Morgan Firm as a Rock in Labor Strike Tactics
New York August 27 Pierpont Morgan returned with no peace overtures from United Steel. He warned the strike could end only if workers return to their places, otherwise they will have nowhere to return. San Francisco August 27 Louise Davenport dies in poverty at 69, widow of the Shakespearean actor. she left the stage after his death and lived in the city, a native of Canada.
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New York
United Steel Corporation
Pierpont Morgan
San Francisco
Louisa Sheridan
Louise Davenport
Sheridan
Canada
Capitalists seek reorganization of Seventh National Bank
Washington August 27 the controller of currency received communications from New York capitalists seeking permission to reorganize the Seventh National Bank with a capital of 2 000 000 they have that amount subscribed and will cover its obligations. Milwaukee August 27 at the Western Weather Bureau convention Chief Willis Moore reviewed last year’s forecastry saying it achieved the highest standard in the world.
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New York
Seventh National Bank
Washington
Milwaukee
Western Weather Bureau
Willis Moore
Stockman disputes theft claim in $1000 wake
Omaha police arrested a dozen suspects after Fred Shaffer of Iowa reported $1000 stolen just after midnight. Shaffer insists he was robbed, but investigators question his account and doubt the money existed.
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Stockman
Omaha
Neb
Fred Shaffer
Iowa
Forsythe Asked to Explain Kansas City Interview
Washington officials announce a navy department letter requesting Forsythe provide explanation for an interview in Kansas City about the forthcoming court of inquiry. Also announced are appointments: John Jenkins of Nebraska named consul general to San Salvador and Allen N. Cameron of Kansas appointed marshal and state consul to the Hankow court.
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Washington
Navy Department Today
Forsythe
Kansas City
John Jenkins
Nebraska
San Salvador
Allen N. Cameron
Kansas
Hankow
Schley Sends Greetings at Open Conclave
Louisville hosts a grand conclave with thirty thousand plumed knights and sixty bands. One hundred thousand visitors fill the city as Admiral Schley telegrams a wish for fair weather and bright skies and expresses heartfelt sentiment.
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Louisville
Admiral Schley
Eve of Revolution in Panama and Bank Failure in Ohio
Panama reports an imminent revolution to overthrow the government on the eve of August 27. In Ohio, the Carey Banking Company, a $50,000 capital branch of the Superior Savings bank of Cleveland, closed its doors.
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Panama
Salvador
Cleveland
Carey Banking Company
Carey
Ohio
Superior Savings Bank of
Czar Guards Hardened as Anarchist Threat Looms
Paris reports special police sworn in to guard the czar on arrival. Several arrests made and more suspects watched as authorities vow to shield the czar from dangerous Italians.
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Paris
Fatal shootout over mining claims in Nome
In Nome Alaska August 27 a mob of seventy five men attacked Richard OConnor's mining camp. OConnor was fatally shot in the groin and two others were seriously wounded. Several arrests followed the confrontation. In Washington August 27 the Isthmian Canal Commission reported nearing completion but delays are expected until Congress reconvenes for a potentially better Panama proposal from a French company.
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Nome
Alaska
Richard O'Connor
O'Connor
Isthmian Canal Commission
Washington
Congress
Panama Canal
Kitchener's Proclamation and Milner Arrival
London reports Kitchener's proclamation will likely have little effect on the South Africa war and Steyn and Derwet remain the key to victory. Lord Milner arrives in Cape Town to a rousing welcome as British high commissioner. Washington notes Philippines customs receipts exceed two million and nearly double last year's.
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London
Kitcheer
South Africa
Steyn
Derwet
Lord Milner
Cape Town
England
Capital City Mills Furloughs 500 for One Week
Five hundred workers at Capital City Cotton Mills in Columbia are dismissed for one week after refusing to work time lost on Labor Day. They hold a conference as operators vow to close the mills rather than permit unionizing at the plant.
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Columbia, S. C
Capital City
Break with France Could Roil Ottoman Ties
Washington reports officials warn the rupture with France may shred treaties with Turkey and spark wide complications with other nations, risking the dismemberment of the Ottoman empire.
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Washington
France
Turkey
Employers sue employee over $25000 damages in strike case
Chicago August 27 The W B Con key company of Hammond Indiana has brought suit against one of their employees for 25000 damages claiming he was instrumental in causing a strike among the employees This is probably the first time in history that a company sues an employee for damages.
