Independent sheet mills resume as strike looms in Pittsburgh
Zug & Co another major mill resumes after two week repair suspension. Several independent mills signed the scale and will operate Monday. Amalgamated association reports no agreement yet and threatens a general strike involving United States Steel and allied firms affecting about 60,000 workers. President Shafer signals openness to compromise if offered.
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Pittsburgh
Zug & Co
United States Steel Corporation
Amaleamated Association
Zay & Co
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
Steel
Shafer
Amalgamated Association
Mr. Shafter
Steel Corporation
Federal Steel Co
National Tube Co
National Steel Co
American Tin Plate Co
American Sheet Steel Co
American Steel [Oop Co
Shaffer
Mob roams Kansas City jail over assault case
A mob of about 2,500 gathered near Kansas City jail on Friday night seeking vengeance for the Wednesday night assault on Miss Grace Davis. Eight men, two identified, are jailed. arrests include three alleged assailants. No injuries reported from beatings or pistol fire as deputies vow protection.
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Kansas City
Grace Davis
Vernie Newton
Marshal Maxwell
Poison found in county hospital milk beds
Milk given to patients at the county hospital tasted funny and tests by City Chemist Adolph Gehrmann detected formaline amounts that could cause or hasten death. In Tien-Tain, James W. Ragsdale, the American consul, sentenced three American looters in the Chinese quarter to four years in the Shanghai American jail.
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Cook County
Chicago
Adolph Gehrmann
Indiana Happenings Dry Weather Threatens Corn Acreage
Indiana corn crops face serious threat from hot dry weather. Early crackward yield, spring delays, and one third replanted. July 1 state condition at 91 percent, slight gains since, acreage near last year’s 4,057,600 acres. Last year yielded 145,086,004 bushels in Indiana.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Wabash Wreck at Cass Promptly Handled by Railroad
Superintendent E A Gould of the Wabash railway says the state governor is asked to aid only in general terms and that the railroad is already providing trained nurses. He notes Angelo Domato assists at the hospital and that the dead were buried with due respect.
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Peru
Ind
E. A. Gould
Wabash Railway
State Department
Angelo Domto
Waly
Perjury Case Yields Prison Sentence for Accuser
Georgie Davis testified she would rather serve ten years in prison than see several young men, including Ralph Cooke, jailed. The Cooke case was dismissed, but Judge Lefier sentenced the 18 year old to ten years. Parents live in West Virginia amid talks of intimidation and ongoing investigation.
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Muncie
Ind
Georgie Davis
Ralph Cooke
Cooke
Leffier
West Virginia
Indiana men bound over in murder case near New Marion
Calvin Brown and Jacob Hoffmann of Shelby township were bound over to the circuit court for the May 18 murder of James Brindley near New Marion, Osgood.
Heyden Expected to Pick St Louis Over Indianapolis
Indianapolis reports Ed Heyden catcher of the defunct team is sought by Brook lyn and St Louis with strong indications he will choose St Louis over Indianapolis on Friday night.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Ed Heyden
Drought and High Prices Plague Chicago and Kansas Farms
Chicago notes prolonged drought driving farm prices up as potatoes reach 95 cents to a dollar per bushel and green corn climbs to 50 to 60 cents. Kansas region reports no rainfall for months, 100 degree days, outlook grim for corn and hay despite wheat harvests and scarce receipts.
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Chicago
Ohio
Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Weather Bureau
Extreme Heat Grips Kansas Crops Across State
Topeka reports Kansas enduring extreme heat with a record 110 degrees at Fort Scott. Heat and wind scorch crops across counties. corn yields projected at about 50,000,900 bushels, far below last year and 1899. Wheat largely harvested or burned, up to 20,000 acres destroyed in the stacks. Omaha dispatch notes drought crippling corn and spring wheat, with oats nearly failing. central and eastern Kansas milder but still hit by heat.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Fort Scott
Omaha
Neb
Heat records toppled in central south amid sweltering Friday
Memphis reports 102 degrees at 5 pm marking the hottest day of the year in the central southern states. Little Rock hit a record 106 degrees by 4 pm as heat records shattered across West Tennessee Arkansas and surrounding areas.
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Memphis
Tenn
Southwest
Tennessee
Arkansas
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Memobhig
Little Rock
Mercury
Record Heat Brings Fatality and Crop Damage Across Alabama
In Pine Bluff the heat set a new record with one fatality reported. Montgomery records 104.45 degrees at 3:55 PM with 17 percent humidity and a hot north wind at 22 mph. Selma notes unofficial 112 degrees around 1 PM as crop damage worsens, especially corn.
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Pine Bluff
Montgomery
Ala
Selma
Columbia again defeats Constitution in Rhode Island race
In Newport on July 13 the Columbia beat the Constitution by 2 minutes 19 seconds corrected time after Independence lost its topmast at the start. Boston’s Independence, hindered by a torn top sail, finished well back but driven to a remarkable effort. The race featured brisk sailing by the Bristol boats and a strong contest between the Herreshoff yachts.
