Striking Steel Workers Appeal For Financial Aid
Striking steel workers in Pittsburg issue a public call for financial support to back the Amalgamated Association in its wage dispute with United States Steel. Key leaders Shaffer Williams and Tighe relay the plea as negotiations stall, noting union recognition remains blocked in several mills. Washington reports AFL’s Gompers pledges aid and hopes for an amicable settlement.
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Pittsburg
Shaffer
Williams
Tighe
National
John Pierce
John Shaffer
Organized Labor
United States Steel Corporation
Amalgamated Association
American Sheet Steel Company
American ‘In. Plate Company
American Steel "Hoop Company
Steel Company
Salieburg
Gecottdale
Tech Association
United States
John Williams
Biscell ‘Block
T. J. Shaffer
M. T. Tighe
B. I. Davis
Washington
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Creamery at Pullman Destroyed by Fire
The Washington Agricultural College creamery in Pullman burned on Saturday. The state owned plant, leased to J. L. Harris as Harris Creamery, was a total loss with 4000 pounds of butter valued at 20 cents a pound. Uninsured, the facility ranged 6000 to 9600 dollars and included an incomplete cheese operation. Rebuilding must wait until the legislature approves an appropriation. Many farmers lose a key milk market as the creamery drew milk from numerous cows.
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Pullman
Wash
Washington Agricultural College
J. L. Harris
Harris Creamery Company
Oe Aes
Northwest
Constitution Beats Columbia in Refitted Race off Bateman's Point
Constitution decisively defeated Columbia over a 30 mile course in a 10 knot breeze at Bateman's Point. It was the first race after refitting with a longer mast and other improvements. Yawls Ailsa Navahoe and Vigilant and sloops Rainbow and Virginia also raced.
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Bateman
Sloopa
Rainbow
Virginia
Wheat Crop Report From Paris Indicates Deficit
A Paris dispatch to the Journal of Commerce notes crop estimates for France show a heavy deficiency. Threshing results are not yet known and imports must cover national consumption. Estimates for needed imports range from 27,500,000 to 60,000,000 bushels.
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New York
Journal of Commerce
Paris
France
Forest Fires Threaten Timber Along Great Northern Route
Forest fires near Grand Forks clearing the right of way for the Great Northern line to Republic spread across hundreds of acres of valuable timber. The blaze continues with rain absent and fears of thousands more acres burning if weather does not change.
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Grand Forks
B. C
Great Northern
Here
Republic
Dog Attack Terrifies Touchet Family Child Severely Bitten
In Touchet Washington on August 11 a family greyhound bit four year old Helen Hansom daughter of Herbert Hansom a local farmer. The dog sprang at her throat as she went to the barn for milk. He seized her cheek tearing it from eye to mouth raising fears of blood poisoning.
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Touchet
Wash
Helen Hansom
Herbert Hansom
Funeral of Von Ketteler Buried in Muster Westphalia
The remains of Baron von Ketteler German minister to China murdered at Pekin during the eastern upheaval were laid to rest in Muster Westphalia with imposing ceremonies.
Fire Ravages Hafner Lothan Manufacturing Plants
Two Hafner Lothan buildings in St Louis a planing mill and sash and door factory were destroyed in a major blaze this afternoon. Loss estimated at 150000 dollars. A pithy adage quotes Wisdom is often nearer when we stoop than when we soar.
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St Louis
St. Louis
Hafner-Lothanufacturing Company
August Agricultural Report Shows Crop Conditions Across States
The August 1 condition figures for corn oats potatoes and timothy are listed with state specifics Minnesota 83 North Dakota 93 South Dakota 68 Nebraska 60 Iowa 85. The report notes July declines in spring wheat oats and potatoes and compares current levels to last year 1899 and the 10 year averages. Preliminary data indicate a 2.6 percent drop in daily average.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Iowa
Timothy
Dastardly Explosive Attack on British Transport
In New Orleans on August 11 an explosion damaged the Harrison steamship Mechanician moored at the stock landing. The vessel, carrying mules to South Africa, suffered two waterline plates sprung and pumps quickly averted sinking. Crew slept through the blast, denying any aboard explosives. investigators suspect an external bomb or torpedo.
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New Orleans
Stock Landing
Harrison
Mechanician
South Africa
Drowning at Asbury Park Claims Three Calif. Lives
At Asbury Park near Long Beach California Elsie Wallace 16 Imogene Wallace 18 and cousin Cora Wallace 19 drowned while bathing. companions Fred Wilkinson and Harry Smith also swam, with Wilkinson rescuing Smith and carrying the others beyond reach as a strong undertow swept the group. The victims were residents of Los Angeles.
