Arbitration in Doubt Freight Trains Moved
Montreal July 22 The fourth day of the Grand Trunk conductors and trainmen strike shows little sign of settlement. Labor Minister MacKenzie King seeks arbitration but both sides resist proposals. The Grand Trunk president and officials criticize the idea of a board of arbitration led by former union leaders as impractical and demand a mutually acceptable panel. Freight moves today amid ongoing labor tensions and looming federal involvement with customs and international implications.
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Quebec
Grand Trunks
MacKenzie King
Hays
Messia
Murdock
Perry
Trammen
Lassnerses
EE Clark
Grand Trunk
Iober
Tirana
Alwata
Berry
Ohton Fun
Milwaukee Mayor Denounces Equal Rights Protest at State Labor Meet
Mayor Emil Jemelo of Milwaukee addressed the seventh annual Wisconsin State Federation of Labor, arguing against demands for equal rights for capital and labor. He called equality of creator and creature a false premise, warned destruction of property is wrong, and asserted labor cannot be replaced by capital in a crisis.
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Wis
Emil Jemelo
Milwaukee
Wisconsin State Federation of Labor
Death of Rev Rennix Wees at 74 in Beverly West Virginia
The Rev Rennix Wees aged 74 died in Beverly West Virginia last night. A Randolph County native he served 30 years as minister of the United Methodist Episcopal Church with 20 years in town and 10 years in California returning to West Virginia five years ago. He is survived by his wife.
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Washington Post
Beverly
W. Va
Rennix Wees
Randolph County
Uig Methodist Episcopal Church
California
West Virginia
Local Divorce Leads to Unequal Marriage in Freeling Area
Lev Bartley of Brakes Dickenson County aged over sixty obtained a divorce and then wed his grandniece Rachel Mullins who is about twenty. The July wedding in Freeling Va follows the estrangement and remarriage, highlighting a striking age disparity.
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Washington Post
Freeling
Lev Bartley
Brakes
Dickenson County
Rachel Mullins
Bartley
Human Lives Pay Heavily For Conquest of the Air
The New York Sun notes rising aviation fatalities amid many experimenters and rising prize incentives. It traces earlier deaths from Selfridge in 1908 through 1910, cites Wright and Blériot crashes, and discusses balloons and dirigibles, attributing losses to inexperience, insufficient testing, and national rivalry.
Aerial Torpedo Craft Proves Deadly to Battleships
Washington dispatch reports Glenn H. Curtiss achieved repeated hits on a mimic battleship from Lake Keuka over Hammondsport New York. Officials from War and Navy departments conducted joint tests confirming airborne torpedo craft threaten navies within five years and no firearm can match their effectiveness.
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Washington Post
New York
Washington Dispatch
New York World
Glenn H. Curtiss
Lake Keuka
Hammondsport
N. Y
War and Navy Departments
Ames Aerocycle lifts interest at naval board test
In Annapolis a board including Lieut. Comdr. Frank Lyon and Lieuts. Snyder and Kear observed the aerocycle devised by Massachusetts Congressman Ames aboard the torpedo boat Bagley. Demonstration lasted about two hours with lifting power not shown. officials expect secret trials to continue. Ames likened flight theory to an up-shoot baseball pitch, with spools twisting like fingers and the propeller replacing the throw.
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Congressman Ames
Washington Post
Annapolis
Testa
Cohmressiriah Butler Ames
Massachusetts
Naval Academy
Comdr
Frank Lyon
Charles Wv. Snyder
Charlton R. Kear
Bagley
Walter F. Worthington
Naval Experiment Station
Mr. Ames
Movements of Ocean Steamers Arrived and Sailed
Ships arrive and depart multiple routes with New York as hub. Kaiserin Auguste Victoria from Bremen Campenta and others from Liverpool and New York signal ongoing transatlantic traffic. Naples Oceania sails to New York while Genoa Lusiana heads to New York. Reported Southampton to New York calls at Siasconset and La Rochelle to New York, docking Saturday morning.
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New York
Kaiserin Auguste Victoria
Bremen
Campenta
Liverpool
Fiymouth
Grant
Hamburg
Cherbourg
George Washington
Rotterdam
Potsdam
Genoa
Naples
Argentina
Oceania
Lusiana
Slasconset
Cornerstone Laying At Wythe Co High School Marred by Fatal Shooting
At Max Meadows Va July 22 a cornerstone ceremony for Wythe county high school was disrupted by a fatal melee at a baseball game. Constable George Alford aided by his brother officer R A Walk attempted to arrest Robert Hudson who resisted. In the ensuing shootout Hudson was killed, Ernest Hudson age 18 was wounded, and Constable Walk was shot in the arm. Walk fired four times. both Hudson brothers earlier died in unrelated incidents. Walk surrendered and was jailed. An inquest was ordered.
