Steel strike widens in Duquesne works clash and talks
Pittsburgh August 31 Amalgamated claims victory as open hearth at Duquesne tin works shuts down and union and Carnegie Steel pledge next moves. Schwab Burns telephone conference clouds may meet after Labor Day as both sides push for resume or settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
T Ite Steel
Duquesne Tin Works
Carnegie Steel
Amalgamated
Steel Company
Duquesne
Schwab
The
Steel Corporation
Simon Burns
Window Glass Workers’ Association
Urns
Burna
Amalgamated Association
United States Steel Corporation
Shaffer
Burns
United States Steel Cororation
Iwab
W. E. Porter
McKees Rocks
Milwaukee
Steel Combine
Messrs
Trust
Smithfield
Sams
Lay County
Wellsville
Mennessen
Wage Increase Bid Placed by Amalgamated Meat Cutters
Michael Donnelly, president of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen, announced a plan seeking a 10 percent wage raise for skilled butchers in beef packing plants. The request, affecting 16,000 members, was submitted to packers in Chicago and Omaha and will be considered after Labor Day with no strike as implied by Donnelly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Michael Donnelly
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of
North America
Chicago
Omaha
Donnelly
Unionism in Favor in Britain Says Labour Leaders
The American Federation prints replies from British labor advocates to an inquiry on whether England’s industries seek other fields and if unions cause this. Replies deny union influence. George H. Barnes of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers cites shipbuilding engineering coal mining and cotton spinning as prosperous due to strong worker organization, while heavy textiles and other moderately organized industries decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
American Federation
Federation of Labor
Great Britain
Gompers
England
George H. Barnes
Amalgamated Society of Engineers of
Manchester
Workers Quit at Standard Chain Plant Over Wage Scale
About 170 employees at the Standard Chain plant in Columbus quit today and will not return Monday due to the company’s failure to sign the machine work scale adopted by the National Chain Makers association. The scale would raise wages by 38 percent. Fourteen plants nationwide are affected and 1,700 plus workers idle. Union officers expect a quick settlement, blaming company neglect to notify plants.
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Columbus
Ohio
Standard Chain Company
National Chain Makers’ Association
Ham|ton Reed
National Lodge No. 2
Trenton
N. J
Harrisburg
Washington
Howard and Braddock
Chicago
St. Louis
York
Standard Company
Miners Arrive West Virginia to Yale Camp Quiet
Thirty white non union miners arrived at Yale from West Virginia without incident. A Fleming meeting drew both union and non union miners, who said they will follow district and national boards. Reports of armed guards drew little attention as tensions linger about obeying any strike order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Yale
West Virginia
Fleming
Richardson
District Board
National Board
General Conference Called by Allied Metal Workers Leader
John Mulholland and Samuel Gompers depart for Buffalo after agreeing on a general conference of international representatives from trades formed in St. Louis. The meeting will occur in Buffalo within 10 days to address National Trades association expulsions and card signing to work with non union workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John Mulholland
Allied Association of Allied Metal Workers
President Gompers
American Federation of Labor For
Buffalo
Mulholland
Gompers
St. Louis
National Trades Association
Miners Strike At Isle Royale Mine In Houghton
Houghton Mich August 21 two hundred miners on the day shift at the Isle Royal mine walked out demanding higher wages and shorter hours. Authorities expect the demands to be granted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houghton, Mich
Isle Royal
Tin Plate Co seeks injunction against Irondale plant strikers
The Ameri can Tin Plate company filed for an injunction in federal court to curb striking employees at the Irondale Ohio plant. The filing cites violence and intimidation as the grounds for the action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
American Tin Plate Company
United States Court
Irondale
No Change in San Francisco Strike Status
No change reported in the San Francisco strike today as talks continued without progress and workers remained off the job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Six Day Bicycle Race at Revere Not Finished
At Revere Massachusetts August 31 the six day bicycle race did not finish tonight with only six hours raced. Moran and McLean Maya and Bowler and McDuffie and Pierce lead at 805 miles plus one lap. Bleecker and Downey one lap behind. Race to resume Tuesday. Hardy Downing of San Jose California won the one mile professional 2:10 class in 2:19 and Iver Lawson of Salt Lake won the half mile professional in 1:17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Revere
Mass
Moran
McLean
Maya
Bowler
McDuffie
Pierce
Bleecker
Iver Lawson
Salt Lake
MANY SEEK SEPARATION Unhappy Marriages Find Their Ending in Divorce Court
Special correspondence reports on divorce actions as unhappy marriages end in court. A wife sues a Chinese husband for non support amid broader notes on social strains and legal outcomes.
