Big Mass Meeting Aims to End Steel Strike Controversy
The article reports a large mass meeting at Phoenix Park McKees Rocks organized by Amalgamated association leaders with speakers including Samuel Gompers Theodore Shaffer and Patrick Dolan. It details union plans to rally support from the AFL and miners amid the steel strike across Pittsburgh area Newcastle Clark mill and other nonunion plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix Park
McKees Rocks
McKees Rocks Lodge
No. 45
Amalgamated Association
Samuel Gampers
American Federation of Labor
Theodore Shaffer
Patrick Dolan
Pittsburgh
United Mine Workers of America
Samuel Gompers
Newcastle
Clark
Alde Fy
Recorder A. M. Brown
Bureau of Police
Recorder Brown
M. Schwab
New York
Shaffer
Whited Blutes Steel Corporation
United States Steel Corporetsor
Kiskimineras
Sh Company
Verderg
Leechberg
Apollo
Seurtdale
Suills
Ape
Milwaukee
Tron, Steel and Tin Workers
George Reis
Illinois Steel Company
Bay View
Minors Steel Company
Casa
Baseball standings and scores from major leagues
Cincinnati, St Louis and Chicago lead as Pittsburgh and Philadelphia trail in National and American leagues. Wednesday games feature a mix of wins and losses across Pittsburgh Cincinnati Philadelphia Washington Detroit Baltimore Milwaukee and Cleveland, with multiple two game sets noted and a heavy fire loss report in Toledo.
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Cubs
Peret
Fittsburgh
Philadelphia
Loula
Brooklyn
Boston
New York
Cincinnati
Chicago
Detroit
Baltimore
Ayashingten
Cleveland
Milwaukee BF
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Washington
Milwaukee
Deetroit
Western Association
Columbus
Port Wayne
Marton
Des Moines
Minneapolis
Decatur
Trock Island
Bloomington
Rockford
Terre Haute--Perre Haute
Cedar Rapids
Evansville
Davenport
Iowa Republicans Unite Behind Cummins Ticket
Cedar Rapids reports Gov. A. L. Cummins and a full ticket headed by him swept the GOP slate in Iowa. The platform endorses reciprocity, expands anti monopoly safeguards, backs corporate regulations by the people, and praises Gov. Shaw. Nominee Cummins, a Greene County native, trained as a lawyer, and rose from Elkader clerkship to Des Moines law practice.
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Cedar Rapids
A. . Cummins
Des Moines
John Herriott
Stuart
Supreme Court
S. M. Weaver
Iowa Falls
E. C G. Brown
Sheldon
KR. C. Naerett
Osage
Iowa
Cummins
Committee On Credentials
Jackson
Carroll Counties
David J. Wenderson
House of Representatives
Shaw
Greene County
Waynesburg Academy
Greeley
Elkader
Clayton County
Recorders Office
Cumming
Allen County
Cincinnati, Richmond & Fort Wayne
Chicago
Pennington burned at stake by angry Alabama mob
John Wesley Pennington, a Black man, confessed to assaulting Mrs. J C Davis in Enterprise Coffee County. A mob of about 500 whites and blacks chained him and burned him to death near Enterprise Wednesday morning, with screams heard as the flames enveloped him. His body was reduced to ashes as the crowd dispersed.
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Birmingham
Ala
John Westley Pennington
Enterprise
Coffee County
Pennington
J. C. Davis
Colden County
Merry
Puch
Tennington
Wennington
Anch
Davis
Tur Bercy
Funeral for Dowager Empress Frederick Set for August 13
Berlin August 9 The funeral date for Dowager Empress Frederick is fixed for Tuesday August 13. The body will be placed in Frieden'skirche mausoleum near Potsdam. Emperor William orders six weeks of mourning for the army with strict rules on emblems and no military music for eight days. Court circles informed on dress until November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Frederick
Frieden’skirche
Potsdam
William
Frankfurter’ Zeitung
Political Convention Seals Nomination Amid Debate
A party convention ratified Albert B. Cummings as Republican nominee for governor on the first ballot. The platform endorses protectionist policy and staunch party lines, while the session shows unity despite a narrow vote on a procedural matter.
Ship With J C Vampiuns And Iowa Assembly Member
The text notes a ship with J C Vampiuns and identifies a person as a member of the Twenty second Iowa General Assembly and four years a member of the Republican National Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Vampiuns
Twenty-second General Assembly of
Iowa
Republican National
Yangtze Flood Devastates China and Death Toll Rises
Floods from the Yangtze surge threaten vast areas in China. Anking and Kiu Kiang report inundated towns with two feet of water in foreign settlements. Downriver, 20,000 feared drowned in Swu Tue district and Chong Teh, with 10,000 dead, as embankments threaten hundreds of thousands more.
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Victoria
B. C
Yangtse
China
Anking
Kiu Kiang
Swu Tue
Chong Teh
Chong Cheh ‘Tong
Wu Chang
Navy Refuses Schley Precept Change Demand
Washington Aug 2 Navy Department rejects Admiral Schleys request to modify paragraph five of the precept to the court of inquiry. Department says the record shows he disobeyed orders, while preserving the court free to rule on that matter. Letters exchanged detail the dispute over the wording and the courts scope during the inquiry into the war with Spain.
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Washington
Navy Department
Admiral Schley
Court of Inquiry
Department
Admiral Schrey
Great Neck
Schley
Jon
John D. Long
Lacy
Navy
Spain
FB. W. Hackett
Winfield
United States Navy
Kimberly
Usry Department
Kinerly
War Department
Thomas F. Schley
Army
Thomas F. Sebley
Fort Douglas
Capt
Sebley
Ben
Ley
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de Clares
Hyde Park
Wellsville
Youngstown
Ohio
National Bieer Company
Shafter
Amalgamated National
Federal Steel Company
United States Steel Corporation
Monster Minee
Neault
Cinbr
Toledo
Thydike Bros
Summit Street
M.A. Scott
Canada
Ottawa
Ont
Gage
W. B. Ridgely
Charles G. Dawes
Elovich von Dusyelski
Kiel
Vientein
Ientsin
Aug. S
Woolley
Marcyvente
Garrigut
Leadus
Udin Wen Gardens
India
Abu
Sele
Swartwoat
Swextwout
Tee Daily
Newa
Town Republicans
Illinois
omusKecon
Asharom
Indiana
REY Rore Ae
Cpiqua
Dresden
Jaures
GAS City
Moncid
Euwood
American Tinplate CO
Federal Steel CO
National Steel CO
Ooomena National Tube CO
Curcinwate
P. Ten
Ang
Ogity
Coe Slaire
Chester
Ntario
WLW
Vilee
Peer Wester
United States
Obacqnier
Empress Frederick
Gecear
Albert B. Cunmins
Town
Nish
McKinley
Hs Ation
Dugut
Fort Scott
Ken
Nev. Frazer
Univy
Scott
J. Cudworth
Agt
Benth
Oll
Hume Poon
Hegre
Ageee
Lincoln
Neb
W. J. Bryan
Cudlexr
San Francisco
Navy Dex
Pecama
Hewin Bradsiow
the Daily News
Sulary Park
George BE
Beath
Heeger von Waldersce
Senate of
Hamburg
Count von Waldersee
Civis
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