Settlement efforts fade in Amalgamated strike talks
Pittsburg reports B M Caldwell, once a Mingo Junction mill owner, met strike leaders to sketch a settlement plan while President Shaffer denies overtures and warns against interference. Both sides claim no official proposition has been made.
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Pittsburg
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
B. M. Caldwell
Mingo Junction
Steel Corporation
Bhaffer
Mr. Caldwell
Caldwell
Shaffer
Union
Carnegie Company
Wellsville
American Tin Plate Company
McKeesport
National Tube Company
Carnegie
Bissell
Amalgamated Association
New York
Mr. Fitswilliams
Brother Shaffer
Mr. Shaffer
Tighe
Chicago
Brother Tighe
Kelly
Milwaukee
Adams
Joliet
Joliet Steel Workers Vote to Join Strike
Four Joliet lodge units of the Amalgamated Association unanimously vote to obey President Shaffer’s strike order. The Joliet Illinois Steel Company mills close at noon to allow attendance. the move could lay off nearly 3,000 workers as nonunion organizers push for East-West unity. Tighe and Davis urged solidarity. Tighe departs for Milwaukee.
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Joliet
Ill
Amalgamated Association
Illinois Steel Company
Joliet Mills
Shaffer
Tighe
Davis
Ilinois Steel Company
South Chicago
Milwaukee
Mrs Newberry Granted Absolute Divorce in Sandusky
Mrs Clara White Newberry daughter of Ambassador Andrew White was granted an absolute divorce from Prof 8 B Newberry in Sandusky Ohio. The hearing drew crowds as she testified to a troubled marriage in which he was abusive though not physically violent. Witnesses including Emma Wilson and A St John Newberry corroborated the alimony petition. The case, involving several co respondents, is understood to be settled.
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Commercial Tribune
Sandusky, O
Clara White Newberry
Andrew White
B. Newberry
Nellie Francés
Sperker Seineteers
Nellie Frances
Charges of Cruelty Rise in Wendell Divorce Case
Mrs Mary E Wendell filed answer and cross petition to Captain Charles E Wendell's divorce suit amid sensational claims. She says he beat and choked her during illness accused her of drunkenness, used vile language in front of children, and deserted her this month. She denies cruelty and seeks dismissal of his petition plus alimony. Captain Wendell ordered not to dispose of property.
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Commercial Tribune
Zanesville
Mary E. Wendell
Charles E. Wendell
Fifth Regiment
Knights of Pythias
Wendell
Rumor links Hanna plan to mobilize votes over steel issue
Reported in Cleveland that Attorney General Sheets and Secretary of State Laylin acted with or under Senator Hanna in a campaign move against the Steel Trust. Spurred by Laylin and Dick's presence in Hanna's office before Laylin's letter to President Schwab, it sparked claims of opening hostilities to sway public opinion and secure party votes. Senator Hanna could not be reached for comment.
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Commercial Tribune
Cleveland, CO
Sheets
Laylin
Steel Trust
Hanna
Schwab
Steel Combine
Jamison In Hotel Incident Sparks Scuffle in St Louis
A Denison Tex guest, John M. Jamison, and night watchman Joseph Simmons clashed at the Imperial Hotel on Broadway and Chestnut. Jamison, tied to the Switchmen's Union, argued over a unidentified woman in his room. Simmons was cut, a warrant followed for assault, and the woman fled during the melee.
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Imperial Hotel
Broadway
Chestnut Street
John M. Jamison
Denison
Tex
Joseph Simmons
Jamison
Simmons
Switchmen’s Union of North America
Jamiison
Hishbm
Unusual Case of Superstition in Sandusky Court
In Sandusky Ohio a Police Court trial heard Mrs Johanna Genofski accused of bewitching Mrs Frank Marsky after childbirth. A night of alleged occult rites followed with incantations and a book on devils. Marsky’s sister Mrs Kaufman allegedly assaulted Genofski. Marsky was fined.
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Commercial Tribune
Sandusky
Johanna Genofski
Frank Marsky
Genofski
Lone Grave of Murdered Woman Found Near Cygnet
Police in Bowling Green report a discarded grave found in a creek bed near Cygnet. An impression of a woman's nude form and an ear are visible in mud. Footprints from a cornfield to Portage River suggest the body was moved to conceal a crime. The victim is believed to be a woman who left the Whitney Family Show Company after a dispute.
