Union Chiefs and Magnates Meet in Pittsburg Labor Talks
Pittsburg July 11 union chiefs and steel magnates met at the Lincoln Hotel to avert a general strike in Amalgamated Association mills. Two sessions were held with no agreement. a third conference is planned for tomorrow as both sides prepare further arguments toward arbitration.
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Hotel
Lincoln
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin
American Sheet Steel Company
American Steel Hoop Company
United Rates Steel Corporation
Shaffer
John Warner
New York
I. W. Jenks
Anager
Veryl Preston
Warner Arms
William Leeds
American Tin Plate Company
Charles W. Bray
United States Steel Corporation
Messrs. Warner
Preston
Amalgamated Association
Combine
Idie Mills
Machinists Return to Work at Newport News
Newport News machinists end their strike after a near unanimous meeting. Acting Superintendent Hopkins agrees to reinstate idle workers, allow ten days to return, and bar outside machinists, ending the labor dispute with shipyard readiness to fill vacancies.
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Newport News
Beale
Hopkins
Bip
Grown to a Brawny Man Reunites with Lost Father in Mill Discovery
Anderson Indiana story recalls John J Morath of Capitol Hotel Philadelphia finding his son Joseph Morath among red mill workers after a 21 year separation. The father and son, both issued with long histories, are to travel to Philadelphia that night with grandson after a Knights of Pythias connection led to the reunion.
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Knights of Pything
Anderson
Ind
John J. Morath
Capitol
Philadelphia
Joseph Morath
Indianapolis
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The
Knights of Pythias
Flood of Testimony in Hillis Glenn Case at Pathkersburg
July 11 at Pathkersburg West Virginia a large Hillis Glenn trial session drew a big crowd. Witnesses identified the defendant as Bert Glenn formerly of Williamstown. Mrs Vesta Hoover testified Glenn boarded with her in 1896 and wore women’s clothes. others from Williamstown including Dr Kline and John Richards also identified him. Richards recalled suspicions about Glenn being a woman and Beeson backed that claim under oath based on prior business with Glenn in 1896.
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Hillis Glenn
Pathkersburg
W. Va
Tander
Bert Glenn
Wiliamstown
Vesta Hoover
Glenn
Kline
Fatal wife murder and suicide in Brockport area
Rochester July 11. Farmer McGrath near Brockport killed his wife last night then took his own life. Their bodies were found in a field today. The woman had a deep wound over the left eye. McGrath used a jackknife and likely stabbed her before ending his own life. They leave five children under sixteen.
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Rochester
McGrath
Brockport
Contemplant Improvement to Asphalt Whitehall Street
The streets committee favors a new grade and asphalt paving for Whitehall street from the viaduct to Windsor and between Trinity avenue and Forsyth street. An ordinance will be presented Monday with final action expected July 29. County commissioners will fund grading at Brotherton and adjacent streets. Continued on Fifth Page.
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Trinity Hill
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Brotherton
Green T. Dodd
W. H. Brotherton
G. T. Dodd
Board of County Commissioners
Mrs Jefferson Davis Ill at Portland Hotel
Portland Maine July 11 Mrs Tefjit at the Columbia hotel in this city Jeraon Davis widow of the former president of the confederacy is quite ill and will spend the summer there
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Portland
Tefjit
Columbia
Jeraon Davis
Union Men Seize Japanese Fishermen in Secret Island Hold
Vancouver July 11. Fraser river strike turns dramatic as white sailors capture sixteen Japanese in a boat battle on the gulf. Prisoners are taken to a secretly located island between Vancouver and Nanaimo, guarded and fed while authorities seek a settlement. Two white fishermen are jailed for molesting Japanese.
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Vancouver
B. C
Fraser River
British Columbia
Gulf
Nanaimo
Sealed Hem Eternity Clarified by Utah Judge Hall
Salt Lake City Utah July Judge Hall ruled in the Holton Park case that the sealing ceremony for Dr J R Park and Arm itage in 1878 was a religious act for spiritual welfare and not a legal marriage under Utah law. The decision found Mrs Hilton, later Mrs Hilton, and Dr Park were never legally man and wife, affecting the estate claim.
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Utah
Hilton
Dr. Park
Frog dynamite tragedy shocks Albany Mo children and pet frog
In Albany Missouri three children of contractor George McCurdy found dynamite in their cellar and fed it to a pet frog. The dynamite exploded when a tool chest fell, killing the youngest child and injuring another child and Mrs McCurdy. Part of the dwelling collapsed in the blast.
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Albany
Moe
George McCurdy
Bloody clashes on Quelpart island kill hundreds
Berlin reports from Seoul that a ten day clash on Quelpart between Catholic missionaries and local pupils and residents leaves about 15 natives dead and 300 pupils killed. The Quelpart governor blames the pupils for supporting illegal tax levies by tax collectors.
