Amalgamated strike orders loom in steel battle
President Shaffer declares absolute command to call out all Amalgamated workers against United States Steel, aiming to close every mill if needed. Conference outcomes show no peace terms, Morgan viewed fairly, and prep for a nationwide strike tightens as McKeesport and Wellsville mills mobilize.
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Shaffer
The
United
Sus
Pittsburg
United States Steel Corporation
Amalgamated Association
Amalgamated Association of Tron, Steel and Tin Workers
J. Fierpont Morgan
New York
Steel Trust
Organized
Williams
B. L. Davis
M. F. Tighe
John Chappelle
Wellsville
Mr. Shaffer
Amaleamated Association
Tl Am
Mr. Morgan
Mr. Shafer
Enid
Amalgamated
David Reese
Moreau
Reese
Morgan
Old Meadow
Saltshore
Lincoln Hotel
McKeesport
Amater Amated
Wellaville
Maltsburg
Lindsay-McCutcheon
Painter Mills
Hoop
Trust
Lincoln
Chinese Grow Restive Again Heads of Street Unrest
Chinese authorities report renewed restive sentiment in major streets as protests surge anew. Officials vow calm measures while observers note rising tensions between demonstrators and security forces across urban centers.
Inadequate Legation Defenses Spark Pekin Tension
In Pekin the Americans and Europeans report rising hostility as allied troops withdraw. Brick legation walls of 15 to 20 feet rise, planned uniform defenses rejected by ministers, and Maj. Robertson protests the exposed side of the U S legation. France and Italy stay, German barracks finished, French quarters unused, and evacuations delay military plans.
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Pekin
Legation
Maj
Edgar B. Robertson
Ninth Infantry
United States Legation Guard
Mr. Rockhill
Rockhill
Railway Ambition to Link Paoting Fu and Tientsin
A fragment notes a plan to build a railway directly from Paoting fu to Tientsin, with possible Chinese consent or opposition. The terse line suggests strategic transport aims amid broader imperial railway interests.
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Paotingfu
Tientsin
Feud Attack In Cheyenne Ends With Three Gunshot Wounds
Nels P. Nickel was shot three times while walking in Cheyenne and taken to a hospital in serious condition. He accuses three neighbors from the same family, warrants are issued, a posse will arrest them, and tensions rise after the nearby 14 year old son was previously killed.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Iron Mountain
Nels P. Nickel
Nickel
Nels Nickel
Starving Miners Become Cannibals from Nome to Agiapuk
Port Townsend Washington August 4 A tale of death from starvation at the Agiapuk mining district was carried from Nome by the steamer Centennial. After 43 days of hardship George Dean and companions Jack Howe and Joseph C Thiery face death, while Houston may recover. Terrible report says Dean and Thiery ate their dead companion to stay alive while awaiting rescue. Dean left a farewell letter to his Canton Ohio family. Thiery from Davenport Iowa Houston ex mate on Yukon boat Sovereign.
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Port Townsend
Wash
Agiapuk River
Agiapuk
Nome
Pissenters
Centennial
George Dean
Deal
Jack Howe
Joseph C. Thiery
Houston
Thiers
Thiers =ide
Thiery
Good Hope
Hez
Teiler City
Royal Family In Alarm As Empress Lies Failing in Cronberg
Aug 4 1900 dispatches report Dowager Empress Frederick gravely ill at Cronberg with specialists from Renvers confirming rapid decline. Crown Prince Frederick William and other royals arrive while Emperor William is en route by special train. King Edward plans to travel by train and boat to reach his sister in London.
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Emperor William
Edward
Greece
Homburg
Frederick William
Ejitel Frederick
Prince August William
Cronberg
Frederick
Prince Adolph of
Renvers
London
Cowes
Portsmouth
Flushing
Queen Alexandra
Duke of Cambridge
Governor Yuen restricts missionaries authority in Shantung
Washington reports Governor Yuen of Shantung issues a July proclamation limiting missionary influence to religious matters only. He orders magistrates to enforce equal justice, forbidding missionaries from exercising official power and instructs them to suppress disturbances if Christians are insulted.
