Great Steel Trust Plans Labor Capital Partnership
News from the Northwest details J Pierpont Morgan backed plans for a labor allied capital joint venture with United States Steel. A stock split valued at par for millions would enable 266,000 employees to become shareholders in a profit sharing scheme directed by Morgan and Schwab. The plan, conceived before a strike, envisages a two year timeline to finalize details and establish the employee stake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aboe
Union of New
York
Teottie Prege
J. Pierpont
Morgan
The
Aid
Capital
United States Breal ‘Corporation
Nalde
United States Steel” ‘Corporation
Forre
Reaént
Amalgamated “Association
Charles 1
Schwab
Steel-Corporation
Fi dral Parade Lights Up Winnipeg Day
Winnipeg marked a grand celebration as crowds gathered from morning to midnight. Special arrivals from the Northern Pacific brought over 2,600 people including Canadian Veterans, with the Sorel parade at 6 p.m. hailed as the Northwest’s most elaborate event. Carriages, floats, and bicyclists reviewed through main streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Forka
Ni'd
Winnipeg
Canada
Orthern
Chambre
Canadian Veterans' Association
Northwest
Drowned Sisters Try to Save Each Other at Dam Scene
Agnes and Isabelle Gales, eight and seven, children of Charles Gales, drowned at Coburg near Helena Montana while playing at a dam on Savoy creek. The younger slipped, the older tried to save her, both vanished in five feet of water. Parents are prostrated by the shock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Mont
Agnes
Isabelle
Charles Gales
Coburg
Here
Savoy Creek
Fourth Lead perjury verdict in Coddy robbery case
Deadwood D. Aug. 17. George Strootem, a barkeeper at Lead, was found guilty of perjury in the Coddy robbery case. He is the fourth man convicted. The court recommended leniency and he will escape a penitentiary term. He had many influential friends at Lead. The other three convicts are D. R. Summers, C. A. Whitford and P. C. Carberry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ant
Deadwood
George Strotem
Leed
Lead
D. R. Summers
C. A. Whitford
P.C. Carberry
Night Encounter with Burglar Shocks Sioux City Woman
In Sioux City Iowa on August 17 Mrs Ed Griffin may die from shock after confronting a burglar in the dark. She awoke and wandered to the back door, glimpsed a dark figure, grabbed the intruder by the collar and was struck in the eye. She recalls only a vague description of the man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Iowa
Ed Griffin
Desertions Rise Among Thirteenth Cavalry at Fort Meade
Fort Meade reports an unusually large desertion problem among the Thirteenth cavalry recruits with forty deserters on Sunday morning. The government offers twenty dollars for capturing a deserter, and some deserters have returned or been captured. Authorities promise stricter punishment for future desertions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Meade
8. D
Thirteenth Cavalry
Train Wreck Near Ingolf Leaves Two Dead
An official CP rail account reports an extra westbound train derailed three miles east of Ingolf after a rail broke. The engine and five coaches were derailed, two passengers were killed and four injured. The incident occurred while harvesters traveled from the maritime provinces. In a separate note from Huron, Camp Sheldon hosts the First regiment with disciplined drills and a large public turnout for dress parade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Maritime Provinces
Ingolf
Aeapital
Guardhonusy
Huron
Sheldon
Manhunt for Farmhouse Robber Near La Crosse
A posse of armed farmers led by Deputy Sheriff Follmer searches six miles from La Crosse Wisconsin for a beggar accused of robbing the Willis farmhouse. The August pursuit involves rifles and shotguns as authorities close in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bingage
la Crogee
Wis
Follmer
Willis
Bhatt
Lightning Strikes Kill Two Boys Near Anthen Farm
In Anthen two boys aged twelve die after lightning hits a barn during an eight storm. Near Langdon Minnesota a farmhouse sustains substantial fire damage from a severe electrical storm. Grand Rapids resident Uncle Jet Smith, seventy five, dies, leaving many friends in Minneapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthen
Town
Joseph Fixel
Langdon
Minn
James Danton
Fargo Typographical Union Aids Steel Strikers
Fargo North Dakota August 17 the local typographical union met to assess funds for the steel strikers and issued an address urging public help with the contribution drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fargo
Steikera
N. Dy
Fargo Typographical Union
Navy court of inquiry to meet in large room in Washington
Acting Secretary Hackett selected the navy yard gun shop for the Schley court of inquiry sessions. The room size is meant to accommodate the public and broaden the inquiry beyond Schley’s conduct to Navy Department administration. Counsel for Schley say they will send statements from Rear Admiral Howison and request Howison’s reply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Achley Court of Inquiry
Washington
Hackett
Navy Department
Navy Yard
Sohley
Admiral Sehley
Sehley
Schley
Mesers
Raynor
Wilson
Centain
Howison
Court of Anquiry
Sohley-Sampson
Jetter
Halkett
Santiago
Sampson
Sixty and Married on Sea Voyage to Honolulu
Four hundred American teachers selected from normal schools traveled from San Francisco to Manila aboard the Thomas. About sixty of the men who were strangers to each other married in Honolulu after the ship's captain refused weddings en route. Thirty couples, after obtaining a clergyman, toured the bay on a chartered boat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Breese
