Arbitration Offer in Grand Trunk Strike Talks
Montreal July 21 A proposal to arbitrate reached the Grand Trunk Railway and its striking trainmen and conductors, with government funding for incidental costs if both sides accept a binding award. The company opposes arbitration naming arbitrators in advance, while workers remain open to renewed talks. Meanwhile Canadian Pacific employees won a near full pay increase and a broad settlement ending the threat of a strike, with wage gains and standard rates extended east of Chicago.
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Montreal
Quebec
Grand Trunk Railway Company
W. L. Mackenzie King
Ottawa
Hays
Murdock
M. Murdock
E. E. Clark
United States Interstate Commerce Commission
P. H. Morrissey
Railway Employer’ Association
Grand Trunk
Millirdock
Getink
Obituaries and death notices scattered July 1910
Death notices from various Baltimore area records list Mary Ellen Bateman, 53, of Beat Pleasant Heights, with funeral plans at Glenwood Cemetery. Also noted are Jos Flack of Garrett Park, Md, Rhoda Cecelia Fowler, six months, and Fred W McCulloch, 56, with private funeral and interment. Additional items mention Edward A. Neil, Edward Reed, and Alvin Reed, with services or notices implied, plus a State Department communique about GRAN W. REECE and a consul general in Mexico, all dated July 1910 and related to cemetery or church services and interments.
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Brateman
Acam
Mary Ellen
Wits
Willam W. Bateman
Rockville
Attam
Rhoda Cecelia
William H
Maud R. Fowler
Bishth Street
Zoom
McCulloch
Fred W McCulloch
Ya Om Fron
Fourteenth Street
Toothwest
Legnn
Mass
Poston
Edward A Neil Fontra
Collins
Third Street
SiaAom Thene
St Alovsita
Shreh
Sotinck
Reece Department of State
Washingteo
Ammold Shanklin
Mexico
Misco City
Gran
Pated Nou
Alvin LI Reed
Rail strike news limits Ontario freight movement
Toronto reports no major freight moves aside from two cars of personal goods and near normal Grand Trunk passenger service. Ontario merchants struggle to secure supply while a formal schedule is set to be signed tomorrow retroactive to May. In New England, minor disruptions appear with small violence incidents at White River Junction and Windsor, Vermont.
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Toronto
Ontario
Montreal
Grand Trunk
Boston
Central Vermont
White River Junction
Windsor
New England
Rumored Paris Railroad Strike Looms in July
Paris on July 21 reports rumors that the threatened railroad strike may be proclaimed tomorrow. Premier Briand Prefect Le pin and Minister Barthou met tonight with railroad managers. Officials urged use of troops to operate trains if the strike is declared.
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Paris
Briand
Lepin
Barthou
English Strike Settled After North Eastern Rail Strike
New Castle England July 21 The strike of 12060 North Eastern Railway employees ends as workers accept company terms. Night and day shifts to resume work tonight and tomorrow. Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants had refused to recognize or finance the strike.
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New Castle
England
Northeastern Railroad
Amalgamated Society of Railway
Tadly
No Effort to End Strike by Carpenters and Joiners
Washington building trades leaders failed to bridge the rift in the carpenters dispute. The United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners and the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners left the talks unsettled as the strike lingered. The Central Labor Union discussed boosting a $100,000 defense fund to oppose open shops, while Bricklayers and Stone Masons resolved internal rule tensions.
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Washington Building Trades Council
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners
Willam J. Spencer
Building Trades Section
American Federation of Labor
Amalgamated Society
Federation
Coupert
Brotherhood of Carpenters
Builders’ League
Hstean
James L Parsons
Bricklayers’ Union
No. 1
Stone Masons’ Union
Central Labor Union
Refuge for Crippen Death Tale Doubted By Paris Police
Paris police credit Crippen sightings near Vernet les Bains and doubt that the Bourges death by own action victim is his typist Miss Leneve. Scotland Yard reports Crippen jewelry found, while analysis confirms the basement remains are female.
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Paris
London
Bourges
Jay
Iresa
Dr. Crippen
Penper
Crippen
Savannah to New York Missing Socialite Mrs Mayo On Steamer
Mrs. Marion Mayo of Augusta Georgia, reputedly wealthy, vanished from the City of Columbus during a voyage from Savannah to New York. Witness Cant Johnson suspects she left her stateroom, appeared melancholy, and may have leapt overboard after attending a burial at sea. Her clothing remained in the cabin. authorities pursue clarification of her fate.
