Fire destroys Cleveland water crib causing multiple deaths
August 14 Cleveland scene reports a fire at a water works crib off the harbor destroys the frame structure. Five men burned, several drowned or suffocated, eighteen rescued by tug Sprankle and Wilhelm boat, with 200000 dollar loss to Shafter and Schnington. Rescue and investigation efforts continue as reports detail the trapped tunnel workers and coroner notices.
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Cleveland
Ohio
posssbly
Arthur Hasty
Mark Snyder
Arthur Hastings
Plummer Jones
John Martine
John Kowelsky
John Leese
Braddock
Charles Smith
David Kelly
Victor Kauffman
Canton
John
Adam Best
J. FP
Sprankle j
Van Deusen
Justas
Wilhelm
Shafter & Schnington
Great Steel Strike Honors Fade in Mixed Victories
Pittsburgh dispatch details a day of mixed outcomes in the Great Steel Strike with wins for the strikers at Mt. Keesport's National Tube works and a reopening of Painter mill in Pittsburgh by non union workers. The American Tin Plate Crescent plant at Cleveland also resumes with non union labor as rumors of settlement swirl and Shaffer urges western lodges to strike. The piece outlines shifting plant status, union strength in McKeesport Wheeling and Monessen, and growing pressure for a peaceful yet firm labor stand.
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Pittsburg
National Tube works
Mt Keesport
United States Steel Corporation
the
steel corporation
Painter
Crescent
American Tin Plate Company
Cleveland
Tighe
Amalgamated association
Shaffer
McKeesport
Wheeling
New Castle
Bellaire
Mingo Junction
south Chicago
Bayview
Joliet
Youngstown
Columbus
Kiskiminetas valley
Monessen
American Tin Plaza Company
Associated Press
Crescent works
Amalgamated assoviation
Pittapure
Adams
Illnois
Shaffer Speakery
P Ie
geoitnas
Amalgamated
Wittsburg
Chartiers
Carnegie
Leechburg
De Wees Wood
national Goard of Pennsylvania
Somerset
Qtter
Lindsay
McCutcheon mills
mil
Fall River Labor Unions Plan Resistance to Wage Cuts
August 14 Fall River labor action threatens a strike over proposed wage cuts in the local print cloth mills. Mule spinners vow to starve rather than accept the new schedule, seeking support from New England mills and the National Mule Spinners Association for solidarity.
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Fall River
Mass
New England
thermeotus
Robber Holds Up Adirondack Stage Near North River
News from Glens Falls says a masked bandit stopped the Alua Mountain stage at North River near Dunlap's hotel. The robber shot a horse, forced passengers to surrender valuables, rifled mail and express bags, and disappeared into woods. one woman and her husband were the only ones left unharmed. Six passengers fled, leaving behind a modest sum and little trace by nightfall.
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Glens Falls
N. Y
Alua Mountain
North river
North Creek
Warren county
Adirondacks and Hudson
Blue Mountain Lake
Dunlap's
Munich Newspaper Frames Hanover Speech as High Command Probe
The Munich Allgemeine Retun reports Count Honorsee's Hanover address as a test of loyalty and discipline within the German army. It cautions that government ties grant the piece unusual weight, suggesting the central command may be under scrutiny amid rising tensions.
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Count Honersee
Hanover
Desf Indent Seslays Self
Charles W. Ferriott aged 66 died after shooting himself in his New York home. Immigrant from France, he was long involved in grape growing and wine making, including ventures in Lake Erie vineyards. Despondent over ill health, his death occurred at an early hour today.
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New York
Charles W. Ferriott
France
lake Erie
Ferriott
Rival factions ready to fight over Philadelphia democracy conv
Harrisburg August 14 Rival factions of the Philadelphia democracy prepare to contest seats at the state convention. Donnelly-Ryan delegates appear on the roll, with Ex Governor Pattison defending seats and Ex judge Gordon representing the young democracy. Nomination plans aim for swift action with few clashes, while fusion talks surface for treasurer.
