Hopes Rise in Steel Strike as West Spearheads Momentum
West district developments lift strikers with Joliet joining the walkout and Milwaukee expected to vote tomorrow amid renewed belief Chicago will join. Amalgamated leaders plan rallies while operators say the ebb has begun and nonunion plants remain active. Shaffer cites control over mills and hints at closing actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plusburg
Joliet
Milwaukee
Chicago
McKeesport
Wheeling
Bellaire
National Galvanizing Works
National Tube Works
Shaffer
Duquesne
Homestead
Carnegie Company
Amalgamated Association
Welleville
Hyde Park
Painter's
Clark's
Lindsay & McCutcheon’s
Crescent Tin Works
United States
Lert
Monessen
Peare
Tighe
Tin Plate X Workers Face Union Ties In Welsh Plate Plan
The International Tin Plate Workers and Welsh plate issue split with the Amalgamated Association over defense of strikes. A long statement recounts past aid refusals and the push for a defensive alliance, noting Shaffer’s stance against tin-house workers joining. Reports say Duquesne plant may join the strike, with fears over import of workers and potential clashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weat
International Tin Pilate Workers’ Protective Association
American Tin Plate Company
Amalgamated Association
American Federation of Labor
Kansas City
Shaffer
W. H. Graham
American Tin-plate Company
Mileman
Graham
Amalgamated
Connellsville
Cleveland
Adtech
MeKesport
Duquesne
Carnegie Steel Company
Homestead
Braddock Mills
Black
Marconi System Tests Lucania by Wireless Telegraphy
The Cunard steamer Lucania spoke with Nantucket lightship via wireless telegraphy for nearly four hours, marking an unbroken link from 6 PM to after 9 PM. Captain McKay reported all well, 27 miles from Sandy Hook, and expected arrival in New York harbor on Saturday.
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New York
Cunard Line
Lucania
McKay
Liverpool
Nantucket
Herald
Siasconset
Bunker Hill
Marconi
Atlantic
Sandy Hook
New York Harbor
Cunard
Dental Board Scandal Warrants Against Smyser Issued
Three new warrants were issued against Dr. Jacob H. Smyser in Chicago over the State Dental Board scandal. Complainant Dr. James G. Reid cites forgery in issuing licenses and malfeasance in office. Oscar Igney accuses Smyser of issuing a non graduate license for a bribe. bonds set at 1.50 on two warrants and 1.00 on the malfeasance charge.
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Chicago
Jacob H. Smyser
State Dental Board
James G. Reid
Oscar ©. Igney
Smyser
Igney
Montclair Board of Health Approves Mosquito Extermination Plan
New Jersey authorities gain power to buy oil to treat pools and swamps in Montclair. Professor Howard of South Orange advocates pouring oil on water surfaces to kill larvae. First municipal action in the region on the mosquito problem, surpassing private or state efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Board of Health
Montclair
N. J
Howard
South Orange
American naval moves to the Isthmus amid Colombian unrest
The Navy orders battleship Iowa to prepare for a voyage to Panama, with Ranger and Bennington also mobilizing. The voyage aims to deter alleged regional alliance against Colombia while the Colombian minister leaves Caracas and a temporary charge d affaires assumes control of legation affairs in Venezuela.