Appalling Loss of Life in the Great Northern Wreck
Reports detail a deadly Great Northern wreck near Kalispell with multiple fatalities and injured. Assistant Superintendent Downs identified among the dead by a watch bearing his name. Dr. M. Cooley, Peter Lachance, Dan Mashan and others listed as wounded. Mrs. Harle and children reported safe. her husband died in Anaconda hospital after prior injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Kalispell
J. E. Dawson
Great Northern
Harle
H. A. Kennedy
Anaconda
Downs
Dr. M. Cooley
Peter Lachance
Dan Mashan
John M
Rhodes
August Rolff
John Seabird
Louis Miller
Arthur Platts
David Hope
D. T. Olson
G. H. Burke
Charles Gal
Ir is Rupert and Richard Housey Die in Krebs County incident
Two victims, Iris Rupert and Richard Housey, are identified from Krebs station in a local tragedy. Authorities have not released further details about the shooting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iris Rupert
Richard Housey
Kreb's
Two More Victims Recovered From City of Trenton Disaster
Philadelphia reports two more bodies pulled from the Delaware river after the steamboat City of Trenton explosion. Both victims are women, one believed to be Amanda Ross, 21, of Philadelphia, as the death toll rises to 13. Relatives doubt a prior identification of Sam Johnson, Hulmeville, Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Trenton
Delaware
Amanda¢‘ross
Sam Johnson
Hulmeville
Johnson
Divorce lint and mercantile shifts under Montana era
The piece notes W. H. Donovan’s retirement from Donovan McCormick Mercantile. It lists current partners in Helena and Billings firms and mentions several divorce actions including Ching Ping On versus Art Tin, Sarah A Massing versus Edward Massing, and Philip J Worrall versus Evie J Worrall, with locations in this city and recent arrivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ching Ping On
Art Tin
Sa Francisco
Chelsea
Mass
Sanie Lewis
Sarah A. Massing
Edward Massing
Oregon
Philip J. Worrall
Evie J. Worrall
Kansas
Kreuz Zeitung Presses Reciprocity With United States
The Kreuz Zeitung argues for a reciprocity agreement with the United States. It says Germany would be in an impossible position if it grants tariff reductions to other nations but not to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Germany
South America
Cologne Zeitung
Washington
Kreuz Zeitung
South American
Europe
Prince Chun
Basle
Lokal Anzeiger
Berlin
Electric motor tests on standard gauge lines to start
Experiments with an electric motor on standard gauge rails begin next week between Berlin and Zossen. Twenty miles of the line are prepared, with the remaining section to be finished in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Zossen
Elusive Kansas City murderer still at large
A Black man known as Bessie Francis remains at large after Miss Mary Henderson was found murdered in Johnson County Missouri. Volunteers and bloodhounds failed to track him as rumors of capture circulated and a chase halted by night rain.
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Kansas City
Johnson and
Cass Counties
Missouri
Mary Henderson
Chapman Hyatt
Bessie’ Francis
Straussburg
Missouri Pacific
Francis
Pleasant Hill
Warrensburg
Pryatt Farm
Rising Star
Straussburge
Fences Torn Down Near Tule Lake by U S Marshal
Deputy U S Marshal L M Morse returned from Tule Lake in Klamath county with orders from Judge Bellinger to remove fences built by the Jesse D Carr Land and Livestock Co enclosing 80 000 acres of public domain. No objections were raised by Carr representatives as openings were cut through the fence over four townships. The Oregon fence formed an angle crossed by a natural mountain barrier exposing 80 000 acres to cattlemen and settlers access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashland
Ore
United States
L. Morse
Tule Lake
Klamath County
Bellinger
Jesse D. Carr Land and Livestock Company
Carr Company
Oregon
Cary Company
Bicycle Racing Card Set at Madison Square Garden
Jimmy Mitchell and Johnny Nelson are matched for a 15 mile motor paced race at Madison Square Garden on September 4. On September 5 Harry Bikes and Bobby Walthour meet in a 15 mile race for 1000 dollars a side. The two victors will race each other for 15 miles at the garden on September 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jimmy Mitchell
Johnny Nelson
Madison Square Garden
Harry Bikes
Bobby Walthour
Garden Track
P. T. Downs Dies in Wreck Victims List
Special dispatch from Spokane reports prominent railroad official P. T. Downs born in Ireland in 1847 and long served in multiple top roles across the Central Vermont Mobile & Chattanooga Louisville & Nashville Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe, and Great Northern lines. He was to be elected vice president of Spokane Falls & Northern next week. widow and children noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard
