29 Jul 1897
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1897
Page
1
An agreed plan seeks abolition of company stores within the broader agreement. The document outlines steps to remove corporate storefronts and standardize worker access to goods and credit within the union framework.
The Pittsburg district coal operators wrap up a two day session with a unanimous push for a 21 section uniformity agreement. Key terms include cash wages, 2000 pounds per ton, semimonthly pay days, abolition of company stores, and a nine member Uniformity Commission to enforce the measures. Signing must reach 95 percent by January 1, 189% for effectiveness.
Roanoke Illinois faces a looming general strike as about 1 000 miners converge from Streator Kangley Wenona Minoak Rutland and Toluca with arms and provisions. Sheriff seeks state troops after deeming peace unmaintainable. Governor Tanner requests a full report before deciding.
A Roanoke sheriff telegrams that 1 000 miners are advancing on the Bloomington area town seeking troops. Governor Tanner replies no overt acts yet and decides not to send troops, awaiting a morning update on conditions.
Piratesburg dispatch reports at 2 a.m. Sheriff Lowrey ordered a special train and deputies to defend Turtle Creek mines after Operator William Dearmitt appealed for protection as strikers massed across the country. Rumors swirl amid tense conditions. authorities prepare to move within an hour.
Special Dispatch reports lumberman Peter Brushart who started the free roads movement in Kentucky after founding Brushart town in Lewis County. He began when a lumber wagon wrecked a toll gate, triggering countywide toll road agitation.
Topeka July 28 Mrs Mary E Lease the Populist orator has been chosen Queen of the Fall Harvest Festivities. The committee invites telegraphic acceptance and she will reign for a week wearing a $20 000 crown while touring Iowa.
Captain J B Alien reports the Carrara marble bust of McKinley has arrived in New York from Naples and will be placed in the Ohio State House within a few days.
Detroit July 28 The fifth annual convention of the United States League of Building and Loan Associations draws eighty delegates. Senator Foraker of Ohio led the effort to exempt building and stock from taxation, though he credited Hamilton County League President Bader. Cincinnati delegates include Fred Bader Henry Rosenthal and Secretary H F Cellarius. E R Hiett presides Ohio State group.
President McKinley issued amendments to Civil Service Rule II III and VI adding new classified posts in Custom House and Internal Revenue Service and granting due process for removals. The changes include extending coverage to 65 more customs offices and outlining exam requirements for new positions while preserving notice and defense rights. The article also covers regional delegates and a Cincinnati drive for next year’s convention with remarks by official leaders and a financial summary of building and loan associations.
Dr J D Porter president of a local physicians supply firm died after taking morphine strychnine and hydrate of chloral and then turning on gas. He was found dying behind his business. His wife Miss Blandy of Zanesville Ohio had recently bought a bicycle against his wishes. He had seemed despondent in days prior asserting riding as improper for a lady.
Zanesville Ohio July 2 news of the death of Dr Porter who married Miss Blandy of this city shocks her friends. She is a daughter of the late Charles Blandy and sister to the late F J Blandy long linked with city manufacturing. Her mother still resides here
In York Pennsylvania on July 2 President McKinley is shown with the revolutionary war record of his great grandfather David McKinley, a York County resident who served in a local company. The rosters are held by Miss Carrie Hay, granddaughter of Lt Col John Hay, with Mr Spangler facilitating the presentation.
The Majestic docked in New York marking the first Atlantic passenger arrival since the Dingley tariff act. The new law limits wearing apparel from foreign makers. Customs officials collected more than $3,000 on passenger baggage.
A Simla dispatch reports the British government mobilizing to control the Chitral emergency. Ft Chakdara remains isolated but defensible with two companies of the Thirty first Punjab Infantry and two guns. Tribesmen block the Mardan Makand road, cut telegraph lines, as Bengal Lancers and regiments move to Mardan. Captain Holland of the Twenty fourth Punjab Infantry was seriously wounded during the Malakand attack.
The Bombay government adopts suppression toward native agitators in Swat Valley. Arrests have begun, with more expected. At Poona, two agitators Cidar Balwantre Nat and Hupobont Ramichunder Nat were detained on disloyalty charges. Homes searched uncovering concealed arms. owners fled. Bshoo Madaw Bal, publisher of Kesari, arrested. office searched, incriminating papers seized. Bal to be tried with Gangadhar Tilak, who previously published inflammatory articles linked to the murders of Rand and Ayerst.
Mrs. John Hughes of Flatwoods Jackson County died during the Lord's Supper after the quarterly conference sermon. She had earlier expressed a wish to pass away in a religious setting. The aged, devout Christian fell senseless as the minister offered the bread and wine and died without speaking.
Commissioner Forman of the Internal Revenue Bureau prepares a circular directing collectors to require brewers who bought stamps on Saturday July 24 and received a 7 percent rebate to repay the benefit. Stamps bought before midnight July 23 may be used without extra payment. The circular will be issued tomorrow.
