Trust Starts Four MLS Express Satisfaction at Progress Made
Labor leaders Shaffer and Samuel Gompers press for settlement as the steel strike nears a general walkout. Mills reopen under U S Steel to show independence while Amalgamated seeks broader AFL backing amid threats of widespread disruption. Violence reported with a migrant worker shot near Nathona as strife intensifies.
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Shaffer
Samuel Gompers
Federation of Labor
Pittsburg
United States Steel Corporation
Amalgamated Association
American Federation of Labor
Steel Corporation
Gibson
Veryl ‘Preston
Preston
Ireland
Hanna
Scott
The
Lindsay & .McCutcheon
Clark
Hyde
Park
Wellsville
Jandsdy ‘& Me
Cutcheon
Lindsay & McCutcheon’s
Painter
Chartiers
Carnegie
Gompers
Nathona
Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Company
Labor Leaders Seek Sherman Act Action Against Steel Trust
Washington August 9 District assembly No 66 of the Knights of Labor authorizes its legislative committee to file quo warranto proceedings against the U S attorney general to compel enforcement of the Sherman anti trust act against United States Steel Corp The move supports a labor strike effort and notes similar laws in Ohio and Texas Ohio former Attorney General Frank S Monnett has been retained by the American Anti Trust league to press action in state and local courts.
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Washington
Aasembly No
Knights of Labor
Attorney. General
United States
United States Steel Corporation
Ohio
Texas
Amalgamated Association
Frank S. Monnett
American Anti-Trust League
Secret Service for Game Warden Plan Adopted
Lincoln Aug 9 The state will create a formal secret service attached to the chief game warden. Names of deputy wardens will no longer be publicly announced, while special deputies will have full authority to arrest violators of the game law.
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Lincoln
Peter Jackson Dies in Private Sanitarium
Peter Jackson, famed boxer of Victoria B C, died July 23 at a private sanitarium in Roma near Sidney N W after a battle with consumption.
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Peter Jackson
Victoria
B. C
Roma
Sidney
Strikes Disrupt San Francisco War Shipping
A dispatch from Colonel Long reports a serious strike impact at San Francisco middle of August, hindering skilled labor for ship fitting and tying up commerce. The Lennox will be returned to owners without refitting, delaying transport readiness while government ships face fits and staffing issues.
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Quartermaster Long
San Francisco
Washington
War Department
Long
Lennox
Philippines
Alaska
Tornado Fatal to Two at Portsmouth Navy Yard
A destructive wind storm struck Seaver's Island and Portsmouth yesterday, killing Mrs. L. M. Mealey of New York and Joel Pearson, a stone cutter, and injuring about six others. The large Contractor Pierce shed, under construction for the navy yard dry dock, was wrecked with those inside or nearby buried in debris.
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Navy
Portsmouth
N. H
Seaver
Afro American Council Holds Annual Convention in Philadelphia
The National Afro American Council met in Philadelphia with over 100 delegates from 30 states. Officers elected include President Alexander Walters and Secretary Cyrus Meld Adams while Dr Ernest Lyons and Mrs J P Wells Barnett assumed key national roles. Lynchings in the south dominated yesterday’s discussions.
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National Afro-American Council
Philadelphia
Alexander Walters
New Jersey
Cyrus Meld Adams
Illinois
Ernest Lyons
Maryland
J. P. Wells- Barnett
Ilinoiis
South
Sparks From The Wires Bulletin News Reel
Chicago janitors form a union and a Manila war veteran donates 270 to conscience. Floods drown thousands in Kiang Si China. Dogs to ride rails as bicycles. Kendallville bank receiver named H P Thomas. Louisville to open steel plant with 3 million capital. Oceanic sinks Kinkora. seven drowned. I C C agent in St Louis probes freight rates. Denver shooting in candy store. jealousy cited. Willis Moore to inspect Yellowstone for weather station. Cuban artillery corps to form with 150 white Cubans. Russia drought bites Baltic crop and western Siberia Volga regions. Western homeseekers excursion reform plan drafted by P S Eustis.
