Armed strikers clash with non-union men in Wellsville
At 5 this morning armed strikers attacked a boarding house housing non union workers. Resistance drove them back and they surrounded the building halting workers. Townwide excitement grows and a collision is feared as tensions rise amidst labor unrest. Meanwhile in New York and Pittsburg talks continue between Amalgamated Association leaders and steel trust officials led by J P Morgan and Charles Schwab. The conference ends without agreement and negotiations collapse.
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Wellsville
Ohio
New York
Amalgamated Works
J. P. Morgan
Schwab
The
Steel Trust
Pittsburg
Amalgamated Association
Shaffer
Trust
Empire Building
Morgan
Robert Bacon
D. G. Reid
American Tin Plate Company
Mr. Dawkins
London
Claims file reveal Spanish war losses tally big sums
Washington reports 113 claims filed with the Spanish war claims commission. largest claim is 1.2 million dollars, smallest 600. Items listed include chickens at 1 dollar each, cattle at 30 dollars, and a palm leaf house at 1500 dollars. The total would shrink next year's surplus if paid at face value.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
Spanish War Claims Commission
Fires Spread As Wind Fuels Berlin Forest Blaze
Berlin forests have burned over 1200 acres, with flames advancing amid strong winds. In Hartford, a new law puts all electric street railway lines under the board of railroad commissioners for inspection, aimed at preventing trolley accidents.
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Berlin
Connecticut
Hartford
Conn
Board of Railroad Commissioners
Angry mob hangs a white man in Smithville De Kalb county
Smithville Tennessee August 3 The first lynching in De Kalb county history occurred last night when Charles Davis white was taken from jail by an angry mob and hanged Davis was to stand trial for a July assault on Miss Hues The mob action followed his alleged crime and occurred before any trial or court ruling.
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Smithville
Tenn
de Kalb
Charles Davis
Davis
Miss Hues
Russell Hearty at Eighty Russell Hearty at Eighty
New York August 3 Tomorrow Russell Sage will reach the eighty fifth milestone of life. The old financier sits in his Bank of Commerce office and continues daily to his desk from nine until late afternoon. He says he will press on until illness or old age stops him. He credits sound health in old age to frugal and abstemious habits in earlier life.
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New York
Russel Sage
Bank of Commerce
Texas oil eyed for southern roads widely used soon
USINI 5 OIL FOR ENGINES Austin Texas August 3 It is thought that before long every road in the south will be using Texas oil for engines. The Southern Pacific has broken the ice and are using it on about nine hundred miles of road in California. Storage tanks are being erected at San Antonio Houston Algiers El Paso Phoenix and other important points along the road.
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Austin
Tex
South
Texas
Southern Pacific
California
San Antonio
Houston
Algiers
el Paso
Phoenix
Roosevelt In Evidence At Colorado Springs Centennial
In Colorado Springs on August 3 the third day of the quarto centennial festival drew large crowds. Vice President Roosevelt was very much in evidence, followed by many spectators. He met with the old Rough Riders at the Antlers hotel and was warmly received by veterans from New Mexico, Arizona and Texas. A reception that afternoon drew sustained ovations and a Shriner caravan left Cincinnati for Buffalo. London announced Britain will construct a Pacific cable linking Vancouver with New Zealand.
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Colorado Springs
Roosevelt
Rough Riders
Antlers
New Mexico
Arizona
Texas
Reed Won't Be Forged For New York Mayor Nomination
Portland, Aug 3 Box Speaker Reed said he would decline the mayoral nomination if key Citizens' committee members were pressuring him. The statement centers on political influence and Reed's willingness to resist a forced endorsement.
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Portland
Reed
New York
Citizens’ Committee
Woodmen of the World Hold Red Letter Day
In Portland Oregon today August 3 a red letter day for the Woodmen of the World as about a thousand were initiated atop Mount Tabor and an estimated twenty thousand people participated in the ceremony.
