President Shaffer Calls Unionists to Strike Action
T J Shaffer president of the Amalgamated Association issues a general strike order to union men in defense of organizing rights against United States Steel. He warns mills will close by August 10 1901 without settlement and urges members to join the movement to preserve the union.
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United States
Amalgamated
United States Steel Corporation
Amalgamated Association
Just Cause
T. J. Shaffer
Shaffer
Federal Steel Company
Gompers
Carnegie Steel Company
Carnegie Company
Homestead
Duquesne
Braddock
Strike Order Sparks Unrest in Pittsburgh Steel Plants
Pittsburg reports the Shaffer strike order activates a nationwide steel clash with 100,900 Amalgamated workers affected. Mills at Clark and Carnegie plants begin operating, while unions vow to fight. Leaders foresee mass meetings and potential expansion as employers plan to restart idle facilities.
Favorite Prescription advertised for weak women and cures
An advertisement touts Doctor Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a cure for irregularities, weakening drains, inflammation, and female weakness. It claims improvements in appearance and health, with testimonials from Mrs. Mary Murphy and others. It invites letters to Dr. Pierce at Buffalo, and promotes The People's Medical Adviser and how to obtain it by mail order.
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Doctor Pierce
Dr. Pierce
People’s Medical Adviser
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Schwab Surprised by Shaffer Strike Order Date
New York Aug 7 Charles M Schwab expressed surprise when told by a reporter at midnight that President Shaffer's strike order named August 10 as the date for extending the great steel strike Schwab had spent the evening with J Pierpont Morgan and returned to his Lorra ine apartments He said he was sorry to hear it and could not discuss the matter.
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John Williams
B. I. Davis
Amalgamated Journal
Association
Carnegie Mills
Williams
Amalgamated Association
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Clark’s Mill
Shaffer
Lawrenceville
Clark
Painter's Mill
Lindsay & McCutcheon
Allegheny
Pennsylvania Tube Works
Second Avenue
New York
the World
Charles M. Schwab
President Schwab
Lorraine
J. Pierpont Morgan
New Peace Influences Stir In Labor Steel Talks
The Commercial Advertiser reports no direct communication from labor leaders to J P Morgan Co or steel firms since Saturday's conference. Independent influences may produce a settlement within days prior to Shaffer's strike order, Morgan possibly welcoming progress if his core objections are respected. Steel workers and stock movements imply movement toward amity.
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New York
J. P. Morgan & Co
Morgan
Shaffer
Myr. Morgan
Strike Order Reaches Amalgamated Officials in Cleveland
In Cleveland Ohio on August 7 Vice President Ward read President Shaffer’s general strike order at a large meeting of Amalgamated Association advisory board members. Plans were laid to carry out the strike. the American Tin Plate plant remained idle with officials stating it would resume soon, possibly using non union workers.
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Combine
Shaffer
National Steel Company
Bessemer
New Castle
Mingo Junction
Chicago
Joliet
Milwaukee
Nacional Tube Company
W. F. Corey
Carnegie Steel Company
American Steel Hoop Company
Andrew Carnegie
Corey
Carnegie
Carnegie Mills Vital
Wellsville
Ohio
Scottsdale
Cleveland
Ward
Amalgamated Association Advisory Board
American Tin Plate Company
Massillon Mill Workers Decline Strike
Massillon Ohio August 7 President Jenkins of the Amalgamated Association announces the local mill workers will not strike after signing a contract. He says the men will honor the agreement and continue production.
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Massillon
Ohio
Jenkins
Amalgamated Association
War cannot cease, says local mill owner
The quotation notes a firm stance that war must continue. The local mill is owned by Republic Iron and Steel Company, linking industrial interests to the broader conflict.
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The
Republic Iron and Steel Company
Labor tensions mount in San Francisco shipping tie up
Municipal league pursues a compromise as labor leaders prepare for protracted action. Employers seek replacements for strikers while about ninety coastwise ships and twenty deep water vessels sit idle in the bay. Land Teamsters union plans to call out all workers including street cleaning contractors previously exempted.