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Chicago
Gage
Philippines
Kiang Si
China
Chapin
H. P. Thomas
Fort Wayne
Kendallville
Ind
Louisville
Oceanic
John Marchand
Interstate Commerce Commission
St. Louis
Philip Hitchcock
James W. Roberts
Denver
Willis L. Moore
Weather Bureau
Yellowstone Park
United States
Russia
Baltic
Siberia
Volga
Association
P. 8
Eustis
Simple Funeral Service For Dowager Empress Frederick
In Cronberg on August 9 the funeral of the Dowager Empress Frederick was held in Friedrichshof. Emperor William in Black Hussars uniform led the royal family except Prince Henry. the bishop of Ripon officiated without music. The coffin lay with white roses and a black pall in the death chamber. After the service William and the empress returned to Hamburg.
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Prince Henry
Bishop of Ripon
Cronberg
Friedrichshot
Frederick
Ripon
Emperor Wiliam
Black Hussars
Prussia
William
Hamburg
Von Waldersee Back Home in Hamburg Arrival Confirmed
Field Marshal Count von Waldersee arrived in Hamburg aboard the steamer Gera. He was greeted by cheers, welcomed by General von Wittisch, inspected the guard, and escorted to the town hall where the senate hosted a luncheon in his honor.
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Hamburg
Gera
Count von Waldersee
von Wittisch
William
von Waldersee
Guard of Honor
Senate
Closure Rule In Commons Opens British Estimates
London August 9 in a crowded house of commons the new closure rule applied to voting estimates by wholesale means more than 67 million pounds were passed in divisions before 1 am with government majorities over 100. Irish members obstructed some resolutions and Chamberlain repeatedly moved closure as the session extended to early morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commons
London
House of Commons
Balfour
Boers Capture More British Near Pretoria
Lord Kitchener reports from Pretoria that 25 men of Steinbacker’s Horse on the Sahi river were surprised and captured by the Boers. The dispatch also notes the surrender at Warm Baths of Commandant De Villiers, second in command to Beyers.
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London
Lord Kitchener
Pretoria
Steinbacker
Sahi
Warm Baths
de Vililiers
Beyers
Germans Slay Eighty Natives in Pacific Expedition
A German punitive expedition after the St Mathias massacre landed from the cruiser Cormoran near the site of the killings and killed 80 natives while taking 17 prisoners.
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Brisbane
Queensland
Dr. Mencken
St. Mathias
Cormoran
Balloonist Santos Dumont Repeats Eiffel Tower Flight
Paris report says Santos Dumont tried to circle the Eiffel Tower again. He succeeded in rounding the tower with difficulty but could not head into the wind and fell near a house, though he was not injured and remained suspended briefly.
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Paris
Santos Dumont
Eiffel Tower
Dumont
Light showers sweep eastern Nebraska and Lincoln
Light showers covered the eastern half of Nebraska yesterday with temperatures dropping afterward. Precipitation ranged from a tenth to a half inch, aiding fall plowing and benefiting pastures.
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Nebraska
Lincoln
Carrie Nation Released From Jail After Fine Paid
Mrs. Carrie Nation was freed from Topeka jail after temperance supporters raised enough money to cover her fine. She plans to travel to Atlantic City next week.
Agricultural Dept Considers Guarantee for European Fruit Sales
Washington August 9 The Treasury comptroller says the Agriculture Department may enter into comparative estimates with fruit dealers to guarantee a definite net return per acre for fruit packed shipped and sold under the pomologist. The plan aims to boost American sales in Europe with net proceeds going to exporters after freight and charges. If net returns fall short the difference comes from the pegological investigations appropriation.
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Agricultural Department
Washington
Tracevppll
Treasury
Secretary of Agriculture
Europe
Settlement urges opening reserves for homesteads
Lawton Oklahoma August 9 settlers in the Kiowa-Comanche region push to have the government open three reserves totaling about 532 500 acres to homesteaders. At a 100 person meeting they pledged to petition the interior department to act, arguing cattlemen can move stock to pastures and homesteaders can buy land outright.
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Lawton
O. T
Interior Department
Texas
Baseball Scores From Yesterday Across Leagues
National League results show Pittsburg 7 Chicago 6 and Philadelphia 7 5 over St Louis 2 Cincinnati 0. New York 0 4 Brooklyn 3 1 Boston 0 2. American League games include Philadelphia 11 16 Washington 6 7 and Chicago 18 Detroit 8. Western League Omaha 3 St Paul 6 and Des Moines 2 Minneapolis 7.
