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Newspaper

Atlantic Weekly Telegraph

Location

Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 18, 1897

Page

4

Miners Striking Camps Pace Through Clouded Conflict

Sunday at Turtle and Plum Creek miners camps showed low mood as a strike debate continued. Evictions began while a mass Plum Creek meeting drew around 1,000 strikers and 200 miners with leaders including Ratchford and Gompers. no marches occurred yet. In Wheeling district the coal strike muddled, while cloakmakers in New York held firm in abeyance. A Rosebud cattle trail plan won tentative backing, with a Rosebud Agency meeting set for Aug 24 to draft a contract between cattlemen and Indians for a protected trail.

Turtle Plum Creeks Thoren Lawas Campé Plum Creek President Ratchford Samuel Gompers James R. Sovereign New York United Brotherhood of Cloakmakers South Dakota Crose Rosebud Reservation Washington Senator Allen Interior Department Rosebud Agency Rosebud Cattlemen and Interior Department McLaughlin

Niell Estimates Cotton Crop at 9 760 000 Bales

New Orleans Aug 16 Mr H M Niill the well known cotton statistician has issued a circular on the growing crop He says the promise is equal to any previous year across states including Texas and the present acreage with potential crops reaching or surpassing 9 750 000 bales If rainfall and favorable weather continue the total crop could reach 10 000 000 bales with Texas contributing up to 3 950 000 bales and further gains possible.

New Orleans H. M. Naill Ninli Texas Texra

Hatfield Closely Pursued by Posse After Mountain Fight

Huntington West Virginia August 26 It is now reported that no lives were lost in the fight between Captain Hatfield and his gang at Big Rock Cliffs but two were wounded Hatfield and his followers are believed short of ammunition and supplies They have retreated deeper into the mountains and are being closely pursued by the posse.

Hatfield Huntington W. Va Captain Hatfield Big Rock Cliffs

Structural Steel Prices Rise Again in Cleveland

Structural steel prices gain 28 tons at Cleveland mills over three to four days with another rise anticipated. A Cleveland Rolling Mill Company representative said further increases to 62 a ton are likely within the next thirty days.

Structural Steel Advances Cleveland Cleveland Rolling Mill Company

Wonderfu l speed of M Duffie on a mile record ride

Eddie McDuffie rode a mile in 1 minute 38 4 5 seconds at Houston Boston on August 16 setting a new fastest mile on a bicycle. The mark surpassed Billy Hamilton’s 1 89 1 5 record from Denver March 2 1846. Lucien Lesna also set a new American one hour mark of 30 miles 1,800 yards 1 foot 7 inches. Michael previously held the Memphis record at 29 miles 1,203 yards.

Huston Boston Eddie McDuffie Charlea River Park Lesna McDuffie Denver Billy Hamilton McDoffie Waller Lucien Lesna Miles Michael Memphis

Indians Attack Travelers Near Homer Two Men Beaten

A posse of drunken Winnebago Indians attacked Harry Rasdall and Ed White two miles south of Homer Nebraska while en route to the Winnebago agency. Rasdall was severely beaten, White escaped by running through a cornfield. Indians claim Rasdall furnished liquor. authorities notified. Coffin Runaway Incident Adds to Lemars Funeral Train Chaos.

Daxora City Neb Harry Rasdall Homer Ed White Howell, Warfield & Co Sioux City Rasdall Randall White Miller United States Marshal Rassall

Dinasivung Storm In Obla Hicksvi Aug 14

A terrible storm swept over the city yesterday afternoon causing 18000 dollars in damage to unroofed and damaged buildings and great crop losses in the surrounding area. The Kansas circuit L A W races at Cousin Grove feature William De Cardy of Chicago winning the open professional in 2 18 with McCall and Himutrest placing.

Obla Hicksvi

Duel of Princes Ends with Wounds and Quiet Hands Shaken

Paris reports a private duel between the Count of Turin and Prince Henri of Orleans at Bois de Boulogne. Henri sustains serious wounds to the abdomen and shoulder, Turin wounded in the hand. both men recover with rest. Official seconds and medical attendees deemed no vital organs touched.

Paris Prince Henri of Orleans Luna Boise de Marecshuux Varcerersin M. Leontieff Hen Turin Prince Henri Duc de Chartrese Naples M. de Leontieff Equatorial Abyssinia M. Raoul Mourichon Count Avagaire de Quinto Carlo di Ginio Henri Leontieff Dopters Mourich Tempes Italy

Race War in Arkansas Leaves Three Dead

A brutal gun battle at Palarm station near Little Rock ends with three men dead and several wounded after deputy Owens attempts an arrest for murder warrant on Harrison Kerr. Kerr and others exchange heavy fire, fifty to sixty shots, as Kerr is pursued. Kerr and Andry die, Owens and Clarke wounded, Kerr found dead on a road a mile away. Other incidents in West Virginia and Canada follow in brief dispatches.

Cincinnati Commercial Tribune Little Rook Ark Saya Arkansas Palarm Station Harrison Korg Charles 'Peters Charles Andry Owens Andry Clarke Assistanes Megrees Kerr Peters Clark Owena Harrison Kerr West Virginia WrHeeLine Kanawha Valley Diawmond Winifrede Big Mountain Mount Carbon Moundsville Glendale Bogg’s Run Elm Grove

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