No Change in Steel Strike Situation Persists in Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh on August 21 the steel strike showed no extension or new mill openings. Demmler tin plate works at McKeesport lit fires but did not start, while Carnegie group operations continued with similar non union and union activity. Shaffer and other leaders met with strikers as arrests mounted and plans to end the strike remained unclear, with arbitration dismissed and potential mediation discussed only in general terms.
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Pittsburg
Demmier Tin Plate Works
Mcixeesport
Mennessen
Crescent
Cleveland
Carnegie Group
Shaffer
Amalgamated Association
Tighe
Chicago
Steel Corporation
Archbishop Ireland
Potter
Seth Low
Pittsboro
Demmler
Star Tin Plate Works
Pennsylvania Tin Works
Soho
American Federation
Magisstrate
Will End Strike at Rossland and Northport Mines
Ex Governor C H Macintosh predicts a satisfactory settlement of the Rossland and Northport mining strikes. He says stockholders will meet in London August 29 to name a committee to advance the settlement.
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Spokane
Rossland
Northport
C. H. Macintosh
London
Navy Cites Howison Questions In Schley Court
The Navy Department released correspondence over Admiral Howison’s competency for the court of inquiry. It asserts only the court itself may determine membership issues, as challenges to officers are otherwise handled through established military practice. The letters trace Schley’s request to review a Boston Record clipping and the department’s stance on delaying action pending Parker’s investigation.
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Washington
Navy Department
Admiral Schley
Admiral Howison
Court of Inquiry
Secretary of the Navy
Henry L. Howson
Kimberley
Boston Record
Howison
Schley
W. 8. Schley
Henry L. Howison
James Parker
Boston
FE. W. Hackett
Arlington
Department
Howisoen
Hewison
Srve
Naval Service
F. W. Hackett
Inquiry Will Be Held Into Islander Wreck
Government announces an inquiry to investigate the wreck of the Islander. Officials will examine cause, circumstances, and responsibility, with findings expected later this year.
Islander Disaster Reported Loss Estimated at 42
Mate Ne rou tos of the Islander filed a formal report with Captain Gaudin noting the wreck at Point Hilda six and a quarter miles west by south and estimating 42 lives lost with 143 survivors. The note also recounts a near collision with a submerged ice berg seen by the Flossie’s captain earlier, suggesting the berg drifted in the same area.
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Victoria
B. C
Neroutsos
Islander
Gaudin
Dominion Marine and Fisheries Department
Point Hilda
Foote
Cape
Juneau
Wreck Survivor Reaches Portland Reports New Islander Victim
Port land resident M Blume bauer says islander wreck in Alaskan waters claimed Fred Rekate of Portland as a victim, a name not previously listed among the dead. He is among the survivors who have reached home.
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Portland
Ore
M. Blumebauer
Alaskan
Fred Rekate
Rekate
Inventory shows reduced assets for bankrupt merchant Burrell
Special Dispatch reports A Burrell bankruptcy case with an arrest in progress. Inventory lists a $3100 stock and $660 in fixtures, far below the $6759.19 stated in the petition. Accounts show about $5655, but many contra items reduce expected realizable value to about $3000 to $4000.
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A. Burrell
Bankrupt's Securities Set At 1.20 Dollars
Debts total 16 867 15 dollars under the schedule cited. At 1 20 valuation the estate would pay about two cents on the dollar, making full payout doubtful.
Man Cleared In Horse Stealing Case
Robert J Jenkins, a young cowboy, was discharged after a hearing before Judge Safford in Great Falls. Evidence suggested a mistaken arrest as Jenkins had a horse from Reynold on loan with payment arranged, but legal action followed when the pasture keeper claimed a bill was owed and sold the horse.
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Great Palle
Robert Jolly Jenkins
Teton County
Safford
Jenkins
Reynold
Aerchant
Sheriff Frustrates Posse of Constables at Delmar Track
In St Louis August 21 Sheriff Heneken and deputies with riot guns blocked a constable posse attempting to serve warrants on Delmar track managers and bookmakers. Thirty three warrants named Delmar officials and Sam Adler A Tilles and L A Ella. Betting resumed after the sheriff released prisoners and stopped the raid.
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St. Louis
St. Ferdinand
F.C. Heneken
St. Louis County
Delmar
Henecken
St. Ferdinand Township
Kinloch Park
Justice Baker
Sam W. Adler
A. Tilles
L. A. “Ella
Linhart
Skippy’ Rohan
Hencken
President Harper Receives Legion of Honor
Chicago August 21 President Loubet of France decorates University of Chicago head W S Harper with the Legion of Honor for merit and service to education and international friendship.
