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Newspaper
Reporter
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1897
Page
7
The July 13 report from Pittsburg details the second week of a major coal miners strike. 18,000 unemployed, empty railcars, and widespread suspensions foretell a pivotal wage dispute. West Virginia operators and railroad politics loom as crucial factors shaping outcomes.
The Pittsburg coal market shows bituminous coal at $1.50 a ton, up from 70 cents a week ago. Operators speculate on profits as strikes press miners to withhold supply, with large holdings and potential tens of thousands in forfeit profits amid a Cleveland-backed effort to push prices higher.
New York reports Thomas Lipton, London grocer and employer of 10 000 workers, calling coal strikes national calamities. He favors arbitration and says government should act to prevent disaster, noting his own experience as a former Glasgow worker and his efforts to keep labor content.
Washington reports the tariff bill conferees met for four hours on Sunday to push toward agreement. House and Senate negotiators settled hundreds of minor amendments and voiced optimism about compromises on major issues though no final terms or date for enactment were decided.
In Ilmer New Jersey a large Methodist church crowd panicked as a violent thunderstorm struck. Bishops McCabe and Foss calmed the congregation by starting a hymn to prevent a dangerous rush for exits. A tree in the parsonage yard was struck and a pastor’s dog was stunned.
Washington July 10 Impressive funeral services were held in the senate chamber for the late Senator Isham G Harris attended by President McKinley members of the cabinet both houses diplomatic corps and public officials. The chamber was richly decorated. The casket will remain in the senate chamber until 9 pm then be moved to the funeral train to the senator's home.
Washington July 13 Tariff conferees face snags on major items with House steadfast to its bill and Senate conferees tenacious. Disputes over sugar wool coal lead straw matting and burlaps and other free list items delay agreement while debates focus on compensatory duties on cotton products and the effect on white pine lumber. House adjourns July 12 due to Senator Harris death.
Pittsburg July 13 a joint arbitration session is planned to settle the miners strike. The boards of arbitration from Ohio and labor commissions from Indiana and Illinois, plus Pennsylvania’s statistical bureau, will convene with representatives from Ohio Indiana and Pennsylvania. Illinois is expected this afternoon.
Ex Governor Roswell P. Flower advocates party government for cities to fix responsibility for misgovernment. He argues that a true partisan system with honest officials strengthens elected leadership and cites Grover Cleveland's 1884 victory aided by multiple ticket candidates. He notes internal structure around Cleveland’s candidacy helped carry New York State.
The medical profession and public favor Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters for its gentle supportive action rather than forcible purging. It is botanically safe and has served forty five years as a household remedy for liver stomach and kidney trouble. A Wyoming paper forecasts 1897 to be the brightest year for cattlemen since 1880.
An assorted ad fragment lists Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy priced at 7 cents, and promotes Hall's Hair Renewer, Dr Kline's Nerve Restorer, and In Salt Lake City statue funding. It also notes a Hudson River steamer searchlight frightening a young girl, and cites a 200,000,000 native Africa population estimate by the British Aborigines Protection Society.
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