Strike tensions rise as talks shift toward settlement
Pittsburg reports a mysterious conference attended by Amalgamated association leader President Shaffer and Secretary Williams promising a possible settlement within days. Manufacturers oppose union-boosted mills, while talks of compromise gain momentum amid hints from M. M. Garland and New York dispatches. McKeesport Mayor Black warns against outside interference as officials prepare for swift action to reopen idle plants.
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Pittsburg
Shaffer
Amalgamated Association
John Williams
American Sheet Steel Company
Amalgamated
Steel Corporation
Lincoln
Williams
Mon
United States Steel Corporation
M. M. Garland
New York
Garland
McKeesport
Robert J. Black
Thenited States Steel Corporation
Vatican United States agree on religious orders in Philippines
Rome July 25 A complete agreement between the Vatican and the United States government settles the status of religious orders in the Philippines. Dominicans and Augustinians stay for now while Spanish monks will be rotated out. moderate compensation will be paid for property handed over.
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Rome
Tha
Vatican
United States
Philippines
Unknown Assassin Headline from Carlinville July 25
A fragment from Carlinville Illinois dated July 25 mentions an unknown assassin. The terse note cites a caput Ar indicating death by capital punishment or related context. Further details are unavailable in the readable text.
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Carlinville, Ills
Making No Promises
Scattered thunder showers across the northern tier and central West bring temporary relief from extreme heat. The weather bureau expects more showers today but predicts warm conditions again Friday with no immediate prospect of broad rain. Officials hope showers may foretell a general heat break, though forecasters remain cautious.
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Washington
Dakotas
Minnesot
Iowa
Illinois
Minnesota
Michigan
Great
Corn Belt
Newport Bombardment Baffles City Officials
A shell from the US battleship Kearsarge exploded near Newport city hall, injuring a tree limb and slightly damaging stone. Two officers examined fragments and confirmed the shell origin but offered no explanation of how it was fired. The Kearsarge has been near Nantucket after camp break up.
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Newport
R. L
United States
New City Hall
Kearsarge
Nantickut
Jacksboro trembles as two men held for murder
Silas McNeely and Marion Moses, prominent young men, are held without bond in Jacksboro Tennessee for the murder of two boys Mynatt and Major Hatmaker. The boys were found mutilated in a pond near the town last Sunday. McNeely fled after the coroner's inquest but was captured. Preliminary exam was tense yet orderly under sheriff guards.
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Jacksboro
Tenn
Silas McNeely
Marion Moses
Mynatt
Major
Hatmaker
Here
McNeely
Reward for Chinese Service
A long list of honors for service in China was gazetted last night. Sir Claude M McDonald former British minister at Peking and now minister at Tokio is appointed a knight commander of the bath with the rank of colonel in the reserves and Sir Alfred Gaselee who commanded the British expeditionary corps is appointed a knight grand commander in the Indian empire with the rank of major general.
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London
China
Claude M. McDonald
Pekin
Tokio
Bath
Alfred Gaselee
Cpeditionary Corps
Indian Empire
Sultan's Enemy Escapes Headline in Constantinople
Abdul Hamid's beautiful enemy Princess Haree Hanem, wife of Ali Nouri Bey the Turkish consul general in Rotterdam, has escaped from Constantinople. She plans lectures in the United States and Great Britain in support of Murad the deposed claimant in 1896, citing health reasons.
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Sultan
Athens
Abdul Hamid
Haree Hanem
Ali Nouri Bey
Turkey
Rotterdam
Constantinople
United States
Great Britain
Murad
Arguing the Glenn Case in Parkersburg
Court session in Parkersburg West Virginia closes testimony for both state and defense in the Eis Glenn case. The trial is noted as one of the longest in West Virginia history with a stenographer predicting about 2500 pages in the transcript.
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Glenn
Parkersburg
W. Va
Eis Glenn
West Virginia
Robbery on Paris Geneva Express Targets Clergyman
Geneva July 25 The Rev Mr Todd an American clergyman was robbed of 1000 pounds on the Paris Geneva express. He is among several victims described as fashionably dressed women and two presentable men involved in the theft.
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Geneva
Todd
Kilkenn y Castle replica planned in America
Howard Gould plans to build a copy of Kilkenny Castle in the United States. The report notes fragile news items from Russia and Britain, clashes over labor and race, and a large Chicago Elks gathering while a freight train in Pennsylvania wrecked, injuring a jockey and others.
