Strike Node in Duncansville Hoop Plant Warns of Walkout
Pittsburgh dispatch reports that Duncansville American Steel Hoop plant workers asked Shaffer whether to strike and were told to act only if organized. An organizer was sent. union aims to close the plant, which would give the Amalgamated association leverage over the steel hoop company. In Wellsville a mass meeting urged both sides while nearby mills offered jobs to striking workers.
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Pittsburg
Duncansville
American Steel Hoop Company
Shaffer
Amalgamated
John Pierce
Amalgamated Association
Steel Hoop Company
Vandercrift
Ohio Board of Arbitration
M. M Garland
Ohio Board
Garland
Pittsboro
Dewees Wood
McKeesport
Wort
Wellsville
Monessen
Combine
Aiong
Gibson
Pittsburg Forge and Tron Company
McKees Rocks Tron Mills
Zug Mill
Sligo Mill
Keystone Mill
Monongahela Coal and Tron Company
Abduction of Orphans Aims to Bar Catholic Upbringing
An Idaho uncle fled with two Rathdrun orphans to keep them from Catholic upbringing. He was arrested in Sand Point Idaho. The children, a five year old boy and a seven year old girl, are linked to the late Judge Prady murder. reports say Prady wished the kids be baptized Catholic and named Father Purcell guardian.
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Salt Lake
Utah
Rathdrun
Idaho
Sand Point
Prady
Rathdrum
Brady
Father Purcell
Ruling Declares Futures Betting Not Indiana Game
Federal Judge Baker ruled that betting on the futures price of commodities is not betting on a game under Indiana law and losses cannot be recovered in this state. The decision, delivered in Indianapolis, concerns a suit to recover money from the Odell Commission Company of Cincinnati.
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Baker
Indianapolis
Indiana
Odell Commission Company of
Cincinnati
United Mine Workers Order Strikers Back to Work
Scranton scene as United Mine Workers district No 1 votes to order stationary firemen back to work amid a split with the Stationary Firemen's Association. Operators call the move a blow, while firemen claim only a few belong to the union. Some firemen yet resist. Wages rise for stationary firemen to 11 a week after a 16 percent raise last fall. Rail injunction denied in Chicago on mixed car load freight.
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Scranton
United Mine Workers of America
Mine Workers’ Organization
International Association of Stationary Firemen
Nicholls
United Mine Workers
District No. 9
Stationary Firemen's Association
Wyoming and Lackawanna
Susquehanna Canal Company
Glen Lyon
Pittsville
Philadelphia Coal Company
Tuly
Chicago
Kohlsaar
United States Circuit Court
Aguinaldo Offer Recounted by Bryan in 1900 Campaign
In Lincoln Nebraska on July 18 W J Bryan released his account of a year ago contact with two Filipinos alleging Aguinaldo promised money and a arms pledge if Bryan won the election He says he refused to meet them and did not seek or demand proof of Aguinaldo's authority to act.
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Mr. Bryan
Lincoln
Nebr
Press Today
W. J. Bryan
Aguinaldo
Bryan
New York
Aguilnaldo
Lorillard Will Probated At Rancocas Estate Passed To Lillian Barnes
The will of Fierre Lorillard was offered for probate in Trenton New Jersey. Rancocas stock farm in Burlington County along with two stock farms and England training horses goes to Lillian A Barnes known as Ethan Allen. The remainder of the estate is placed in trust until the testator's three children die. An annuity of 5000 is left to Mrs Pierre Lorillard. The two sons receive one fifth each, and after the heirs deaths the estate is divided among the families. Value commonly believed to exceed 14 million dollars.
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Rancocas
Lillian Allien
Trenton
N. J
Fierre Lorillard
Lorilard
Burlington County
W. J
England
Lillian A Barnes
Ethan Alllen
Truat
Pierre Lor Ward, Jr
T. Euffern Taylor
Kent
Pierre Lorillard
Pierre Lorillard, Jr
Pietre Lorillard
Griewold Lorillard
Salt Trust Cuts Prices Amid Large Salt Surplus
The Michigan Salt Association has cut salt prices from 70 to 45 cents a barrel in Chicago. A large surplus is believed to be behind the move as the trust seeks to curb smaller competitors by dumping salt at a reduced price.
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Combine
Chicago
Salt Trust
The
Michigan Salt Association
Trust
Noble Earl Russell and Countess Sentenced in Medieval Trial
London July 18 Earl Russell and Mollie Cooke faced a House of Lords trial on bigamy. Pleaded guilty after jurisdiction debates. Russell jailed three months for a first class misdemeanor. Ceremony, robes, and 200 peers framed the case with Nevada connections and a dramatic courtroom pageant.
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London
Earl Russell
House of Lords
Earl
Countess Russell
Somerville
Nevada
Royal Gallery
Court of Justice
Ford
Lord Halsbury
Lord Salsbury
United States
Choate
Mollia Cooke
Russell
House of Commons
Judge Koelher
Mabel Scott
Michael Biddaulph
William Henry Weldon
Norroy
John Francis Stanley
Black Rod
King Eaward
Mollie Cooke
Lord Russell
King Howard
Usse l
Holloway
Steyn
Orange Free State
South Africa
Valparaiso
Mongolia Is Now Russian Says St Petersburg Dispatch
A Daily Express dispatch from St. Petersburg reports Mongolia is now Russian with Urga fortified and garrisoned by Russian infantry and Cossacks. Survey teams, escorted by troops, have advanced toward the Great Desert to map a Pekin railway route and its connection to the Siberian line. Separately, a fire at Michigan Barrel Company in Grand Rapids destroyed the plant, causing about 100000 dollars in losses, half insured.