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Wythe County
Masons
Weshington
Max Meadows
Robert Hudson
George Alford
Hudson
R. A. Walk
Ernest Hudson
Walk
Waik
Wytheville
Charles Hudson
Richard Hudson
Coeburn
Young
Rule Changes at Newport Bridge Games Spark Chauffeur Shift
Newport clubs institute a rule banning chauffeurs from waiting outside. Players will form a line in cars about 300 yards away to keep winnings private. Chauffeurs approve the change, noting their own games and noise aid play in the background.
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Washington
New York
Newport
New York World
Tn A Hine
Miss Wardlaw Dying in Newark Jail
Virginia O Wardlaw, held since December for the murder of Ocey W Snead in East Orange New Jersey, was reported by Warden Richard McGinness to be wasting away and may not live to stand trial on August 2. Prosecutor Wilbur Nott refused to consent to hospital removal, offering jail or county physician treatment instead.
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Ocey Snead
New York
Richard McGinness
Essex County
Newark
N. J
Virginia O. Wardlaw
Ocey W. M. Snead
East Orange
Miss Wardlaw
Wilbur Nott
Watt
Bible Conference Opens at Mountain Lake Park in Md
Mountain Lake Park Md July 22 Interdenominational Bible conference opens with Dr Henry Ostrom Methodist evangelist presiding The program through July 31 features Georges Heber Jones Korea President Dickie Albion College Vice President Goblin DePauw University and other noted speakers rescue mission workers Melvin Trotter John Callahan Harry Monroe and Bruce among participants
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Mountain Lake Park
Henry Ostrom
Park
Georges Heber Jones
Korea
Dickie
Albion College
H. A. Goblin
DePauw University
Frederick E. Taylor
Indianapolis
J. W. Hoyt
A. B. Davidson
C. L. McKee
Fred Wills
Arthur J. Smith
New York
D. B. Parkinson
Carbondale
Bishop Lewis
China
Rockwell Clancy
India
J. W. Mahood
A. Ge Crouse
Isabel Horton
Melvin Trotter
Grand Rapids
John Callahan
Harry Monroe
Chicago
Mr. Bruce
Louteville
Girl in Brad dock cellar faints after black snake attack
Miss Katharine Conway, 19, is in serious condition at Mercy Hospital Pittsburg after a frightful encounter in her home cellar. The snake wrapped around her neck and squeezed before helpers drove it away. doctors say nerves are shattered and recovery is unlikely. A linked report notes a larger mate was killed nearby days earlier.
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Washington Post
Pittsburg
Katharine Conway
Mercy Hospital
Braddock
Miss Conway
Jury convicts Barbour in first degree murder case
Harrisonburg Va July 23 Pink Barbour colored found guilty of murder in the first degree for killing James M. Lee a respected Ivoryman during the Fourth of July celebration. Lee ordered Barbour from a stable after discovering thefts. Barbour shot four times, killing Lee. Twenty thousand visitors filled the town for the holiday as Barbour faced possible vengeance.
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Harrisonburg
Pink Barbour
Barbour
James M. Lee
Lee
May transfer its shipping to Gould interests explored
In New York on July 23 M Shirashi director of Toyo Kisen Kaisha arrived to study a traffic plan to move the Oriental Steam ship Company’s business from Harriman to Gould interests. Negotiations have been under way. outcome hinges on Shirashi’s assessment after discussions with both sides. Alexander Millar, Hariman secretary, declined to confirm prophecies or final conclusions. The Toyo Kisen Kaisha operates eleven ships on South American and Hongkong routes with authorized capital of 6 500 000, of which 4 062 200 has been paid.
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Eclal
Washington Post
New York
M. Shirashi
Toyo Kisen Kaisha
Oriental Steamship Company
Harriman
Gould
Alexander Millar
Hartiman Companies
Gould Interests
Hongkong
Pictured Dying in Fire at Hoquiam Hotel
Dozen guests fled from windows as flames engulfed the Hoquiam Hotel in Hoquiam Washington. Five presumed dead, two missing, two injured including hotel cook Look Wing. The blaze produced a light for a photographer who captured a man in an upper window. Estimated loss around 106000 dollars with wind saving the business district.