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Howard Gould
Kilkenny Castle
America
Hallistones
Russia
Shit Lake City
Grand Lodge of Elks
South Africa
Columbia
Chicago
International Baptist Young People’s Union
Sloan
Louisville
Freicht
Pennsylvania
Columbus
Indiana Harbor Project Moves Forward on Lake Michigan
Valparaiso Ind July 25 The harbor town Indiana Harbor is planned on Lake Michigan with a large development budget. Contracts for an outer harbor to East Chicago and Hammond set to begin in two weeks with 200000 pounds invested immediately. The harbor will handle twenty foot draft and must be finished by November next year. Backers include H C Frick Michigan Land Co and Calumet Land and Improvement Co.
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Valparaiso
Ind
Indiana
Chicago
Hammond
Indiana Harbor
H.C. Frick
Michigan Land Company
Calumet Land and Improvement Company
Calumet Canal
West Baden Booming With Hotels and Land Moves
Dr. Geo S Gagnon of New York buys the west half of the Bowles land between West Baden and French Lick for 25000 and holds a 50000 option on the Rhodes farm in East Baden. He plans a three story stable and a hotel on Bowles. RE Rhodes sells his West Baden Springs company stake to L W Sinclair for 175000 as Sinclair forms a 1000000 capital firm to erect a modern hotel. The Taggart syndicate begins work on a new hotel at Pluto spring.
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West Baden
Ind
Geo. S. Gagnon
New York
Bowles Land
French Lick
Rhodes
East Baden
Bowles
RE. R. Rhodes
L. W. Sinclair
Colonel Sinclair
Taggart
Pluto Spring
Disbarment Proceedings Against Gritfin Brothers Likely
In Noblesville Indiana on July 26 the disbarment committee led by Judge Neal reported sufficient grounds to file charges against Samuel and Harry Gritfin Sheridan attorneys. They allegedly extorted unreasonable fees and mismanaged estates. Both have been longtime Hamilton county figures.
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Nobiesville
Ind
Neal
Samuel
Harry Gritfin
Sheridan
Gritons
Hamilton County
Prof Abbott Drowns at White River Near Broad Ripple
Professor Edgar W. Abbott, romance languages teacher at Butler College, drowned in the White River above Broad Ripple Tuesday night. His body was recovered yesterday. He was about 35, seen taking a boat alone and may have been seized by cramps while bathing, a popular figure among faculty and students.
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Indianapolis
Edgar W. Abbott
Butler College
White River
Broad Ripple
Abbott
Bauer College
Costly Fire Destroys Lebanon Novelty Works Plant
A fire swept the Lebanon Indiana plant of J. M. Wilcox & Son July 25 destroying the Lebanon Novelty works the city’s largest factory. The loss is estimated at 25000 with only 5000 insured. The factory produced rake and fork handles wagon materials and other iron goods.
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Lebanon
Ind
Novelty Works
J. M. Wilcox & Son
Boy loses foot after near Fontanet mowing accident
In Terre Haute Indiana on July 25 12 year old Jesse Nevins was following a mowing machine when he jumped from a bumble bees nest and landed on the blades. His left foot was cut off and his right foot badly mangled.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Jesse Nevins
Fontanet
Fatal Collision Claims Man in Fortville
An electric car struck a handcar carrying four section men in Fortville Indiana on July 25. Cory dez Whelchel was fatally crushed in the crash, officials said.
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Fortville
Ind
Cory Dez Whelchel
Dowieites Egged Out of Walton Night
George Shelly and Mrs. Farris, followers of the Dowie faith, were egged and stoned from Walton, Indiana on Sunday night by residents who reject Zion City vagaries. They have returned to Kokomo and threaten damage suits.
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Kokomo
Ind
George Shelly
Farris
Walton
Zion
Capital Notes: Politics, farming, and federal court talks
Indianapolis July 25 Captain William English returns from Scott county farm to serve again as election inspector in his precinct for the Republican primary. Colonel William B. Roberts, Beveridge aide, plans to harvest wheat near Sullivan. Court bench vacancy sparks memorials for W A Ketchaom and others. Beveridge rumored abroad with cable plans. Marshal Harry Pettingtan enjoys Wa wasee outing and mint beds. Grant Litchener of Valparaiso ill with Zumbago at Mt Jackson sanitarium.
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Indianapolis
William English
Scott County
William B. Roberts
Senator Beveridge
Sullivan
Roberts
Colonel Roberts
United States
Harry Petting
Wawasee
Carey Cowgill
Sherman King
Indiana
Grant Litchener
Indiana Lincoln League
Valparaiso
Mt. Jackson
Indiana Prohibitionists Set July 30 Buffalo Trip
A large crowd from Indianapolis will depart at 8 a.m. July 30 for Buffalo to attend the national Prohibition conference.
