Telegraphers Strike Expands Across Regions With Threats and Protests
The strike by telegraph operators grows as nonunion workers are deployed nationwide. Strike leaders report $4,000 on hand and expect weekly contributions from wage differences. some strikers begin to return, while plans emerge to organize messengers and widen actions next week. Railway workers in Watertown and Des Moines scene show refusals to handle nonessential messages, signaling broader disruption. Public notices include discussions with Attorney General Jackson and possible government action.
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Dick Leaves for Ohio Amid Bitter Republican Rift
Senator Charles Dick departed Washington for Ohio as the party split deepens. He refused to discuss the Ohio controversy publicly, but associates say the feud over the Buckeye State delegation will persist into next spring as delegates to both state and national conventions are chosen and efforts to split the Ohio delegation continue. The acrimony grows with fear of further eliminations among prominent public figures.
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Weather conditions and outlook across regions and states
Weather conditions report shows showers and thunderstorms in the Atlantic states with a front moving through the midwest and southeast. Northeast to southwest flow brings a chance of cooler air, with unsettled conditions across Georgia South Carolina and Florida. Local details note temperatures, winds, and probability of precipitation varying by area, including the Atlantic and Gulf coasts.
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Key Men Optimistic as Telegraph Strike Persists
The Postal and Western Union telegraph strikes threaten a general walkout across the nation. Managers Prosser and Groves defend service levels, deny crippling damage, and forecast varied responses from workers amid ongoing negotiations and branch office operations. The conflict centers on a proposed 13 percent wage increase and potential escalation to a nationwide general strike.
Spooks Resume Activity In Ghost Haunt Of Binwa
In Georgetown, residents report a night of terror as spooks return to Brown Street. Spike Hampton fled his home after a brick shattered a window during a chaotic scene. he now works as a hotel porter downtown to avoid the haunted house. Police say the disturbance attracted a large contingent but no further incidents are expected.
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Ida Norwood
Brown
Jane” Bolding
Dooplethers
Spike” Hampton
Spike
Roads & Rapid
Polleemen
Brown Street
Atlantic Coast Line Moves to New Central Offices
Atlantic Coast Line Raitros Company moved yesterday to new offices at 1419 New York Avenue, leaving the former Penaylandia Avenue and Bisth Street location after forty years. The completion of the new Talon Station at Washington is cited as the reason for the shift to a more central urban site.
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Penbaylania Avenue
Bisth Street
Washinston
Cli
Deny Strike Is Over Renew Visits To Buildings
The trades council plans to renew visits to buildings to pressure subcontractors who favor open shop. Employers' secretary Hill says the strike caused slight delays, while union members deny any breakdown of the strike and vow to recruit nonunion workers from subcontractors and minor firms. <END>
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Hill
Employers’ Association
Agai
Mub
Employers Association
Uniom
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Joseph Joachim Dead at 148 O'clock Today
Joseph Joachim the celebrated violinist of GermanHungarian heritage died at 148 o'clock today after long asthma illness. Born 1521 in Kittses Hungary he showed early talent, studied under Mendelssohn, and mentored many pupils. His viola concerto and Bratins instrumentwork gained wide acclaim. his wife Amalia Joachim also famed in Germany.
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Hungary
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Thore
Moss
Joachim Wos
Leipzig
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London
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Colvette
Bertin
Attis
Joachim
Germany
Frei
Philharmonie
Trumpe
Frau
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Death of Moss Gibbs Sister of Astors at Newport
Newport Rhode Island August 15 Miss Zelal Gibbs daughter of late Stanton Gibbs of South Carolina sister of the late Mrs John Jacob Astor and aunt of William Waldorf Astor died at her home in Newport at seventy five years old She was well known in New York and Newport society.
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J. J. Astor
W. W. Astor
Newport
Zelal Gibbs
Stanton Gibbs
South Carolina
John Jacob Astor
William Waldorf Astor
New York and
Messenger Boy Arrested For Telegram Destruction
Herbert Bryant, a youth believed to lead a strike among Western Union messengers, was arrested by Ninth precinct police after fleeing with a chase. He faces a Juvenile Court hearing on charges of destroying private property and tearing up telegrams and a company record sheet.
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Bert Bryant
Western Union
Polles
Ninth Precinct
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Panama Canal Zone Expropriation Dispute Reported
The joint Panama commission failed to agree on values of private property for expropriation in the canal zone. American members Ambler and Blair clashed with two Panama appointees, who drafted their own report to President Guerrero. Washington plans expropriation under Hay-Bunau-Varilla terms. land already taken by U.S. authorities amid disputed consent.