A large blaze in Michigan City Indiana today was contained by 1 pm. One man was killed in the flames and three others were fatally burned. Several residents are missing as the central business district suffered heavy damage. Estimated loss stands at 100000. The deceased is James Bowman. Fatally burned are Louis Schwartz Fred Peters and Herman Luckow.
The Kentucky Asylum Commissioners met in Lexington to study a grand jury report urging Dr. Scott’s removal. They reportedly may resign en masse in thirty days if Dr. Scott remains. Ethelbert Scott, son of the Superintendent, left for Frankfort to confer with the Governor. Dr. Scott explains a $30 receipt was for zinc plates and 500 papers, taken from his private papers.
New Orleans July 28 A creole saloon keeper Pascal Lastell reported a major gold brick swindle. Two men showed two trunks of gold bricks stamped with the Argentine Republic seal claiming government theft and sold them for 7000 after a quick assay. The men fled the city leaving Lastell with brass bric a brac and an empty purse.
Dr. Nansen states that Captain Lehman’s June 17 sighting of a balloon-like object in the White Sea could not be Andree’s balloon reaching the White Sea after its ascent. The note from Christianna dated July 2 discusses the Dutch steamer Dordretch report and its implications.
The Rev. Mr. Patterson editor of the Argos colored paper in Montgomery Alabama was shot and killed during a church conference at the Columbus Street Colored Baptist Church. A deposed pastor named Brown was discussed and Patterson and Stokes clashed. Patterson struck Stokes and was shot. A negro man named Pritchett was captured and confessed to the shooting and is jailed. lynching threats arise.
Osgood Indiana reports a major natural gas find with a well struck using nitroglycerin drawing a large crowd. Steven Clark carried 120 quarts of explosive to the site as gas erupted and debris shot upward over 300 feet.
Ottawa officials announce two customs officers and provincial police will establish posts beyond Lynn Canal and Lake Tagish to protect revenue amid disputed territory. A coastal telegraph line is eyed as a major connectivity project between the coast and inland Alaska.
General Stewart L. Woodford United States Minister to Spain sails from New York to assume duties. He travels with his wife and daughter and members of the Legation including John R. MacArthur Tasker H Bliss George S. Dyer and nieces and other relatives.
Ohio grocers have removed over ten tons of adulterated sugar from the state as State Dairy and Food Commissioner Blackburn continues prosecutions. He expresses gratification that his efforts yield pure goods and fair prices for residents.
Train No. 2 of the Louisville Evansville and St. Louis Railway derailed at Grassland Illinois when a trestle collapsed after rain. The engine and three cars wrecked but no one was seriously hurt. Engineer and fireman escaped. two passengers briefly shaken.
Parkersburg West Virginia July 28 A dispute over removing deputies Priddie Alyshire and Randolph ended with Judge John J Jackson granting a perpetual injunction against John K Thompson the new US Marshal The decision holds deputy positions under civil service law and bars political removals marking the first test case of its kind in the state
Defiance Ohio reports Alaska prospecting fever claiming three locals. Fred Hilton departed days ago, William Huston followed, and painter Hubbard plans to leave soon. Edward Strong, previously prospecting in Washington, sailed from Seattle last week. Claus Shellman received a letter from his son Fred in Sitka detailing five months of hardships and poverty.
Bob Carr a black convict from Jackson County who had been in the Missouri Penitentiary since May 1897 for burglary was shot while fleeing across the Missouri River by Officer Lee Harris. Carr hid in a sewer then swam toward Callaway Shore when ordered back to shore. Harris fired four shots striking Carr’s head and he sank, likely died from the wound or drowning.
John L. Waller a Kansas City Kan native who left the U S Consulship at Tamatave Madagascar after being imprisoned by the French will travel to London in October to press his bid to obtain 144 000 acres granted by the Madagascar government before annexation The State Department ruling affirms the conquered state assumes obligations and engagements with other governments. Abraham Hall a noted geologist praises the land s value as inestimable.
The Excelsior chartered by the Alaska Commercial Company departed San Francisco at 2 p.m. bound for St Michaels as the last of the fleet to connect with Yukon River steamers this season. The crowded wharf saw ticket prices soar with bidders offering up to $1,500 for a passage.
Governor James A. Mount spoke at Island Park Assembly on Governor’s Day in Rome City Indiana delivering a talk titled The Farmer of the Twentieth Century. He described himself as a scientific farmer and outlined views likely to influence agricultural policy.
Judge George K. Nash is chosen as Chairman of the State Executive Committee in Columbus. The GOP tổ program to counter the Democratic platform includes forming a strong campaign apparatus with Nash as leader and a new committee roster to coordinate strategy and field operations.
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