State troops guard Pittsburg mills as riots spread
The Westinghouse strike saw 800 strikers secretly appoint a mediator while governor Brumbaugh dispatched National Guard units to East Pittsburg Braddock and nearby valleys. Prisoners were arrested after rioting with several wounded, and plants resumed or planned to reopen as troops encamp nearby.
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Pittsburgh
Westinghouse
Patrick Gilday
Pennsylvania Bureau of Mediation and Arbitration
Clifton Reeves
Federal Department of Labor
East Pittsburgh
Pittsburg
East Pittsburg
Turtle Creek
Monongahela
George C. Jack
Harrisburg
National Guard
Brumbaugh
Brumbaugh To the Disturbed District. Troop Hight
Charles H. McGovern
Braddock
Sheridan
Tyrone
18Th Infantry
10Th Infantry
Greensburg
U. S. Steel Corporation
Monongahela Valley
McKee’ Rocks
Pressed Steel Car Company
Caeeters
Sinking of neutral ship Vini Freda reported by Lloyd's dispatch
London May 3 Lloyds dispatch from Corunna reports the neutral steamship Vini Freda sunk by a submarine with one crew member lost. Paris May 3 German attack in the Argonne near Harazee repulsed with heavy losses to attackers amid Verdun artillery activity. Geneva telegram notes fatalities and injuries from food riots at Leipsic.
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Associated Press
Herald-Star
London
Lloyd’s
Corunna
Spain
Paris
Argonne
Harrazee
War Office
Verdun
Harazee
Flyer de
Dead Man Hill
Douaumont
Sebastopol
Vigneulles
Geneva
The
Central
Leipsic
Spyriorg
Berlin
West Virginia Republicans Elect Delegates to Chicago
Five districts held conventions to name two delegates and two alternates each for the Republican national convention in Chicago starting June 7. Delegates were described as open minded, with no endorsements, and likely to back the Burton or other leading candidates as events unfold in Chicago. Delegates named include Stallings, Heskitt, Curtin, Bradley, Caldwell, White, Thomas, Scott, Avis, and others. First District convenes in Wheeling tomorrow.
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West Virgina
Chicago
Wheeling Intelligencer
Theodore E. Burton
Ohio
Charles W. Phellis
Huntington
DuPont
West Virginia
T. Coleman
Burton
A. R. Stallings
Tucker
Mineral
H. B
Traction workers get wage increase on local lines
Employees of Steubenville Traction Co and Steubenville Wellsburg and Weirton Traction Co win a two cent an hour raise effective May 1. About 100 workers in Local 285 receive new pay scales with rates from 26 to 32 cents depending on tenure, covering Pleasant Heights La Belle View Fourth Street and Wellsburg Weirton routes.
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Brotherhood of
Street Railway
Pleasant Heights
la Belle View
Fourth Street
Wellsburg
Weirton
Labor unrest on May day in Berlin and Germany
London reports from a Amsterdam correspondent that May day brought serious trouble in Berlin and other German cities. Large crowds mainly labor women demanded peace, were dispersed by police, and many arrests followed. Two women were wounded at Chemnitz Saxony.
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Berlin
Germany
Amsterdam
Exchange Telegraph Co
Chemnitz
Saxony
Mad Chinaman Rampage in Shanghai Kills Several
A policeman named Chapei went on a shooting spree along the north Fre-Chuan road extension in Shanghai last night. He killed a young Chinese woman a Chinese postman a Portuguese clerk and a Japanese merchant and wounded fourteen others including four women before being stopped.
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Associated Press
Herald-Star
Shanghai
Chapei
North
Fre-Chuan Road
Maxwell Thanks Troops for Suppressing Dublin Rebellion
General Maxwell issues an order of the day praising loyal troops for ending the Dublin uprising. He notes rebels have surrendered and thanks the Negro troops who headed to Aguas Calientes. The Associated Press report from Dublin via London dated May 3 records the mass surrender and appreciation for the armed force efforts.
