Hearst Urges Labor to Leverage Political Power
Labor leaders consider entering politics to hold power in Congress. William Randolph Hearst urged independence from party lines and to elect officials loyal to organized labor while the federation plans a systematic shift into active political campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federation of Labor
Labor
Congress
Executive Council
American Federation of Labor
Yeter, Bay
William Randolph Hearst
Hearst
Labor Tesh
House of Commons
Labor Movement
Gompeta
Ten thousand dollar embezzlement charge filed in New York
Caleb H Jackson, a former agent for B F Karns of Washington and Los Angeles, was arrested in New York on embezzlement allegations related to a $54 000 sale to Exploration Company. He waives examination and is held on $6 000 bond. He says the deal was business, not embezzlement, with payments received January 18 1905.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. ¥. Karns
New York
Caleb H. Jackson
Harrisburg
B. F. Karns
Washington, D. C
Los Angeles
Cal
Exploration Company
Tombs
Jackson
Panera
Karns
Deel
Washington
Pullman
Aerial Balloon Railway Takes Shape in Germany
Report from Consul Willa Bardel in Bamberg describes a new German aerial rail concept by Balderauer of Salzburg. A stationary balloon above a steep mountain supports a steel rail with a suspended ten-seat car. Hydrogen powers ascent while descent uses ballast water pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Germany
Willa Bardet
Bamburg
Balderauer
Salzburg
Conan
Bardel
Portner Estate Valued at 1.9 Million in Will Filing
Robert Portner brewer who died at Manassas left an estate valued at about 1.9 million dollars per his will filed in Probate Court by executor American Security and Trust Company. The schedule lists 1.7 million in stocks and bonds, Virginia real estate valued at 109,000, property in Vermont valued ~41,900 and other assets totaling 80,000 with debts around 80,000, excluding illness bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Portner
Manassas
American Security and Trust Company
Virzima
Miv Portner
Awning Maker and Musician Dies in Gas Accident
George W. Depre awning maker and musician was found dead in his room at 271-2 E Street NW yesterday morning by landlady Mrs. Mary Wofford. Death from asphyxiation ruled accidental by Acting Coroner Glaze Brook. Brother Frank Depro says he likely turned on the gas while asleep after waking in the night. Depro, who loved music, lived there with him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Depre
E Street Northwest
Mary Wofford
Glazebrook
Frank Depro
Depro
Fall Causes Death Accidental Says Coroner
Clarence M York, private secretary to Chief Justice Fuller, died after a 20 foot fall from a hospital window. He had been treated at Garfield Institution after departing from Ganfield Hospital and was found missing from his ward at 1 30 am. The coroner ruled the death accidental and funeral arrangements were pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garfield Institution
Fuller
Clarence M. York
Ganfield Hospital
Glazebrook
York
Supreme Court
Hmer
Gency
Logan, Land Circle
Frank Leech
Garfield Hospital
Atlantic City
Clarence York
Vineland
N. J
Washington
Columbian Law School
Justice Fuller
James B. Barnes
John W. Crawford
Admiral Dewey
M. York
New York
Biggest Man in World Meets the President
The giant Teodor Slexievitch Madinow, claimed as the biggest man in the world, visited Washington with his wife and entourage. He met Secretary Loeb and then President Roosevelt, after initial doubts and parade-like reception on the White House grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Loeb
Titebsk
Husata
White House
Parson Davies
Sporting Fraternity of America
Teodor Slexievitch Madinow
Pennsylvania
New York
London
Washington
America
Carson
Sient
United States
Ile
Germany
Saloon Keeper Held on Homicide Charge in Brooklyn
Herman Stenned who runs a Relph avenue saloon in Brooklyn was held without bail for examination next Friday on homicide charges. Two patrons died after drinking cocktails prepared at his saloon, with coroner Dr. Wuest detecting irritant poison and wood alcohol traces. Police seized bottles for analysis and a toxic autopsy was performed on the victims Jessie Bosquet and Joseph Gireh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
