Labor unrest and strikes across states in early 20th century
Reports detail wage disputes and strikes from Michigan to Pennsylvania and New York, with workers in mills, laundry, mining, and manufacturing pressing higher pay and shorter hours. Notable items include a 19,000 spine mill in Virginia set to close, 15,000 laundry workers in Paris still out, and NYC iron workers seeking better pay. Also notes kidnapping case located in Tennessee and the death of William Endicott in Boston.
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Jeremy City
Hall Thijoh
Oliens
Totrot
Mich
Promaua
Detroit
Mwb
Wondshie Cotton Mills
Gainesvills
Parkera
Mokenter County
Vannot
Mercer
Penn
Hye
Loni
Pictabure
Poun
Tartarius
Levy
N.Y
American Federation of Labor
Boonlise
Fem
Russell County Company
Stow
Wobuca
Maas
South
Tursey
Paris
Frauen
Hive
Ace
Cincinnati
Attuck
Aldean
New London
Conn
National Granite Cutters
Vulom
Groton
Otis Returns Home with Meade Pursuit of Manila
The US transport Meade sailed from Manila for the United States on Saturday carrying Major General Otis and two aides. The article notes the rapid growth in production and efficiency, contrasting past feats of ten men with present output by three men, while mentioning bats and a dramatic increase in work rate.
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Otis
United States
Meade
Manila
Keily Named by Pope in Georgia Episcopacy
Formal notice arrived in Washington Saturday that Very Rev. Benjamin Keily D. D. is named Bishop of Savannah Georgia. Archbishop Martinelli forwarded the brief to Savannah where Keily, administrator since Bishop Becker died July 28, 1881, will assume the diocese. Keily is a Petersburg native with strong support from Georgia clergy.
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Leo Nitt
Washington
Benjamin Keily
Hishop
Savannah
Martinelli
Becker
Keily
Convention Called to Organize Hawaii Republican Party
A Honolulu conven tion date May 15 is set to organize the Hawaii Territory Republican Party. Delegates will be elected locally to attend the territorial convention and to choose delegates for the Philadelphia Republican Convention. Democrats have not yet moved to organize in the islands.
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Honolulu
San Francisco
Republican Party
Territory of
Hawaii
Philadelphia
Canal Treaty Extension Backs McKinley Term
Secretary Hay and Lord Pauncefote signed a Saturday extension of the Hay Pauncefote canal treaty ratification period to August next delaying exchange until the end of McKinley’s term. In New Orleans, residents burned out by an Edison Electric Co. fire won a $125,000 out of court settlement.
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Hay
Lord Pauncefote
McKinley
Edison Electric Company
St. Charles Avenue
Calhoun Streets
New Orleans
Edison Company
West Point Youth Shot During Accident at Home
At West Point Mississippi a 6 year old son of Joe Perkins was accidentally shot in the right side through the body and lung by a black boy while cleaning a pistol. Doctors fear the child will likely die. The incident occurred during a firearm handling mishap between boys.
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David Baber
William Baber
Trinity
Nashville
Tenn
West Point
Miss
Joe Perkins
Corbete and Jeffries Set for Coney Island Fight
The heavy weight title bout between Jim Jeffries and James J. Corl is scheduled at Seaside Sporting Club in Coney Island next Friday night. Jeffries will weigh at least 212 pounds and Corbets around 190 pounds.
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Jim Jeffries
James J. Corl
Seaside Sporting Club
Coney Island
Jeffries
Corbets
Alabama Republican Executive Committee Nominates State Ticket
The Alabama State Republican Executive Committee met in Birmingham and nominated a state ticket for August. Governor Charles I. Lane of Madison. Secretary of State James J. Curtis of Cullman. Attorney General James Jackson of Colbert. Treasurer B. M. Long of Wayne. Auditor Dr. J. C. Swan of Randolph. Superintendent of Education James J. Abercrombie of Lawrence. Commissioner of Agriculture Vickena W. Phillips of Marion. Presidential electors at large I. Pollock of Montgomery and W. W. Millican of Henry.
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Bingham
Alian H. Bingham
Internal Revenue
Alabama
Birmingham
Charles I’. Lane
Madison
James J. Curtis
Cullman
James Jackson
Colbert
J. C. Swan
Tundolph
James J. Abercrombie
Lawrence
Vickena W. Phillips
Marion
I. Pollock
Montgomery
W. W. Millican
Henry
Official Report on Scofield Mine Disaster in Utah
Seuli-L Diasatore W.G. Sharp, superintendent of Pleasant Valley Coal, reports to the manager on the Scofield Utah mine disaster. Total killed 1, bodies recovered to date 195, injured 7. Of those in the mine 10% escaped alive and uninjured. There are 105 widows and 270 orphans.
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W.G. Sharp
Pleasant Valley Goal Company
Scofield
Utah
Drowning of Women in St Johns River at Jacksonville
A party of eight crossed the St Johns River in a leaky boat at Jacksonville Florida when the craft careened and dumped all aboard. Six were saved. In Sioux Falls South Dakota the national opulist committee named P M Kingdell of Mingesots as temporary chairman after a brief session. Deputy Collector John F Lunter Deputy Marshal C B Harris and others raided Huntaville from Jackson county and destroyed a 250 gallon copper still with 60 foot worm cap twelve beer glands a big vat and 1700 gallons of beer. No men were captured.
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M. R. Tutt
Mra. & Flowerday
St. John's River
Jacksonville
Fla
Mooneniiers
John F. Lunter
C. B. Harris
Huntaville
Jackson County
Hester's Creek
Henry Mayhew
Death of a jealous lover and sudden death of judge
At Yslete the jealous lover attempted murder wounding two men. Miss Jogan died from the shock. Amiel J. Willard, chief justice of South Carolina during Reconstruction, died suddenly of apoplexy.
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B. Aldorate
Yslete
Amiel J. Willard
Supreme Court of South Carolina
New Cotton Mills To Buy Machinery For Anniston Mills
An order has been placed with a Pawtucket manufacturer for the machinery of the $100,000 Anniston yarn mill. It is the third of three new cotton mills in Anniston to place equipment orders, while work on Opelika’s similar mill will start soon after final preliminaries.
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Wilitayo
Pawtucket, R.I
Anniston
Opelika
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Art
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Young Building
First Ave
Third St
Academy of Design
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Chicago
Knoxville
Tennessee
Jesse French
Lous
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Faas
Grant
Labor World
Ashville
Talladega
Alabama and Georgia Long Distance Company
Aline Y
Coal City
Eden
William Endicott
Boston
William Croninshield Endicott
Cleveland
Birmingham Paint & Glass
Third Avenue
Ala
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J.V. Brown & CO
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Pope
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Corbete
TEU Mlican Sever
B. M. Long
Wain
Seuli-L Diasatore
Hamuar
Pratt City Furniture Co
W. H. Barnard
Odd Fellow's Hall
Fourth Street
Ezell Station
D* Tabler
Buckeye
James F. Ballard
North Main Street
ST. Louis
R. F. Lovelady
Pratt City
Samuel Scott
Second Avenue
J. T. Culpepper
Third and
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C. W. Cody
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