother Mrs Barker, still anxious, will stay at camp until September 1 to recover. Charity workers report constant supervision of campers and aid for the family.
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Camp Good Will
Rexious
Childrens Hospital
Associated Charities
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Mrs Ferry
Weller
Bmre Bushee
Wetch
Ako
Waiting Strike Order From President Groves Spreads
President Groves of the local Telegraphers Union warns a general strike by telegraphers may begin tomorrow. A special meeting is called to discuss the situation and avoid irregular action. Most operators are union members. nonunion few may join sympathy walkout. The national officers’ guidance is awaited to determine duration and scope.
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Desert Keys
Groves
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Enty
Elation
Union
Telegraphera
Gravis
Chicago
Sam
Clerks Call for Vote Recount in Railway Mail Assoc Race
Ballot box stuffing charged in Railway Mail Association election. Justice court orders Frank Gavin Henry Link James Crawford and B Lanes to show cause why recount should not proceed. Allegations claim Gavin and Yonce controlled ballots, with Gavin accused of taking ballots home before voting ended.
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Railway Mail Association
Job Tie
Frank D Gavin
Henry
James W Crawford
B . Lanes
Railway Mall Association
Ikan
Forestonce
Gavin
Cardinntes
Bela June
Yonce
Warrant Service Delayed in Terra Cokta Wreck Cases
District Attorney Baker says bench warrants for Iran McClellan and Ralph Rutter have not been served. Both indicted for manslaughter after the Terra Cokta wreck near Friday night. Warrants issued for Frank J Moffmier and Henry H Hildebrand, conductor and engineer of the deceased train No 2120, remain in effect with bond set at 1000. Trials unlikely before January 2008 term due to absence of Harry E B Davis. arraignments not yet scheduled.
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Iran McClellan
Ralph Rutter
Frigay
Frank J Moffmnier
Henry H Hildebrand
Ths
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District Supreme Court
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Theyanl
Criminal Court
Earl
Cnsts
New Bird Reservation Created on Torn Islands Reserve
The President signed an order establishing the Torn Islands Bird Reservation along the Mississippi area. The mud banks rise five to eight feet, cover acres, and host thousands of bird species during breeding season. The area, unsuitable for farming, will be managed by the Secretary of Agriculture with wardens to guard nests and prevent trespass.
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Alrd
Clkhin
Leon
Locge
Secretary of Agricula
National Associaton
Andulin
Policemen on Trial in Police Trial Board Hearing
The trial of Police Timothy J Cullinane and Ernest Birther before Acting Lieut Lohmann continued past Easter to Saturday at 10 o clock. The board includes Inspector Syndell, Capt Schneier, and Lieut Falvey. About thirty prosecution witnesses and twenty defense witnesses appeared. Testimony covered alleged intoxication and resistance by the officers during attempted arrest, with prior clean records noted. The session ended with time exhausted and continuation for additional witnesses set.
Lawn Fete Planned at Dolly Madison House Grounds
A lawn fete organized by the Industrial Educational League of the South is scheduled for tomorrow evening at the Dolly Madison House on Fourteenth Street and Massachusetts Avenue Northwest. The event aims to raise support for local educational initiatives.
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Industrial Educational League of Mt South
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Fourteenth Street
Massachugatts Avenue
Martin Unable to Come to Washington for Forgery Trial
Thomas R. remains unfit to travel to Washington to stand in the District Supreme Court on an indictment for forgery linked to the tainted affairs of the Bankrupt Martin Brox partnership. Dr Edward N Brusn of Shepherd Pratt Memorial Hospital reports Martin’s mental condition as likely to improve with time. a lunacy verdict earlier found him insane on Gundry’s affidavit. The doctor says proceedings should be delayed months for potential recovery. District Attorney Baker will determine next steps to relocate Martin for sanity proceedings.
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District Supreme Court
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Thuy Vonelision
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Shepherd Pratt Memorial Hospital
Martina
Atorney
Yadathera
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Martin
Bruult
Boker
Mir Baker
Martins
Widow Sues Southern Railway for 20000 Under Liability Act
Christina Hyde widow of Richard Hyde sues the Southern Railway for 20000 damages under the Employers Liability Act. Hyde says her husband, a brakeman, was crushed between an engine and a car on October 1 last, dying two days later. The case follows an earlier suit by administrator of Burrell F Lege and a demurrer by Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, with constitutional questions tied to a Supreme Court challenge this spring.
