Weaving Peace Over Steel Strike At White House
Influences long tied to Washington press McKinley to settle the steel strike. Private reports say the President agrees to use his power for peace, urged by Hanna at Canton and backed by business leaders and United States Steel’s directors. The aim is harmony between capital and labor to preserve prosperity.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Washington
McKinley
Hanna
Canton
Ohio
United States Steel Corporation
Lst
Wall Street
Labor
Amalgamated Officials Satisfied as Strike Enters Second Day
Pittsburg reports the Amalgamated officials claiming success in their industrial action with most mills shut down. Nonunion National Tube Company workers recently gained wage increases, prompting unrest among local union members. Wellsville Rolling Mill plans to run nonunion, elevating tensions as both sides anticipate further moves.
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Pittsburg
Amalgamated
Corey
American Sheet Steel Company
I. W. Jenks
Hoop Company
Clark
Monessen
Duncanville
National Tube Mill
Nonunion
National Tube Company
Second Avenue
Republic
Wellsville
Welleville
Persifer Smith
American Steel Company
Smith
Tin Workers Protective Asson
Elwood
Ministers Admit Dark Outlook for China Negotiations
Peking dispatch reports that the powers concede the negotiation outlook in China is deteriorating. A July 11 accord on indemnity stalled by Great Britain and Russia over payment details. Li Hongchang urges a complete plan while ministers blame governments for the deadlock and say a financial agreement could finish negotiations in a day.
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Peking
Great Britain
Russia
Li Hung Chang
China
Masquerading Teacher Evokes Arkansas Scandal
In Madison County Arkansas a man posing as Evelyn Sears for seven years was exposed in Huntsville. A former music teacher and private school operator, Sears was identified by a murder suspect’s relative and found with about $3000 on her. Sears to be returned to Taylor after requisition papers.
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Commercial Tribune
Memphis
Tenn
Madison County
Ark
Huntsville
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
Evelyn Sears
Hancock
Albert Sears
Texas
Sears
Sear
Taylor
Misfortune drives a girl insane in Bowling Green
Eliza beth Meeker aged 17 once lived with wealthy parents near Bradner. She married Thomas Meeker against her family's wishes, becoming destitute. Deranged by suffering, she was confined to the County Infirmary and drifted toward the poorhouse after a harsh sequence of events.
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Commercial Tribune
Bowling Green
Elizabeth Meeker
Bradner
Thomas Meeker
Tolstoi Reported Dangerously Ill in Russia
London July 16 M T Cherkoff Tolstoi's British representative says a telegram reports Count Tolstoi is seriously ill with fever and in danger.
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London
M. T. Cherkoff
Count Tolstoi
Great Britain
Roseville Mayor Resigns Over Drinking Enticements
Dr J W Shaw mayor of Roseville tendered his resignation at a special council meeting. The dispute centered on a local option fight with saloon interests offering liquor gifts to sway him. He swore he would resign if ever intoxicated, and officials say he did so after a night of drinking.
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Commercial Tribune
Zanesville
J. W. Shaw
Roseville
Hiedt
First Folio Shakespeare sells for record price
A 1623 first folio edition of Shakespeare sold at auction for £1,720, the highest price yet recorded for copies of this edition. The sale occurred in London on July 16 and set a new benchmark for this classic folio.
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London
Heat Worsens Drought Across Central States Crop Outlook
The Weather Bureau reports another week of extreme heat across the central Rocky Mountain and Missouri valleys with little rain. Drought harms corn in Missouri Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma while eastern regions see relief with rains on the Atlantic coast. Pacific coast stays cool and dry with frost in Washington. Harvests begin in many areas as yields slip in central belts and southerly regions.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Rocky Mountain
Missouri
Mississippi
Mississippi River
Atlantic Coast
Middle
South Atlantic
Pacific Coast
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Iowa
Springfield
Ill
Kansas City
Trace
Ft. Smith
Ark
Wichita
Kan
Omaha
Valentine
Neb
Huron
St. Paul
Cheyenne
Wyo
Arkansas
Gulf States
Ohio
Atlantic Coats
North Pacific Coast
Minnesota
Oregon
New England
Middle Atlantic
Upper
Lake
Ohio Valley
Carolinas
Florida
North Carolina
Georgia
Texas
Kentucky
Cadet Week at the Pan American Exposition
Cadet week sets the Pan American grounds abuzz with visiting units from London Ontario and Toronto Boris Battalion 300 strong plus a 75 piece band. Jersey City Waverly Cadets Allegheny City Swift's Brigade 100 boys and a 55 piece Minnesota Journal newsboy band also join. The 21st Separate Company N G NY will camp Sunday through Saturday. Other notes include visits by Assistant Secretary Hackett and Governor Bliss and a Spanish War Veterans reunion planned for September 10 and 11 with a new veterans association to form.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Camp Millard Fillmore
Corps of
London
Ont
Boris Battalion
Toronto
Waverly Cadets
Jersey City
Swift
Mission Brigade
Dismounted Cavalry
Allegheny City
Minneapolis Journal
Newsboy
N. G
Frank W. Hackett
Governor Bliss
Michigan
Second Army Corps
Veterans’ Association
Carnegie Signs Gift Agreement for New York Libraries
Mayor Van Wyck accepted from Andrew Carnegie the Board of Estimate drafted agreement for a $5,200,000 gift to New York City libraries. The document now bears Carnegie's signature.
