Painter Strike Expands Mills Reopen For Night Shifts
Developments in the Pittston area strike show six Painter mills now in operation with 400 workers, as plans to restart more plants and run at night proceed. Officials report progress, while strike managers dispute claims of full resumption and note clashes over access to Star Mills. Pickets guard Demmler and Star plants with quiet conditions expected as capacity grows.
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Pittsburg
Henry M. White
Garment Markets of America
Ralph M. Easley
National Civic Federation
East
New York
Shaffer
Painters Mill
Star
American Tin Plate Company
Lindsay and McCutcheon Works
Steel Hoop Company
Star Mills
Pierce
Amalgamated Association
Big plans ahead for United States Steel mills Pittsburgh area
Reports from Pittsburg say key U S Steel plants will resume full three‑shift operation this week after securing sufficient skilled workers. The Star mill of American Tin Plate, once considered doomed, will stay, be upgraded, and remain a company fixture under police protection, despite union efforts.
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Star
Monessen
Pittsburg
United States Steel Corporation
American Tin Plate Company
Knights Templars Conclave Overruns Louisville With Festive Welcome
Louisville girds for the Knights Templars triennial conclave as trains pour in and streets fill with marching detachments and bands. Officials estimate about 50,000 visitors amid streamers and Maltese crosses on balloons. A grand reception opens the events at the custom house.
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Louisville
Knights Templars
Kentucky
Custom House
British Captured Near Ladybrand Released After
Dispatches from Kitchener report three officers and 65 men were surrounded and captured on Aug 22 near Ladybrand on the right of Elliott's column. One was killed and four wounded. the prisoners were released. An inquiry is underway as Steyn and DeWet vow to continue fighting and surrender rates rise.
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London
Kitchener
Ladybrand
Elliott
Steyn
DeWet
Brave, Bold Capture in Mindoro By Macabbee Scouts
Manila dispatch reports Lieutenant Hazzard of the Third cavalry with Macabbee scouts capturing American deserter Howard, who led Filipino forces for months. Ferguson, a civilian scout in disguise, and eight Macabbees entered Colonel Atienza’s camp, found Howard bound and gagged him, and carried him off at night without alerting the guards.
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Manila
Mindoro
Hazzard
Third Cavalry
Howard
Ferguson
Atienza
New Jersey Race Riot Strikes South Camden
Report of Sunday night clashes in South Camden New Jersey with a mob entering homes and injuring several people amid a tense confrontation between negro and white residents. Police dispersed the rioting with no fatalities reported.
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New York
Camden
N. J
Record Honey Tree Beats All Past West Bee Trees
At the Young farm five miles west of town a giant gum honey tree yielded a record harvest. The hollow measured 18 inches in diameter and 11 feet long with solid comb chunks 15 inches wide and 10 feet long. Nearly two barrels of honey weighed about 600 pounds. George Harness, 84, who has hunted bee trees for 70 years, helped cut the tree approving it as a new record.
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George Harness
West
Harness
Chun's Illness Not Real Delays Chinese Mission Return
Rome reports Prince Chun brother of the emperor of China and the Chinese mission arrived in Basle en route to Berlin to apologize for Baron von Ketteler's assassination. A Basel dispatch says the illness is a pretext for delay as Pekin ordered not to proceed due to fresh protocol complications.
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Rome
Prince Chun
China
Basle
Switzerland
Berlin
Baron von Ketteler
Pekin
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Chun
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Uneeda Cilaan
Bryan
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Dee Mike, JR
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