Trust Starts One Mill In Big Steel Strike
Pittsburg Aug 7 In the large steel strike area the Amalgamated association closed Newcastle's plant while Clark mill in Pittsburg resumed with nonunion workers. Officials plan slow, quiet restarts to minimize clashes. The U S Steel will reopen closed sheet mills to train strikebreakers, aiming to push operations from Vandergrift Leechburg Apollo Scottdale. An advisory board and coordinated union pressure are discussed as Shaffer and Bowman push for a broader win The strike fuels a demand surge for sheets and tin plate with independent mills cashing in at high prices.
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Pittsburg
Amalgamated Association
Newcastle
Clark
Amalgamated
U.S. Steel Corporation
Kiskiminetas Valley
C. M. Schwabb
Shaffer
U. S. Steel Corporation
Sheet Company
Vandergrift
Leechburg
Apollo
Scottdale
Tin Plate Company
McKeesport
J. W. Prynle
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
Joseph Bishop
Ohio Board of Arbitration
Combine
Steel Organization
American Steel Sheet Company
Annm
Clark Mills
Heppen
Lawrenceville
Simon Burns
The
Window Glass Workers’ Assocition
John Kuntzler
He Lint Glass Workers
National Levey
James Pryal
Structural Ironorkers’ Association
Patrick Dolan
United Mine Workers
Trust
Lindsay and McCutcheon
United States Steel Corporation
Alleghany
Associated Press
John Chappelle
National Steel Co
Chappelle
Mahoning Valley Workers Informed On Strike Action
Mahoning valley blast furnace workers in a meeting at Nies were told by AFL Secretary Frank Morrison to wait for the general strike order due next Saturday. A committee was named to coordinate with union men at furnaces producing pig iron for United States Steel. If the order is followed, about 1 000 workers could be idle and roughly a dozen stacks in the Mahoning and Shango valleys would be affected.
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Youngstown
Mahoning Valley
Nies
Frank Morrison
American Federation of Labor
United States Steel Corporation
Mahoning
Shango
Local labor leaders predict Cleveland strike turnout
In Cleveland Ohio on August 7 labor leaders estimated that four to six thousand men would lay down tools once President Shaffer's general strike order begins here. If the Federation of Labor joins, about ten thousand would stop work. Amalgamated Association organizers have worked for a month in Cleveland iron works long known as non union plants, aiming to surprise the combine when the general strike takes effect.
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Cleveland
Shaffer
Federation of Labor
Amalgamated Association
Combine
Paper Makers Happy in Hartford Wage Schedule
Hartford August 7 paper makers at Burnside mills won ten hours pay for nine hours work under the Holyoke schedule. Workers at the Taylor Atkins company plant are already on the new schedule.
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Burnside Mills
Hartford, Ct
Holyoke
Taylor-Atkins Company
Union Protest Against Carnegie Library Plan in Easton
The central labor union of Easton and surrounding area, representing 25 labor bodies, adopted a resolution denouncing Andrew Carnegie as a foe to workers and protesting the use of donated funds for a free public library in Easton. The action reflects union opposition to Carnegie philanthropy shaping city services.
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Easton
Penn
Central Labor Union of Easton and Vicinity
Andrew Carnegie
Library bid stirs union opposition over taxes
Labor groups warn the plan to build a library will burden school taxes and bar members from visiting. Easton school board accepted Andrew Carnegie's gift of 50 000 dollars for a library if citizens provide a site and pledge 5000 dollars yearly for support.
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Easton
Carnegie
A Real Veteran Fireman Chief Downing’s 57 Years in Fire Service
Charles H. Downing of Lynn marked his 57th consecutive year as a fireman aged 74. He has served as chief engineer for 11 years and headed the department or acted as assistant for 32 years. Born in 1827, Downing witnessed Lynn’s shift from hand tubs to steam engines and now leads a modern force with nine engine houses. He never missed a fire, balancing public duty with political service on the common council in the late 1860s.
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Lynn
Charles H. Downing
Hale
Downing
Chief Downing
South Reading
Common Council
Man burned at stake after Coffee county assault
In Enterprise Alabama a mob of about 500 men and women, white and black, burned John Wesley Pennington at a stake after identifying him as the assailant of Mrs. J C Davis. He was captured after a pursuit with bloodhounds and died as flames consumed his body.
