Management Censured Over Miner Deaths at Local Mine
Coroner's jury censures Boston & Montana mine management for not enforcing cage gate closures after Jacob Vitto's fatal injury at the Rarus mine and later faulting practices in William Thomas's drowning at shaft No. 5 Moslorville. Autopsies ordered. witnesses cite damaged electricals and missing chisel as contributing factors.
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William Thomas
Boston & Montana Company
Mos Lor- Ville
Jacob Vitto
Rarus
Thomas
A. A. Abbott
Shaft No. 5
Bert Wall
Hert Treger
J. H. Sullivan
Richards
Japan's 1900 Trade with U S Reveals Shifting Balances
Consul General Bellows reports Japan’s 1900 exports reached 101.8 million dollars with 21.9 percent to the United States. U S imports from Japan totaled 21.6 million, leaving trade near 57.5 million. U S remains major supplier of tea and raw silk while Japan imports cotton and machinery. Kyoto electrified streets contrast crowded sidewalks with jinrikshas. Electric lines have been proposed for further growth.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Japan
Bellows
Kyoto
Fortune for Polish Soldier’s Heir Worth 2 Million
A young Pole named Dembitsky in Russia may claim a $2,000,000 United States treasury fortune linked to Baron Ludwig Napoleon Dembitsky who fought for the Union and died at the Wilderness. An attorney reports records show the indebtedness, with proof of kinship required for the claim.
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New York
United States Treasury
Dembitsky
Ludwig Napoleon Dembitsky
Russia
Gage
Baron Dembitsky
Poland
Washington
Joseph Howicks
United States
Warsaw
Russa
University professor calls Lone fellow poetry trivial
Chicago August 8 Oscar L Triggs University of Chicago English professor told his class that Lone fellow poetry is trivial and unworthy of consideration He also compared Rockefeller to Shakespeare and dismissed church poetry as dog gerel and revisited Oliver Wendell Holmes poetry in similar terms
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Chicago
Oscar L. Triges
University of Chicago
Rockefeller
Lonefellow
Triggs
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Gray Wolf of the Ranges On Powder River Frontiers
Lib Vincent recalls wolves in bands of six to thirty on the Powder river ranges attacking cattle and horses. Wolves herd by band leaders, prey methods include strategic flanking, and horses form protective squares to repel attacks. Gray wolves weigh about 123 pounds, breed prolifically, and pups are shot from horseback by cowboys.
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Lib Vincent
Wyoming
Powder River
Vincent
Bait Traps With Sunflower Seeds Fight Rats and Mice
Reader tips suggest using sunflower seeds as bait to trap rats and mice, offering a simple method to reduce rodent problems.
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Rate
Forgery Arrest Warrant Issued for G H Williams
A warrant in Judge Nelson's court targets G H Williams on forgery charges. Sheriff Furey wired St Paul and Minneapolis. Williams is believed headed for the Twin Cities but remains unfound. He allegedly passed a forged $17 check and fed bogus payments to local firms and a Tivoli saloon.
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Nelson
G. H. Williams
Furey
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Williams
H. J. Robinson
G. H. Willams
J. G. Heed
Publishers
of the People
Water Right Contempt Case in Ravalli County
In Missoula a Ravalli county contempt hearing, J T Wood v C J Lowney et al, revisits a long water rights dispute from 1888. All parties reside near Stevensville on Burnt Fork creek with rights on two ditches Strowt and Nichols. Lowney claimed a 172 indies entitlement and testified he built his own ditch and used no water from the questioned ditches. court ordered head gates to measure water, case continued.
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Missoula
Aug
Ravalli County
Webster
J.T Wood
C.J. Lowney
Stevensville
Burnt Fork Creek
Lowney
Nichols Ditch
Woody
Bishops Charged With Manslaughter In Child Death
Hamilton Ontario authorities swear warrants for Sylvia and Leora Bishop on manslaughter charges after their daughter Esther died in a July gasoline explosion when no physician was called. Bishop jailed in default of bond.
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Hamilton
Ontario
Smith
Sylvia
Leora Bishop
Esther
Bishop
Preparations for big battle as Umatilla sails
The Umatilla departed for Victoria despite heavy Pacific Coast Steamship fleet redeployments. The company offered 50 dollars for a round trip, securing several volunteers before 5 pm. Normally 18 firemen serve on the Umatilla, but 28 were aboard to ensure smooth operation.
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Pacific Coast Steamship Company
Umatilla
Victoria
Shortage of Workmen Delays Ship outfitting in San Francisco
A dispatch from Colonel Long reports skilled labor is unavailable and general labor scarce, forcing the government to hand the transport Lennox back to owners without fitting removals. San Francisco commerce is tied up and strike conditions are severe, but supplies to troops in the Philippines and Alaska are expected to continue.