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Portland
Ore
Mount Tabor
Proctor’s Broad Prediction and Wyoming County Fair
Washington reports Civil Service Commissioner Proctor predicting a Taft Roosevelt Republican contest with a Democrat likely to win. He notes Taft and Roosevelt as leading candidates while Odell in New York is dismissed. Meanwhile Converse County plans a revived Douglas county fair this fall featuring horse races bull fighting prize fighting and more.
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Washington
Proctor
Taft
Philippines
Odell
New York
Roosevelt
Wyoming
Converse County
Douglas
Assault on Detective McClellan at Broadway Pool Room
In New York on August 8, Detective McClellan of the society for the prevention of crime was assaulted in a Broadway pool room while obtaining evidence. Touts and room staff beat him as his partner was held. Police refused to intervene until Moss and officials forced the door and three pool room occupants were arrested.
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New York
McClellan
The
Society For the Prevention of Crime
Broadway
Moss
Society
Strikers Try to Preserve Peace as Labor Trouble Persists
San Francisco August 3. Strikers are doing all they can to preserve peace but no settlement is in sight. Shipping is paralyzed and business generally is dead. Condition looks worse than initially anticipated.
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San Francisco
Canada Seeks 20 000 Men to Harvest Wheat Crop
New York reports Canada's high commissioner urges twenty thousand men from Great Britain to aid in harvesting a vast wheat crop this autumn. Weather forecast for Cheyenne area calls for possible showers tonight and fair Sunday with 24 hour data: highs 77, lows 55, precipitation trace.
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New York
Canada
Great Britain
Cheyenne
Lady May Hope Suit Against Husband Over Borrowed Sums
New York reports Emanuel Veiad acting for Lady May Hope the actress sues her husband, His Lordship, alleging he borrowed large sums she provided spent on riotous living. She does not seek divorce and currently sails for Japan with Captain Strong who resigned from the army after a hotel incident in San Francisco.
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New York
Emanuel Veiad
High Seas
Japan
Captain Strong
San Francisco
Dowager Empress Gritigallly in Berlin in Critical Condition
In Berlin on August 8 the Dowager Empress Ismib iess is reported in critical condition. Several high profile events and visits are canceled, including the Hamburg reception for Marshal Waldersee. Various locals, travelers, and officials are mentioned as leaving or arriving, with no further major developments.
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Berlin
Ismbiess
Hamburg
Filet Marshall Waldersee
Chinese cotton mills reopen as demand surges in Greensboro
Greensboro reports several cotton mills closed during the Chinese- Boer troubles have reopened. With China's demand rising, mills must run day and night shifts to supply American cotton goods again. Numerous hotel arrivals noted, including J D Gilchrist and J F Weiser among others, along with a long list of travelers from cities such as St. Louis, Denver, Chicago, and Omaha.
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N. C
China
Intre Ocean
Sunrise
J. F. Weiser
Sioux City
Jno
CG. Cable
Bosler
E. Mosley
St. Louis
A. C. Rowland
Providence
P. M. Shannon
Pittsburg
N.A. Taylor
H. Johnson
C. A. Foster
Denver
Chas. Filline
F. I. Gilmer
Warren
R. D. Robinson
Atroony
Atroony Shadlumnu J. V. Chapman
Syracuse
N. Y
M. Newberger
Chicago
C. B. Pelletier
Howard Belden
W. Z. Moore
Wife
San Francisco
J. F. Musque
Laramie
Miss M. Schwartz
C. W. Darby
John M. Walden
Cincinnati
W. H. Crane
I. Silversmith
Geo. H. Cal
H. de Pue
Shephard
L. Blery
R E. Ban
J. —. Danson
Omaha
Horace BE
Adams
Heela
Wyo
M. C. Rickell
Stromsburg
Neb
Ida M. Yoder
Dr. Clari
Phillips
W. E. Brooks
Victoria Curtis
R. M. Laverty
T. J. Tynan
Horace B. St
Summer Sale Ends as Fall Stock Comes In
Our Special Sale is over and we are now making room for Fall and Winter stock. We offer low prices on all kinds of summer goods. Call now while a fine assortment remains. We are sole agents for Schwab Bros Union Made Shoes.
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Schwab Bros Union
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