Forces Strike Down Proposition In Wage Conference
Pittsburg June 29 A joint conference of the Amalgamated Association of Iron Steel and Tin Workers and the American Sheet Steel company and the American Steel and Hoop company failed to agree on the next year’s wage scale and adjourned. Amalgamated officials demanded signing for all union mills. manufacturers countered by refusing to sign for all and excluding two plants. President Shaffer issued a strike order affecting all union sheet mills and about 20 000 skilled workers. A settlement was still hoped for next week despite the strike action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Amalgamation Association of Iron, Steel and ‘Tin Workers
American Sheet Steel Company
American Steel and Hoop Company
Amalgamated Association
Shaffer
American Flint Glass Workers’ Union
Military court again acquits Pitt in Manila
The volunteer-officer military court reconfirmed Harold M Pitt manager of Evans & Co. government contractors was not convicted on charges of improperly purchasing government stores. Provost Marshal Davis ordered a reconsideration but Pitt's ignorance of law and Captain Barrows uncertain testimony were cited. General Davis called the verdict a travesty on justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PITT
Manila
Harold M Pitt
Evans & Co
Marshel Davis
Barrows
Gen. Davis
Break in Hot Wave Briefly Eases Heat Across Midwest
Chicago reports a thunderstorm early today broke the hot wave that had lasted nearly a week, with many deaths and cases of prostration. Temperature fell to 71 by 9 am in the western lake region and upper Mississippi valley, but the heat is expected to resume as no cool wave has formed. Eastern and southern states still endure intense heat though relief may come tonight.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Lake Region
Mississippi Valley
Weather Bureau
Bank to reorganize after no arrests likely
United States Commissioner Shields ruled the evidence against Seventh National Bank officers did not justify warrants. A meeting of prominent stockholders last night approved reorganization and continuation of business. Stockholders will be assessed 100 percent of holdings.
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New York
United States
Shields
Seventh National Bank
Ibading
Seventh National
Boers Attack Two Block Houses on Delegoa Line
London June 29 telegraph dispatches report the Boers attacked two block houses on the Delegoa line near Brogepruit on the 26th. An armored train arrived and fired on the Boers, killing four and injuring about 20 who were carried away. Field Cornet Depriez surrendered at Pietersburg with 44 men.
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South Africa
London
Kitcheser
Delegoa
Brogepruit
Field Corner Depriez
Pietersburg
Berlin Banker Dies by Own Hand in Leipzig
Berlin banker Eduard Krop man died by suicide in Leipzig on June 29. A separate report from Cass, Indiana, dated June 20, notes the recovery of another body under wreckage from a Wabash railroad catastrophe, identified as Pasceno Mentone, daughter of Veusaene, reported among those missing.
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Leipzig
Eduard Kropman
Penn
Ind
Cass
Wabash
Pasceno Mentone
Veusaene
Undeniably Prosperous Trade Outlook Despite Bank Closures
New York report from R G Dun & Co notes that a bank failure in a small New York institution does not reflect overall economic health. The country is undeniably prosperous with harvest prospects, and European deficiencies raise demand. Labor disturbances persist but most are settled, iron and coal sectors show improvement versus 1900. Weekly failures: 23 in U S and 21 in Canada.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Dee Weekly Review of Trade
Wall Street
United States
Canada
What Johnson Believes How to Cure Monopoly Addressed at Conference
Mayor Tom L Johnson of Cleveland said monopoly is the greatest threat to the country. The session featured Pomeroy opening remarks on using the press, with Scripps Abbott Sibley Patterson and others weighing how to use media and literature to counter monopolistic power.
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Scripps
Detroit
Tom L. Johnson
Cleveland
Tom L. Jomnson
Jolson
Pholharmonie Ball
Eltweed Pomeroy
New York
James H. Scripps
Letroit
Infuriated Mob Captures Segre That Fights a Man
In Panther W Va a mob cornered Peter Price a black man accused of insulting a lady. Price killed two men with knives during a defense then escaped and was captured by officers. George Hooks F M and Charles Davis injured in the melee. Price sent to Welch jail to avoid mob vengeance.
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Price
Merran
Jan
Davis
Welch
Two Midgets Wed in Michigan Heights Romance
Benton Harbor Michigan June 29 two midgets Curt Kt Fonger four feet six inches tall and Dorothea McGavin four feet five inches married here. This is the smallest couple ever married in Michigan with the groom 40 and the bride 25. The bride’s family lines and career in Chicago are noted as she left a top position to start a home in Benton Harbor.
