Shaffer Declares General Strike Against Steel Giants
Pittsburg reports President Shaffer issues a general strike order to take effect August 10, targeting practically all Amalgamated union men in United States Steel employment. The call warns of wide idle time, potential losses and suffering while detailing the strike’s scope, funding, and expected impact across mills and affiliated companies.
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Pittsburg
Shaffer
United States Steel Corporation
Amalgamated Association
Amalgamated Lodge
Collier's Brain Examined Finds Skull Growth
In Chicago, doctors studying the late Frank Howard Collier found a bony exostosis on the inner skull table near the frontal lobes. A section of the forehead was removed for analysis, revealing a growth about one and a half inches long with sharp points. The finding challenges the theory that circular insanity is hereditary and suggests a head blow may have caused Collier’s condition.
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Chicago
Frank Howard Collier
Collier
Burglars Loot Postoffice in Sik Point South Dakota
Burglars entered the Richland postoffice six miles north of Sik Point by unlocking the front door and stole $225 in government funds, stamps, and private money from the safe. Postmaster I M Dickerson values the loss at 11 dollars and there is belief a quantity of merchandise and groceries was taken. Sheriff Lewison has not found the burglars.
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Sik Point
S. D
I. M. Dickerson
Richland
Here
Lewison
Venezuelan forces repulse 6000 invaders in Caracas battle
Caracas reports that government troops under General Rangel Garbidos repelled a 6000-strong assault after 28 hours of fighting July 28 and 29. Revolutionary forces included 25 Colombian battalions. Government losses were 300, rebels 30.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Rangel Garbi-dos
Santos-Dumont Masters Aerial Navigation In Paris
Santos-Dumont achieves precise control of his airship over Paris at St Cloud and Bois de Boulogne. A knot in the guide rope nearly caused a descent, but he sacrificed ballast and returned to base with the ship following a straight line. Spectators, Aero Club members, and dignitaries witnessed a near flawless demonstration of steerability and independent control.
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Paris
Will
M. Santos-Dumont
Bois de Boulogne
Deutsch
M. Sant Dumont
Parc d'Aerostation
Assumont V
Eiffel Tower
St. Cloud Foot Bridge
Parc d’Aerostation
Card
The
Aero Club
Prince Roland Bonaparte
Marquis de Dion
Comte Henry de la Vaulx
Vicomte de Chasseloup-Loubat
Comte d’Antichamp
M. Georges Besancon
M. Emmanue
Aime
M. Wilfred de Fonvielle
M. Caillett
Mme. Deutsch
Ut Toy
Mrs Newburry Adams Dead Widow of Iowa Chief Justice
Mary Newburry Adams, widow of Judge Austin Adams and once chief justice of the Iowa Supreme Court, died in Dubuque at age 83 after a long literary circle presence and friendships with Ralph Waldo Emerson. She had been a Cleveland schoolmate of John D. Rockefeller and Mark Hanna. Blood poisoning cited as cause of death. Also noted: Prof Henry Sherwood of Johns Hopkins University died in Ballston Spa last evening from blood poisoning.
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Iowa
Dubuque
Mary Newburry Adams
Austin Adams
Iowa Supreme Court
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Cleveland
John Rockefeller
Mark Hanna
Ballston, N
Profes
Henry Sherwood
John Hopkins University
Britain Declines to Sign Chinese Settlement Protocol
Peking reports British foreign minister notified colleagues Britain cannot sign the settlement protocol, delaying completion of the agreement indefinitely. The August date passes with no reason given, and the signing is postponed.
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England
Peking
Great Britain
Dowager Empress Frederick Dies after Unhappy Life
Cronberg Germany Aug 7 Dowager Empress Frederick mother of Emperor William died at 6 15 am. Relatives arrived as the royal circle mourned a life marked by struggle with Bismarck and a devoted but troubled late marriage to Fritz. President Morell Mackenzie treated her husband and she stood firm against German doctors. Her death ends a dramatic chapter in Prussian history.
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Cronberg
Germany
Frederick
William
Friedrichshof
One Hundred and Fifteenth Infantry
Hamburg
1Sh
Haim
Imperial
Bismarck
Victoria
Princess Royal
Engh 1
Prussia
England
Berlin
Kron Ustiz
Grav
Ane Earl
Stuart Mill
E. John Sue “ Wome
Mer
Fritz
Kron Prinz
Wilhelm
Prinz
Kaiser
Morell Mackenzie
Imr
Morell
Edward VII
Eximnant
Crown Prine
Pottsdam
Cies
Victor
Princess of
Kuss
Frankfort
Death of Frank C. Collier Once a Chicago Attorney
Frank C. Collier a once brilliant Chicago attorney and general counsel for the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad died at county hospital after weeks of illness and paralysis. Once a prominent figure at the bar he aided the London Times case and served on the Chicago school board though his life later devolved into madness and poverty following a night assault.
