Amalgamated Strikes Drive Steel Leaders to New York
Leaders of the Amalgamated Association and United States Steel executives left Pittsburgh for New York to decide if a deal with J Pierpont Morgan will end the strike. Shaffer and Williams faced pressure as the board weighed terms excluding mills in Wellsville and McKeesport.
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Pat
Rex ‘Sponse
Charles
M. . _Schwab
United States
Steel Corporation
Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
New York
Schwaby
Schwab
Pierpont Morgan
SRS
Amalgamated Association
Shaffer
United States Steel Corporation
Thex
York
Enat Liberty
Pittaburgh
Vebyl
Preston
Combine
Wellsville
Mr. Morgan
Messrs
Williams
Association
Amalgamated
Big Steel Corporation
Federal Steel Company
Narional Steel Company
National Tube Company
Phillips Company Transfers Trades To Mc Reynolds & Co
In Chicago on August 2 the Phillips company famous for corn pool trading moved all open business to Mc Reynolds and Co. due to a failed clerical system and strained facilities. No defalcation found. one bookkeeper ill. Markets barely reacted as the move was announced and margins warned until books are rechecked.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
George H. Phillips Company
Bedamne
McRey‘nolds &Cot
John’ 8
Goodwin
Black & Goodwin
Board of Trade Directors
Phillips Company
Phillips
Board of Trade Markets
Socialist Convention Concludes With Unity Victory
Indianapolis adjourned after electing Leon Greenbaum of St. Louis national secretary and naming St. Louis as the party HQ. Delegates adopted clauses barring socialists from capitalist party offices and from state militia service, branding the judiciary as a tool of capital. The Chicago faction was defeated as Debs ally Berger declared unity achieved.
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Indianapolis
Ind
National Socialist
Leon Greenbaum
St. Louis
Socialist Party
Chicago
Berger
Milwaukee
Debs
Draw ends in land lottery as 13 000 envelopes opened
El Reno Oklahoma August 2. The United States land lottery drawing closed with 13 000 envelopes taken from the wheels 6 500 per district. Beginning August 6 125 names per district will be called daily for 60 days for homestead entries. An official estimates 1000 of 6500 numbers will be wasted by disqualifications or departure leaving 3500 possible entrants per district. Two thousand claims remain for wagon emigrants and others.
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el Reno
Okla
Schley court of inquiry debate continues at navy
Washington Aug 2 The navy department refused Admiral Schleys request to modify the fifth specification of the precept to the court of inquiry stating disobedience of orders is established in official records The letters between Schley and the department are published and the department emphasizes the inquiry will determine pertinent facts including whether the disobedience was willful or justified Capt Thomas F Schley says his interview is unauthorized and declines comment on merits while professing support for his father’s vindication
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Washington
Navy Department
Sehley
Department
Iti
Schley
John
Long
Navy
Spain
Commodore Schley
Department’s
Toy
FE. W. Hackett
Winflet&s. Schley
United States Navy
Great Neck
Kimberly
War Department
Thomas F. Schley
Salt Lake City
Washington Dispatch
Fort Douglas
Crop News Boosts Hope Amid Rains And Steel Talks
Bradstreet's reports rains lift western crop prospects with a larger spring wheat outlook and improved corn markets though late corn may fail. Trade remains cheerful in most regions. steel strike end uncertain while heavy iron and pig iron buying signals activity. July failures reach 697 with $7.04 million in liabilities.
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New York
Bradstreet
Mississippi
Pacific Coast
San ‘Francisco
Northwest
West
Kansas City
IR. G. Dun & Co
Crescens Sets New World Mile Trotting Record in Wind
Crescens the trotting champion, driven by George Ketcham, trotted a mile in 2 02 4 despite a stiff head wind at Columbus driving park. The time surpassed previous marks, drew 12 000 spectators, and sparked strong bets from backers willing to wager up to 25 to 3 on the record attempt.
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Columbus
Gresceus
Cleveland
Cresceus
George Ketcham
Ketcham
Cout
Tim Murrneny
Dan Laho
Crescens
Ohio
Castro May Force War Amid Caribbean Tensions
In Port of Spain Trinidad Aug 3 following Senor Pulido's resignation as war minister President Castro of Venezuela reportedly pushed cabinet toward declaring war on Colombia. Passports reportedly offered to Colombian minister. Washington Aug 3 a state department cable warns traffic through the isthmus may be interrupted if revolutionary troubles worsen. No request for a warship has been made.
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Port of Spain
Trinidad
Senor Pulido
Castro
Venezuela
Colombia
Washington
State Department
United States
Colon
Russell Attacks Teachers as Narrow and Bigoted
James Earl Russell dean of teachers college at Columbia university condemned teachers as the most narrow and bigoted people on earth says they are pusillanimous and unfit for the work they pretend to do. His harsh critique was delivered at the University of California summer school closing session.
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Berkeley
Cal
University of California
James Earl Russell
Teachers’ College
Columbia University
Heat Wave Sweeps Midwest Slows Harvest Work
St Paul reports a scorching south wind on Thursday drove temperatures to the tens, curling corn blades and stopping harvests for four hours. It was the hottest day recorded by the government weather bureau in 20 years. Clary Bowden, wanted for the Hugh ONeill murder, was captured at Granite City Illinois by St Louis detectives. President McKinley will attend the national G A R encampment in Cleveland on Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday of encampment week.
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St Paul
Minn
Huron
I D
Pioneer Press
Government Weather Bureau
Chicago
Clarry Bowden
Hugh O'Neill
Granite City, Ill
St Louis
Granite City
Cleveland
McKinley
Cloudburst floods Manti Utah streets and damps city
A Utah cloudburst sent a wall of water rushing into Manti creek inundating the city. Debris and logs blocked channels as the torrent flooded principal streets, damaged fences yards and homes, and caused widespread excitement. Meanwhile in San Juan Puerto Rico Prof Riddle of the San Juan normal school returned from South America with a tale of imprisonment on the Orinoco, where a Venezuelan gunboat halted a launch and prisoners were held six days before release.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
the Tribune
Manti
Manti Creek
San Juan
Porto Rico
Riddle
Lawton grows rapidly as land sale draws settlers
In Tort Sill Oklahoma thousands of homeseekers drawn to three town sites Anadarko Hobart and Lawton rush to claim lots as August 6 sale nears Lawton lacks formal town status but already shows 400 temporary business houses a national bank planned and Comanche tents nearby amid frontier gambling and shows.
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Lawton
Terrifying Locust Street Explosion Wrecks Block
Philadelphia workers recount a blast on Locust Street that killed at least ten to twenty people and injured many more as flames swept five buildings. Rescue crews pulled survivors, with hospitals crowded and a search for victims continuing into the early morning.
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Locust Street
Morris Rosenthal
Rosenthal
William Jones
Jones
George McClemmy
McClemmy
Cleri
Patrick Quigley
Quigley
Albert Mountain
Mountain
Jefferson
Pennsylvania Hospitals
Pennsylvania Hospital
Samuel Gale
Florence Gale
Minnie
Lizzie Watkins
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