Steel War Looms in Long Labor Conflict Across Steel Mills
The fiercest labor battle in U S history escalates as Amalgamated Association clashes with U S Steel and allied firms. Morgan’s ultimatum rejected. no more negotiations. A nationwide shutdown looms with mill closings, wage losses, and potential riots, risking broader industrial disruption.
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Steel Trust
Mr. Morgan
Amalgamated Association
Tinplate
Amalgamated Association of Tron, Steel and Tin Workers
United States Steel Corporation
United States Stop Corporation
Wellsville
J. Pierpont Morgan
Carnegie
Dominion Mills
Financial Market Steady Amid Steel Strike And Rain Relief
The midsummer market showed dullness with steel strike effects limited. Big New York interests bought steel securities, supporting prices and dampening declines. Shelby Steel Tube’s ties to United States Steel hint at mutual gains from a potential union. Heavy rains in the West and Southwest eased crop fears, while money for commercial use stayed firm around 4 1 2 to 5 percent. Bank reserves fell modestly yet total liquidity remained ample, and overall trade remained healthy despite the strike. The strike’s prolonged impact on trade remains a concern for future activity.
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New York
Shelby Steel Tube
United States Steel Company
Chicago
Lieutenant Bertholf Buys Reindeer for Alaska Mission
Lieut Bertholf, dispatched by the Interior Department to Siberia to procure reindeer for Alaska, reports the purchase of 500 animals at 13 roubles each. The count and price detail the expedition's planning as it advances toward supporting Arctic operations.
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Lieut
Bertholf
Interior Department
Siberia
Alaska
Ex Senator Chandler Seeks Court Martial for Evans Critique
Ex Senator Chandler vows to press for a court-martial of Admiral Evans over criticism of a former Navy chief in A Sailor's Leg. He accuses Evans of unbecoming conduct and seeks discipline, possibly dismissal, after Secretary Long dismissed the protest as a trivial tempest. Chandler plans to take the dispute to Congress if needed.
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Chandler
R. Cout-Martiate
Evans
Bob
Long
Navy Department
Congress
Admiral Evans
Mr. Chandler
Union Station Project And Rail Developments Across The U S
The report notes a $25000 union station to be built in Henderson Tennessee and other railway plans including a $6000000 Chicago project. It covers high traffic on western roads, new through sleeping car service Chicago to Portland, and potential mergers involving Great Western and Wisconsin Central. It also mentions pension changes, digitized telegraph replacement on Lackawanna lines, and a Pacific Railway manager’s retirement package.
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Henderson
Tenn
Rochester
Buffalo
Western Railway
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Wyoming
Lackawanna
Pullman Company
Northwestern
Burlington
Rock Island
Chicago
Rocky Mountain
J. A. Fillmore
Southern Pacific Railway
Notable American Explorer and Contemporaries Highlighted
George Kennan, ordered out of Russia, stands as a leading American student of the empire with multiple Caucasus expeditions and exile-system studies. William M. Beardshear, Ames president candidate, rose from farming to Yale and school leadership. Perry S. Heath, banking adviser and former first assistant postmaster general, profiles in finance and governance. An Allied Women’s Club addition promotes parliamentary law studies led by Urquhart Lee. Abdul Hamid II honors in South Africa noted alongside a harem fire at Yildiz kiosk. William Dorsey Jenks named Governor of Alabama, and St Joseph Missouri customs house set for $75,000 upgrades.
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George Kennan
Russia
Empire of
Norwalk
Ohio
Siberia
Caucasus
Kennan
Daghestan
Chechnia
Great Range
America
Atar
Perry
Heath
Seventh National Bank of New York
Dawes
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
Washington
McKinley
Lawton Land Grab Sparks Townsite Clash in Oklahoma Territory
As Lawton Oklahoma Territory opened for first land filings, J R Woods claimed the townsite front by taking the northern half of a mile strip south of Lawton while Miss Mattie Beals filed on the south half. Public sympathy favored Beals. authorities warned against sharp practices and vowed to escalate the issue to the Interior Department. Lawton grows fast with 20,000 population after five thousand arrivals, while crime troubles and bank openings mark its rough early days.
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J. R. Woods
Lawton
O. T
O.T
FR. Woods
Mattie Hl. Beals
Woods
Miss Beals
McCoy Avenue
Western Assembly
James D. McGuire
Land Office
Maj. McKnight
Register
Interior Department
Department
St. Joseph's Hospital
Beon
Rush Springs
Dennis Flynn
First National Bank
Citizens’ National Bank
Montana Judge Harney Implicated in Copper Case
Evidence in a Butte hearing alleges Judge Harney acted to favor the Minnie Healy mine for Amalgamated Copper. Affidavits from Miss E L Walters and J W Waters claim Ada Brackett, an Heinze employee, influenced the judge, with Brackett and McGinnis promising payments for favorable rulings.
