Strikers Gain Ground in McKeesport and Bellaire
At McKeesport the National rolling mill and Riverside plant faced new strain as Amalgamated forces claim control and expect temporary closure of key works. In Bellaire strikers push to shut the National Steel and Riverside mills while officials acknowledge gains and possible plant closures.
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Pittsburg
McKeesport
Bellaire
National Rolling Mill
National Tube Company
Boston
National
Amalgamated Association
National Steel Company
Riverside
Wheeling
Riverside Plate
Steel Department
Boers Blamed For Naval Explosion In New Orleans
An explosion at the Harrison Line steamer Mechanician in New Orleans damaged the ship while moored to load mules for South Africa. Officials suspect an external blast possibly a torpedo or powder. no explosives found on board. The ship remained afloat and set to sail after repairs.
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New Orleans
Mechanician
South Africa
Harrison
Alfred LeBlanc
Harrison Line
LeBlanc
Ball
Bans Published for Dora Davis and M C Robinson
The Cathedral published bans for Miss Dora Davis and M C Robinson on Sunday for the first time. The couple plans to marry on August 22.
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Dora Davis
M. C. Robinson
Royal funeral rites as Dowager Empress interred beside husband
In Potsdam on August 13 the Dowager Empress Frederick was buried beside her husband in Frei den s Kirche’s mausoleum. Bells tolled across Potsdam while the imperial family and foreign dignitaries gathered at Wildpar station and Sans Souci for the private ceremony. Only the immediate royals and top dignitaries entered the mausoleum as the public was barred.
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Potsdam
Frederick
Freidens Kirche
Emperor William
Wildpar
Count von Buelow
Cabinet
Knights of the Black Eagle
Reichstag
New Palace
Sans Souci
Friedenkirche
Church of Peace
Pottsdam
Berlin
Edward
Alexandria
Persius
Boy Shot Through Lung While Squirrel Hunting
John Cordway eleven year old son of farmer Sersene Cordway seven miles west of town on the Illinois road was accidentally shot while hunting a squirrel. A twenty two caliber rifle ball passed through his right lung near the spine. Dr McBeth attended and said the boy may recover.
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John Cordway
Sersene Cordway
Powers eye Caribbean islands to overturn Monroe doctrine
A Paris dispatch says Germany and possibly France seek to buy Cayo Momiano and Cayo Cruz off Cuba. The properties belong to Prudencio Ebanez y Vega. German syndicate led by Baron Adolf Oppenheim and Jesuits are among bidders, with France preferring Jesuit ownership over German control. Ambassador Porter reports France content with Martinique, while Germany pushes hard.
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Germany
France
Cayo Momiano
Cayo Cruz
Greater Antilles
Cuba
Prudencio Ebanez Y Vega
Baron Adolf Oppenheim
Paris
Cayo Romano
United States
Porter
State Department
Martinique
Catholic Foresters Meet Opens in Detroit With High Mass
The seventh annual international convention of the Catholic Order of Foresters opens in Detroit with a high mass at St. Louis church. Bishop Foley delivers a sermon to about 200 delegates. Committees are named and Mayor Maybury welcomes the assembly. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Albert Henning.
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Detroit
Catholic Order of Foresters
St. Louis
Foley
Maybury
Fighting Bob Evans Reprimanded For Attack on Chandler
Washington dispatch reports the Navy Department censured Rear Admiral Robley Evans for derogatory remarks about former Navy Secretary William E. Chandler in Evans book A Sailor's Log. Hackett, acting secretary, sent formal reprimand. Chandler notified of action. Evans acknowledged receipt of the letter.
