Iron lock-out in Scottdale and Findlay mills in July
The Scottdale Iron and Steel Company signs the wage scale and keeps its plant running while others resist. Morehead and McLean & Co pay off workers and close indefinitely. Findlay mills vary, with some refusing to sign and idle, others signing the scale and operating, affecting about 100 workers.
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Pirrsrure
Penn
Scottdale Iron and Steel Company
Scottdale
Western Association
Scvse
Finny
Findlay
Amalgamated Iron and Steel Workers’ Association
Findlay Rolling Mills
Findlay Iron and Steel Works
Gettysburg reunion echoes Union call and Lincoln praise
On Gettysburg field a grand reunion ceremony features General Robinson, General Curtis, and a stirring Oration by George William Curtis. The oration links Union victory to national unity, cites Lincoln, and salutes the American experiment from sea to sea.
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Gerryscare
National Cemetery
Gibson
Conterno
Erminio
New York
Genera Robinson
Twitchell
Hartford
Sharpe
Mr. Curtis
Boston Millionaire's Son Arrested For Speeding On Newport Way
Richard Baker, a young Boston millionaire and son of a merchant prince, drove faster than city limits on Newport's fashionable thoroughfare. He was arrested and fined five dollars plus costs yesterday morning, which he paid.
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Richard Baker
Boston
Newport
Beacon racing opens with 2:28 class winners named
On page 1 the first day of Beacon track racing lists Yorktown Belle, Lady Emma, Frank 8, and Matchless as 2:28 class winners. In the 2:35 class Watt, Black Shaw, Rocket, and Kenseth shared the prize money. A Lenox street altercation ends with Michael O'Brien fatally injured. Henry B. Skinner dies by hanging at Young's Hotel.
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Beacon
Yorktown Belle
Lady Emma
Frank
Watt
Black Shaw
Rocket
Kenseth
Page
Lenox Street
Dennis Hurley
Michael O’brien
Henry B. Skinner
Young’s Hotel
Accidents Rule Cambridgeport Area in One Night
A string of accidents leaves several injured in Cambridgeport and surrounding areas. Robert Edgehille, 21, shot in the abdomen on Western Avenue bridge, at Massachusetts General Hospital after surgery. rumors of possible stomach involvement raise death fears. Others suffer injuries from firecrackers, torpedoes, or mishaps on routes, with multiple victims including a 14 year old boy and a 42 year old driver. A blind man hit by a runaway team, a box factory worker losing fingers, and a livery-stable fall add to the tally as authorities assess circumstances.
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Robert Edgehille
Franklin Street
Cambridgeport
Edgehille
Western Avenue
Church
Massachusetts General Hospital
Hugh Sullivan
Ashmont Street
Dorchester District
Frank Friend
Centre Street
West Roxbury
Parker
Max Goldstein
Unity Street
Hanover Street
Nathan O. Chriesky
Arthur F. Krieder
Joseph Miller
Washington Street
Dover Street
James Green
Green Street
River Street
George G. Page
Frank Thing
Oxford Street
Cambridge
Peabody Street
James Slaterly
Dorchester Avenue
Ivy
Grand Junction Wharf
Boston
Boston Tow Boat Company
Magazine Street
Beach Street
Warrenton Street
James Dwyer
Mattewan
Woodman Jones
Shawmut Avenue
William Street
John W. Stewart
Middlebury
Vermont
Fall River
Ellen Smith
Hargaret Hall
Times Libel Suit Witnesses Fill London Court
London July 3 Extraordinary preparations mark the Times libel suit against Frank Hugh O Donnell with witnesses gathered in force. The defence argues the league links cover the whole group, not O Donnell alone, as remittances and violent rhetoric are cited. The Times hires a large Inn of Court Hotel for proceedings and Buckle sits with counsel.
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London
Frank Hugh O'Donnell
The
Times
Lucy
Daily News
Morpeth
Webster
Mr. O'Donnell
League
O’donnell
Ruegg
O'Donnel
United Ireland of Dublin
America
Paris
Rimes
Charles Russell
Holborn
Inns of Court Hotel
Siege Lifted in Cuba After Brigandage Suppressed
A Baracoa telegram reports that the state of siege in Cuba was suspended after brigandage was suppressed. A 4 am earthquake in Baracoa caused considerable property damage but no deaths were reported. A special law now governs brigandage repression.