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New York
Marion Mayo
Augusta
City of Columbus
Savannah
Cant Johnson
Johnson
MAY GET JAPANESE LINERS
Reports in New York indicate severed relations between the Southern Pacific Railroad Company and the Toyo-Kisen Kaisha the Japanese steamship operator. A Yokohama Specie Bank official said indications point to a real change and possible alignment with a Gould line. Harriman lines head Lovett declined comment and Kuhn, Loeb & Co. had no public information.
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New York
Wall Street
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Toyo-Kisen Haisha
San Francisco
Yokohama
Yokohama Specie Bank
Toyo-Kisen Kaisha
Gould
Licensed to Marry In Va Court Records
A list of proposed marriage licenses appears naming Archie Limley of Joplin and Vergle Carney of Dumfries. Rev. Shannon Noble D Larner along with Bisacha Kloppar. Charles Belt and Nettie Fuller. Joseph Baker and Bettle Strange. Rev. William Howard. George Scott and Julia White. Rev. Philip Stewart. Daniel Jackson and Novella Robinson. Rev. Coleman listed among the contemporaneous entries. The pairs include ages and associated officiants for each union.
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Archie Limley
Joplin
Vergle Carney
Dumfries
John Held
Shannon Noble D Larner
Bisacha L. Kloppar
Charles L Netbel
Charles A Belt
Nettie B. Fuller
William J. Howard Bi
Joseph N Baker
Bettle Strange
A J Tyler
George E Scott
Juia A. White
Philip Stewart
Daniel Jackson
Hatls Hill
Novella Robinson
C. H. Coleman
Births and Deaths in Health Office Record Still Listings
Health office record shows multiple births for Frederick Leapley Horace Ward James Davis and others. Death notices include Willem Farly Patrick McCarthy John Fitzgerald Annie Wheatley Dowd and several others with ages and addresses across Washington area institutions and streets.
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Frederick F
Hattie M Leapley
Horace
Virginia R. Ward
Warren G
Irene Noll
James F
Gertrude F Davis
Clarence A
Mary A Pearson
Walter P
Nelfle H Plumb
Albert €. H
Lou Ella Bridges
Boe
Annie Marshall
Gerald
Elola Martin
Jacob
Fannie Frank
Charles and
Toretty Coleman
William F
Andie M Shorter
Suree
Annie A. Bethel
Bernard
Helen Fillmore
William and
Viale M. Jones
Fraok
Mamie Herbert
Willem Farly
St, Aw
Patrick McCarthy
Wedderspoon Keiller
William J. Galloway
John Fitzgerald
St Aw
Annie M Wheatley
Margaret A Dowd
Niw
Lary i. Thomas
Hompstal
John B. Denegel
K St. Ne
John T Rithman
St As
Rhoda C. Fowler
Ne. S
Winsom
Cairo
Ave
Mary
Carlo Poggioll
Martha Marshall
Willow Treacourt Aw
Eliza
Irish Hibernians back history study and Germany stance
Special to The Washington Post from Portland Oregon July 2 The Ancient Order of Hibernians in annual convention approves making Irish history compulsory in parochial schools and colleges. Messages from Belfast section leader President Ferguson endorse unity with German Americans amid fears England Germany war could spark Irish freedom negotiations. Matthew Cummings national president sparks applause with pro German alliance remark.
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Washington
Order
America
England
Germany
Order of Hibernians
Ireland
Matthew Cummings
Ancient
Hibernians
Rich oil man William J. Craig found dead at hospital
William J. Craig, a wealthy oil businessman, was found hanging in his private apartment at St. Francis Hospital in Pittsburg. He had lived at the hospital for most of the past nine years under medical care for mental ailments. His brother Joseph Craig of Sewickley is also a wealthy oil man.
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Washington Post
Pittsburg
William J. Craig
St. Francis Hospital
Craig
Joseph Craig
Sewickley
Ames Aeroplane Shown in Annapolis Tests Begin
Congressman's mysterious airship from Massachusetts is demonstrated on the Bagley in Annapolis. Experiments aim to prove lifting power via spinning cylinders driven by a separate motor with current from the ship’s dynamo.