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Berlin
Cologne Gazette
Seoul
Korea
Quelpart
Evans to Succeed Smith Rumor in Chattanooga
Rumor from Washington says Charles E. Smith may resign as postmaster general and H Clay Evans could be appointed to the post. Newell Sanders and Evans allies heard the rumor but offered no confirmation. General Wood reported improving in Havana with a good night and no fever.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Washington
Charles BE. Smith
H. Clay Evans
Newell Sanders
General Wood
Havana
Wood
Heat Drives Severe Drought Across Kansas and Midwest
July 11 reports from Topeka show Kansas cities hitting 98 to 108 degrees with fierce sun and dry winds. Crops suffer with many counties over 50 percent damaged, famine fears rise in Nebraska and Missouri while Illinois records 102 top, 107 in shade. proposals for rain prayers surface as temp records fall.
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Kan
Kansas
Kansas City
Baker
Concordia
Dodge City
Dresden
Fort Scott
Hays City
Macksville
Manhattan
McPherson
Osage City
Wichita
Princeton
Ind
Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Beaver City
St. Louis
Jefferson
Dockery
Missouri
Springfield
Ill
United States Weather Bureau
Reece
Illinois Nations Guard
Camp Lincoln
Arkansas Heat Bakes State With Record 101
The high today reached 101 in Little Rock, newest summer record. The Arkansas River sits at 0.9 at Dardanelle as drought worsens crops across the state. Two deaths reported in Pine Bluff from heat. Texarkana hits 102 in shade, cotton suffering amid dry conditions.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas River
Dardanelle
Pine Bluff
Georgia Sizzles As Thermometer Reaches 99.8 In Macon
Mercury hits 99.8 in Macon with 70 low as heat bakes several Georgia cities on July 11. No prostrations reported. light winds provide brief relief. Augusta records 90 with 70. Athens notes 93 with a steady breeze but discomfort persists. Columbus reports 97 and first sunstroke in twenty years. Rome shatters heat record at 440 with cooling night expected.
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Augusta
Athens
Athens Ga
Columbus
Rome
Alabama Climbs to 100 Degrees in Montgomery Heat
Montgomery dispatch notes the city sweltered to 100 degrees on July 11 as heat wave conditions persisted across Alabama with humid conditions and high temperatures reported in the region.
Atlanta Temperatures Smash Heat Record Across South
The heat wave set a new record with Atlanta reaching 96 degrees and the day warmer than any prior this year. Other southern cities like Birmingham Nashville and Memphis also posted high readings while breezes and low humidity kept discomfort down. A cotton belt rain pattern reached Texas, and Georgia cotton remains damaged with no full crop expected this season.
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Cotton Belt
Texas
Georgia
Record heat waves sweep Alabama towns breaking highs
A July heat wave scorched Decatur Mobile and Birmingham. Decatur saw 107 degrees with one sunstroke death of Will Bolyne. Mobile reported 96 with no prostrations. Birmingham hit 1029 degrees, shattering local records as residents endured a severe heat surge.
South Carolina Heat Reaches 96 At Columbia
Mercury hits 96 in Columbia with a dry 35 percent humidity as a fifteen mile breeze fades. crops await rain and Charleston swelters at 93 with no deaths or prostrations reported. The day marks the hottest of the year with no relief until nightfall.
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Columbia
D. C
Record Heat Tops Nashville July Chart at 102
Nashville records the highest July temperature in 31 years as the Weather Bureau shows 102 degrees from 2 to 4 pm. The previous July high was 101 set on several dates, with 98 the prior peak for this season. Humidity was low. no prostrations reported in Nashville or Chattanooga where 106 degrees appeared on streets.
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Nashville
Tenn
Weather Bureau
Bureau
Chattanooga
Chattaooga
Memphis Record Warmest Day Of Year At 100 Degrees
Memphis Tennessee reports the warmest day of the year with the official thermometer showing 100 degrees on July 11. No prostrations are recorded as the temperature climbs, with Knoxville noting 92 degrees and forecasts calling for fair, warmer conditions tomorrow.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Memphis
Pleasant Raleigh Weather With Cool Week
The Raleigh area reports reasonably cool conditions with a steady breeze. Daytime temperatures dipped to 70 degrees as good rains in the extreme northeast helped crops, while other regions also saw rain though it was not needed.
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Raleigh
N. C
Weather Relief Hits Richmond as Heat Eases
Virginia reports a pleasant week in Richmond with cooler air after Sunday and Monday rains. Temperatures under 85 this day hint at warmer weather ahead as residents recover from two weeks of scorching heat. A separate Norfolk storm cooled the city after a week near the century mark, but high winds caused coastal wiring outages delaying damage reports to shipping.
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Richmond
Norfolk
Specter
Louisville Scores 108 Degree Heat Peak In July Day
Kentucky reports July 1 heat wave with a 108 degree high in Louisville at 320 pm. Humidity at 23 percent reduced discomfort. Dispatches note 107 at Bowling Green and 104 at Paducah, though official thermometer status unclear. The season’s record remains 146 degrees on August 12, 1381.
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Kentucky
Louisville
Louisvile
Bowling Green
Paducah
New Orleans Records Heat With 94 Degree High
Louisiana reports a seasonal high of 94 degrees in New Orleans on July 1 with a low of 77. Light northern breeze noted amid the hot conditions as residents endure peak summer heat.
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New Orleans
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