Amalgamated Strike Expands Across Steel Mills and Mines
Reports from Pittsburg and surrounding towns detail ongoing labor actions as the Amalgamated association presses demands in non union mills and mines. Federation offers aid while the steel trust vows no compromise and prepares a final test fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Amalgamated
Shaffer
Ames
Trust
Steel Trust Mills
Federation
Fiyonn
Federation of Labor
Bridgeport
New York
Billion Dollar Steel Corporation
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
United States Steel Corporation
J. Pierpont Morgan
Charles M. Schwab
Steel Company
Schwab
Morgan
Threshing Machine Burns Near Riverton
A threshing machine owned by Joe Wardell south of Riverton was destroyed by fire. The crew left a fire in the engine and returned to find the machine in ashes due to sparks. Loss estimated at about 700 dollars. Read the Journal Want Column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverton
Joe Wardell
Here
Sparke
Prisoners Escape Butler County Jail After Failing Door Bolts
Howard and Shep herd, two inmates, escaped from Butler county jail after interfering with a towel and bolts near the cage door. Jailor Lincoln, entering to retrieve a supper basket, was struck and knocked down as the interior door was breached and the pair bolted outside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allison
Howard
Shepherd
Butler County
Lincoln
World’s Fair May Drop the Midway Feature
The St Louis World’s Fair may abandon a dedicated midway area. Directors and the architects’ commission discuss dispersing concessions rather than massing them on one street. The idea of a street or zone for attractions like the Orient and dancers is under consideration to avoid Chicago associations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Commission of Architects
Chicago
Omaha
Buffalo
Midway
Bryan Democrats call Ohio convention repudiation
Cleveland July 17 The official call for a convention of Bryan Democrats of Ohio charges that the Ohio convention repudiated the last two national platforms and that the action was plotted in New York. It warns that if the party stands by the repudiated Kansas City principles the party abandons the platforms of 1896 and 1900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
Heavquarters
New York
Kansas City
Drought Persists as Kansas Receives Patchy Rain
Topeka reports scattered rain across counties but drought remains unbroken. Despite cooling, temperatures neared 107 in two spots while the state average hovered near 99. Corn remains at about half a crop if more rain does not arrive this week. Apples and peaches drop due to moisture shortage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Dawson Sends Millions Report From Dawson
Advices from Dawson dated June 28 disclose gold shipments for the year totaling five million dollars. More than three million went down the Yukon and toward St Michaels, while the remainder moved up the river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Dawson
Yukon
St. Michaels
Tremont Collides With Unknown Steamer Off New York
The Tremont traveling from Providence to New York crashed this morning after being struck by an unidentified steamer, causing panic among 485 passengers and crew. City of Lowell rescued survivors, while the wrecked yacht Wild Duck was found aboard the other vessel.
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New London
Conn
Tremont
Trpe
Providence
New York
City of Lowell
Lowell
Wild Duck
Woman sells two year old son for income and endowment
A Pittsboro woman, unnamed, sold and transferred custody of her 2 year old son to Jacob Schleswing near Ransomville for a $500 annual income for life and a $5,600 endowment at majority. The child is with foster parents at the Schleswing home after the transfer witnessed at the homestead. The mother, widow, sought better circumstances and was persuaded during a visit that led to the arrangement. Schleswing, a wealthy farmer, met the boy’s mother in Pittsburg and invited them to his home.
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Rantonville
N. Y
Pittsboro
Jacob Schleswing
Schleswing
Pittsburg
Ransomville
Finland Mourns as Army Merges with Russian Force
Helsingfors Finland July 17 news reports an imperial edict dissolving the separate Finland army formed in 1905 and merging it with the Russian army. The move is viewed as erasing the last remnant of Finnish liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helsingfors
Finland
Joseph Keck Dead Father of city banker dies suddenly
Joseph Keck formerly president of the First National Bank and a longtime West Washington resident died suddenly at his home. He was among the citys first settlers and an aged citizen of the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Joseph Keck
First National Bank
West
Keck
Tolstoy Relapses Into Alarming Illness in St. Petersburg
Russian writer Leo Tolstoy, already ill with fever in St. Petersburg, has suffered a relapse and remains in a critical condition as July 17 reports describe his mounting distress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Tolstoi
Couple Wed At Hadley Home On Orange Street
H. T. Brown of Letts and Miss Mary S. Titus of Nichols wed at noon today in the Hadley home at 1012 Orange Street. Rev. F. F. Beckerman officiated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. T. Brown
Letts
Mary S. Titus
Nichols
Hadley
Orange Street
F. F. Beckerman
No Harm in a Kiss Ends in Hospital Society Debate
New York July 17 The hospital society discusses a kissing incident between Dr. Lester Roos and a nurse at German Hospital Brooklyn. President Carl Evertz says press publicity was excessive and argues there is no harm in a kiss in honor, while the board disagrees on publicity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lester Roos
Brooklyn
Hospital Society
Carl A. Evertz
Evertz
Train robbers elude pursuit as posse returns home
Malta Mont July 17 reports say sheriffs posses and most Pinkerton detectives have given up the search for the Great Northern train robbers. Only a few Pinkertons and the southern boundary posse remain. Rumors spread by associates of the robbers are blamed for misleading officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malta
Mont
Heriffs
Great Northern
Pinkerton
Broom corn prices surge in hot spell at Arcola
In Mattoon Illinois on July 17 heat drives broom corn prices up with brush selling at Arcola for 100 dollars a ton. Contracts for the 1901 crop are quoted above 75 dollars a ton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattoon
Arcola
Weather Bureau crop summary outlines corn belt deterioration
The weekly crop conditions report shows corn in the central valleys deteriorating with serious injury across the western belt especially Missouri Nebraska Kansas and Oklahoma. Much of the crop is late yet has withstood drought and heat and could still make a fair crop with early rains, notably in Iowa Nebraska Kansas and northern Missouri.