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Washington Post
Annapolis
Butler Ames
Massachusetts
Bagley
Washington
Naval Experimental Station
Ames
Balloon Philadelphia II completes 300 mile flight
Pascoag Rhode Island July 21 The balloon Philadelphia II rose from Philadelphia at 10 last night and landed on a farm two miles south of Pascoag after 14 hours 15 minutes of flight covering six states nearly 300 miles. Pilot Dr Thomas E Eldridge president of the Philadelphia Aeronautical Recreation Society making his nineteenth ascent. Passengers were Fred Underhill and his 17 or 18 year old son Andrew B Underhill. The voyage set Philadelphia records for distance and duration with a top altitude of 10 550 feet.
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Pascoag
Philadelphia
Andrew B. Underhill
Sailor’s blood transfusion aids naval hero at Philadelphia hospital
In Philadelphia a sailor friend, William Gray of the Lancaster, donated 17 ounces of blood to Daniel Montague, a survivor of the sinking run at Santiago harbor in the Spanish-American War. The transfusion, ordered by Dr. William Fauntleroy of the U S naval hospital, leaves both men resting and hopeful.
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Philadelphia
Daniel Montague
Richmond P. Hobson
Santiago Harbor
William Gray
Lancaster
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Montague
William Fauntleroy
United States Naval Hospital
Baby in Rigdon case drives estate action amid mystery
Mrs Emma Young, grievously ill, directs her lawyer to safeguard her interests in the estate of Charles W. Rigdon, the man who shot her, amid revelations of a so called golden haired boy in Washington. Authorities in Chicago and Washington search for the child and details of Rigdon’s control of his assets.
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Chicago
Emma Young
Charles W. Rigdon
Rigdon
Jay A. Rigdon & Co
Washington, D. C
Cdroner Hoffman
Washington
Post
Inspector Boardman
Will Press Boycott Case Between AFL and Bucks Stove
New York July 21 The American Antiboycott Association refuses to drop the litigation between the American Federation of Labor and the Bucks Stove and Range Company. Walter Gordon Merritt, associate counsel, says the association is a party interested and has borne the expense, to be carried to a final conclusion with company cooperation.
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Bucks Stove Company
New York
American Antiboyestt Association
American Federation of Labor
Bucks Stove and Range Company
Federaiion
Walter Gordon Merrit
Antiboycott Association
Hon
New York Teller Vanishes Amid Heat Wave
Walter Hall, paying teller at the Herald Square branch of Greenwich Bank, has been missing since July 3. Bank president William C. Duncan said they did not involve police, believing Hall may be overwhelmed by heat and will reappear, with hospitals watched as a possible place he could be found. He is 24 years old.
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Guard
Bourges
Miss Leneve
Dieppe
Paris
Marseille
New York
Willam C. Duncan
Greenwich Bank
Walter Hall
Herald Square
Lieut Fletcher Grows Four Inches in One Year
In an annual Presidio officer examination in San Francisco on July 2, Lieut Robert R Fletcher astounded medics by gaining four inches in height and four pounds in weight within twelve months. A prior year he stood 6 feet 1 inch with a 39 inch waist and weighed 196 pounds. Now he is 6 feet 4 inches tall with a 43 inch waist and 210 pounds.
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San Francisco
Cal
Presidio
Robert R. Fletcher
Pletcher
Motorboat for Czarevitch
Heir to the Russian throne will receive an American motorboat as a gift from the Russian volunteer fleet. Capt. Ivan Ravensky ordered a 16 foot nickel plated craft and five other boats before sailing home. The vessels are designed for high speed and naval use.
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Nework
Russia
Ivan Ravensky
Imperial Navy
Church Opens a Grocery in Washington Indiana
The Second M E Church congregation raises funds for a new church by opening a grocery store in Washington Indiana. Pastor Rev William Hogan is in charge and will continue selling cigars and chewing tobacco as part of the business. Cecilia Loftus plans to undergo surgery after a July 25 Coliseum bill and may be unable to perform for a period.
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Washington Pont
Washington
Ind
M. E
J. H. Hopewell
Willam Hogan
Crasy
London
Cecilia Loftus
Coliseum
Will
Boston Bank Loot Suspect Held on Extradition Bail
John R. Marshall also known as Darby Moulton and Frank Price indicted in Boston for complicity in the looting of National City Bank at Cambridge amounting to 205000. Held in 10090 bail in Philadelphia to await extradition. Authorities tie him to a faro gang with Martin J. Walsh and William J. Keliher.
