Oates Investigation Turmoil Spurs Pinkerton Debate
A heated dispute over the Oates investigating committee ends with a rejected report. The Senate also weighs a broad inquiry into private armed groups like Pinkertons amid labor disputes, aiming to cover creation and use, with party lines blurred and key lawmakers named for the panel.
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Senate
Pinkertons
Palmer
Peffer
Hugh O’donnell
Bethleehem
Committee On Education and Labor
Pinkerton
Homestead
Pennsylvania
Pinkerton Organization
House
Pinkersone
Handrough
Les
Kyle
Independents
People’s Party
Hawley
Palmér
Sherman
Jones
Nevada
Hansbrough
North Dakota
Morgan
South
Moral right to labor clashes with employer dismissal power
Gallinger and Hawley discuss the moral right of workers to labor against the legal prerogative of employers to hire or fire. They doubt any recess-time inquiry will yield meaningful results, as the campaign continues and a solution will likely wait for another day.
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Gallinger
New Hampshire
Hawley
Palmer
Workman
Ite
O'Donnell's Movements Stir Bethlehem Rumors
Hustings in Beruicuem revive talk of O'Donnell visiting depot crowd. speculation swirls about his aim to deter Homestead workers from striking or to incite South Bethlehem mills. Pinkerton detective Millegan tracked him, while John Milholland sheltering him in New York denied details.
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Bethlshem
Homestead
Beruicuem
Hugh O’donnell
Bethlehem
O'Donnell
Allentown
Carnegie
Catasqua
United States
Carnegie Company
Millegan
Pinkerton
New York
Haugh O'Donnell
John E. Milholland
East Thirty-third Street
Milholland
Republican Party
Long Branch Chief of Police Held For Court In Assault Case
Chief Layton of Long Branch appeared before Police Justice Van Doren on charges of assault and false imprisonment in a case brought by Edmund Wilson and Thomas Fay for Frank Mellick the alleged anarchist. Layton waived examination, was discharged on personal recognizance to appear in October before the grand jury. bail set at $500 suggested, earlier bond was $200.
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Long Branch
Mearaiv
Mollick
Braxen
Layton
van Doren
Dale
Edmund Wilson
Red Bank
Thomas P. Fay
Frank Mellick
O'Mara
Pittsburg
Berkman
Henry 8. Terhune
John W. Slocum
Chas. H. Ivins
Monmouth County
Wilson and
Fay
Moilic
New Jersey
Terhune
Ivins
Wilson
Cisset Layton
Chief Layton
Justice van Doren
A Voice From Homestead at Painters and Decorators Meet
At the Brotherhood of Painters and Decorators convention in St Louis reports showed 264 unions in good standing, 63 more than the prior tally. Wages rose and hours shortened in over 200 cities as a mass meeting at Central Turner Hall featured addresses by W T Bryson of Homestead and AFL President Gompers.
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St. Louis
the Brotherhood of Painters and Decorators
Turner Hall
W. T. Bryson
Homestead
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Advance on Structural Iron Suspends City Work Bid
Borra Aug 2 The Dispatch correspondent says General George S Fields was asked about the rise in structural iron price leading to the Union Bridge Company's withdrawal from city work. He replied the increase is due to the suspension of work.
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Borra O
Dispatch
George
Fields
Seaton
Union Bridge Company
Iron price moves after Carnegie mill suspensions
Dealers in structural iron say Carnegie mill suspensions shrink supply and push other mills to raise prices. They note production costs unchanged while mills announce a 4 per ton rise, equating to two tenths of a cent per pound, a small yet common gain in the market.
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Carnegie Mills
Anarchists to be watched in New York meetings
District Attorney Nicoll said he asked Inspector Steers to detail men to attend anarchist meetings and report speeches or proceedings that violate the law. He noted the last night's Military Hall gathering appeared lawful with no clear violations.
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New York
Nicoll
Steers
Military Hall
William Smith
Smithfield
Dunbar
Fairbanes Village
Cooley
Tuo
Jack Cooley
Frank
George A. MacCormick
Reeeany
West Virginia Republicans Gather to Nominate State Ticket
Delegates arrive in Huxuxetos W V for a pivotal State Republican Convention to nominate a full slate led by a possible governor candidate. Secretary of War Elkins arrived from Washington but will not run. State Senator Thomas E Davis of Taylor is emerging as a leading Governor candidate amid a crowded field.
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West Virginia
War Elkins
Huxuxetos
W. Va
South
Elkins
Washington
Goff
Circuit Court of Appeals
Fleming
Internal Revenue
John W. Mason
Thomas E. Davis
Taylor County
Davis
No Telegrams to Mars Prof Helden Says
Prof Edward Helden of Mt Hamilton rejects Mars excitement from Lick Observatory. He states nothing definitive can be said about current or yearly Mars observations until careful review and mapping by October. He warns that public hype harms science and questions habitation of the planet.
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Prof. Helden
Mt. Hamilton
San Francisco
Mars
Lick Observatory
Edward & Helden
Associated Press
Ourve
Baroness Emma de Hodiamont de Nean Marries Charles J Reed
The Baroness Emma de Hodiamont de Nean of Paris wed Charles J Reed a salesman in a plans store in St Louis. Her father once owned property in St Louis and the suburb De Hodiamont was named for him. The St Louis estate is valued between 65000 and 75000 pounds with France estate value unknown.