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Commercial Tribune
Bowling Green
Cygnet
Woaman
Portage River
Whitney Family Show Company
Creek delegation protests Dawes Commission land division
Full-blood Creek leaders from Indian Territory met Acting Interior Secretary Ryan to oppose the Dawes Commission plan that divides their lands in severalty and accelerates related work.
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Washington
Indian Territory
Ryan
Severalty
Dawes Commission
Steel Strike Aims to Eradicate Unionism in U S Steel Plants
Pittsburg August 15. The United States Steel Company pursues a policy to wipe out unionism in its mills. Morgan eyes broader power through mergers in railroads banks coal and shipping, fearing a strike spreading to railroads and other industries. Schwab vows to reduce unions. Carnegie mills shown as nonunion models with high wages and charitable endowments.
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Commercial Tribune
Pittsburg
United States Steel Company
Amalgamated
United States Steel Corporation
Morgan
Great Trust
Mr. Morgan
Great Steel Combine
Industrial Commission
Washington
Carnegie Group
United States Corporation
Homestead
Carnegie
Suit of Edward Millard Hinged Upon His Suc cess as a Pitcher
Edward Millard of East St. Louis married Maud McGarrahan after a successful Waterloo ball game on Sunday. The ceremony followed immediately, drawing interest from friends and telegrams of congratulations including one from Mathewson of the New York team. Millard, a longtime East St. Louis pitcher, has been a prominent local player.
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Edward Millard
ST. Louis
Illinois Avenue
Maud McGarrahan
Waterloo
Ill
Waterleand
Millard
Mathewson
New York
Petersburg
East St. Louis
Bryan Has No Time To Read Outside Contributions
George M. Thomas of Vanceburg, a veteran Republican figure, questions Bryan’s stance on constitutional issues and self-government in a letter published in the Commoner. He contrasts U.S. District of Columbia governance, the Philippines, and Porto Rico with states like South Carolina, Mississippi, and Louisiana, arguing for republican government and equal rights.
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Commercial Tribune
Vanceburg
Geo. M. Thomas
Nestor
United States
Internal Revenue
McKinley
Bryan
Thomas
W. J. Bryan
Jefferson
Congress
District of Columbia
Philippines
Porto Rico
Union
South Carolina
Mississippi
Louisiana
America
Spain
Islands
George M
Tho
Vanceburg, Ky
Negroes Barred from Archbold Ohio
A young colored man from Archbold Fulton County appealed for protection to the U S Marshal Toledo today. He was referred to Attorney General Sheets who suggested Fulton County Sheriff. He says he was rotten-egged and stoned Saturday night as Archbold citizens urged that no colored man live there. His character is reported very good.
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Commercial Tribune
Toledo
Archbold
Fulton County
United States
Sheets
Two Molders Severely Burned in Brass Foundry Blast
An explosion at the Ohio Brass works in Mansfield Ohio sent two molders into a vat as a grate collapsed. Herman Walthers sustained severe burns and a large portion of his injuries were reported as potentially fatal.
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Commercial Tribune
Mansfield, O
Ohio Brassworks
Herman Walthers
Storm Devastates Port Eads Region Wrecks Vessels
Aug 15 New Orleans reports a gulf coast storm halts telegraph lines and endangers Port Eads and mouth of the Mississippi. Widespread damage includes ships driven ashore, towboats lost, and extensive flooding in New Orleans suburb areas. Wires down from Port Eads to Burns hinder news as 1893 tidal wave fears rise.
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New Orleans
Gulf Coast
Pensacola
Port Hads
Mississippi River
Port Eads
Picayune
Burns
Cobden
Chamberlain
General Rei
Buras
Crom
Proteus
Mechanician
Cheniere Caminada
Grand Isle
Louisiana
Mississippi Coast
Bay St. Louis
Pass Christian
Biloxi
Mississippi City
Ocean Springs
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Chef Menteur
Lake Pontchartrain
Milneburg
Neptune
West End
Lake View
Shell Road
Bucktown
Mobile Isolated by Gulf Storm Blocking City from World
A tropical storm raging along the gulf coast has isolated Mobile Alabama, cutting the city off from outside contact for two days. Reports indicate possible loss of life on the islands and the situation continues to unfold as authorities assess damage.
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J. Pierpont Morgan
Hngland
Germany
France
America
Mr. Morgan
London
New York
Atlanta
Gulf Coast
Mobile
Ala
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M. M. Garland
Michael Kelly
Amalgamated Lodge
Samuel Adams
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Jones & Laughlin
Mansfield
Old Basin
Toulouse Street
Second District
Monongahela Coal Company
Coal Port
Henry Marx
Interstate Transportation Company
Gretna
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