Bricklayers to Resume Work at Union Station Amid Strike Skirmish
Bricklayers to return to work at Union Station following a joint meeting of master builders and a press committee’s secret stance. Journeyman plumbers seek talks with masters to end sympathetic strike while stone cutters also pull back from non union plumbing sites. Arrest of John Brinkman on a nonunion threat charge noted as tensions persist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masters
Stoke
Plumberg
C. A. Langley
James L. Marshall
Joureyman
Union Station
Costello’s Hall
J. C McFarland & Co
McFarland
New York
York
Symopa& Stake Lnlon
Noton
sant'In
John Brinkman
William T. Lawton & Sons
M Street
City notes and notices from August to September
The piece reports events in Denver and Atlanta with figures Mark Brodhead and Lizzie J Brodhead probate terms, plus the National Negro Business League sessions in Atlanta with speakers W T Pollard Daniel F Pree Tan and A I Underdown. It notes Thomas M Gale postponing a European trip due to appendicitis and Rosetta E Lawson forming Lawson Council No 297 of the Independent Order of St Luke for thirty years of member support. It closes with Wesley Johnson’s fatal gunshot accident near Harpers Ferry and morgue arrangements as West Virginia authorities investigate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International League of Press Clubs
Denver
Colo
Birmingham
Ala
Mark Brodhead
Lizzie J. Brodhead
Brodhead
National Negro Business League
Atlanta
Washington
W .T. Pollard
Daniel F Pree Tan
Thomas M Gale
Europa
Gale
Auguste Victoria
Gaile
Rosetta E Lawson
Huaret
Lawson Councl
Order of St. Luke
Delayed Library Contract Cost United States Firm $470
A Treasury Comptroller ruling reduced a $470 charge against General Fireproofing Co for delays in building the United States Geological Survey library. The contract required August 1 1905 completion with $10 daily forfeitures for delays, offset by force majeure. Officials found the delay due to the company's failure to obtain shipped materials, not librarian absence, and upheld no forfeiture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Geological Survey
Comptroller of the Treasury
General Fire- Proofing Company
Secretary of the Interior
Gasoline Tank Explodes As Real Estate Dealer Escapes
David Moore a well known real estate dealer of 1928 New York avenue narrowly escaped injury when the gasoline tank of his automobile exploded on New York avenue around 7 39 o clock last night The rear of the car caught fire and Moore leaped from a left side opening after stopping the vehicle Pedestrians aided in beating out the flames Sixteen engine company arrived and the damage was placed at about 150 dollars
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Moore
New York Avenue
Moore
Number Sixteen Engine Company
Miss Emma G Crook Dies at Home of Father in Washington
Miss Emma G Crook daughter of Dr Harrison Crook and niece of Col W H Crook of the White House staff died at seven o clock yesterday morning at her father’s house 920 B street southwest He had just returned from Asheyie. Cc
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma G. Crook
Harrison Crook
W. H. Crook
White House
Asheyie
Church Heroic Student and Missing Boy Tales
Misa Crook, graduate of Little Robert Lightcap High and Normal School, taught in city schools and at Calvary Baptist Church. Robert Lightcap, thirteen, found sleeping at Eastern Presbyterian Church after days away from home, describing nights on church steps and reliance on strangers for meals. He returned to distraught parents as police watched the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misa Crook
Robert Lightcap
Con~ Washington
Hei
Buchanan
Calvary Baptist Church
Benjamin F Bittinger
Glenwood Cemetery
Eastern Presbyterian Church
Ninth Precinct
Ht Fle Robert
Umpire Notes Antietam Parallels In British Maneuvers Detail
London Aug 15 Lieut Gen Ian Hamilton, umpire for the Antietam reenactment on Sausdry Plain Aug 9, compares terrain to Sharpsburg and lauds Allenby position risks. He critiques McLawn advance, urges concentrated artillery on salients, and praises volunteers and seasoned officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ian Hamiton
Antibtam
Sausdry Plain
Hamilton
Babsbury Dlain
Allenby
Robert E. Lee
Altenby
Lee
Brazil Favours America Upsets Argentina Tariff Fight
Washington reports Brazil has lowered its tariff on American goods provoking Argentina to push a tariff plan that would grant Brazil most favored nation status on Brazilian products. Argentina fears losing breadstuffs shipments to Brazil as U S tariff cuts threaten its grain trade with Rio de Janeiro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Argentine
Brazil
Dispatches
Argentina
United States
Argenta
Rio Janeiro
BINDERS PROTEST OVER WORK PUSH AT GOVERNMENT PRINTING
Protests last night by the Bookbinders Union at Carroll Institute Hall against acting foreman Harry Ashton at the Government Printing Office. A five member committee will seek a meeting with Public Printer Charles Stillings to discuss the issue. Tim Healy and Gifford Pinchot accompany Carmania voyage to New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Ashton
Government Printing Office
Carroll Institute Hall
Tenth Siest Northwest
Charles Stillings
J A.blispey
Ashton
Mr Allen to the Bar Over Patent Mandamus
The District Supreme Court will hear Frederick I. Allen on October 6 in a mandamus matter. Newcomb Motor Company sought dismissal of ex parte patent proceedings alleging examiner actions violated its right to a steam generating apparatus. Justice Barnard set the return day for the rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Supreme Court
