Hard Day's Work In Settlement Talks And WV Strike Spread
Pittsburg arbitration efforts press toward uniform terms with De Armitt and Robinson heading the operator list. Disagreement centers on 95 percent of output versus 95 percent of operators. West Virginia miners move toward strike despite mixed signals, with 600 miners at Belmont and Black Cat idle and price hikes at Kanawha mines. A counter move by five WV operators promises a 14 cent ton raise, lifting mine prices to 1.25 per ton as talks continue.
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Joint Arbitration Commission
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Francis Ll. Robinson
Dolan
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General Little
Ohio Arbitration Board
Edward Rigley
Horace Calef
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Chicago
W. F. Read
J. W. Ellsworth
Read
L. P. McCormack
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Terre Haute
J. Smith Talley
Talley
Mark Hanna
West Virginia
Huntington
W. Va
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Chesapeake
Belmont
Black Cat
Kanawha
Cincinnati
United Mine Workers
Status of the strike across eight states reports
Columbus Ohio July 16 President Ratchford and Secretary Pearce issue bulletin No 1 reviewing the strike. Eight states show living wages demand with widespread suspensions. Pennsylvania 20 000 miners joined. Ohio 28 000 laid down tools. Indiana 8000 joined. Illinois nearly general suspension. West Virginia 3000 joined. Kentucky Tennessee about 4000 suspended. Kansas at work but may suspend. Alabama 3000 plus suspended. Coal supply and railroads affected.
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Ratchford
Pearce
Western
Pennsylvania
Tully
Ohio
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Illinois
West Virginia
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Tennessee
Kansas
Alabama
Coal Famine Fears Stir City Nut Shipment Talk
Fragmentary report notes cities facing nut supply strain as shipments lag. Warnings suggest a looming coal famine as shortages ripple through markets and households rely on constrained fuel and food stocks.
Miners Refuse Higher Wages in Pana District Strike
Miners in the Pana district Ills have declined increased wages offered by operators and will not return to work. Destitution affects many families with a commissary organized to solicit provisions as over 100 families receive daily rations. In Macoupin county Nilwood workers accepted a 10 percent raise contingent on solidarity with Green Ridge, while Taylorville sent 150 strikers and Decatur 250 workers remain at work.
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Ills
Pana
Stfikers
Macoupin County
Nilwood
Green Ridge
Girard
Taylorville
Decatur
Order RAISES ROW over Kansas City women in jail
In Kansas City Kansas the police board proposed making women prisoners work on rock piles with men. No woman remained in jail to be sent, relatives paid fines, and the plan was rescinded amid strong protest. The Current Event club urged action and warned of officers’ potential resignations as voters could influence municipal outcomes. The same rule was cited in Leavenworth, but Kansas City reversed the order.
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Kansas City
Kan
Police Commissioners
Kansas
Board of Police Commissioners
Leavenworth
Conference on the Tariff Sees Possible Early Accord
Washington July 16 tariff conferees grew more hopeful with a senate leader predicting a deal could be reached today and Democratic members summoned by Saturday. House negotiators, however, resist yielding on the house schedule and expect a stalemate until the senate yields. Senate Democrats worry over Harris of Tennessee’s successor as one vote could decide control.
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Senate
House
Harris
Tennessee
Baseball scores from July 15 games across leagues
Chicago reports yesterday's results with major and minor leagues. Pittsburg lost to Boston 7 to 5 while Cincinnati defeated Washington 16 to 5. Louisville shut out New York 10 to 0 and Chicago beat Baltimore 6 to 3. St Louis blanked Philadelphia 2 to 0. Western League results include Milwaukee over Grand Rapids 11 to 6 and Minneapolis over Detroit 13 to 5. Western Association games feature Rockford beating Burlington 83 to 3 and Dubuque beating Des Moines 8 to 2.
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St. Paul
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Detroit
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Indianapolis
Western Association
Rockford
Burlington
Dubuque
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
St. Joseph
Peoria
Quincy
His Youth Saved His Neck Murder Sentence Shocks Marion
Steve Gill aged 16 in Marion Illinois was found guilty of first degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. He killed and robbed neighbor Andrew Racer during a February visit when visiting stock for feeding. No defense offered beyond a mercy plea.
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Ills
Steve Gill
Gill
Andrew Racer
Rader
Ial
Forsythe Petitions to Strike Sugar Schedule from Tariff
Washington July 16 General George J A Forsythe retired U S Army presents to the House a petition urging removal of the sugar schedule from the tariff. The document includes a strong accusation against the sugar trust and argues for tariff reform.
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Washington
George J. A. Forsythe
National Retail Clerks association adjourns convention
Toledo Ohio July 16 The National Retail Clerks association adjourned yesterday afternoon after a most successful convention. Officers elected were President W S Conway St Louis secretary treasurer Max Morris Cripple Creek Colo executive committee E K Solomon Denver Arthur J Baldwin Marion Ind J P Baer Ottumwa Ia Charles OMalley Bloomington Is
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Toledo
National
Retail Clerks’ Association
W. 8. Conway
St. Louis
Max Morris
Cripple Creek
Colo
EK. Solomon
Denver
Arthur J. Baldwin
Marion
Ind
J. P. Baer
Ottumwa
Charles O'Malley
Bloomington
Governor Drake Injured by Capitol Fall in Des Moines
Des Moines Iowa July 16 Governor Drake sustained a fall on the capitol steps injuring the hip, a site previously pierced by a war time bullet. Doctors warned a hard blow there could be dangerous and the injury may prove serious.
