Steel Mills to Run With Full Force This Week
Pittsburg, Aug 25. United States Steel mills plan to operate on full three-turn days this week, despite strikes. Star mill of American Tin Plate to stay, upgrade, and employ non-union workers with police protection. Pickets at Demmiler Tin Plate mill remain orderly as negotiations with Amalgamated and civic federation proceed to peace talks.
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Pittsburg
United States Steel Corporation
Star Mill
American Tin Plate Company
Tin Plate Company
Star
Star Plant
Piper
Amalgamated
National Tube Company
McKeesport
Demmiler Tin Plate
National Civic Federation
The
Civic Federation
Shaffer
American Federation of Labor
Federal Steel Company
John Williams
Union meeting in South Chicago yields lone pledge to strike
Chicago August meeting of trades unionists and squizers saw few steel workers present and produced one clear stance from Robert Collins who vowed not to return to the mill until a settlement is reached. Assistant Secretary Tight of the Amalgamated association condemned former members for deserting the union under a fiat contract.
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Chicago
Robert Collins
Tight
Amalgamated Association
Fiat
Mr. Tighe
Chicago Steel Workers Urge East Strike Unity
About 800 people attended a meeting denouncing the steel trust encroachment. Speakers urged Chicago steel workers to join their fellow unionists in the East in a strike to defend the Amalgamated association, which they claimed was at stake. Only eight attendees were steel workers.
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Ers
Steel Trust
Chicago Steel
East
Amalgamated Association
Striking machinists picket Chicago plants amid injunction
In Chicago on August 25 striking machinists continued picketing at Allis Chalmers and Gales Iron Works despite Judge Kohlzaal's temporary injunction. Five imported machinists reportedly left the Gales plant area and were attacked by strikers' supporters. Former Gov. John P. Altgeld was asked to challenge the injunction but declined to get involved.
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Chicago
Allis-Chalmers
Gales Iron Works
Kohlsaal
Gales Works
John P. Altgeld
Dover Strikers Confront New Mill Workers Incoming
A Dover news item reports another effort by the trust to bring non union workers to town to staff mills. Strikers heard that men turned back at Newcomers town yesterday were en route again, prompting a committee to go to Dennison to try to intercept and persuade them to stay.
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Dover
Trust
Newcomers Town
Dennison
No Lockout Denied by U S Brewers Association
New Haven Aug 25 H W Kendall president of the U S Brewers association says no brewery owners plan a Sept 1 lockout and that the policy is to avoid antagonizing organized labor The circular causing alarm was issued without the association's knowledge or approval and does not reflect its sentiment
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New Haven
Conn
H. W. Kendall
U.S. Brewers’ Association
Associated Press
United States Brewers’ Association
Suit Tests Taxation of Bank Deposits in New Hampshire
In Manchester on August 24, a $5000 suit was filed by the state against Amoskeag Savings Bank to test a new tax law. The action challenges whether savings banks and similar institutions are exempt from taxation on general deposits when railroad stocks or bonds backing them are secured by real estate mortgages. The state aims to determine if deposits become taxable under the act and notes possible action against other banks.
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Manchester
N. H
Amoskeag Savings Bank
New Hampshire
Edward G. Eastman
Exeter
Amoskeag
Dover Fire Destroys Town Treasurer’s Store and Home
Town Treasurer J W Higgins lost his store and dwelling to a lightning fire in Dover. The lone store burned with only the books and cash saved and Higgins accounts intact. Higgins and his two eldest children were away on Cape Cod. Mrs Higgins and the younger children slept inside and barely escaped in night clothes.
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Dover
J. W. Higgins
Mrs Eddy to Star at Concord State Fair
Mrs Mary Baker G Eddy will have a reserved block of 100 seats in the grand stand for Governor's day at the Concord state fair. Governor Jordan will attend and the event is expected to draw more than 20,000 spectators, with Mrs Eddy's carriage drive likely to become a notable attraction.
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Concord
N. H
Mary Baker G. Eddy
Jordan
Shaker Wedding in Lakeport Unites Agnes Evans and Warren Huse
In Laconia New Hampshire on August 24 Agnes Eleanor Evans a Shakeress wed ex Councilman Warren D Huse. Bride maid Maude A Stewart of Boston and best man Dr Albert Evans of Boston attended. Ceremony followed Shaker simplicity with a three foot high fifty pound wedding cake as a distinctive feature.
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Laconia
N.H
Agnes Eleanor Evans
Warren D. Huse
Lakeport
Maude A. Stewart
Boston
Albert Evans
Untitled Farm Pain Relief Ad From Old Paper
An old farm advertisement notes frequent accidents on the farm and promotes Sr. Thomas Electric Oil for instant pain relief. It urges keeping the oil on hand for quick relief from cuts sprains and minor injuries.
