Union Votes to Slug Gangs of Non-Union Men
Chicago report details Truckmen's Union No 218 voting to adopt slugging methods in the stock yards strike. Squads were formed to drag non-union workers from streetcars and beat them. A non-union man, Brezosky, was dragged, beaten, robbed, and left in the gutter. Local unions appeal for public aid to sustain strikers as wages drop and packing-house conditions worsen.
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Chicago
Clancy
Stock Yards
Truckmen's Union
James Devins
Byron
Brezosky
Chicago Federation of Labor
Federation
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
New York
Notices of marriages and deaths in The Washington Post
Public notices list marriages and deaths with details from various papers and local churches. Individuals include Lt. Wiford Judson Hawkins and Julia Davenport Fackler with dates in August 1944, plus several obituaries and funeral notices from Washington and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HAWKINS_FACKLER
St. John’s Church
Salt Conn
Henry H. Davis
Wiford Judson Hawkins
Ordnance Department
United States Army
Julia Davenport Fackler
David Parks Fackler
New York City
Undertakers and Embalmers Directory Listing
A historical Washington DC funeral services snippet lists W R Speare Joseph Gawler R F Harvey's Sons John R Wright William Lee and George P Zurhorst with addresses on F Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. Open day and night and modern chapel facilities are noted for several firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Wricht
Abalmer
Dadirskee
Kosher Butchers Hit By Strikes In Beef Supply War
Rabbis and union officials led protests at local slaughterhouses to press workers to quit. Schwarzschild and Sulzberger report halved cattle slaughter due to reduced staff. Retail Kosher Butchers Union votes unanimously to halt beef purchases for a week amid price hikes and scab fears. Sympathy from independent butchers fuels the dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman
Schwarzschild & Sulzberger
Kosher Butchers’ Union
Central American Peace Accord Signed in Corinto
Presidents Escalon of El Salvador Bonilla of Honduras and Zelaya of Nicaragua signed a peace pact in Corinto Nicaragua to keep Central American republics at peace. Escalon and Bonilla departed for their capitals at ten this morning.
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Salvador
Honduras
Nicaragua
Corinto
Escalon
Bonilla
Zelaya
Central America
Leishman's Reply to Porte Hints New Difficulties in Schools Pact
Constantinople Aug 21 A note from American Minister Leishman dated Aug 16 was handed to Turkish authorities within twelve hours after receipt by the minister of the Turkish Porte. Leishman insists on United States equality in education matters, signaling fresh problems as Turkey's Porte is described as unlikely to reply. London Aug 2 A Standard correspondent argues U S prestige rests on slim grounds, noting ministers urged yielding to American demands thrice, while the Sultan declined and did not grant Leishman a formal audience after Friday's selamalik.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Leishman
United States
Porte
Tsazot Pasha
Smyrna
London
The
Standard
Turkey
Associated Press
Council of Ministers
European Trade Review notes British mood amid mixed trade data
The Times financial supplement reports a period of severe low mood in Britain, despite pockets of improvement in industrial centers and railway receipts. Substantial attention to grain markets, US wheat gloom claims questioned, and European prospects, Canada crops, and global grain shipments hover in view as prices rise slightly.
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Stock Exchange
Great Britain
London Times
Washington Post
London
Times’ Financial Supplement
United States
Baltic
Europe
Canada
Russia
Australia
India
Argentina
Liverpool
Lancashire
Campaign warfare shaped for September and October
National Democratic leaders in New York expect a short sharp campaign with limited funds. Skirmishing will start in late September and heavy campaigning may not begin until mid October, as organizers rely on state networks and restrained spending. Strong Gold Democrats in New York and elsewhere will aid the effort while key states like New Jersey Connecticut West Virginia and Indiana receive targeted support and literature from the national committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National Committee
Sheehan
Taggart
New England
Indiana
Republican National Committee
New Jersey
Davis
West Virginia
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Delaware
Maryland
Colorado
Montana
Wisconsin
Illinois
the World
Palmer and Buckner
Roosevelt
St. Louis
Maine
Vermont
al Teady
Massachusetts
Quiet Day at Rosemount Home of Judge Parker
Esopus New Jersey August 2 Sunday quiet at Rosemount as Judge Parker avoids large visitor parties. A lone New Jersey Democrat visitor visited. Judge Parker, Mrs Parker and guests attended Mission Church of the Holy Cross with Rev Edward J Cooper preaching in place of Rev Charles Mercer Hall. Judge Parker ushered and passed the collection plate amid many strangers drawn by the Democratic presidential race. No prominent visitors expected tomorrow.
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Esopus
N. J
Judge Parker
New Jersey
Rosemount
Astral
Parker
Judge
Political chatter crosses the plains at Chautauqua week
Veterans of the Chautauqua circuit mock debate with Senator Dolliver’s hometown contest in Fort Dodge. McKinley and Grosvenor are accused of free silver speakings while a $200 wager looms. National bank directorates affect Wisconsin seats as Parker is urged Westward. Democratic hopes rest on Francis Wilson in Missouri with civil service reform topical in Illinois as party lines shift.