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Washington
State Department
Yuen
Shantung
Tragedy in Omaha: Painter Kills Actress and Then Himself
Thad Brookie a painter and paper hanger shot and fatally wounded Mrs Millie Lighthawk an actress and known on stage as Millie Allen in a Capitol avenue boarding house and then killed himself. Lighthawk about 22 had appeared with various cheap dramatic companies. Brookie had been imprisoned twice for burglary.
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Omaha
Neb
Thad Brookie
Millie Lighthawk
Negro lynching reported in Carrollton neighborhood
A mob in Taliaferro territory killed Will Price, a black worker near Mr. Taliaferro’s home, with a rope and gunshots. The death, ruled by unknown assailants, follows rumors of a plot to kill family members. no arrests yet reported.
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New Orleans
Picayune
Carrollton
Miss
Taliaferro
Sallie Layton
Will Price
Jack Taliaferro
Jack
Lynn
Bank Closed as Inspector Shuts First National of Austin
Federal Bank Inspector J. M. Logan closed the First National bank of Austin amid alleged excessive loans. The Texas state has about $75,600 on deposit, with total deposits reported above $200,000. No official statement was provided.
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First National of
Austin
Tex
Federal Bank
J. M. Logan
First National Bank
Texas
First National
Bank Deposits Revised to 525000 After Nightfall
Director Myrick of the First National Bank said tonight deposits amount to about 525000, not 200000 as first reported. Cash in vaults tonight covers 70 cents on the dollar with the rest easily obtainable, and the bank will settle dollar for dollar. The directors were surprised by the bank’s unexpected closing.
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Myrick
First National Bank
Lured to Death in Charlotte Murder and Robbery Case
Newton Lanier of Fort Mill South Carolina a Spanish American War volunteer died after a knockout at a questionable house near Charlotte North Carolina He was lured by three men including a claimant using the name Charles Lyle of Knoxville Tennessee They sandbagged him robbed his watch and eight dollars and killed him The coroner's inquest returns a murder and robbery finding and police seek the trio of suspects.
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Charlotte
N. C
Newton Lanier
Fort Mill
8. C
Cuba
Lanier
Charles Lyle
Knoxville
Tenn
Blount Ex-Congressman Stricken Near Macon
James K Blount former Georgia congressman and Hawaii commissioner paramount suffered a stroke of paralysis at his country home near Macon Ga on August 4 1900. He was in critical condition after the attack and earlier served four terms in Congress representing the district.
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Macon
James K. Blount
Hawaii
Cleveland
Here
Insane murderer killed by posse in Moscow Idaho
Dr W W Watkins was shot dead while in his buggy in Moscow. George Creighton and Deputy Sheriff Cool were wounded as William Steffen, deemed insane, fired from a house surrounded by a large pursuing posse. A final volley from armed men ended the siege, killing Steffen. No motive given.
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Moscow
Idaho
W. W Watkins
George Creighton
Cool
William Steffen
Steffen
Watkins
Creighton
Ase
Whitehall Defeats Twin Bridges 7 6 In Race for Title
Special Dispatch reports Whitehall’s Bren nan and Twin Bridges fall to the Pumpkin Rollers 7 to 6 at Twin Bridges. Bully French pitched for Whitehall allowing five hits with no doubt about the outcome. Batteries Whitehall French and Graves Twin Bridges Brennan and Wade.
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Whitehall
Brennan
Twin Bridges
French
Graves
Wade
Anchor line steamer brings Shamrock 11 gear to New York
The Anchoria from Glasgow arrived with the spare and gear of the cup challenger Shamrock 11. The great mast lower mast and topmast are intact and lashed to the spar deck on the port side. Its mast measures 169 feet 9 inches.
