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Newspaper
Houston Daily Post
Location
Houston, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1901
Page
1
A garbled weather forecast fragment from July mentions cloudy conditions in Eastern Texas and scattered showers with southerly winds. It lists many place names and regions with partial phrases, noting cooler spells and possible storms, ending with scattered data about Michigan and Calumet.
Reports from July 1 indicate the Amalgamated Association’s strike order is broadly obeyed with workers shutting down mills including American Tin Plate, Amalgamated Steel Hoop, and American Sheet Hoolootinhany plants in large numbers. Courts and leaders discuss possible settlements as unions plan action to sustain their strike fund and press for concessions.
Across several states workers at American Tin Plate mills halted operations following a nationwide strike order. In Cleveland and Niles Ohio and Ellwood Pennsylvania plants idle while Crescent Tin Plate in Cleveland reported closures. About 400 to 800 workers affected in multiple towns with mills down in Cambridge Ohio and Marion Indiana.
Two thousand machinists in Cincinnati and Newark resume duties as strikes wind down. In Cincinnati the dispersed workers return to their places after managers pivoted focus to selective plants. In Newark the prolonged walkout ends as workers come back and terms move toward settlement.
Chicago workers from the Tron Molers' union began a strike in July in Coloage, forcing molding departments to shut down as officials report plants may close or yield to striker demands.
Governor Callo urged people to fasting and prayer for rain as drought devastates crops across Maine since April 17. Governor Dockery reported many requests to inaugurate a statewide day of fasting and prayer, with Sunday July 21 set as the observance.
Estimates indicate 890 to 1000 men may join a strike as labor demands are not met. Leaders confirm all options remain open with a minimal concession offered by the administration.
In New York on July 1 authorities moved to hold several individuals in contempt of court amid an injunction. The report notes a clash involving labor figures and labor tensions, with multiple figures jailed or fined for defying orders and related labor disputes in York and nearby areas.
In Yoongatown Ohio on July 15 workers at the American Steel Hoop and American Sheet Steel plants show a solid strike, defying orders and asserting unity in the district. The sixth district remains strongest as workers in the valley face direct and indirect impacts from the stoppage.
Secretary Treasurer Wilson of the United Mine Workers of America said today he does not believe that rat miners will join a sympathetic strike with the steel workers. John Mitchell, president of the UMWA, refused to comment on the coal miners' potential stance regarding the steel workers' strike.
Stationary firemen employed in Chicago threaten a walkout over labor issues. The stoppage would halt key city firefighting operations as breweries and other facilities face disruption. Negotiations continue with officials hoping to avert a broader shutdown.
Sheet Steel plant in New Philadelphia Ohio and affiliated plants were shut as workers strike. Labor action idled thousands of employees at the plant and related facilities in Newport Philadelphia Lienvien and Caan Dever amid a broad labor dispute.
Five Hundred Ave Idle in Mepole Indiana as Midland Steel works, sole property of Shout Steel company, did not resume work on July 16 with about five hundred workers idle.
A letter received by Miss Mary Custin Lee quotes Lord Roberts, commander in chief of the British army, declaring General Lee the greatest Southern chief of his age. The missive notes Roberts would like to honor Lee at Lexington and to pay tribute from the Virginia-born officer.
About one thousand delegates attend sessions in Cripple Creek with six hundred already in the city. Governors of Kansas Nebraska Minnesota Arizona and Oklahoma are among attendees. The Interstate Mississippi River commission will meet during the proceedings to discuss matters important to the West.
Severe wind tore through Little Rock and nearby areas on July 15, felled the old Sam Janney tabernacle and caused property damage. A later storm near Van Buren damaged fruit and crops, while lightning and rain struck Park Avenue injuring Ed Crouch and his mother-in-law, Mrs Crim, with others sustaining minor injuries. A separate dry spell broke with heavy rain across the county on July 16.
A. F. of L. leadership faces internal divisions amid a looming steel workers strike. Reports say allied unions, including the Amalgamated Association, weigh terms for possible mobilization while contract conditions and reassignments spark tension among rank and file.
Washington dispatch reports ex Senator Pugh of Alabama in critical condition at his home after a Saturday night illness. Doctors said he showed signs of rallying but remained in need of close observation as a aging veteran senator with decades of service.
Weather record heat grips Wisconsin with a thermometer around 108 and a string of crop losses. Farmers report widespread damage to oats and corn as dry conditions and Tarbaben-like heat nip yields. sales of livestock and produce rise as growers seek relief.
Thousands of delegates from the Moworts League arrived today for the Epworth League gathering at Frisca. The event marks a major conference with anticipated talks, announcements, and activities spanning the day.
Dispatch from Petersburg reports widespread famine across large parts of the empire as drought sours harvest prospects. Official lines say June 24 release precedes renewed shortages with Volga region cited and fears rising that grain will be unavailable for months ahead, alarming Bashkirs and Tartars amid grain shortfalls.
A mail telegram from We Te Foster in Chicago dated July 15 forecasts a drought ending in three days. The note, repeated by this paper, says northern forecasts have tracked this pattern for years and predicts rain breaking in the central valleys.
Weather forecasts predict thundershowers across the great belt easing heat in Nebraska Kansas Missouri Iowa Pennsylvania and parts of the upper Midwest tonight. cooler air expected Wednesday in Ohio Minnesota valleys and the upper lake region with continued relief from the heat in North Dakota Illinois Missouri Arkansas and nearby areas.
A hot day described across Tingola and southeastern Nebratka with intense heat in the region. Light morning rain showers offered little relief while the northwest Nebrask and Wyoming area reported heavy dust and ore-like conditions.
A fragmentary notice from Kansas City reports a woman identified as Mrs. George Krupp, wife of a contractor, collapsed from heat. Details are incomplete due to damaged text, mentioning a possible incident near a park and a carpenter at a building site.
Fragmentary report notes two deaths at St Paul Street with scattered details about weather and civic conditions. The text references Ming Daly and mentions official temperatures and humidity but contains many unreadable phrases.
Drought relief notes indicate unsettled weather conditions across the territory. Meteorological bulletin cites space constraints and a potential brief shower window later this week.
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