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Benton Harbor
Mich
Curt Kt. Fonger
Dorothea McGavin
Chetago
Michigan
Metarvin
Fifty-Fifth Street
Chicago
Sears, Hoeluck &Co
Storm of mud and wreckage hits Twin Cities area
A severe storm roared through Minneapolis and St Paul with lightning, heavy rain, and a tornado like mood. One fatality reported as Holly Bennett died from a live wire while Dell Eck and Mrs Morey were injured. The storm toppled a grain silo, damaged the Pawnee Bill Wild West setup, shattered windows, and left several people hurt though not seriously. West Superior and Montevideo reports note further flood and crop damage.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Holly Bennett
Dell Eck
West Superior
Wis
St. Paul
Mino
Illinois Printing Grafts Convention Ends in Profit
The ninth annual Allied Printing Crafts Union of Illinois adjourned after a highly profitable session. Thomas P. Sheehan of Elgin was re-elected vice president by acclamation. Officers named include E. J. Raymond Aurora secretary-treasurer John A. Onyan Peoria. Delegates to the Illinois State Federation of Labor selected C. C. Rupp Chicago Walter S. Bush Peoria E J Raymond Aurora B S Chambers Chicago George Robinson Elgin. The next meeting in Aurora will mark the tenth anniversary with two days of business and a statewide picnic.
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Illinois
Elgin
Allied Printing Crafts Union of
Illnois
Aurora
Thomas P. Sheehan
E. J. Raymond
John A. Onyan
Peoria
Illinois State Federation
Labor
C. C. Rupp
Chicago
Walter 8. Bush
B. S. Chambers
George Robinson
Peacemakers and Kaiser Lead World News Berlin Kiel Race
Berlin reports a rare display of the French tricolor among the crowd as the Paris to Berlin auto race nears finish. Fournier leads, with police preparing for crowds and accidents. In Kiel the Kaiser's yacht Iduna wins a 33-yacht field as Emperor William steers through rough seas, with high dignitaries aboard.
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Berlin
Paris
Guards’ Corps
M. Fournier
Berio
Dusseldorf
Count de Perigord
Aix-la-Chappelle
Kaiser
Kiel
England
Emperor Willians
Travemunde
Emperor
Prince Rupprecht
Bavaria
Grand Duke
Saxe-Weimar
Count von Buelow
Empress
Hohenzollern
Last Words Were Lies At Hanging Of Two Murderers
Birmingham June 29 Frank Miller hanged at 10 55 am after asserting his innocence and that of Duncan. Miller spoke with State Solicitor Heflin and prayed with Father O Reilly as the drop fell. Duncan, sentenced to life, was involved in the March 1900 killings of Policemen Adams and Kirkley during a safe robbery.
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Birmingham
Ala
Frank Miller
Miller
Heflin
Duncan
Father O'Reilly
J W. Adams
Standard 611 Company
Siv
Pol W. Kirkley
J. W. Adams
Frank Duncan
Kirkler
Adams
Bin
Can
Kirkley
Imeany
Dancan
Supreme Court
Requess
Jelks
Miscreants at Muncie Blot on the Face of the Earth
June 29 report from Muncie Indiana details a gang terrorizing the city as two young women were assaulted and another girl attacked in the woods. Eight suspects held on $2000 bail each await September term. prosecutor aims to uncover more victims and decoys.
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Muncie
Ind
Paters N. J
Aletha Packetta
Georgia Davis
Kirby Hill
Bogey
Arthur Favors
Dearth
Whit
Mental Aberration Miss Fifield Returns Home
Miss Helen Fifield, 19, daughter of Alderman F. E. Fifield, vanished a week earlier causing citywide agitation. She was found in a Buffalo boarding house by a family friend who traced a pursuit by a Chicago detective crew. She recalls nothing of Chicago or Buffalo. detectives confirm she is the same person as Mrs. Taylor found at the Home hotel.
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Fifield
Janesville
Wis
Helen Fifield
F. E. Fifield
Buffalo
Chicago
WANTS MONEY FOR MURDER Civil Action to Recover Five Thousand
Wilson as administrator of Mrs. Mary E. Chism estate sues Merritt Chism in McLean County Circuit Court for five thousand six hundred damages for the murder of Mrs. Chism on the ith of May. Chism, a farmer near Carlock, killed his wife, cut her throat and beat her brains with a bat, while in the presence of children. He is jailed without bail awaiting trial likely in September. The suit is in the interest of Harve Freeland, her son by a former husband. Various news notes follow on international and local items including a hanging in Marion Ark and other brief items.
