German woman aids in Fraunces case as husband held
A woman described as Mrs Finster plus two children appeared near the commissioner as he entered. She denied anarchist links for her husband, claimed no involvement with societies, and said she did not recognize named figures like Spies or Parsons. The man, August Pinnack, formerly rented a room at 256 Sandusky street and worked as a baker. the landlord noted Pinnack had quit a Palo Alto street job the day before Frick’s shooting. Police have not yet visited the homes of the two prisoners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finster
Allegheny
Mr. Bauer
August Pinnack
Pirnack
Sandusky Street
America
F. A. Richards
Palo Alto
Henry Bauer
Bauer
Pinnack
Palo Alto Street
Frick
Ex-Anarchist tale hints at uneasy Allegheny groups
Anarchist circles in Allegheny grow tense after arrests while active members stay quiet and former members seek to “square themselves.” Emil Clavert, a former secretary of group No. 2, recounts a tale of Bauer the leader and Carl Knold involving a divorce, a wife, and $25 paid for separation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny
Square
Murphy
Emil Clavert
Wolf & Son
Allegheny Anarchists
Mr. Clavert
Bauer
Hiad
Carl Knold
Cherry Street
Knold
Spring Garden
Ne 5
Clavert
Joseph Friedman
P. Is
Pinkerton Detectives Aid City Police in Anarchist Probe
Pinkerton detectives assist police in investigating an anarchist plot in both cities. About six agents, some Germans, work discreetly and withhold full information until trials of conspirators begin. Two of the men previously exposed the Haymarket plot and one had been part of an anarchist group six months before that incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinkerton
Haymarket
O Donnells Statement Denies Yesterday Story About Mediation
Hugh O'Donnell yesterday disputed a published report claiming he asked newspaper men to mediate. He recounts a Homestead call from two reporters seeking a settlement, denies calling for unconditional surrender, and says he would resign if the Advisory Committee aligned with such views. He condemns Berkwan's deed and affirms his willingness to show the country the Amalgamated Association's condemnation of the Frick shooting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh O'Donnell
Homestead
Mr. Frick
Berkwan
Amalgamated Association
Frick
Potter
Mr. Potter
Tech Association
Workmen sickened at Homestead receive on-site medical care
Within the board fence at Homestead a doctor attends to ill workers. The Master Mechanic's office has been converted into a pharmacy with a complete sanitation setup on site, ensuring medical attention and sanitation for the work force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homestead
Riot arrests at Homestead lead to new informations
Six men were arrested on aggravated riot charges with $2,000 bail each. Names like Hugh O'Donnell and Burgess McLuckie appear in warrants as authorities expand prosecutions. Supposed murder cases loom, with Critchlow surrendering and others applying for bail. Prisoners were guarded to Camp Sam Black then sent by train to Pittsburgh, with bonds posted and hearings waived for September term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homestead
Alderman McMasters
F. T. F. Lovejoy
Sylvester Critchlow
MecMaster
Sim
Lovejoy
Critchlow
James Close
Hugh O'Donnell
Burgess McLuckie
Hugh Ross
Constable Morris
Matthew Foy
Peter Allen
C. Iansfeld
P. J. Nau
Thomas Connolly
Sam Black
City Farm
Pittsburg
John Ruch
Jacob Trautman
C. C. Coon
Bond
Refuse To Pay Interest At Carnegie Steel Co
The company announces no more interest will be paid on deposits of workingmen who have left employment. Previously 6 percent was paid. deposits totals 7180,000. A notice states interest ceases now, principal payable on demand at general offices or with one day written notice from the works. By order of the Board of Managers, Cargide Steel Company, Lia, H.C. Faice, Cosirman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homestead
Deak Sts
Carnegie, Potpps & Co., Limited
Board of Managers
Tat Cagxide Steel Company
Lia
H.C. Faice, Cosirman
Mill Complex Expands Workforce Shelter Capacity
The report notes completion of three more sleeping houses for 1,400 men plus tents and coin scattered around the plant. It emphasizes exclusivity to plate mill and open hearth furnace workers and outlines the growing housing facilities near completion.
