Steel Strikers Hopeful As West Joins Affected
Pittsburg Aug 16 The steel strike gains momentum as Joliet aligns with strikers and Milwaukee sets a final vote for tomorrow. Shaffer reports about 30 000 recruited under the third call bringing the total to over 70 000 with many idle workers finding other jobs. Non union arrivals from the South loom to break the strike at Monessen while Amalgamated plans new employment bureaus and strike benefits after Sept 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Joliet
Milwaukee
Chicago
National Tube Co
McKeesport
Shaffer
Amalgamated Association
Amalgamated
South
Monessen
M. F. Tighe
Duquesene
Carnegie Steel Co
Homestead and Braddock Mills
Anti-Tammanyites Weigh Open Field For Mayor Ticket
The Citizens' union reports no clear front runner for New York mayor among 107 responders to a suggestion letter. Seth Low remains noncommittal, with Fairchild, George L. Rives, Alexander E. Orr, and others named. Conference committees meet Sept. 3 and Sept. 5 to finalize a ticket, promising no factional harmony issues.
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New York
Citizens’ Union
Seth Low
Low
Ffteen
Charles
Fairchild
George L. Rives
Brooklyn Embers
Alexander E. Orr
Rapid Transit Commission
Edward M. Knox
Capt
F. Norton Goddard
Schieren
Brooklyn
Willis L. Ogden
Citizens’ Union Conference
Gang of Highbinders Charges by New York Deputy Commissioner
Deputy Police Commissioner Devery accused Moss and his gang of highbinders of libeling the city and exploiting unfortunate women for political purposes. He urged restraint, saying politicians should remember these women are mothers and daughters and that aggressive attacks degrade the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Devery
Moss
Strik
Strike With The Ballot In Labor Fight
Lincoln Nebraska August 16 Mr Bryan urges labor to back the steel workers fight in this week’s Commoner He argues the strike is costly and unreliable and that the ballot offers a permanent remedy He says unions must be formed to resist private monopolies and trusts and to protect workers by voting for arbitration and anti injunction positions against black lists
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black
Socialist Labor Party
Jack McClelland
M. Donovan
International Tin Plate Workers Protective Association
American Tin Plate Co
Amalgamated Association
Connellsville
Cleveland
Lincoln
Neb
Bryan
Conference urged to regulate the social evil in city
The deputy commissioner discussed with District Attorney Philbin the need for a conference to plan regulation of the social evil. The aim is to prevent robbery and soliciting on the streets and protect those without protection.
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Mr. Philbin
Wireless sighting of Lucania by Nantucket lightship
The Cunard steamship Lucania sailing from Liverpool to New York Aug 10 was heard by wireless telegraphy through Nantucket Lightship after 6 pm. The Herald shore station at Siasconset received the message. A 165 foot pole on Bunker Hill and a 106 foot mast spar carried 180 and 106 foot high wires respectively, with the two antennae connected only by the signal path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cunard Line
Lucania
Liverpool
Nantucket
Herald Shore
Siasconset
Bunker Hill
Marconi
Dominion Lobster Hatchery Reaches 100 Million Output
The Caribou Nova Scotia hatchery reports a season total of 100 million lobsters released along the coasts of Nova Scotia New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Government
Caribou
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Prince Edward Island
Visitor from the West mocked by lake wooing letter
A Saturday Chat reader defends the Great Lakes and Mississippi, recalling Lake Superior and Lake Michigan beauty. The letter laments a Western visitor’s disparagement and praises inland seas and summer lake resorts, citing storm rescues on Lake Erie and Western life from Colorado to Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Lakes
Lake Superior
Lake St. Clair
Chicago
Coney Island
Lake Michigan
Mississippi
Kansas
Nebraska
Wyoming
Iowa
Ozark Mountains
Lake Erie
Quiet Situation in Colombia as Feasts Suspend Government Business
Colon Colombia via Galveston August 16 reports a quiet state nationwide with government offices closed for the Feast of the Assumption. Trains now move across the isthmus without military escort, though several stations are reoccupied by small troop detachments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colon
Colombia
Galveston
Tex
Captain Blackburn Returns From Lisbon Voyage
Captain Howard Blackburn of Gloucester Massachusetts who sailed in a small boat to Lisbon was aboard the steamer Columbia arriving from Hamburg this morning.
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New York
Howard Blackburn
Gloucester
Mass
Lisbon
Columbia
Hamburg
Boys' Blouse Waists Marked Down at Half Price
In the basement department of A G Pollard & Co the entire stock of boys waists from 4 to 12 years is reduced to 25c. each. Fauntleroy styles and Percale Waists formerly 50c are now 25c. each, described as extra good quality with fast colors.
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Malcolm M. Currier
Colorado
Guy Holbrook
Fauntleroy
A, G, Pollard & CO
Speedy Uncle Sam canoe sees England voyage described
Letters from Hermann Dudley Murphy in England aboard the Uncle Sam recount a harbor ideal for canoe racing and praise the craft. Murphy’s Atlantic-built canoe placed third in the Royal Canoe Club regatta with light wind and a late surge by rivals. Murphy plans to sail home September 12 after touring England to sketch scenes.
