Meat Market Strain Amid Western Beef Strike Possible Upswing
Washington packing houses report a larger share of trade and cautious slaughter as Western strikes threaten supply. Local butchers fear overstock if Western shipments resume, while prices edge up and rumors of a strike fade. Prime beef distant but the market faces a temporary surge before a potential normalizing phase.
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Washington
West
Thomas T Keane
N. Ruth Co
Golden & Co
New York Prices Soar as Teamsters Refuse Shipments
New York on July 15 reports beef and provisions rising after union teamsters refuse to handle recent shipments from Western packers. Prices jump 8 to 10 cents above prior levels as fish and poultry follow. Forty five carloads of beef arrived for independent packers, while East Side Butchers pledge to sell no fresh meat for a week amid looming sympathy strikes.
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New York
Big Western
Chicago
East Side Butchers’ Association
James P. Holland
Joseph F Hammill
Untena
Planta
Arbitration Halts In St Louis Packing Yard Turmoil
A non union worker faced a mob near Halstead street as pickets clashed with police. Strikes caused furniture to be dumped into streets while authorities intervened. Meat prices rose in St Louis amid union and non union packing house labor actions with limited activity in Omaha.
Strikers Halt at Swift & Co Plant. Militia Not Called
A few hundred workers blocked the Swift & Co plant entrance in St Paul today, demanding office staff and other employees leave. A governor’s conference weighed militia use but concluded the situation did not require calling out troops to protect docks or workers.
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St. Paul
Minn
Bwitt Pacleng Company
Booth Et Paul
Thaatrikera
Wien
Wratinda
Ifl Crisalm
Dakota Gounty
Ewenty-Avaman
Didwe Jamedan
Gov. van Mant
Matager Bangs
Mwitt
PACKERS ENCOURAGED AS SOUTH ST JOSEPH PLANTS RUN
In South St. Joseph three large plants are operating during a strike. Non union workers fill in for strikers while union pickets deter applicants. Swift runs at one third capacity, Hammond and Nelson Morris at one fourth. The strike remains orderly as unions push back new hires.
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South St. Joseph
St. Joseph
Swift
Hammond
Nelson Morris
Omaha
Chicago
New Men at Kansas City Packers Strike Again
Five packing houses employed new workers while strike leaders claim steady inroads and that nearly 1100 newly hired butchers joined the union and left, adding to 1100 unskilled workers who quit earlier. Packers rushed stock to market as retail meat prices rose 1 to 2 cents per pound, with most shops keeping prices steady.
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Meeker
Crown
Halstead Street
Mattresgea
Uwa
St. Louis
East St. Louis
Omaha
Nebi
South Omaha
Kansas City
London Worried Over Meat Shortage Possible From Argentina
In the House of Commons Mr. Houston asks if Argentina meat could be imported to avert a famine. The board of agriculture says imports are barred during the foot-and-mouth dispute, preventing Argentine cattle landing. Meanwhile strike-breakers from Armour Co move to Chicago with 25 men from Hartford and nearby towns, as packers organize replacements.
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London
House of Commons
Houston
America
Board of Trade
Fellowes
Treasury
Board of Agriculture
New Haven
Conn
Armour Company
Hartford
Chicago
New Britain
Boy Injured by Horse Kick Near Anagoostta Home
Henry Garkinas a five year old Black boy was kicked by a horse while playing close to the animal near his Anagoostta home. His jaw was broken and he suffered side bruises. Dr. T D Mudd treated him and sent him to the Washington Asylum Hospital.
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Henry Garkinas
T. D. Mudd
Washington Asylum Hospital
Herbert Jones
D Street
Matilda Jones
Marine Hospital
Nevitt
Bricklayers Refuse to Affiliate at Special Meeting
At a special meeting of the Broamyers' Union No. 1 in Concordia Hall on Thursday night a motion to affiliate with the American Federation of Labor was voted down. The bricklayers union is one of the strongest in the city and remains not affiliated with the federation.
