Two Cents a Mile Boosts Illinois Rail Rates
Cheago July 1 The 2 cent fare took effect on all railroads in Illinois today as the general passenger association and the western passenger association announced the rate will apply to state traffic. Interstate rates remain under the federal rate law until a new tariff is prepared. Delay and litigation forecast may be postponed as railroads test the new charge for several months.
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General Passenger Association
Western Passenger Association
Inns
Wilson Case Set To July 12 In Hartford Court
Engineer Wilson charged with manslaughter in the June 23 railroad wreck had the case continued in Hartford court until July 12 under $6,000 bonds. Prosecution delays are believed aimed at capturing Conductor Maroney.
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Hartford
Wilson
Maroney
Mob Hangs Dalton man. child death shocking town
Dalton Georgia on July 1 reports a mob hanged Dock Tusey a white man who had confessed to saulting his nine year old stepdaughter. News from New York and other cities details strikes and suspensions across ports, trains, and banks, with varying local incidents and a murder inquiry in Baltimore and Ontario baseball notes.
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Dalton
Dock Tusey
Weather Forecast For Connecticut Fair With Showers Likely
Forecast calls for fair to pleasant conditions in Connecticut with occasional showers possible in the afternoon from a passing cold front. Winds light to moderate from the west with daytime highs near the mid 70s and cooler evenings.
Defense begins second week in Haywood trial
Boise reports detail Morris Friedman recalled as a key witness as the defense weighs admitting Pinkerton reports to prove a conspiracy among mine owners and citizens to disrupt the Western Federation of Miners. Prosecution counters with Orchard denial and expected rebuttal testimony. The case nears a close with sensational developments anticipated.
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Idaho
William Haywood
Morris Friedman
Denver
Pinkerton Detective Agency
Pinkerton
Western Federation
Mine Owners’ Association
Citizens’ Alliance
Friedman
Western Federation of Miners
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Wardner
Bunker Hill and Sullivan
Darrow
Harry Orchard
Mullen
Wood
Morris
Had Prepared For Ordeal In This Odd Tale
A clergy man praises college girls as a boon to the race noting youthful graduates bring new ideas. He recounts christening a quiet baby after a playful quip by a young mother. A correspondent cites Adam Engel closing his historic chop house in Hartford and imagines the loss and comparisons to Yankee pride and a famed New York temple tale.
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Adam Engel
Herthouse
New York
Engel
Leper Mission Call From Mrs Col French
Mrs Colonel French wife of the Salvation Army commander of the Pacific coast has offered to go to Molokai leper island for mission work and would dedicate her life to the cause Colonel French is away in Honolulu on mission work with Japanese and Koreans and is arranging for a leper mission both express desire to spend their remaining years with the lepers Their five children aged 9 to 16 accompany their plans
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Waur
French
Salvation Army
Pacific Coast
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Honolulu
Chaos at the Staten Island Ferry House Crowds
A bored crowd at the St George ferry house in Staten Island gathered around a penny phonograph when a youth dropped a coin and triggered a lively tune. He then activated every machine in the room causing bedlam before exiting with a smug grin and a cigarette.
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Staten
New York
New York Press
Better Than the Mule Toast Sparks Witty Exchange
A dinner scene features Algernon toasting women as finest, after which a debutante counters with a toast praising man as superior in wit and savvy. She playfully claims inspiration from Algy and notes no other ladies have penned similar quips for journals or talks with women.
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Dear
Nothing Doing Slang in Victorian English
The note discusses the phrase nothing doing as used in Dickens and in Watson's Weekly Jeffersonian. It explains that while today seen as slang it once appeared in classic prose and reflects habit and reluctance to relinquish a routine.
Entertaining Guests In Baved Market Scene
The passage describes M. Jacques Boebomme and a woman hosting street friends in a tavern. Baptiste the waiter bursts in in alarm shouting for wine. A rapid sequence follows with wine poured, a gulp swallowed, and a remark about misfortune and a broken connection to a person named Berren-poregiain.
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Racial Hatred Sparks Anti Japanese Backlash
Tokio reports rising anger over San Francisco anti Japanese demonstrations seen as planned and fueled by racial hatred. Japanese newspapers lose San Francisco correspondents amid pressure and fear of further reprisals. Observers warn of possible retaliation, including a boycott of American goods, as tensions threaten treaty relations.
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San Francisco
Freak Statues and a Deaf Grace Request
A sculptor recalls making bizarre statues for wealthy patrons including a portrait bust with spectacles and colored features. One piece shows a grandfather statue in a Boston garden spouting water, while a deaf guest asks what is being said during grace, prompting a tense exchange.
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Beauty Doctors Copy Old Rome Satire
Javenal the Rotman satirist denounces the waste of time spent on complexions lotions and powders for skin care. He ridicules cosmetics and poultices, arguing the Fortnightly Review plagiarized ancient Rome’s massage and oiling methods.
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Interstate Commerce Head Discusses Rail Car Repairs
Chairman Knapp of the Interstate Commerce Commission spoke in New York on the need for easier adjustments in railway operations. He cited a traffic manager who urged the president to have all old cars repainted and maintained to end ongoing troubles with the fleet.
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Interstate Commerce Comission
New York
The Plum Tree and Story of Interest to All
The Plum Tree and its tale of national state and municipal affairs will be covered soon in The Evening Democrat, appealing to readers with broad civic interest across communities and levels of government.