Frederick I. Allen
Barnard
Newcomb Motor Company
Patent Office
Exploding boiler kills two at Three Rivers mint distillery
A boiler failure at a mint distillery on William Mohney’s farm near Three Rivers Michigan exploded killing Mohney and his son Roy aged twenty eight and seriously injuring two of Roy’s children. The incident occurred as they prepared to start distilling and nearby children were playing. The Marine Band concert at the Marine Barracks was scheduled for 6 PM with Lieut Santelmann conducting a varied program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Three Rivers
Mich
William Mohney
Mr. Mohney
Roy
Odell Wins Secret State Committee Vote For Chairman
A secret session of the State convention committee saw Odell secure the chairmanship by a 19 to 18 vote after Livingston switched sides. Higgins backers claimed the vote signals little, while Odell and allies praised the result as a test of party unity. Delegates to the upcoming convention number about 1000 with over 70 opposed to Odell’s leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hendricks
Liené Gov. Bruce
Livingston
Odell
Woodruff
Kings County
Livingstone
Mr. Woodruff
Odeh
William Barnes, Jr
Albany
State Committee
Higgins
Platt
Gov. Higgins
Roosevelt
Washington
Witter
Thirty
Congressman Vreeland
Vreeland
Congressional nominations in three states report
Republicans in Ashland Kentucky nominated Joseph Bennett for re election. In Raleigh North Carolina the Fourth District convention nominated Berry Godwin of Pine Level for Congress. In Marquette Michigan H C Young of Ishpeming was nominated for a third term by Republicans in the Twelfth District.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashlend
Aus
Josephb. Bennett
Raleigh
Berry Godwin
Pine Level
Congress
Marquette
Mich
C. Young
Ishpeming
Injured farmer dies after bed attack in Florida
Henry Davis, a prosperous Florida farmer, died after being prain ed in bed by an unknown man who attacked his wife Mrs Davis. Coroner Willard heads an inquest and sheriff Brown with deputies pursue the assailant though tracking dogs were exhausted. No trace yet. In London, Liberal gains East Denbighshire by 2751 to Significance noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fla
Henry Davis
Isn't It Fair to Suppose St hosteller's bitters cure all
An old assertion promotes Hosteller's Stomach Bitters boasting 63 years of curing stomach liver and bowel troubles. It invites readers to try a bottle with the promise of satisfaction and possible relief from chronic issues.
Hostetter’s WI Offer for Digestive Relief Promises Cure
The advertisement claims Hostetter's WI relieves cramps diarrhea biliousness heartburn constipation dyspepsia indigestion female weakness and malaria, presenting it as a universal aid against these complaints. The copy emphasizes prevention and rapid relief, urging readers to trust the brand for broad stomach and digestive comfort.
Stensland Spotted on Train in Pittsburg Exposed
Pittsburg dispatch reports Paul O. Stensland once Milwaukee Avenue State Bank president Chicago was seen aboard a Union Station train by Oscar Holmer a former close associate. Holmer recalled their brief talk ended with Stensland begging secrecy and describing travels to Canada and other routes to evade capture. Police said no action taken. notebook details routes Honduras India Canada. handwriting points to Spokane Soo Line can ad routes.
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Pittsburg
Chronicle Telegraph
Toni € Li
Paul O. Stensland
Milwaukee Avenue State Bank
Chicago
Stensland
Helmer
Brensland
Canada
Besabee Ha
Sodus Point
Rochester
Agwa
Buffalo
Egan
Steds Jand
Herd
Holmer
Shippy Joe
United States
Honduras
India
Wisconsin
Steneland
Nelson
Spokane
Soo Line
Canadian Pacific
Chicago ‘Title and Trust Company
Acton
Judge Gibbons
Johann Waage
Tischord Stensland
Gibbons
Fetzer
T. T. Hide
Stenslands
Hecelver
John C. Fetzer
Oth
Revenge Torture Case Shocks West Virginia Town
In Hinton, August 15, Sam Pierce 19 was assaulted and tortured by two young women, Clarre Luaferen and Emma Lipscomb, near Peach Tree Creek after he pursued them with improper proposals. They overpowered him, tied his hands and feet, gagged him, and carried him into the woods where he fainted from pain. Neighbors found him unconscious, with medical aid bringing him back. the assailants faced implied social censure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Pos
Hinton
W. Va
Sam Pierce
Paris
Peach Tree Creek
Clanre Luaferen
Emma Lipscomb
Pierce
Tecalis
Pier¢e
Flenve
Tele scop ed Pullman Car Collision in Portsmouth Yard
A Seaboard Air Line yard collision in Portsmouth involved a switched Pullman car and a freight train. Charles Crowder, a colored brakeman, was killed. M C Mar Jing, yard foreman, was seriously injured and Charles King, a car inspector, was hurt. Confusion of orders caused the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Norfolk
Seaboard Air Line
Portsmouth
Charles Crowder
M. ¢. Mar Jing
Charles King
Transfer Prompts Outcry Over Pollman Johnson Duty Conduct
A Rosslyn Virginia dispute follows Patrolman G Johnson of the Aqueduct Bridge beat being reassigned to the Seventh Precinct after disciplinary charges. Officials cited Johnson sitting on duty smoking a pipe and writing for a newspaper as violations, while supporters praised his and colleagues’ policing efforts.
