Good Trade Volume Persists Amid Labor Troubles
R G Dun reports overall business remains strong despite labor unrest in iron and steel. Shoe industry and textiles show activity. leather and wool markets hold firm. Cotton markets gain momentum from weather, speculative cover, and improved demand. grain exports ease but outlook stays bright for late planted corn. Prices remain above eighty cents per bushel for wheat amid shifting global demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Review of Trade
Iron and Steel
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Plate
Texas
China
Russia
Argentine
Naipat
Venezuela poised for invasion of Colombia with troops
A hazy report claims Venezuela is sending 800 men from Maracaibo to invade Colombia with Gen Dayila in command and Gen Hernandez reportedly captured. Venezuelan authorities allegedly supplied arms to a revolutionary leader, and a May capture near Chancas led to immediate liberty by presidential order.
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Colombia
Haytien
Maracaibo
Céro
Dayila
Hernandez
Rio -Hacha
1a-Uribe
Juan, Pietri
Chancas
Cus
Unclear OCR Fragment on Cape Town Goods Closure
Fragmentary notice mentions Cape Town, Queenstown, and country stores facing closing actions. Reads like an unfinished proclamation about district goods, useful items, and residents deciding something over more than a week. Entities are uncertain due to corrupted text.
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Ayder
Cape Town
Queenstown
Import trade trends for seven months show gains
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate import trade data for seven months with figures suggesting increases such as 42 and 52 in unspecified categories. Names, dates, and clear entities are missing, leaving a vague summary of growth in trade activity.
Five Drown Amid Explosion at Lake Erie Waterworks
An explosion in the new waterworks tunnel under Lake Erie at Cleveland kills five workers and heightens the toll from the project. Crib No 3, five miles offshore, was the scene as crews dug toward Crib No 2 where nearly a dozen died a week earlier. The blast shattered the shaft casing and unleashed lake water trapping men below. Tugboats arrived at daylight as rescuers faced weeks of repair and recovery. James Williams, who had helped in rescues last week, perished Tuesday night.
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Lake Erie
Killaen
Cleveland
Crib No. 3
Crib
No. 2
James Williams
Two Days of Hilarity in Sioux City Fall Plan
Sioux City business men arrange a two day fall festival featuring a August 28 river regatta with a water carnival and fireworks. The second day includes a baseball game between Liversides and a Winnebago Indian team, Indian races, a plantation cakewalk, and an exhibition fire run. Morning Side College rally with Gov. Shaw as speaker and reduced rail rates announced.
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Business Men
Sioux City
Sioux River
Woodland Park
Liversides
Douglas Street
Tice Friends of
Morning Side College
Morning Side
Leslie M. Shaw
Iowa
New Murder Charge in Death of Edward Alexander
In North Vernon Indiana, a new first degree murder warrant is issued against Mrs Mary Capples after startling evidence tied to the death of Edward A Alexander in St Louis from morphine. Mosea Alexander, a North Vernon merchant, employs ex Governor Charles P Johnson to pursue the case and uncover all facts surrounding his son's death.
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Capples
Edward Alexander
Edward A. Alexander
North Vernon
Ind
St. Louis
Mary ‘Capples
Mosea Alexander
Charles P. Johnson
Bicyclists Clash On Washington Track In Semi Final
A disgraceful scene unfolded at the grand circuit bike race in Washington on Wednesday night. Floyd Melarland claimed Iver Lawson caused his fall and pulled Lawson from his wheel, striking him on the jaw. Police intervened and John B. Hischer secured third place.
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Baseball Park
Washington
Imoyd Melarland
Iver Lawson
Lawson
John
Hischer
Evictions Trigger Urban Unrest in Tampa Streets
Residents report dozens of women and children sleeping in the streets after rent protests and eviction actions by agents. A city union committee reduced soup allowances to one meal daily, intensifying tensions as authorities work to restore order amid the disruption.