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London
Mongolia
Daily Express
St. Petersburg
Urga
Pekin
Great Desert
Grand Rapids, Mich
Michigan Barrel Company
Battle to the Death Hopes for European Aid
London reports reels of correspondence between Reitz and Steyn on May 10 and May 15, detailing Transvaal fears, ammunition shortages, and pursuit of European intervention. Steyn urges continued resistance, Kruger’s Europe links, and belief in eventual foreign aid despite mounting hardships. London also notes Boer and British casualties at Wytfontein and confirms Captain Bothe, and Pheld Cornets Humann and Oliver killed.
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London
War Office
Jata
Lord Kitchener
Reitz
Steyn
Lindley
Transvaal
Botha
Viljoen
Mgr. Smutz
Kruger
Great Britain
Reagan
Europe
Johannesburg
Wighfontein
South Africa
Wlandsfontein
Charles Bothe
Phillip Botha
Phcld Cornets
Humann and
Oliver
Orange River Colony
Crimes of German bankers blamed for empire crisis
A Berlin bank director told an Associated Press representative that the commercial crisis stems from crimes by a few directors of banks and industrial firms. He said fear is exaggerated, the worst may be past, and no more large failures are expected. Other bankers warned the crisis may not be over and more failures could follow.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Iron Fields in Kentucky Syndicate Formed to Develop
Illinois Central management and St Louis capitalists form a syndicate to develop Kentucky iron fields. They have bought 60,000 acres in Trigg county and started two 100 ton furnaces at Grand Rivers. A Milwaukee group leases 6,000 acres and has a fifty ton furnace at Paducah.
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Chicago
Illnois Central Railroad Management & Syndicate
St. Louis
Kentucky
John W. Harrison
Stuckie Hardware Company
Trigg County
Grand Rivers
United States
Milwaukee
Uniols Central
Milwaukee Coterie
Paducah
Milwaukee Company
St. Louis Syndicate
Democratic Headquarters to Move From Chicago to Washington
The Democratic national committee will close its Chicago headquarters next month. Records move to Washington for title work under National Chairman J. K. Jones until the next presidential campaign opens. National Executive Chairman J. G. Johnson and National Secretary C. W. Walsh will pursue non political work as Chicago offices shut. The Working Democracy will cease until the campaign nears. Transfer cited as cost and expense concerns.
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Chicago
Washington
Democratic Nations
National Committee
J. K. Jones
J. G. Johnson
C. W. Walsh
Working Democracy
West
Fire Truck Disabled in Rapid Transit Collision on Merritts Ave
Fire department engine No. 83 responding to a run was struck by a Rapid Transit car on Merritts avenue at Courtland street during heavy rain. Foreman W. B. Cody, driver J. M. Shields, and fireman G. B. Hudson were seriously or painfully injured. Cody allegedly thrown under the trolley car and thought dead at first. Both crews blamed the weather and lack of gong sound, with rain noise possibly masking signals.
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Company No
W. B. Cody
J. M. Shields
G. B. Hudson
Merritts Avenue
Courtland Street
Cody
Turkish Edict Bans Christian Teachers and Foreign Education
Constantinople on July 17 reports the Turkish government issued an edict barring Turkish children from foreign schools and forbidding Turkish ladies from public appearances with Christian companions. The move threatens the livelihoods of hundreds of foreign governesses and aims to curb liberal ideas.
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Constantinople
Twenty One Year Limit Replaces Welch Three Cent Fare Amendment
An Atlanta streetcar collision injures eight firemen and shakes passengers after a fire engine traveling on North Pryor Street collided with a trolley car on Courtland Street near Merritts Avenue. Firemen Cody Shields and others were rushed to Grady Hospital with injuries. investigators consider charges against the motorman but delay formal action for full inquiry.
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WELCH
Caidermanic Board
Peters Street
Boulevard
Courtland
Merritts Avenue
DuPont Guerry Cutliues
Madgeburg
United States
Springfield
Hanna Speaks at Buffalo for Trade Extension
Ohio Senator Hanna spoke at the Buffalo exposition as the Ohio building was turned over. He praised the Pan American event and urged making trade extension a great movement to foster closer ties with South American countries and advance U S industrial leadership.
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Ohio
Buffalo N
Hanna
United States
Georgia Weather And Local News Summary
Georgia weather today shows warmer in the west with showers and a forecast of showers tomorrow. Local items include transit franchises discussed on Peters street and Boulevard with a 21 year limit, a fire truck collision injuring three firefighters, political hints from DuPont Guerry on the gubernatorial race, and notes on insurance and city infrastructure plans. Also reported are several accidents, funerals, and political moves alongside national and international briefs on labor, war, and governance.
Aldermanic Board Drops Peters Street Franchise Term
The aldermanic board rejected a 31.5 cent fare and a 21 year limit on Peters Street and Boulevard franchises sought by the Atlanta Rapid Transit Company. Mayor Mims cast deciding votes to pass amended ordinances, while company leaders signaled they would not accept either condition. A Johnson Welch amendment offering physical connections and a tax provision was adopted. Citizens accused amendments of killing the franchises, and intense debate followed about terms and city obligations from prior subsidies. The Peters Street hearing opened with a heated 3-to-3 tie vote before Welch withdrew objections to proceed with the franchise reading.
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Aldermanic Board
Peters Street
Boulevard
Atlanta Rapid Transit Company
C J. Simmons
Council
Mead
Mims
Johnson-Welch
Atlanta Railway and Power Company
Euclid Avenue
Alderman Johnson
Boan
LaHatte
Welch
la Hatte
la Hatta
Campbell
Kilpatrick
Harvey Johnson
Johnson
Whitehall Street
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Dobbs
Foreman Cody
Buffalo
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Edward Black
Macon
W. C. Knoblock
Rose Hill Cemetery
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Newton County
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Southern Oil Company
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