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Legation
Washington
State Department
Department of State
Russell
Venezuela
Caracas
Alliance Against Colombia News Connects Venezuela Nicaragua and Ecuador
Reports from New York dated August 16 indicate Venezuela Nicaragua and Ecuador are potentially aiding General Rafael Uribe Uribe in an attempt to topple Colombia. Colombian secret service confirms planned coordinated attacks with rebels gathering in Cauca and Nicaraguan forces already in Panama, with potential Marine intervention to safeguard American interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Venezuela
Nicaragua
Ecuador
Raehel Uribe-Uribe
Colombia
the Tribune
Uribe
Department of
Panama
United States
Colon
Gonzales Valencia
Valencia
Lythe
Cauca
American Education Shapes Colombian Officers in War Monarch
New York dispatch reports many Colombian army officers educated in the United States. Captain H R Lemly trained native officers while serving as military instructor for years. General Pedro Ospina, the new war minister, studied at the University of California. Their father, General Mariano Ospina, once president from 1848 to 1851, was deposed after a revolution led by General Mosquera.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
the Tribune
Army of
Colombia
United States
H. R. Lemly
United States Artillery
Lemly
Navy
Pedro Ospina
University of California
Mariano Ospina
Mosquera
Cauca
German naval movements hint at Caribbean deployment
Berlin reports that the German cruiser Vineta left Bahia on August 12 for Trinidad to await orders while the Niobe heads to Caribbean waters after autumn maneuvers and may settle there. Beier could follow when released from China. In Colon, government offices closed for the Feast of the Assumption and trains have been crossing the isthmus without military escort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Aus
Dircalty
Vinota
Bahia
Brazil
Trinidad
Tageblatt
Niobe
Caribbean
Beier
Caribbean Sea
China
Colon
Colombia
Isthmus
Venezuela frontier garrisoned and gunfire reported
News record notes ongoing unrest with troops stationed along the frontier. A Caracas dispatch reports invaders have vanished after a brief engagement and gunfire. London weeklys debate US intervention and Monroe Doctrine tensions as a possible panama occupation remains theorized. New York dispatch cites court rulings in the New York and Bermudez Company case and ongoing mine possessory suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
The
Herald
Caracas
London
Venezuela
New York and Bermudez Company
Min
Warner-Quinlan Syndicate
Felicidad Asphalt Mines
Many Teachers Wed On Transpacific Voyage to Manila
In a reported event, sixty American teachers aboard the transport Thomas, sailing from San Francisco to Manila, wed in Honolulu upon arrival as the captain had barred weddings en route. The unions occurred after less than two weeks of acquaintance, with a cleric officiating and a celebratory bay tour afterward. San Francisco reports deny full credence to the wedding totals, noting no Honolulu mention in papers from the arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy Department
San Francisco
Panama
Ranger
San Diego
Department
Towa
Cal
Iowa
Puget Sound
Bennington
Oriental
Hong Kong
Shanghai
Yokohama
Honolulu
Manila
Carbondale
Thomas
Transport Meade Sails for Manila With Troops
The transport Meade departed San Francisco for Manila carrying casuals recruits a few teachers and cabin passengers. General Breckinridge inspector general's department will inspect service in the Philippines. Captain Orrin R Wolfe Twenty second Infantry commands the detachment of about one hundred aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Meade
Manila
Breckinridge
Inspector General's Department
Philippines
Orrin R. Wolfe
German Embezzler Terlinden Captured in Milwaukee
Garhardt Terlinden of Duisburg, accused of forging and embezzling 1.5 million marks in securities, was arrested in Milwaukee by Chicago Pinkertons and brought to Chicago. He allegedly hid a portion of the booty in Chicago banks and faced extradition efforts as German authorities seek his return.
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Chicago
Paris
Scotland Yard
New York
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Garhardt Terlinden
Duisburg
Germany
Milwaukee
Garhardt Terlinden Company
Herr Teriinden
Wever
Terlinden
William A. Pinkerton
First National Bank of Chicago
Continental Hotel
Graefe
United States
Pinkerton
Guards reach home with Dunning after thwarted lynching
Mississippi Governor Longino praises the Governor's Guards who, thirty strong, returned to Jackson after securing James Dunning from a mob at Sardis. The militia kept fixed bayonets and guarded the jail through the night as the mob jeered outside. This marks the fifth time Mississippi militias have saved a black man from would-be lynchers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson, Miss
James Dunning
Sardis
Mississippi
Militie
Longing
Will Do Away With Girls In Chicago Telephone Work
The Kinois Telephone and Telegraph Company filed a $5,000 mortgage with the recorder, Equitable Trust Company as trustee, to complete its Chicago system. It plans an automatic tolls phone and to eliminate telephone girls from employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Kinois Telephone and Telegraph Company
Equitable Trust Company
Chicara
European industrial combinations seen in Europe report
The Industrial Commission summarizes Prof. Jenks on European combinations. Germany Austria England France show varied forms from contracts to central corporations. Key points include legal limits, court rulings, taxation, and public attitude shaping the rise and form of these combinations across nations.