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Winchester
Hermann Dudley Murphy
England
Sam
Royal Yacht Club
Langston Harbor
Mr. Murphy
Maiden
Murphy
Atlantic
Royal Canoe Club
Uncle Sam
Newport Tennis Contenders Reach Semi Final Stage
Newport R I August 16 National singles honors rest with L E Ware W A Larned B C Wright C Hobart and R D Little five survivors. Semis Monday feature Ware vs Larned and Wright vs Hobart with winner to meet Little. Finals Tuesday. Weather aided progress though no play in afternoon except consolations where Larned elder brother defaulted. Consolations cut to four: Fuller over Eldridge Sands over De Forest Pell over Lee Read over LeRoy.
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Newport
R. I
L. E. Ware
W. A. Larned
B. C. Wright
C. Hobart
R. D. Little
Wright
Hobart
Little
EE. P. Larned
A. Fuller
D. B. Eldridge
Cc. E. Sands
L. de Forest
T. R. Pell
C. S. Lee
J. B. Read
R. LeRoy
Shamrock II to be floated for final preparations
New York Aug 16 Sir Thomas Lipton's Shamrock II will be floated from dry dock before noon tomorrow and anchor off Stapleton near Erin. A secret varnish will be applied to the under body, the rudder adjusted, and a new mainsail prepared to improve stays and speed.
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New York
Sir Thomas Lipton
Stapleton
Erin
Interior view shows yacht hull as shell after repair
The sailing master confirms a fault exists and the hull appears as a mere shell with braces and bolts to withstand strain. Crew berths were removed, and the boom and gaff were painted as the crew went ashore for the evening.
Casey and O'Brien bicycle races at Varick park
Manchester August 16. A nearly thousand strong crowd watched amateur and professional events at Varick park track. Highlights include a one mile open won by Casey of Lowell with O'Brien second, and a five mile lap won by Rhodes of Nashua. Ross beat Caldwell in an exhibition race after Ross’ tandem broke.
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Manchester
N. H
Varick Park
Harry F. Caldwell
Arthur W. Ross
New Jersey
Ross
Caldwell
Casey
Lowell
O’brien
Partridge
Medfield
Rhodes
Nashua
O'Brien
Brighton Beach Trotter Declines Return Match
Brighton Beach on Aug 16 reports George Ketcham owner of Cresceus saying no return match to The Abbot before the first heat. He has not decided on Crescens retirement and will ship the stal lion to Boston tomorrow for next week’s free-for-all trot.
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Brighton Beach
George Ketcham
Cresceus
Abbot
Crescens
Boston
Paint Pots of Yellow stone Excite Tourists
Among the wonders of Yellowstone National Park the paint pots or boiling springs attract visitors. Two women tourists were seriously scalded after falling into Blue Mud Pot in the Alum Creek valley. The scene features multiple colored springs with mud 18 degrees hot, sometimes rising 40 feet, outlining caldrons of pink, lavender, and white mud. Geologists note the mud, when burned, yields high quality plaster and mortar.
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Yellowstone National Park
Alum Creek
Crater Hills
Grand Canyon
Yellowstone
Yellowstone Lake
St. Louis
Richardson and Robbins Market Buys Diverse Goods
A local listing highlights Richardson and Robbins dealing in chicken and turkey, ham and tongue, Heinz baked beans with tomato sauce, and a wide assortment of hot weather and outing essentials.
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Richardson and Robbins
Heinz
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Gang OF Highbinders
Deuty
Blake
Sans Taylor & Jonger At
United States
el Caney
Temple of Music
Bob” Evans
America
U.S. Navy
Ethel Kittredge
San Francisco
California
Mabel Hillig
Fryeburg
Kate Morse
Lowell General Hospital
Frank St. Bean
Vermont
Frank 0
Davis
Cottage City
Harriet Conant
Prout
Neck
J. A
South Royalton
E. Florence Maker
Crescet Beach
Carrie H. Wadleigh
Waterman Cottage
Megansett
Julia E. Ward
Conway
F. L. Bissell
Alton Bay
W. W. Goodale
Oakdale
Conn
A. N. Lamere
Cheever, N. H
E. D. Jefferson
Beechwood
C. W. Dennison
Ballard
Meredith
Belle F. Batchelder
Stag and Hounds
West Campton
M. L. Hamblett
Andover, Jr
A. H. Smith
North Conway
E. K. Baldwin
Fairview House
Lovell
Jeremiah Crowley
Canada
William B. Moffatt
Police Department
Montreal
George E. Garity
Governor's Island
Cuba
Wildie Thayer
Lyndonville
Blackburn
20Th Century Shoe Store
F.H. Pearson & CO
Merrimack St
Speedy Uncle Sam
Newport Tennis
Shamrock II
Casey and
Ketcham
Caleb L. Smith
Grogery
G. G. Read
Wm. Nichols
H. B. Shattuck & Son
Central Street
Prescott Street
P. F. Devine
Merrimack Street
Charles Wheeler
Thorndike Street
A. W. Brown van Feitty
Ganger
F.w.abergengren
M.D
Chatham Street
Lynn
John P. Quinn
Dix Street
F. G. Gulliland
Wyman
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