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New York
Anchoria
Glasgow
Shamrock
TWO KILLED IN WRECK NEAR LOCKPORT
A Pan-American special train and a regular collided near Lockport Pennsylvania early today on the New York Central. Engineer Thomas Hyland and trainman George Webb were killed. a fireman injured. Passenger panic followed. no others seriously hurt. A meeting-order mistake caused the crash.
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Lockport
New York Central
Thomas Hyland
George Webb
Castro's Army Defeats Rebels After 28 Hours of Fighting
Caracas reports government troops repelled General Giar dinas forces including 25 Colombian battalions after 28 hours of combat July 28 and 29. Rebels suffer about 900 vs government 300 casualties. Reinforcements sent to frontier. Reuter dispatch adds 6,000 revolutionists defeated July 29 30 with 800 rebel losses and 300 government losses.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Giardinas
Loes
Russia Active as Tariff Plan Set for Oct 1
The Times dispatch from Peking dated Aug 2 reports a draft protocol proposing a tariff to take effect Oct 1. Russia shows renewed activity in Manchuria and tightens control over Niuchwang. Li Chen Fong, Li Hung Chang’s son, is expected to be named minister to Russia to pursue the policy initiated by Li Hung Chang. The French are also involved in the reports.
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London
the Times
Pekin
Russia
Manchuria
Niuchwang
Li Chen Fong
Li Hung Chang
Massive Montana cloudburst floods two ranches in Beaverhead County
Special Dispatch reports rare cloudbursts near Dillon on Friday transforming Landon and Murray ranches into lakes with four feet of floodwater. Losses near one bay reach about 1000 dollars. Rattlesnake and Beaverhead area storms wash out a Short Line track segment delaying a passenger train. Lightning strikes Thompson Reynolds lumber office causing fire and injury.
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Dillon
Landon
Murray
Beaverhead
Thompson & Reynolds Lumber Company
Hogie
Commission from French chamber arrives in Bremen
A commission from the French chamber reached Bremen to study Germany s canals and harbors aiding navigation and trade planning.
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Berlin
Bremen
Germany
Hayden the Artist Dies in Belmont on 45th Birthday
Charles H. Hayden renowned for landscape and animal studies passes away in Belmont on his 45th birthday anniversary. He was a prominent figure in American painting with a well known body of work.
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Boston
Harles H. Hayden
Belmont
Pitchforks Into Negro Question Vote
A controversial item notes public anger toward a proposed question on race in a local election. Sparks of a heated debate are reported as residents react to the ballot measure and potential policy change.
Senator Delivers Racial Speech From a Southern Standpoint
The South Carolina senator speaks on the race question delivering a searing stand and urging readiness to defend premisses. His remarks draw strong applause as he asserts resolve to resist federal pressure and defend state authority.
Tillman Endorses Lynchings In Wisconsin Speech
United States Senator Benjamin R. Tillman spoke in Marinette Wisconsin on race, defending lynching and racial domination. He contrasted Wisconsin and South Carolina populations and praised white supremacy while condemning Booker T. Washington and endorsing violence to uphold white rule.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Marinette
United States
Benjamin R. Tillman
South Carolina
Wisconsin
South
Booker T. Washington
Tillman
Drowned Bathing Trio in Sinepuxent Bay Coast
Three people drowned while bathing at Queponco on Sinepuxent Day Salisbury Maryland Aug 4. Ethel T Phillips Baltimore Jennie White Whitese bury and G Ratcliffe Salisbury were in the party. They were carried into a deep hole and pulled Ratcliffe down with them before help could reach them.
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Saliebury
Queponeo
Sinepuxent
Ethel T. Phillips
Baleimore
Jennie White
Whitesebury
I. G. Ratcliffe
Salisbury
Ratcliffe
Salvage at Wreck of Acis Off Cape Race
News from St Johns confirms salvors are removing cotton from the wreck of the steamer Acis west of Cape Race. Grand Lake is handling other cargo pieces as 144000 bushels of wheat remain, with demand for salvage payouts. Weather is favorable and hopes rise for floating the Avis.
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St. Johns
N. F
Acis
Cape Race
Grand Lake
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