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Washington
Navy Department
William E. Chandler
Robrey O. Evans
Washington, D C
Spanish Treaty Claims Commission
United States
Navy
Department
Chandler
Navy of
The
PF. W. Hackett
Robley v . Evans
United States Navy
Washington, D.C
Washington, D. C
Waterloo
N. H
Robley D. Evans
Secretary of the Navy
Admiral Evans
FP. W. Hackett
Atmg
Evans
Hackett
Stolen bullion recovered after Selby works robbery
San Francisco August 10 Jack Winters, jailed suspect in the Selby smelting works robbery, confesses and $110,000 in bullion is recovered from mud at Crockett. Winters aided by Superintendent Ropp and detectives, locating four bars and bags. total recovered now stands at $110,000 with more expected.
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San Francisco
Jack Winters
Selby Smelting
Bay
Winters
Ropp
Selby Works
Winter
Crockett
Vallejo
Avilla Bank Cash Assets Measured at $1.60
The Avilla bank wreck yields only $1.60 in cash seen by Receiver E. P. Thomas after opening the big safe yesterday. Attorney Barr of Kendallville hands over Leach's notes totaling about $1,400.
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Avilla Bank
Avilla
Leach
E. P. Thomas
Attorney Barr
Kendallville
Steel Trust to Invade the South In Early Strike Era
Reported in New York that United States Steel is negotiating to take control of Tennessee Coal and Iron and allied southern iron and steel works. Talks with banks behind TCI and other southern mills ongoing for a year, potentially reshaping the industry and weakening Amalgamated Association efforts. The move could position TCI as key in settling the strike.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
Allied Industries
Southern Iron and Steel Works
the Tribune
Big Steel Trust
Ing
Amalgamated Association
South
Trust Will Dismantle Tin Mills in Monessen Move
Pittsburg officials of the American Tin Plate company say they will dismantle and move to Monessen some mills idle due to a strike. The plan aims to double the Monessen plant while other works are consolidated, with the Dewees Wood plant at McKeesport already ordered dismantled. The statement notes tentative actions pending employer sentiment and contract terms.
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Monessen
American Tin Plate Company
Lindsay & McCutcheon
Republic Iron Works
Painter’s Mill
Elba
Frankstown
Carnegie
American Sheet Steel Company
Vander
Pittsburg
Lower Union
Carnegie Company
Associated Press
W. M. Leeds
Amalgamated Association
Wheeling
Vandergrift
Leeds
Dewees Wood
McKeesport
Sampson Possible Relief From Boston Navy Yard Duty
Washington officials consider relief for Admiral W T Sampson from command at the Boston navy yard as he has been in delicate health. A successor officer has been selected but not announced and no relief request has been made. The report notes possible retirement timing and pending official action.
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Washington
W. T. Sampson
Boston Navy Yard
Navy Department
Walker and Keppard Fatal Oiler Clash On Steamer Discussing Unionism
Walker a non union oiler from Cleveland shot and killed Frank Keppard a union oiler from Manistee Michigan on the Castalia and S R Kirby during a talk on unionism. Police rescued Walker from a crowd of union sailors and dock men to avert a lynching. He was jailed at Jefferson after dark under guard.
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Walker
Cleveland
Castalia
Frank Keppard
Manistee
Mich
S. R. Kirby
Jefferson
Robbery in Prison Town Strikes Michigan City Post Office
Burglars forced the post office vault and safe during the night in Michigan City Ind. They secured $800 in stamps and $100 in dishes. Police investigate the overnight break in a town known for its prison facility.
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Michigan City
Ind
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Williams
Tighe
Chappell
John Pierce
Ben Davis
Organized Labor
Brethren
American Steel Hoop Company
United States Steel Company
Saltsbury
Scottdale
Amalgamated
John Williams
Bisselblock
J. Shaffer
M. F. Tighe
Ben I. Davis
West
Davis
Chicago
Trust
American Federation of Labor
Lower City
Upper Millison
Services
Wildpark Station
Andrew D. White
Journal and Advertiser
Riages
Wildpark
Albert Henning
Bob” Evans
W. E. Chandler
Jack Winter
Steel Trust
Sampson
Ashiatula, C
Henry
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