Great Northern wreck near Bernice Hill injures brakeman
Last night the eastbound Great Northern freight wrecked below Bernice hill twenty miles beyond Woodville. Fourteen stitches were taken for a scalp wound on brakeman Rogers who rode on top and was badly bruised. The engine and several cars stayed on the rails while others fell over the embankment. Two brakemen tried to set brakes but could not stop the runaway. Passengers were moved to a rescue train arriving in Butte around 1 am.
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Great Northern
Bernice Hill
Woodville
Rogers
Boulder
Great Falle
Butte
Butte Briefs Include State Visitors and Local Signatures
Butte residents note B. J. Fine of Virginia City at the Butte Is Co. Ashby of Helena transacting in Butte yesterday. W. P. Gavin from Anaconda. J. C. Morony and H. R. Whitehall of Anaconda registered at the Thornton. J. P. Habersham of Helena in town. Judge Harney yesterday signed a
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Co. P. Power
J. D. Holliday
Helena
Thornton
F. Davis
Blackfoot
Finlen
D. Boyington
W. E. Cullen
Spokane
H. ©. Wilson
R. B. Wallace
Bessie Griffith
Stuart
Butte
B. J. Fine
Virginia City
Is. Co
Presidential Appointments List Including Army Navy Ranks
The president announced appointments across the Army and Navy including colonels majors captains first and second lieutenants in infantry cavalry artillery and chaplaincy assignments for Navy line officers. The roster names numerous officers with ranks across multiple branches.
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Washington
Frank B. Baldwin
James Reagan
Frank B. Jones
Frank H. Whitman
Henry D. R. Phelan
Volunteers
Cavalry
James Longstreet, Jr
Harry N. Coates
Theodore Schultz
James E. Shelley
Duncan Eliott
Charles H. Boyce
John J. Ryan
Selyn D. Smith
William Overton
Gordon N. Kimball
Walter F. Martin
Oscar 8
Harry E. Comstock
H. Clay Supplee
Charles B. Morrison
Christian A. Bach
Alexander T. Coxe
Artillery Corps
Stanley & Jsmbick
Ralph &S. Granger
Henry B. Clark
Francie H. Cooke
Roy S. Taylor
Fred L. Perry
Donald W. Strong
Tilman Campbell
John N. Dunn
Homer B. Grant
Garrison Ball
General Lyttleton to accompany Milner on return to South Africa
The Times reports Lieutenant General Neville Lyttleton may replace Lord Kitchener on the planned return to South Africa with Lord Milner this Saturday. If confirmed, Kitchener would take a rest.
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London
the Times
Neville G. Lyttleton
Lord Milner
South Africa
Lyttleton
Lord Kitchener
Brutus Arrives with Captain Allibone’s Body
The United States collier Brutus reached New York from Manila today carrying the body of Captain Allibone of the cruiser Wilmington who died at Manila.
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New York
United States
Manila
Allibone
Wilmington
President Shaffer Orders General Strike Across Mills
Reports from Bellaire Ohio Monessen Pa and Youngstown Ohio detail a broader strike plan led by President Shaffer. Non union meals will be served in mill yards. organizers failed to recruit enough at Bellaire. tin mill operations continue at Monessen. Youngstown and Mahoning Valley expect no immediate effect. Carnegie mills reportedly have high union sentiment. Amalgamated Association preparing a significant move by next Monday.
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Bellaire
Ohio
Bellaire Works
National Steel Company
Shaffer
Monnessen
Youngstown
Mahoning Valley
United States Steel Corporation
Carnegie Mills
Amalgamated Association
Sympathetic Strikes Hit San Francisco Box Factories
In San Francisco on August 6, over 400 union box makers walked out after claim they were pressured to resign from the union to sign an employer-backed agreement. Mayor Phelan says peace talks are finished. Thousands more workers, including 500 sand team resters, will refuse to work tomorrow, risking disruption.
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San Francisco
Phelan
Strikes Blur City as Paint, Building Trades Tangle
Amid ongoing labor action, 150 idle union painters are cited by the Building Trades council as talks with the Maeter Painters' union stall. A mediator, possibly Governor Gage, is discussed. Violence erupts with non union workers. Samuel Cole was shot by Henry Davis, while J Watt was assaulted with a rock and fired upon as clashes continued.
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Building Trades Council
Maeter Painters’ Association
Municipal League
Gage
Samuel Cole
Henry Davis
Cole
Davis
J. Watt
Watt
Strike on San Francisco waterfront ends after wage dispute
On the Spreckels line dock non union workers at the Australia and other ships won a 50 cent per hour rate after a brief delegation demanded the higher pay. Loading of the Australia nears completion for Tahiti while the Umatilla, George W. Elder, and Columbia face varied status as managers claim labor issues are being resolved.