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C. E
Junnet
Charles G. Regenga
Look Wing
William Ruston
The
Eagles
Woman centenarian dead in Clarksburg at 107
Miss Sarah Appleby, oldest resident of Clarksburg West Virginia, died at her Monticello Street home after a brief illness. She was 107 years seven weeks and days old and was related to the widow of Gen Stonewall Jackson and other Southern families. Her faculties remained until last spring and she clung to a frontier style dress from the eartholine period.
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Clarksburg
Washington Post
W. Va
Sarah Appleby
Monticello Street
Stonewall Jackson
New York
Up Land Deal
Real Estate High Finance Triggers Brooklyn Mortgage Rift
Justice Kelley of Brooklyn Supreme Court voids a $202,000 second mortgage on the Midwood Park property amid a complex Cincinnati syndicate scenario. The ruling upholds the first mortgage to the Midwood Park Company, exposes hidden profits by Anderson Herd and Mirabeau Townes, and condemns the fraudulent financing scheme used to assemble funds for the deal.
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Washington Post
New York
Midwood Park
Ocean Boulevard
Matbush
Cincinnati
Justice Kelley
Supreme Court
Brooklyn
Kouwenhoven Realty and Improvement Company
Midwood Park Company
Bertha McLoughlin
Metropolitan Trust
Mirabeau L. Townes
Michael McLoughlin
Anderson T. Herd
Mr. Townes
Flour From Potatoes Plant Pioneers Eastern Shore
Cape Charles July 22 report of a Hallwood Accomac county plant using German machinery to extract flour from culled Irish and sweet potatoes. The process, seen as experimental but advancing, converts worthless potatoes into grayish flour after washing boiling and drying.
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Washington Post
Cape Charles
United States
Hallwood
Accomac County
Germany
Hotels List of Guests by City and Names
A dense roster lists visitors at hotels in multiple cities including Boston Chicago New York Philadelphia Pittsburg California Georgia Illinois Indiana Iowa Kentucky Massachusetts Maryland Missouri New Jersey Ohio Pennsylvania Tennessee Virginia and more. Entries name guests with hotels such as St James Willard Shoreham and Raleigh, noting individuals and spouses across numerous states.
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H. W. Lincoln
St. James
Chicago
H. C. Bishop
ER. E. Keater
James A. Hopkins
Henry Love Clark
Raleigh
E. Knecht
W. ©. Gray
Miss Gray
W. H. Holman Raleigh
Arthur F. Evans
A. Strong
Shoraham
C. C. Montague
Allington
New York City
George F. Haskell
F. Menning
Jono F. Reagan
P. R. McKown
Alfred Yates
R. M. Chandler
M. W. Cherettle
D. H. Chester
M. M. Marks
H. E. Bowen
J. 0. Magore
W. Schisppritei
Willard
Irving W. Childs Sud
Shoreham
Hiladelphia
S. T. Kinsell
W. F. Lee
W. F. Heacock
Eawin
Abbott
Pittsburg
D. Norwood
H. W. Ward
Mite
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Mre
A. L. Hott
Los Angeles
W. A. Rampage
Oakland
Georgia
A. L. Meyers
Atlanta
B. M. Bramell
Macon
Illinois
W. H. Jocetan
E. Walker
Riverside
Indiana
H. Harrison
Mitz Ma Muelier
Tadlangpolis
Iowa
I. L. Younker
Des Moines
G A. Ssmith
Marshalltown
Kentucky
John J. M. McHenry
G. T. Ea- Monae
Helen Boyce
Koulaville
Massachusetts
P. H. Murphy
Fall River
Maryland
H. E. Ehrlich
Charles T. King
W. P. Hits
Baltimore
J. C. Robinson
Chester
Missouri
B. Fuhren
St. Louis
James Ellis
Springfield
A. Fleischman
At. Louis
W. A. Sateet
Kannaua City
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E. D. la Tomath
E. D. la Tometh, Jr
Frank A. Weeks
Plainfeld
Riggs
Qhio
Virginia
C. BH. Barlow
Portsmouth
H. H. Jones
Norfolk
James Smythson
Richmond
John S. Eggleston
D. H. Trout, Jr. Braunton
Rises
Died While Visiting Norfolk Branch Ex Broker Dies in Virginia
William J. Branch retired Richmond broker visiting Norfolk died today at St. Vincent's Hospital after a two week illness. Body sent to Richmond. Baron Calthorpe Dead London reports Baron Calthorpe born November 8, 1829, died here today.
