Strife in Steel Industry Surges Across Plant Network
Aug 12 13 Pittsburg reports forces in the Amalgamated strike claim progress while South Chicago Joliet and Bay View vote to stay out. National Steel plants at Youngstown Columbus and McKeesport begin or resume operations as others face closures. About 60 000 workers out with mounting tensions and possible militia action in Wheeling and Bellaire.
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Pa Yis
Pittsburg
United States
Steel : Corporation
McKeesport
Iskimendas Valley
Gom‘pers
American Federation of Labor
Shaffer
Federation
Chicago
Joliet
Bay View
Milwaukee
Ohio Works
National Steel Co
Youngstown
King, Gillbert & Warner
Columbus
Edgar Thomson
Duquesne
Upper and Lower Union
Howard Axle Works
Carnegie Group
National
Bellaire
Boston
National ‘Tube Co
National Tube
Wheeling
Clark
New Castile
Shenango
Greer
Steel and Bar
Neshannock
Amalgamated Association
Great Butt Welding
National Tube Works
Meeesport
Amalgamated
Sharp
Riverside Steel
National Tube Co
United States Steel Corporation
Riverside
Bellaire Steel Works
New Lake Freighters Planned By National Transportation Co
A new company to carry freight on the Great Lakes will form in Syracuse and be incorporated in New Jersey as the National Transportation Co with a $2,500,000 capitalization. It will own a 27,000 ton fleet, contract to be completed by March 15, 1902, with shipyards in Cleveland and Duluth among others.
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Syracuse
Great Lakes
New Jersey
The
National Transportation Co
Cleveland
Duluth
Corrupt Police Probe Expands In New York Case
E A Whitney says police and crusading society agents took payments for protection from pool rooms and faced further questioning in the Tombs. A judicial inquiry gathered Justice Jerome, Frank Moss, and A D A Schurman to review evidence on police corruption and potential prosecutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
E. A. Whitney
Jerome
Devery
Burgdorf & ‘Whitney
Whitney
Burgsdorf
Frank Moss
The
Society For the Prevention, of Crime
Schurman
Burgdorf
Hammond
Dillon
Society For the Prevention of Crime
Justice Jerome
Gov
Odell
David A. Carvalho
Carvalho
Philbin
France to import millions of bushels of wheat
France faces a serious wheat shortage with Consul General Skinner reporting a 56 million bushel deficit for the coming year. About 20 million bushels may come from the United States if prices stay near Russian wheat levels, with cargoes already heading to France.
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France
America
Russia
Washington
State Department
Skinner
Marseilles
United States
Will Come From All Points Grand Army Train Heads to Cleveland
Kansas Grand Army issues second letter inviting posts to join the official department commander and dignitaries on trains leaving Dodge City and Topeka September 9 for Cleveland. Headquarters will be at the American house with Woman's Relief Corps and Ladies of the A R at the same hotel. Department of Georgia and Illinois also schedule arrivals on September 9 with lodging at Colonial hotel and Hollenden respectively. Descriptions note veterans from South Carolina and nearby states may join at Atlanta or Macon.
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G. A. KR
Cleveland
Grand Army Department of Kansas
Grand Army
Kansas
Dodge City
Topeka
American House
Woman's Relief Corps
The
A. R
Department of Georgia
South Carolina
Georgia
Atlanta
Macon
Department of Town
Colonial Hotel
Department of Ilinois
Hollenden
Tragedy Follows Cloudburst Near Lexington Va
Assistant Postmaster John G Pole and his family were swept away crossing a mountain stream six miles from Lexington during a cloudburst. His wife and three daughters aged 1 to 8 drowned, while Pole and a 3 year old daughter survived.
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Lexington
John G Pole
Post Office Robbery Reported in Michigan City
Burglars forced the post office vault Sunday night in Michigan City Ind and stole 300 in stamps and 100 in cash.
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Michigan City
Ind
Archbishop Ireland Comment on Strikes and Personal Freedom
Archbishop Ireland criticizes reports of involvement in settlement efforts and cautions that strikes affect workers and their families more than employers. He defends workers' right to strike while condemning unions' coercion or interference with nonmembers' right to work.
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New York
Ireland
A Speck of War Near Isthmus of Panama
Washington officials watched Colombia and Venezuela as tensions rose with reports of revolutionary expeditions and possible further invasions. Consul Gudger’s Panama dispatch dated nearly a month ago described landing of rebels and hinted at more actions. If confirmed, Colombian invasion of Venezuela could push toward war.
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Washington
Panama
Colombia
Venezuela
State Department
Gudger
Williamstad
Indians in a Fight on Cattaraugus Farm Ends in Death
On the Cattaraugus reservation near Gowanda New York Jesse Jamison a leading Seneca is dead in a farmyard fight Richard Crouse a council member lies in critical condition and his son Dick is jailed. Tensions rise as other Indians reportedly arm themselves amid looming trouble.
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Gowanda
Jesse Jamison
Sears
Cattaraugus Reservation
United States
Richard Crouse
Crouse
Flyer Jumped the Track in Rochester Wreck
A serious wreck on the Jehigh flyer eastbound near North Leroy occurred Friday. The last two coaches jumped the track and tore up ties for ten rods before crashing. The rear coach landed upside down in a ditch. Seven persons were injured.