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Washington
G. ¥. Johnson
Aqueduct Bridge
Highth
Teason
Johnson
Rosslyn
Police Department
Dister Commidstoners
West
Sylvester
Behnelder
Seventh Precinct
Condiiiona
Shim
Ships Fight Off Rockport in Naval Drill
Rockport Mass August 15 a flotilla of ships carried out mock battles with no gunfire as battleships and torpedo boat destroyers maneuvered for broadsides. Signals from shore military observers noted clear, satisfactory results and hundreds of summer residents watched from the highlands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockport Mass
Stenar
Rockport
Adapting Himself From the Lowieyone Voorer-70mae
In a fragmentary dialogue, the text cites Dioganes and a sharp Mehtow, hinting at a push for honesty and fair judgment as a satire of search for integrity. The passage is incomplete but suggests social critique and wordplay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dioganes
Bridge Watchman Shot At Lemonville By Suspected Raiders
Louis Nye, one of two night watchmen on the Lemonville bridge under Pittsburg Railway, was shot in the abdomen this morning by three men claiming pursuit by railroad detectives. He is at Allegheny General Hospital and not expected to live. Police hunt the assailants amid labor trouble speculation. The report includes a weather bulletin from Washington dated Aug 15 with showers forecast for Gulf and South Atlantic states and temperature notes across the Midwest and Great Lakes regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Louis Nye
Lemonville
Allegheny General Hospital
Dept. of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Washington
Gulf and South Atlantic States
Missouri Valley
Rocky Mountains
Missouri River
Pierre
Migsimippi
Atlantic
South Atlantic
Gulf States
Missouriena
Missisnppi
Weplern Lake
New England
Middle
Gulf
European
Grand Banks
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Wesley Johnson
Fem Rosles Station
Harpers Ferry
Freedmen’s Hospital
West Virginia
newspaperHitHlye
Concern
Dr. Crook
Gen. Hamilton
Nglsh
Northern
Sharpsburg
Antietam
Franklyn
McClellan
Smith
Sedgewick
Sharpshore
McLawn
Westwood
Rewlar
Brazie
America
Argentine Republic
G. P
Binders
Timothy Healy
Queenstown
Cunard Line
Carmania
Timothy M. Healy
Gifford Pinchot
Hood
MR. Allen
Mar Ine
Lieut Santelmann
Genseal Hoywood
Santelmann
Auber
von Bion
Herzog
Kaward B Lewellyn
A. Witcombwaltz
Alps
Dvorak
Whiteside
James Hieran
Allert
Edward Pearl
Mra. Pearl
East Denbigshire
B. G. Hemmerie
Maj
Boscawen Ty
Hostetter
Girus
Lansburgh&Bro
Seventh Street
Himona Faye Cotteneel
Oreindies
Batiste
Organdies
Dimitiss
Wales
Gage
iPrivate Johnson
Peter Grogan
Seventh St
Briggs
Mendelssohn
Steinway
Poole
Gabler
Chickering
E.F. Droopé &Sons Co
Ave. N. Ww
Alana Gee Eds
Department
Massachusetts Avenue
Psa Eee Wa
Ameck
River Bulletin
Both Rivers
Asheville
N. Gm
T. Atlantic
Clix
Dax
Ag Baton
Mass
Buttato
Cincinset
Ohio
Cheyanne
Davenport
Galveston
Tex
Helena
Mont
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Tidtle Rock
Ark
Memphis
Tenn
New Orleans
N.Y
North Platte
Omaha
Pitteburg
Lake Mity
St Louis
Paul
Mina
Springfolé
Vicksburg
Mle
Babek
Wanuuewe
Baz
D Hayworth
Columbia Graphophone
F St. NW
Wilkens-Sherry Printing Co
Elweath and Sts
Tharp
Berkeley Rye
St.n.w
STI Lauterne
Christian Xander
Rivens
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