General Strike Threat Looms Across Steel Mills
Amalgamated Association leaders warn 100000 steel workers may join a nationwide shutdown. Major plants from McKeesport to Duquesne and Homestead could halt, with blast furnaces, coke ovens and tube works largely at risk. Sharon reports regret over New York talks failing, while unions prep to rally workers and organize new lodges in Manhoning Shenango Valleys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnecie Steel Company
Amalgamated Association
Homestead
Duquesne
Edgar Thomson Stoveworks
Ot Braddock
Railroads
Chicago Rail
Edgar Thomson
American Bridge Company
Shelby Steel Company
H. C. Frick
Railroad
American Steel and Wire Company
Coal Properties
Mahoning
Shenango Valleys
New York
States Steel Corporation
Mahoning and Shenango Valley
Wellsville
Scottdale
Imp Créwe
Monessen
Perdoom
Moiveesport
Quinn
Nations Federation of Labor
McKeesport
American Federation of Lebar
Steel Corporation
Fair Weather Forecast for Indiana and Surrounding States
Weather forecast for Indiana Sunday and Monday shows light northerly winds, partly cloudy in Ohio, generally fair in Illinois with a chance of showers in the far south. Temperatures range from cool to warm with a maximum and minimum noted, as observed by Sullivan, observer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ohio
Ilinois
Indiana
Movements of Steamers Across Atlantic Ports
Shipping news notes arrivals and sailings in early August. Vessels include Statendam Buleska Ha Strumn Amsterdam to Jerdam Goulogne Neustria to Liverpool and Lucania Georgia from New York. Hamburg faces Columbia Friedrich See as well as Trg St Louis West Bretagne sailing for Liverpool and New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
T. Statendam
Buleska
Ha ~ Strumn
Liverpool
Amsterdam
Jerdam
Goulogne
Neustria
Lucania Georgia
T'M
Southampton
Kurfurst
Hamburg
Columbia
So York
Plymouth
Cher
Friedrich See
Effort to Close All Iron Mills in Cleveland Area
Lawrence Kelly, adviser to Vice President Ward, returns to Cleveland to organize iron steel and tin workers in mills tied to United States Steel Corporation. Targeted companies include American Steel and Wire, National Steel, and Federal Steel with three Youngstown mills. He doubts reports of importing labor to replace strikers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Lawrence Kelly
Ward
Amalgamated Association
Pittsburg
United States Steel Corporation
American Steel and Wire Company
National Steel Company
Federal Steel Company
Society at Cowes and Liberia’s promising future
In New York talks on forming an American line to West Africa Liberia’s oils, timber and gold are noted as profits from America routed via England. A naval squadron is desired, while immigration is limited and wages in natives’ labor show low costs. Governmental policy favors gradual assimilation over forced modernization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
West Africa
Liberia
America
England
United States
UK Crops Dull Longer Wheat Yield Below Five Quarters
The Mark Lane Express says the UK wheat harvest has been in full swing a week. Quality is fine but main counties yield about four quarters per acre versus the usual five. Barley is good quality but below average. oats are thin. Potatoes across England and Scotland should meet average, while Ireland forecasts its best yield since 188? years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United Kingdom
Mark Lane Express
Ireland
Prince Henry of Orleans gravely ill in Saigon
SAIGON Aug. 3 Prince Henry of Orleans who has been ill recently has a serious rein and is suffering from grave intestinal complications. Small hope is entertained for his recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Prince Henry of
Orleans
British MP dies from injuries after fall in Parliament street
The Conservative MP for Andover, William B. Beach, died yesterday following injuries from being thrown into an excavation on Parliament Street each Friday evening. The report notes his death as a consequence of the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Chicaco
Gibraltar
Southampton
Kharkof
Russia
William B. Beach
Andover
Hampshire
Parliament Street
John G. A. Leishman
Turkey
Igium
Porto Rico
Parade of All the Nations at Pan-American Midway Day
Buffalo crowds enjoyed a Midway day with aquatic sports a tiger show and a grand display in the Court of Fountains. A fireworks display closed the festivities while prize results will be announced in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
Voted Against Slave of Bonds City Election
Columbus voters rejected a proposition to issue 3,550,000 bonds for sewer system extension and a sewage disposal plant. Only 1,600 plus votes favored the bond plan. a separate proposal for funds for an electric light plant failed by a small margin in the same July special election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Uuly
Raid of the Gamblers at Lawton Distracts Homesekers Auctions
Lawton Oklahoma Aug 2 a petition signed by 94 asking Indian agent Col Randlett to suppress gambling. Officials threaten raids as town lot auctions approach Aug 6. Whisky and beer flow into the new country water is scarce and prices are high. El Reno Aug 3 homeseekers sell belongings to return home after failed runs seeking Kiowa Comanche lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
C. T
Col
Randlett
Anadarko
Jorg
Ecountry
Lee
EL Reno
O. T
Hobart
Appointment names for Oklahoma auctions set
In El Reno on August 3 N J O'Brien of Colorado was named auctioneer for Anadarko country real lots and A J James of Kansas for the town of Hobart. Lawton appointment remains pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Reno
