General strike ordered for all telegraph workers in North America
Chicago August 17 telegraphers union officials announce a general strike order targeting all commercial telegraph workers not under contract. Four leaders form a board of strategy to coordinate action across operators and wire chiefs, with plans to rally sympathy from engineers and other building workers. Public support crowds greet President Small on arrival. non-union workers boycott meals at Western Union and Grand Pacific hotels used as strike hubs.
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Chicago
North America
International
Wesley Russell
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union
S. J. Small
Commercial Telegraphers
H. B. Perham
L. W. Quick
Order of
Railroad Telegraphers
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Briggs House
D. G. Ramsey
Small
Russell
Quick
Perham
Board of Strategy
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Commercial Telegraphers' Union of America
San Francisco
Union Depot
Will
United States
Western Union
Grand Pacific Hotel
Cashmere Masons to Organize Confirm Third Degree
Geo W Lessenger and J L Campbell attended the Masonic lodge last evening and helped confer the third degree on two candidates. Grand Master Ralph C McAllister and other officers plan to organize a Cashmere lodge on September 12 with invites to nearby lodges and families. John Godfrey and R P Webb visited Moses Lake to inspect land prospects.
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Geo. W. Lessenger
J. L. Campbell
Masonic Lodge
Cashmere
Ralph C. McAllister
Cashmere Boys
Epidemic of Elopements Stirs Vale of Cashmere
Reported runaways include Thea Clark aged 15 and James Fly aged 17 who left their homes on Tuesday afternoon for Wenatchee seeking possibly Spokane or Idaho to marry. Three couples have vanished recently as anxious parents search.
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Cashmere
Thea Clark
James Fly
World Office
Murphy Wife Separated By Telegraph Office Strike
Portland August 17 The wife of Attorney J Hennessy Murphy who handles a key at the Western Union office has refused to leave her post and has been quartered at the Portland Hotel. Murphy cannot see her as he fears she will be used as a strike breaker. He laments the situation and questions how he can reach her. A 17 year old operator from Oregon City, C R Springer, was imported to assist strike breakers and lodged at the hotel.
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Portland
J. Hennessy Murphy
Western Union
Murphy
C. R. Springer
Oregon City
Wreck Hearing Continued At Olympia In Milan Case
The wreck hearing of the Great Northern incident at Milan Spokane County continues in Olympia with state and railroad witnesses including Engineer Lovelace from the wrecker train A W Perley state inspector and G A Hunt. The commission assistant attorneys returned from Spokane. The closure date and other hearings are postponed to September 16.
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Olympia
Great Northern
Milan
Spokane County
Railroad Commission
Lovelace
A. W. Perley
G. A. Hunt
Spokane
A. J. ?Alkner
J. ¥. Lysons
Esterday
Touchet
Wenatchee Aims for State Fair Fruit Supremacy
Wenatchee fruit growers prepare a major exhibit for the state fair with hopes to win top prizes. Local supporters from the valley and Seattle back the effort including a $1000 donation from the Wenatchee Chamber of Commerce. A Wenatchee victory would bolster the valley’s reputation as a premier fruit region while a loss could damage it.
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North Yakima
Wenatchee
Seattle
Wenatchee Valley
Chamber of Commerce At
Yakima Republic
War Brews in Central America Involving Honduras Gems
A San Salvador cable reports Captain John H Poe once a Princeton football figure and Annapolis coach has left El Salvador to recruit a foreign legion in San Francisco for a potential war among Central American states. Guatemala and El Salvador back Honduras against Nicaragua with Zelaya as the trigger. President Figueroa cancels English gunboats and plans to buy and mount guns locally.
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Mexico City
San Salvador
John H. Poe
Princeton
Annapolis
Honduras
Salvador
San Juan
San Francisco
Foreign Legion
Poe
Central America
Guatemala
Nicaragua
Figueroa
Cabrera
Zelaya
England
Francisco
Strikes Firm as Telegraph Offices Report Turbulent Week
In New York the Western Union and Postal Telegraph offices faced continued disruption as strikers claim errors from inexperienced operators and mass layups. Officials insist the strikes are broken with replacements secured and circuits reopening rapidly. brokerage houses yield to wage demands, while state officials monitor the situation closely.
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New York
Western Union
Postal Telegraph Companies
Everett Hall
New Orleans
Express
Philadelphia
Boston
R. C. Clowry
The
Edward J. Nally
Postal Reports
Brooks
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union
Associated Press
Melville E. Stone
Wall Street
Julius S. Bache & Co
Wi Wuchey
State Atorney
Jackson
Albany
New York State
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Telegraphers' Union
Cashmere Masons
John Godfrey
R. P. Webb
Moses Lake
Vale of Cashmere
Capital
J. D. Logan
J. G. Kennedy
Western Union Insurance Company
Waterville Empire
Armstrong’s
State Fair
Daily World
Attention Fruit Growers
Smith & Bloxém
Smith & Bloxom
Wenatchee Electric Company
Columbia Valley Bank
Old Strong Bank
Millerdale
M. Lucavish
Mountain Spring Ice Company
A. J. Linville
C. H. Chapman
Hudson Ranch
Big Red Apple Real Estate Co
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