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San Francisco
Cal
Municipal League
Land Teamsters’ Union
Labor Council
Fort Wayne Man Named Receiver for Avilla Bank
E. P. Thomas of Fort Wayne was named receiver for the wrecked Avilla bank of H. W. Leach by Referee Chapin in Judge Baker's absence. He acts until creditors elect a trustee under bankruptcy laws. Assets listed include notes totaling about 1450 dollars, a $60 mortgage note, and several certificates of deposit.
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E. P. Thomas
H. W. Leach
Avilla
Mr. Thomas
Indianapolis
Noble C. Butler
Bike
Cunji
R. P. Barr
Kendallville
Leach
Bank of Yeaver
Bank of Avilla
Sqnod
William G. Freen
Commercial Bank of
Hilto H. W. Leach
T. F. Hovan
War Department Crippled by San Francisco Strike
A dispatch from Colonel Long at San Francisco reports severe labor shortages due to strikes. The government will return the transport Lenne to its owners without refitting, delaying ship fittings but not crippling supply routes to the Philippines and Alaska.
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WAR Department
Washington
Long
San Francisco
Lenne
Lang
San Fraacisco
Philippines
Alaska
Contes sues Woods over Lawton district land lottery
Fort Sill August 8 Attorney John I Calvert Guthrie files contest papers against James R Woods winner of the first number in Lawton district land lottery. Government plan set two claims to join the southern part of Lawton town site and Woods held 160 acres blocking Mattie Beals who drew No 2. Five hundred Lawton businessmen sign the contest alleging Woods violated the homestead act spirit and letter.
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Fort Sill
Okla
John I. Calvert
Guthrie
James R. Woods
Lawton
Woods
Mattie Beals
Wichita
Lawton Businessen
Eczema Cure Praised By St Ignace Attorney
James J Brown of St Ignace Michigan reports forty six years of eczema relief after using Dr A W Chases Ointment He spent about five hundred dollars before finding cure Three boxes cured leg lesions and itching piles and he urges others to try the remedy Dr Chase’s Ointment costs five cents a box at tail dealers or Buffalo New York firm Meyer Bros Co Fort Wayne distribution.
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A. W. Chase
James J.brown
St. Ignace
Michigan
Duffalo
Gents
Dr. Chase
Chase
James J. Brown
Wedding in jail seals renewal for Miller and ex-wife
In Kokomo Indiana a postponed wedding was finally held in the county jail. Omar H Miller wed his former wife Linzie Lawson after she had Miller arrested for allegedly attempting to poison her. The ceremony was performed by Squire DeHaven when no minister appeared. The nuptials nullify the poison charge and Miller’s release is anticipated.
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Kokomo
Ind
Omar H. Miller
Linzie Lawson
Miller
Squire DeHaven
Comprehensive Veterinary Guide Praised for Clear Practicality
Nearly one hundred illustrations accompany a complete disease list and treatment methods for farm animals. The reviewer lauds the work as truthful concise and free of literary niceties. It condemns bleeding blistering and firing and emphasizes humane feeding and practical reference.
Description of an Elegantly Bound Standard Book
The item describes a durable cloth bound book with decorative ink stamping and embossed title, profusely illustrated on fine book paper, 6 by 81/2 inches, about 500 pages, priced at 1.50. A limited number is offered for 1.00 through THE SENTINEL office by special arrangement.
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Sentinel Office
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Clark’s
Capt
Louis T. Brown
Brown
Union
Thirty-third
Twentyninth Streets
Captain Brown
M’keesport
McKeesport
Amalgamated and Federation of Labor
W. Dewees Wood
Samuel M. Cooper
Vandergrift
Old Meadow
Gibson
Schwab
Fort Wayne
E. P. Thomas Receiver
Avilla Bank
Chapin
John Kintz
Piqua Avenue
Miss Beals
St. Ignace, Mich
H. Pfeiffer and Son
Columbia St
McCluse
Robert McClure
M. D
U. S
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