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Montana
W. Harney
Butte, Mont
Amalgamated Copper Company
Minnie Healy
Augustus Heinze
Ada H. Brackett
Heinze
E. L. Walters
J. W. Waters
Judge Harney
Brackett
Miss Walters
Mr. Waters
Butte Hotel
John McGinnis
McGinnis
Heinze Company
Various 1900s World News Snippets Reflect Global Tensions
The column surveys provocative notes on imperial power, naval moves, and colonial strains. It cites potential clashes with Colombia and Boer forces, Boxer-era China negotiations, and North Pole expeditions. It snipes at political contests, postal rules, and food safety while joking about naturalization in Cuba and Russian pressure on Turkey.
Heavy Father questions aid for daughter in settled life
Our Hero assures support for a daughter in the lifestyle she has known. The Heavy Father expresses doubt about funds, and Our Hero replies confidently, admitting the cost is becoming hard to bear.
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Mike
There Isn’t Room Here To Amuse A Baby
A man looks over a flat with scorn saying there is no space to entertain a baby. The janitor tentatively suggests hanging a trapeze in the airshaft, but the idea is rejected.
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Puck
Women’s Troubles, Too In New Baden Illinois
Mrs An ton Griesbaum Jr had been very ill with female weakness. Dodd's Kidney Pills, advertised as a cure for Bright's Disease, Diabetes, Dropsy and Rheumatism, helped after three boxes. She is now able to work and reports no remaining symptoms of Female Trouble. The pills are gaining reputation in the state.
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New Baden
Ill
Anton Griesbauim, Jr
Dodd
Bright
Griesbaum
Mrs Brown and Green on Husbands and In-Laws
In Chicago News a dialogue has Mrs Brown noting her husband never discusses his mother’s cooking. Mrs Green asks why he avoids it, and Mrs Brown replies his mother once kept a boarding house.
Woman Questions Man’s Inferiority Claim
A young woman asks what proves a man is less than 3857. Miss Cayenne declares there is no doubt, criticizing a man who brags about knowledge of human nature. Washington Star report style reflects candid dialogue and social skepticism.
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Miss Cayenne
Washington Star
Buffalo cool on the Pan-American Exposition heat wave
During the hot spell across America, Buffalo shows favorable temperatures. Government Weather Bureau records compare Buffalo with eighteen cities, noting Buffalo rarely exceeds 90 degrees while cities like Chicago Boston Montreal Toronto and Detroit reach higher levels. The week’s high was 86 degrees, with other cities seeing 96 to 104 degrees. Buffalo appears one of the coolest continental spots for travelers to the exposition.
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America
United States
Canada
United States Weather Bureau
Buffalo
Lake Erie
Chicago
St. Louis
Boston
Montreal
Toronto
Detroit
Bear on the Stock Exchange Instead of at Home
A business man asks for rearranging his affairs to be a bear on the Stock Exchange rather than at home. The line is a witty exchange from Tit-Bits where a woman named Harry probes the man’s worries and suggests a shift in focus.
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Harry
Stock Exchange
Runaway team damages wheels in Caldwell Kansas
A farmer driving into Caldwell saw a runaway team knock a wheel from his buggy, then another wheel was ripped off in a near identical incident on the way home. A jumble of other phrases appears in the text, including a claim about education in Virginia and a local jacket maker's earnings.
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Caldwell
Kan
A Summer at Long Branch Romance
Old Gotrox praises an Irishman who stopped a runaway horse and offers a summer job on a dump cart in Long Branch. He promises to connect the hero with a business contact and directs him to visit his office in a few days, as reported by the Indianapolis Sun.
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Long Branch
Old Gotrox
Gotrox
Indianapolis Sun
Allen's Foot Ease Promises Relief for Sore Feet
Do your feet ache and burn Try Allen's Foot Ease powder for tight or new shoes It eases corns bunions swollen hot and sweating feet Available at druggists and shoe stores Free sample offered by Allen S Olmsted Le Rey N Y
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Allen
Allen S
Olmsted
le Rey
Temperance Societies in British Isles Reach 2086 Members
Two and a half dozen juvenile temperance groups operate across the British islands, collectively enrolling about two thousand eighty six members. The movement emphasizes abstinence and moral reform among young people, seeking to reduce drunkenness and promote social welfare.
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SIM Juvenile Temperance Societies
British Islands
Native switch tender in Bengal geta about Toe a day
A brief note from a Bengal item mentions a native switch tender and a casual query about Mrs. Austins new dress. The fragmentary text provides few concrete details beyond these names and a casual fashion question.
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Bengal
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