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Des Moines
Drake
Capitol
Fiend Captured Near Prattton After West Point Murder
Florence Alabama July 16 A mob hunted and captured Anthony Williams the man who outraged and murdered 18 year old Rene Williams near West Point Tennessee The crowd brought him back to the crime scene tied him to the same tree and tortured him to death before burning his body Witnesses say he was riddled with bullets and stamped to death as more than 500 armed men watched over two days of pursuit and vengeance
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Ala
Anthony Williams
Rene Williams
West Point
Tenn
Pruitton
Cincinnati
The
Commercial Tribune
Williams
Clark
Iron City
Nashville
Republican League Adjourns After Struggle for Next Meeting
The Republican League convention ended with a chaotic struggle over the next meeting place. Omaha led the call, Baltimore pressed hard, and Chicago Dallas and Los Angeles were also named but finished as also rans. Secretary Dowling was re elected easily while Chapin and Blakeley failed to gain traction. Disruptions marked the close as young members challenged floor time and officers struggled to maintain order. The chaotic scene underscored the league’s vigor and its ties to the 1897 convention.
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Omaha
Baltimore
Maryland
Chicago
Dallas
Los Angeles
M J. Dowling
Illinois
Michigan
Chapin
Blakeley
League
Debate on Pacific railway ownership and rates
In Washington on July 6 the Senate considered the Pacific railway settlement with Allen urging government ownership and operation of the Union Pacific road to cut passenger and freight rates by 50 to 60 percent, while Gear warned ownership would raise rates by 45 percent. In Chicago on July 16 Brandenberg faced grand jury perjury charges and was bound over to criminal court in $1,000 bond after Justice Underwood declined to dismiss. Also in Washington on July 16 Tillman pushed a bill declaring interstate distilled spirits subject to state laws as if produced within the state.
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Union Pacific Road
Gear
Chicago
Lucius Clark Henry Brandenburg
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Ashland
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Helms
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United States Supreme Court
Railway Company
Trans-Mississippi Congress Opens in Salt Lake City
The Trans-Mississippi congress opened in Salt Lake City with William J. Bryan in attendance and cheered. Resolutions covered irrigation tariff western products Pacific harbors and mining. An afternoon program featured a girls quartet singing Bryan of Nebraska. Debates focused on silver policy with a free silver declaration and a partisan minority report.
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Trans- Mississippi Congress
Challman
William J. Bryan
Great West
Pacific Coast
Pacific Railway
Bryan
Nebraska
Resolutions Committee
McKinley
Europe
Silver Commission
Epworth League Opens in Toronto Amid Attendees
Thousands attend the Epworth League opening in Toronto with A S Hardy and Rev A Carmen welcoming visitors. Bishop Newman attacks the press during a Metropolitan church lecture, while meetings spread across four buildings drawing about 13 000 attendees.
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Toronto
Epworth League
Metropolitan Church
A. S. Hardy
Ontario
A. Carmen
Methodist Episcopal Church
W. X. Ninde
Detroit
Methodist Episcopal Church South
O. P. Fitzgerald
Nashville
John Newman
Senate confirms four diplomatic nominees from Midwest and Midwest-origin officials
Washington July 16 senators confirmed EF Hoddfeld of Iowa consul at Trieste Austria George J Corey of Illinois at Amsterdam Netherlands Edward N Ozman of Minnesota at Stuttgart Germany and Joseph G Stephens of Indiana at Plymouth England confirming a mixed group of ambassadors and consuls.
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Senate
EF. W. Hoddfeld
Iowa
Trieste
Austria
George J. Corey
Illinois
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Edward N. Ozman
Minnesota
Stuttgart
Germany
Joseph G. Stephens
Indiana
Plymouth
England
California deputy’s second suicide attempt at Tombs prison
John Scott Oliver, a California deputy sheriff indicted last week for abduction, attempted death by own action in the Tombs yesterday afternoon. He thrust a lead pencil down his throat and was not seriously hurt. This marks his second suicide attempt since arrest.
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New York
John Scott Oliver
California
Tombs
Weather indications for the Midwest states
Weather indications for twenty four hours from 8 p m yesterday show Indiana Minnesota and Lower Michigan generally fair and warmer with light southerly winds. Upper Michigan and Wisconsin fair and probably warmer with variable winds becoming southerly. Iowa fair and warmer with variable winds.
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Indiana
Miinoia
Lower Michigan
Upper Michigan
Wisconsin
Iowa
Wheat and grain prices on Chicago Board of Trade
July markets show wheat at 72.5 to 69.5 cents, corn around 85 to 26 1/4 cents, oats near 17 to 18 percent, and park hogs mixed with beef cattle and lamb quotes. Produce ranges include creamery butter 14 1/4 to 15 1/4 cents, eggs 8 4 to 9 4 cents, and fresh potatoes $1.25 to $1.60 per bushel, with Michigan blackberries 75 to 90 cents per 16-quart case. Milwaukee grains steady with No 1 northern wheat 77 1/4 cents, No 2 spring 75 0, corn 26 1/2 to 27 1/4 cents, oats 21 1/4 to 21 1/2 cents.
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Board of Trade Today
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Michigan
Hoys—I
Texas
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