Forces Stir as Steel Strike Theme Sets Tone
As tensions rise, unions claim general support for the broad strike while steel officials say the tie up will not be universal. President Shaffer meets with AFL leaders, with outside arbitration floated. A nonunion worker is shot at Natrona near Pittsburg, the first violent act tied to the dispute.
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Pittsburg
United States Steel Corporation
Amalgamated Association
American Federation of Labor
Shaffer
Amalgamated
Steel Corporation
Gibson
Ireland
Hanna
Scott
Gompers
Natrona
Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Company
Knights of Labor Move Against Attorney General Over Sherman Act
District Assembly No. 66 authorizes its legislative committee to file quo warranto proceedings against the U S attorney general to show cause why he has not enforced the Sherman anti trust act. The target is United States Steel Corp alleged to violate the act. Labor leaders expect the action to quicken a local strike’s resolution.
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Washington
The
Knights of Labor
United States
United States Steel Corporation
Seigel Files Record Claim With Spanish Treaty Commission
Francis Seigel, an American resident in Cuba, filed the second largest claim with the Spanish treaty claims commission. He seeks 872427 dollars alleging his 1896 plantation was worth 1,000,000 but Spanish troops' depredations left him in abject need.
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Francis Seigel
Spanish Treaty Commission
Washington
Spanish Treaty Claims Commission
Cuba
Siegel
Dewees Wood plant dismantling prompts union pledge
Pittsburgh August 12. United States Steel orders Dewees Wood plant at McKeesport dismantled and moved to Kisminetas valley. Gompers pledges AFL support to Amalgamated, signaling broad labor action while citizens and city officials oppose the plant’s reopening amid the strike. The mill covers 12 to 14 acres, once employed about 1200 men, valued at $5 million.
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Pittsburg
United States Steel Corporation
Amalgamated Association
Gompers
Federation of Labor
Dewees Wood
Persifer’ F. Smith
American Sheet Steel Company
Steel Corporation
Smith
Shaffer
McKeesport
National Tube Company
Carnegie
Conneaut
Pennsylvania
Steel Hoop Company Seeks Move Mills to Pittsburg
An official of the American Steel Hoop Company says plans are under consideration to move the upper and lower mills from Youngstown to near Pittsburg to avoid labor trouble. The company is ready to sign the agreed scale from the conference with the Amalgamated Association and resume operations at once, otherwise mills will be moved.
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Youngstown, O
American Steel Hoop Company
Pittsburg
Amalgamated Association
Havana session advances on electoral bill
The constitutional contention at the Havana session moved forward rapidly with 61 of 108 articles of the electoral bill approved.
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Havana
Wisconsin ordered to San Francisco for possible Panama move
An order directs the battleship Wisconsin, then at Anacortes, to proceed to San Francisco and await orders to sail to Panama if the state department requests a Pacific side presence. The action follows a letter from J Edward Simmons urging protection of American interests amid growing insurgent activity on the isthmus.
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Washington
George A. Reiter
Wisconsin
Anacortes
Puget Sound Naval Station
San Francisco
Panama
State Department
Pacific
Hackett
J. Edward Simmons
New York
Panama Railway Company
Atlantic
Mr. Adee
Mr. Simmons
Machias
Colon
Navy Department
Adee
Hawaii Seeks Duty on Imported Coffee to Aid Growers
A Hawaiian legislative resolution asks Congress to impose duties on all coffees imported from other nations to protect Hawaii and U S coffee industries. It cites Hawaii’s low prices, post annexation tariff changes, and large U S capital invested amid competition from Brazil Mexico Central America and other free of duty producers.
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Washington
Interior Department
Congress
Hawaii
United States
Republic of Hawaii
Brazil
Mexico
Central America
Panama Railroad Faces Possible Attack Fears Increase
New York report notes E A Drake says J Ed ward Simmons urged sending a warship to Colon after Isthmus unrest. Insurgents grow active with bands of 40 to 50 guerrillas near Chorrera and government forces are stretched. No property destruction reported yet. unease stems from U S consul general and private advices.
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Panama
New York
E. A. Drake
J. Edward Simmons
State Department
Pacific
Colon
Chorrera
United States
Trouble at Cienfuegos as mayoral election disputed
Havana reports the military government ordered Cienfuegos to elect a mayor after Senor Vieta resigned amid police reorganization troubles. Vieta now claims he did not resign. A mob supportive of Vieja disrupted the ayuntamiento, and Havana has ordered rural guards to keep order at the city hall precincts.
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Havana
Ayuntamiento of
Cienfuegos
Senor Vieta
Ayuntamiento
Vieja
Balfour Cloture Rule Faces Opposition in Commons
In London on August 10 the house of commons met in a crowded session as Mr Balfours new cloture rule drew opposition. Over 67000000 pounds were voted in divisions before 1 o clock with government majorities above 100. Irish members used obstructive tactics while Mr Chamberlain moved cloture on resolutions tied to financial statements.
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London
House of Commons
Balfour
Chamberlain
Cousin of Ex President Cleveland Dies in Poverty
Dr. Martin B. Cleveland aged 66, said to be a first cousin of ex President Cleveland, died in South Jacksonville Florida after losing wealth through poor investments. Born in Masonville New York he came from Chicago twenty years ago. His household goods were burned in a May 3 fire and he required aid from the sufferers relief fund.
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Cleveland
Jacksonville
Fla
Martin B. Cleveland
Masonville
Chicago
Wire Across the Track in Lexington Vandalism Report
Police report ongoing violence in Lexington as a heavy wire strung across streetcar tracks at telegraph poles nearly maimed a motorman. a front iron post on an earlier car prevented injury.
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Lexington
Resistencia Vigormakers Seek Spanish-Minister Action
Tampa residents report that exiled union leaders urge a Centro Espanol meeting to pressure the Spanish minister in Washington. The deported strikers are native Spaniards now naturalized U S citizens. The Centro Espanol serves as a social club for Tampa's Spanish community.
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Tampa
Fla
Resistencia Vigormakers Union
Centro Espanol
Centro
Washington
United States
Warrant Issued for Ex-Mint Official in $30,000 Gold Embezzlement
United States Court Commissioner Hancock issued a warrant for Walter N. Dimmick former chief clerk at the San Francisco mint charged with embezzling 30000 in gold coin. The loss was discovered early last month and Dimmick was dismissed by Superintendent Leech.
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San Francisco
United States Court
Hancock
Secret Service
George W. Hazen
Walter N. Dimmick
United States Mint
Dimmick
Leech
Vest outlines key planks of Democratic platform
Sweet Springs Missouri August 12 Senator George Vest in an interview stated the principal planks of the 1894 Democratic platform include a graduated income tax a strong stand against trusts and a declaration against imperialism and colonialism He warned against reintroducing the silver issue and suggested such a move would risk personal crisis.
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Sweet Springs
George Vest
Chicago corn pools anger George H. Phillips
George H. Phillips, known as the corn king, denounces corn pools stating he felt like he stood over powder and barely escaped annihilation. He rejects being forced into further pools after a board of trade resolution against them.
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Chicago
George H. Phillips
Board of Trade
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