Morgan Denies Settlement Of Amalgamated Strike
Pittsburg reports from July 20 to 23 describe ongoing Amalgamated Association strike actions at Wellsville and McKeesport. Morgan denies any settlement, while officials note no immediate escalation in output as talks continue and workers face a summer shutdown.
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Pittsburg
Wells‘Fyille
Wellsville
Am@erican Sheet Steel &Co
Sargest
Pennsylvania
New York
American Tin Plate Co
Warner Arms
American Fin Plate Co
Shaffer Z
Perons
Shaffer
McKeesport
Welllsville
Dewees
Duncansyville
American Steel Hoop Co
Amalgamated Association
Amalgamated Journal
Yacht and Five Lives Lost Near Sand Point
Five people drowned when the yawl rig Venutzia from Philadelphia capsized in the sound five miles east of Sand Point near the New York Connecticut line. Only two aboard were rescued. Victims include owner Arthur C. Colburn and his daughters Ida and Annette of Philadelphia, Captain Kiint of Brooklyn, and a sailor unnamed. The tug Gertrude rescued the other survivors.
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New Haven
Conn
Philadelphia
Sand Point
New York and
Connecticut
Arthur C. Colburn
Ida
Annette
Phildelphia
Kiint
Brooklyn
Beyere
Gertrude
Lightning Storm Kills Four in Grove City Area
Four men died and three were badly hurt when a fierce electrical storm struck Grove City Pennsylvania on Friday. Luther Campbell and Howard Cornelius were killed instantly in a rail crew shelter strike. Antonio Darenska and Michael Zaccagia were killed in a separate cabin hit. Lin Covert Edward Hosack and Oscar Covert were injured. The storm also damaged a nearby Italians’ cabin and caused widespread destruction across the region.
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Grove City
Luther Campbell
Howard Cornelius
Antonio Darenska
Michael Zaccagia
Lin
Covert
Edward Hosack
Oscar Covert
Bessemer & Lake-Erie Railroad
Pinchalong
Sec ‘Tion
Campbell
Aystere
Cornelius
Lin Covert
Edward Wosack
Darenska
Zaccagia
Trade Bulletin: Steel Strike Limited Short-Term Impact
R G Duns Weekly Review of Trade notes anxiety about future prospects but little current misfortune from the steel workers strike. Retail distribution not affected unless long lasting. woolen mills active. cotton goods steady. Failures: 193 in US, 32 in Canada, against prior year counts.
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New York
R G.dun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade
United States
Canada
Pardon Records Compared for Bankers Under Two Presidents
James Smith reports on presidential pardons in national banking cases under Cleveland and McKinley. He notes Cleveland's second term had 44 filings with 41 favorable actions including 21 pardons and 18 commutations, while McKinley’s first term had 60 cases with 36 favorable actions. Through two administrations McKinley shows 62 cases with 43 clemency acts including 21 pardons and 12 commutations.
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Washington
James Smith
Department of Justice
Cleveland
McKinley
McAkinley
Plans for New Armored Cruisers Pending Naval Board
Washington plans for the new armored cruisers were laid before the naval board of construction. The discussions showed varying opinions and no agreement. The proposed ship is 11,000 tons, 440 feet long, with five-inch belt armor and a battery including eight-inch turret guns, six-inch broadside guns, and three-inch rapid fire auxiliary guns.
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Washington
Naval Board of Construction
Record Heat Sweeps Midwestern Cities Across Missouri and Illinois
Heat waves push temperatures above 100 in St. Louis and Chicago with records shattered. Gov. Dickey calls for prayer as Kansas City, Springfield, Peru and other towns report multiple deaths and prostrations amid drought risks and crop losses.
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St. Louis
Dickery
Missouri
Weather Bureau
Custom House
Charles H. Hardin
Chicago
Freeport
Ill
Decatur
Kansas City
Kansas
Springfield
Indianapolis
Indiana
Metropolis
Topeka
Kan
Trethaway Bros. injunction bid refused in Pennsylvania strike
Trethaway Bros of Parsons asked a preliminary injunction to stop strikers from interfering with replacement workers. Judge Lynch refused, saying the claim involved alleged hooting molesting and threats to the replacements.
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Wilkesbarre
Trethaway Bros
Parsons
Dudge
Lynch
Plainths
Wreck of Madison Street Cable Car Injures Nine
In Chicago on Sunday nine passengers were seriously injured with several others bruised after a Madison street cable car wreck. The grip car stopped suddenly due to a defective cable rope, causing the trailer to lift from the track and crash into the grip car. Passengers were thrown from seats and several fell head first into the street.
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Chicago
Madison Street
Epworth League Convention Opens in San Francisco
The fifth international Epworth League convention began in San Francisco at Mechanics Pavilion with ideal weather and a packed 15 000 capacity interior. Music from the Stanford organ, fruit hospitality, and messages from leaders, including President McKinley, marked a grand start as delegates discussed foreign work and faith in newly acquired U S possessions. On July 22 the closing service drew about 10 000 worshippers for Bishop Joyce's sermon Faith in Christ.
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San Francisco
Epworth League
Mechanics’ Pavilion
Stanford
Mechanics Division
California
Canada
League
United States
Thomas Hilden
Pacific Grove
Joseph F. Berry
McKinley
The
Joyce
Desperate steps debated by Transvaal leaders
Lord Kitchener's dispatch quotes Mr. Reitz noting burgher surrenders, rising ammunition supply, and government disintegration. A May 10 letter to Stein warns the urgency to act, saying the time has passed to drift. Steyn responds by reproaching Reitz for weakheartedness.