O'Donnell Case Board Meets as Absent Chairman Discusses
Advisory Committee held a meeting with about 15 members. O'Donnell did not attend and is thought to have left for an eastern mission. The group reviewed his settlement remarks but planned no action, while Chairman and Crawford were away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O’donnell
Crawford
Potter
O'Donnell
Homestead
Jack Crawford
MacConoghey
Pittsburg
Memphis Urges Carnegie Plant Move to Memphis
The Young Men's Business League of Memphis urged Carnegie Company to relocate its plant, arguing Memphis offers labor stability and less anarchistic trouble than Chicago or Pittsburg. H. Lovejoy said no plant move is planned, denying rumors of arbitration or conferences and warning against returning riot participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. ©. Frick
Young Men’s Business League
Memphis
Carnegie Company
Chicago
Pittsburg
Lovejoy
NON-UNIONISTS AT HOMESTEAD
At Homestead the Tide carried 20 passengers plus several cars, wheelbarrows, and shovels. Secretary Lovejoy reports over 600 men employed and good material with satisfactory product, while President Shea says little work is happening at the works. Three men escaped the plant and sought aid, but the association will handle them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homestead
Lovejoy
Shea
Amalgamated Association
Joseph Myers
William Gerserio
Jacob Winelyer
Department of Charities
New York
Ro Aseiaumatea
Homestead strike rattles national business mood
A leading city bank president told a reporter that the Homestead strike is dampening trade and investment nationwide. He said banks have abundant money but few borrowers, noting $5,000,000 could be raised in 24 hours in Pittsburg and Philadelphia bankers seek to lend here at four to four and a half percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Feeding the Workmen at Home stead Mills
John A. Rayburn, in charge of the commissary at Home stead Mills, describes feeding large crowds. He has fed thousands for Peter Wright & Son during a longshoremen strike and seated 1,200 at Columbus in 1888. He reports feeding 750 men today with roast beef, three vegetables, and coffee, noting 360 pounds of beef and good overall quality amid some sickness from changing drinks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Raybrou
Homestead Mills
Peter Wright
Europe protests Carnegie stance on Homestead trouble
Councilman J. J. McGuire arrived from England and reports that both the peasantry and aristocracy of Europe condemn Andrew Carnegie for his perceived indifference to the Homestead dispute. He notes European opinion supports protection but calls for provisions benefiting wage earners and manufacturers alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. McGuire
England
Europe
Andrew Carnegie
America
Mr. McGuire
Union Mills workers doubt explosion report
Union Mills workmen’s Press Committee offered no explanation for Monday’s blast era in the lower mill. They suspect gas escape by a non union worker or a boss driven fabrication to stir sympathy. At Thirty third Street mill inquiry found gas producers not lit but several men cleaning them out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Mill
Union Mills
Thirty-third Street
No Trouble at Braddock Card: Steel Works Men Reach Deal
A Transportation Department committee from Edgar Thomson Steel Works in Braddock met with Manager Schwab yesterday. The workers requested a 10 percent raise and a satisfactory agreement was reached, confirmed at a meeting last evening. In Homestead mills armor plate shop, W K Corry reported to a reporter that 43 men are employed, three more than previously, all skilled in their roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Transportation Department
Edgar Thomson Steel Works
Braddock
Schwab
W. K. Corry
Homestead Mills
Drs- Patch
Potter discusses worker housing for 1400 men
Superintendent Potter outlined company plans to house 1400 workmen. He said four sleeping apartments with bunks for 200 each have been erected, two dining rooms exist, and room No 8 will be completed today for use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter
Night Work Begins Amid Careful Resting Cots
Workers proceed with urgent tasks at the shop, starting on double time tonight. They delayed the work to avoid disturbing the cots placed around the premises, indicating plans to resume once conditions allow.