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Panama Commission
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Guerrero
Panama
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Ad Montgomery Blair
Pensma
Washington
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Drat
Pénsma
United States
Wetmore Accused in Parole Case After Accident
A warrant served in Rogers Etmore son of Senator George Peabody Jetmore Rhode Island found him operating the automobile that struck Mrs Mary Chase injuring her Wednesday evening. He was released on parole after attorney G Hopkins stated he would be produced if needed. Hopkins noted Wetmore claimed not speeding, while the driver swerved to avoid Miss Chase. Mrs Chase suffered a concussion nose fracture crushed ankle and bruises but is improving. Police and detectives investigated the scene and linked other thefts to a group of youths arrested nearby with stolen garments and items from Tolman Laundry robbery cases and a recovering amount of money.
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Etmore
George Peabody Jetmore
Rhode Island
Mary, Q. Chase
Ahen
G. Hopkins
Baltimore
United States
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Eumalatoan
South
Washington
Alphonsa Loewy
Summit Avenue
Edward Tucker
Fifteenth Street
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Hurboe
Central Office
Mr Campbell
Campbell
Captured With Loot Is Charged With Larceny
Hunter Smith, described as a former reform school inmate, is accused of larceny and believed by police to be part of a gang of youths who carried out robberies in the city. He was caught during a raid in Baltimore.
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Reform School
Polite
Band of Young Men
Baltimore
Drive Out Christians Spaniards Clash Over Morocco Agencies
A British dispatch reports discord between French and Spanish forces in Morocco with Spanish troops accused of mismanagement and insufficient provisioning. Separately a Cambridge woman reports an intruder rifling drawers. police seek burglar details as a missing umbrella case surfaces. Major tensions risk expelling foreigners amid maritime movements and local unrest.
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Aube
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Travers
Bonaparte Praises Maryland Republican Convention Work
Attorney General Bonaparte praised Maryland Republicans for their state convention efforts. He returned to his desk yesterday and said Republican politics were in fine shape. He commented, If Mudd and Jackson did it, they certainly did a pretty piece of work.
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Maryland
Mudd
Jackson
Printers to Boston as Typographical Union Names Next Session
Hot Springs Aug 11 The International Typographical Union voted today to hold its next annual session in Boston and begin preparations for the convention turnout and plans for the meeting room arrangements and travel logistics.
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Hot Springs
Ack
Interrnational Typographical Union
Casablanca Crisis Reports Ravaged Native Towns and Siege
A distressed report from Mel Man xan describes indiscriminate shooting of natives in a Moroccan town under bombardment. Wounded hid in cellars, many starving, with some killed or dying from gangrene. Monitored by Admiral Philibert as French forces patrol the coast from Mogador to El Arish, seeking order and possible bombardment if needed. The Sultan’s grand council pledges to use influence for peace while Fez notes activity around Casablanca.
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Mogador
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Galilee
Unclear Text on European Forces in Fez Conflict
A damaged clipping reports public affirmation limited to Sheree Diguison, described as fanatic, with the Sultan urging Europeans to leave Fez. It notes Casablanca dispatches of Kabyle reinforcements and a potential final assault on General Drode’s camp near the city.
OLD RESIDENT DEAD IN WASHINGTON MISS ELIZABETH WARD
Miss Elizabeth Ward long time Washington resident died Wednesday at her home 68 M street. She lived with sisters Mary and Margret for many years in the same house at Seventh and M streets north west. The Ward sisters witnessed Washington’s growth from a village to a city. Burial is set for 3 AM with services at the Church of the Immaculate Conception.
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Elizabeth Ward
Washington
Seventh
Waich
Mary
Margret
Death Ends Saloon Fight Fatal Knife Attack in Northwest
Daniel Abbott, nineteen, is held on murder charges after a saloon altercation over women led to Jamen Brown's fatal stabbing near Seventh Street and M Street Northwest. Brown died at a home near Eleventh Street as police recovered the weapon and transported his body to the morgue and morgue.
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Tenth
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Highth Praamet
Brown
M! Street
Abbott
Eleventh Street
Vergie Brook
Whitley
Biegote
JF. Waldron
Eighth
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Eighth Precinct
Noted Clubwoman Dead Miss Hate C McKnight
Miss H C McKnight president of twenty women s clubs and a noted philanthropist died today in Danville Pennsylvania after paralysis attacked at Atlantic City two weeks ago. Dispatches say she was a prominent club woman from Pittsburg and the cause was paralysis.
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Pittsburg
Hate C. McKnight
Danville
Cleveland Not Ill Former President Not Sick at Princeton
Aug 15 report denied by physician. Former President Cleveland is seen driving and appears well at his home in Princeton. Local reports of illness are unfounded despite circulating rumors.
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Cleveland
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