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Broamyers’ Union
Concordia Hall
American Federation of Labor
Bricklayers
Funeral of Kemon Sisters in Washington Area Tragedy
The Kemon sisters Helen Ada and Harriet and five others drowned near Lower Machodes Creek. Their bodies arrived in Washington on the Northumberland and were laid to rest at Mount Vernon Place Church. Relatives including Mr and Mrs Frank C Kennon and Mr R Wilkins attended the processions with planned triple funeral arrangements. The Herbert family members, including Mrs James H Herbert and her four year old daughter, were buried at Edgewater. Funeral details remain pending with services expected at Mount Vernon Place Church.
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Machodo¢ Creek
Washington
Weems
Northumberland
Frank C. Kennon
Philip
Wilkins
Grace Thomas
J. R. Wright
Fourth Street
James H. Herbert
Bicycle Police
Sergi Headley
Robert Moyer
Kemon
Chicago
Philadelphia
Keron
Helen
Ada
Harriet Kemon
Mount Vernon
Hev
Prettyman
Atherad
Kemen
Reraelf
Mathers
Ex Policeman Hart Receives Gold Head Cane tribute
Ex policeman John Hart, retired July 1, was honored at Third precinct roll call with a gold headed cane engraved To John Hart by the officers of the Third precinct. Lieut Bayle praised his twenty five years of service and Hart, moved, announced plans to visit Newark after retirement due to age and health.
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John Hart
Waa
Activa Servica
Bayle
Hart
Newark
Automobile Fire After Engine Defect Damages Saunders Car
A locomotive owned by Henry Saunders of 987 Westminster Street caught fire last evening due to an engine defect causing gasoline ignition. Saunders was burned on face and hands while trying to smother the blaze. No. 7 engine company extinguished the rear flames with halligan pumps, estimating damage at $50.
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Henry Saunders
Westminster Street
Painter Feil from a Scaffold
A serious fall from a scaffold at a building injured painter Feil, who was moved to the rear. Surgeons attended last night as authorities described the incident and the man’s condition. He resides at 1008 eighth Street northwest and is reported in hospital care after the accident on Saturday.
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Auwara Sowela
Te Waara
Hood's Sarsaparilla Cures Catarrh and Strengthens Body
A Lebanon Kentucky resident reports catarrh sufferers suffer morning congestion and headaches. He tried various medicines with little help until Hood's Sarsaparilla was taken, after five bottles the ailment cured with no relapse. The remedy claims to soothe mucous membranes and build overall strength.
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Hood
Lebanon
Ken
District Day at St Louis Ex position changes schedule
District Day at the St Louis Exposition shifts to October 19 with Jefferson Day as part of the joint celebration. A noon meeting of the arrangements committee in Commissioner Macfarland’s offices will formalize the change. The Missouri Building hosts the District and Jefferson observance with Marine Band services expected. John W. Douglas is to give the introductory address, with remarks from Commissioner Macfarland, Director David R. Francis, and former Senator Thomas H. Carter.
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St. Louis Exposition
Macfarland
Jefferson
Missouri
Marine Band
John W. Douglasz
Commissione Macfarland
David R. Francis
Thomas H. Carter
Montana
Eckington Iron Works Targeted In Injuction Request
Ten Center Eckington property owners sue in the District Supreme Court seeking an injunction to halt Berber & Ross iron works at Eckington. The petition cites a restrictive promise against manufacturing and describes loud machinery, electric lighting, and alleged nuisance harming homes within 1000 feet. Plaintiffs include Joseph Potter and Walter Austin among others.