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Carnegie
New York
van Wyck
Andrew Carnegie
Board of Estimate
Mr. Carnegie
Raid raids two poolrooms in uptown New York
The Society for the Prevention of Crime conducted raids on two alleged poolrooms uptown New York. They secured several prisoners and a truck full of paraphernalia and cash.
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New York
Society For the Prevention of Crime Today
Townes's Wall Street visit signals third party split talk
Chas A Towne formerly of Duluth and the Free Silver Republicans visits New York to sell oil stock to plutocrats and predict a 1904 Democratic split led by Senator Hill with Bryan leading a third party. Towne says the West desires a pro win and a reactionary platform dismissing free silver.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Chas. A. Towna
Duluth
Minn
Free Silver Republican Party
Texas Oil Fields and Plutocracy
Wall Street
Towne
Bryen
Kansas City
West
Bryan
Towne Seeps Predict Democratic Split and New Leader
In an interview, Charles A. Towne argues that New York Senator Hill will be the next Democratic presidential candidate, predicting a reactionary platform and a possible 1904 split led by Mr. Bryan. He says Western Democrats favor victory over platform ideals and expect repudiation of 1896 and 1900 issues, with free silver dead as a campaign topic.
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Towne
Hill
New York
Bryan
West
Mr. Hill
United Party
Democratic Party
Charles A. Towne
Yooland Sisters Dead in London Poisoning Case
Ida and Edith Yooland, 21 and 21, actresses, died after taking poisons in London. Edith summoned their landlady to arrange a cab and accompany them to hospital. Ida died en route. Ida had starred at Duke of York's Theatre under Charles Frohman. both sisters recently void of engagements and hopeful of U S. tour. Frohman denies negotiations for the American tour.
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London
Ida
Edith Yooland
Edith
Duke of York’s Theater
Charles Frohman
Yooland Sisters
Callaghan
United States
Willard
Frohman
Weoland Sisters
Crooked Deals Exposed By Gaylord In Bankruptcy Hearing
Samuel A. Gaylord of Gaylord Blessing & Co testifies before Bankruptcy Referee Coles that the firm was insolvent for two years and used customers funds for speculative trading. He admits no stocks changing hands, but charges commissions and interest. Missing collateral was pledged with banks to secure firm loans.
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Louis
Samuel A. Gaylord
Gaylord, Blessing & Co
Gaylord
Coles
New York
Handsome widow pursues notes and stock in Delaware court
Mrs. Alice Fleming of Philadelphia claims ownership of 200 shares of First National Bank stock and notes totaling 341 000 held by executors of C B Paul. She seeks to prove the assets are hers and threatens a 75 000 dollar suit. hearing set in six weeks. Local and national ties noted.
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Commercial Tribune
Delaware
Alice Fleming
Philadelphia
Delaware County
Fleming
Columbus Hotel Trust
Toledo Consolidated Hotel Company
H. J. Booth
Columbus
J. D. Vandelan
F. M. Marriott
Judge Freshwater
Ten Thousand Delegates Pour Into San Francisco for Epworth League
Nearly 10 000 delegates arrived or registered for the International Epworth League Convention in San Francisco. A Philadelphia special with 250 Pennsylvanians and a Wisconsin train led arrivals, plus 500 from Chicago and Kansas City, and state groups from Kansas Alabama. A large Iowa Kentucky Missouri Arkansas Tennessee delegation followed by Indiana. A concert at Mechanics Pavilion tonight opened the event with a 2000-voice chorus and Stanford University organ. organizers praised preparations and comfort for delegates.
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San Francisco
Philadelphia
Wisconsin
Chicago
Kansas City
Kansas
Alabama
Iowa
Kentucky
Missouri
Arkansas
Tennessee
Indiana
Mechanics’ Pavilion
Stanford University
F. Bates
Ames
Ieee
Toda
Epworth
Daugherty Touted For the Chairmanship of Democrats
Democratic leaders in Columbus worry over a Bryanite bid as M A Daugherty of Lancaster meets Colonel Kilbourne. Kilbourne favors Daugherty for State Executive Committee chair, while Daugherty eyes Congress. Cleveland third-ticket talk unsettles regulars as they rally to block a bolt and back Kansas City platform support.
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Columbus
Commercial Tribune
Kilbourne
State Central Committee
Daugherty
Congress
Old Guard
R. M. Ditty
Lentz
Cleveland Movement
Kansas City
Bryan
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W. G. Nicholas
D. Hanna
Gordon
TITAN
New York Journal
Cleveland Society
Daisy Gordon Hanna
Dan Hanna
May ‘Harrington Hanna
WGIRL
Tolstoi Dangerously Ise
States
Atlantic
Pacific
Permanent
Spanish War Veterans’ Association
Bryan and
Silver
Like Bryan
Samuel Gaylord
St. Louis
Epworth League
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