Teadhe Carbondale
San Francisco
Manila
Honolulu
Thomas
Oshkosh Yacht Club Trophy Race Adds Silver Service
Oshkosh Wisconsin regatta committee buys a Gorham silver and gold lined dinner set for the Oshkosh club trophy race on August 28. The set includes 12 forks 12 dessert spoons 12 large teaspoons 12 small teaspoons 1 gravy ladle 1 cream pitcher and 1 berry spoon valued at $160. It comes in a 22 by 28 inch mahogany chest. The winning yacht will own the chest permanently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oshkosh Yacht Club Raves
Oshkosh
Wis
Oshkosh Yacht Club
Haa
Gorham
Winona County Man Traps and Sells Snakes
Jerry Turner, a Lewiston resident in Winona County, traps rattlesnakes and has captured over 600 this season. He sells the snakes to a Rochester firm for about 60 cents each and tests oil from some specimens. Turner reports three snake bites this summer with no ill effects, handling rattlers with unprotected hands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winona County
Winona
Minn
Jerry Turner
Lewiston
Rochester
Glenwood Fire Destroys Plant and Stock
A blaze at Glenwood Wisconsin on August 1 5 43 p m destroyed the pumping station electric lighting plant and boiler room causing loss to the stave mill and other buildings. Total damage estimated at 40000 with partial insurance coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenwood
Wis
Hoiler
Glanwood
Glenwood Manufacturing Company
Lich ‘Ecfoinea
Path
Prosperous rancher dies after overexertion near Deadwood
James Rooney, a well known rancher near Belle Fourche, succumbs to mental collapse following strain. He is in safe keeping in Deadwood, claiming the Homestake ore road passes his farm as his brothers, all noted locally, keep vigil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dae Kote
Deadwood
M. D
James Rooney
Belle Fourche
Ora Iade
Drum Lummon Mine Abandons Lower Workings
Helena Aug 18 The Montana Mining Company prepares to abandon the lower workings of the Drum Summon mine at Marysville once pumping is pulled and levels seven teenth to four th abandoned. The mine has produced more than 20 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Mont
Montana Mining Company
Marysville
Pumpa
Fifteen Gold Mines Sold in Montana Syndicate Deal
Helena Montana August 21 Joseph Minchin of Boston for a New England syndicate completed a purchase deal with Thomas Cooney and others for the Ptarmigan group of fifteen gold mines west of Helena. The price is not stated but believed near 300000 dollars. The district is new yet the mines have produced about 100000 dollars in gold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Mont
Joseph Minchin
Boston
New England
Thomasa Cooney
Ptarmigan Group
Man Killed Stopping Switch Engine in Yard
New York, Aug. 16 Alfred Blanco a West Shore Railway employee wagered a week's pay with his brother Pietro that he could halt a switch engine in the Granton yard N Y The engineer did not acknowledge his authority and signalled him to move Blanco kept trying and was struck and killed by the engine at the yard scene
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Win
New York
Alfred Blanco
Weat Shora Railway
Pietro
Granton
N. A
Bia
Blanco
Macdonald Disappointed Over Extradition Farewell
London officials report James MacDonald who confessed to robbing Western Lumber Company in Portland Oregon last December was discharged as Washington authorities did not seek his extradition. He expressed disappointment at not being sent home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haa
America
London
Mansion House
James MacDonald
Western Lumber Company
Portland, Or
United States
Washington
Hig
Towne’s Central Asphalt to Start $200,000 Plant Near Spindle Top
Ex-Senator Charles A Towne fronts the Central Asphalt and Refining company after a gusher near the Spindle Top ridge. The firm has completed organization and plans a $200,000 plant, with construction to begin in ten days on adjacent 16 acre tract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gusher
Beaumont
Tex
Charlea
Towne
Central Asphalt and Refining Company
Minneanian in Trouble in Sioux Talis Aug 21
William Drummond of Jasper Minnesota was jailed in Miner County on a charge of stealing a $50 loan from a Howard photographer. He could not post bond for the next term of the state circuit court and remains in jail for case keeping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Talis
William Drummond
Jasper
Minn
Miner County
Howard
Drummond
Atate Cireult
Charge and Counter Charge in Grinnell Divorce Case
Mrs. Charles Jr Morse sues for divorce in Grinnell Iowa, alleging cruel treatment and adultery. Mr Morse files a cross bill accusing adultery as well. The case, involving Morse who has lived here over thirty years, draws local interest and is set for September 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grinnell
Iowa
Charles Jr. Morse
Morse
Kent Day Ends Quietly at Battle Island Assembly
The Battle Island assembly in La Crosse Wisconsin concluded yesterday with the largest crowd of the week. An excursion from the city brought visitors who spent the day on the island. Rev. Alica Bell Loomis delivered the principal address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kent
Hattie Island
la Crosse
Wis
Battle Island
Thin City
Alica Bell Loomis
Free Labor Bureau’s Success in Wisconsin Cities