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Thomas
Eleven Murderers Escape From Iloilo Jail
War department reports detail 11 desperadoes breaking from Iloilo jail by widening a rear wall opening. Two bodies later found drowned. Belgian Haelterman condemned to death for violating laws of war. commuted to 15 years. Other cases include desertion, attempted suicides, and a postmaster missing after buying poison.
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Washington
War Department
Manila
Iloilo
Division of the
Philippines
United States
Brix Haelterman
Haelterman
MacArthur
Department
Priv
John English
Company H
40Th Volunteer Infantry
Mindanao
Robbe
Insurgent Colonel Lo reel Surrenders at Talisay
Manila reports Colonel Lo reel and 17 officers with 13 men surrendered to Captain Brown of the Fourth Infantry at Talisay. With fewer than 1000 effective soldiers in Manila, four infantry companies are to be added. Officers welcome the reinforcement amid concern over possible Malay uprisings and prison danger. Civil officials doubt mass escapes due to 600 white police mobilization.
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Manila
Loreel
Brown
Fourth Infantry
Talisay
Philippine school system urged with 1000 US teachers sought
Washington reports Prof. Fred W. Atkinson notes Philippine public instruction expansion. 1000 US appointed teachers expected. ancient military buildings decommissioned and replaced by crowded new rooms. English to be sole medium as Spanish is dropped. religious instruction halted without affecting attendance. Evening schools and provincial institutes planned for 1901 1902.
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Washington
Division of Insular Affairs
War Department
Fred W. Atkinson
Philippines
United States
Atkinson
Barrows
Manila
Four men die by suicide in New York city crisis
New York reports four men ending their lives in the city yesterday amid insomnia and mood depression. John C. Topping, 53, salesman for Topping Bros. hardware, fell from an air shaft at 72 Volumes eights in Brooklyn, breaking his neck and dying instantly. Owen Murphy was found dead on his cot at the South Fifth Avenue hotel.
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New York
John C
Brooklyn
Topping
Topping Bros., Hardware
Chambers Street
Owen Murphy
South Fifth Avenue
Pan American Exposition Declares Grange and Furniture Weeks
Buffalo August 25 Pan-Americ an Exposition marks Grange Week and Furniture Manufacturers Week. Attendance surpasses four million with August average up 50 percent over prior months. Weekly attendance up by 11 000 from prior week. Municipal Day tomorrow features mayors Guggenheimer Hays Johnson Prefontaine Jones McGuire and Gen Miles to speak. Porto Rican society and Tennessee Press to attend. Temple of Music hosts a Miles reception. New York State Grange Day Wednesday Cuba Day Thursday Estrada Palma to speak Shriners Day Saturday.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Randolph Guggenheimer
New York
Greater New York Council
Thomas G. Hays
Baltimore
J. A. Johnson
Fargo
Raymond Prefontaine
Montreal
Samuel L. Jones
Toledo
James K. McGuire
Syracuse
Tennessee Press Association
Gen. Miles
Temple of Music
New York State
Quentin Roosevelt Improves After Ear Abscess Surgery
Quentin Roosevelt aged four, son of the vice president, is in Roosevelt hospital with an internal ear abscess. An operation was performed on Thursday to relieve the condition. Miss Alice Roosevelt has fully recovered from a recent operation and may leave the hospital, but Mrs. Roosevelt will keep her there until Quentin recovers.
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New York
Quentin Roosevelt
Roosevelt Hospital
Alice Roosevelt
Wall Street brokers' car injures toddler on Pearl Street
In New York on Pearl Street an automobile hit 2 year old Louis Talille in front of the Five Points Mission severing his right arm above the elbow. The mother fainted and was hospitalized in critical condition with the child. Police dispersed an angry crowd as Richard Meade, H R Root, and 8 H Stern faced authorities. Meade was arrested and arraigned.
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New York
Wall Street
Louis Talille
Pearl Street
Five Points Mission
Hudson Street Hospital
Richard Meade
East 32d Street
H. R. Root
Waldorf-Astoria
H. Stern
East 78Th Street
Curran
Mr. Root
Mr. Stern
Meade
Center Street Court
Olmsted
Accident at Tuxedo Park Ends With Possible Blindness
W M V Hoffman, wealthy New York horseman, was badly injured while driving his four in hand coach on the Tuxedo race track. A stone kicked up by a leader struck his right eye, breaking glasses and injuring the eye. he was taken to his New York home for treatment and faces serious eye damage. His left eye had earlier been damaged in a past accident. Hoffman Bros. is the family firm. Dean Hoffman is his uncle. His wife, two sons, and Miss Preston were riding with him.
