Steel strike division flares as mills reopen
In Pittsburg Aug a partial reopening of Clark mill and closures at New Castle show the Amalgamated association weakening the strike while manufacturers resume operations. Officials say sentiment is tense yet peaceful with no widespread violence as talks continue among Shaffer Gompers and union leaders. The United States Steel corp plans to steadily restart non union mills, with Vandergrift Leechburg Apollo and Scottdale mills singled out as strongholds.
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Pittsburg
Aug
Amalgamated Association
New Castle
United States Steel Corporation
Schwab Ig
Pittsburg Mk
New York
Shaffer
Crofts
Sheet Company
Vandergrift
Lecehburs
Apollo
Scottdale
Meers
Port
Ressonet
Onan Perth Steel Mills
Plutsburg
United States Stael Corporation
Anll
Guel Company
Amalgamuel Association
Atoel
Saya Fe
Shatter
Lig
Steel Corporation
Powerfd
Sion
Ireland
Hanna
Scott
Amu
Sheffer
Gompers
American Federation of
Laubor
Ateel Corporation
Lindsay
McCutcheon
Clark Works
Hyde Park
Wollsville
Negro burned at stake after brutal assault near Enterprise
A mob of about 500 white and black residents in Coffee county Alabama dragged jailed Black Pennington from a house near Mrs. J. C. Davis, tied him to a stake, and burned him alive after he confessed to a savage assault on Mrs. Davis in the garden. The ritual execution followed an organized pursuit and capture in a swamp. The crowd dispersed once the blaze consumed the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Als
Wesley Pennington
Enterprise
Ala
Coffee County
Turnerey
Pennington
J. C. Davis
Hegon Fossa
Davis
Davis Tesh
Howse
Taxpayers league forms to enforce Grant county taxes in Wisconsin
Citizens of Grant County form the Taxpayers League of Unts City in Platteville to enforce state tax laws. Attorneys Cleary and Bills reviewed more than 500,000 dollars in Platteville mortgages not returned to the assessor and plan to file copies with the board of review or notify the district attorney if ignored. The league aims to expand across Lancaster and nearby towns to cut real estate and visible personal property taxes to below half the original rate, with ~1,100 members anticipated and a permanent investigative role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant County
Platteville
Wis
Taxpayers League of
Unts City
T. L. Cleary
W. J. Bills
Board of Review
Teague
Agnessor
League
Lancaster
Boscobel
Fennimore
Poteal
Cassville
Councp
French Writer Reveals Mental Breakdown Rates by Occupation
A French writer compiles statistics showing that among 100000 army or naval personnel 199 become hopeless lunatics while among mechanics the rate is 66 per 100000. The figures contrast military stress with industrial work exposure.
Spectacular Coast Gold Vault Heist at Selby Smelting
Robbers bored through the vault under Selby Smelting and Lead Co in San Francisco territory, tunnelled from the building, and hauled away about 1200 pounds of gold valued at 280000. They loaded loot into a waiting boat amid fog, leaving two bars behind. Authorities report skilled mechanics likely worked over weeks, with no solid clues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Selby Smelting and Lead Company
Selby Works
Sanday Shore
Francisco
Pacific Coast
Bay Cities
Selby Company
Pacific
Seymour
Thon
Prese
Selby
Cecane
Nation Seeks Divorce From Garrie Nation
Medicine Lodge Kansas city records show David Nation filing for divorce from his wife Garrie Nation. He alleges neglect and abandonment of home and duties, claiming she held him up to public relief and failed to support the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medicine Lodge
Kaz, Ave 10
David Nation
Garrie Nation
Frightful Camp Douglas Accident Ends Lifes Long Injury
Moritz Fisher, alone near the artillery range west of Camp Douglas Wisconsin, picked up a shell and struck it against a stone. The shell exploded, blowing off both hands below the wrists and the left leg below the knee. He suffered severe injuries and died shortly after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaver Dam Bay
Camp Douglas
Wis
Moritz Fisher
Fisher
Walace
Tragic Wound Ends Life of Private Fisher at Camp
A private in Company K Beaver Daw died after being wounded by a bullet near the rifle range. He was 19, with both parents deceased and two brothers and a sister surviving. An inquiry has been appointed to determine the circumstances of his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fisher
Drothera
Co. K
Beaver Daw
Restive Tyroleans Would Join Italy in Rebellion
Vienna reports southern Tyrol in passive rebellion against Austrian authority as Roveredo town council refuses to pay taxes or recognize governance. Trieste Folgarie Lastebasse and other towns follow suit, frontier stones blown near Folgaria signaling desire for Italian status. Italian Tyrolean crowds demand autonomy though Austria pledges never to grant it.
