Pittsburg Building Trades Strike for Higher Wages
Nine organized trades in the Pittsburg district begin a wage conflict as 12,000 workers face idle time. By night, many contractors signed or advanced wage scales while bricklayers largely kept to work. Across Connecticut, Providence and Hartford, strikes spread with thousands affected, including woolen weavers and carpenters, as unions press for higher pay.
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William J. Kelly
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Providence
American Woolen Company
Bridgeport
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Hartford
New Britain
Ite
Strikes Idle Workers Across New England
May day tumult notes limited disturbances as 500 granite cutters on Cape Ann mute work over an unpaid hour demand. Boston dispatches cite scattered strikes at Auber of places in New England with few incidents and no serious unrest.
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Boston
New England
Cape Ann
Sarre
May Day Labor Quiet Despite Scattered Strikes
May Day in Philadelphia saw limited disruption as many labor disputes were settled. About 100 structural iron workers quit over union agreement signings by major firms, 150 granite getters were locked out, tile layers paused work, 250 housesmiths struck, and textile weavers sought higher wages with meetings planned on wage scale talks.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Steel Company
American Bridge Company
Six Hundred Strike in St Paul Labor Dispute
About 600 workers in St Paul remained on strike May 2 across unions including steamfitters, moulders, machine foundrymen, coopers, leatherworkers, hoisting engineers and carpenters. Attempts by both sides to reach a settlement failed throughout the day.
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St. Paul
St. Paul's
Reading Planing Mills Idle as 259 Men Strike Over Wage Scale
Reading Pennsylvania May 2 259 planing mill workers strike over new wage scale causing mills to idle and hod carriers halt building operations with construction work largely at a standstill.
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Reading
Albany Foundries Tie Up In Wage Strike
A strike of Albany foundry workers has halted operations and threatens to extend to other plants. The laborers demand daily wages rise from 1.50 to 2.00 dollars.
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Albany
Outlook Fromising Delivers Peace Hope in Transvaal Conference
The Pretoria report notes Boer meetings in the Transvaal to hear leaders explain British terms. About 200 delegates will attend the Vereeninging conference on May 15 with broad burgher representation. Ballot voting is expected, Dewet supports accepting terms, Delarey says to follow majority, and peace prospects look hopeful.
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Pretoria
Transvaal
Vereeninging
Dewet
Delarey
Southern Hospitality in Jackson for Admiral Schley Visit
One year after President McKinley’s visit Jackson Mississippi welcomed Admiral Schley and his wife with Southern hospitality. About 5,000 Mississippians gathered to greet the couple from Memphis to Meridian. A parade of military and civic groups stretched through the city as Governor Longino gave a formal welcome and Schley responded.
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Jackson
McKinley
Mississippi
Admiral Schley
Memphis
Meridian
Smiths Park
Longino
Unrest in Coimbra Forces University Closure
In Beira province a government order to eject non locals from Coimbra within 48 hours triggered student riots. Police were attacked as the rector issued the notice, firing and stone throwing. Troops quelled the disturbance leaving two students wounded and one mortally.
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Beira
Nave
Coimbra
Supreme court orders limit mining in No 1 and No 7 veins
A Helena dispatch reports the Montana Supreme Court has ordered the Boston and Montana Mining Co as plaintiff and Montana Ore Purchasing Co as defendant to join Fontana Ore Purchasing Co in ceasing operations in the disputed No 1 and No 7 veins and south of the Johnston vein run under Judge Clancy's injunction. The decision narrows the mining district where Heinze may work under his bond.
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Helena
Supreme Court
Pennsylvania
Boston and Montana Mining Company
Montana Ore Purchasing Company
Fontana
Johnston
Clancy
Heinze
Student Disorders End University Closure Threat
Lisbon reports a cabinet crisis looming as student disorders at Coimbra escalate, prompting authorities to consider closing the university amid ongoing unrest in the capital.
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Lisbon
Coimbra
Injunction Dissolved Over Pressed Steel Car Buy
In Jersey City Vice Chancellor Stevenson dissolved an injunction restraining Pressed Steel Car Company from acquiring a large interest in the Hegewich car plant in Chicago. The court found no evidence of illegal action by directors though the venture's wisdom remained a matter for the directors to decide.
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New York
Pressed Steel Car Company
Hegewich
Chicago
Jersey City
Stevenson
Minots Car and Equipment Company
Ten Colleges Compete in Interstate Oratorical Contest
In St. Paul at the Central Presbyterian church ten contestants vied for honors. Oscar Edward Maurer of Beloit college Wisconsin won first prize, Frank Brown of Knox college Illinois took second, and Charles Culver of Carleton College Minnesota earned third.
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St. Paul
Central Presbyterian Church
Oscar Edward Maurer
Beloit College
Wisconsin
Frank Brown
Knox College
Illinois
Charles 4 Culver
Carleton Age
Minnesota
Victorian cabinet resigns over constitution dispute
Melbourne May 2 The Victorian cabinet resigns amid dissatisfaction with the constitution and government. The move aims to allow premier A. J. Peacock to reconstruct the ministry and assess the situation.
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Melbourne
Victoria
A. J. Peacock
M Ry
Longshoremen and carriers fail to reach wage settlement
In Duluth on May 2 a conference between the Lumber Carriers' Association and striking longshoremen ended without an agreement. Vesselmen insisted on 50 cents an hour given current conditions while the strikers held out for 69 cents. The meeting adjourned with no settlement.
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Duluth
Lumber Carriers’ Association
Fire destroys Aberdeen opera house and grain palace
Incendiary theories pending after Aberdeen opera house burns with similar causes as grain palace blaze. Bettendorf Steel Axle plant also destroyed, losses tallied around 260000 with prior November fire damages. In Washington, a Cuba diplomatic service bill advances with salaries proposed for a minister and staff. Also a Peruvian dispute seeks a 50 percent share of a 15 million dollar guano reward for Landreau brothers.
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Aberdeen
Grain Palace
Davenport
Bettendorf Steel Axle Company
Washington
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
Hill
Illinois
United States
Cuba
Legation
Havana
Chufuegos
Santiago
Egbert, Jamieson, Dudley & Michener
Robert Christy
John Celestian Landdreau
Secretary of State
Peru
J. Theophile Landreau
Northwestern Telephone Exchange Plans Big Toll Line Investment
The Northwestern Telephone Exchange Company announces millions invested in toll lines across the Northwest to meet all demands. The plant and connections with over one hundred independent companies create a service unmatched in the country.
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Northwest
Northwestern Telephone Exchange Company
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