Labor strike and wage fund plans at Amalgamated Association
Pittsburg notes on the second day of the Amalgamated Association strike for sheet steel and hoop workers. Shaffer signals potential delay and a funded relief plan with lodge assessments totaling up to 300,000 dollars. Independent mills consider negotiations while others stand by. Also Cabinet notes on civil service age limits and Kiowa Comanche Apache reservations proclamation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Amalgamated Association
Combine
Shaffer
Association
Zurig & Co., Limited
Amalgamated
American Sheet Company
Eriven
Washington, D. C
Hay
Long
Alsentees
Civil Service
Postal Service
Civil Service Commission
Hitchcock
Oklahoma
Explosion at Huntsville Penitentiary kills convict Ed Bouldin
At 5 o clock this morning a fire and oil gas explosion occurred in the power house within the penitentiary walls in Huntsville Texas. Convict Ed Bouldin was killed instantly when the oil flooded the furnace and a torch ignited gas blowing off the furnace door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsville
Texas
Penitentiary
Ed Bouldin
Atkinson
Ebout
Southern Pacific to Schedule Morgan Line Sailings
Southern Pacific plans a New York to Galveston Morgan Line schedule likely starting August 10 with at least two round trips weekly year round plus extra sailings as needed. Full details on connections via Galveston and the schedule will be released after final arrangements. Morgan line steamers will join Galveston service and divert traffic from New Orleans to Galveston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Pacific Steamers
New York
The
Southern Pacific
Morgan Line
Galveston
New Orleans
Philadelphia Sizzles as Heat Wave Sets Death Toll Record
Philadelphia reports a brutal heat wave with a 1028-10 degree reading at 3 PM and 102 degrees earlier, followed by a rapid drop to 82 and strong winds after an electrical disturbance. By midnight the city logged 72 deaths and over 300 prostrations, with deaths rising hourly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Boy Plays Bandit Kill Shot In Stillwater
In Stillwater the 65 year old son of L D Lauder Harold was shot and killed by a playmate of the same age during a pretend bandit game. A 32 caliber revolver was used the assailant fired when Harold did not raise his hands the bullet entered his head through the eye witnesses said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
Stillwater
Harold
L. D. Lauder
Rural Free Delivery to Start August First in Texas
Rural free delivery will begin August 1 in San Marcos Hays county Texas with two carriers H S James and J E Peters. The route covers 5534 miles and 81 square miles serving 1050 people including post offices at Redwood York Creek and Oakland. Banks named as reserve agents include Merchants National Bank of Houston for Beaumont National Bank and National Bank of New York for Sturgis National Bank Hillsboro.
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Washington
San Marcos
Hays County
Texas
H. S
James
J. E. Peters
Redwood
York Creek
Oakland
Merchants’ National Bank of Houston
Beaumont National Bank of
Beaumont
National Bank of New York
Sturgis National Bank of
Hillsboro
Young Saddler Dies in Accident at Beeville
Beeville Texas July 3 John Bayond a prominent young saddler was accidentally killed yesterday while making a scabbard for a pistol. The weapon discharged entering his breast and caused instantaneous death. No one else was in the building. Deceased left a bride of three weeks who had returned last week from a bridal tour in Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beeville
Texas
John Bayond
Indiana
Parra
el Paso
L. C. Chriss
Geronimo Parra
Fusselman
Chriss
Las Cruces
N. M
Ranger
Lightning Kills Eleven at Chicago Pier in Lake Michigan
A massive lightning bolt struck during a July 1 storm at Montrose pier Chicago killing eleven people and injuring one survivor Willie Anderson. The pier collapsed into the lake as rescuers retrieved burned and mutilated bodies amid damaged lines and chaotic reports.
