Stevens Point mill strike over wages in 1900s
About 300 workers at Stevens Point Wisconsin left the Bos worth Reilly and Wallace Karner mills demanding a 26 cent per day raise and a ten hour day instead of eleven. They marched to the public square and met with attorney John H Brehnan to draft papers presenting their demand. Mills operated night and day with ample logs on hand. owners offered only former wages or a ten hour day, not both.
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Stevens Point
Wis
Buke
Homestead
Potter — Coal Creek
Stevens Port
Bosworth & Reilly
Reilly
Limber Company
Meéen
Wallace & Karner
John H. Brehnan
Lahilling
Smallpox in The Mill Denied by Superintendent Porter
A Philadelphia report claims Joseph Driver and three companions visited Homestead after hearing five mill workers had smallpox. Superintendent Porter denies the tale, noting a physician on site and no sickness. Driver alleges two workers died of smallpox and were buried in the mill yard, which Porter disputes.
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Porter
Joseph Driver
Mitchell Street
Philadelphia
Homestead
Driver
Millyand
Frick
The Anti-Option Bill Postponed to December
Washington Aug 1 The senate passed Proctor’s bill reorganizing staff corps and appropriations for a Madison birthplace marker near Port Conway Va A joint resolution extended last year’s sundry civil bill until Wednesday Washburne of Minnesota consented to postponing the anti option bill until December The house adjourned in memory of Rep Craig of Pennsylvania and Holman’s resolution extending the...
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Washburn
Washington
Senate
Proctor
James Madison
United States
Port Conway
Washburne
Minnesota
Craig
Pennsylvania
Order of Iron Hall Receivership Action Filed in Indianapolis
An application for a receiver for the Order of Iron Hall was filed in Indianapolis. The complaint alleges large indebtedness for maturing and sick benefits across 1899 to 1905, modest reserve funds, about 1.2 million in reserve, one seventh usable yearly, real estate near 1 million, and accusations of altering books and misusing funds.
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Indiannapolle
Indianapolis
Order of Iron Hall
Sometly
Sprague Estate Settled and Final Dividend Paid
The Sprague estate trustees announce a final dividend of 23 20 per cent to creditors, with Cranston Savings Bank and Franklin Institution for Savings due to receive funds as the estate winds up. Total value was listed at 220000000 with liabilities of 14000000 to 135 creditors, while other notices report the Catholic Total Abstinence Union convention in Aug and a major cotton firm failure in New Orleans, plus a coal price increase in Philadelphia.
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Berg
Provynpesxce
Sweetland
Sprague
Cranston Savings Bank
Franklin Institution For Savings
Franklin Institution
Cranston ‘Bank
Catholic Total Abstinence Union
Ispravarous
Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America
Cotter
Winona, Minn
New Orleans
Aug
Laurie
Bickham & Moore
Richard Pritchard
Philadelphia
Reading and
Pennsylvania
Peoria
Pronta
Hla
Selby, Starr & Co
Glendale
Deraoir
John Flynn
Dearborn Township
Walla
Woodisud
Cal
Prynn’e Sacle
Fatal Railway Collision in Milwaukee Slays One
A Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul excursion train sections collided at Milwaukee Union Depot. One man, Onto Fabain, was killed and eight injured, many not expected to survive. The disaster occurred during the Union stockyards switchmen trip to the city.
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Milwaukee
Chicago
Milwaukee and St. Paul
Union Stockyards
Union Depot
Fabain
Durborow Bill to be Voted On in Capitol Action
The advisory committee on the World's fair appropriation backs reconsidering the sundry civil bill and sending it to conference. A Durborow bill cutting the sum to 2,500,000 may be voted on by Saturday. The Democratic caucus set procedure, while Kilgore Hailey and Anthony left the meeting over the issue.
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Sandey Civil
Plana
Tieiet . National Legislatura
Harrison
Wasntseron
Durborow
Texas
I I
Kilgore
Hailey
Anthony
Political clash and rail of riots in varied 1900s era notices
A mixed bundle of Aug 4 reports covers Michigan party conventions in Jackson with 685 delegates, a platform denouncing Pilker tonism and calling church state separation, and nominations. Local incidents include a Mahogany church riot, a fatal hayfield accident, a Peoria fire, and New York labor strife. Also reports on moulded money find, arson arrest in New Haven, Minnesota Alliance withdrawal, and an electric wire incident.
No. Detainees of Consequence in Butcher House
In the Senate on Wednesday Pettigrew offered a resolution for the War Secretary to report names, ranks, offenses, and punishments of army officers tried by court martial in ten years. Opposed by Call, Bate, Hawley, Manderson, and Palmer, it was referred to the military affairs committee. Other actions include appointments, veto messages, and brief House items.
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Duainees
Butcher House
WaslascTos
Senate
Pettigraw
Secretary of War
Call
Bate
Hawley
Committee
Manderson
Palmer
Davin
Committee On
Judiciary Committee
Gallenger
Potter
Hansbrough
Felton
Sanders
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Coal Creek
Minore Mestlens
NaAsuviee
Knoxville
Anderson
Vistory
Holman
House
Sprague Estate
Columbus
Port of
Palos
Alice Mitchell
McEwruis
Iowane
the Fair Appropriation
Durburow
People's Party OF Michigan
Jackson
Jackeux
Mich
Committee On Credentials
Omaha
Pickerton
John W. Ewing
George H. Sherman
Wayne
Frank M. Vandercook
Gratiot
Joseph W. Welton
Kent
O. M. Graves
Binmet
State Land Office
William L. Hayden
Houghton
Board of Education
Wilburn, Clute
Bay City
Lively Stiot
West Aston
Bay
Ellenpale
N. D
Jamies Pollock
New York
Huilding Material Dealers’ Association
Iron League
Arsua
New Waves
Conn
Israel Weinberg
Weinberg
St. Paul
James H. Baker
Alliance
Tyuating Donnelly
Democrats
Donnelly
Whitingville
Mass
Belen
Stetmas
Brock
Chan
Congress
Bingham
Boley
Navy Department
Evans
Behring Sea
St. Matthew
Myrtle Dyer
San Francisco
Dyer
Matthew
Bebring Sea
Wil
Wasnincroy
Judge Crounse
Secretary of the Treasury
Douglass County
Neb
Republian
Fort Dodge
Treasury Department
Fort Dodge, Ill
Grooves & Hackett
Colorado Springs
Col
WaAsHiscTos
Senate Wedtenlay
Teutonic
Sandy Hook
Atlantic
Democraty
Macwneapolis
Hennepin
Bonaventure
Perfomance
Susan Ans
Monty
Ane
Rere Ekeersep Eberetereewer
Batsora
Eran
Mocbylon
Downing's Bay
Corremotrom
Vikiinta Warp
A. Dean
Marssant, Micy
Prope
Ron Anos
ANND
Congress Railay
M. Phrerast
QENC
Stover Bicycle Mfg. CO
Freeport, Ill
A. R. Lewis
AGT
William
SINTA
N. K. Fairbanks8 CO
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