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Associated Press
Herald-Star
Dublin
London
Sir John Maxwell
Germany Replies to American Note on Submarine Commanders
Berlin reports the German reply draft to the American note is finished with minor changes possible after Berlin and general headquarters discussions. The note will state Germanys exact position and specify submarine commander instructions along with data Washington can evaluate. Delivery date is not fixed.
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Associated Press
Herald-Star
Berlin
General Headquarters
Germany
Washington
Germa
Methodist conference criticizes Wilson wine policy
In Saratoga Springs on May 3, Rev. James W. Anderson of Oregon Missouri submitted a resolution to the Methodist general conference criticizing President Wilson for serving wine at White House banquets. The measure, presented as an individual act, was coldly received by about 800 delegates and referred to the temperance committee, with the Missouri delegation backing the action.
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Associated Press
Herald-Star
Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Wilson
White House
Methodist General Conference
James W. Anderson
Oregon
Missouri
Committee On Temperance
Anderson
Weather: Partly cloudy tonight and warmer south
Ohio outlook shows partly cloudy conditions tonight with cooler air in the southern portion. Thursday is expected to be fair and warmer across the state.
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Ohio
Pittsburg Street Railways Proposes Fare Increase Today
Pittsburg May 3 A full page advertisement to the people of Pittsburg from Pittsburgburg Street Railways Co states that the payroll of 2 500 000 has risen by 500 000 and cannot be met from earnings. The company proposes to raise street car fares and warns the council of immediate steps to implement the increase following the settlement of the street car strike yesterday.
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Associated Press
Herald-Star
Pittsburg
Pittsburgburg Street Railways Co
Protest Filed Over Saturday Night Train Between Steubenville and New Cumberland
The New Cumberland Chamber of Commerce lodged a protest with the Steubenville Ways and Means Committee accusing the Saturday night Steubenville to New Cumberland train of serving as a booze special for New Cumberland. The resolution claimed the service primarily benefits New Cumberland saloonkeepers and urged its annulment. Frank Murphy argued misrepresentation by Pennsylvania Railroad agents and stressed the train aids local merchants, not vice versa, noting New Cumberland shoppers have long used Steubenville and East Liverpool for purchases.
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Steubenville
New Cumberland
W. Va
West Virginia
Ways and Means
Murphy
Dublin uprising toll and Galway bread shortage report
The Dublin fire chief places total damage at about one million pounds to buildings and 750000 pounds to stock after the uprising. One hundred seventy nine buildings were destroyed or damaged. In County Galway the insurrection is quelled but bread is scarce with no yeast available in the district.
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Associated Press
Herald-Star
Dublin
County Galway
Steubenville Hospital drive plans advance fast
Campaign members push toward opening Ohio Valley Hospital with aims to finish debt free and host a grand public reception. Nurses urge ongoing fund raising for a motor ambulance while city projects may extend hospital grounds with three new streets. Industrial teams in Follansbee Weirton and Mingo keep pledges flowing as committees press to retire bonds and launch debut of the institution.
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Steubenville
Ohio Valley Hospital
G. E. Wisener
Ohio Valley Hospital Association
Neighborim
O Valley Hospital
Leorne
Pleasant Heights
Follawsbee
Follansbee Team
L. A. Diller
C. P. Burke
Follansbee
Weirton & Wellsburg Railway Company
Wellsburo Heat Ang Power Company
Diller
Mingo
Weirton
LaBelle Titsdustrial
Joe Andrews
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Pittsburg Mills
State Guard
Sebring
Beaver Valley
A. J. Logan
Beaver Falls
Dawes and Myler Co
Standard Gauge & Steel Co
Union Drawn Steel Co
Keystone Miller Co
Standard Steel & Supply Co
George A. Baldwin
Alliance
U.S. Potters Association
National Brotherhood of Operative Poters
New York
New York Central
Nickel Plate
A. T. Hardin
Public Service Corporation
Garment Workers
Manufac
Veni Freda
Argonne Re
Vention
Steubenville Traction Co
Steubenville, Wellsburg and Weirton Traction Co
Gen. Maxwell
Aguas Calintes
Casas Grandes
Resolu
Tion
M. E
Pittsburg Street Railways
NEW Cumberland Cham
General Fund
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