Progressive Democratic Party formed in Columbus
In Columbus Ohio the Progressive Democratic Party organized with less than a dozen attendees. George A. Groot chaired the temporary and permanent committees. Dr. Rudolph Reemling was nominated for governor and a full slate including Henry C. Cordery Rial M. Smith J. C. Shepard S L Clark and R B Connell was chosen. The platform supports Bryanism public ownership of utilities and money issued by the government.
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Columbus
Cleveland
Bryan
George A. Groot
Great Southern
Bernard Hubert
Kansas City
McKinley
Republican Party
Rudolph Reemling
Henry C. Cordery
Rial M. Smith
J. C. Shepard
Tragedy at McGregor ends in shooting death
In McGregor Minnesota on August 2 a fatal shooting occurred after tensions over a proposed marriage. Tony Jordan was killed by Deputy Sheriff Hudson during an attempt to arrest him. Clasen was wounded and rushed to hospital in Aitkin.
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Aitkin, Minn
Mc Gregor
Here
Northern Pacific
Tony Jordan
Miss Clasen
Mr. Clasen
Jordan
MceGregor
Clasen
Avery
McGregor
Jordon
Hudson
Seattle Faces Impending General Union Strike
Rumor circulates in labor circles of a citywide general strike in Seattle planned as severely disruptive to business as the San Francisco strike. Organizers say Metal Trades association bars former workers from returning on fair terms, condemning the move as an attack on union gains.
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Seattle
San Francisco
Metal Trades Association
Man Killed by Stillwater Electric Car in St Paul
Constant M. Baly, 65, was run over by an electric streetcar at Fifth and Wabasha Streets in St Paul near Stillwater lines and died instantly. Bystanders heard his cries as the fender passed under him attracting a crowd.
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St. Paul
Constant M. Baly
Fifth and
Wabasha
Robbers Strike Baltimore and Ohio Train Near Chicago
Five masked men derail two mail cars near Edgemore and Grand Calumet Heights 31 miles from Chicago. They blow open a mail car misidentifying it as the express car, miss an expected $50,000 haul, and flee into scrub oaks after shots are fired. engineer and fireman unhurt, posse launches pursuit within an hour.
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Chicago
Baltimore and Ohio
Edgemore
Grand Calumet Heights
Ind
Calumet Heights
J. W. Collins
Collins
James Whipple
Whiting
Murder in Tennessee: Taliaferro couple slain in home near Memphis
Mr and Mrs R T Taliaferro were murdered in their Memphis area home with brutal injuries. A son returning from church discovered the bodies. several alleged suspects, all Black, were arrested and jailed as investigations continued with expected new details.
Lumber shipments from lake ports reach high point
Duluth reports a July record with over 51 million feet shipped. Superior adds 9 million and Two Harbors 5 million feet. Docks are full and mills keep adding, with most lumber already sold and chartering running free as ore and lumber dominate the fleet.
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High Point
Duluth
Superior
Unsettled Steel Strike Amid Rumors At Amalgamated Board
Pittsburg August reports a second day of Amalgamated Association talks with three key members absent fueling rumors of modified peace proposals. Officials from Morgan and Hanna shown optimistic, while veterans urge a finish, and workers press for concessions as talks adjourn without a settlement.
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Pittsburg
Amalgamated Association Executive Board
Williams
New York
Messrs
Morgan
Schwab
Tighe
Amalgamated Association
Strike Looms in Steel Industry As Amalgamated Rebuffs Terms
Pittsburgh Aug. 3 The Amalgamated Association refuses to reopen wage talks after a flat telegram from J Pierpont Morgan backing the terms set by Schwab and Gary. The union vows a bitter end, planning a nationwide stoppage of wheels and extended strike if the combine holds firm.
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Association
Amalgamated Association
Morgan
Steel Combine
Combine
Hard Battle Seen as San Francisco Strike Holds
San Francisco Aug 2 There were few changes in the labor situation and no major disturbances yet. Employers say a hard battle lies ahead and plan to recruit non union workers from other states to operate ships. Coal shortages threaten both industry and households, with only one large bunker operating and two weeks of usable fuel promised at most.
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San Francisco
United States
Sailors’ Union
General Strike Looms at Steel Plants in McKeesport
Aug 3 Pittsburg dispatch reports McKeesport strikers vote to strike if United States Steel does not accept Amalgamated terms this week. AFL plans mass meeting at likely venue to pressure nationwide walkout. J W Smith jailed, later released for leaving town. A Demmler official heads to Virginia to hire 400 replacement workers, aiming to keep plants running.
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Pittsburg
McKeesport
United States Steel Corporation
Amalgamated
American Federation of Labor
Trust
Vandergrift
Federation of Labor
National Tube Se Company
Kennywood
Calhoun Parks
J. W. Smith
Black
Demmler Tin Plate Mills
Virginia
Tacoma Machinists Telegram to President McKinley Over Navy Contracts
The Tacoma Machinists union sent a telegram to President McKinley about Moran Brothers securing a government contract for Seattle ironworkers while Bremerton government workers face layoffs. A Metal Trades association member alleged influence with the administration changed plans. In San Francisco, talks among labor leaders and employers show a potential peace deal with settlement possible within 24 hours.
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Tacoma
Tacoma Machinists’ Union
McKinley
Moran Brothers
Seattle
Bremerton
Metal Trades Association
Seward
Morans
Bremerton Naval Station
San Francisco
Municipal League
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Ohio Democrats
Lumbus
Mr. Groot
The
Great Southern Hotel
Progressive Democratic Party
M’gregor
Express
American Steel Hoop Company
Steel Trust
City Front Federation
M’kinley
Tacoma Machinists
Andals
Price
Cash Shoe Store
Sporting Goods
U.G Fowler & CO
D. W. Smith
Cross
de Laval
Collier’s
Foremost Illustrated Journal
Hall Caine
Collier’s Weekly
West Thirteenth Street
New York City
Beadle County
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