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Harrisburg
Philadelphia democracy
Philadelphia
Donnelly-Ryan
Creasy
young democracy of
Robert H. Pattison
James Gay Gordon
young democracy
Harman Yerkes
Doylestown
supreme court
William Ellison
ON City
Andrew J. Palm
Meadville
B.A. Coray, Jr
Inzerne
Ohie democrat
house of representatives
Weather and local notices from Georgia era
Cloudy unsettled weather with showers forecast. Local water board halts payment to pipe firm over unsatisfactory mains. Ten cent lodgers strike in Starvation Army hall seeking towels, bread, ice water. Coroner rules Henry D Lyle murdered Maggie Rogers in Athens. Lyle at large. Weather bureau to move to Empire building. Confederate veteran Alexander M Wallace dies. Georgia news covers Tybee drownings, embezzlement charge against ex-postmaster, and city railway arbitration. Southern regions note Virginia governorship nomination, union meeting in Cincinnati, and Charlotte disorder. Domestic reports include Cleveland lake tragedy and steel strike progress. Foreign items report steamship line plans and anti-American pamphlet in Cuba.
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Water board
Army hall
Henry D. Lyle
Athens
Maggie Rogers
Lyles
Weather bureau
Empire building
Dt Coronel
Alexander M. Wallace
Charters Revoked After Steel Workers Refuse Strike
Chicago August 14 There will be no strike at the south Chicago mills after workers refused to reconsider action taken Saturday night Assistant Secretary M F Tighe of the Amalgamated association revoked the charters of both lodges and declared the men outside the organization. crowd reacts with laughter and cheers. Germany Berlin August 14 Papers complain Count von Waldersen talks too much.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
M. F. Tighe
Amalgamater association
Amalemated association of the south Chicago mills
Gale Sweeps Gulf Coast Causes Flooding Losses
A Gulf Coast gale disrupts river and coastal areas. Water in the river backs up four feet with rice fields flooded and orange lands at risk. Residents leave homes as high seas and strong northeast winds threaten Mobile and Port Eads. A schooner with three aboard was seen ashore near South Pass. No detailed reports of life losses yet.
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New Orleans
tower
lfe
Mississippi gulf coast
Selders
Olympia
Mobile
Ala
Train rushes into washout near Saluda mountain
Asheville August 14. Three days of nonstop rain have swollen streams and triggered a washout on the Spartanburg road at Saluda mountain. The wreck left engines and cars plunged into the washout. Engineer Sullivan escaped with painful injuries. All trains halted tonight. service expected to Knoxville tomorrow.
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Asheville
N. C
Spartanburg
Saluda mountain
Sullivan
Knoxville
Floods Cause Heavy Losses Across Kentucky Valleys
Enormous damage from extended rains and floods in Middlesboro Kentucky and surrounding counties. Valley farms suffer thousands in losses as Cumberland and Powell rivers rise, with little relief in sight. Stonega Virginia endures a waterspout forcing many to flee. Continued rain risks doubling losses if it persists through the night.
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Kentucky
Middlesboro
Stonega
Cumberland
Powell rivers
Railroads Strained as Floods Wreak Havoc in East Tennessee
Heavy rains flood farms and towns across upper east Tennessee. Rail lines and trestles washed out threaten traffic to and from the east. Coal Creek and surrounding areas report seven bridges gone and towns inundated with no lives lost.
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Knoxville
Tenn
upper east Tennessee
Virginia
Asheville
N. C
Atlanta
Chattanooga
Coal Creek
Southern railroad
Dramatist Lorimer Stoddard Seriously Ill in New York Area
New York August 14 report says dramatist and actor Lorimer Stoddard is seriously ill in a sanitarium near Liberty New York in a critical condition. He is known for dramatizations of Loss of the Duchess and Bernabe.
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Stoddard
New York
Lorimer Stoddard
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J. Pope Brown
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Tybee
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Echols
Valdosta
Palmer
Jenkins
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Candler
Harry C. Tindall
Tindall
G. M. Sorrel
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Norfolk
International Typographical Union
Birmingham
Ale
Cincinnati
Charlotte
William Moore
John G. Goebel
J. ©. Franklin
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New York custom house
Berehaven
United States
Manith
Bec
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Berlin
Count
GULF COAST
Mouth
Mississippi
Spartanburg Road
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east Tennessee
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