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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1907
Page
5
The Western Union dispute widens with railroad telegraphers urged to stay neutral. Circulating letters and a broad warning threaten to extend the strike to all commercial telegraphers within 24 hours. Union leaders blame management for bad faith and vow to press wage and working condition demands.
Striking telegraphers in Richmond Virginia move to ask the state corporation to prohibit the use of the mails by Western Union and Postal Telegraph companies for Urn mission via wires. The request aims to limit channels beyond those in the companies' charters.
Speaker Cannon travels after Lake Champlain to Danville and back, denying politics in August. He cites fences that will rot before the next national nominating convention, plans for the House office building, and steps to arrange a residence for the next Congress. He praises no campaign buzz and downplays presidential talk while confirming health and busy district duties.
Striking telegraph operators facing a tough stand as union leaders insist on firmness and warn of an endgame. Officials from Western Union and Postal report steady operations with nonunion workers staying at their keys. Managers tout recruiting gains and pledge no concessions while signaling a long fight.
Weather Bureau bulletin reports high pressure area movement with above average temperatures in the Lake region Shehip Valley and Middle Adigodle State while western Mississippi shows continuing warmth. Showers expected in South Alabama Eastern Georgia Western Tennessee with scattered rain in Louisiana Texas and Western Micwanel. Fair hot weather to continue toward the Atlantic coast with scattered showers in the Carolinas Texas and the Great Lakes region. Northerly to northeasterly winds along the Atlantic coast and Gulf coast with fresh southwesterly winds on the Upper Lakes. Local weather table notes temperatures humidity and sunshine proportions.
Secretary of the Employers' Association says demand for work exceeds supply of positions as imports of six first‑class mechanics from Philadelphia and New York shift the balance against building trades. About fifty-one imported mechanics are assigned across Langdon, the American National Bank Building, Etka Temple, Hearst School, and other sites. more applicants wait while vacancies fill.
Baron Rosen and Viscount Aoki presented to Acting Secretary Adee at the State Department a copy of the convention between Russia and Japan. The pact implements Portsmouth treaty provisions to preserve China's integrity in Manchuria and maintain the open door policy.
Boston Aug. Two politicians faced indictments in the Superior Criminal Court. Superintendent James H. Doyle and Councilman James H. Hotton of Charlestown were indicted on counts tied to bribery and perjury related to a $5,600,000 loan bill. Both were arraigned, held for trial with $3,000 bonds each. A third indictment from the grand jury remains undisclosed.
New York reports dispatches from Vainarai o Chile describe the loss of the warship Magallanas off the coast while serving as a lumber transport. The vessel, noted for firing the first shot in the Peruvian conflict and achieving success against heavy odds, foundered in a fierce storm with the crew escaping.
In Liverpool the steamer Re publc left harbor carrying British delegates to the International Association including Sir William Raun Kennedy, Judge of the Queen's Bench, Sir Montague Frederick Pollick, John Hutton Balfour-Brown, and others bound for Portland, Me for the August 2 retreat.
Secretary Taft's remarks outline the platform as strengthening law to win battles against carriers, with a dismissal of talk on Brownsville. He met with T B Burton and James Kennedy to discuss Ohio and broader issues, then returned to Washington to prep annual War Department estimates and address barracks plans. Ambassadors and officials urged a quick return. Taft plans a Manila voyage and a Vladivostok route, skipping a stop in Japan to finish work by December.
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