Miners Strike Over Food at Malden Mines
Special dispatch from Helena reports F E Wright receiver for A B Wright vs Central Mines and partners. At Whiskey Gulch mines in Fergus county workers quit Aug 16 over food quality. boarding handled by a contractor, not management. Production prior to strike yielded about 27 500 in ore value with tanks and dams built to protect downstream ranches. Receiver seeks extension to Sept 1 1901 for a 30 000 payment tied to Spotted Horse and other properties while planning water pipeline and plant repairs.
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Standard
Helena
F. E. Wright
Lewistown
Wright
Central Mines Company
Bragg
Ralph T. Kellogg
United States
Fergus County
Malden
Whiskey Gulch
Venezuela to present Venezuela Colombia clash to U S
New York Aug 24 The Venezuelan government plans to place the incident of Colombian troop incursions before the U S state department via minister Eduardo Blanco at Caracas He is said to have cabled that President Castro wants a full report of the inva sions for presentation to Washington to avert possible U S intervention in favor of Colombia
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New York
Venezuela
Colombia
State Department
Washington
Sear Eduardo Blanco
Caracas
Castro
United States
Ex-policeman shot dead in Eureka Springs
Eureka Springs Ark Aug 24 James Kiser a former policeman was shot to death last night by Dr L D Fuller a resident physician While Fuller drew water from a Main street fountain he was assaulted by Kiser who felled him with a blow and then mangled his face with a heel The prostrate man regained his feet and shot and killed Kiser Fuller is perhaps fatally hurt Fuller had refused Kiser's claim for 2 50 for services as special policeman and Kiser had sworn revenge
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Eureka Springs
Ark
James Kiser
L. D. Fuller
Cleveland Coroner Rules City, Contractors Responsible for Disaster
Coroner Simeon issues verdict on a disaster ten days past in Cleveland. He finds the city officials through inspectors aware of lacking life precautions, the sub contractors failed to protect lives, and the crib engineers allowed smokestacks to overheat.
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Cleveland
Aug. W
Simeon
Crib
Chicago Mass Meeting Calls Steel Workers to General Strike
Chicago officials plan a public meeting tomorrow to urge steel workers to join the general strike against United States Steel Corporation. Assistant Secretary Tighe will speak alongside other labor leaders. Delegates from Joliet and Milwaukee will attend to deny rumors of breakaway work and to urge Western lodges to show loyalty to the Amalgamated Association.
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Chicago
Steel Workers of
United States Steel Corporation
Tighe
Joliet
Milwaukee
Amalgamated Association
Sterling company locks out 600 fed laborists in Akron
Akon Aug 24. Superintendent Sneddon of the Sterling company Barberton served notice that 600 members of the Federation of Labor employed by the firm are locked out after striking last Wednesday and will not be recalled. The works are guarded, while the company rushes orders for boilers for battleships under construction at Cramps shipyard in Philadelphia, causing hardship for both sides.
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Akron
Ohio
Sneddon
Sterling Company of
Barberton
Federation of Labor
Cramps
Philadelphia
Judge issues injunction against picketing Hammond pressmen
In Goshen Indiana this afternoon Judge Baker of the United States circuit court issued an injunction prohibiting about 40 pressmen employed by the W B Conkey Printing company at Hammond from picketing the plant during their strike.
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Chicago
Baker
United States Circuit Court
Goshen
Ind
W. B. Conkey Printing Company
Hammond
Runaway Engine Crashes Into Janesville Canning Plant
A Northwestern railroad engine and box car derailed and plunged into the Janesville canning factory, smashing the brick plant just finished at a cost of 150000. The water tank toppled into the building, wrecking the machinery and cans. The engine and boiler were crushed. no injuries reported.
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Janesville
Wis
A_ Northwestern railroad
Janesville Canning Factory
Steamer pistol brings ship owners to Ladysmith voyage
Victoria, Aug. 24. The steamer pistol arrived en route to Ladysmith to load coal with a group of ship owners and retired capitalists from Port Townsend. They took the ship John A. Briggs to San Francisco after sailors’ union refused to crew for free. Captain Bulch assembled a crew of ship owners and others, many wealthy, who traveled largely for pleasure.
