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Newspaper

Atlanta Constitution

Location

Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Jan 08, 1916

Page

5

Riot at factory leaves two injured near Tuba Plant

An afternoon riot broke out outside the Tuba Company plant injuring two men who were rushed to a hospital. Later reports indicate the day shift at the sheet department intensified the trouble as night fell.

Tuba Company Smuen The Sheet Helen Toth Carroll Thornton Youngstown Jomen A. Campbell Youngetown Sheet and ‘Tube Company Hast Youngstown Gap Frederick Fletcher Columbus Ohio Ohio National Guard John C. Speaks Coolumbue Ounestown Wills J.C. Amatead Mahoning County General Speaks Mahoning Trumouu State Liquor License Commission Faltoring Willis

Rioting at Youngstown Works Ends in Fires and Looting

About 6000 gathered at the mills entrance and stoned private police in charge of Chief J M Woltz. Woltz says he fired a blank to scatter the crowd. Firing escalated as 19 were wounded, and the mob moved into East Youngstown’s business district setting multiple buildings ablaze including a clothing store, a jewelry store, and a saloon with liquor distributed among the crowd. Fire department responded to the scenes.

J. M Woltz Sheet and Tube Company Woltz Youngstown

Rioters Set Fire as City Faces Broad Disorder

A blaze swept through a Hast Youngs town district after a crowd forced back fire crews. Fifteen buildings burned and 26+ families were left homeless as police and sheriff asked state troops. Governor Willis ordered regiments from Cleveland Bucyrus Columbus to restore order. A looter was wounded during a post office raid before a saloon fire destroyed a three story building.

Youngstown Columbus Salon Wilson Street John Baker

Riots Hit Youngstown Steel District After Strike

A violent mob attacked workers including Stephen Gardner foreman and Bert Atwood timekeeper, leaving them unconscious and badly hurt. Rioters wrecked cars and attacked drivers while police arrested about fifty, with tensions rising as 100 strikers gathered at the jail and deputies were stationed overnight.

Stephen Gardner Foreman Bert Atwood Trikera Mahoning River Youngstown W. H. Cunningham

Senate Debates Freight Embargo Amid Naval War Strife

Washington heatedly debated responsibility for neutral trade disruptions as Senator Walsh pressed a resolution to probe the eastern freight embargo. O Gorman challenged claims on 200 neutral ships seized under British orders in council, while Nelson and Newlands argued German submarines, not Britain, chiefly diverted freighters. Debate to resume next day.

Washington Great Britain Germany Senate Walsh Newlands O'Gorman State Department Nelson

British submarine sinks off Holland

London reports a British submarine was sunk off Texel yesterday after grounding and taking a leak. The 33 crew members were rescued by the Dutch cruiser Noord Brabant and taken to Amsterdam naval barracks.

London Holland Admiralty Texel Noord Brabant Holder Amaterdam Lon Aon

Icicles Thrown by 100 Girl Strikers at Cigar Factory

Poughkeepsie January 7 More than 100 girls striking for higher wages gathered before the cigar factory of Samuel L Davis and Co and bombarded the windows with icicles. Three were arrested and fined 46 each. The strike began after a five cent per hundred clears raise. The walkout could affect about 400 workers. Police reinforcements ended the disturbance.

Poughkespaie N. d Samuel L Davis & Co

Judge O P Shiras Dies in Florida at 92

Oliver P. Shiras longtime federal judge for the northern district of Iowa and author died in Daytona Beach Florida after a month of illness. Born in 1832 in Pittsburgh he studied law at Yale and practiced in Dubuque before his 1882 appointment. He was brother to George Shiras Jr a former U S Supreme Court justice who retired years ago.

Daytona Fla Oliver P. Shiras Iowa Edge Shiras Pittsburg Yale Dubuque Iews Geor Shiras, Jr United States ‘Supreme Court

Heavy Snow Disrupts Richmond Rail and Streetcars

A heavy snowfall began early today in Richmond Virginia and continues, hindering electric car schedules and starting to impede steam traffic. The wintry weather, the heaviest of the season, contrasts with unusually warm conditions that had plagued health officials with fears of pneumonia.

Richmond Health Department

Second term plank not a mandate says McCombs

Little Rock January 7 William F McCombs Democratic national chairman says the second term plank in the last Democratic platform is not a mandate from the Baltimore convention and may be read as a recommendation to the candidate or to push a constitutional amendment. He urged immediate military and naval buildup to deter European powers after the war.

Little Rock Ark Willliam F. McCombs Baltimore McCombs United States

Bromo Quinine Recipe Echoes Patent Cure Claim

In a terse ad style notice readers are urged to obtain a “genuine” remedy labeled BROMO QUININE and Enticives BROMO SUiNing Ea Yor with EB. W. GROVE signing. The claim promises to cure a cold in one day, noting a price of 250.

Caton Hill Walton St Peat EB. W. Grove

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