O. T
N. J. O'Brien
Colorado
Anadarko Country
A. J. James
Kansas
Hobart
Lawton
Bishop Abram M. Littlejohn Dies Suddenly at 77
Right Rev Abram M Littlejohn D D LL D bishop of the Episcopal diocese of Long Island died suddenly today at Gray Lock Hotel of apoplexy. He was seventy seven years old and had been visiting Williamstown for a week on vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamstown
Mass
Abram M. Littlejohn
Episcopal Diocese of
Long Island
Gray Lock Hotel
Death of Col Henry Clay Conde in Ballston New York
Ballston N Y Aug 3 Col Henry Clay Conde aged 68 died today. Civil War colonel on General Nelsons staff, fought in Kentucky and Tennessee campaigns. After the war he practiced law in Memphis and later moved to St Louis. He went blind about 12 years ago and lived here. In 1888 he was nominated chief justice of Alaska but declined due to eyesight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ballston
N. Y
Henry Clay Conde
Nelson
Kentucky
Tennessee
Memphis
Tenn
St. Louis
Alaska
Frank Collier Dies After Illness and Assault Injuries
Chicago August 3 Frank Collier longtime politician and attorney died tonight at the county hospital after months of typhoid fever and lingering mental troubles from injuries sustained in an assault tied to political conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Frank Collier
Myron A. Decker Dies At 83 Noted Piano Maker
New York, Aug. 2 Myron A. Decker a well known piano manufacturer is dead aged eighty three. He was born in the Catskills and began making pianos in this city about forty years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Myron A. Decker
Mr. Decker
Catskills
Fires Ravage West Newton and Other Cities
A series of major fires hit West Newton Pennsylvania and other cities on August 3. In West Newton the Roust and Broile dry goods store burned within minutes, destroying extra buildings and stock. total losses approach 100000 dollars with little insurance. Nearby Cincinnati suffered the destruction of the brush department building at Colerain Avenue, injuring none of the prisoners and leaving about 30000 dollars in losses insured. In Paducah the Illinois Central shops wood working department burned early morning, about 25000 dollars in losses, with 75 workers displaced and plans to rebuild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Newton
Roust & Broile
J. F. Senagher
W. F. Gordon
McClain & Josephs
Cincinnati
Brush Department
Colerain Avenue
Bromwell Brush and Wire Goods Company
Paducah
Ilinois Central
Strikers Enraged Over Labor Conflict in City
A fragment outlines labor tensions with phrases urging workers to investigate causes and seek remedies. The excerpt notes pro capital and anti labor sentiment, reflecting organized labor disputes and demands for action by workers.
Senator Clark's Miners Win in Montana Strike Settlement
HELENA Aug labor troubles at United States Senator Clark's Gridger Coal Mines in Carbon county have ended. Workers return to work after winning 50 cents a ton for clean mined coal and 25 cents a ton for room and pillar coal. Rent reduced and no discrimination against organized labor promised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Mont
United States
Clark
Gridger
Carbon County
Chicago molders hold line on daily rates in strike
Striking Chicago molders rejected overtures from President Martin Fox and the national executive committee and voted to continue the walkout for a day. They demand 2.45 dollars a day for bench molders and 2.00 dollars for floor molders, with the strike remaining independent of the national union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Martin Fox
National Executive Committee
Chicago sleeping-car porters form mutual benefit group
Chicago residents who are sleeping-car porters announce the creation of the Railway Men's Mercantile, an organization for mutual benefit. Secretary Williams states the new union is patterned after similar groups and aims to provide benefits to its members in the Chicago area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Willams
Union
The
Railway Men's Mercantile
Plans of the league kept secret by St. Louis official
In St. Louis, Mr Williams declined to disclose details of the league's plans at this time. He said he did not care to elaborate on the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Wiliams
Son of Capt McCaull Missing From Egbert
Lynchburg authorites report Master John McCaull son of Captain P H McCaull of this city has disappeared from the transport Egbert while it shuttled Alaska waters. telegrams from James R Baskerville freight clerk aboard the Egbert indicate Johnny was left in Seattle and all is well. Captain McCaull expects the ship to return in about thirty days and believes the absence is harmless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynchburg
John McCaull
Seattle
Egbert Short
P. H. McCaull
McCaul
James R. Baskerville
Egbert
Victoria
B. C
Johnny
Seatie
Poundmaster Shot In Iron Mountain Encounter
Pound master Joe Lennon of Crystal Falls was shot through the heart by Captain Bennett, superintendent of the Oliver Mining Company, after a dispute over a cow. Bennett, a prominent mining figure in the Upper Peninsula, was arrested amid a great sensational reaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iron Moutain
Mich
Joe Lennon
Crystal Falls
Bennett
Oliver Mining Company
Lennon
Upper Peninsula
Home Made Cordials Epicurean Home Remedy Guide
The piece surveys making cordial from elderberries blackberries peaches quinces and cherries. It gives step by step methods, quantities and aging notes, emphasizing home preparation, use of brandy as a base, and the value of good quality spirits for flavorful liqueurs.
