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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Aug 22, 1904

Page

4

Union Slugging Plan Alleges Chicago Truckmen in Strike

Captain Clancy says Union No 218 voted to adopt slugging tactics to target non union workers at the stock yards. A non union man, Alexander Brezosky, was dragged from an Ashland Avenue car and severely beaten. Four suspects are held. Labor groups seek public aid to sustain strikers as packing house wages are cited at 18 cents an hour.

Chicago Clancy Stock Yards Truckmen's Union James Devins Byron Brezosky Chicago Federation of Labor Federation Gompers American Federation of Labor New York Cleveland Ohio

Notices of marriages and deaths from Washington with multiple notices

The passage lists marriages and obituaries from Washington area notices to appear in multiple papers. It includes names such as Hawkins Fackler and Cissel, with dates in August 1904, funeral details, residences, and private interments, plus a range of individuals like Lindenkohl Nicholls Sheldon Showalter and locations in DC and nearby towns.

Local Undertakers Advertise Funeral Services

A list of area funeral directors includes W R Speare Joseph Gawler R F Harvey Sons John R Wright William Lee and George P Zurhorst. Ads promote first class service moderate prices open day and night and modern chapels with crematoriums and livery connections. Telephone numbers and street addresses are shown for each provider.

John R. Wricht Abalmer Dadirskee

Kosher Butchers Strike Amid Protests At Slaughterhouses

Workers and rabbis clash as a kosher butchers union protests over killings and pressure to leave slaughterhouses. Representatives of Schwarzschild and Sulzberger report halved cattle slaughter. Retail Kosher Butchers Union branches vote to stop buying beef for a week to pressure independents raising prices and causing unprofitable trade.

New York Wellman Schwarzschild & Sulzberger Kosher Butchers’ Union

Central American peace pact signed at Corinto meeting

Presidents Escalon of El Salvador Bonilla of Honduras and Zelaya of Nicaragua concluded a conference in Corinto Nicaragua and signed a peace agreement to maintain peace among the Central American republics. Escalon and Bonilla departed for their capitals this morning.

Salvador Honduras Nicaragua Corinto Escalon Bonilla Zelaya Central America

Leishman Faces New Hurdles in US School Recognition

In Constantinople a Turkish note to the American minister keeps equal treatment pledges in view as the Leishman letter pressures Turkey. The Turkish porte, already wary of verbal assurances, shelves action until the recognition process proceeds amid anticipated new difficulties. A separate Smyrna land compensation claim also shows no deposit yet made. London notes say the US gains are fragile, with the Sultan resisting concessions.

Constantinople Leishman United States Porte Tsazot Pasha Smyrna London The Standard Turkey Associated Press Council of Ministers

European Trade Review reflects a period of low British mood

The Times financial section notes a perplexing general trade situation with the stock exchange barometer indicating severe low mood in Great Britain. Despite domestic centers showing foreign trade gains and railway receipts improving, there is optimism about crops abroad and renewed prospects for future harvests in Canada, Australia, India, and Argentina.

Stock Exchange Great Britain London Times Washington Post London Times’ Financial Supplement United States Baltic Europe Canada Russia Australia India Argentina Liverpool Lancashire

National Campaign Strategy Faces Economy and Short Run

Democratic leaders in New York discuss a brief, sharp September push with limited funds. Plans emphasize relying on state organizations, avoiding large speaking tours, and reinforcing Taggart and Sheehan for crucial states including New York New Jersey Connecticut West Virginia Indiana. Gold wing Democrats grow confident as September elections hint at party unity and coalition potential.

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 Sunday at Rosemount Amid Visitor Calm

Esopus New Jersey August 2 Judge Parker maintains quiet at Rosemount with few visitors and no excursions. Judge Parker and Mrs Parker attend Mission Church of the Holy Cross in Kingston while Rev Edward J Cooper of Hackensack preaches amid a near full house of parishioners including many strangers drawn by the presidential campaign. The Parker ushers pass the collection plate as usual and no political visitors are expected tomorrow.

Esopus N. J Judge Parker New Jersey Rosemount Astral Parker Judge

Chautauqua Circuit Talks and Western Politics

Veterans and speakers clash in Fort Dodge discussions over free silver and impeachment. Missouri and Wisconsin races stir party maneuvers as Chautauqua season shifts, while Parker and Roosevelt are eyed by Western editors for campaign impact.

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 Buffalo Parker Minneapolis Denver Topeka Harvard Des Moines Omaha 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

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 friend of Mrs. Arthur Lee, is the daughter of Gen. George L. Batcheller, chief justice of the International Court in Alexandria, Egypt, who plans a visit to Graceland after arriving tomorrow. The day included riding and driving at Graceland farm. Senator Wiking returned home last night and Mrs. Wiking and daughter Katherine plan to return September 1.

Graceland Graceland Farm Benator Wiking Wiking Katherine

Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill Quiet Day with Boer General Visit

President Roosevelt spent a calm day at Sagamore Hill with family members. Gen Genn Snyman called to discuss a Boer colony in Mexico, claiming 90,000 acres and eighty Boer families by autumn, with promoter Marique Creel involved.

Gen. Snyman New York Roosevelt Mexico Marique Creel

Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery Promised Cure

A testimonial from Hilary Koons of Queens praises Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery for curing scrofula and erysipelas after years of illness. The ad claims the medicine purifies blood, eradicates poisons, improves vitality, and benefits skin conditions while boosting overall health.

Dr. Pierce Hilary Koons Queens Pierce

Plunkett scheme to train Irish in American farming

Special Washington Post dispatch outlines Sir Horace Plunkett plans to recruit young Irish from American cities, pay their passages, and send them to ranches in Dakota, Wyoming, and Montana to learn American farming methods with wages set by unskilled labor rates. The aim is to curb emigration by creating practical livelihoods. projected cost at least 90000 dollars.

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 Home

May Ford a 76 year old Southern Negro who spent 35 years in Honduras returned to De Soto Parish with the Friarson family. He served his former master during the Civil War and later worked on plantations and a Honduras railroad while remaining neutral amid revolutions. Ford traveled aboard the Anselmo and carried a letter from his former master’s son inviting him home.

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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