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Vienna
Tyrol
Roveredo
Trieste
Folgarie
Lastebasse
Folgaria
War fears rise as Colombia Venezuela tensions mount
Washington reports the Colombia Venezuela dispute deepens amid revolutionary activity on the isthmus. Consul Gudger's Panamanian dispatch and a Panama RR executive letter describe insurgent depredations and possible further expeditions. Officials urge caution until official advice arrives as invasion rumors from Willemstad spark war fears. Navy actions remain unchanged with ships not yet moved to the isthmus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Colombia
Venezuela
State Department
Gudger
Panama
Aly Panama
J. Edward Simmons
New York
Panama Railroad Company
Willemstad
Bogota
Las
Navy Department
Wisconsin
San Diego
Cal
Big Phone Company In Milwaukee Plans 1.5 Million Stock
The Citizens' Telephone company will be organized this week with capital stock of 1,500,000. Incorporators include Judge Peetlee Michael Carpenter Patrick Meehan Joseph Bach and Philip Schmitt. Michael Carpenter likely treasurer and the presidency may go to Nathan Peerley or Meehan. The firm had earlier been incorporated with 25,000 and may increase to 1,500,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Aug
Citizens’ Telephone Company
Judge Peetlee
Michael Carpenter
Patrick Meehan
Joseph Bach
Philip Schmitt
Nathan Peerley
John M. Clarke
Northwestern Telephone
Stalwarts Lay Wires in Wisconsin Republican Rally
Milwaukee reports show about seventy leading stalwart Republicans met in the Herman building to oppose Governor La Follette’s renomination and to seize party control. A campaign organization led by Senator W. H. Rissall prepared a declaration of principles, with details withheld for days. The gathering drew roughly half the state Senate and many Assembly members, aiming to shape a pro national platform over populist theories.
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Milwaukee
Avg. S
Herman
la Follette
Poomeettes
W. H. Rissall
Columbia County
Mesars
Twagemeister
Reynolds
Green
Devon
Eaton
Roehr
Mosher
Morse
Whiteboats
Harris
McDonough
Bisgell
Riordan
Gave
Park
Wager
Dow
Durwaechter
Willams
Ear Folm
Gloom in Camp as Beaver Dam Soldier Dies in Shell Blast
Moritz Fisher of Beaver Dam was killed by a shell explosion at Camp Douglas Wisconsin on August 9. He was 20 and soon to marry Josie Stantziski. A court of inquiry investigates the death while eight men accompanied his body to Beaver Dam. Chaplain absent, funeral services were omitted. Fisher remained lucid until moments before death and gave last instructions. A priest arrived just in time for final prayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Douglas
Wis
Moritz Fisher
Beaver Dam
Fisher
Smith
Josie Stantziski
Geaver Dam
Man Lives Without a Stomach After Cancer Surgery
Karl Kruger of Chicago 079 Winnemac avenue underwent stomach removal on April 20 after stomach cancer. He weighed 960 pounds then and 360 now. He recovered quickly on free patent foods and resumes gardening, eating three meals daily. Surgeon Dr. Eads removed the stomach and attached the duodenum to the esophagus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Karl Kruger
Winnemac Avenue
Eads
Auto voyage to study Minnesota North Dakota wheat
Walter A. Thomas of Walter A. Thomas & Co. and George Dorr travel in a steam automobile across Minnesota and North Dakota to inspect crop conditions. The trip aims to inform wheat purchases for the year, covering about a month of travel from Wilmar to Benson and beyond northwestward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis, Minn
Walter A. Thomas
Walter A.thomas & Co
Minnesota
North Dakota
George Dorr
Wilmar
Benson
First Use of Steam Vehicle on Canadian Border Journey