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Murphy
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Owen
George A. Gasparian
Central Park
Smyrna
Joseph Cihik
East 72d Street
Cihik
John.g. Winchler
Hicksville
L. I
Winchler
Republican Committee
Tuxedo Park
N. J
Tuxedo
W. M. V. Hoffman
New York
Hoffman
New York City
West Fifty-first Street
Hoffman Bros
Charles F. Hoffman
Dean Hoffman
General Theological Seminary
Mr. Hoffman
Miss Preston
Fourteen Injured in Interurban Train Crash at Pell Road
In Indianapolis on August 25 a collision between a Greenfield inter urban car and a freight train on Pell road left fourteen people injured. The car was thrown aside. all twelve passengers suffered injuries, while the conductor and motorman were badly bruised.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Pell Road
Heavy Storm Halts Trains and Docks Across New York City
A fierce thunderstorm drenched New York on August 24, halting rail and trolley traffic for hours. In the Bronx 300 families were made homeless, and damage exceeded 200000 dollars as tracks flooded and roofs ripped away. The storm toppled the St Marys Roman Catholic church spire in Jersey City and caused widespread slips and landslides along the Harlem and New Haven rail lines causing delays into the following night.
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New York
West Street
New Jersey Ferries
Bronx
Harlem
New York Central Road
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Grand Central Station
New Rochelle
Harlem Road
183D Street
156Th Street
American Ice Company
St. Mary's
Jersey City
Hastings
New York and Northern Railroad
Orange
N. J
Trains Tied Up After Heavy Rain in New Haven Area
A severe rainstorm disrupted service on the New York New Haven and Hartford line. Sand washed onto tracks at Leet's Island and Branford, with 100 feet of Valley division track buried by sand. A southbound freight derailed near Haddam. a northbound engine left rails near Arnold station. No injuries reported. crews escaped with minor scrapes.
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New Haven
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Leet’s Island
Branford
Haddam
Arnold
Struck by whirlwind wrecks Agnes E. Manson schooner
New York Aug 25 The three masted coal laden schooner Agnes E Manson from Newport News Va reached port with decks strewn by wreckage. Capt Babbitt says a 1 P M squall 30 miles southeast of Atlantic Highlands shattered spanker boom gaffs and topmasts. A second squall near Fire Island at 3 15 P M was seen. Capt Riddle of British Prince escaped a large water spout by 25 feet.
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New York
Agnes E. Manson
Newport News
Babbitt
Atlantic Highlands
Fire Island
Riddle
Antwerp
Gen Williams Dead at 75 in New Jersey Hotel
Gen Robert Williams died last night at the Hotel Netherwood near Plainfield New Jersey from apoplexy. He was 75 and had been spending the summer with his three daughters, his home is in Washington.
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New York
Robert Williams
Clash Over City Bridge Authority in Lowell
In Lowell New Hampshire a dispute pits Mayor J A Greene against the board of public works led by ex Gov Charles A Busiel over who controls the Main street bridge. The bridge was deemed unsafe and a 3000 dollar bid for a new wooden span was sought while guards and workers manage temporary repairs.
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Laconia
N. H
J. A. Greene
Board of Public Works
Charles A. Busiel
Main Street
Dover men released in Wilmington county assault case
Almer Davis of Durham and Charles Foss of Straf ford were detained on suspicion of attacking Eliza Willey, a 12 year old, near Torr woods yesterday but released for lack of evidence after she failed to identify them. County officials continue the search for the assailant without a solid lead.
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Dover
N. H
Almer Davis
Durham
Charles Foss
Strafford
Eliza Willey
Samuel Jones
Torr Woods
Willey
Davis
Foss
Scott
Parker
Paroled Life Convict Allowed to Visit Dying Father
Michigan City Indiana August 24 John Fleming a life convict in the penitentiary received a ten day parole from Governor Durbin to visit his dying father at Kokomo officers express full confidence he will return at the end of the period. This is said to be the first known case of a life convict granted leave.
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Michigan City
Ind
John Fleming
Durbin
Kokomo
TO LET Tenements for rent in city at low prices
Tenements to let across the city in prime repair with low monthly rents. Centralville offers 3 rooms for 8.00 and 2 rooms for 4.50 while Highlands list 3 and 4 rooms at 7.00 and 8.09. Belvidere has 5 rooms for 8.00 and near Northern depot 4 large rooms for 9.00. Ayer City features a 6 room cottage at 8.00. Apply to T. H. Elliott at 4 Central Street.
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Centralville
Highlands
Belvidere
Northern Depot
Ayer City
T. H. Elliott
Central Street
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Canal River
Brewers’ Association
Amoskeag Bank
Mrs. Eddy
Roosevelt’s
New York Street
St. Mary’s
Henry B. Ter Woert
Gen. Williams
N&w Fleece
Asilka
Lowell
Willey Girl
Damar
Kourie
Sandarac
C. B. Coburn
Market Street
Lowern
G. H. Chadwick & CO
F. L. Maddocks
H. B. Shattuck & Son
Prescott Street
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