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Victoria
B. C
Pistol
Ladysmith
San Francisco
Port Townsend
John A. Briggs
Sailors’ Union
Bulch
Malvern Bank Assigns To Malvern Merchant In Cleveland Spinoff
Sandy Valley Banking company of Malvern organized two months ago by E. S. Miller, formerly secretary of the failed Superior Street Savings and Banking company in Cleveland, has assigned to H. J. Wilson, a Malvern merchant. No statement of indebtedness has been made.
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Cleveland
Sandy Valley Banking Company of
Malvern
E. 8. Miller
Superior Street Savings and Banking Company of
H. J. Wilso
Emperors Will Confer on Visit to France and Navy Maneuvers
Berlin dispatch notes the czar will attend German naval maneuvers alongside the French visit, with Count von Buelow and Count Lamesdorff traveling with him. The 48 hour stay includes reviewing fleets, while Lord Roberts attends maneuvers south of Dieschau. Countess von Waldersee draws praise as an American in high society. King Edward tours Hamburg in a large armorlike car, offering privacy during outdoor excursions.
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Berlin
France
Paris
Dantak
Count von Buelow
Count Lamesdorff
Hohenzollern
Lord Roberts
Dieschau
Vistula
Nachrichten
Great Britain
Count von Waldersee
Prince Bismarck
William
Arafft
Altoona
China
Edward
Hamburg
Armour III ill during vacation at Watkins Glen
Kirk B Armour III of Elmira New York is reported gravely ill while on vacation at Watkins Glen New York. His Kansas City physicians were summoned by telegraph and arrived tonight in his private car Lycoming to assess his condition. His son accompanies him and plans to return him to Kansas City if feasible.
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Elmira
N. Y
Aug
Kirk RB. Armour
Kansas City
Watkins Glen
Artmours
Lycoming
Armour
Kanais City
Actress Ruby Hall seeks help with stolen diamonds
In Chicago on August 24 a young woman naming herself Ruby Hall, claiming to be an actress from San Francisco, asked police for aid in recovering $1,500 worth of diamonds allegedly stolen by a man she said was a Boston commercial traveler who had accompanied her to Chicago.
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Chicago
Ruby Hall
San Francisco
Boston
The
Eloped Woman Left in San Francisco Jewel Heist
A woman fled San Francisco with a Boston man who carried several thousand dollars and jewels. The pair reportedly eloped but the man deserted her after obtaining the jewelry, prompting an ensuing police inquiry.
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San Francisco
Boston
Whites and Negroes Clash In Tennessee Mining Camp
In Knoxville, Aug 4, a plan to drive Black workers from Elk Valley Mining Co property near Jellico sparked a shooting. James Hatfield was found dead with a bullet through the head, his brother Winfield Hatfield wounded. Deputies guard the company's site as tensions rise.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Aus
Elk Valley Mining Company
Jellico
Southern Railway
James Hatfield
Winfield Hatfield
James
London News Reflects Liberal Decline and American Influx
The London session closes amid Liberal fractures as war dominates, Consuelo Vanderbilt impresses Unionists at Blenheim, and a record American visitor wave floods Britain. Reports detail press staffing irritants, KE L. Godkin’s health, Countess of Warwick’s philanthropy, and tensions over St Paul’s foundations amid Persian ambitions and Russian pressure.
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London
Liberal Party
Commons
Balfour
Blenheim
Duke of Marlborough
Mr. Chamberlain
Mr. Balfour
Consuelo
America
Europe
Fleet Street
M Re
KE. L. Godkin
Evening Post
New York
United States
New Forest
Hampshire
Countess of Warwick
Agricultural College For
Reading
Faeland
Lady Brooke
Brooke
Sett
Corontess
Tranby Croft
Russia
Persia
Lord Curzon
Russie
Indian Ocean
Novoe Vremya
St Paul's Cathedral
Trndoubtedt
Somers Marke
Jean
Chanter
St. Paul’s
Paul’s
Christopher Wren
Prelich
Alon Fe
United States minister to Chili to retire for business
Santiago Chile August 24 via Galveston reports that Henry L Wilson the United States minister to Chili will soon retire and devote his time to commerce representing several American firms.