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Birmingham
Ala
John Wesley Pennington
Enterprise
Coffee County
Pennington
J. C. Davis
Davis
Penningston
Shooting affray near Rangeley leaves two wounded
In Rangeley, Aug 7, Charles Steward and a Gillespie girl’s sister were shot after a buckboard ride against a brother’s wishes. Seven shots were fired, Steward suffered a serious wound to the side while Taylor’s ankle was injured. Authorities investigate the incident as the county attorney is notified.
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Rangeley
Charles Steward
Dennis Taylor
Taylor
Steward
Biggest Muster Yet Draws Firemen From Across Region
Lynn Aug 7 Veteran firemen prepare for the 11th annual New England States Veteran Firemen league muster with nine crews arriving. Parades cover two miles. 50 entries include Gulf Stream Fall River and James W Plaisted of Portland. Prizes, judges, and lineups announced as crowds gather. Nearby arrests noted for John Barry and John Bresnahan facing warrants.
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Volunteers
Central Falls
R. I
Pawtucket
Woonsocket Veterans
Gen. Putnams
Worcester
League
W. H. Hennessy
Lynn
Saugus
Swampscott
Nahant
Lynn Common
Butcher Boy
South Braintree
Warren of
Pepperell
Gulf Stream of
Fall River
Nonantums of
Newton
Eagle of
James W. Plaisted
Portland
Boston Veterans of
Boston
Lowell Veterans of
Lowell
Providence Veterans of Providence
R. I. Protective 3
Hancock of
Somerville Veterans of
Somerville
Worcester Veterans of
Everett Veterans of
Everett
Waltham Veterans of
Waltham Veterans of Waltham
City of Homes
Springfield
Marblehead Veterans
Marblehead
Deluge
Chelsea Veterans of
Chelsea
South Weymouth
Active
Weymouth
Peabody
Newburyport
Salem Veterans of
Salem
Rockland Veterans of
Rockland
Nashua Veterans
Nashua
N. H
Gardiner
Mass
M. A. Pickett
Winnissimmett
King Philip
Red Jackets
Cambridge
Columbia
Winchester
Roxbury Veterans
Hay Cart
R. IL
Columbia No. 5
New Bedford
Washington
Kennebunk
Concord
Concébrd
Fall, River
Eureka
Arlington
City
Baw Bees
Alabama Coon
Randolph
Manchester Veterans
Manchester
Hingham Veterans of
Hingham
Woonsocket
Portsmouth Verédrans
Portsmouth
Vixen
Alexander Harbison
Hartford
Lowell Boys
Boston Lawyer Robert Simes Commits Suicide at Quincy House
Boston attorney Robert F. Simes, age about 40, shot himself in the head at the Quincy House around 1 30 this afternoon. He registered for a room earlier, was found dead on a couch with a .38 he firearm and notes left to W R Vrask and Commander J C Cresap. He was a Harvard graduate with a former practice and had been solo for three years.
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Boston
Robert F. Simes
Court Street
Quincy House
Simes
Mount Vernon Street
Beacon Hill
Briggs
Harvard
W. R. Vrask
J. C.,cresap
Navy
Naval Hospital
William Simes
Sunday Sellers in Lawrence Liquor Cases Heard
In Lawrence police court Judge Andrew C. Stone heard illegal liquor keeping cases Sunday morning. Four of six were disposed of while cases against Margaret Cambia and Cornelius Sullivan were continued. Mary Bresnahan pleaded guilty and paid 75 dollars. John Jennings was found guilty and fined 75 dollars. John Hart of Elm Street lingered in the record.
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Lawrence
Andrew C. Stone
Margaret Cambia
Lawrence Street
Cornelius Sullivan
Lawrence and
Elm Streets
Mary Bresnahan
John Jennings
South Union Street
John Hart
Elm Street
Despondent lover drives woman to suicide in Boston
In Boston on August 7 Sarah Quint, 22, a Jewish young woman living at 10 Minot Street, drank carbolic acid after her fiancé Harry Greenfield failed to secure funds for their wedding. She saved about 48 dollars from her job at Lieb’s wrap shop to buy a wedding outfit, but feared his departure to Philadelphia meant they would not marry. She died a few hours after being found in the bathroom, the bottle’s amount unknown, despite hospital care.