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Washington
Industrial Commission
Europe
J. W. Jenks
Congress
Jenks
United States
Germany
Austria
England
France
European industrial combinations and railroad rates
The article analyzes how European industrial combinations have formed with little railroad discrimination, noting government ownership in Prussia and rare cases of favorable rates. It discusses wage effects, employment stability, and output steadiness in coal and iron sectors, highlighting mixed worker responses and overall acceptance of outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
United States
Europe
Prussia
Union
Japanese Silk Seizures Highlight Import Fraud Probe
New York reports detail an investigation into alleged fraud in Japanese silks imports. Fifteen cases were reviewed by Collector Bidwell and Deputy C Phelps with two invoices matching weights. Appraiser Wake man was not blamed, and final action will await a thorough analysis of the silks before assessing import tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bidwell
Phelps
Law Division
Japan
Custom House
Wakeman
Chicago Merchants Seek Rebates After New York Fraud Probe
Chicago wholesale firms filed claims with the Board of Appraisers seeking rebates totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars after exposure of alleged frauds in the New York customs service. Chicago importers organized a quiet probe, gathered evidence, and protests were filed in Washington prompting government detectives to act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
New York Customs Service
Board of Appraisers
New York
the Chronicle
Toklo
United States
Washington
Murder in the Free Midway at Pan-American Exposition
Buffalo officials report Policeman Diebold shot and killed Judson C. Burr of Albion after Burr tore down a platform at the Free Midway outside Pan-American Exposition grounds. Diebold, a citizen in plain clothes and a special officer for Free Midway management, says self defense after Burr struck him with a scantling. Burr’s friends call him mild and inoffensive. Diebold was arrested and jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
Diebold
Judson C. Barr
Albion
Burr
Free Midway
Foolish man loses life in railroad yard wager
Alfred Blanco an employee of the West Shore Railroad wagered a week’s pay with his brother Pietro that he could stop a switch engine in the yard at Granton New Jersey. The engineer did not recognize his authority and signaled him to stop the engine. Blanco waited too late and was killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Alfred Blanco
West Shore Railroad
Pietro
Granton
N. J
Mobile Hurricane Brings Severe Damage and Still Uncertain Losses
The 70 mph gale near Mobile causes extensive flooding and property damage across the city. Coast artillery stations and island communications are severed, ships wrecked off Pensacola and Cat Island, and several vessels reported lost or adrift. relief and news from islands remain awaited as rain totals nearly six inches are recorded.
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Sonuth
Pittsburg
United States Steel Corporation
M’keesport
Dental Board
der. Jaacob H. Smynser
Skeeter
Battleship
Alliance Against
Venezuela-Colombia
Spectator
Great Britain
Saturday Review
Spain
South America
Alabama
Mississippi Delta
Lower
Telegraph and Railway
Tion
Mobile
Fort Morgan
Coast Artillery
Pensacola
Ala
Ariel
Fish River
Battles
Cat Island
Mississippi Sound
Harold
Puerto Cortez
Royal Street
Dixie
Hetronymus Brothers
Magazine Point
Charles Mohr & Son
Dauphin Street
Royal Streets
Bt. Anthony
Cotton Exchange
Electric
Geaue
Barreia
Louisville & Nashville
Southern
Mobile & Ohio
Commerce Street
Trafic
Mobile & Ohio Ts
Whistler
Bay Boats
Eestern
Bay
Twelve-mile Island
George E. Heatley
Edwards
Clenfueges
Mary E. Morse
Mary E. Judge
Espana
Puerto Cortes
General Cabell
Asa A. Stowell
Havana
Pascagoula
Little Island
New Orleans
Portersville
You la Pare
Port Clear
Charles Marshell
Louieville& Nashville Railroad
Sayer Seige
San Os
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