New York
Herman Stenned
Relph Avenue
Sumpter Street
Brooklyn
Wuest
Stenneck
Jessie Bosquet
Joseph Gireh
Stennbeck
O'Reilly
Traction Men Outing Draws Over A Thousand To River View Trip
More than a thousand people joined the Capital Traction Company's Relief Association for the second annual excursion to River View and Indian Head yesterday. An orchestra played at River View dancing pavilion and a raffle benefited the motormen and conductors relief fund. Car tickets were offered, with drawing to be held in a few days and winners listed July 6 and 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
River View
Indian Head
Capital Traction Company
Relief Association
River Mew
Memorial Service for Col. E. B. Hay by Supreme Court Bar
Memorial services for the late Col. E. B. Hay will be held tomorrow at 2 PM by the Supreme Court Bar of the District in the old Circuit Court room at City Hall. Eulogies will be delivered by prominent lawyers. William F. Mattingly, president of the Bar Association, invites all legal professionals to attend in honor of a colleague who was greatly loved and esteemed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upreme Court Bar
E. B. Hay
Col. E. B. Hay
Bar
Supreme Court of the Distret
Circuit Court
City Hall
William F. Mattingly
Bar Association
New Roundhouses Planned In Washington By railroad firm
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad plans two new roundhouses in Washington with space for twenty two locomotives two turntables a machine shop power house oil and store house ash pit inspection pits signal towers and other terminal appurtenances Contracts for passenger stations at Sandusky and Defiance Ohio have been awarded A roundhouse will be built at Chicago Junction Ohio and a new passenger station at Mount Vernon Ohio
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Sandusky
Defiance
Ohio
Chicago Junction
Mount Vernon
Coroner’s jury finds police officer starved to death
Harrisbore Pa June 20 Coroner's jury rules Policeman William Rank died of starvation after being shot in the neck by Douglas Tolbert on May 1. Rank could not take nourishment due to the wound, leading to his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisbore
Willam R. Rank
Rank
Douglass Tolbert
City Officials Appoint 2 W Viking Police Clerk
The city commissioners named 2 W Viking as clerk in the police department to fill the vacancy from B B Cole's resignation. Ella Anderson a six year old was bitten on the arm by a dog on 6 P street NW and treated by Dr Redfern. James H Dong was chosen to fill Walram D Kelly's vacancy as secretary of the Rechabites. Detective Burlingame travels to Towson Md to testify in the Jeremiah Jona murder case. Willam Mason and Lewis Tillman, both described as negroes, are involved in a bricks attack with Mason in critical condition at Homeopathic Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
2. W. Viking
B. B. Cole
P Street
Ella Anderson
Redfern
Walram D. Kelly
Rechabites
James H. Dong
Kelly
Burlingame
Towson
Jeremiah Jona
Jones
Georgetown
Lewis Tillman
William Mason
Mason
Homeopathic Hospital
Plate Printers Meet With Gompers Delegates At White House Visit
Delegates to the International Plate Printers' Union gather at Abbitt House for their fourteenth annual convention with about fifty visitors. International President Keegan urges local unions to bar employers from membership and to push organizing drives in smaller cities while Gompers warns labor is tired of being used by politicians and stresses the need to exercise political power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Federation
Organized Labor
White House
International Steel and Copper Plate Printers’ Union
International
T. G. Keegan
New York
Abbitt House
Red Parlor
Keegan
Pittsburg
T L. Mahan
Washington
A. R. Hall
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Magnig
BUTLAWS TAKE TOWN BURALAWS BAND RAID IN LEYTE