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Boston
Sarah Quint
Minot Street
Sarah
Philadelphia
Massachusetts General Hospital
Two Brave Men Rescue Children At Alewife Brook
Boston August 7 Daniel Maloney and Thomas Gogein of the metropolitan water and sewer departments rescued two sisters aged 10 and 3 at the Alewife brook pumping station during high water. The elder saved the younger after a plunge. both were brought to shore by the workers with aid from Dr Bean.
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Boston
Daniel Maloney
Thomas Gogein
Metropolitan Water and Sewer Departments
L. A. Bassett
Alewife Brook
Metropolitan Works
North Somerville
Maloney
Two train wreck attempts thwarted near East Watertown
Watertown police report two failed attempts to wreck Boston & Maine passenger trains on the Watertown branch by a Hood Rubber company employee. A tree and a log were placed on the tracks near East Watertown station but were removed before harm occurred.
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Boston
Watertown
Boston & Maine Railroad
East Watertown
Hood Rubber Company
Cunard Saxonia Leaves Queenstown for Boston
The Cunard liner Saxonia departed Queenstown for Boston at 11 a m today carrying 157 saloon passengers 18 second class and 575 third class travelers in a large passenger list reported from Boston dated August 7.
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Boston
Cunard Line
Saxonia
Queenstown
European Plan Diet Triggers Appetite Crisis On Vacation
A traveler notes an inflated trip ends up fueling a three meals a day appetite. The comment highlights irony in Europe travel costs and dining practices, suggesting an unexpected dietary impact from staying on an expensive European plan.
Cummins Leads Iowa G.O.P. Ticket Nomination
Cedar Rapids Aug 7 The Republican convention nominated A B Cummins for governor and a full state ticket. Other nominees included John Herriott for lieutenant governor S M Weaver for supreme court B C Brown for railroad commissioner and R C Barrett for superintendent. Cummins secured a strong floor position and platform endorsed McKinley and gold standard while opposing racial disenfranchisement and supporting tighter restraint on corporate power and tariff reform.
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Cedar Rapids
A. B. Cummins
Des Moines
John Herriott
Stuart
Supreme Court
M. Weaver
Iowa Falls
McKinley
Porto Rico
Philippines
Cuba
Democratic Party
New Party Planned by Free Silver Advocates in Missouri
Kansas City prepares for a September convention to launch a Bryanite national party uniting Populists fusionists silver Republicans Public Ownership Socialists and Bryan Democrats. State leader J Cook arrives to meet Nebraska fusionists as organizers expect a three-party era with figures Golden Rule Jones Elwood Pomeroy John J Lentz Marion Butler among expected attendees.
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Kansas City
Commoner Party
J. Cook
State Committee
Missouri
Lincoln
Neb
J. H. Edmondston
Nebraska
Mr. Cook
Silver Republicans
Public Ownership
St Louis
Bryan Democrats
Single Taxers
Hill
Cleveland
FAVORS ROOSEVELT IN KANSAS VOTE VIEW
Washington reports Representative Miller of Kansas says if voters chose the next president they would back Theodore Roosevelt for his ability integrity and Western spirit He urges broader rural delivery and notes drought relief and strong corn and wheat crops improving outlook for the state
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Washington
Kansas
Miller
Theodore Roosevelt
East
Southwest
Miner Drowns in Salt River Quicksands Near Tempe
James Eversole, once of San Francisco and a wealthy mining man, died after his horse sank in Salt River near Tempe while crossing on Sunday. Passersby heard screams. Lew Collins, a stage driver, was pulled from the sand by a cowboy using a lariat. Despite heroic rescue efforts on a debris bridge, Eversole disappeared as sands engulfed him.
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Phoenix
Ariz
James Eversole
San Francisco
Salt River
Tempe
Eversole
Lew Collins
Collins
Courier Ad Seen by Readers Urges Advertisers to Respond
Readers report spotting ads in the Courier and urge advertisers to respond quickly. The notice emphasizes the paper as a channel for local business outreach and audience reach.
Citizen Testimonial on Doan's Kidney Pills Effect
Mr Almond Slader of 20 Richards street reports long term kidney secretion discomfort reduced after using one box of Doan's Kidney Pills from Ellingwood & Co. Drug Store. He endorses Down's Kidney Pills as thoroughly effective for the kidneys. For sale by all dealers 50 cents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole agents Remember the name Dean's and take no other.
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Almond Slader
Richards Street
Doan
Ellingwood & Co
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
Dean’s
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