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District Supreme Court
Iron Works
Berber & Ross
Eckington
Franklin’ S H. Mackey
Center Eckington
Samuel Ross
George C. Johnson
Center Hekington
Tta
Joseph ®. Potter
Walter T. Austin
George W. Morrizon
Harry 3. O'Connor
Franela M. Cox
Charles F. Hermann
Thomas
Camp Good Will Outing Appeals and Local Court Shuffle
The Camp Good Will executive committee asks hospitals to refer convalescents and others who would benefit from an outing, directing them to Wallace Hatch for careful handling and noting limited accommodations. Justice Bundy seeks relief from Police Court duties as Luke Strider is eyed as successor. no injuries reported in a locomotive collision. a Ninth street car passenger, Edward Barry, is injured. burial planned for Mrs Louis Brusche beside her husband at Prospect Hill Cemetery with services at 242 Seventh Street Northwest.
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Camp Good
oMee
Northwast
Noor
Wallace Hatch
Charles & Bundy
Scott
Supreme Court of the District
Luke Custrider
Edward Barry
L Street
Pla
Louiss Brusche
Prospect Hill Cemetery
Seventh Street
Vast Age of the Sequoias in California Forest Loss
Detroit Free Press laments the reckless cutting of ancient sequoias in California. It recalls a monument tree surviving burns since ancient times, noting its massive girth and centuries of life. The piece questions the motive of greed driving such destruction and urges preservation of these living witnesses to history.
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California
Congress
Justice at high speed are given 49 years each
Three men Jonas Sims Astron TIm bers William Austin were sentenced to forty nine years in Trenton for rape robbery and assault after a brief guilty plea. The case drew a crowd as guards cleared the Mount Holly courthouse and a military guard escorted the prisoners to the train amid tense demonstrations.
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N. J
Astron Timbers
Jonas Sims
William Austin
Blair Biddle
Burlington
Trenton
Mount Holly
Gaskill
Company A
New Jersey National Guard
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Prion
Fit
Weather conditions and forecasts in the United States
Weather report from Washington notes fair conditions across most regions. Warmer in the Missouri and Upper Mississippi valleys while cooler in the Plateau and North Rocky Mountain areas. Localized rains on the North Pacific Coast Northern Plateau and Tower Mississippi Valley. Forecasts call for generally fair weather Saturday and Sunday with local thunderstorms in the Lower Mississippi Valley and Gulf coast. Wind patterns vary by region with brisk Sunday on some seas and lighter winds toward the Grand Banks. Local observations include temperatures, humidity, rainfall, sunshine, and tide data for multiple cities.
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Washington
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Mauntain
Plateau Tennion
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Tower Miasisuipp
Missouri
Migsluaippi
Rocky Mountain
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Rocky Mountain Segiop
Miasiesippi
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Iba
Vermonts Days and Wets In Liquor Law Change Debate
A dated discussion on Vermonts liquor legislation after the shift from prohibition. Observers note modest tax and vote changes over years, with towns testing flexible licensing and voters expressing mixed, cautious attitudes toward more restricted liquor supply options.
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Herper
Vermont
Imontera
Montpatier
Boston
France and the French unmarried woman in society
The article contrasts French and Anglo American norms for single women. It notes many French women retire from social life to convents or pension houses, dependent on mothers for money, and discusses Betham Edwards findings on how this shapes independence. It cites 1900 data: 64,000 women entered convents, while many unmarried women pursued teaching and arts.
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France
Mise Betham- Edwards
Weasel Outsmarts Rat In Lumberyard Battle tale
Misalacippi resident Emmet Wolfe recounts a strange scene at a Galt House camp where a clever weasel battles rats under a lumber stack. The weasel kills all but one rat by digging a hidden exit and trapping the survivor, displaying noted ingenuity.
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Prom
Loutayitie Courier-Sats
Atrat
Egy
Emmet Wolfe
Misalacippi
Galt House
Yaaterday
Ft Tnd
Elgweasel
Dororthy Dix and society notes in The Kentuckian column
Col Gabster faces a summer resort landlord attack as John Kendrick Bangs handles the affair. Dorothy Dix previews sharp female columns on domestic matters and a note on the wealth of young Carnegie heirs. Mrs Ida Husted Harper reports Berlin’s Women’s Congress as a standout event.
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John Kendrick Bangs
Ida Husted Harper
Berlin
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