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Dolliver
Fort Podge
Goln
Poe
Port Dodge
Missouri Democrat
McKinley
Gen
Grosvenor
Obiopn
Clark
Groavenor
Doillivar
Congress
Littlefield
Maine
Bryan
Illinois
Bailey
Aurora
Chicago
Roosevelt
National Bank Direc‘tors
Eihmet Epee
Wisconsin
Natonal Bank
New York
Corteylou
National Bank
Een
Westernspapers
Judge Parker
Inter Ocean
Denver
Topeka
Harvard
Des Moines
Omaha
Parker
Eene Francis Wilson
Platte City
Missouri
Robert P. C. Wilson
Wilson
Col
James N. Barnes
St. Joseph
Ways and Means Committee
Platte County
Buchanan County
Charles F. Cochran
Cochran
Lawrence B.stringer
Yates
Stringer
Brooklyn Eagle
Elihu Root
Elihu
Oyster Bay
Davis Attends Church With Belmonts and Miss Batcheller
Special to The Washington Post reports Senator Davis attended Davis Memorial Church this morning with Mr. and Mrs. Perry Belmont and Miss Batcheller. Batcheller, a close friend of Mrs. Arthur Lee, is daughter of Gen. George L. Batcheller, chief justice of the International Court in Alexandria, Egypt, who will visit Graceland soon. The party spent the afternoon riding and touring Graceland farm. Senator Wiking returned home last night with Mrs. Wiking and daughter Katherine to join September plans.
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Graceland
Graceland Farm
Benator Wiking
Wiking
Katherine
Roosevelt All Quiet at Sagamore Hill as Gen Snyman Visits
President Theodore Roosevelt spent a quiet day at Sagamore Hill with family. Gen G. Snyman, Boer War figure, called to inspect plans for a Boer colony in Mexico involving 90,000 acres and about eighty Boer families arriving in autumn, with financier Marique Creel named among promoters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gen. Snyman
New York
Roosevelt
Mexico
Marique Creel
Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery Promises Blood Purity
A testimonial from Hilary Koons of Queens claims long battle with scrofula and erysipelas improved after using Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery. The ad asserts the medicine purifies blood, eradicates poisons, and treats skin conditions including eczema and boils, implying overall health benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
Hilary Koons
Queens
Pierce
Sir Horace Plunkett plans to teach Irish emigration by ranch work
Special Correspondence from London reports Sir Horace Plunkett aims to train Irishmen on American ranches to spur future emigration back home. Blair, his agent, will recruit young Irishmen in U S cities, paying passages and wages, costing at least 90000 dollars. Plunkett backs the idea though the Irish Board of Agriculture disavows it, aligning with anti migration efforts. Also noted are deaths and strikes in Ohio and cloakmakers in Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Qlondon
Sir Horace Plunkett
Horace
Irish Board of Agriculture
United States
Dakota
Wyoming
Montana
Blair
Ireland
Sir Horace
Anti-lmigration Society
Board of Agriculture
Venerable Negro Returns to Old Master’s Son
Fifty-year veteran of Honduras, May Ford, age 76, returns to De Soto Parish aboard the Anselmo. He reunites with E. V. Friarson, son of his former master, after serving loyally through revolutions and Civil War era campaigns. Ford recalls hardship, neutrality in conflicts, and long years abroad before rejoining his old master’s family.
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Negro
Honduras
New Orleans Picayune
May Ford
E. V. Friarson
George Henry Friarson
Friarson
de Soto Parish
Ford
Republic
New Orleans
Tropics
Puerto Cortex
San Pedro
Puerto Corez
Puerto Cortez
Pegro
Belize
Ndulas
de Soto
Darky
Smong
Mr. Friarson
Anselm
Mgr. Friarson
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UNION
Gangs OF Fighters
NEW York Times
Baltimore Herald
Bostom Globe
Buffalo Courier
Cincinnati Enquirer
Chicago Record-Herald
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Poitsburg Dispatch
Providence Journal
Rochester Herald
ST. Louis Republic
Syracuse Post-Standard
T. Paul Pioneer Press
Minneapolis Tribune
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cisshl
George W. Cissel
Thirty-fist Street
Coxx
Versburg
Margaret E
John J. Cox
St. Aloysius’ Church
Warrenton
PRS Norr
Annaesinger
M. Jacgin
E Street
St. Mary’s Church
Lindenkoml
George
Lindenkohl
Blanche W. Lindenkohl
Nicholls
B Street
Elizabeth Rind Nicholls
Sheldon
Summit
Undertakers
W.R. Speare
F Street
N. W
Cale
Joseph Gawler
R. F. Harvey’s Sons
Enealmera
Moderne Pris
George P. Zurhorst
Elephane
Kast Fcr
Sul‘tan
European Trade Review
Guadalajara
Rothschild
Bolco
Japan
Mexico City
Jose Castello
Washington
Kalon
New
Cortelyou
Odell
General Furniture Department
Manufacturing Department
Massachusetts Avenue N. W
President Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Christ Episcopal Church
Vincent Repetta
Italy
Rapetta
Victor Emmanuel
Napoleon I
Humbert
Columbus
Ohio
Edward A. Hershey
Ohio Penitentiary
Cleveland
Arebio
Friarson Place
South
New Orleans Times-Democrat
William Smith
Charity Hospital
Bayou Sara
Wilson, McCrain & Lee
Levee Contractors
Mississippi Valley Railroad
Danna
Bank of
St. Francisville
Sisters of Charity
John F. A. Hebel
Agnes
Vergilius
By Irving Bacheller
Eben Holden
Bachetler
Rome
Judea
Harper
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