Mills to reopen with full forces in coming week
Pittsburg Aug 26 striking workers face a shift in the United States Steel mills as management plans full three turn operations. Star mill in the American Tin Plate complex will resume with nonunion labor under police protection and substantial equipment upgrades making four double mills workable by week’s end. Other plants report skilled men being bolstered from Monessen and Lawrenceville plants as Amalgamated ranks deny desertions while seeking to restore production. A conciliatory move involves United States Steel through a National Civic Federation committee to forge a settlement.
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Pittsburg
United States Steel Corporation
Star
American Tin Plate Mill
Tin Plate Company
Thiain
Amalgamated
Union
Carnegie, Co
Lawrenceville
Plate Mall
National Civic Federation
Pickets Still On Duty At Two Chicago Plants
Striking machinists at Allis-Chalmers and Gates Ironworks ignore a judge injunction in Chicago. Pickets at both plants yesterday led to clashes with five imported workers beaten by striker allies. Former Governor Altgeld was asked to challenge the injunction but declined advisory involvement.
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Chicago
Kohlsaat
Allis-Chamberg
Gates Ironworks
Planta
Kohlesaat
Gates Works
John P. Altgeld Hes Basn
Race Riot at Indianapolis Rocks Fairview Park
Aug 26 riot in Fairview Park, Indianapolis, as about 150 white youths, known as bungaloos, attacked a crowd of 5000, injuring five Negroes and injuring a man and his wife. Police rescued victims. four gang members were arrested.
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Fairview Park
Indianapolis
Hegro
Sam Harris
Arson Fire Breaks Pump At Grand Island House
Mrs Kerr’s vacant Grand Island home, overseen by neighbor Mr Janus, was damaged when incendiaries lifted the cellar door and stuffed hay into the opening before lighting it. The fire burned slowly due to lack of draft, and the pump was broken to prevent water access. The two story brick residence was in good condition and outside the city water system.
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Grand Island
Neb
Kerr
Janus
Janne
Storm at Minneapolis Damages City and Cars
A severe storm in Minneapolis damaged the city and surrounding areas with heavy rain and winds. Large plate glass windows shattered in the business district, the streetcar system halted for hours, a heavy cupola was blown from a steel elevator, and trees and windows were blown down across residential zones with many narrowly escaping injury.
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Minneapolis
Government lien released and railroad transfer details
Fremont Neb Aug 26 reports filed in the county clerk office amounting to over 4 000 000 in instruments related to the transfer of 105 miles of the Sioux City and Pacific railroad to the Chicago and Northwestern. It is expected the Fremont to Missouri Valley Ja section will be operated by the HiKhorn and Missouri Valley to Sioux City by the Chicago and Northwestern. Collision on Illinois Central in Paducah Ky Aug 26 a passenger from Fulton Ky and a light engine collided on a curve injuring Engineer Banks fatally and fatally injuring other crew members with several passengers hurt none seriously. Both engines were demolished.
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Sioux City
Illinois Central
Paducah
Fulton
Banks
Engman
Murphy
Clarence W. Wright
William Hayes
Indianapolis
Ind
Belt Crossing
Various World News From Kennedy to St Louis River
News wires report a Mexican mob killing Flex Martinez at Kennedy Texas with no clear motive. France cuts sugar bounties by 65 percent after a 14 million franc deficit. U S District Attorney Robert Evans dies of heart disease in Minneapolis. Louis N Rogers drowns near Duluth while swimming from a steamer. Illinois Sugar Refining plant at Pakin Missouri halted this fall as crop diverted to Ohio and Michigan factories. Columbus Typographical Union endorses walkout at Press-Post. James Ross and Walter Pierce jailed at Greenville Texas after a knife fight. Ross fatally stabs Pierce. Duel reported in St Petersburg with Prince Alexander Bayn-Wittenstein killed Anatole Barigtingki.
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Kennedy
Tex
Flex Matinez
Robert G. Dvans
United States
Minnesota
Minneaporte
Louis N. Rogers
St. Louis
Duluth
Illinois Sugar Refining Company
Pakin
Mis
Ohio
Michigan
Columbus
Typographical Union
Press-Post
James Ross
Walter Pierce
Greenville
Tepa
Ross
Pierce
Bt. Petersburg
Prince Alexander of
Bayn-Wittenatein
Princ Anatole Barigtingki
Manila Faces Possible Uprising With More Soldiers
Manila reports fewer than 1,000 effective troops in the city with plans to add four infantry companies. Officials say the guard is heavy for the present force, though General Chaffee and Commissioner Wright deem the city orderly. A notable surrender includes colonel Loreel with 17 officers and 13 men to Captain Brown at Talisay. Governor Taft to return to Manila after appointing civil officers in northern Luzon.
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Manila
Chaffee
Wright
Loreel
Brown
Fourth Infantry
Talisay
Tafta
Luzon
Texans facing starvation in Zacatapata County
Reports from Zacatapata County describe starvation among the poorer classes as drought scorches the region. Water is scarce, cattle are dying, and no relief from the war department has arrived despite a ration request by Congressman Kalber.
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Zacatapata County
San Antonio
Tex
War Department
Kalber
CUT RATES ON TEACHING CENSURED BY FOWLER
State Superintendent Fowler returned from a long trip through Elk Horn valley visiting 42 institutes in 42 Nebraska counties. He plans to finish institute work and start school openings while urging fair wages for teachers and condemning underbidding by applicants and some boards.
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Fowler
Littcain
Elkhorn Valley
Nebraska
Mr. Fowler
Choctaw Northern Railway seeks Kansas charter
Geary Oklahoma Territory firm applies to Kansas charter board for permission to build and operate a line north from Geary Blaine County to connect with the Santa Fe in Woodward or Woods counties and then south to a Kansas terminus at Kiowa Anthony or Caldwell with a stock of 4 million dollars.
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Choctaw Northern Ashe
Geary
C. T. Topeka
Choctaw Northern Railway Company
C. T
Kaneda Charter Board
Blaine
Santa Fe
Woodward Or Woods
Kansas
Kiowa, Anthony Or
Caldwell
Russia czar to be welcomed in royal style
A telegram brusely lists global affairs including a planned royal welcome for the Russian czar in France. a Chinese population figure. a murder accusation against Lt Preston Brown. recent golf win by Phelps B Hoyt. a Janesville canning plant demolished by runaway locomotive. US officials in Mexico bribery case. Clara Mass dies of yellow fever. and Lipton urging Shamrock II to win the America’s Cup.
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France
Empire
Preston Brown
Phelps B. Hoyt
Smith
Janesville
Wis
Atlantic Nets
Europe
Tammany Hall
Coler
New York
Schlatter
William H. Hubbell
Brooklyn
National Army of Spanish War Veterans
Buffalo
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Clara Mass
Cuba
Siy Thomas Lipton
Haward
Great Britain
Baker
Federal Court At
Indianapolis
West
W. B. Conkey Company
Hammond
Ind
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