Pulajanes attacked Buragen on Leyte Island early yesterday killing five police and wounding five while capturing the rest except the commander. Pastor, the Pulajanes leader, was killed. Papers and records from the tribunal were looted and burned. Police pursued the raiders as Gov Verra and Gen Allen returned to Manila and Upperville Va reports a carrier pigeon with coded marks was killed in transit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ceasario Pastor
Burauen
bin Five
Manila
Winder
Pastor
Buragen
Leyte
Meutenant
Lieut. Johnson
Upperville
Labor Leaders Seek Council Support in Washington Clash
In Washington, John Riegert and James M. Cumming press the executive council and charter amid a jurisdiction dispute with the Plumbers Union. William J. Boyle of Philadelphia discusses retail clerks pushing toward a uniform early closing hour to improve workers, merchants, and customers, while acknowledging concerns on small streets about lost trade. Funeral services are announced for C. P. Herndon in Washington, and Trinity Church in Takoma Park names vestrymen and wardens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Riegert
St. Louis
Steam and Hot Water Fitters
James M. Cumming
New York
Washington
Executive Council & Charter
Plumbers’ Union
Philadelphia
William J. Boyle
Brotherhood of Boilermakers
American Federation of Labor
Orld
Retail Clerk’s Association
Eustomer
Max Morris
Denvi
Sains le Wil
Trinity Church
David Barr
Trinity
Goudrey Sued for 400 In House Contests Coudrey Named Defendant
Col Orren G Staples proprietor of the Riggs House sues Harry M Coudrey of St Louis for 400 alleging rooms board and sundry items furnished to the Coudrey contest committee for Ernest Wood seat. Draft on Coudrey refused to honor. House committee decision awaited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry M. Coudrey
St. Louis
House of Representatives
Ernest Wood
District Supreme Court
Orren G. Staples
Riggs House
Col. Staples
George P. Hoover
Chutrey
Chutrey Contest Committee. the Rooms Were Engaged, Col. Staples
Simeon Harris
Cawdrey
Harris
Coudrey
Wood
New York
Washington
House Committee
Weather conditions and river report from Washington Post
Showery weather continues across the southern Middle Atlantic, Ohio Valley, Great Lakes, and parts of the Mississippi Valley with isolated thundershowers in Florida and Arkansas. Highs over 100 in California and the Southwest. showers likely Thursday and Friday in the Lower Lake region and Middle Atlantic coast. Winds vary from fresh southerlies to southwest, with steadiest sun in parts of New England. tides and river conditions noted for Harpers Ferry with muddy rivers.
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Dept. of Agriculture
Pueatter Bureau
Washington
Ohio Valley
Hie Lake
Mbolsspot
California
Arizona
Lower Lake Region
Corchearm
Middle Atlantic States
New England
Juedourt Valey
Middle Alpatie
South Atlantic
Gulf Coast
Lower Lakes
Grand Banks
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Win. R. Hearst
Bardet
Mr. Roosevelt
Pretoria
Ellis Island
Gor Fender
Oscar Bollinger
Morris Gest
Gest
Regent Hotel
Regent
England
Heat
Mr. Loeb
Feodor Alexiovitch Machnow
Baltimore
Hood
Gompers
Simmer
Lavsueuite Tel
Aeolian Company
Ara
Ape Aggentions
Pladoia
Sanders & Stayman Fa
William Leissler
T. V. Powderly
Cauncil
T. L. Mahan
Ib. L. Jordan
Offeral
Plate Printers’ Union
E. L. Jordan
F. L. Mahan
Gné
International Union
Pulajanes
Burn Municipal Records
Verra
H. T. Allen
Constabulary
Gov. Ide
Tropics
Pbarndon
C. P. Herndon
George P. Herndon
Vermont Avenue
Mississippi
China
Japan
Peter Grogan
GLD Colony CG
H Street
Europe
OLD Colony Co
Tuiporters
HE St. NW
Goudrey
Riggs
Israel Zangwill
The
Sunday Post
Amleck
AgheriNe
Atlanta
Jatlantic City
Helena
Mont
Tigiazapolis
Japkeonville
Mangas City
Lillie Hock
Omahs
Nebr
Macy &C
St. Paul
Minn
Springfield
Cs Rm
Vicksburg
Miss
Babek
Law Reporter Printing Co
Fifth’ Street
M. W. Moore
Steinway
Pennsylvania Ave
Wilkens
Sheiry
Wilkens-Sheiry ’ Printing Co
Christian Xander
Dixie Rye
Aacalen Iial Vale
Beatty
7Th St. Ange
Tharp
Berkeley
St.n.w
Ayer
Tsaregee
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