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Washinston
The
Weather Bureau
Missouri
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Iowa
Miesouri
Lover Prostrated as Death of Nellie Gooddell Shocks Town
Miss Nellie Gooddell died of appendicitis eight miles south of the city. Edward Eggleston, her suitor, was at her bedside and swooned with grief as she died. He has been unconscious for about sixteen hours and may not recover. The community mourns a popular young woman and her family.
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Vinten
Nellie Gooddell
Edward Eggleston
Miss Gooddel
Farmer Turned Freak Taints Farm Kennels and Kidnaps Son
Melvin A Hammell of near Morningside Iowa maimed poultry and livestock to provoke his wife then abducted his 8 year old son Clyde and fled with a horse from a neighbor after displaying dangerous mental instability. Mrs Hammell offers a $25 reward for the boy's return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Melvin A. Hammell
Morningside
Clyde Hammell
Hammell
Perjury Debate Shapes Iowa Bar Meeting in Council Bluffs
President J J McCarthy addressed the Iowa State Bar Association in Council Bluffs urging harsher penalties for perjury and bribery in courts. He advocated abolishing official oaths, jurists administering oaths, and stricter enforcement to deter deceit in criminal and divorce cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courts of Justice
Iowa State Bar Association
McCarthy
Representative Bar Association
Buffalo rates for Pan-American Expo visited by Chicago officials
Chicago managers pressed Buffalo officials for a round trip rate from Chicago equal to one fourth the present one way fare, about seven dollars. Central Passenger Association noted fourteen and eighteen dollar round trips with ten to fifteen day validity, while Cambridge Springs discussions urged Buffalo to receive fair treatment amid high hotel costs and other charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Buffalo
Central Passenger Association
Association
Cambridge Springs
Dallas halts street sprinkling amid drought
Dallas city officials ordered stopping street irrigation due to a long drought that began June 1. Coreicana oil will be used to subdue dust as local showers have been scarce. The drought threatens crops and risks a broader water famine if rain does not return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas
Coreicana
Pearl found in Lansing area promises fame for town
In Lansing Iowa on July 16 the local pearl fisheries yielded a dramatic find. Mrs Filemore Ferrow of Round Island unearthed a massive gem weighing 139 grains, shaped like a chocolate drop, with no price set by the owner yet. Earlier pearls fetched 200 to 500 dollars.
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Lansing
Filemore Ferrow
Round Island
Strone Resigns After San Francisco Scandal
Washington July 17 Acting Secretary of War Sanger accepts the resignation of Captain Putnam Bradlee Strone assistant quartermaster United States Army who left his post following a San Francisco escapade with a woman believed to be Lady Francis Hope formerly May Yohe the music hall performer.
Generally Fair with Threats of Thunderstorms Near Chicago
Chicago July 17 forecast indicates generally fair conditions tonight and Thursday with possible local thunderstorms east portion this afternoon or tonight. Weather outlook notes warm temperatures and scattered storm risk for the area.
Moores Hold Rock Island Control Amid Morgan Backing
New York reports confirm Moores have full financial backing to keep Rock Island railroad control. Street chatter suggests J P Morgan may have taken a large Rock Island stake from the Moores or loaned funds via United States Steel to help them buy more Rock Island and avert loss of influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wall Street
Moores
Rockland Railroad
J. P. Morgan
Rock Island
Moore Combine
Mr. Morgan
Moore
United States Steel
Craven Story Proved False Navy Records Say
Wellington July 17 report from New York claimed Henry Smith Craven grandson of Rear Admiral Craven went insane from hazing at Annapolis. Navy records show he was never a cadet there, was appointed in 1898 but did not enter due to poor health.
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Wellington
D. C
New York
Henry Smith Craven
Craven
Bloomingdale Lunatic Asylum
Mondray
Annapolis Naval Academy
Navy Department
Sweetland Township Selects Delegates for Republican County Meet
Sweetland township named delegates to the Republican county convention. Committee member Dr J F Snyder joins J H Van Camp A H Kiepper F G Holtz I A Rand M N Goddard S D Haifleich and others from the Sweetland delegation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweetland
J. -¢. Holtz
J.-F. Synder
J. -H. van Camp
A. H. Kiepper
F. G. Holtz
I . A. B. Ranb
M. N. Goddard
S. D. Haifleich
Moscow Township Caucus Delegates Named
Moscow delegates chosen to attend the Republican county convention include S. Chenoweth C. Spain Pan Smith Harry Brown Charles Chamberlain and Fred Maurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Repullcan
S. Chenoweth
C. Spain
Pan Smith
Harry Brown
Charles Chamberlain
Fred Maurer
Egg hatch in a case shocks Fort Dodge reader
Fort Dodge Iowa July 17 Art Gordon an employee of the Loomis egg house hatched four baby chickens at his home from an egg case. The chicks are healthy and show promise of growing to normal size with maternal care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge, Ia
Art Gordon
A. R. Loomis Egg House
Lane attends funeral of brother's wife in Canton Ill
L L Lane departed this morning for Canton Illinois to attend the funeral of Mrs. G W Lane, the wife of his brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. L. Lane
Canton
Ill
G. W. Lane
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