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Newport
R. I
Columbia
Constitution
Independence
Boston
Tawo Bristol
Lawson
Herreshoff
Terrific Wind and Rain Storm Hits McComb City
A severe wind and rain storm struck McComb City Mississippi on July 13 injuring several people and killing two. Dozens sought shelter as a gallery collapsed burying spectators including Willie Kuntzmann and a local Negro man named Andrew Johnson. John Dykes suffered two broken legs. William Herzog and his sons were injured as well.
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McComb City
Miss
Willie Kuntzmann
Andrew Johnson
John Dykes
William Herzog
Herzog
New Commission Formed to Draw Electoral Law
Marana July 13 and Senors Diago Ta mayo De Quesada Maru Decastro Montenagudo were named by the constitutional convention to draft the electoral law. The conservative panel leans toward a property or educational qualification for office candidates to offset universal suffrage and will begin work immediately.
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Marana
Diago Tamayo
de Quesada
Maru
Decastro
Montenagudo
Quartermaster Strong resigns from U S Army
San Francisco July 13 Putnam Bradey Strong quartermaster in the department U S A announces his resignation for personal and financial reasons and says Secretary Root has accepted it. The action follows publication of an escapade in this city. Anderson Ind July 13 Crooks who came to reap harvests from the Ringling show were arrested 11 on sight. Paoli Ind July 13 Claude Dougherty of near this place died Friday from a cut in the abdomen in a fight with neighbor John Gray.
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San Francisco
Putnam Bradey Strong
Department
Root
Coming Convention at Winona Lake Delayed
Warsaw Ind July 13 The National Young People's Christian Union of the Presbyterian Church withholds its annual convention at Winona Lake from July 24 to 28 due to unspecified reasons and scheduling concerns.
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Warsaw
Ind
National
Young People’s Christian ‘Union of the
Presbyterian Church
Man Clinging To Life After Workplace Accident In Chicago
Joseph Burdick survived a catastrophic injury when a metal piece tore his trachea and larynx, leaving his neck exposed but rescuers noting the carotid artery intact. He received a breathing device at hospital and may never utter a sound, prompting reliance on nonverbal communication. The report also mentions other brief items from London and Pretoria.
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Chicago
Joseph Burdick
Burdick
J. Clark Cary
Captain Allen predicts continued Philippine insurrection
Capt. D. Allen of Frankfort, commanding Company I, 35th U S volunteers, says in a governor office interview that the Philippine uprising persists and the U S may eventually withdraw. He doubts final peace is near and fears Aguinaldo could escape to the mountains. Allen ran as a Democratic candidate against Landis last year.
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Indianapolis
Ind
D. ¥. Allen
Frankfort
United States Voluneers
United States
Philippines
Cpt
Allen
Aguinaldo
Capt
Alien
Congress
Landis
Prince Chuns Mission Sails for Berlin Apology
Prince Chun younger brother of Emperor Kwang Su departs Peking for Taku and Shanghai to sail July 20 from Shanghai to Genoa and then travel by rail to Berlin to apologize for the murder of Baron Von Ketteler.
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Peking
Berlin
Baron von Ketteler
Prince Chun
Emperor Kwang Su
Suite
Taku
Shanghai
Genoa
German view of Boxer uprising reports in China
Berlin notes dismiss reports that Prince Juan plans a new Boxer attack in China. Foreign troops remain enough to guard foreigners, and officials do not expect a renewed uprising despite warnings.
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Berlin
Germany
China
Juan
Tuam
Cincinnati Machinists End Strike Tension Fluctuates
SecretCosmopolitan hall meeting results show some shops returning to work with wage concessions while larger shops stand firm seeking full gains. Washington networks warn broader strike risks though intent to continue remains. In Baltimore, 200 machinists accept old terms ending local nine hour day dispute. Obscure report notes business failures inch higher in New York. Chilean president Errazuriz dies after long illness. he had been elected June 25 1896 for a five year term starting September 18 1896.
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Cincinnati
Cosmopolitan Hall
Richard Woltjen
Washington
International Association of Machinists
O’connell
Baltimore
Maryland Steel Co
New York
United States
Buenos Ayres
Senor Fe Deric Errazuriz
Chili
Senor Errazuriz
National council endorses rural school centralization plan
Detroit Michigan July 13 the national council of education met with sparse attendance and adopted a resolution endorsing centralization of rural schools and transporting pupils to centralized facilities.
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Detroit
Mich
Naional Council of Education
Grain and livestock market notes from Cincinnati and Indianapolis
Chicago and Cincinnati markets report wheat corn oats hogs cattle sheep lambs and veal prices. Regional figures from Cincinnati and Indianapolis show varied bids for hogs cattle and sheep with futures quotes for Chicago wheat corn and oats.
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Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Buffalo
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