Forks of the Roads Operators Pursue Arbitration Plan
In Columbus on Aug 20 officials of the United Mine Workers see a crisis and plan a conference of all federated unions in St Louis on Aug 30 to aim for a nationwide strike. Operators favor arbitration and may start nonunion mines if settlement fails as Ratchford meets with Pittsburg leaders and Read signals readiness for arbitration or escalation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ratchford
Columbus
United Mine Workers
National Executive Board
National Board
St. Louis
Pittsburg
Messrs. Murray and
Osborne
National
Read
Indiana
Illinois
Joseph
Latest Strike Tactics Not Successful One Do Admit Under Arrest
At Plum Creek and Turtle Creek camping strikers again moved in couples 100 feet apart as deputies blocked their path. Both sides held back, minors in company houses faced missionary efforts, and authorities planned another march. Deputies close in to curb departures, risking arrest of campers. Samuel DeArmit, linked to gas coal company interests, was arrested on assault larceny and disorderly conduct warrants and posted bail.
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Pittsburg
Plum Creek
Turtle Creek
Samuel DeArmit
Wiliam P. DeArmit
New York and Cleveland Gas Coal Company
de Armit
Sheriff's Deputies
River side works in Wheeling shut down over coal shortage
Failure of coal supplies forces the Riverside works to suspend operations in Wheeling West Virginia as notices indicate workers will be informed of details. The shutdown affects a major steel plant in the lower city area and highlights ongoing industry coal supply constraints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
W. Va
Riverside Works
Bradley Still at Coffeen Leaders of Coal Strike
A Duquoin dispatch reports Bradley Crusaders hold Coffeen and rail towns as coal miners resist. About 600 crusaders remained, pledging peace while urging mass meetings. Traylor jailed for threatening to shoot, bonds set. Illinois Central freight disrupted by agitators. 250 strikers at Carterville and Duquoin attempting to influence trains. Violence erupts in Virden as foreign miners clash, a woman strikes a miner and a residence is fired upon with property damage.
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St. Louis
Republic
Coffeen
Ills
Bradley
J. M. Page
Staunton
Jake Traylor
Traylor
Duquoin
Illinois Central
Carterville
Springfield
Virden
Jason Harris
Harris
Illinois Operators Organize to Defend Old Miners' Prices
Illinois mine operators formed a state association to resist miners scale demands. Election of Lee Kincaid as president and J W McKay Richardson as secretary treasurer noted. They reject the miners' scale and intend to operate under old prices. Oskaloosa Iowa delegates debated relief aid for miners. Night session adjourned without action.
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Peoria
Lls
Illinois
Lee Kincaid
Athens
Isaac Wantling
J. W. McKay Richardson
Reed City
C. Cramer
J. Sholl
A. Royster
P. Me
Iowa
Pittsburg
Wan
Cuddy Denies Misquotation On Gatling Guns
Loftus Cuddy of Cuddy-Mullen Coal firm denies making any statement about using Gatling guns to subdue Pittsburg district miners. Ex-Governor Boles launches Iowa Democratic campaign in Marshalltown with modest crowds and late start. Thomas H. Baker of Shelby dies after arsenic poisoning amid reported $800 shortage. Rev H J Houghton found dead in Huntington after serving St James Episcopal parishes. native of Salt Lake City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuddy
Cleveland
Loftus Cuddy
Cuddy-Mullen Coal Company
Pittsburg
Bea
Huntington
H. J. Houghton
St. James’ Episcopal Church
Episcopal Church
Tyrone
Houghtop
Salt Lake City
Utah
Spain seeks larger claim over damages in Cuba
Calderon Carlisle, Washington adviser, returns from Spain and says Madrid will push compensation for filibustering actions in Cuba to outweigh American damages to U S citizens in the island. He reports no Carlist rising and notes Canovas’s views on war progress and public sentiment in the United States.
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Cuba
Calderon Carlisle
London
Spain
Senor Canovas del Costila
Washington
United States
Carlisle
Senor Canovas del Castillo
Senor Canovas
Canovas
Alabama
Tramp Shot by Farmers After Assault on Mrs. Fenske
In Schiller Park near Chicago Aug 26 a stranger entered Mrs. Paulina Fenske’s home and attacked her. Husband Paulina and a farmer posse chased the assailant through cornfields. he was shot dead as he tried to flee. No identification found on the body. Mrs Fenske sustained minor injuries.
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Assantta
Matolaa
Chicago
Paulina Fenske
Schiller Park
Fenske
Steady Improvement Gives Substantial Hope for Future
Chicago August 20 Leading business men at the National Association of Merchants and Travelers report more visiting merchants in Chicago than in four years. Trade is rising with increased confidence and better merchandise, signaling steady improvement. Officials aim to unite 100000 members to influence railroads and freight handling.
