Morgans Refusal to Reopen Wage Talks Sparks Steel Strike
J Pierpont Morgan refuses to reopen the wage conference with the Amalgamated Association after a three week break. Workers plan to extend the strike and halt factory wheels if terms are not revisited. Concurrently in Baltimore and New Orleans, Democratic and lynching-related news frame a tense political and social climate.
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Pittsburg
Commecial Gazette
Amalgamated Executive Board
J. Pierpont Morgan
Lincoln
Steel Combine
Combine
C. M. Schwab
Elbert A.gary
Amalgamated
New York
Aac
Association
Steel Workers
The
Amalgamated? Association
Morgan
Amalgamated Association
Steel Corporation
Sympathetic Strike Ties Up Anchor Line Freight
In Buffalo on August 1 1922 900 members of Local 109 International Longshoremen's Association refuse to handle Anchor Line freight in solidarity with Erie Pennsylvania strikers. The move affects all Anchor Line ports on the Great Lakes including scoopers oilers firemen freight handlers and coal passers. Meetings are planned for tugmen and other locals to join the action.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Tocal No. 109
International Longshoremen's Association
Daniel J. O'Keefe
Erie
O’keefe
Longshoremen’s Association
Anchor Line
Lake Carriers’ Association
Tugmen’s Association
Great Lake
Amalgamated Journal Hints at Possible Prolonged Strike
In Pittsburg editors report the Amalgamated Association board will hold another conference with United States Steel Corporation officials after Tuesday's deliberations. The board will stay in the city awaiting an answer, and the strike’s potential indefinite prolongation hinges on that response.
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Hittsburg
Amalgamated Board
W. Preston
Jos. Schwab
W. E. Corey
Steel Combine
Pittsburg
Amalgamated Journal
Amalgamated Association
United States Steel Corporation
Motorist Leaps From Moving Train Near Etter
H B Longacre of Philadelphia leaped from a Lehigh Valley train near Etter New York while en route from the Pan American exposition. He suffered fatal injuries and was taken to Packer hospital at Sayre. His companion Stewart Wyckoff was with him.
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Elmira
N. Y
Longacre
Etter
WN. Y
Stewart Wyckoff
Packer
Sayrept
Baseball Scores From Yesterday's Games
National League results include New York 9 over Boston 2 and Philadelphia 2 over Brooklyn 1. Chicago defeats St. Louis 5 to 1 while Detroit crushes Chicago 50 to 4. Baltimore tops Washington 6 to 5, and Toronto wins 11 to 10 over Buffalo.
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New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Chicago
Detroit
Washington
Baltimore
Toronto
Buffalo
Cincinnati fighter wins decision in twenty rounds
In Muncie Indiana the Cincinnati boxer Aste defeated Chicago’s Young Wolcott over twenty hard fought rounds at the Interurban club tonight.
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Muncie
Ind
Aste
Cincinnati
Young Wolcott
Chicago
War Expenses Mounting Up Across African Campaign
War costs rise sharply since the April 1 start of the African conflict. Officials report escalating expenditures in logistics, manpower, and supplies as battles continue to unfold.
Heavener Reinstated After Police Probe in City
A police court panel reinstated Heavener after investigating an incident with Cunningham. Witnesses described a confrontation near Baker Street with claims of insult and a struggle that led to the officer’s action and a rebuke for provocation.
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Susperson
P. C. Heevener
Fletcher
Selous
Heavener
P. Tuck
Cunningham
S. C. Hendryx
Ice Company
Grand Central Hotel
Jarvis
Hleavener
Verve
Baker Street
Express
Lake Front
Ward Street
Hume Hotel
Royal visit prep in Ottawa orders 12 horses and escorts
Major Maude requests 12 horses for royal visitors and travel across Canada from Quebec to Halifax and to Winnipeg and Vancouver. Escorts include 96 NCOs and troopers and five officers plus 100 guards of honor. A royal river pageant features a raft and bark canoes with pork and beans served in shanty style. Public works posts warnings to keep off the grass in Parliament Grounds and Major Tarte is cited by a polite constable.
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Maude
Department of Militia
Quebec
Montreal
Toronto
Halifax
Winnipeg
Vancouver
Victoria
Niagara
Hamilton
St. John
Royal Train
Britannia
Parliament Grounds
Major’s Hill Park
Mr. Tarte
Dominion
Bobby
Blue
Major Taylor Defeated in Half Mile Circuit Trials
In Syracuse on August 1 a crowd of four thousand watched Major Taylor lose the four heat round for the half mile circuit championship. Howard B. Freeman and Ivor Lawson led the riders to victory with Lawson debuting on the grand circuit and showing strong form.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Major Taylor
Howard B. Freeman
Ivor Lawson
Lawson
Lawyers Win the Day in Local Court Victory
Yesterday a sizeable crowd attended a legal proceeding described as a solid victory for lawyers. The event drew interest from numerous citizens and showcased a favorable outcome in the courtroom.
BC purses aimed to trap sockeye before U S traps
BC canner association officials say purse nets would harvest the sockeye before they reach American traps at Blaine Point Roberts and Anacortes. Ottawa forbids purse nets, while BC seeks control of tide waters and hatcheries to maintain river runs. An August report from Victoria notes no murder in Mud Bay after a suspected killing.
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Vancouver
B. C
Canners' Association
British Columbia
Puget Sound
Blaine
Point Roberts
Anacortes
Fisheries Department of Canada
B. C. Annes
Department
Canada
United States
Ottawa
Victoria
Calbak
Mud Bay
Thompson
Springer
Thompon
Thompon Was Badly Used Up He Was Far From Being A Corpse. Telephone Melsage
Contradictory Reports Rival Venezuelan Battle Near San Cristobal
Reports from Port of Spain say government troops lost at San Cristobal while a New York consul general telegram claims rebel forces were defeated. Cabinet turmoil follows the resignation of War Minister Pulido and the Colombian minister Rico's passports.
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Washington
Senor Pulido
Prise
Senor Rico
Venezuelan
Colombia
San Cristobal
Port of Spain
Gerecal
New York
South American Battles: Rebels Raid Three Stations
In Colon Colombia August 1 report says rebels raided Gautun Boiro and Bascobispo railway stations at night over Friday Saturday and Monday, looting Chinese shops and kidnapping several people. One woman was shot. Government garrisoned the towns and pursues the rebels while four trains run daily.
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Colon
Colombia
Galveston
Gautun
Boiro
Bascobispo
Fears for Aeronaut Ends With Safe Landing in New Jersey
Easton officers reported Prof. A. B. King, aeronaut, with John Chalmers and Fred Laubach, disappeared after ascending from Easton. By night they returned safe, landing near Irona, New Jersey, about fifty miles from Easton, after authorities feared for their safety.
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Easton
King
John Chalmers
Lafayette
Fred Laubach
William Laubach
Schooley Mountain
Hackettstown
N. J
Prof. King
Mersis
Chalmers
Laubach
Irona
Vancouver Captain Committed for Trial in Net Cutting Case
Captain Anderson a strike leader charged with cutting Japanese nets was committed for trial without bail. He told a witness his union decided to cut the nets of the Japanese. The Canadian Pacific Railway plans a new 20k knot steamer on the Victoria Vancouver run.
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Vancouver, TB
Anderson
C. P. BR
Victoria
Vancouver
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