Parrot Tale in Miss Wilkins New Volume Understudies
Literary bulletin reviews Miss Wilkins story The Parrot in her new book Understudies praising its pathos and humor. The parrot contrasts with a stern New England widow and disrupts her quiet life with sharp cries and mockery. The scene ends with a dramatic moment as the minister arrives, parrot shouting Welcome and damning comments about crackers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lfe
Perrot
Martha's Garden
Martha
Polly
Gore
Martha and the Parrot Share a Soul in Troubled Matrimony
A parrot reveals hidden emotion as Martha endures a broken gospel of love. The bird’s wild cry and its attack on the bridal bonnet expose a deeper comradeship with Martha, suggesting the bird possesses a soul and mirrors her inner turmoil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha
Peculiar King and His Decorations Stories
A candid Englishman relays tales of the King’s strict rules on how medals are worn. Sir Dighton Probyn’s tale ends with the prince correcting misplacements, a country-house guest’s ribbon missteps amuse, and a popular actor’s imitation insignia earns sharp rebuke. The king’s stern lecture to a young fiancée over a borrowed diamond medal ends the sequence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dighton Probyn
Tie
Sandringham
Prince and Princess of Wales
Straighton
Denmark
Sir Dighton
Sir Dighton Probyn
New Dressmakers Association Aims to Aid Mills Across Nation
A new Dressmakers Protective Association of America forms in New York intends to open rooms at 25 West Twenty third Street. Members will pay 50 cent quarterly dues and gain access to patterns, models, lectures, and a future dressmaking school. Delegates L Aaron Elizabeth White and Blut plan a June 15 Paris trip to arrange patterns and business. aims include a nationwide clubhouse network and branches in Nashville and St Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Evening Post
West Twenty-third Street
Aaron
Merchants’ Association
New York
Fee
Nashville
St. Louis
Lance
Our Dumb Animals Toads as greenhouse helpers and their ease
A fragmented note describes toads as valuable greenhouse acquisitions, ready to dispose of pests. It mentions their quick darts, tame nature, and their role in controlling prey, though the text is garbled and incomplete.
Toad Enjoys Back Scratching Like A Pet
The toad seems amused by back scratching, relaxing into a state of bliss as the twig is drawn along its back. Its eyes close, body swells slightly, and it steadies its stance until a sudden movement or further petting ends the moment and it hops off to resume its pursuit.