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St. Lovuis
Emma de Hodiamont de Nean
Paris
Charles J. Reed
St. Louis
de Hodiamont
France
St Louis
Jonn
W. Stoltz
Pine Street
Alabama Governor Jones Appears Favored in 49 Counties
Special from Birmingham reports incomplete returns from 49 of 66 counties showing a 15 000 to 20 000 majority for Governor Jones and the Democratic ticket. Kolb polled more than expected, with many precincts backing Kolb’s lieutenants. Jones likely wins by about 10 000. Legislature remains close. Observers blame a scheme by Elebites to seize the Legislature and unseat Jones. black belt counties with many Negro voters favored Jones.
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Binnmiincgham
Ala
Jones
Kolb
Lid Kolb
Catholic Total Abstinence Union opens annual convention
In Indianapolis on August 2 the twenty second annual convention of the Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America began. Key topics include beneficiary features and the ongoing fight against liquor with possible support for prohibition. Bishop Colter of Winona Minnesota was chosen presiding officer.
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Indianapolis
Total Abstinence Union of America
Colter
Winona
Minn
Cooley Gang Terrorizes Fayette County Bandits Strike Fear
Reckless Frank Cooley and five accomplices terrorize Fayette County plundering farms and homes. They bind and assault residents, rob blackberry pickers, and evade sheriffs and posses as authorities plan a large manhunt with hundreds mobilized to surround mountain forests.
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Unstontons
Frank Cooley
Fayette
Cooley
Isogh
Slapper From Pittsburg Arrested After Attack on Officer
A醉 drifter named James Porter from Pittsburg enters Central avenue in Crxctxyyati Ohio. He slaps strangers and attempts to strike Sergeant Primrose. Porter resists arrest, fights three officers, and is jailed at Central Station after a rough confrontation.
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George and
Central Avenue
Primrose
Prim
Ferber
Central Station
James Porter
Pittsburg
Judge Cobb Defends Silence in Watson Drunkenness Charge
Watson charged Judge Cobb with intoxication after a speech in the Noyes Rockwell case. Cobb testified he drank beef tea and small whisky amounts to soothe his throat but denied asking a page for whisky. He remained sober and asserted his remarks were not produced by intoxication. The committee adjourned after questioning.
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Distatca
Wasuixotos
D. C
Tom Watson
Congress
Noyes-Rockwell
Cobb
Watson
Judge Cobb
Mr. Watson
Mr. Cobb
Boamer
Dynamite blackmailer nabbed in New York case headlines
Albert Delaveras a Swiss native held at police headqurters charged with attempts to extort $20 from Tiffany Co and Baring Wagoner Co by threatening to blow up offices with dynamite. He claimed Geneva as his birthplace and had recent ties to Chicago before arriving in New York.
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Blackmuller
New York
Brooklyn
Albert Delaveras
aSwisf
Chicago
R. M. Hyde
Tiffany & Co
Brooklyn Post Ofice
Geneva
Chicago and New York Railroad Company
Blaine To Open Maine Campaign Schedule
Avoetsta Maine Aug 2 The Republicans plan to open the Maine campaign on August 17 with Chairman Manley arranging meetings statewide. Ex Secretary Blaine will lead the stump and Manley left for Bar Harbor to set speaking times.
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Avoetsta
Maine
Manley
Blaine
Bar Harbor
Frick Resting at Home After Clear Health Signs
H. G Frick remains at home with a noticeably improved condition. He spent the day in his library and urged a visit to his office, but his physician advised him to remain in for a few more days. Friends report encouragement from his gradual recovery.
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H. G Frick
Clarkson Seen Likely Re elected National Republican Leader
W. W. Tracy president of the Republican League of Illinois in New York states General J. S. Clarkson will be re elected president of the National Republican League by acclamation at the Buffalo convention on September 1. He notes Illinois League Convention arrangements in preparation for August 18.
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Clarkson
New York
W. W. Tracy
Republican League of Illinois
Illinois League
National Republican League
Buffalo
Homestead Report and Inquest Update in Topeka News
Today’s Topeka page reports on the Homestead Inquest resuming and local weather, with notes on river conditions and European news by cable. Other items include political notes from McKinley era discussions, early 20th century society briefs, and regional field reports.
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Oates
Aerate
Couley Gang
Pegeratie
Cobb
Congressional Cold
Laramie
Gambiers
Europe
Iron Hall
Les Serpents
McKinley Telks
Gg, Br, Sims
Union Mill Strike Looms As New Iron Men Fail To Produce
At Upper Union Mills crowds, guards, and police mark a tense scene as Carnegie workers bring in skilled reinforcements from East Liverpool. The new men fail to produce iron all day while heaters and rollers desert. Boss Roller Schmidt, a union man, says he kept six hours in the mill to gauge conditions and warns the outcome remains unsettled.
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Roller Schmidt
Hunter Williame
Ballroed
Carnegie
Dillon
Union
East Liverpool
Union Mills
Pittsburg
Allegheny Valley
Beaver Falls
Boss Roller Schmidt
Dispatch
Beaver County
Heater Williams
Corm
Amalgamated Association
Carnegie Planta
Allegheny Valley Railroad
Grand Lodge
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Ray
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Representative Watson
Georgia
Judiciary Committee
Organized Labor
Governor Jones
Alabama
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Valin
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Pattison
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