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Philadelphia
John R. Marshall
Darby Moulton
Frank Price
Boston
National City Bank
Cambridge
United States
Craig
Marshall
Faro
Martin J. Walsh
William J. Or
Big Bill’ Kelcher
George W. Coleman
Nellie Penn
Moulton
Price
Marshal
Federal Grand Jury
William J. Kelihter
Coronation Month Named
London officials announced plans for King George VI coronation events with a future date to be set. Sir Alfred Scott-Gatty read the proclamation from St James Palace as royal guards and family watched from Marlborough House. Proclamations were echoed at Charing Cross Temple Bar and the Royal Exchange.
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London
George
Alfred Scott Scott-Gatty
St. James Palace
Westminster
Life Guards
Duke of Cortmaught
Marlborough House
Charing Cross
Temple Bar
Royal Exchange
Eaglet Wins Yacht Race at Chesapeake Bay Event
The Eaglet steered by an expert crew won decisively over the Naomi of the Chesapeake Bay Yacht Club in the second day of Chesapeake Bay Yacht Association racing at Oxford Maryland. Other classes saw limited entries with Zillicoa winning Class P and Eleanor and Wing Tross among noted competitors in various divisions. Powerboat results also listed numerous boats and times as the fleet prepares to move to Annapolis for Saturday races.
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Naomi
Oxford
Apedal
Washington Post
Chesapeake Bay Yacht Association
Eaglet
Chesapeake Bay Yacht Club
Zillicoa
Eleanor
Bly. G
Wing Tross
Engiet
Boy
Tima
Ventura
Freya
Chenoden
Cami Nenemoosha
Grace K
Dagg
Disbursing Office Triumphs In Isthmian Playoff
Disbursing Office defeated the Purchasing Department 10 to 0 in a Tuesday afternoon game on the White Lot. Strong hitting and speed on the sacks powered the victory as three pitchers faced heavy contact from the Purchasing lineup. Lineups feature Once-Stowell and Flasher for the Disbursing side and Chappelear Perham Shepperson Prince Dodd Young Springer Crouch for the Purchasing nine.
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Isthmian Canal Commission
Stowell
Flasher
Lewis
Bass
Lansdale
Whitten
de Graw
Parvell
Crowell
Lambert
George Watson Jr. Dies After Horse Accident
George Watson Jr., a wealthy New York horse breeder and sportsman, died at the Homeopathic Hospital at 10:30 tonight from injuries suffered when he was thrown from his mount in Pittsburgh. He had been hospitalized after the accident earlier in the week.
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New York
Pittsburge
George Watson, Jr
Giant anteaters arrive for Smithsonian Institution
Two giant anteaters reach New York aboard the Cherokee from Santo Domingo. The two specimens are billed for the Smithsonian Institution and have been eagerly anticipated by scientists.
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New York
Santo Domingo
Smithsonian Institution
Seven Die From Intense Heat in Imperial Valley
In Imperial California on July 21 seven residents died due to extreme heat and humidity over the past three days. This marks the first time in the valley's history that heat has claimed lives.
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Imperial
Cal
Imperial Valley
Fierce Battle in Formosa Near 4000 Foot Elevation
British Columbia dispatch reports heavy fighting in Formosa with Japanese artillery advancing along mountain strongholds 3,000 to 4,000 feet above sea level. Japanese troops, in five detachments, recaptured positions, took mountain guns and machine guns, caused large native surrenders, and used high artillery from elevated hills to bombard fortifications.
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Victoria
British Columbia
Japan
Deadly Tenement Fire In Williamsburg Bridge Area
A July fire gutted three upper floors of a seven story factory near the Williamsburg Bridge leaving Parrish Eyed, a watchman, dead on the sixth floor and an unnamed boy believed missing. About 300 tenants fled in panic but surrounding buildings were spared.
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New York
Marmattan
Williamsburg Bridge
Parrish
Fifteen Africans Killed in Mine Blast in Johannesburg
Fifteen natives were killed and 76 native and 3 white miners injured when an explosion occurred today at the Simmer Fast Deep mine near Johannesburg in the Transvaal region.
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Johannesburg
Transvaal
Simmer Fast Deep
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