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Blooming
Tis
Wilson
Mary E. Chis
McLean County Ciry Court
Merritt Chism
Chismi
Merrit Chism
Chism
Carlock
McLean County
Harve Freeland
Austria
Mexico
Maximilian
Kentucky
John Bateman
Marion
Ark
Edward Weinschrader
Williamsburg
N. Y
Chicago
Manchuria
Ferrara
Duke of Manchester
Saengerbund
Buffalo
Arthur Pue Gorman
Maryland
Joseph Ladue
Dawson City
Klondike
Schuyler Falls
N.Y
Jesse Vauscoy
John
Amesda
Rome
St. Joseph
Mich
Joe
Kenosha
Misa
L. Torrey
Edward A. Dediemar
Waukegan
Americans Fall in Hurdles at Field Meet drawing for Boat Races
At London Athletic Club Duffey of Georgetown won the final 100 yard handicap in 10 seconds. Kraenzlein and Baxter fell in preliminaries in the hurdles while leading. Carey won the final. Cox led in weight putting with 43 feet 1 inch. Kraenzlein won the long jump with 23 feet 3 inches. In Henley drawing, Pennsylvankia drew the Buck's side for advantage. Fournier arrives in Berlin to lead auto racers with Girardot and Brssnier following.
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London
London Athletic Club
A. F. Duffey
Georgetown University
Washington
Kraenzlein
Chicago
A.C. Baxter
University of Pennsylvania
Carey
Cox
Pennsylvania
Kraezlein
Henley
University
London Rowing Club
Thames
Leander
Amercans
New Trials Granted In Two Damage Suits
Judge Gest granted a new trial in the Bigalki case where a $100 verdict followed a death caused by a wagon from Mo line Channel Ice company. A new trial was also allowed in Mary Cass vs. Tri City Railway for $2,000 damages. The Banker case verdict of $3,500 had judgment entered after the motion for new trial was overruled. Two divorces were granted and an injunction petition against Peoria Railway was heard by Judge Gest.
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Gest
Bigalki
Moline Channel Ice Company
W. R. Moore
Mary Cass
Tri-City Railway Company
Jackson & Hurst
Sweet
Banker
Daebellsehn
Metceskaupskey
Wilhelmina Hanshaw
Henry Hanshaw
Frank Carver
Gertrude E. Carver
Peoria Railway Company
Coal Valley
Cemetean
Searle & Mc Anana
Jackson Hurst
Regulations for Barbers Adopted by State Commission
The Michigan State Barbers' Commission in Lansing on June 29 elected officers and issued shop rules. President James H. Hooper Ishpeming, vice president Henry S. Busby Hastings, secretary S. M. Fillmore Lansing. Rules require sterilization of mugs brushes razors, a separate clean towel per customer, powdered alum only, no powder puff use on sponges, hot and cold water in shops, no dormitory use, and barber hand hygiene after each customer.
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State Barbers’ Commission
Michi Lansing
Mich
James H. Hooper
Ishpeming
Henry S. Busby
Hastings
S. M. Fillmore
Lansing
Government of Shops
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Amalgamated Association of Workers
Johnson
Benton Harbor, Mich
G. Day
Day
Unesline
Light
Newcastle
Andrew Carnexie
Carnesie
City
Twin Cities
Badger
Richmond
Pioneer Press
Times
Montevideo
G. Jung
Here
Jung
Birdsland
Olivia
LaCrosse
Boycott
Norwegian Luthergan Hospital
American National Live Stock Association
John W. Springer
Studebaker
Samuel Gompers
Founders
AU Right
Longansport
J. N. Neff
Net
Germany
Franz Josef von Larisch Moenich
Marie Satterfield
John Satterfield
Justice Haight
Court of Appeals
Cameron J. Davies
Very T
Alonzo Williams
Colorel
William
Muder
Pratt Mines
Bob Caul- Ishan
Columbus
Edwin Ruthven
Penitentiary
Mia
W. M. Langford
Policeman Shipp
Charles Jacobs
Ruthven
Jacobs
Shipp
Rall
Hill
Inne
Chicago, Milwauker and St. Paul
Gurove Station
Allen
Watertown
P. J. Sargent
Ferry
Ill
Samuel YT. Perry
Flora L. Radcliffe
Perry
Crane
Racine
George Crane
Judge Fish
Mra Crane
Frank K. Ball
Fish
Jowe Masem Beach
Cedar Rapids
T. S. Parvin
Iowa Masonic Grand Lodge
Duffey
Georgetown
London Grounds
Fournier
Ournier Is
Girardot
Brssnier
Dekuyf
Fowler
Wedneslar
Rncan
George Matthews
Wake Evans
Henry Stevenson
Pine Township
Benton County
Des Moines
National Starch Works
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