Spokane
P. T. Downs
Ireland
Vermont Road
Mobile & Chattanooga Road
New Orleans
Louisville & Nashville Road
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe
Northern Division
Atlanta, West Point & Western Railway
Alabama
Great Northern
Spokane Falls & Northern
South
California
Kirk
Deadly Essex Montana Wreck Claims 36
Reports from Great Northern headquarters show 36 dead in the Essex Montana wreck with 13 injured and at least three fatally hurt. Remains and injured were moved to Kalispell hospitals. Superintendent P T Downs died and his son’s body remains unrecovered. others killed are Scandinavian laborers, unidentifiable due to condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Minn
Great Northern
Essex
Mont
Kalispell
P. T. Downs
Body identified of assistant superintendent in Kalispell wreck
In Kalispell Montana the body of Assistant Superintendent Downs presumed cremated in last night's wreck was identified at the morgue by a watch bearing his name. Among 47 laborers in the car only the listed men and a few others survived. a long list of names is provided and local hospital patients are named. In Pittsburg two men were killed when powder mills at Krebs station exploded at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalispell
Mont
Downs
Mr. Down
D. McColey
Peter Lachance
Dan Machan
John T. Rhodes
August Rolf
John Seahiard
Louis Miller
Arthur Platts
Dan Hope
Pittsburg
Kreb's Station
Terrific powder explosion in Munson and Brooklyn fire deaths
In Munson Pennsylvania Emanuel Rinus and his family suffered severe burns when a powder explosion wrecked their home after a spark fell from a pipe. In Brooklyn New York two more victims died from a tenement fire, raising the death toll to six with four killed and seven injured earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altoona
Munson
Emanuel Rinus
Rinus
New York
Brooklyn
Twelve Die in Fairville Wreck Toll Reaches 12
Rochester New York August 31 E H Bradley of Seneca Falls one of the victims of the Fairville wreck Thursday evening died this morning bringing the death toll to twelve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
N. Y
E. H. Bradley
Seneca Falls
Daring Hold-Up in Bourne Saloon Ends with Theft
Two well-dressed masked men entered August Anderson’s Bourne saloon in Baker County, Oregon, at 9 30 pm and forced patrons to surrender. They took about 200 dollars and fled, suspected to be part of a gang linked to a prior Log Cabin gambling house robbery in the city ten days earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker City
Ore
Bourne
August Anderson
Marksmen Busy at Sea Girt Ranges in New York Event
On August 31 the Sea Girt ranges hosted multiple contests including the 1 000 yard Wimbledon cup won by Capt. W B Martin of Trenton with 137 points. Irish shooters impressed with scientific execution. Boston light battery A won the revolver team match with 596 points. Settler Rifle club of New York City took the inter club schuetzen title with 282 points. Michael Dorrier led in both the American and German ring targets with 137 and 209 points respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fsm
W. B. Martin
Trenton
N. J
Light Battery A
Boston
Schuetzen
United States
Settler Rifle Club
New York City
Michael Dorrier
Exequaturs Withdrawn for Consuls in Venezuela
Exequaturs for all Colombian consuls in Venezuela are withdrawn by Curacao authority dated August 31, affecting diplomatic representation of the United States of currency interest.
Dr Bennett Electric Belt at Union Building Denver
Readable notes show a feature on the Dr Bennett Electric Belt located at the Union Building in Denver Celorado. Public interest visible through page references 16 to 26. The item hints at a local product or health device and its display setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Bennett
Union Building
Denver
Celorado
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Cenfer
William Elkins
Tin Plate
Canal Dover
L. L. Moffett
Billings-Musselshell
Billings
Billings & Musselshell Telephone Company
Fergus County
Moffett
Bridger
Joliet
Park City
Billings Telephone Company
Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone Company
Bnit
James Fleming
Oliver Dotson
Clinton Dotson
James McArther
Powell County
Deer Lodge
Jecziema
Swift Specific CO
Nta
Asbestine
Parchen Drug Company
Helena, Mont
Alden Speare’s
Checago, Illinois
Delaware River
Ings
North Dakota
Minneapolis
W. H. Donovan
Donovan-McCormick Mercantile Company
T. C. Power
A. C. Johnson
Helena
Paul McCormick
C. W. Sparr
M'Mahon
Hostetter
Federal Court
Lagher and
John Erickson
Martin
Thich
Bennett
Newbro
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