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Chicago
Frank C.collier
Collier
Chicago, Burlington & Quincey Railroad
New York
Death by Electric Chair in Sing Sing Prison
Benjamin Pugh, a Brooklyn restaurant waiter killer, was executed in the Sing Sing electric chair in New York on August 7. Three shocks were delivered before he was pronounced dead.
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Ueining
N. Y
Benjamin Pugh
John Tigen
Brookly
Sing Sing
Foundry burns down in Oskaloosa loss around £15000
A local Oskaloosa foundry suffered a major fire destroying shops and manufacturing facilities. Officials place the loss near £15000 with the exact figures still being finalized as crews work to assess damage and determine the cause.
Prominent Anamosa Lawyer dies in Dubuque train crash
Thomas Eranbrack, a noted lawyer from Cori and Mason in Anamosa, died after collapsing on a train bound for Dubuque Iowa last Saturday. He was taken to a hospital where he died of apoplexy according to reports.
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Erceanbrack
Dubuque
Thomas Eranbrack
Coriand Mason
Anamosa
Commandant Froeneman Said Slain in Boer Conflict
Bloemfontein Aug 7 Commandant Froeneman son of the commando believed to have killed Morgandeal was near Winburg after a tense clash. Report says major Boer papers were found on him and a British force captured a Boer convoy of seventy wagons near Bishoft.
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Bloemfontein
Froeneman
Morgandeal
Winburg
Bishofted
Governor's Daughter Killed in Street Tragedy
Carrie Jones ten, daughter of Governor Thomas G Jones, died after being crushed by a steer in the street before the executive mansion. Governor Jones witnessed the accident in Montgomery Alabama on August 7.
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Carrie Jones
Montgomery
Als
Thomas G' Jones
Exire
Explosion On Locust Street Kills and Destroys
A massive blast on Locust Street above Tenth in Philadelphia wrecked five of six buildings, likely caused by a gasoline barrel. Ten to twenty deaths, over two dozen injured, with many still missing as rescue and recovery continue. hospitals crowded and a fire rages through debris. Two-colored victims among the injured include a woman and a child. Police and firefighters work with about two hundred rescuers to clear ruins.
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Philadelphia
Locust Street
Tenth Street
Locut
Housman
Rosenthal
Wm. Jones
Jones
Geo. McClemmy
McClemmy
Patrick Quigley
Quigley
Albert Mountain
Mountain
Jefferson
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Hospital
Samuel Gale
Florence Gale
Minnie
Slender Hope for Settlement of Steel Mill Strike
A statement from Shaffer of the Amalgamated Association last night hints at a slim chance that the steel and tube strike may settle. He says the ten day period to move toward settlement followed a conference that ended in Lincoln, with notices sent to officers of involved corporations and the likelihood of delay until week’s end. Despite partial movement, moble of mills in Leechburg to Vandergrift remain idle as union and mill managers clash over work and who runs the plants.
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Amalgamated Association
T. J. Shaffer
Shaffer
National Steel
National Tube
Federal Steel Companies
Sident Shaffer
Tt Carnesie Steel Company
Car Steel
Braddoc
Joliet Red Mill
Idiee
American Bridge Company
International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
American Federation of Labor
New York
United States Steel
Divic Csnel
Pittsburg
Feder
Tube
Tin Plate Company
Sark
Paturdan
Lincoln
Clement
Qyborg
Wellsville
McKeesport
Leechburg
Hyde Park
Saltsburg
Vandergrift
Tiber
Howe
Apollo
Hyde P
Edward Clyde Held For Grand Larceny In Sioux City Case
Elk Point South Dakota August 7 Edward Clyde of Sioux City believed to have stolen hogs after a raid near Elk Point A warrant deputy sheriff Boy Clyde brought him back to Elk Point for a preliminary hearing charged with grand larceny and held to answer by the grand jury with bond set at 250 Leonard Taggart a retired farmer near Elk Point died at 86 leaving four daughters and a son The funeral was held at 2 o'clock this afternoon Return to Work is noted for Newark garment workers who began returning to duties after a strike.
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Edward Clyde
Sioux City
Elk Point
S. D
Clyde
Leonard Taggart
Union Coun
Markets Wrap From Sioux City to Chicago and Kansas City
Market notes from Sioux City and Chicago show hog and cattle prices mixed across the Midwest. Hogs trade firm in Chicago and South Omaha, with light to heavy ranges, while cattle receipts vary and prices edge up or down. Kansas City reports steady to strong native steers, texans, and feeders, with lambs and mutton priced, and cash grain quotes for futures actions listed.
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Sioux City
Sioux
Chicago
Market St
South Omaha
Kansas City
Texas
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D. M. Dickerson
South Dakota
Santos
Britain
Frank C. Collier
Thomas
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Minneapolis
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