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Santiago
Chili
Galveston
Pewsenaners
United States
Henry L. Wilson
Smugglers in a Trap Expose Border Ring in Arizona
Treasury agents and secret service operatives arrested William Hoey Nogales collector, R E Jossey immigrant inspector, Frank Howz and another Nogales Clayton Chinese residents in a coordinated probe into Chinese smuggling across the Mexican border. Investigations show a corrupt ring operating from Nogales offices with certificates marked A signaling payoffs, and plans to prosecute all involved. Hoey, Jossey, and the others faced United States attorney action. hoey’s background cited from Indiana.
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Washington
United States
Arizona
William Hoey
Nogales
R. E. Jossey
Frank Howz
Clifton
Mexico
Treasury Department
Secret Service
Customs and Immigration Administrations
Department
Secret
Hoey
Muncie
Ind
Jessey
Entry Into U S Through Nogales Officials Probe
A large alleged scheme to move people into the United States through the Nogales office is under investigation. A special agent has been ordered to Nogales to take charge of the office.
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United States
Nogales
Married on deathbed aboard Newark couple wed before operation
Last moment in Atlantic City as Quartermaster Joseph Matthews of the U S cruiser Newark married Mina Eva May Sain of Camden shortly before surgery. He died early today after returning from the Philippines. Matthews dived from a boardwalk into shallow water, injuring his head and spine during a vacation visit.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Joseph Matthews
United States
Newark
Mina Eva May Sain
Camden
Matthews
Philippines
Mies Sain
Tlancee
Another victim in Havana yellow fever outbreak
The third death from yellow fever, caused by a mosquito bite, occurred this morning. Miss Clara Maas of New Jersey died seven days after falling ill. Six recent bite victims in the yellow fever commission’s experiments include three deaths and three others with milder illness. Maas was a nurse seeking immunity.
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Havana
Clara Maas
New Jersey
Maas
Mac Arthur Arrives in Chicago With Family Welcome
Major General Mac Arthur reached Chicago and was greeted by his wife and son, marking the first reunion in three years. Mrs. Mac Arthur traveled from Milwaukee to meet him. He is slightly ill and was taken to his hotel to rest, with plans to go to Washington on Wednesday.
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Chicago
MacArthur
Good Work, Good Material at Fair Price
A historic advertisement urges homeowners to choose solid materials and fair pricing for painting, claiming lasting results. It offers reassurance that if the firm did the job, the house stands as proof, and warns against regretting past choices by repeating the mistake.
Not Afraid of Lawsuit Over State House Furniture
Helena reports a furor as the Montana state furnishing board votes to rescind the Robert Mitchell Furniture contract for the new state house. The attorney general and secretary of state refuse to speak for publication, aiming to avoid controversy while signaling acceptance of union-labor terms. Mandamus action by Lou Hartson’s firm is anticipated, with proceedings likely to begin next week.
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The
Standard
Helena
Secretary of State
State Furnishing Board
Robert Mitchell Furniture Company
New State House
Union
Cincinnati
Robert Mitchell Company
Lou Hartson
Warren Toole
Montana
Toole
Price of Glass Reduced in Pittsburgh
Pittsburg reports National Plate Jobbers association cut prices on glazing quality plate glass by a percentage due to unsettled European markets and low abroad prices. The move aims to check imports that were gaining share in the American market.
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Pittsburg
National Plate Jobbers’ Association
Disturbances Reported in Mush Armenia
Disturbances in Mush Armenia were reported, with serious damage claimed but details unavailable. The Aug 24 dispatch noted unrest in the region without further specifics on perpetrators or casualties.
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Constantinople
Mush
Armenia
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Pierce
Elmer Lawler
Volga, Jefferson Co
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Dr. Pierce
Wilson
Siegel’s
Arama Gsa
Ariz
Treasury
Schatzlein
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