Miners face renewed pressure as deputies guard works
Kansas City dispatch reports rising hope for operators and gloom for miners at Weir City and Pittsburg mines. Shaft 47 restarted with deputy sheriffs protecting nonunion workers while Shaft 18 also opened. The sheriff said he would request troops if deputies are insufficient and warned of dynamite bombs blamed on foreigners. Keith & Perry mine to resume with a guard.
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Kansas City
Weir City
Pittsburg
Kan
Keith & Perry
Governor's Telegram Quietly Endorses Weir City Strike Stand
A secret governor led briefing cites no public contents from Weir City telegrams. He orders no reporters in his private office as state officers discuss the strike situation and potential violence by strikers. Multiracial workers drafted from Puene to Weir City threaten further disruption, while other incidents follow: a runaway engine wreck near Houston kills two, a Huntington powder house explosion harms two, and embezzlement charges in St. Paul involve a Chicago jeweler. Nearby Nansen voyage reports show unfavorable results. Columbus fire destroys a large storage facility, causing major losses.
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Weir City
Topeka
Lewelling
Martin
Close
Ie Toreka
Kan
D. Arnold
United States
L. D. L&welling
Grant
Indiana Editors Enjoy Day at World Fair Grounds
Indiana editors attended a reception by the Illinois commissioners at the World’s Fair. Over 200 were on the grounds with about 75 editors in a Republican Editors’ session in the state building’s Assembly hall. Heat caused some exhaustion but no fatalities as attendance remained strong.
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Indiana
Worlp
Fair Grounds
Chicago
Theavidiana
Republican Editors’ Association of
Assembly Hall
Gettysburg Battlefield Commission Chief Seeks AG Guidance
Colonel John P. Nicholson, chair of the Gettysburg battlefield commission, reported to the War Department that he has furnished the attorney general's opinion on government powers to protect lines of battle at Gettysburg under the March 3 act. He also sent a copy to the U S district attorney in Philadelphia for potential action.
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Nicholson
Washington
John P. Nicholson
National Gettysburg Battlefield Commission
War Department
Gettysburg
Gettysburg Electric Railroad Company
United States District Attorney
Philadelphia
Peach Yellows Cannot Be Cured In Fertilizer Trials
The Agriculture Department released a four year study by Special Agent Smith on peach yellows. It concludes soil fertilization cannot cure the disease and urges abandoning further fertilizer experiments. The report spans middle states trials and notes the disease remains uncured by fertilization.
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Agricultural Department
Washington
The
Smith
Middle States
France Readies Blockade in Siam Crisis amid Anglophone Press
France prepares military action against Siam with a blockade and possible land operations. Berlin and London debate Britain's role as Paris presses its terms while Italian and German outlets weigh risks. In Bangkok, Pavier grants protection to French interests as a battalion sails from Marseilles.
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Angkor
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Indo-China
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Khong
Des
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Paknam
Bangkok
London
the Times
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Daily News
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Vosges
Standard
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Quai d’ Orsay
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M. Deville
Planning to Resume Denver Bank Trust Plan
Denver bank examiners and six suspended Denver banks meet to implement Comptroller Eckels plan. Depositors may sign certificates of deposit to reflect owed amounts, bearing original dates, usable as collateral to raise funds for reorganization and resumed operation.
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Denver
Eckel
Desvur
Adams
Lazear
McHugh
National Banks of
Eckels
Will Try the Boycott Over Silver Policy in Butte and Beyond
A July 25 report from Butte Montana notes merchants vow not to patronize any business opposing free coinage and silver dollars as debt payment, with the Butte Board of Trade endorsing the resolution. Colorado business leaders condemn wildcat currency and favor bimetallism, urging acceptance of silver dollars. A large Knights of Labor meeting in Burts requests Powderly attend a Chicago bimetallic convention. Senator Manderson supports a single gold parity with a double basis for silver, opposing a double standard while favoring a changed silver ratio.
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Montana
Butte City
Board of Trade
Burre City
Mont
Dugan
Butte
Collorado
Powderly
Burts
Mon
Knights of Labor
Thomas Killgallen
Workman
Man
Masa
Chicago
Nebraska
Congress
Manderson
Declined the Silver at the Subtreasury in Cascadia
A United States sub treasury notice states silver will not be received as banks bring in savka bars to exchange for currency. Officials cite overload and counting delays. Many silver shipments halted until full tallies are complete.
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Chicago
Cascada
United States
Startling Bank Run Debate on Credit and Silver Attacks
A fiery editorial argues banks refuse overdrafts to protect depositors, warning a bank panic may spread as merchants rely on 30 to 90 day terms. It condemns silver supporters as instigators and labels goldites as responsible for the run, urging unity and prudent policy.
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Council Friendship and Union
Waid
Goldites
Heavy financial stress prompts order cancellation in Lincoln Neb
ANOTHER STRONG POINTER. J. A. McWaid received a letter from Plummer Perry & Co canceling an order for five hundred cases of prime corn 1893 pack due to local money shortages. The note says money for packing is not available and future payments cannot be met, urging cancellation.
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Lincoln
Neb
Atlantic Canning Co
Atlantic
Plummer Perry & Co
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