Judge Rules Against Union in Wisconsin Boycott Case
In Racie Wisconsin on August 29 Judge Chester A Fowler ruled in a $25,000 damages boycott suit brought by Baker Otto B Schultz against the Trades Labor council and others. The decision declares the closed shop contract illegal and enjoins the council and members from the unfair list. Schultz is awarded $2,500 for lost profits and $3,500 for injury to his business and selling price. The ruling cites the contract as illegal and the boycott as an actionable conspiracy.
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Schultz
Plaio
A. Wissonsi
Supreme Court
Beet industry threatened by ethics question in Nebraska
Ames Nebraska August 29 The future of the beet sugar industry in Northern Nerbrassa depends on personal ethics. The question asks whether girl beetweeders in the fields should wear overalls or skirts. The workers favor overalls which are now common for women in the fields.
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Ames
Neb
Nerbrassa
Tacoma Mayor Signals End of Fine System
Tacoma reports Mayor Wright will abandon the fine system, stating no fines will be collected from condemned venues or vices. He says the administration will push the council to fund new measures and move beyond current penalties.
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Tacoma
Wash
Wright
Tasoma Mayor Moves to Abandon Fine System
The mayor announces plans to cover this year’s salary fund by ending the fine system. He says the change follows advice from the better class of people and aims to stop city sharing in profit from crime. He notes last year’s tax levy was already appropriated.
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Tasoma
Million Acre Irrigation Plan Backed by Syndicate
Denver August report details a private capital project to irrigate nearly one million acres of arid land. Frank J. McCarthy, Denver civil engineer, drafts plans for a 24 square mile reservoir 35 feet deep using Platte river surplus water. Estimated waste of 38.1 billion cubic feet annually could irrigate land for one million acres and support 100 000 people. Financing from New York and London bankers. Reservoir and dam cost around 4 million dollars.
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Denver
State Engineer of
Colorado
Frank J. McCarthy
Platte River
New York
London
McCarthy
Wasp Waist in Fashion Again
A London cable to the Herald reports the wasp waist rising in favor despite distrust among many women. A physician warns against tight lacing, noting risks include wrinkles around the eyes, purple cheeks, poor circulation, red hands, broken veins, a worried expression, and premature gray hair.
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New York
Herald
London
Sign Painter Dies After Heroic Rescue From Fire
In San Francisco on August 29 Joseph Shea a sign painter saved his invalid wife by lowering her from a third story window at 871 Dolores Street but the rope burned and he fell to the street. He died from fatal injuries. Other residents escaped as the six story building burned and was destroyed.
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San Francisco
Joseph Shea
Successfuly
Dolores Street
Taggart Refuses to Quit as Bryan Ally
New York August 29 Tom Taggart leads Bryan reception from Indiana says he will not resign from the national committee. He declares he is not built to abandon the post and urges waiting for Walker's opening.
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New York
Tom Taggart
Bryan
Tom
Taggart
Indiana
National Committee
Cuban Rebellion Quieting Says Brooklyn Contractor
Brooklyn contractor and politician Michael J Dady, two weeks in Cuba dredging Cardenas harbor, returns to New York and says the rebellion there will soon be crushed. He credits President Palma for steady leadership, General Montalvo for command, and notes Cuba lacks a regular army while rural guards are dispersed. He predicts peace and quiet across the island in a few days.
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New York
Michael J Dady
Brooklyn
Cuba
Cardenas
Havana
Cienfuegos
Palma
Montalvo
Taft in Funny Papers Across World Car Courtesy Jibe
Secretary Taft becomes subject of comic papers worldwide after Justice Brewer's Yale commencement joke praising Yale mens courtesy. Brewer recounted Taft giving up his seat to three ladies in a car. War department notes feed clippings, with Germans praising Yankee wit.
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Washington PD. C
Taft
Justice Brewer
United States Supreme Court
Yale
War Department
Roosevelt Jr. Bear Hunt Ends in Colorado Visit
A Colorado dispatch reports Theodore Roosevelt Jr. and his hunting party rode into Pueblo after three days on Cottonwood Creek with no bear sightings. The group kept search and ride schedules since Friday as they continued in the saddle.
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Pueblo
Col
Theodore Roosevelt , Jr
Cottonwood Creek
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