15 Jul 1901
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1901
Page
1
Seventy five thousand workers walk off jobs today in a mass labor action. Organizers say the nationwide strike aims to pressure employers and win concessions on wages and benefits. Policymakers urge restraint as businesses report widespread disruption across multiple sectors.
The article notes a sharp drop in stock values for the American Steel Co. the American Steel Hoop Co. and the American Tin Plate Co. with 250000 workers potentially walking out before the strike ends. The Trust Octopus aims to retain power while President Shaffer remains confident.
Labor war looms as the Amalgamated Association strikes the American Steel Co American Steel Hoop Co and American Tin Plate Co affecting about 42000 workers. Leaders hail the move while unions and mills brace for possible wider action amid fears of a national upheaval in the steel industry.
The lumber workers in Seattle and vicinity face a final decision on an ultimatum set for today. Employers plan to run the mills or shut down if the 9 hour pay agreement is not signed by this afternoon, affecting several thousand men. Police report two 15-year-old truants arrested after being found aboard the steamer Sehome.
Seattle and vicinity experiences showers with occasional rainfall. Winds remain light to fresh from the south as the system moves through the region.
George West alias Kid West arrived in Seattle in NWMP custody from Dawson and is jailed to serve a five year burglary sentence in Walla Walla. He testified for the prosecution in the O Brien murder case and had been loaned from Washington to Canada last December. West’s case drew attention over an unauthorized travel and he was briefly moved from Victoria to Dawson before imprisonment.
London dispatch reports Gen Broadwood surprised Reitz east of Lindley at dawn July 11. Ex-President Steyn of the Orange Free State escaped with only shirtsleeves, fleeing without coat or boots. Contemporary adds Gen De Wet believed present and names several officials among the captured.
A panic at the Chicago Board of Trade followed reports of crop damage and drought in key grain regions. Corn jumped from 60 to 62 cents, oats rose from 31 to 82, and wheat climbed from 67% to 4X as buyers flooded the floor. By close, selling pressure from elevators on bad weather rumors pulled prices back, with corn dipping to about 49 and settling near 03-0.
Ortho Thomsen of the Centennial Mill Co will sail from Seattle on the Kaga Maru on July 23 for a four month trip to Hongkong Shanghai Yokohama Nagasaki Moji Kobe and Vladivostok to promote flour trade in the Orient. He previously spent six months there as the trade was in infancy and aims to widen Washington flour exports.
The thirty second annual session of the Grand Lodge of Washington Independent Order of Good Templars opens tomorrow in Tacoma and continues four days. Local committee on entertainment works hard to ensure the event is the most notable in state history with a large attendance anticipated.
Frisco hosts the third national bundefest at Bheli Mound park with about two thousand Germans marching in a city parade. The event runs through July and draws attendees from across the United States in lively turnout. Thomas I Petersen's $2404 sewer bond for King Street and Eleventh Avenue was approved.
Charles Blanco of Wilmington, a grocer's clerk, announces plans to travel to England to claim the throne. He asserts his mother was Victoria’s older sister and has secured proof of his royal claim.
Steamship Dolphin under Captain George Roberts arrived from Lynn Canal with 94 passengers and 4600009 in Klondike gold consigned to the Commercial Bank of Commerce and 190000 to Purser A L McClinton. Passengers include Robert Allison and his wife, the Barrett family, and the vaudeville troupe A and I.
Advices from the steamship Dolphin dated July 11 report a major gold strike in the Big Salmon district, 20 miles from Hootalinqua. C. C. Runner and Rosenberg of Skagway own the first rich claim, with sixteen large nuggets displayed. Bedrock at six feet yields coarse gold as stampede limits and prices soar. Prospects soar. Dawson and White Horse race to the new field. N. A. T. & H. Co and Peters & Cavanaugh buy claims, with initial yields claimed at $1000 daily using hydraulicking. The owners say the district is a poor man’s Klondike, likely to reach $40,000 in the Dawson area.
Police report two morning arrests in a small town. Joe Ulrich and Gus Weestpher were taken into custody by Officer Huff for fighting. W. G. Weir, a well dressed young man, was arrested by Officer La Count on suspicion of watch theft.
Trains to the Oklahoma country carry thousands of homeseekers as Texans hurry in by the hundreds to secure homes. Mayor Townley of Vancouver invites Mayor Humes and Seattle city council to attend a street fair and carnival in Vancouver on August 6, described as an "Canada's rat."
The note says work at army and navy stations is being pushed night and day. It emphasizes relentless effort and ongoing activity across military facilities. No specific dates or places are given in the fragment.
Steamer Cyrene had a propeller break and shaft fracture last Saturday evening while docking at Leachiark. Steamer IL T Haas will operate in place of Cyrene until repairs are completed.
The Philadelphia report notes the will of Lewis Hiking filed. It also mentions India’s giant bees and a local eviction case where Molly Wadlington and Clarence Rucker, two colored residents, were ordered to leave within 24 hours but missed the train and now face a 30 day sentence.
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