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Chicago
National Association of Merchants and Travelers
Baseball scores and anarchist migration note
Chicago rounds up league results from Brooklyn to Washington with lopsided scores led by Washingtons 30 to 4 win over Chicago. Western leagues report heavy St Paul 15 over Columbus five. Anarchists arrive in London note says exiled Spanish anarchists headed for America starting yesterday.
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Peoria
St. Joseph
America
London
England
Bankers' Association Ends Twenty Third Convention
The twenty third annual American Bankers association convention in Detroit adjourned after a rush of business papers, with Jo seph C. Hendrick named president and George H. Russell elected first vice president. Social events included tours to Walkerville and a Des Chene trip as delegates praised the meeting’s success.
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Detroit
American Bankers’ Association
Joseph C. Hendrick
New York
George H. Russell
F .W. Tracey
Illinois
Hiram Welker & Sons
Walkerville
Qut
Des Chree-Shus-ha
Lowrey
Hendrix
Russell
Leathers
Powers
Jordan
Secession Fails In Royal League After Rate Rise
Chicago August 20 The threatened secession in Royal League ranks over supreme council action to raise assessments proved a fiasco. Of 18000 plus members only a small portion signed to form a new order and most have reconsidered their action. Springfield Mo August 20 Captain C P Woodruff, twelve year medical examiner of the pension bureau at Washington, has been reinstated to his old place removed by President Cleveland in 1887.
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Chicago
Royal League
Supreme Council
Order
Springfield
C. P. Woodruff
Pension Bureau
Washington
Cleviland
Nashville
Tenn
Cincinnati
Chattanooga
Lookout Mountain
Chickamauga National Military Park
Notable Crossroads of Society and Trade in Late 19th Century
Lady Henry Somerset sails for America aboard the St Louis on October 2. Wheat prices reach 89 1/2 cents at the Chicago Board of Trade yesterday. GC A Pillsbury of Minneapolis reportedly earned between 500 000 and 1 000 000 from the wheat rise. Louris Shaftner, 12, mourns her mother and has twice attempted suicide in Chicago. Mrs Margaret Jerris wed to Francis Schlatter the Canton healer in Pittsburgh yesterday. The Thirteenth Wisconsin infantry reunion convened in Janesville with Captain Pliny Norcross re-elected president. Filla Jlamin Harlin, 5, killed by a cable train in Chicago after stepping from behind one train into another. Mrs Thomas Handley dies of lockjaw from a foot wound in Grayville Illinois. Frank J Scales, ex judge of Cook County Court, lies near death at Bartlet Illinois. Dr Fred W Brown resigns as second assistant physician at Wisconsin northern insane hospital. Dr W P Broderick named replacement. M W Heath dies at 62, former foreman in Stevens Point Wisconsin rail shops. Rev Dr Marion A Lee rescues from drowning after sinking four times at a camp meeting near Chicago. Obituaries list General William Ward Newark NJ. George Railling Marion Indiana. Colonel Wimner Otis San Antonio. Mrs Marjorie Hathael Carlyle Illinois. Patrick Horan Sycamore Illinois. M R Slater Tucson Arizona.
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Henry Somerset
America
St. Louis
Chicago Board of Trade
GC. A. Pillsbury
Minneapolis
Louris Shaftner
Chicago
Margaret Jerris
Pittsburg
Francis Schlatter
Canton
Ohio
Thirteenth
Wisconsin Infantry
Janesville
Wis
Pliny Norcross
Filla Jlamin
William Harlin
Thomas Handley
Grayville
Frank J. Scales
Cook County Court
Bartlett
Ill
Fred W. Brown
Wisconsin Northern Insane Hospital
Oshkosh
Brown
W. P. Broderick
St. Paul
W. Heath
Spencer
Heath
Stevens’ Point
Gaye Wisconsin Central Railroad
Alony
Marion A. Lee
Fiood Templars
Take Fluff
Mary F. McWhorter
C. E. Anderson
Newark
N. J
William Ward
Marion
Ind
George Railling
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Straits
Cofferen
Chamber of Commerce Committee
BD. H. Moore
Methodist Book Concern
Chamber of Gcommerce
Boles
Marshalltown
J. W. Muffly
Des Moines
Shelby, Mich
Thomas H. Baker
Walter Wood Harvesting Company
Baker
Geneva
Castillo
Bannkers
Canada
Crilderen
Castoria
W. L. Douglas
L. Douglas
Ealer
Russia
Brookton
Mass
Galena Street
Queen & Crescent
W.A. Beckler
N. P.A
Adams Street
Rinearson
Cincinnati, O
Texas
Diffenbaugre
Stephenson Street
Brewster House
Feco
Sebel Socon
Button
S. W. Cor. Malet & Anotsky
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