Red River valley and along the Canadian line. This is the first instance of using such a vehicle for this purpose. Steam power was chosen for efficiency on country roads and fewer breakdowns. Mr Dorr expects to cover about 100 miles each day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red River Valley
Dorr
Japan to Double Navy Says Tokyo Leaders Visit
Itchioka, commander in chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy, and Niw chief engineer of Yokohama shipyards, are in San Francisco after two years inspecting European and American yards. They say Japan will spend millions to expand its navy and shipbuilding. They praise U.S. yards and call the U.S. Navy the finest, warning Russia and France as Russia’s reach grows with the Trans-Siberian line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Itehloka
Tokio
Niw
Yokohana
Uae
Europe
America
Itchicks
Japan
Aledd Ot
England
United States
Russia
France
Russia Will No Longer Hide Her Claws. We Must Be Prepared,” Mr. Itchioka
United States Navy
Prince Henry of Orleans Dies in Seclusion in Cochin China
Prince Henry of Orleans aged about 41 died yesterday in Saigon Cochin China on a voyage to the United States. Oldest son of the Duke of Chartres and cousin to the Duke of Orleans, he was born in 1867 and never married. His name was linked as a possible suitor for May Goelet and for Infanta Maria de las Mercedes. In Richmond Indiana, William Osborne, a noted horseman, died yesterday.
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Saigon
Freneh Cochin
China
Ang
Prince Henry of Orleans
Duke of
Chartres
Duke of Orleans
United States
San Francisco
Newport
May Goelet
Spain
Infanta Maria de Las Mercedes
Charles of
Lour
Lace made by insane women at Rochester asylum
Rochester Minnesota August 9 lace making is an occupation for women patients at the asylum. Dr Jubourn says the practice has produced excellent results and will be expanded. The lace sells to asylum visitors and may aid patients' livelihoods after discharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
Minn
Rochester Insane Asylum
A. P. Jubbourn
Phillips Wants No More Corn Pools
George T. Phillips said he would not participate in any more corn pools after narrowly avoiding an explosion while over a gunpowder can. He claimed the board of directors’ action at the com stock exchange marked a turning point against corn pools and vowed not to be forced into further pools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillips
Chicago
George TI. Pillip
Noula
Board of Directors
Board of Trade
Moroccan Envoy Arrested on West Coast Mission
The sultan of Morocco’s extraordinary envoy to European courts was arrested on the west coast of Morocco while traveling with his retinue. He is charged with squandering royal funds. Expenses of the mission reportedly reached $950,000, and the sultan expresses disappointment over the mission’s lack of success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petersburg
Morocco
Trust manager fined for raising price of ice
Topeka report says W. L. Dickey manager of the People's Ice company was fined $200 by the police court for maintaining two trusts contrary to city ordinance. Dickey appealed to the district court as public sentiment grew over the price increase and a large crowd attended the trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Ludge Lindsay
W. L. Dickey
People's Ice Company
Dickey
Ick Company
Ketteler’s Body Reaches Bremerhaven From Tsintan
The German steamer Palatin, sailed from Tsintan June 11 with the remains of Baron von Kettler the German minister at Pexin who was murdered in China. The body was brought ashore in Bremerhaven yesterday and identified as the minister’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremerhaven
Palatin
Tsintan
Baron von Kettler
Pexin
Baron von Ketteler
Ody
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Clark Mill
Selby Smelting Company
MR. Nation
Killer
Bhell
ITA
ARED
BIG Phone Company
Milllona
Minnesola Asylum
Ketteler
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