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Cuba
Baracoa
Havana
Chamber of Deputies votes confidence in government amid Vatican alarm
Paris July 3 The Chamber of Deputies backed the government 376 to 172 after interpellation over the justice minister removing the Carcassonne procureur who enforced a mayoral corruption sentence. Paris fire losses reach 200000. Vatican alarm rises as Italian Liberal wins municipal seats. News from London Dublin Rome Pest and Belgrade spans multiple topics including railways, censorship, and royal separations.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
M. Flourens
Carcassonne
M. Flouquet
Chamber
Bordeaux
London
Chamber of Commerce
Atlantic
America
League
Dublin
O’brien
Dillon
France
England
Liverpool
Havre
Braun
Russia
William
Frederick
Alsace-Lorraine
Strasburg
Rome
Italy
Vatican
St. Peterspurg
Pest
Belorapse
Milan
Church Synod
Natalie
Protic
Wiesbaden
Servia
Fourth at Cincinnati ushers in centennial Fourth celebrations
Cincinnati marks the centennial of the Northwestern Territory with 100 gun salute, bells, and whistles. Exposition opens at 9 am with inaugurations at 11 am led by Governor Foraker. Mrs. James K Polk to inaugurate machinery by electricity at noon. Attending Democrats in New York await Tamany Hall celebration. Grand Fourth of July in Brinccroft features marine parade, harbor illumination, and a large fireworks display with Atlanta cruiser participation. Tomorrow includes a grand parade and more fireworks.
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Cincinnati
America
Ohio Valley
Central States
Foraker
James K. Polk
Nashville
President Polk
Millson
New York
Hofman House
Tammany Hall
G. G. West
Missouri
KR. Q. Mills
Texas
Patrick A. Collins
Massachusetts
James D. MecCreery
Kentucky
Benjamin F Shirely
Indiana
Melbourne
United States
Atlanta
Body found floating off Peddock's Island Hull
A badly decomposed body was found swimming off Peddock's Island Hull and towed to Hull pier. A pawn ticket numbered 16352 issued by Benjamin DeYoung of Kneeland Street Boston was found in a pocket.
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Hincuam
Peddock’s Island
Hull
Benjamin DeYoung
Kneeland Street
Boston
Priest Receives Gold Watch Gift at Malden Presentation
The Rev. J. J. Coan of Malden, ordained last week, was presented with a gold watch valued at 260 dollars by his many friends as a token of appreciation.
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J. J. Coan
Malden
Opening Campaign Rally by Ward 6 Republicans includes Lodge speech
The Ward 6 Republican Club in Lynn held a flag raising on Market Square with Henry Cabot Lodge as the principal speaker. Lodge defended protectionist tariff policy and attacked the Mills bill, arguing free trade would ruin American labor and industries, while urging support for the Republican ticket and Chicago platform. The event closed with applause and the meeting adjourning.
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Lynn
Ward 6 Republican Club
Market Square
Henry Cabot Lodge
Washington
Ward 6
Redman
Benjamin Pitman
Chicago
Lodge
Cleveland
Republican Party
New England
Saugus
Everett
Belgium
China
Reduction of Freight Rates Lower Beef and Provisions Prices
Cuscaco July 3 rate cuts set dressed beef shipments at 23 cents per hundred pounds from Chicago to New York, the lowest ever. Boston business kept at 26 and a half cents. Provisions fell to 22 and 27.44 cents to New York and Boston respectively. Cattle in carloads dropped to 12 cents to New York, 14.5 cents to Boston, with other goods unchanged. No further reductions expected on those items.
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Chicago
New York
Boston
Fire Aboard Schooner H C Winship at Phillips Wharf
Fire discovered in the hold of the schooner H C Winship loading jute for Charleston at Phillips wharf. Jute damaged. smoke and water injuries expected. Vessel from Boston, insured. fire likely from a pipe spark. Also reports include fires in Nasua New Hampshire and Dayton Ohio with various losses, plus multiple small blazes in Lynn and Boston areas and a Vermont congress nomination.
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Salem
H.C. Winship
Phillips Wharf
Charleston
Boston
Nasaua
N. H
Howard, French & Heald
Dover Mutual
J. C. Bickford
Painter
M. H. O'Grady
Dayton
Weidner
Rhine
Lockport
N. Y
Westerman & Sutcliffe
Reape
Penn
Reading Hardware Works
New York
Leonard Street
Bauendahl
Lynn
Drowning of 10-Year-Old Boy in Nashua River
A.M. Burton, about ten years old, drowned while swimming in Nashua River at Nashua New Hampshire yesterday afternoon. The body was recovered later.
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A. M. Burton
Nashua River
Nashua
N. H
General Sheridan in naval bulletin on July 3
General Sheridan suffered a pulmonary congestion attack this morning. Physicians report it was more controllable than before and at 8 p.m. he rests quietly with minor cough. Breathing around 30 irregular, pulse 96, temperature 99. Swatara sheltered, ship quiet aboard.
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Delaware Breakwater
Del
General Sheridan
Judge Cummins Accused Of Mortgage Misuse In Wilmington
Publication reports that Walter Cummins, Municipal Court judge, allegedly abused client trust by placing mortgages totaling 86,800 on his own properties valued at 44,526. Principal creditor Levi H. Miller loaned 42,968. other creditors include Germania Loan Association 18,000, Perpetual Loan Association 19,000, and Clayton Loan Association 4,200.
