William Thompson Hurt in Peculiar Accident
William Thompson sustained serious injuries in a peculiar accident reported by local authorities. Details remain limited as investigators examine the scene and gather statements from witnesses.
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1901
Page
8
Pocket Knife Accident Attracts Attention At Race Track
William Thompson, a Black man, was seriously injured when a large pocketknife struck him after an altercation at the race track. Tom Nichols, alleged assailant and friend of an earlier trouble, struck Thompson as he cleaned his nails, causing the blade to penetrate under the heart area. Nichols fled and Thompson was placed under medical care at the county jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Thompson
Tom Nichols
Thompson
Sheeran
Nichols
Miss Helen B Skelly Performs At Presbyterian Church
Hig class music gives pleasure and elevates the mind. Attend Miss Helen B. Skelly's concert Thursday night at the Presbyterian church with tickets on sale at Newbro's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen B. Skelly
Presbyterian Church
Newbro's
Argyle Building Fire Sparks Third Floor Curtain Blaze
Fire department summoned after a room occupant on the third floor threw a lighted match into lace curtains around 2:30 pm. The flames spread to other draperies but damage is reported slight. An artificial alarm for a basement fire near Park and Main turned out to be smoke from a faulty stove pipe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argyle
Broadway
Park and
Main Streets
Butte Briefs Mention Local Lodge Formation
Mrs. Dr. Frank the eye specialist will be out of the city all day Wednesday. F. G. Barlow of Helena district manager and Carlos E. McFarlan special deputy of the Bankers Union of the World are in Butte. They have just organized a lodge in Helena.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Frank
F. G. Barlow
Helena
Carlos E. McFarlan
Bankers’ Union of the World
Butte
Government defeated over noon closure in textile factories
In the Commons the government lost 183 to 141 on a textile factory bill amendment to close at noon instead of 1 PM. The Pacific cable bill then passed second reading 183 to 1. Timothy Healy mocked the home secretary while James Flynn attacked officials. Lord Strathcona and others faced criticism amid the debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
House of Commons
Ritchie
Timothy Healy
James C. Flynn
Lord Strathcona
J. Austin Chamberlain
Canada
Helen Skelly Concert Thursday Night
Helen Skelly brings a concert to town Thursday night with tickets available at the Montana Book Store. The event promises to be the season’s highlight for local music fans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Skelly
Montana Book Store
Printers Convene 47th Typographical Union Session in Birmingham
The 47th annual International Typographical Union convention opened in Birmingham with President James M. Lynch presiding. Secretary Bramwood reported credentials. Lynch announced standing committees. Govan offered a taxation and wages relation resolution. The union expressed solidarity with the Amalgamated Association of Steel Iron and Tin Workers in their conflict with United States Steel. The session adjourned for the day and resumes throughout the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
International Typographical Union
James M. Lynch
Syracuse
N.Y
J. W. Bramwood
Indianapolis
Lynch
Govan
New York
Amal- Raamated Association of Steel, Iron and Tin Workers
Struggie
United States Steel Corporation
Disputed Disappearance of $20,000 Gold Brick Tied to Apollo Mines
San Francisco officials deny a report that a $20,000 gold brick consigned to Apollo Consolidated Mining disappeared. They say the gold moved from Unga mines to Juneau, then to Seattle by boat and finally to San Pedro by express, via Alaska Commercial controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Apollo Consolidated Mining Company
Alaska Commercial Company
Apollo Mining Company
Unga
Juneau
Theem
Seattle
San Pidtiuecu
Explosion at Extension mine No 3 on Vancouver Island
An explosion at Extension mine No 3 on Vancouver Island injures or kills the fire boss Quinn who was below ground. Fire damp prevents entry and the mine remains closed due to a San Francisco dock strike while investigators seek the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
B. C
Vancouver Island
Quinn
San Francisco
Kruger forces muster 17,000 burghers and 12,000 rebels armed
Report from Brussels states that Mr Kruger's supporters count 17,000 burghers and 12,000 rebel Afrikanders under arms with ample weapons and ammunition though provisions are scarce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
Kruger
Glasgow to Freely Honor Andrew Carnegie Today
The Glasgow corporation met and decided to confer the freedom of the city on Andrew Carnegie during today’s session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glasgow
Corporation of Glasgow
Andrew Carnegie
Trust Is Thus Far Master In The Steel Workers Strike
The piece notes trust is largely controlling the steel workers strike with updates on affected plants and idle workers. It recalls Mayor Black defending orderly conduct and reports numbers of workers idle across National Steel Newcastle and linked sites, totaling about 16 037. It mentions Amalgamated organizers and the 1894 strike origins.