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Chicago
Loubet
France
W. S. Harper
University of Chicago
Order of the Legion of Honor
Potatoes Jump on South Water Street Prices Rise
In Chicago on August 21 potatoes advanced sharply on South Water Street to $1.70 and $2.00 per sack. The move marks a two day gain of 25 cents per sack and 25 cents per bushel as buyers faced higher costs.
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Chicago
South Water Street
New Minister to Chile Chosen by Britain
George A. Lowther, Secretary of the British embassy at Washington, has been appointed minister of Great Britain to Chile announced in London.
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London
George A. Lowther
Washington
Great Britain
Chile
Sultan Broke His Word Failed to Keep Faith With Ambassador
A report details the sultan breaking a pledge with the French ambassador, outlining diplomatic strain and subsequent discussions to restore trust within the alliance.
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Sultan
France Breaks Diplomatic Ties With Turkey After Sultan’s Breach
In Constantinople on August 21 the French ambassador M Constans informed the sultan s first secretary that all diplomatic relations between France and Turkey are broken. Constans says the break stems from the sultans refusal to honor a direct personal promise made at Yildiz palace regarding the naya purchase and settlement of French claims. The foreign minister also pledged that the agreement would be carried out.
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Constantinople
M. Constans
Sutan
France
Turkey
Yildiz
SULTAN PROMISES CONTRADICTED TO FRENCH AMBASSADOR
Paris reports that Constantinople promised satisfaction to France on French citizens and quays but sent a conflicting document. M. Constans refused further talks and reported to the foreign office. France and Turkey remain formally in relations via the Paris ambassador. no naval action decided.
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Paris
Foreign Office
Associated Press
Constantinople
M. Constans
France
Bosphorus
European reaction to sultan’s Turkish policy in France
London observers generally approve France’s actions toward Turkey as European chancelleries express irritation at the sultan’s bid to reassert himself and loosen the control Europe exerts over parts of his administration.
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London
Turkey
Europe
Cassard Sets Sail for Turkish Waters
Paris reports the French second class cruiser Cassard left for Turkish waters yesterday with a naval division ready to follow, according to Le Matin.
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Paris
Matin
Cassard
Democrats Select Ticket and Tax Reform Plank in Iowa
Des Moines Iowa August 21 Democrats in a state convention nominated Governor Thomas J Phillips Ot Tumwa Lieutenant Governor G F E Ferguson Logan Judge John Shortley Dallas Superintendent W P Johnson Carroll Railroad Commissioner A C Brice Bedford The platform reaffirms the 1900 Kansas City national plank and calls for reform in taxation repeal of the mulct liquor law and local option contest over the platform ended with a 68914 to 55044 vote The text pledges equal taxes on corporate and individual property and urges laws to burden taxation evenly while opposing exemptions and favors for any interests
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Des Moines
Iowa
Democrats of
Thomas J. Phillips
Ottumwa
G. F E. Ferguson
Logan
Supreme Court
John Shortley
Dallas
W. P. Johnson
Carroll
A. C. Brice
Kansas City
Democratic Party
Quiet Harrisburg GOP convention nominates Potter and Harris
The Republican state convention in Harrisburg nominates Judge William M. Potter for supreme court and State Representative Frank G. Harris for state treasurer by acclamation amid a sparse turnout. The platform endorses McKinley era policy, labor capital rights, and condemns yellow journalism while criticizing the Democratic party and its press supporters.
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Harrisburg
Harrisburg Opera House
William M. Potter
Pittsburg
Supreme Court
Frank G. Harris
Clearfield
United States
Quay
Penrose
Potter
Governor Stone
Supreme Bench
Green
Harris
House of Representatives
Hae
Pennsylvania
J. C. Brown
David H. Lane
Philadelphia
Benedict
Resolutions Committee
McKinley
Spain
Thut
Democratic Party
Gas Explosion Kills Five In Cleveland Water Works Shaft
Five workers died in a gas explosion in the Lake Erie water works tunnel near crib No 3. The blast shattered the shaft and released lake water trapping diggers below. Two men on staging survived. mayor halted tunnel work until safeguards are improved.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Water Works
Lake Erie
Ray Treadshaw
James Williams
Daniel Higgins
James Dallincourt
John Bert
Crib No. 3
Crib No. 2
Erih No. 2
Plummer Jones
Williams
Gus
Johnson
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Northport Properties
Abdul Hamid
The
Harper
Prince Has
T. J. Phillips
Bedford
Mr. Quay
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