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Rochester
N. Y
North Leroy
Noy
Must Surrender or be Banished
London August 10 A parliamentary paper carries the proclamation issued by Lord Kitchener on August 7 under imperial orders. It declares that all commanders field cornets and leaders of armed bands who are burghers of the late republics and resisting royal forces and all government members of the Orange Free State and Transvaal must surrender before September 15 or be permanently banished from South Africa.
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London
Lord Kitchener
Orange Free State
Transvaal
South Africa
Mosquito Experiments Probe Malaria Transmission Link
New York health officer Dr Doty reports year long experiments on Staten Island to determine if the female anopheles mosquito transmits malaria between people. Tests identify breeding sites and confirm petroleum oil as a reliable larvicide, while warning against dangerous chemicals like bichloride of mercury and carbolic acid.
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Nova Morris Wealth
New York
Doty
Staten Nissan
Anti-Trust League to Fight United States Steel Co
The American Anti-Trust League and Knights of Labor committee convened to pursue legal action against United States Steel Co under the Sherman act. They plan to petition Attorney General Knox, seek mandamus if needed, and coordinate with other groups, contributing 500 to start expenses.
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Morgan Steel Combine
Washington
American Anti- Trust League
District Assembly No
Knights of Labor
United States Steel Co
Frank S. Monnett
Ohio
Knox
Steel Corporation
Anti-Trust League
Oil Boom Sparks Lawton Town Growth and Big Stock Promises
In Lawton Oklahoma Fort Sill reports a feverish oil boom with 601 new companies forming daily. Promoters from Beaumont display bottles of oil while no gushers yet appear. An Ottumwa Iowa company holds 2,000 acres and several firms claim capital stocks from 250000 to 1000000 dollars amid widespread mineral claims.
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Oklahoma
Fort Sil O T
Lawton
Beaumont
Ottumwa,la
Illinois crop summary shows record wheat and oats yields
The agriculture department reports August 1 crop data for the state. Wheat harvested 1,470,000 acres with 32,100,000 bushels valued at 19,230,000 dollars, oats 3,775,000 acres yielding 110,500,000 bushels valued at 34,880,000 dollars, both near historic highs. Corn planted 4,055,000 acres but condition is the most disheartening yet recorded.
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Springfield
Ilinois Department of Agriculture
Three Men Drowned Off Yacht Rhea In Gallup Rapids
Ogdensburg New York reports Charley White James Whitney and Edgar Lane drowned when the yacht Rhea sank on the Gallup rapids Monday. Whitney owner of the yacht hosted Lane and White with Hugh Raney and Miss Whitney and Miss McPherson aboard. four ladies and Raney disembarked at the lock head while White Whitney Lane remained aboard as the craft entered the celejar and disappeared.
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Ogdensburg
N. Y
Charley White
James Whitney
Edgar Lane
Gallup
Rhea
Whitney
Lane
White
Hugh Raney
Misses Whitney
McPherson
Raney
Money for Fighters Rewarding British Leaders in South Africa and Beyond
The house of lords is urged to grant Earl Roberts £100,000 to honor his services in South Africa. The piece traces a long history of military rewards from William III and Anne to Nelson, Wellington, Marlborough, Wolseley, Kitchener, and others, noting the shifting uses of pensions and peerages to recognize triumphs and restore national confidence.
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King Edward
House of Lords
Earl Roberts
South Africa
Baron Roberts
Kandahar
Queen Victoria
New York
Lord Howard of
Effingham
Nottingham
George Rooke
la Hogue
Lord Roberts
William III
Anne
John Churchill
Marlborough
Nelson
Aboukir
Battle of the Nile
Copenhagen
Baron Nelson
Trafalgar
Arthur Wellesley
Duke of Wellington
Spain
Low Countries
Wellington
Igze
Colin Campbell
Baron Clyde
Garnet Wolseley
Tel-el-Kebir
Sir Beauchamp Seymour
Alexandria
Baron Wolseley
Sondon
Frederick Roberts
Roberts
India
Omdurman
Kitchener
Californian Judge Rues Women Share in Family Support
Judge Waldo M. York of Los Angeles rules that wives may bear part of the family’s financial load and that a husband’s failure to support is not always valid grounds for divorce. In the Stephens case, Flora Stephens sought freedom from Henry Stephens citing cruelty and nonsupport. the judge noted the wife and daughter earned by washing and work, while the husband had no trade or ambition. He emphasized both spouses should contribute and that cruelty prior to separation justified the divorce.
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Waldo M. York
Los Angeles
Cal
California
Flora E. Stephens
Henry G. Stephens
Stephens
Mona
Amos
Riverside County
Myrtle Woolacott
Charles Lantz
Chile elects Don Jerman Riesco president a moderate liberal
Don Jerman Riesco wins the presidency of Chile with Radical and Liberal support and part of the Conservatives. He is related to retiring President Errazuriz and opposed by Don Pedro Montt backed by clericals. The church influence shapes parties as clergy deter or aid state matters.
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Don Jerman Riesco
Chili
Chile
Latin America
Senor Riesco
Senor Errazuriz
Don Pedro Montt
Riesco
Union of
Church and State
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Ray
Milik &Y South
Ohicago
Follot
Archbishop Ireland
Will
Flyer
the Anti-Trust League
MONEY
Great Britain
Field Marshal Roberts
Parliament
Jerman Riesco
Republic of
Chill
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