Coal Corner Plot Aims to Keep Miners Out Until October
A Cincinnati telegraph reports a vast plan to corner the coal market by bribing striking miners. Chicago coal interests sent an agent to offer miners 10 000 to stay out until October. Mayors Montgomery and Sharp, along with Capt Enoch Koch, traveled to Cincinnati to discuss the bid. The scheme targets Hocking Valley miners and threatens full legal action for conspiracy.
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Cuicano
the Times
Cincinnati
Chicago
Montgomery
Montgomery City
W. Va
Sharp
Fort Hill
Enoch Koch
Charleston
Home
Hocking Valley
Chesapeake and Ohio
New River
Massillon miners refuse Columbus agreement amid resumed work elsewhere
Reports from the Cleveland, Lorain and Wheeling line say only two mines in Rock Hill reopened. In Massillon district miners rejected the Columbus pact seeking a 15 cent rise over Hocking district pay. Militia guards all lines as threats of riots loom. New Lisbon and Lost Run districts return to Columbus schedule alongside Gouster and Corning mines resuming while B&O troops withdraw.
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Massilon
Cleveland
Cleveland, Lorain and
Wheeling
Rock Hill
Massillon
Mass Meeting
Columbus
Hocking
Lorain
Camp Kloe
New Lisbon
Lost Run
New Straitsville
Hocking Valley
Toledo and Ohio Central Railroad
Gouster
Corning
Cambridge
Baltimore and Ohio
Ohio
Will Demand Old Wages At Convention In This City
A R U convention in this city considers restoring pay on several Chicago routes. Mediation plans will be tested after one month. Miners in Steubenville Ohio face a riot as Sheriff McCoy moves deputies toward Dillonvale and Laurelton to aid Wheeling and Lake Erie miners. Bloodshed feared as desperate miners confront railroad interests.
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Curiaco
Chicago
Steubenville
McCoy
Dillonvale
Laurelton
Wheeling and Lake Erie
Wilson
Senator Hill Grows Tragic in Tariff Measure Debate
Senator Hill expressed strong emotion as he declared support for the tariff measure. The scene reflected mounting tension in the capital as lawmakers weighed economic impact and political consequences.
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Hill
Labor and Industry Rebound as Coal Strike Eases
Washington reports 10 million dollars in losses and shifting policy as the commercial travelers bill advances and tariff debate continues. In Pirrspura 15000 of 20000 miners return to work, boosting Carbon Iron and Steel and other plants, with Edgar Thompson and Black Diamond steels resuming and McKeesport tube works expected to restart soon. Scottdale Iron and Steel also resumes after weeks idle.
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Black Diamond Steel Works
Edgar Thompson Steel Works
McKeesport
Scottdale
Scottdale Iron and Steel Company
Tariff Bill Outlook Amid Senate Debate
Washington June 19 The Senate likely to pass the tariff bill by next Saturday with leaders Harris and Aldrich predicting near completion. Meetings among Cockrell Harris Jones and Aldrich Allison drive timing debates as Republicans weigh speeches and key provisions like the income tax and England retaliation. Pettigrew at home in Sioux Falls asks to be excused from Washington trip after denying stock speculation in sugar trust probe.
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New York
WashineTon
Hill
Senate
Washindon
Harris
Aldrich
Cockrell
Jones
Allison
Senator Lodge
England
Pettigrew
Omaha
Bee
Sioux Falls
Gray
Sugar Trust Investigating Committee
Washington
Chicago Coopers Strike Affects Stockyards Barrel Supply
June 19 report notes nearly all coopers at the stockyards walking out. If not settled quickly, major houses may lay off workers due to a barrel shortage.
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Chicago
Curiaco
Coal Strike Costs Measurable Wages in District
A coal business authority estimates the strike cost miners in wages about 1.8 million dollars, with the district contributing roughly one sixth of regional production. At current settlement gains of 10 cents per ton, miners would need about a year and a half to recover lost earnings. Also noted is the post office moving to new money order blanks to be issued nationwide, with 700 new offices planned next month.
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Pirrspure
Washington
United States
Post Office Department
Lightning Kills Three In Menominee Michigan
Lightning struck the house of John Anderson killing Peter Rasmussen Peter Grenon and Nels Berkstrom and injuring Swan Swanson and Swan Berkstrom as they raised the house seeking shelter from rain. In Brazil Indiana black coal miners voiced dissatisfaction over a Terre Haute conference decision and crowds gathered promising to return to work with protection. Cripple Creek Colorado Bull Hill miners form a vigilant committee raising the risk of conflict.
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Menominee, Mich
John Anderson
Peter Rasmussen
Peter Grenon
Nels Berkstrom
Swan Swanson
Swan Berkstrom
Brazil
Ind
Terre Haute
Colorado Springs
Colo
Cripple Creek
Bull Hill
Dalton gang member Ward killed near Duncan I T
Kill near Duncan I T ends a fierce gun battle with Deputy U S Marshal Tom Covington shooting John Ward a Dalton gang member. Thirteen shells lay at his feet as he died at Bear Creek. William Hart noted landscape painter dies at 72 in Mount Vernon New York.
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Wicuita
Kan
John Ward
Dalton Gang
Bear Creek
Duncan, I. T
United States
Tom Covington
Ward
Mount Vernon
N. Y
William Hart
Chester Hill
Mr. Hart
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E. W. Bittman & Co
Ee. O. Oulnesse
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Oakes, NI. D
Hollingsworth
Plano
Dwhirs Abn
Lainard & Lockte
Oakes
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