Ancient Romans Clothing Detailed in Scientific American Discussion
At a December Archaeo logical Institute of America meeting Prof Myron R Sanford presented a paper on The Material of the Tunica and Toga. The Journal notes that Roman dress used varied fabrics from wool to linen cotton silk and blends, and that drapery often reflects artistic convention or careful pre draping rather than direct material imitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scientific American
Archaeological Institute of America
Myron R. Sanford
Middlebury College
The
Institute
Rome
Pompeii
Hortensius
Vatican
What a bucket shop really is
Edwin Lefevre explains bucket shops in Harper s Weekly as dingy rooms with quotation boards and clerks recording prices. Customers bet on price rises by buying tickets, risking margins and commissions, and can be wiped out by small declines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Lefevre
Harper's Weekly
New York Stock Exchange
Ucker
Atchison
Minnesota Enacts Felony for Wife Abandonment
The New York Commercial Advertiser reports Minnesota’s law making wife abandonment a felony with one to three years in prison and a suspended sentence if the husband funds wife and family. Lawyers expect deserting husbands from other states to be extraditable under this act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Minnesota
Courts Face Hard Problem Of Abandoned Families
The passage notes courts bear a heavy annual cost to the public for caring for abandoned families. It argues a person can be compelled to pay while in jurisdiction, but becomes effectively free once out of the court's reach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Husham
De Margerie to America for Washington residence
Mme De Margerie sister of Edmond Rostand sails to America to reside in Washington. Her husband M De Margerie, a rising French diplomat, arrived in Washington to serve as first secretary of the French embassy. They will summer at Manchester-by-the-Sea and later reside at 173 N Street Washington entertaining M. Rostand as a social lion of the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Mme. de Margerie
Edmond Rostand
Cyrano de Bergerac
America
Washington
M. de Margerie
France
M. Cambon
E. M. de Margerie Will Act As Charge D'S “ Mme. de Margerie
Diplomatic Corps
Manchester-burt
No. 173
N Street
M. Ro
Ornithological Collection Sells in Philadelphia Sale
The Parker collection from Ridley Park, valued highly for its scientific breadth, including a great auk, was bought by John Lewis Childs of New York. He paid $2.50 plus extra for packing and arranged shipment with experts to prepare the treasures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Harry G. Parker
Ridley Park
John Lewis Childs
New York
Parker
New Yorker
Childs
Ferser Pianacit
Drowned Bathing Party Member at South Beach
Aug 2 in St Augustine Fla J W Adams one of five bathers far well known here was drowned at South Beach undertow caught beyond breakers Maj Sackett Mr Adams H B Woodard Mrs Sackett and Miss Florence Wood were in the party four were rescued two exhausted and unconscious Adams did not survive the surf rescue efforts
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augustine
Fla
J. W. Adams
Peple
South Beach
Maj
J. Sackett
Mr. Adams
H. B. Woodard
Mrs. Sackett
Florence Wood
Doctor's Slayer Exonerated in New Orleans Case
New Orleans reports that Dr Mat Yerger, a prominent North Louisiana physician, was killed in Tallulah by William R Spann, agent aboard the Mem & Vicksburg packet Dela. Yerger had married Spann's mother years earlier. Spann claimed the separation caused the grievance. The coroner's jury exonerated Spann. Yerger served as an assistant surgeon in the Santiago campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Mat Yerser
Louisiana
Tallulah
William R. Spann
Mem& Vicksburg
Dela
Yerser
Spann
Yerger
Santiago
Arson Charges Filed Over City of Metropolitan Fire
Springfield officials announce arrest of Harry Critchfield engineer and John Eberhart fireman in Quincy for allegedly setting the City of Metropolitan steamer blaze while idle. Both men formerly worked on the vessel, now under investigation for the three week old incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
Harry Critchfield
Ls Mack
John Eberhart
Same
Quincy
City
Metropolitan
Dematy United States
Benders Shot Long Ase
Daniel Martin of Guthrie joined a vigilance group that pursued and executed the Bender family in the Verd River country. The public note recalls the shooting and claims locals allege payback for past crimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
O. T
Daniel Martin
Bender
Vers River
W. Che
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Republic Iron Works
South Side
Pitts- Maytoninta
de Iron Works
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Elba Iron
Pittebure
Ood Steel Works
Mck Eeaport
Noanuntom
National Tube
Monongahela Works
Tromn Galvanialug Works
Versailles
War McKeesport
Cus Tube Works
Stracute
Warren
Paradelphia
Sipeseer Pipe and Tube Company
Ches- Philure Pipe Works
Second Avenue
Pittsboro
American Iron and Ates Works
Middle- Teen
Youngetown
City Tube Works
Ol City
National Tube Company
We McKeetport
Rooner
Ponunion
American Federation of Labor
United States Steel
Structural Steel
Trust
Railwey
Sharon
Bays
Shaffer
Fron Steel and Tin
Aia
Bar
Clear
St Llivan
Kansas City
Rock
Ark
Society AT
Cowes
Prince Henry
Cable Notes
Oklahoma
A. M. Littlejohn
Senator Clark
McCaull
Poundmaster
Martha's
NEW Club OF Dressmakers
Wrmstom
Cora King
Modern Business Eee Cee Aated Ag
Syste
Jj- Ow Copeland
Stevenson
Commwr Celal
la Ag Cae
Rostand’s
Bather
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