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Indianapolis
Buffalo
Beavers sues Richardson for criminal libel in Indiana
Julius Beavers, gravel road contractor of Bedford, Ind, filed action against Jesse Richardson, Cincinnati Post correspondent, alleging criminal libel and claiming he failed to register authority as agent of a foreign corporation with the county clerk. Judge Stephenson has taken the matter under advisement.
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Bedford
Ind
Julius Beavers
Jesse Richardson
Cincinnati Post
Stephenson
A Bewhiskered Kaiser Grows Beard in Berlin
Berlin July 25 Emperor William grows a beard, his mustache losing its straight stiff form. The loose points and soft beard give him a striking likeness to his father.
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Berlin
Emperor William
Steel Hoop Plants May Move to Duquesne Mills
Pittsburg July 6 The steel hoop company plans to abandon most of its idle plants and consolidate at the Carnegie group's new Duquesne mill, billed as the largest hoop and tie mill in the world. The plant is to operate on a non union basis and would absorb all hoop business.
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Pitsburg
Combine
Steel Hoop Company
Carnegie Company
Duquesne
Hoop Combine
Rampage at Leavenworth Lumber Plant Left One Dead
Michael Kelly, an insane man, shot six people yesterday at the Robert Garrett Lumber company office in Leavenworth's business district. One man was killed, another possibly fatally wounded, and four others were seriously injured before Kelly was overpowered by officers.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Michael Kelly
Robert Garrett Lumber Company
Court of Inquiry Planned on Santiago Campaign
Secretary Long ordered a court of inquiry to examine Admiral Schley’s conduct in the Santiago naval campaign. The hearing will be held in September due to heat, with open sessions and witnesses chosen by Schley and the court. The court may report only facts unless the order specifies an opinion.
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Washington
Long
Admiral Schley
Santiago
Matterhorn Claims Four in Swiss Climb Tragedy
In Zermatt on July 25 an Englishman and two women with their guide fell from a precipice while ascending the Matterhorn. The accident occurred during the ascent and resulted in four fatalities.
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Zermatt
Switzerland
Fosburgh Trial Draws Large Crowds and Emotional Testimony
Pittsfield Mass July 25 crowds filled the Fosburgh trial session far beyond seating. Frederick Lund testified that workers at the Fosburgh firm were armed and dangerous. The father of the dead girl faltered while describing May’s singing at the time of the tragedy. Fosburgh’s account of burglars and his confrontation was clear and rapid.
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Pittsfield
Mass
Joimer
Frederick W. Lund
Fosburgh
May
Mise Sheldop
Plains of Peace
Indianapolis Notes on Politics and Local Feuds
Our Indianapolis correspondent reports on potential Republican candidates for Indiana statewide offices. County Superintendent Harve Cushman of Green County may seek the superintendent of public instruction nomination, with John C. Chaney of Sullivan possible for congress in the second district. Also mentions lingering heat affecting officials, Wadsworth’s district departure, and Elmer E. Stoner’s auditor bid.
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Indianapolis
Bae
Frank Serrit
Washington
Caivels County
Fairbanks
Harve Cushman
Green County
Cushman
Congress
Sefrit
Wadsworth
John C. Chaney
Sullivan
Negro Sailor Believed British Subject in Port Royal Lynching
Beaufort July 25 It is believed William Cornish the negro sailor lynched near Port Royal Sunday night was a subject of Great Britain. He arrived from the British West Indies aboard a sailing vessel weeks ago and was said to have shown insolent conduct toward whites claiming royal protection. No trace of Cornish or his body has been found.
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Beaufort, S. C
William Cornish
Port Royal
Great Britain
British West Indies
England
Insurgents Surrender in Tabayas Province
Manila July 25 Colonell Zurban with 29 officers 518 men 243 rifles on 100 bolos surrendered to Lieut Hickman of the First cavalry in Tabayas province. The former insurgents took the oath of allegiance to the United States and the district is cleared of the revolutionary element.
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Manila
Zurban
Hickman
First Cavalry
Tabayas
United States
No Relief In Sight As Heat Wave Persists
Washington reports a heat wave across the corn belt with temperatures over 100 degrees and a 36th straight day above 90. Only scattered thunderstorms appear possible, notably an 8- to 10th inch rain in North Platte Nebraska, while forecaster Franklinfield cautions of continued warm, dry conditions in the central valleys and middle West.
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Washington
Burreau
North Platte
Neb
Corn Bell
Central Valleys
Middle West
Frankenfield
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