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Heitz
London
War Office
Lord Kitchener
Reitz
Steyn
Lindley
Stein
Transvaal
Botha
Viljoen
Smutz
Mr. Steyn
Mr. Reitz
Resting Places for Old Soldiers in Cleveland
The Grand Army sub committee will contract next week for 10 000 to 12 000 seats along the march route. Fatigued veterans dropping from the line will have priority. Resting spots will be set up in downtown stores and other central locations with free package checking stations.
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Cleveland
Grand Army Committee On Public Works
Drouth Threatens Jerusalem Water Supply
London reports that drought and famine threaten Jerusalem due to scarce water from last winter's scant rains. The sultan grants permission to draw water from Solomon's pools via iron pipes along Solomon's aqueduct to the city.
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London
Drouth
Holy City
Jerusalem
The
Standard
Explosive Mail Device Sent to Brooklyn Clerk
An explosive machine mailed to John J. Kletcka in Brooklyn was opened by Edgar Schroeder, a draughtsman in same office. Schroeder lost a hand. Kletcka burned upper body. Police arrest Benjamin Rosenblum on assault charge for sending the device.
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New York
John J. Kletcka
Brooklyn
Board of Public Improvements
Edgar Schroeder
Schroeder
T Kletcka
Benjamin Rosenblum
Kletcka
Mastodon Cemetery Found Near St Louis Revealed
A mastodon bone deposit near Kimmswick on the Mississippi River, 20 miles below St Louis, yields nearly complete skeleton parts and five foot femurs. Secretary Stevens and committee members seek to exhibit at the world’s fair. Smithsonian scientists also visited, noting the lime stone and vegetable muck surrounding the remains.
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St Louis
St. Louis
Stevens
Kimmswick
Mississippi River
Beeler
Lehman and
Chouteau
Lucas
Smithsonian Institute
Opening Kiowa Comanche lands lottery sparks unrest at Fort Sill
At Fort Sill Oklahoma Territory the August 6 opening of the Kiowa Comanche lands raises fears of disorder as about 150000 registrants seek one of 13000 claims. Many reservation residents lack funds and will move toward Lawton if not drawn while campers face short rations amid extreme heat and water shortages.
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Oklahoma
Fort Sill
O. T
Lawton
Lightning Strikes Schooner on Lake Michigan Eluding Crew
A severe electrical storm near Marinette Wisconsin on July 22 destroyed a large schooner or steam barge by fire after a lightning strike. The crew is believed lost. sightings described a burning vessel south of Green Island, with no wreckage found three miles out. The craft, en route from Sturgeon Bay, was likely a Chicago or Milwaukee lumber carrier.
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Lake Michigan
Marinette
Wis
Menominee
Green Island
Rood
Sturgeon Bay Canal
Chicago
Milwaukee
Sturgeon Bay
Race War in Mississippi Town Forces Night Shootout
In Cleveland Mississippi at 1 30 a band of armed unknown negroes rode into town and stopped three white men on Main Street firing rifles when challenged One assailant was killed another wounded and the rest fled The incident followed the lynching of Jesse Phillips earlier in the night and fears of organized protective societies among black residents are reported The town intends to suppress such negro lodges if needed
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Mississippi
Cleveland
Miss
Jesse Phillips
Phillips
Children’s Home Burned in Berlin Fire
A fire destroyed the Berlin Wisconsin home for dependent children and its barn on Sunday. Nine teen children became homeless as the facility, a branch of a Chicago institution, suffered partial insurance coverage for the loss.
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Berlin
Wis
Chicago
Buried prehistoric city found on Navajo reservation
A vast ancient settlement is reported unearthed between Durango Cal and Farmington NM. The discovery includes a palace with about 1,000 rooms and another stone castle with 100 rooms. Some rooms yielded remarkably preserved musical instruments and other artifacts.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Durango
Farmington
N. M
Iand Department
Sahta Fe
Economical Reforms Cut Army Costs in Philippines
Reports from Manila say Adjutant General Corbin and General Chaffee plan sweeping cost cuts for the U S army in the Philippines. They seek a 60 percent savings within a year by shrinking forces to 20 000–30 000, abolishing districts, and creating three brigades with fixed HQs in Manila Dagupan and Iloilo or Cebu. A new barracks complex near Manila will house multiple regiments and support, with rental reductions and a new electric rail link to the storehouse. A single general hospital replaces seven, and a reorganized insular constabulary will be armed and ready to maintain peace.
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Corbin
Chae Elen
Philippines
Manila
Adjt
Ger- Chaffee
Dagupan
Iloilo
Cebu
United States
Gen
Chaffee
Pasig
Corbin and
Insular Constabulary
Public Comfort Plan Expanded for Cleveland Encampment
Cleveland July 23 The Grand Army committee seeks a large 24 hour staff of guides at rail stations and landings to direct visitors. Public info bureaus will operate from city hall, stations, and other spots with 20 plus baggage and rest stops. The delegate badge features a gold bronze medallion with Garfield monument imagery and 1600 copies will be produced.
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G. A. BR
Cleveland
Grand Army Committee
City Hall
Grand Army
State of
Ohio
Rassieur
Hatters Trust Plans Massive United Hat Manufacturers Combine
Journal of Commerce reports plans to form a United Hat Manufacturers of the United States with 320 million capital. Leading firms from New York Danbury Fall River Orange Valley are said to favor a consolidation of soft and stiff hat makers nationwide.
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Winkers of Flondgear
New York
Journal of Commerce
United Hat Manufacturers of
United States
New York City
Danbury
Train collision injures passengers near Montezuma
A serious accident on the Mexican Central line near Montezuma killed and injured several passengers after a Pullman car, left sidetracked to couple with another coach, ran down a grade and collided with the main train. Passengers suffered severe shock though the car did not derail.
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el Paso
Tex
Montezuma
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Morgan
Stess Trust
Sta
Trust
Trade Bulletin
Sepworth League
A Hatters’ Trust
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