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Washington
War Department
Colonel Long
San Francisco
Lennox
Long
Philippines
Alaska
Secures More Mills
United States Steel corporation has taken control of the Shelby Tube company which operates 15 mills across the country producing tubes, mainly of higher grades. Principal mills lie in Shelby Ohio Greenville Virginia Woodlawn City Toledo Newcastle Hartford Albany Auburn Beaver Falls Garwood Mansfield and Cuyahoga Falls. Weekly combined output approaches 5000 tons and the Shelby mills run non union labor.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
Shelby Tube Company
Shelby
Ohio
Greenville
Flwood City
Toledo
Newcastle
Hartford
Hartford, Conn.; Albany, Ind.; Auburn, Pa.; Beaver Falls, Pa.; Garwood, N. J
Mansfield
Cuyahoga Falls
Shelby Company
Knights of Labor District Orders Sherman Act Action
District assembly No 66 instructs its legislative committee to file quo warranto proceedings against the U S attorney general to compel enforcement of the Sherman act targeting United States Steel Corporation. Labor leaders say the move may speed resolution of the ongoing strike.
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Washington
The
Knights of Labor
United States
United States Steel Corporation
Duluth and Superior workmen refuse westward move
Eighteen laborers sent from Duluth and Superior to replace striking smelter workers at Northport arrived in Spokane but balked at continuing. They say agents promised no trouble and guaranteed work from 2.40 to 3 dollars daily with four dollars weekly board.
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Spokane
Wash
Duluth
West Superior
Northport
Steel Firm Plans Permanent Closure of Problem Plants
The Times reports United States Steel, formed by acquiring and retaining certain plants to dodge litigation, may permanently close many troubled sites. Employees are being reassigned to other plants as machinery is shifted away.
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New York
the Times
United States Steel Corporation
Oil tariff cut by Texas railroad commission
The Texas railroad commission reduced rates on crude and fuel petroleum in a sweeping decision. The maximum crude rate drops from 1 1/2 to 12 cents per 1,000 pounds in the common point territory, signaling a victory for oil producers and consumers in Dallas.
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Dallas
Tex
State Railroad Commission
Common Point
Prompted by the elements he walks on
A man declines a ride saying it’s six miles and the teams are moving this way. He accepts walking, retrieves his umbrella, and applies the experience to his later business life with a philosophical touch.
Barbarism at a Chinese Minister's Washington Reception
A historical reflection recalls the chaotic scenes at a Washington reception for China’s minister, with American guests trampling hospitality and ignoring proper decorum. The piece notes how multiple Chinese envoys preceded Wu and how public memory failed to distinguish them, reflecting broader xenophobic tensions of the era.
Davis in Chicago issues strike order for Amalgamated lodges
William C. Davis vice president of the fourth district delivered President Shaffer's strike order to lodge secretaries. It pressures workers in South Chicago Joliet and Milwaukee mills to potentially strike. Local lodges may vote on Sunday unless special meetings are held.
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Chicago
Aug
William C. Davis
Amalgamated Association
Shaffer
Joliet
Milwaukee
Davis
Lightning Kills Hagan Family Refuge Seekers near Mt. Hennen
In Fammond Louisiana eight miles east of town an uprooted shelter in a schoolhouse near Mt. Hennen burned after a lightning strike. Mrs Hagan and three children died tonight while seeking refuge.
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Fammond, la
Hagan
Mt. Hennen
Here
Shelby Tube joins United States Steel in steel takeover
At Shelby Tube Company headquarters in Cleveland on August 8 President Boynton confirmed the firm has come under United States Steel Corporation control. The company, capitalized at 15 million dollars, produces about 90 percent of the nation s seamless bicycle tubing.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Shelby Tube Company
Boynton
United States Steel Corporation
Non union boarding house planned at Crescent tin works
In Cleveland on August 8 carpenters worked on a large building at Crescent tin place works said to house non union workers. Union men visited most Newburgh merchants asking them to refuse supplies to non union employees.
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Cleveland
Crescent Tin Place Works
Newburgh
Loraine Steel Plant to Run Indefinitely Says Leader
Loraine Ohio August 8 indications are that the U S Steel Loraine plant will continue operations indefinitely. The plant is a major non union mill with wages above the average and there has never been friction between workers and management.
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Loraine
Ohio
United States Steel Corporation
Steel Trust
Lord Kelvin Lectures On Air At Royal Institution
The modest English scientist Lord Kelvin spoke before distinguished guests on air, describing packed 14 sided tetrakaidekahedrons and an audience left in depth. His deep sea lead and compass, adopted by the admiralty, bring him wealth from notable inventions.
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Lord Kelvin
John Lubbock
Professor Bryce
Royal Institution
Admiralty
United Mine Workers Board Meeting Yields Little Action
Hazleton Pa August 8 Practically nothing was done at today's meeting of the executive board of the United Mine Workers of the three anthracite districts.
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Hazleton
United Mine Workers
Had a Salutary Lesson From a Punctual Senator
The article recalls William E. Chandler of New Hampshire as one of the most punctual U S senators. Procrastination was detested by him and he acted instantly on tasks. His mother, a sturdy New England woman, drilled in him the habit after an umbrella mishap on holiday.
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United States Senate
William E. Chandler
New Hampshire
New England
William
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