Shannon at Johnstown Crowned With Success
Shannon of the Homestead Advisory Committee met foremen and workers in Jonestown after ten days there. He reported broad support for Homestead, with many workers declining offers from agents and pledging aid to locked-out colleagues. Strangers hiring Hungarians near Pittsburg were exposed, ordered to leave town, and fled toward Morrellville on the train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonestown
J—D. BH. Shannon
Homestead Advisory Committee
Cambria
Johnson
Carnegies
Homestead
Shannon
Ittsburg
Morrellville
Iron town mob halts hiring drive in Thort Town
In Thort Town Warren County on July 27 Amalgamated men disrupted a planned labor recruitment for Carnegie works at Homestead. A crowd patrolled streets, detained two merchants, then seized the employment agent at the depot. Checks from Pittsburgh were found. he denied intent to replace locked-out workers. The crowd dispersed and the man headed to Youngstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Carnegie
Homestead
Favor a Compromise Reverend McCorkie urges settlement at Homestead
Reverend W McCorkie of First Congregational Church Allegheny urges peaceful settlement of the Carnegie Steel Homestead dispute. He calls for applying Christian principles to industrial life and for a conference or arbitration to end the standstill, noting property interests and worker welfare at stake. A mass meeting at Duquesne featured William A Carnegie of the Amalgamated Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. McCorkie
Carnegie
Fist Congregational Church
Allegheny
Carnegie Steel Company
Madura
New York
Moore
Philadelphia
Homestead
Carnegie Steel Colny
Jesus Christ
Mr. Carnegie
United States
Aene
Terus
National Guards
Pennsylvania
Keystone Fishing Club Heads to Indian River Camp
The Keystone State Fishing Club plans a camping trip to Indian River Michigan. The advance party will depart today to prepare a ground for the club and includes Hon. M. Lemon James Howard Ralph and Thomas F. Gaz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keystone Fishing Club
Keystone State Fishing Club
Indian River
Michi
Hon. M. Lemon
James Sh Howard Ralph
Thomas F. Gaz
Governor to Probe Iams Incident and Club Action
The Randall Club faces internal charges as Lt Col Streator is targeted after a punitive incident against Private Sams. Attorneys plan suit for damages and aggravated assault and battery, while Governor Pattison says he will review the clipping and give careful attention. Colonel Freer of the West Virginia National Guard may assist in the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pattison
James Stephenson
Stephenson & George
Liberty Street
Tar Dispatch
Sams
Stephenson
Commonwealth OF
Jutteburg
H. D. Tats
Streator
Randall Club
C. Dickey
Frank P. Iams
A. Trent
J. D. Watson
Pennsylvania
Freer
West Virginia
Dynamite Scare Prompts Camp Sam Black Lockdown
A Pittsburg woman reported overhearing two men near Camp Sam Black talking of a barrel of dynamite hidden near the abandoned Fourteenth Regiment encampment and plans to blow up the Little Bill ferry. Captain Laird searched the area with troops but found nothing. Division headquarters issued a general order doubling patrols and increasing sentry vigilance after nightfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Black
Pittsburg
Swissvale
Fourteenth Regiment
Hawkins
Laird
I Company
Tenth Regiment
Fourteenth
Laira
Ex-Adjutant General Axline visits, comments on Streator case
H A Axline of Columbus, former Adjutant General to Governor Foraker, registered at the Monongahela House with James A McGeagh of Minneapolis. He said they came for private business, had little time, and showed interest in the Homestead camp while questioning the punishment of young Sams. He noted Streator may have gone too far, yet would judge after hearing the fuller story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.A. Axline
Columbus
Foraker
Monongahela House
James A. McGeagh
Minneapolis
Homestead
Sams
Streator
A Kansan's Opinion on the Jams Case Tactics
E Bierer an attorney from Hiawatha Kansas writes The Dispatch condemning the treatment of Private Iams of Company EE Tenth Regiment Pennsylvania National Guard on the 23d inst describing the act as brutality. He urges Governor Pattison to halt petty military tyranny by Colonel Streator and to punish such conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Bierer