Madison Wisconsin August 21 eighty nine positions were filled last week through the new free labor bureaus at Milwaukee and Superior. There were 142 applications for employment and 127 applications for help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Free Labor Bureau
Madison
Wis
Free Labor
Milwaukee
Superior
Kitchener Moves on Hend weni Border in Zululand
Lord Kitchener leads a strong force toward Hend weni on the Zululand border where Gen. Botha is said to have 4000 Boers concentrated. An important engagement is anticipated as the war tension grows in South Africa. In Yankton a separate item notes Mrs. Charles Ingalls seeking a Chancery estate claim in England through attorney Robert Coojay, potentially worth about $40,000, tied to real estate in London once owned by her great-grandparents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Botha
Durban
Lord Kitchener
Hendweni
Zululand
England
Yankton
Charles Ingalls
Robert 8. Coojay
Chancery
London
Birs
Ingalla
Burglars Captured in Champion With Keys and Jewelry
Burnl are captured at Champion near Iron Mountain on Aug 21 after burglars named John Anderson and James Reynolds. Officers recovered skeleton keys nine watches and other jewelry and a bank book from the suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burnl
Iron Mountain
Mich
Champion
John Anderson
James Reynolds
We Bank
Alleged cattle theft tied to grand jury hold at Clear Lake
John Johnson was held to the grand jury in Pipestone County on a charge of stealing eighteen head of cattle from Cory Ridgway. The suspect allegedly took the cattle for pasture and intended to butcher them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clear Lake
8. D
John Johnson
Cory Ridgway
Pipestone
Johnson
Postoffice Robbery in Doon Ends With Burglary
Burglars broke into the Doon post office on August 21, blew open the safe and took several dollars of stamps and a small amount of cash. No clue to the thief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doon
Town
Tampa
Steel strikes spur Monessen mills reopenings in wave
The United States Steel Corp drives a restart across Monessen Painter and Clark mills amid Amalgamated Association strike activity. New crews, including former workers, return as 600 hired at Clark mill and 200 at Painter. Leaders say progress is limited, with secret maneuvers by Amalgamated and Carnegie Duquesne mills to expand or block, while more workers are recruited daily and conflict looms in the broader steel region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neel Corporation
Painter
Clark
Monessen
Monessen Millia
Steel Corporation
Lindsay & McCutcheon
Nice Newccastle
Mckeesport
Wheeling
Bellaire
Mingo Junction
Painter’s
Painter Mills
Clark Mill
Painter Milla
Duquesne Milla
Carnegie Company
Amalgamated Association
Atech Company
Han
M. B. Tighe
Weet
Shafter
Avery
Mr. Shaffer
Islander Wreck Claims Sixty Seven Lives at Sea
Aug. 21 Port Townsend news reports the steamer Islander struck an iceberg near Douglas Island and sank in minutes with 108 aboard, 67 lost. Pilot La Blanc and crew describe the chaotic scramble for boats, rescues, and the perilous night watch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siven
Port Townsend
Wash
Queen
Pacific
Skagway
Douglas
Scraimnle
Taur
la Blanc
Foot
Foote
Exhibiting Hogs and the Breeding Breed Show Dilemma
The article argues that hog show success does not guarantee breeding quality and warns against overfeeding to win prizes. It urges breeders to prioritize improving their stock, proper breeding, and honest, sustained effort over fame and large show names.
Origin of Farkeys O E Thorne on wild turkey species
In his poultry book Farkeys O E Thorne notes that naturalleta presently recognizes two wild turkey species Meleagris gallopavo in the Southwest United States and Mexico and Meleagris sylvestris in Canada and the northern United States. He recounts former classifications and mentions rare Meleagris ocellata of Central America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farkeys
O. E.thorne
Naturalleta
United States
Mexico
Turkey
Central America
Coler
New Jersey
Colorado
Origin of the Domestic Turkey Traced to Mexico Wild Fowl
The origin of the domestic turkey is traced to the Mexican wild turkey. It suggests that the Mexican stock contributed traits such as plumage variation and white in wing coverts and tail feathers. The proximity to civilized Mexico implies earlier domestication than northern roving peoples. Spaniards introduced the turkey to Europe in the early sixteenth century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ornithologiata
Mexico
Turkey
Europe
West Indies
Controversial Butter Adulteration and Milk Notes
Reports from England describe convictions for selling butter with boracic acid and with improvised preservatives. New York officials warn on watered milk, while a medical society proposes a labeled milk scheme to protect consumers. Studies from West Virginia compare meat meal and ground bone as feed, noting fresh bone improved egg production and weight in hens. The piece closes by remarking the ballot as a weapon used by workers against their own interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagland
United States
Engand
New York
Medical Society of
County of
New York City
Thea
West Virginia Experiment Station
Plymouth Rock
Thalgo
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Anna Day
Jet Smith
Lawrence, N.bd
Grand Rapids
Tie
Minneapolis
Soutine
Naulhrs
HDAT
Drum Lummon
MacDonald
Mis
A. Towne'a
Kitchener
Cape Colony
Dairy and Poultry
Gueoehitul Farmers Oparate
Iry Moten
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