Amalgamated strike call shocks steel industry
News from Marshall Missouri reports the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers plans a national strike starting August 16, after a nationwide call issued from their headquarters. The piece notes potential armed organization concerns, industry unrest, and government reactions in the Wheeling and Lawton area town lot sales context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steel Trust
Amalgamated Assation of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
United States Steel Corporation
Amalgamated Association
Amalgamated Lodge
United States
Sisel Aa
Union
Bane Cigens Sourettn
Procter
J. Shaffer
Mingo Junction
Ohio
Wheeling
White
Lawtow
Ordered to Colombia, ships ready for action
The US gunboat Machies is ordered to prepare for immediate voyage to Colon to observe disturbed conditions and protect American interests in Colombia. It carries 8 guns, 149 men, and 18 marines, and will act to preserve Isthmian neutrality until Colombia proves unable to protect transport. The rest discusses Kiowa-Comanche lands and cattlemen seeking reservations and homesteads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Machies
Colon
Colombia
America
Machians
Inthmus
Lawton Reserves Open for Settlement Petitioned
Disappointed homeseekers in Lawton move to have government open up reserves set aside before the opening. A Wednesday meeting urged the Interior Department to take action. The reserves cover 532,900 acres about 3,300 quarter sections. Explanations were given for setting aside the reserves, with belief that cattlemen influenced the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Interior Department
Tragic Hunting Accident Claims Hallie Mansur
Hallie Mansur, a high school student born Sept 17 1884 in Pasadena California, died instantly when a gun discharged during a hunting outing near Shackelford. The shooting occurred while the horse frightened the buggy, the bullet passing through the heart. His body was taken to Marshall for burial as distress spreads through family friends and the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Sharp
John Roberts
Shackelford
Mra. Mansur
Hallie
Ed. Sharp
Marshall
Pasadena
Cal
Our City
Benton Ave
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Richards
Anadarko
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Lisuiens
Coma
Sargent
Cola
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