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San Francisco
Oceanic
Australia
Spreckels
Howard
Tahiti
Umatilla
Victoria
Puget Sound
Wallace
Pacific Coast Steamship Company
Oregon Railway & Navigation Company
George W. Elder
Columbia
Strikers Spirited Away In Tampa Cigar Strike
In Tampa on August 6 workers and 18 leaders of the Resistencia Cigar Makers union led a spirited walkout likely signaling broader action. Local observers noted solidarity and organized picketing nearby factories.
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Tampa
Fla
Resistencia
Mak
Tampa Citizens Rally Against Anarchists Strike Threats
Union leaders seized by citizens, enforced vagrant laws target those who refuse to work. Twelve sub-leaders deported as meetings and lawyer consultations occur. A proclamation signed The people of Tampa warns anarchists and agitators to leave town, claiming city safety and community interest.
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Ers
Tampa
Executive board of Mine Workers endorses Amalgamated Steel Workers
Scranton reports a district No. 1 Mine Workers of America meeting adopting resolutions in support of the Amalgamated Steel Workers. An executive meeting of all district boards is set for Thursday.
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Scranton
Mine Workers of America
Amalgamated Steel Workers
Hyde Park mill opens after startup with no trouble
Leechburg Pennsylvania Ave 6 report says two miles of the Hyde Park plant began operation yesterday and remained running through the night with no difficulties. The town notes an increase in strikers' friends while only a few workers arrived from Apollo and Vandergrift to join the mill.
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Leechburg
Ave
Hyde Park
Apollo and
Vandergrift
Ohio official travels to Pittsburg to settle steel strike
Secretary Joseph Bishop of the Ohio state board of arbitration has headed to Pittsburg again in an effort to reach a settlement of the steel strike.
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Columbus
Ohio
Joseph Bishop
Ohio State Board of Arbitration
Pittsburg
Mine Workers Board Signals Nonstrike Steel Action
The national executive board of the Mine Workers, meeting in Indianapolis on August 6, focused on labor troubles and stated unanimously that any future steel strike action will not be a strike.
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Indianapolis
Ind
New York Trades Board Endorses Amalgamated Steel Plan
In New York on August 6 the board of delegates of the miscellaneous trades union passed resolutions endorsing the Amalgamated steel plan following the Building Trades' union lead. The move signals unity among craft unions in support of standardized steel industry reforms.
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New York
Building Trades’ Union
Miscellaneous Trades
Amalgamated Steel
Strike Shifts Morale and Pledges Aid to Strikers
A support rally urges workers to stay united as strikers press demands. Organizers pledge moral backing and financial aid to those refusing to work, signaling continued collective action.
Manufacturers Move to Break Unions in Chicago
Chicago on August 6 reports manufacturers voting to hire non union workers at 4.50 to 4.75 a day to replace molders and machinists. The National Founders association backs the wage scale and aims to exterminate the Molders and Iron Molders unions with a plan to house and feed non union workers inside plants.
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Chicago
National Founders’ Association
To Reduce the Tariff for Philippine Exports
Colonel Ed wards and officials reviewing the proposed Philippine tariff after consulting San Francisco merchants urged lowering the fruit schedule and canned salmon. They doubted liquor schedule changes would satisfy Pacific producers, and the recommendations will go to the Philippine commission before the tariff is published.
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Washington
Edwards
Insular
War Department
Shuster
Conant
Philippines
San Francisco
Pacific
Philippine Commission
U S Leads May imports at Manila in 1901 report
The War Department division of insular affairs releases the Manila collector of customs May 1901 import figures totaling 2,460,431 dollars. The United States tops the list with 549,323 dollars, followed by England with 807,648 dollars.
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Washington
Division of Insular Affairs
War Department
Manila
United States
England
Crops Look Well Says James J Hill
Great Northern president James J Hill reports wheat barley hay and crops along the Great Northern and Northern Pacific lines look very good and ahead of last year He cites a 40 million bushel grain loss last year but says transportation and power gains offset most losses He adds Burlington may perform as well or better despite corn crop declines.
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New York
James J. Hill
Great Northern Railway
Northwest
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Mr. Hill
Burlington
Hill
Alaska boundary dispute garners state department attention
In Seattle on Aug 6, A Bush quotes Third Assistant Secretary Adee saying the Alaska boundary issue is not neglected and no compromise will concede more than rightful waters. Adee emphasizes English rights and Alaska harbor access remain tied to treaty obligations. Also noted is inventor Guillermo Marconi about to marry as wireless telegraphy gains use.
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Seattle
Wash
Alaska
State Department
Washington, D. C
A. Bush
National Capital
Adee
Thie State
Bush
Umederstand
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Butte News
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Edward Day
Supreme Court
T. J. Walsh
J. 8. Switzer
B. T. Stanton
Bozeman
Butte Briefs
Kitchener
Brutus
Ladies’ Union
Derby
F. C
W. B
Golden Gate
Indorse
Miners
Philippine
Gugtelmo Marcor
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