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California
Long Beach
Cal
Elsie
Imogene Wallace
Cora Wallace
Asbury Park
Fred’ Wilkinson
Harry Smith
Los Angeles
Wilson
Smith
Wilkinson
Admiral Evans Reprimanded for Navy Obedience Breach
Washington August 11 The navy department reprimanded Admiral Robley D Evans following a complaint by former Secretary Chandler over his criticisms in A Sailors Log The letter names Evans a breach of his obligations as a U S Navy officer and copies were sent to Senator Chandler Homburg August 11 Field Marshal Count von Waldersee arrived met by Emperor William Crown Prince Frederick William Prince Eitel Frederick and Count von Buelow The emperor welcomed the field marshal and they proceeded to the castle amid cheers
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Washington
Navy Department
Robley D. Evans
Chandler
Evans
Navy of
United States
Homburg
Count von Waldersee
Emperor William
Frederick William
Prince Eitel Frederick
Count von Buelow
von Wal- Dersee
Violent Storms Ravage Arizona Region
Rainstorms rage across southeastern Arizona and northern Sonora with roads washed out and trains halted. A hurricane rainstorm damaged Guaymas area gas works, blowing down smokestacks and buildings and destroying many trees. Destruction substantial.
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Tucson
Ariz
Arizona
Soranora
Guaymas
Son
Wheat Fire Destroys 150 Sacks Near Adams Oregon
A blaze near Adams Oregon on August 11 consumed about 150 sacks of wheat ready for shipment beside the O R N railway. Fire originated from a passing locomotive. A partially related note mentions a specialist and X rays in a non sequitur, unclear connection to the incident.
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Oregon
Adams, Ore
Sunday Afternoons in the Parlor of Song
The narrator recalls Sunday afternoons in a parlor filled with oil portraits and a grand organ. Music from the chapel and revival hymns evokes boyhood memories as dusk falls and lamplight glimmers on a quiet town. The scene ends with the night wind and fading echoes leaving a wistful memory.
Wealthy Tormont merchant offers self serving love counsel
R Sheldon, a principal merchant in the manufacturing town of Tormont, prides himself on wealth and self made success. He advises his favorite clerk Harry that rising requires being alert and never letting others get ahead, then coldly pushes marriage plans toward a wealthy match. He imagines elopement as a solution to a poor clerk's love. He hints at Meadows daughter as a possible conquest.
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R. Sheldon
Tormont
Harry
Sharp
Mr. Sheldon
Hulk
Old Meadows
Rascal
Sheldon
Mr. Meadows
Harry Conrad
John
Matty
H. Sheldon
Elopement Triumph Ties Up Family Feud
A businessman funds a clandestine marriage for his daughter with a £50 promise and a plan to ruin a rival. The daughter and her lover marry secretly at dawn, the father learns of the scheme, ends up taking the new couple into partnership, and the incident is kept quiet. The tale concludes with a contented, discreet ending.
Ancient Mayor's Horn Signals Time in Ripo Kingdom
The Mayor's horn, an old royal custom, once sounded the watch but now is a formal routine. Three blasts at 9 pm from the mayor's horn-blower mark the hour, followed by three more at the market cross.
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Ripo
Kingdom
Market Cross
Free Libraries Rejected by London Parishes
Three adjoining London parishes Islington St Pamras and Marylebone refuse to establish free libraries even where books are offered. The move blocks communal reading access amid debate over public literacy and municipal support.
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London
Islington
St. Pamras
Marylebone
Sultan Abdul Hamid II Portrait: A Nervy Overbearing Ruler
The London News portrays Abdul Hamid II as a modernized yet deeply Oriental figure. He obsesses over guarded meals, fears darkness, relies on tobacco and champagne, and demands constant guard noise for sleep. His nerves are fragile, and his preferred pastimes include rifle and pistol practice amid a life of precautions and surveillance.
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Abdul Hamid
London News
Street-Paving Machine Designed by Chester T. Drake
A Chicago inventor Chester T. Drake has developed a paving machine that mixes cement and crushed stone with water and deposits the mixture for tamping. The device aims to reduce labor and time in laying concrete pavements by performing the mixing and placing operations mechanically.
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Chester T. Drake
Chicago
Roadbed Mixing Plant Reduces Labor and Litter
A mobile roadbed mixing plant powers its own operation via an engine and uses a central rotary shaft to feed material to a spout. The conveyer swings around in a semi circle, delivering mix to the final position, with only three crew needed.
The Child Wives of India Census News
The latest census in India reports 6,016,750 girls aged 5 to 9 already married and 170,000 among them are widows. The piece comments on the focus on mental illness talk, noting skepticism about such discourse.
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India
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