Dismissal of Sams at Camp Sam Black Provokes Mixed Reactions
Private Sams was dismissed from military service after a string of offenses including desertion and a tortureful punishment. He claimed his acts were jokes and that he has no sympathy with anarchy. The encampment at Homestead drew visits from Mrs. Moorhead and other officials as the Fourteenth Regiment continued drill and discipline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sams
Camp
Sam Black
Young Sams
Homestead
Young Jams
Hawkins
Provisional Brigade
Snowden
Wakefield
Tams
Streator
Major Moorhead
Pittsburg
J. L. Graham
Alex. .E. McCandless
L. Mct
Uire
J. W. Hubbard
W. 5. MeLsin, Sr
W. M. Johnston
D. J. Foster
W. 5. Brown
F. E. Lee
Jos. Feltwell
McLain
A. J. Wiesinger
J. W. Nesbit
W. E. Thompson
G. R. Taylor
J. EK. Day
A. X. Tim
F. H. Schmidt
J. H. Corbett
J. B. Hamilton
Excited Colored Man Escorted From Mill Site
A colored man claiming to be a cook for mill workers sought help after being threatened by men on the street. He was escorted safely to Carnegie offices by an officer and two privates as a crowd gathered. A squad from Company F dispersed by the river bank, and no trouble occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonel Green
Carnegie
Chase
Fourth Regiment
Loar
Strict Discipline in Camp Amid Doubled Guard
The division headquarters enforced strict discipline with doubled guards. Lieutenant A. T. Eaton led 50 of the Fourteenth Regiment in a strenuous effort to secure the line as guards on both sides moved in the same direction to cover each other. The hot conditions made the task particularly tough for the troops.
Prigate Denies Proved Attack on Frick Life
Sama recounts a Pennsylvanian regiment episode in Homestead where a remark about Frick was met with severe punishment, a mock court martial denial, and suspension of rights. He describes being tied by the thumbs, shaved, drummed out, and left to endure insult, claiming no formal trial occurred.
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Prigate
Frick
Associated Press
Homestead
Sama
Streator
Lowey
Tenth Regiment
Pennsylvania
Correspondents condemn Punishment Without Trial in Pennsylvania
Washington correspondents protest to Governor Pattison over the mistreatment of Private Sams of Company K Tenth Regiment N G P punished without trial by Lieutenant Colonel Streator. They accuse General Snowden and Colonel Wilkins of approving the atrocity and call for Streator removal from command. They urge the governor to address the matter with seriousness.
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Washington
Pattison
Wasnrratos
Robert E. Pattison
Pennsylvania
Deak
Sams
Company K
Tenth Regiment
XN. G. P
Streator
Commonwealth
Snowden
Wkins
Against the Regulations to Dismiss a Soldier Without Trial
In Washington on July 25 Colonel Leiber, Judge Advocate General, warned that militia officers Snowden Hawkins and Streator risk military inquiry for discussing punishments not provided by army regulations. He said no such penalty exists and dismissing a soldier without court martial is against requisitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washingtor
Leiber
Army
Snowden
Hawkins
Streator
Rumors About Potter and Mill Accidents Busted
In Homestead last evening rumors claimed Superintendent Potter was drawn through the 119 inch mill and that three Huns died in accidents at the plant. A note to Potter and a look at the works proved these reports false.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homestead
Potter
Als
Non-union workers taken into Homestead mills
A group of non-union men were brought into the Homestead mills yesterday. Forty workers from the East traveled by train to Swissvale and were transported by barge across the river. No incidents of molestation were reported. The steamer Tide also delivered a handful of workers from Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homestead
Swissvale
Pittsburg
Advisory Board Reports furloughs for Ninth Regiment privates
Homestead reports the Advisory Board met late last night. The acting chairman announced that 14 privates from the Ninth Regiment received three month furloughs and had accepted work in local mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homestead
Meeting of Managers Today Over West Bound Iron Rates
Local railroad leaders gather in Vice President McCrea's office to oppose Wheeling and Lake Erie rate cuts. The Wheeling and Lake Erie have proposed a one cent per hundred pound reduction set to take effect July 4, with Erie system officials George Cochran and Samuel D. Shane attending. Wheel and Lake Erie executives Woodford Pupp and other officers will join the meeting to defend local lines and their interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCrea
Wheeling and Lake Erie
Erie System
George Cochran
Samuel D. Shane
Woodford
Gg Pupp
Lake Erie
Ular
Excursion to Cleveland via Pittsburg and Lake Erie
An excursion train runs to Cleveland via Pittsburg and Lake Erie. Tickets are good for return until July 9 and cost three dollars for the round trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Lake Erie
Kalirnad
Cleveland
Pittsburg and
Lake Erie Railroad
Judge Magee Grants Bail in Homestead Mob Case
Judge Magee approves bail for Hugh O'Donnell Hugh Ross Peter Allen and Nathan Foy in the Homestead mob murder case with bail set at 10000 pounds for each. Allen and O'Donnell secure bonds while Foy remains in jail until securities are ready. The ruling follows a detailed consideration of the mob violence on July 6 and the deaths including Kline.
