Bay View Lodge Faces Second Strike Vote in Milwaukee
In Milwaukee Bay View lodge members of the Amalgamated Association weigh obeying President Shaffer’s strike order. Michael F. Tighe and W. C. Davis confer with President Redfern as Joliet workers have already voted to strike. If Milwaukee stays at work, Tighe warns the charter could be revoked and the issue sent to the next national convention.
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Milwaukee
Bay View Lodge
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
Shaffer
Michael F. Tighe
W. C. Davis
Amalgamated Association
Redfern
Joliet
Tighe
Bay View
Westward shift in steel strike gains pace
Pittsburg reports the strike widening to the West as Joliet and Milwaukee move toward final votes. Organizers extend to Duquesne and Homestead while Shaffer forecasts 70 000 idle and 30 000 on strike. Amalgamated sets employment bureaus and promises weekly benefits after September 1. Mayor Black blocks a Socialist meeting amid tense calm in the streets.
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Joliet
Milwaukee
West
Chicago
National
National Tube Works
McKeesport
Duquesne
Homestead
Carnegie Company
Shaffer
Amalgamated Association
Carnegie Steel Company
Homestead and Braddock Mills
Trump Ccard
Black
Socialist Labor Party
Hope for Early Settlement in Joliet Steel Strike
Joliet Illinois August 19 2600 workers of the Illinois Steel company part of United States Steel corporation cast their lot with iron and steel labor leaders as talks for a settlement continue without furnace fires drawn.
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Illinois Steel
Sheldon
Illinois Steel Company
Varied Cattle Ranches and Dairy Farms for Investment
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Severe Tropical Storm Strikes Gulf Ports
Mobile reports the storm the fiercest near the bay with winds up to 70 mph. Drowning deaths are feared as communication collapses across the coast. Vessels Ariel and Mayflower wrecked. crews unaccounted as Cat Island refuge is found for some. Damage to logging camps and mills lines Mobile streets with drifting timber. No total damage figure yet.
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Mobile
Ala
Ariel
Fish River
Battles
Cat Island
Fort Morgan
Coast Artillery
Mississippi Sound
Bar
Herald
Puerto Cortes
Royal Street
Water Front
Fatalities Reported From the Storm at New Orleans
The storm caused six deaths near the river mouth and limited injuries in the city. A large house overturned with 15 people inside, drowning Mrs Rose Walker, her daughter Ida, and two Cobden women. Two tugboat crew members Blaine Davidson and Peter Yea drowned as the Biloxi crew sought safety nearby. Rice and orange farms on the lower coast suffered severe damage.
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New Orleans
Rose Walker
Ida
Birdie Cobden
Ella Cobden
Biloxi
Blaine Davidson
Peter Yea
South Chicago Union Members Stand by Refusal to Strike
Chicago August 19. At South Chicago there is no sign that Amalgamated Association members want to reconsider last Sunday's decision to refuse to strike. Deputy Vice President Pair of the Fourth district says there is nothing new and no call or suggestion for a meeting to revisit the action.
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Chicago
South Chicago
Amalgamated Association
Chinese police organized as powers clash over forts
Opinion grows that the court will refuse to return as long as the powers keep large forces in Chi Li. The protocol lacks any plan to destroy forts, and ministers have failed to reach agreement on this point.
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Ganize
Chi Li
Seize Two Invoices In Japanese Silk Investigation
New York August 19. The inquiry into alleged frauds in Japanese silk imports has led to the seizure of two invoices under law allowing seizure when value exceeds 50 percent of invoice value. Public stores conceal consignees. Collector Bidwell and Deputy Phelps examined 15 cases shipped from Japan. Only two cases matched the invoice weight.
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New York
Bidwell
Phelps
Law Division
Japan
No Strike As Amalgamated Members Hold Fast Contracts
Reports from Chicago Joliet and Milwaukee indicate Amalgamated Association workers will not strike at Illinois Steel works. Local lodges vote to stay at work claiming pending contracts and no grievances justify action. Union leaders cite potential benefits to fellow workers as the strike order is disregarded.
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Chicago
Amalgamated Association
Illinois Steel Works
Davis
Fourth District
United States Steel Corporation
Illinois Steel Company
Shaffer
Joliet, Ills
Milwaukee
Bay View Lodge
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
T. J. Shaffer
Labor Men Plan Conference on Forcible Action Against Steel Trust
In Cleveland on August 19 a conference is planned with prominent labor leaders. Representatives from the Federation of Labor will attend, and President Gom pers will be urged to mobilize unions allied with the federation to refuse handling the steel corporation's products.
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Cleveland
Steel Trust
Federation of Labor
Gompers
Steel Corporation
Wild Pensacola Storm Tops Records With 90 mph Gusts
The Pensacola storm proved among the wildest here with wind velocities reported from 70 to 90 miles per hour. Ships suffered heavy losses as a dozen vessels or more were damaged or sank, with about 70 000 dollars in cargo and property losses. Rail lines were washed out and trains delayed for hours, disrupting service from New Orleans and Mobile for more than a day. Crops across eastern Mississippi and West Alabama were reportedly cut by about half due to the Gulf coast storm.
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Fla
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Enon
E. E
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Mobile
Apalachicola
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New Orleans
Meriden
Miss
Mississippi
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Chief Inducement in Beijing Occupation Talks
Peking reports troops yet to evacuate public buildings as foreign powers plan to stay in the Temple of Heaven and Temple of Agriculture until barracks are ready. Sir Ernest Satow warns against withdrawal before protocol with Chinese plenipotentiaries is signed to keep Chinese negotiating leverage. The Japanese hold the northern city. a Japanese colonel is elected to command.
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Peking
Temple of Heaven
Temple of Agriculture
Ernest Satow
Typographical Union Votes to Break With Pressmen and Bookbinders
In Birmingham on August 19 the International Typographical Union approved by 141 to 3 the committee’s recommendation to abrogate the agreement with the allied trades and tripartite unions. The measure goes to a referendum after a lively debate and was met with loud applause.
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Birmingham
Ala
International Typographical Union
Committee On Allied Trades and Tripartite Agreement
Requiem for Dowager Empress Frederick Attended by Royals
In Cronberg on August 13 a requiem was held for Dowager Empress Frederick. Emperor William, Empress Augusta Victoria, King Edward, Queen Alexandra and other royals attended with their suites. The service was described as very impressive.
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Cronberg
Frederick
William
Augusta Victoria
King Edward
Queen Alexandra
Two Inmates Die After Mistaken Remark At Soldiers Home
In Marion Indiana on August 19 two elderly patients died after an alleged wrong solution was administered at the National Soldiers' Home hospital. Daniel Carruthers aged 65 and Thomas Pinkerton aged 91 were among the victims.
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Marion
Ind
National Soldiers’ Home Hospital
Daniel Carruthers
Thomas Pinkerton
Weather Devastates North Alabama Crops
Violent winds and heavy rains flood streams and cause extensive crop damage across North Alabama, with all streams swollen and substantial agricultural losses reported around Huntsville on August 19.
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Huntsville
Ala
Alabama
Big Copper Merger in Michigan Mines Likely
Boston reports say seven Michigan copper properties Tamarack Osceola Centennial Arcadian Seneca Ahmeek Mohawk may consolidate. The 10 320 acre group with 12 500 000 capital would likely be absorbed by Amalgamated Copper.
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Calumet, Mich
Boston
Centennial
Amalgamated Copper Company
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