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Willam J. Branch
Richmond
St. Vincent's Hospital
Baron Calthorpe
London
Augustua Cholemondeley Gough-Calthorpe
Pasteur Institute Physician Says Rabies Treat ment Is Only Preventive
Richmond July 22 Dr Hoen of the Pasteur Institute reports another rabies case in a cat from near Swansboro after biting W E Woodfin's son. Other patients include a Radford boy a Hanover county Mrs Cox and a local negro all bitten by mad animals. He ridicules claims of recoveries noting hydrophobia has no cure and emphasizes pasteur treatment as preventive only.
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Pasteur Institute
Gaye
Washington Post
Richmond
Hoen
W. E. Woodfin
Swansboro
Radford
Cox
Hanover County
Mayor veto blocks Southern Bell absorb Portsmouth telco
Portsmouth mayor J Davis Reed vetoed the city council ordinance allowing Southern Bell to absorb Southern States Telephone Company in Portsmouth. He called the merger unconstitutional and against the city charter and said the ordinance failed to safeguard Portsmouth citizens. The council may override the veto.
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Washington Post
Portsmouth
J. Davis Reed
Southern Bell Telephone Company
Southern States Telephone Company
Grave robbers at work in Luke Close case
Thomas West Virginia July 2 authorities seek two suspects after graveside theft. Luke Close buried five years ago lost gold crowned teeth from his coffin. Mother Charlotte Close died at Elking and was re interred beside her son. A shoe hair and clothing found outside the grave spurred the exhumation revealing missing teeth. One suspect arrested others fled.
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Washington Post
Thomas
W. Va
Luke Close
Charlotte Close
Elking
Quarantine Ship Jamestown Crushed in Collision
The Jamestown, a quarantine ship at Hampton Roads, was struck by a lumber schooner at 1:30 AM. The Jamestown’s launch and rigging were crushed but she remained afloat as the uninjured schooner drifted away. Surgeon McCaffrey and assistants were asleep at the time.
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Jamestown
Washington Post
Norfolk
Hampton Roads
McCaffrey
Mystery injuries of Prof Saunders in Franklin county
Special to The Washington vo Roanoke Va July 22 Prof W D Saunders head of the Virginia food and dairy commission and brother of former Representative Saunders was found unconscious near his country home in Franklin county with his head crushed. He cannot explain his injuries. He had installed new machinery in a mill and it is believed he was caught in the wheels as he started it.
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Washington
Roanoke
W. D. Saunders
Richmond
Virgina Food and Dairy Commission
Saunders
Franklin County
Smuggling Fine for British Ship Cel tic Princess
Special to The Washington Peat Newport News Virginia July 22 Captain Williams of the British steamship Cel tic Princess fined two dollars by Collector of Customs for unmanifested goods aboard and duties unpaid goods landed. Skipper paid fine and ship sailed to Havana leaving first officer H Lawrence and steward Nicholas Ligtvois jailed in Norfolk. Stewards charged with smuggling and first officer with resisting search. Leesburg Virginia July 2 Piedmont Hunt Club to hold horse show at Grafton Hall near Upperville on September 10 with premium set.
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Newport News
Williams
Stuart
Havana
H. Lawrence
Nicholas Ligtvois
Norfolk
Leesburg
Piedmont Hunt Club
Grafton Hall
Upperville
New Road to Chevy Chase
County commissioners announce plans to open a half mile road from just east of Bethesda on the Georgetown and Rockville turnpike to Connecticut avenue extended at Chevy Chase Examiners will meet August 6 to condemn land needed for construction Affected property owners include Chevy Chase Land Company Columbia Country Club West Chevy Chase Land Company and Rosedale Park Company
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Washington
Rockville
Georgetown and
Bethesda
Connecticut Avenue
Chevy Chase
Chevy Chase Land Company
Columbia Country Club
West Chevy Chase Land Company
Rosedale Park Company
Impaled on Iron Pickets at Reformed Church
Cumberland Md July 22 Mary daughter of Samuel Croll of Bedford is fatally injured after slipping on an iron fence, the wicket penetrates her abdomen. Fredericksburg Va July 22 Judge Godrich orders local option election on September 6 following voter petitions.
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Washington Post
Cumberland
Mary
Samuel Croll
Bedford
The
Reformed Church
Fredericksburg
Godrich
Corporation Court
Police Board Seen as Gate for Promotions in Alexandria
Many seek police office posts as the board meets in special session to fill Lieut James Smith’s vacancy. Applications for private rise, while several want lieutenant’s stripes but no formal promotions yet. Mayor Pat and all commissioners expected. other police matters likely on the agenda.
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Washington Post Bureau
King Street
Alexandria
Board of Police Commssioners
James Smith
Lieut. Smith
Police Board
Paft
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