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Pittsburg
Chicago
New York
Brooklyn
Boston
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Washington
Baltimore
Detroit
Cleveland
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Denver
Des Moines
Minneapolis
Omaha
St. Paul
Chicago grain and provisions trading closes lower on Wheat
Wheat weakens after exports stall and closes 44 cents under yesterday. Corn and oats edge higher for September delivery while provisions rise and fall with mixed results. Cash quotes show wheat and corn prices across several grades and deltas.
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Chicago
Dee
Chicago Live Stock Market Report Highlights Aug 8
Cattle receipts total 10 500 with 858 Texans. good weight steers hold firm while other native cattle range from 4 40 to 6 15 per cwt. Calves reach 3 00 to 6 50. Tex stock 3 00 to 5 00. Sheep receipts 12 000 with prices up to 4 00 for wethers and 2 00 to 5 15 for lambs.
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Chicago
Texas
Kansas City Live Stock Market Report Trends
Kansas City market notes cattle receipts 8 000 natives 2 000 Texans with steer prices steady and cows and heifers down 10 15 cents. Hogs receipts 10 000 with top at 6.02 a quarter to 6.14, bulk 5.65 5.90. Sheep receipts 1 000 lambs 4.00 4.75 and ewes 2.75 3.20 with range offerings mixed.
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Kansas City
South Omaha Market Report Cattle Hogs Sheep
South Omaha live stock report shows cattle receipts 2700 with mixed demand and higher calf and stocker prices. Hogs receipts 6700 with prices up to about 5.60 for heavy hogs and around 5.05 for others. Sheep receipts 2100 steady with wethers 2.80 to 3.40 and lambs 3.75 to 4.85.
St Joseph Live Stock Market Report
St Joseph Aug 8—cattle receipts 2 800, best beeves steady to strong, others 10c lower, cows and heifers 1.00 4.65, bulls and stags 2.00 4.00, stockers and feeders 1.75 3.75, calves 2.00 6.00. Hogs receipts 8 000, steady to strong, quality poor, plus 10c lower, light and weight mixed 5.50 5.85, medium and heavy 5.05 6.05, bulk 5.00 5.95.
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St. Joseph
Sioux City Live Stock Prices Aug 8 Report
Sioux City stock report lists cattle receipts at 800 steady prices for beeves and cows, with heifers and calves in mixed classes. hog receipts 1,500, prices $5.60 to $5.75 top, bulk $5.25 to $5.65. Local figures show cattle and hogs trading across common beef and pork categories.
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Sioux City
Bloux City
Hamburg Fair Brightens Klondike Yelps Crowd
Riverside notes describe large crowds at a Hamburg fair with lively entertainment from a popular performer nicknamed the Speiler. Report covers bull fights races and band performances, plus church notes and Southern Baptist association plans.
Hamburg Canning Company Incorporation Notice
Addison Bird Lee Bird and C D Butterfield of Iowa form Hamburg Canning Company to process and sell canned fruits vegetables and produce. Capital stock five thousand dollars, 100 shares, aimed August 1 1901 for twenty years with three directors and officers named. Indebtedness limited to two thirds of stock. stockholders’ private property exempt. Dated August 6 1901.
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Addison Bird
Lee Bird
St. Joseph
Missouri
C. D. Buttefield
Fremont County
Iowa
Hamburg Canning Company
Hamburg
Igor
C. D. Butterfield
Saint Joseph
Lee Birn
C. D. Burrerrienn
Supt J C King Vacancy Looms At Methodist Church
Sunday services showed improved attendance after warm weather and plans move forward to fill the superintendent vacancy caused by Supt J C King. The church enterprise progresses toward August 20 bids and a new contractor, with the 4th quarterly communion and member reception set for August 18.
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Brother King
Jas. Whitcom Riley
King
Nellie Fisher
J.C. King
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Combine
Steel Combine
Friedrichshof
Empress Frederick
Chicago Grain and Provisions
South Omaha
YELPS
Speiler
Speilers
Uncle Fat
Auntifat
Old Mexico
Miller
Baptist
Riverton
J. A. Shars
Baptist Church
Red Oak
Simons
South Western Baptist Association
Christ
the Baptist Church
Methodist Church
Hannibal Hamlin
Stevens
Sthe
Stevens Arms and Tool Go
Chicopee Falls
Mass
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