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Realstencia’ Wnion
Tampa
Iteslatricia’ Union
Victory for Silver as Democrats Nominate in Iowa
In a heated Iowa Democratic convention, silver forces triumphed over gold factions. Thomas J. Phillips of Ottumwa won for governor with a vigorous slate including B. E. Ferguson of Loran for lieutenant governor, John Shortles of Perry for supreme court, Win. B. Johnson of Carroll for superintendent, and A. C. Brice of Bedford for railroad commissioner. The convention backed the Kansas City platform, adopting a strong silver stance despite earlier attempts to delete it. Ferguson and Shortles secured nominations on amid dense roll calls and applause.
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Iowa
Thomas J. Phillips
Ottumwa
B. E. Ferguson
Loran
Supreme Court
John Shortles
Perry
BD. Johnson
Carroll
A. C. Brice
Bedford
Committee On
Kansas City
GGL
Judge Caldwell
H. Z. Stiser
John W. Lewis
J. J. Phillips
Senator Ball
Cato Letts
J. R. Reduond
J. LB
Eects
Phhumips
Ete
Cato Sells
J. I. Geung
Council Bluffs
Col. W. T. Davis
Sidney
Ferguson
S. J. Whiting
Iowa City
W. D. Johnson
A. E. Steese
Johnson
Gay
Whiting
Steese
John Shortley
Aiso
Cresccus to Meet The Abbot At Charters Oak Park
Cresccus and The Abbot are set to meet at Charters Oak Park in Stratford on Wednesday September 4 in a three in five race with a $7000 purse. The winner will receive $5000 and the loser $2000.
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Cresccus
Cresceus
Charters Oak Park
Startford
Readville Thorogay
Market Quotations Across Cities with Grain and Livestock Prices
Market quotations from Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit show cattle hogs sheep and grain prices by commodity and grade. Prices range in various cities with No 2 wheat around 70c to 72c and oats around 37c to 60c per bushel while hogs range from four to six dollars in many markets and cattle from about 3.00 to 5.75 per hundredweight across these reports.
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Chicago
Indianapolie
St. Louisa
Oata
Cincinnati
Detroit
Double salaries clash with census inquiry findings
War Department officials probe cases of clerks holding dual roles while employed in multiple branches. Reports note officers drawing two salaries from military payroll and civilian duties, and discoveries of night work at the census bureau. The situation prompts scrutiny of retirements, pensions, and payroll practices across federal agencies.
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War Department
Corps of Engineers
United States
Leo
Merriam
Tywo
Seta
Clerka
India
Lave
Beon
South Chicago steel workers justify refusal to strike
South Chicago steel company employees issue a statement explaining why they would not strike in response to pressure from President Shafer and the Amalgamated Association. They cite contracts, legal constraints, and solidarity with Illinois Steel, noting support from Vice President W. C. Davis and adherence to business integrity over sentiment.
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South Chicago
Wins Steel Company
P. Shafer
Illinois Steel Company
Amalgamated
Wo G
Shaffer
LSS
International
Piate Workers’ Assetation
Mitchel
United Mine Workers
Chicago
Ativ
W. C. Daevis
Mob Rules Pierce City in Racial Rampage and Lynching
A widespread mob drove black residents from Pierce City Missouri, burned homes, and killed several, including Peter Lampton. Miss Gazelle Wild was found murdered in a ravine. Suspects Wilf Godley and Eugene Carter were lynched or confessed, others injured. Militia rifles seized as townsfolk vow no negroes may enter or pass through, threatening a railcar porter system.
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Pierce City
Peter Lampton
Gazelle Wild
Wilf Godley
Frenete Godley
Eugene Carter
Barrett
Godley
Ctizens
Tierce City
Rail and railroads advance and personnel notes
Reports say St Lawrence mud adjourned for merger with Canada Southern. Nickel Plate bridge over Conneaut Creek is 1820 feet long and 90 feet high. Union Pacific aims to cut Chicago to St. Paul time under twelve hours. Jackson and Sharp builds a drawing room coach and dining car for King Alfonso of Spain. Nashville votes to authorize a $1,000,000 stock subscription for Nashville and Clarksville Railroad. William Hevel, I and W, oldest Pennsylvania engineer, nearing pension after forty years of service. Inland railway commissioners ban grade crossing changes, limiting disruption at present crossings.
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St. Lawrence
Nashville and
Clarksville
Wiliam Hevel
Inala Railway Commilsslohera
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