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Wilmington
Del
Walter Cummins
Municipal Court
Perpetual Loan Association
Clayton Loan Association
Sage offers fund for Cornell library if Fisk case fails
Ithaca July 3 The Hon H W Sage agrees to pay for the new Cornell University library building if the Fisk will case defeats the university He advances 225000 without interest to cover the building cost If the suit fails Sage loses nothing If the decision favors the university he is reimbursed by the university
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Congress
House
Senate
Dickinson
Civil Service
George William Curtis
Gettysburg
Postminster
Philadelphia
Colby University
Waterville
Sheridan
Eliza Stokes
Madison
New York
Bell Slope
G. R. Stokes
Carrollton
H. W. Sage
Cornell
Ithaca
N. J
Cornell University Library
Fisk
Steamers Arrived List Of Passenger Ships And Routes
A compiled ship arrival update shows steamers docked or reported near ports including Boston New York Dungeness Barrow Liverpool Yokohama and Antwerp. Vessels carry origins such as Glasgow Pensacola New Orleans Montreal St John NB and Barcelona with destinations including Harburg Copenhagen and Hong Kong.
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Boston
Glasgow
New York
Egypt
Liverpool
Ailsa
Port Simon
Kasil
Para
Wyoming
Beretoom
City of Sydney
San Francisco
Hong Kong
Nubia
St John
Christiansand
Geiser
Copenhagen
Gibraltar
Guy Colin
Rio Marino
Powihaton
Palermo
Buenos Ayrean
Montreal
West Hartlepool
Mareca
Father Point
National Democratic League advance guards arrive for convention
Baltimore July 3 The advance guard of National Democratic League clubs has arrived from Boston Manchester and other cities. An executive committee meeting at A J Carrs office outlined plans for the convention including temporary and permanent presidencies. The general committee met in secret session. Mayor William Russell of Cambridge was named temporary chairman.
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Baltimore
National Democratic League
Middlesex County Democratic Club
Boston
Granite State Democratic Club
Manchester
N. H
League
A. J. Carr
Chauncey F. Black
Pennsylvania
Frederick R. Lee
Brooklyn
Josiah Quincy
John V. T. Pruyn
Albany
N. Y
BE. Key Buchanan
Washington
George Fi. Lambert
Newark
N.J
Bradly G. Schley
Juno Club
Milwaukee
F. A. Pradue
Covington
B. Whitney
New York
R. G. Monroe
Louis C. Vandergrift
Wilmington
Del
National League
William Russell
Cambridge
Boston seeks Castle Island park despite veto
Washington notes the Boston aldermen and common council memorial urging joint resolution to grant Castle Island use for park purposes, referred to military affairs. Also reported are Zakany's assassination in Mexico, the postal service dispute over civil service extension, Major Reese's retirement, and Dickinson’s critique of the subsidy amendment aiding US postal links to South America.
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Washington
Spscray
Genera Collins
Board of Aldermen and Common Council of
Boston
Castle Island
Committee On
New York Light Supply Cut Off After Conduit Demand
New York on July 3 reports the board of electrical control pushing United States Illuminating Company to place wires in subway conduits. The firm halted service tonight leaving Broadway and Sixth Avenue above Fourteenth Street in near darkness. The company argues no branch wire path exists, effectively suspending business. The dispute heads to court.
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Christian Endeavor
Chicago
New York
United
Lynn
Cutter
Board of Electrical Control
United States Illuminating Company
Broadway
Sixth Avenue
Fourteenth Street
Ga. Woman Dies After Slipping at Eden Musee Steps
New York on July 3 Mrs Eliza Stokes aged 88 of Madison Georgia visiting friends slipped on stone steps to the Eden Musee subterranean chamber of horrors and was instantly killed her skull fractured she was the widow of a wealthy planter
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New York
Eliza Stokes
Madison, Ga
Eden Musee
Deadly firecracker tragedy in West Sixty first street home
Andrew J. Taylor, a young married man, died after a cannon he was loading exploded when his brother William lit a firecracker by a lamp. The blast also burned William Taylor and a brother in law, Eugene Kerrigan, with several minor injuries reported to police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Andrew J. Taylor
West Sixty-first Street
William
William Taylor
Eugene Kerrigan
End of Vilas Welch libel suit marked by discontinuance
Minneapolis July 3 The famous national criminal libel case of Postmaster General Vilas against William Welch of Minneapolis was discontinued today ending a long running sensational dispute before the court.
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Vilas-Welch
Minneapolis
Minn
Vilas
William Welch
Thieves Loot Waterbury Church Poor Boxes Amid Breakin
Thieves forced an entrance to the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Waterbury Conn and stole the contents of the two weeks of poor boxes. Alfred Bridgeway of Danbury Conn, sunstruck June 23, appears to be deteriorating, losing control of body and mind. Malden aldermen vote to raise city engineer and auditor salaries from 1000 to 1200 dollars. Bigelow Carpet mills at Clinton, employing 1300, shut down due to lack of work. worsted mill to close for the month and carpet mill for two weeks, possibly until August.
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Waterbury
Connn
Alfred Bridgeway
Danbury
Conn
Malden Aldermen
Bigelow Carpet Company
Clinton
Pervecaay
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