Hiawatha
Kan
Pennsylvania
Iams
Company EE
Tenth Regiment
Pennsylvania National Guard
Streator
Pattison
Colonel Streator
Boston Man Demands Governor Confront Streator Abuse
L F Humphrey of Boston wool firm at Monongahela House decries Colonel Streator's treatment of Private Sams and urges Governor Pattison to condemn cruelty. Wilkesbarre fans call for Streator trial for breach of peace, with a large petition from Wyoming Valley to be sent to the governor requesting fair criminal proceedings and punishment if guilty. Private Lester’s trial in the Fourteenth Regiment is postponed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. F. Humphrey
Boston
Monongahela House
Sams
Streater
Mr. Humphrey
Pattison
Pennsylvania
Wilkesbarre
Streator
Wyoming Valley
Lester
David Lester
Fourteenth Regiment
Stabbing Case Against Captain Calhoun Delayed After Bail Granted
A stabbing incident in front of Devore's undertaking rooms and before Alderman Reilly was postponed by counsel. Captain Calhoun is reported improving. Lester was granted bail by his physician. The case is slated for next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Captain Calhoun
Devore
Alderman Reilly
Lester
Fourth Regiment reviewed as a gleaming military picture
Visitors at the Provisional Brigade headquarters watched Colonel Case command the Fourth Regiment in a review led by Colonel Hawkins. The German Turners and athletes formed a polished, machine like unit as the sun set, a rainbow halo over their heads. Hawkins called it the prettiest picture he ever saw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Case
Hawkins
National Guard
Colonel Case
Quitting the Camp as Regiments Leave Homestead
Two regiments the Twelfth and Fourteenth broke camp yesterday and headed home. Today General Snowder and staff leave, with the rest of the Third Brigade following. The Eighteenth returns this evening and General Wiley takes command of removing soldiers. Provo st duty ends, sheriff to enforce evictions as tenants of the Carnegie Company face Sunday deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snowder
Wiley
Sheridan
Sheri
Homestead
Carnegie Works
Carnegie Company
PATTISON DELUGED WITH LETTERS About Streator Iams affair letters
Harrisburg July 27 At the Executive Department two regiments will leave Homestead today and two tomorrow. More correspondence has reached the Governor over the Sams affair than during the coke region riots. Women writers denounce Colonel Streator. The Washington correspondents letter requesting Colonel Streator's dismissal has been received by the Governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Streator
HanRrissvnre
Executive Department
Homestead
Coke
Ashington
Protest in Eighteenth Ward Over Private James' Treatment
On Tuesday night sixty residents of the Eighteenth Ward met in Alderman McNeirney's office to condemn the conduct toward Private James at Camp Sam Black. The gathering, chaired by the alderman, adopted a resolution urging Governor Pattison to order an investigation and to inform the secretary of the meeting for action. In Washington, July 27, the President nominated Watson E Sperry of Delaware as Minister Resident and Consul General to Persia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eighteenth Ward
Alderman McNeirney
Camp Sam Black
National Guard
Homestead
Pattison
Washington
Watson E. Sperry
Delaware
United States
Persia
Clearance sale offers for summer goods and waists
Extra clerks in the Suit Room to handle the rush of buyers during our clearance sale on all summer goods. Mark downs on White Lawn Waists Percale Satine and Silk Waists Ladies Wash Wrappers Chalk Tea Gowns and Summer Suits of all kinds.
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Pinkertons
John Wluckie
Donnell
Manhall
Johnstown
Thort Town
Association
Duquesne
W. A. Carney
Day
Westernsylvania
Axline
Ohio
Kansas
James
Biber &Easton
Madras
Cheviots
Oxfords
Biber &. Easton
ST Jy2
Trasa
J. Kerwin Miller & CO
Smithfield Street
Jos. Horne & Go.’s
Penn Ave
He Grush
Brussels
Sac
Lowell
Bigelow
Hartford
Edward
Groetzinger
W. V. Dermitt , CO
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