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Richard Hyd
Southern Railway
Hyde
Ewrich
Burrell
Terra Cotta
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Anderson
United States Supreme Court
Jamestown Expo Post Party Enjoys Ten Day Trip
Members of The Washington Post Club write home from Jamestown Expo reveling in a ten day trip filled with amusement at the War Path midway and visits to Ranch West Eli Smith Klondike and other sights. They praise the time as the best ever and note plans to publish postcards and photos from the trip.
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Cairo
Olver
Eli Sillith
Klondike
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Washington Poet Club
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Liberal Arts
Tag Militoris Arta Guilding
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Staup Ad
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Pleasant weather with cool afternoon and showers forecast
The article describes a pleasant day with a cool afternoon and a peak downtown reading near 76 degrees at 4 pm. Rain yesterday cooled the city and evening weather was as nice as at the shore or mountains, with forecasts calling for generally fair conditions and possible showers in Florida and the Upper Lake region.
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Attieck
Weather Bureau
Labour Day speakers named for Luna Park program
The Central Labor Union Labor Day committee announced the program for September 3 at Luna Park. Speakers include Newt Powderly and Crandell Mackey, with Terrente V Ponderly of the Bureau of Immigration, Cartin, and other notable labor figures.
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Crandall Mackey
Central Labor Union
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Organized Labor
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Teeber
Cartin
Viraimia
Crandel Mackey
Alexandria County
Building Tie Up Halts Employers Strike Threat Looms in DC
Building trades unions escalate actions as 18t workers and nonunion laborers face vacancy gaps. Employers plan to import hundreds of nonunion bricklayers and carpenters if strikers do not return tomorrow, with two Washington sites already affected and talks centered on maintaining open shop independence amid a nationwide labor war.
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Capital Traction Companys
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V Streets
Georgetown
Richardam & Burgess
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Gonzaga Hell
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Bellmore Building Association
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Five Counterfeiters Jailed in Pennsylvania Raid
Five foreign men were arrested in a raid on an alleged counterfeiters den near Suith field Uniontown Pa Aug 10. A large number of molds and about two pig quantities of spurious cash were found. The plant had been in operation several weeks, flooding the neighborhood with counterfeit money. Authorities say they have been seeking the group and believe all implicated are captured.
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Uniontown
Suitheld
Mother appeals for boy in child guardians case
Mrs Francea B Kidwell recalls a 11 year old son John Kidwell missing for weeks after being placed with the Board of Children Guardians. She laments police help and alleging the boy is held or enslaved. Board official later says John is safe in a good family and under care at the industrial home school.
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MISS MOORE TO WED AVG 15 AT COUNTRY HOUSE
Mina Marie Moore daughter of Charla A Moore will wed Don Marina Del Drahi Terlonia of Italy. The wedding takes place August 15 at 4 PM at the Moore country residence Haven. Mrs Colby Chester, sister of the bride, will be matron of honor. The Italian consul general in New York will be best man, and guests from Italy and America are invited.
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Greenwich
Coma
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Don Marina del Drahi Terlonia
Sella Haven
Colby M Chester
Howr
New York
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Clearance Sale Promises Great Shoe Deals
A local notice promotes a clearance sale featuring men’s oxford shoes at low prices. Readable wording emphasizes good quality at cheap rates, inviting shoppers to stock up.
Weather Conditions From Washington to the Plains
Weather notes report a falling barometer across the nation except the far west. Heavy rain and scattered showers sweep the South and Midwest with high temperatures near the Mississippi Valley and plains. Winds vary from light to fresh southerlies along coasts and the Great Lakes region.
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Atlante
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England
South Atlantic
Gulf Coast
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Desperate attempt on banker Zevert at Mineola
A failed dynamite attack targeted Vin cent Zavatt Zevert at his Mineola Long Island home followed by a shot at him at the window after the explosion. The front of the house was wrecked. Zevert, who has aided county officials against Italian criminals, survived the assault amid suspicions it was tied to anti-revenue actions.
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New York
Vincent Zavatt
Fay
Mineola
Long Island
Zevert
Wreck Narrowly Averted Near Terra Cotta Disaster Site
A passenger train near the Terra Cotta wreck, previously causing forty seven deaths, derailed moments after yesterday. The engine and tender left the track due to a defective tire on a driving wheel, but no passengers in crowded coaches were harmed. Depot officials refused to provide details, while passengers recalled the tense moment as brakes and wheel flanges bounced over ties in the dark.
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New York
Fser
Silver Spring
Washington
Seldons
Shot as thief by mistake in Mobile incident
W J Patterson Jr son of a local publisher was mortally wounded early today in Mobile when Fremont Thrower, an 18 year old neighbor, mistaking him for a burglar fired a shotgun at close range. Patterson dies from the injuries.
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Fremont Thrower
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