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Hugh O’donnell
Hugh Ross
Peter Allen
Nathan Foy Freed
Hugh O'Donnell
Homestead
Nathan Foy
Magee
Foy
O'Donnell
Ross
Allen and Foy
St. Nicholas
Messrs Brennen
Cox
Seeco
Burleigh
Commonwealth
Owever
Sunday Dispatch
Cope
Patterson
Pennsylvania
Kline
Breck
Conners
Wain
Mayes
Kine
Messrs. Patterson
Robb and
Mr. Burleigh
John F. Hill
David Anderson
O Donnells Quiet Return Denounces Frick Assault
Hugh O Donnell returned to Homestead after a quiet trip from Salt Works station. He avoided crowds, greeted locals politely, and headed home to his wife. He denounced the attempted assassination of Chairman Frick as malicious nonsense and said his recent New York visit would be explained soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh O'Donnell
Homestead
O’donnell
Baltimore and Ohio
Salt Works
O'Donnell
Frick
New York
Prominent Lawyers to Defend Strikers in Bailout Plan
An Amalgamated Association official said Mrs Gusky and Solomon Ruben offered to bail out the strikers up to 100000 each. W J Brennen announced Mrs Gusky would act as security for Foy. The plan includes hiring national reputation lawyers to defend the men, with Ingersoll and Ben Butler reportedly engaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amalgamated Association
Steel workers seek wage offer at Edgar Thomson Works
A Braddock based committee for the Edgar Thomson Steel Works transportation department met with Carnegie Steel officials to discuss a wage advance. The firm proposed a compromise not covering the full demand, with a meeting set for tomorrow to decide the course. Workers show readiness to strike if talks fail, risking a plant standstill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie Steeo Company
Braddock
Transportation Department
Edgar Thomson Steel Works
Schwab
Edgar Thomson
Rumor of Carnegie Ending Labor Dispute Proved False
Last evening a citywide rumor claimed Andrew Carnegie ordered the Amalgamated Association’s scale signed for his mills. Carnegie Steel Company secretary Lovejoy called the report untrue and said Carnegie intends to let Frick settle the dispute with firm officials. President Weihe had heard the claim but doubted its truth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Carnegie
Atlantic
Amalgamated Association
Seale
Carnegie Steel Company
Lovejoy
Carnegie
Frick
Weihe
Quiet at Beaver Falls mill as talks surface
All remains quiet at Beaver Falls with no move toward a restart. In the afternoon the Advisory and Relief Committees planned a mass meeting for Friday night at the Sixth Avenue Theater. Duquesne shows no change and Superintendent Morrison offers little on resumption. Men stay at home, rare crowds on street corners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaver Falls
Sixth Avenue Theater
Duquesne
Morrison
Police Arrest Henry and Daughter on Suspicion
Police arrested B. Henry and his 19 year old daughter at 90 Wylie Avenue on charges of being suspicious persons. They advertised teaching young ladies to transfer photographs to glass and demanded advance fees. Police feared they would collect many fees and then leave the city, noting they came from St Louis and Buffalo respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Henry
Wylie Avenue
Central Station
Henry
St Louis
Buffalo
July ad demand climbs in first half of month
The Dispatch reports a rise in small advertisements with a gain of 1,525 in the first seventeen days of July compared to last year. Figures show 3,231 ads this year versus 1,706 a year ago, underscoring growing popularity of the paper.
Applying for Work Turns Up Good Plates From 119 Inch Mill
A Dispatch reporter toured the Carnegie offices in Homestead and found Superintendent Potter overwhelmed with applications for all sorts of positions. He said 475 workers are in place by 1 pm, with 300 more expected, and three typewriters busy handling letters. He noted six carloads of finished armor plate shipped and that plates rolled on the 119 inch mill meet high standards, with Capt. Hunt confirming quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toe Dispatch
Potter
Carnegie
Homestead
Hunt
Amalgamated
Union Mills Quiet Riot Fears Persist Over Non-Union Entry
Police guarded the Upper Union Mill as rumors swirled that Carnegie Steel planned to hire non union workers. Managers reportedly offered three year contracts to old hands, with pay guaranteed regardless of work, prompting fears of a clash. A puddler, George Hunt, was arrested for lingering near the works as patrols dispersed by ten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper Mill
Thirty-third Street
Carnegie Company
Carnegie Steel Company
George Hunt
Ice and provisions loaded aboard Tide at Smithfield Wharf
A cargo of ice and provisions for 40 men was loaded onto the Tide yesterday morning at the wharf below Smithfield street bridge. The vessel reached Home stead safely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smithfield Street Bridge
Homestead
Wanted to Dive and Arms From Pinkertons
A diver asked Major General Snowden for permission to search for Pinkerton articles cast overboard before rafts were burned. Snowden said he had no jurisdiction and the diver, claiming professionalism, pondered recovering arms, unsure if military rule would seize them. In Braddock, Carnegie Steel furnace F awaits blast after repairs, while furnace B will be blown out as Homestead slows, cutting pig iron supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snowden
W. Carpenter
General Snowden
Braddock
Carnegie Steel Company
Frederick Wagener Seeks Carnegie Iron Contract
Middleborough Ky resident Frederick Wagener visited the Schlosser yesterday to place a contract with Carnegie iron works. He aims to secure an order for iron products and related services, signaling activity in regional industrial negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Wagener
Middleborough
Schlosser
Carnegie Iron
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