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Chicago
George Brabvist
Meyer Jacobs
George Priebs
Frank Coosey
Cary Kruse
Edward Bloch
Montrose Boulevard
Willie Anderson
Texas Oil Firms Enter Global Markets With Shell Pact
Information from the treasury department says Standard Oil and Russian producers will face competition after a new alliance links Texas oil fields with the Shell Transport and Trading company of England. Shell will market Texas crude abroad using its twenty two tank steamers and push its use as naval fuel due to smokeless combustion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Oil
Washington, D. C
Treasury Department
Standard Oil Company
Shell Transport and Trading Company
England
Texas
America
Shell Company
Tremendous Coal Trust Shaping Up In Ohio and West Virginia
The Leader reports that by September 1 all major bituminous coal producers will be merged into one corporation akin to the United States Steel setup. The venture, led by J P Morgan, aims for vast capitalization and mirrors the steel trust’s formation, with early control in the Ohio and West Virginia fields and mining properties in the Hocking and Shawnee valleys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
United States Steel Corporation
Big Steel Trust
J. P. Morgan
West Virginia
Hocking
Shawnee
Steel Trust
Train strikes couple at Reynolds crossing near Troupe
Mrs Thos P Williams was killed when a north bound passenger train hit their buggy at a deep cut crossing nine miles south of Troupe. Her husband Thomas P Williams, 71, was badly injured. he is a long-time local figure and Confederate veteran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troupe
Texas
Thos P. Williams
Reynolds
Thomas P. Williams
Williams
Eleventh Texas Infantry
Democratic Executive Committee
Wreck at Lake Charles Claims Fireman Life
A collision at the Lake Charles crossing between a Southern Pacific switch engine and fourteen box cars and a Kansas City Southern freight derailed the latter. Fireman W. W. Whit of Shreveport was crushed and died after two hours trapped between engine and tender. He leaves a wife and family in Shreveport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Charles
Southern Pacific
Kansas City Southern
W. W. Whit
Shreveport
Morgan City Fire Rages Through Downtown
Morgan City Louisiana on the Southern Pacific is engulfed in a major blaze triggered by a keg of powder exploding in KE Bass’s grocery under Whitney Hall. The blaze destroys Whitney Hall, Bass Grocery, the Review office of J R Jolly, the Jewish synagogue and Hotel Costello, and several homes including Costello, G Serville, and Morris properties. The fire continues to burn with destruction feared to be extensive.
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Morgan City
New Orleans
Southern Pacific
Bass
Whitney Hall
Bass Grocery
Office of the Review
J. R. Jolly
Costello
William Costello
G. Serville
John A. Morris
Central Texas Fair Preparation Under Way in Bryan
President J H Connell leads the Central Texas Fair association as committees are set and preparatory work advances. Secretary Howell handles association affairs while a half mile track is built and contracts issued for buildings. Capital stock stands at $6000 in $25 shares aiming to draw exhibits from Brazos and nearby counties with valuable premiums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Texas
J. H. Connell
Central Texas Fair Association
Howell
Brazos
Farm and Flock Report From Texas and Oklahoma Counts
The report notes strong livestock and crop activity across Texas and Oklahoma with shipments of eggs, beef, and dairy products. It highlights rains aiding parts of north Texas, drought affecting others, and ongoing marketing of watermelons, onions, tomatoes, and Irish potatoes.
Corks as substitutes for glass stoppers afloat theater idea
War steeped corks are praised as a superior stopper not affected by acids or fumes and not fixed by blows. An English floating variety theater would be towed along the coast in summer. In matrimony’s game, name value costs can be high.
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the Labor World
Tron and Steel Workers
Lake Michigan
Grayson
Santa Anna
Karnes County
Hardeman County
Florida
Dealville
Jackson County
Chambers County
North Texas
R. B. McCarty
San Saba County
Kansas City Livestock Exchange
National Livestock Exchange
Jordan & Green
Victoria County
R. E. Ward
Keeran Station
Mansfield
Tarrant County
Ladonia
Panrin County
W. A. Lowe
Naylor & Jones
Dull
Bertram
Burnet County
New York State
United States
Brenham
Wortham
J. J
H. B. Stubbs
AN Snapp
J. J. Longbotham
N. G. Berguson
Thomas Hornea
Cleburne
Naples
Morris County
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