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Chicago
W. B. Conkey Company
Hammond
Ind
France silent on promises amid Constantinople rift
Paris notes that the Porte has made no promises or appointments prompting the French ambassador to depart Constantinople. The Sultan has not fulfilled promises to the French minister there, and the situation remains more critical than ever in the capital.
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Paris
France
Porte
Costantinople “Ali
Constantinople
Tent wind blows down Penticost Band meeting
In Wabash Indiana a tent meeting of the Penticost Band was disrupted when a gale lifted and toppled the canvas. The preacher asked if the wind was God sent or the devil and the tent collapsed, trapping the minister and congregation briefly. No injuries reported as the session ended.
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Wabash
Ind
Penticost Band
Indiana
Decatur Street
Weill
Damage suit against uncle in Illinois farmer case
Albert Hawkins files suit against his uncle William Perrine for 20000 dollars alleging alienation of affection and wife separation. Perrine, a Blue Mound area farmer, disputes the claim as a relatives plot for extorting money. Nearby, Nome transport notes predict about six thousand departures this season. See Madam Parker's elegant costumes at Inter Ocean Hotel.
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Pana
Ilgs
Albert Hawkins
William Perrine
Perrine
Blue Mound
Hawkins
Madam Parker
Inter Ocean Hotel
Kearns Dies Poor, Bank Book and Jewels Found
New York August 27 Paddy Kearns an old man died yesterday in poverty in Tarrytown. A bank book showing several thousand dollars and valuable jewelry were found in a big house searched this morning. Beaumont Texas August 27 Two men choked to death today by gas while attempting to stop a gusher. 100000 barrels of oil wasted so far.
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New York
Paddy Kearns
Tarrytown
Big House
Kearns
Beaumont
Tex
Caterpillar plague worsens toll in Philadelphia
The stinging caterpillar plague has appeared in Philadelphia on August 27 adding to the woes of sufferers. Many victims have sought hospital treatment as the pest spreads through the area.
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Philadelphia
Vast Estate Fees For Senator Fair Heirs Seen
In San Francisco on August 27 authorities reveal executors of the late Senator Fair will be paid one million dollars in fees, with the estate projecting five million for each of the deceased’s children at the current high rate of charges.
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San Francisco
Senator Fair
MUNITIONS OF WAR AND MEADE DEATH REPORTED
The Orizaba is loading large cases of munitions for the Colombian government to fight rebels. General Meade, Civil War veteran and friend of Grant, Logan and McClelland, dies at 62 in Chicago after being appointed by Grant to study conditions on the Mexican border.
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New York
Panama
Orizaba
General Meade
Chicago
BL. F. Meade
Grant
Logan
McClelland
Mystery of Many Years Clears Albert Wreck Fate
Victoria reports the schooner Albert and its eighteen crew members are found after twenty two years. Prospector Harry Barnes discovers a corked medicine bottle on Hagemister island containing a faded note dated July 24 1879 from shipmaster OC McLeod confirming the Albert wreck in Unimak Pass amid a storm.
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Albert
Unimak Pass
McLeod
Jossey Kills Himself In Accident In Arizona
In Tucson B F Jossey a United States Chinese inspector accidentally shot himself after mistaking a sound for thieves He climbed a fence using a step ladder when it slipped causing a gun discharge that struck his breast His wife rushed to the scene and he died soon after Inquest rules the death accidental despite local suspicions of a link to a scandal involving Chinese importation Meanwhile Lord Kitchener reports Boer attack on a convoy near Kimberly with nine Britons killed and twenty three wounded.
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Jossty
America
London
Kimberly
Lord Kitchener
Frontier Guests At Local Celebration In Inter Ocean Visit Narratives
Leo Bristol returns from fishing. Miss Helen Mannassi visits from Laramie with Prof Beeler state geologist on a western official trip. Miss Carrie Conley of Lyons guests at Buechner home during Frontier. Miss Emma Nagel and Miss Ida McClary visit relatives in Laramie during Frontier events. Mrs Henry Foster and daughter visit from Omaha. Alice and Edna Richards daughters of Ex Governor Richards visit Mrs Ed Spaulding. Mrs Hattie Phillips from Grayrocks returns home after visiting S E B Evans.
