Mills Resume at Steel Plants Amid Calm Return to Work
In Pittsburg and McKeesport on September 3, workers reenter tube and tinplate plants with police escorts and no clashes. Thirty-two skilled men enter the tinplate plant as four Star mills run at capacity. Fifty machinists return at the Pennsylvania tube works and 75 at Continental tube works. no trouble follows. At McKeesport 300 barred workers remain out while strikers stand ready to block any return.
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Pittsburg
Steel Trust
Ar Tinplate
Star Mills
Pennsylvania Tube Works
Continental Tube Works
McKeesport
Ruby Works
Campaign Quarters Open in Des Moines Campaign needs
Des Moines reports C W Phillips secretary of the republican state central committee and chairman of the executive committee will organize the state and start work today. Correspondence will go to county chairmen and township organization will be perfected. Poll books will be started and in a week the campaign will be in full swing. Chairman Spence will return from Mt Ayr tomorrow evening and be at headquarters Wednesday for visitors.
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Des Moines
C. W. Phillips
Republican State Central Committee
Spence
Mt. Ayr
Carrie Nation Arrested in New York Riot Charge
Carrie Nation was arrested in New York on Sunday charged with raising a crowd and creating a riot. She lectured bartenders in three saloons and two concert halls before a crowd followed her from the scene and she was released on assurance she would go to her hotel.
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New York
Carrie Nation
Nation Arrest Highlights Local Protests
A readable fragment notes public unrest as crowds grew boisterous and the police arrested Mrs Nation amid disturbances. The account emphasizes escalating tension and law enforcement action in the area.
Englishmen Sending Over the Coin for Race Bets
Thousands of dollars more are coming from England to be placed on the Shamrock. William J. Kingsley, from London, will cable London for all English money in sight. Marquis of Ormond, Frank Gardner, and Enoch Wishard will be informed. President Schwab of the steel trust is one sought to cover the $150,000 pool. Betting circles doubt Lawson’s $100,000 on the Constitution will be matched.
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New York
England
London
William J. Kingsley
Pittsburg
Marquis
Ormond
Frank Gardner
Enoch Wishard
Kingsley
Schwab
Steel Trust
Lawson
Boy swamps five miles on friendly bet
Harlan Mc Chesney aged 17 swam five miles from Otter Island to Burlington on Monday in two hours setting a new local long swim record. The feat was achieved on a friendly wager and marks a record distance for the area.
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Burlington
Harlan Mc.Chesney
Otter Island
Des Moines assault case under guard after attack
Ada Ware, 16, was assaulted by a gang of colored men while walking to Sunday school near Valley Junction. She identified Seymour Washington as her attacker and he was bound over to the grand jury. Washington and another suspect were jailed for safekeeping.
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Des Moines
Ada Ware
Valley Junction
Commerce
Is City
Rock Island
Seymour Washington
Martin
Grand Jury
Roosevelt Greeted as the Next President
Vice President Roosevelt visited St Paul and Minneapolis on Labor Day drawing huge crowds and cheers. He spoke at the Minnesota State Fair addressing 16 000 people and urged cooperation between individuals and corporate power while defending wealth from anti capitalist cries. He praised pioneers, reviewed Minnesota National Guard units, and socialized at a Minneapolis club lunch.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Roosevelt
St. Paul
Teddy
Minnesota Agricultural Society
Fair Association
Third Infantry
First Artillery
Minnesota National Guard
Wesi
Mill Boiler Explosion Leaves Three Injured At Fire Loss
Three hundred workers in the mill, 175 thrown out of work, and 200000 feet of product affected after a boiler exploded. Robert Carter chief engineer and David L Dulgar assistant both scalded with internal injuries. John Dulgar fireman scalded head to foot. repairs estimated at 2 to 5 weeks with $10000 damage. No cause given.
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Robert Carter
David L. Dulgar
John Dulgar
Three Men Injured in Musser Saw Mill Boiler Explosion
In Musser's saw mill near Oregon Street South Muscatine three men lie at home with severe burns and injuries after two boilers exploded at 6:22 am. Chief engineer Robert Carter, assistant engineer David L. Dulgar, and fireman John Dulgar suffered grave burns and blunt trauma while others nearby escaped with lesser harm. The blast destroyed the boiler room, toppled foundations, and sent debris across the mill as authorities investigate cause amid reports of possible low water but no confirmation.
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Oregon Street
South Muscatine
Musser
Robert Carter
David L. Dulgar
John Dulgar
Mussers
Davenport
L. H. Concannon
Concannon
Devastating Boiler Explosion Rips Through Plant
A boiler explosion tore through a factory area injuring Robert Carter and scattering walls and debris across the room. Ten large boilers, installed between 1871 and 1886, lay mangled as the south wall burned away, with one of the larger boilers exploding and its section bursting open. Concluded on Page Five.
Kitchener Reports Cape Colony Conditions Steady
London dispatch notes Cape Colony situation largely unchanged in Kitchener weekly report. Across the week 361 Boers were killed wounded captured or surrendered.
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London
Kitchener
Cape Colony
Colombia Venezuela Peace Talks Reported in State Department
Telegraphic advices received at the state department indicate steps are under way to adjust differences between Colombia and Venezuela peacefully. Explanatory communications pass between the two governments and the danger of war is considered passed.
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Washington
State Department
Colombia
Venezuela
Constitution Race Postponed Sail Plans Ahead
Brentonspoint R L Sept 3. The postponed race of yesterday between the Constitution and Columbia won't take place today. A new set of sails will be bent on the Constitution before she sails again.
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Brentonspoint
R. L
Constitution
Columbia
Bernhardt Reported Seriously Ill at Paris Home
A report from Paris states that Sarah Bernhardt is seriously ill at her summer residence near Paris. The illness location is described as her home in the countryside outside Paris on the current day.
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Paris
Sarah Bernhardt
Treason Charge Against Former Governor Krause
Dr. Krause, ex governor of Johannesburg, was arrested on high treason charges and held without bail after a police court appearance. The case unfolded amid simultaneous dispatches on the Chinese diplomatic mission and the czar's planned 7 September arrival in France.
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London
Krause
Johannesburg
Smallest estate on record in New York City
In New York on September 3 a tiny parcel at the southeast corner of 149th Street and Third Avenue measures 12 by 14 by 16 inches in tri angular form. Valued at $1,000 by the Uhl estate executor, it drew offers in the hundreds from a major Manhattan department store for advertising and from an agency to lease for years, with negotiations still pending.
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New York
City of Great Estates
149Th Street
Third Avenue
Uhl
Fair Slight Change Iowa Forecast
Chicago September 3 Special indications for Iowa say fair tonight and Wednesday with a slight change in temperature.
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Iowa
Bryan Mourns Growth of the Trust Power
Kansas City Sept 3 Labor day drew the citys largest crowd and a grand parade with William J Bryan as orator. About eight thousand marched as Colonel Bryan led in a carriage and spoke on wealth, monopoly and the need for fair law. He warned against private trusts and urged voters to act at the polls to curb corporate power.
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Kansas City
Labor Day
William J. Bryan
Colonel Bryan
Bryan
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