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Democrat
Strike Breakers Arrive In San Francisco Telegraph Office
First batch of non union strike breakers from Chicago and other cities reached San Francisco to replace striking telegraph operators. Postal and Western Union officials say the workers are temporary and will return to their posts when local staff is hired. Several chief operators from eastern cities among arrivals. In Reno, Nevada, four operators quit after dismissal, signaling possible wider walkout amid strike fallout and continued strain at Salt Lake office.
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Des Moines
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Ferry
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W. L. Storer
Miller
Western Union
Reno
Nev
A. H. May
Tragedy at Carnegie Steel Plant Train Crushes Workers
During a heavy rain a switcher backed into a stationary car train at the Carnegie Steel plant. Men crouched beneath the cars for shelter were crushed as the train moved, killing one man and injuring about a dozen others, some seriously.
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Vow
Carnegie Steel Company
Former Archduke Woelfing Granted Divorce in Geneva
Former Archduke Leopold of Austria, who renounced his titles four years ago to wed Austrian actress Wilhelmina Adamovic, has been granted a divorce in Geneva Switzerland. His wife joined the Ascona Anchborites and adopted vegetarianism as well as unorthodox sunbathing practices, prompting Woelfing to sue.
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Switzerland
Herr Woelfing
Archduke Leopold of
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Wilhelmina Adamovic
Ascona Anchborites
Earthquake Recorded at Cheltenham Observatory
Washington and the Coast and Geodetic Survey report an earthquake detected at the Cheltenham Md observatory this morning at 8 14 58 lasting one hour. The main disturbance occurred 8 22 to 8 25, with the strongest motion primarily north south. The shock surpassed Kingston's but was not as severe as San Francisco's.
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Washinton
Coast and Gedetic Survey Service
Cheltenham
Kingston
San Francisco
Turmoil in the Tombs Raises City Alarm
New York prison in the Tombs has seen nightly cries and shrieks for five days as inmates vied with each other. A leading disturbance culminated Saturday when fugitive Thomas McKevergan from Boston allegedly attacked a fellow inmate. Authorities suspect mental derangement.
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New York
Jay
Thomas McKevergan
Boston
Track trouble halts east bound freight near South Norwalk
A fragmentary report from July 1 describes a freight train near South Norwalk encountering car difficulties and delays on an east bound run. Details are unclear but indicate a stalled car and resulting holdup on the line.
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Ice Company Breaks Strike With Armed Wages Incident
Police reserves struggled to control clashes as American Ice hired strike breakers to replace drivers. Wagons from the pier were attacked, police protections stepped up, and about 150 officers were deployed to the East River dock. The firm claimed the strike was broken and full staffing would resume. Brooklyn ice wagons were filled by veterans and replacement workers. A driver escort was pelted with stones by a crowd.
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American Ice Company
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Avenue C
Ice Company
Brooklyn
Miss Nellie Shelton Visits Bankstreet Hostess
Miss Nellie Shelton attends a gathering hosted by Miss Anne Craven of Bankstreet. St Marys alumni plan a significant meeting tomorrow evening. Y M C A tennis team to face Thomaston on July 4 at local courts. Thomaston players listed. Referee Newton ruled on bankruptcy motions with decisions reserved. Isadore Castlemann faces perjury claim over a North Main street paint and paper shop. Hoadley case involves misused wife’s property share. Patrick McCarthy seeks $500 damages for a horse injury on Woodtie road. Judge Cowell awards $400 in the Zbiktoki vs Baurer case.
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Anne Craven
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St Mary's Alumni Association
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Oscar Stahl
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Isadore Castleman
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Woodtie Road
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William Kennedy
Kaawere Zbiktoki
Benjamin Baurer
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Wetmore’s Election Endorsed by Republican Committee
Providence July 1 The Republican state central committee endorsed the re election of George Peabody Wetmore of Newport to the United States Senate in a formal resolution noting his previous service and expected continued leadership for the party and state.
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Providence
George Peabody Wetmore
Newport
United States Senate
Republican State Central Committee
Looking Backward at First Baptist Church Past Five Years
At Waterbury First Baptist Church pastor Rev Oscar Haywood faced criticism five years ago, labeled a rebel and charlatan, but now is seen as promising. He plans a July August vacation with guest clergy including Be Farnham of Brooklyn, C W Foye of Trenton, James Derby of England, P Wright of Norwich, W Spinney of Wallingford, A Harris of Meriden, Rev Williams of London, and Rev Love Jr of Philadelphia.
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Derby
England
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Philadelphia
Murphy 15 Dead The Great Temperance Worker Exd vires
Murphy died Sunday at his daughter's residence in Los Angeles after three weeks illness. The noted temperance apostle was surrounded by his wife and son Thomas Edwin Murphy of Philadelphia when death occurred. Reports say relatives plan to arrive soon.
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Cal
Francis Murphy
Murphy
Jery
Hison
Thomas Edwin Murphy
Philadelphia
Lieutenant Murphy
Pennsylvania
Ice House Burned in Southwick Largest Structure in New England
Southwick Massachusetts July 1 The largest ice house in New England storing 75 000 tons of ice was destroyed by fire causing an estimated loss of 200 000. Pledged to Socialism. Denver July 1 The Western Federation of Miners adopted a preamble pushing socialism and plans to convene in Chicago to form an industrial political party for the next national election.
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Western Federation of Minera
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Ers
Chicago
Night Freight Kills Amos in New Milford Field
Amos son was instantly killed by a night freight two miles below New Milford last night while likely asleep on the track. He was a borer and leaves a widow.
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Amosson
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