Amalgamated strike center grows in Cleveland
In Cleveland Ohio the Amalgamated strike shows no material change with workers at the Crescent plant of American Tin Plate building a boarding house for non union men The mill may start by tomorrow or Wednesday and the union plans to expand action to the American Steel and Wire mills which employ about six thousand men A Southern group of 12 to 15 colored workers joins the area while Amalgamated officials vow further measures if the strike lingers A Lorain report notes no plant quitters amid Shaffer order and tentative Amalgamated outreach persists
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
Amalgamated
Crescent
American Tin Plate Company
South
Ward
Amalgamated Association
American Steel and Wire Company
Loraine
Steel Trust
Shaffer
Strike Ends as Kansas City Machinists Return to Work
The Kansas City machinists strike, started 13 weeks ago, ends with 400 workers walking out for nine hours of work and 10 hours pay. Half receive the raise while larger shops stay firm. returning workers go back to the old scale. Riverside iron works won a federal injunction against strikers threatening replacements, and a striker was sentenced to four months in prison for attacking a non union worker by US District Judge Hook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Steel Company
Newcastle
Mingo Junction
Bellaire
National Tube Company
Boston
National Rolling Mill
Monongahela Steel Works
Monongahela Furnaces
Sharp
Kansas City
Riverside Iron Works
United States
Hook
No Change in San Francisco Strike Action
No material change in the strike situation is reported. Conciliation efforts continue and a mass meeting of improvement clubs discussed the need for a speedy peaceable settlement. Labor leaders held several conferences, but no definite results were announced. Affairs were quiet along the waterfront and wholesale district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Federation of Improvement Clubs
Gompers Returns From New York Declines Strike Comment
President Gompers of the Federation of Labor came home from New York and refused to discuss the strike situation. He said he had not met Mr. Morgan in New York. Mrs. Gompers would not confirm any executive council meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Gompers
Federation of Labor
New York
Mr. Morgan
J. P. Morgan At Newport Uncertain Stay
In New York on August 12 reports from J. P. Morgan & Co. said Morgan is at Newport with an undetermined stay. Officials would not confirm his plans or any talks with Mr. Gompers about the strike or non union men. In Seattle on August 12 the Umatilla is mentioned in a separate item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
J. P. Morgan & Co
Newport
Morgan
Seattle
Umatilla
Three Months of the New Scientific Treatment Restored His Hair
Nels Peterson of Lime Spur Montana claims hair grew back after three months using Herpicide. He had been bald six years and tried many cures without benefit before using Herpicide starting November 16, 1896. The ad urges readers to ask a druggist for Herpicide and warns against substitutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nels Peterson
Lime Spur
Mont
Union and Labour Actions Across Cities
Unloading delays persist as non-union labor handles the vessel in San Francisco. In Washington the joint committee of the American Anti-Trust league and Knights of Labor plans to seek legal action against United States Steel under the Sherman act, with a special committee to approach Attorney General Knox. Vancouver track men foresee a near settlement with Canadian Pacific, expecting a rapid wage and recognition agreement as Western and local delegations negotiate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Washington
Joint Committee
The
American Anti-Trust League
District Assembly No. 66
Knights of Labor
United States Steel Corporation
Knox
Mandamus
Vancouver
B. C
Montreal
Gompers backs AFL aid for Amalgamated strike
President Gompers said the AFL would use all means to assist the Amalgamated association in its strike. He hoped for an amicable settlement and offered to cooperate in efforts to resolve the conflict. In Ohio, violence marked the Mahoning valley strike as a tin mill crowd mobbed an Erie train at Niles, only thwarted by police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Amalgamated Association
Warren
Ohio
Mahoning Valley
Niles
Erie
Lisbon
Strikers Increase Tonnage Desertions at Bellaire Steel Mill
In Bellaire Ohio on August 12 the United States Steel corporation plant remained operating but with little production. Twelve additional tonnage workers and one salaried man defected to the strike. Organizers boost lodge membership as frustration grows. consult Mrs Dr Frank, eve specialist at P OJ block.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellaire
Ohio
United States Steel Corporation
Frank
Eve
P. OJ Block
Veterans in Camp Arrive Ahead of Philippines Reunion
The advance guard of delegates to the second reunion of the army of the Philippines reached Salt Lake City Utah Aug 12 and tonight about 200 Spanish War veterans enjoy local hospitality while main body is due tomorrow. Brig Gen Irving Hale first vice president will preside in Gen Francis V Greene’s absence. Assembly hall hosts the first society meeting with routine committee appointments and a musical program at the Mormon tabernacle featuring local and visiting speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake
Utah
Army of the Philippines
Nebraska
Arkansas
Wyoming
Montana
Colorado
Irving Hale
The
National Society
Francis V. Greene
Assembly Hall
Mormon Tabernacle
Welshmen to Colonize Wales to Canada immigration plan
A Ottawa cabinet decision sends W L Griffith to lead a Welsh colony visit to Patagonia to recruit Welsh settlers for Canada. Accompanying him is W J Rees, and about 4000 Welsh in the Patagonia colony reportedly unhappy with Argentine rule seek a British flag home, prompting immigration aims to attract them to Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
B. C
Ottawa
W. L. Griffith
Wales
Liverpool
Patagonia
South America
Canada
W. J. Rees
Griffith
Immigration Department
Forest Fires Ravage Vancouver Island Coasts
Fires on the British Columbia coast spread rapidly as dry conditions denude islands of trees and threaten mainland property. Reports indicate multiple small islands are stripped as authorities monitor the escalating fire danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
British Columbia
Photography of Sound Reveals Arc-Based Reproduction Method
The Electrical Review discusses a German method by EF Rubhmer that photographs a continuous moving film of a speaking arc in a telephone transmitter circuit to reproduce sound. Light variations on the film affect a selenium cell and telephone receiver, claiming superior sensitivity to the Poulsen telegraphone and offering portable, long recording length and inexpensive multiple reproductions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Electrical Review
New York
Herr EF. Rubhmer
Poulsen
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Butte News
Berry
Davis & Weimescary Co
Main Street
Butte, Mont
F. A. Ironside
West Park Street
Chicago College of Dexial Surgery
Butte Optical Co. Manufacturing
Opticians
S. W. Park St
Opposite
A Augendre
Paris
France
D. Menbro Drug Co
Ont
American Bonding and Trust Co
Passmore & Co
West Granite St
Neo Delay
Forly
Mennessen
McKeesport
Black
Rompers
W. Park
Phoue Goz
Veterans IN Camp
Photography
Rockies
Great Northwest
Associated Press
Anaconda
Sunday Standard
George Ade
State
Anaconda Standard
Missoula
Great Falls
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