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Leo Bristol
Helen Mannassi
Laramie
Beeler
Carrie Conley
Lyons
Colu
Buechner
Emma Nagel
Mayme Dillman
Ida McClary
Mms
W. H. Rudkin
Nickerson
Henry Foster
Omaha
John Myers
Frontier
Alice
Edna Richards
Richards
Ed. Spaulding
Hattie Phillips
Grayrocks
S. EB. Evans
Editors Coming to Frontier Celebration in Cheyenne
Degger and Cole along with about twenty newspaper men will depart for Cheyenne tomorrow to cover the Frontier celebration with a male quartet. Mrs Fishback and another observer arrive tonight, taking headquarters at the Inter Ocean. London reports a parliamentary election showing a significant government loss.
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Degger
Cole
Cheyenne
Cyclone Hits Plume Town Wrecks Eighteen Vessels
A cyclone swept over Plume destroying eighteen ships and causing twenty six deaths. Secretary Hay arrived at his summer home in Newbury Connecticut for a two week stay and reports good health.
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Vienna
Hay
Newbury
Conn
Doc Middleton Arrives in City for Frontier Program
D C Middleton known as Doc Middleton arrives from Ardmore to visit friends in the city. A famous Western figure tied to stage holds ups, he is expected to take part in the Frontier program and may handle reins during stage coach holds up and rescues by cowboys.
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D. C. Middleton
Doc” Middleton
Ardmore
Doc Middleton
Westhern
Wyoming
Hoffman is Free After Exculpatory Inquest Verdict
Coroner's jury finds Guy C. Royce died from a gunshot wound inflicted by Jack Hoffman and rules the shooting not felonious but excusable. Royce's funeral was held at 9 AM from Warren undertaking parlors, with the Hagles organization in charge.
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Royce
Hoffman
Jack Hoffman
Guy C. Royce
Warren Undertaking
Hagles
Imports of iron and steel to Cuba double in 1919
The War Department reports Cuba's iron and steel imports have doubled from last year, totaling about $5,000,000 this year versus under $3,000,000 previously.
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Washington
War Department
Cuba
German Tariff Sparks Tense Atmosphere in St Petersburg
The government reports strong anti German sentiment in St Petersburg as the newly public tariff raises fears of entry restrictions for Germans into Russia and Poland. The article notes heightened tensions and warns about social and economic repercussions.
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Russia
Poland
Cahill Bros Advertises Tobacco Books Soda and Ice Cream
Cahill Bros promotes exclusive tobacco products, cigars, and magazines. The shop also touts popular sodas and ice cream as a key attraction.
A Very Long Swim From Boston To New York Planned
Petey McNally will attempt to swim from Boston to New York starting next Sunday. He aims to cover the roughly 400 mile course in thirty days and reach the Battery before noon on September 30. The voyage distance is about 282.8 nautical miles in direct line.
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Boston
Maas
New York
Petey
McNally
Mr. McNally
the Battery
Neefs to Den Shelf game dates set
The Neefs travel to Denver to face the Cheyenne Indians with a pair of morning games scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, August 28 and 29, at 9 30 a m in Rocky Mountain play.
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Neefs
Denver
Cheyenne Indians
Rocky Moun
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Percy Smith
17Th Street FurNiture Store
Morgan
Pivagerald Bron
Lina
West 17Th St
Palace Pharmagy
Cook’s Golden Beer
Golden Beer
Cheyenne Distributing Agency
West 16Th St
Eneral Transfer Business
West Sixteenth Street
Palace Cigars
Gunther
Pealece Marne Trugta Te
Poxee
Fi Ween
Schley
the Czar
Kitchener
Philippines
South
Jossey
Highteenth St
BON Ton
W. E. Dinneen
Cyclone
Dog Middleton
W. F. Padgettr, A. R. Whiteley, J. EB. McVaer
Inter Ocean
Cahill Bros
Allegretti’s Chocolates
C. A. Gamble
Weber
West 16Th Street
D. F. Schmitt
Frontier Ball Games
Wheeler & Goodale
West Seventeenth Street
Ade
Golden Rule
John Harrington
Clothier and Gents
Furnisher
the Hub
West 17Th Street
Davis & Kelley
Ternes Dry Goods
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