Strikes Strain Shaffer as Amalgamated Walkouts Rise
In Pittsburgh Aug 18 the Amalgamated Association reports five lodges formed in works departments. President Shaffer grows weary from the strike and spends Sunday in bed while awaiting tomorrow’s strike headquarters visit. McKeesport sees trains of strikebreakers and immigrant cars, with pickets vigilant and rumors of Demmiler mills revival. Pittsburgh remains quiet as properties under strike are guarded.
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Amalgamated Association
Pickets Outwitted at Monessen Steel Mill
A party of strike breakers was brought by special train to Monessen early today and placed inside the steel mill. United States Steel Corp expects to operate the plant with nonunion workers within 24 hours. Carnegie properties resumed operations tonight with no break in forces, raising hopes of a quick Monessen start. Strikers claim enough men to run Monessen cannot yet be obtained and threaten to disrupt entrances. Guards, barricades, and food stocks were set in place to deter intruders and prevent trouble as the situation unfolds.
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Pittsburg
Shaffer
McKeesport
Monessen
Brown's Station
Demmiler
Pitteburg
United States Steel Corporation E
Carnegie
Duquesne
Steel Corporation
Forecast for Midwest states showers and warm-up ahead
Forecast for Monday and Tuesday calls for showers in Ohio and Indiana with warmer weather to follow. Indiana expected showers Monday then fair and warmer Tuesday. Illinois shows southern fair and northern showers Monday with Tuesday turning fair and winds from the north or northeast.
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Indiana
Washington
Ohio
Illinois
Weather data fragment for August 18
Fragmentary weather report from East St shows rain and cloudy conditions with 52 F high and 79 F low. Wind direction east and a 24 cm rainfall reading noted. temporary charge listed as Richard H. Sullivan and others.
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R.H
Movements of Steamers Arrivals and sailings list
Shipping news reports arrivals at New York Philadelphia and St John and Liverpool on August 14 to 18. Vessels include Cymric Georgian La Gascoigne Lombardia Maasdam Parisian Poorsland Ivernia and more with routes to Liverpool Glasgow Havre Naples Boulogne New York and Halifax.
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New York
Liverpool
Queenstown
la Gascogrgia
Glasgow
Genoa
Havre
Furnes
Moville
Lombardia
Naples
Maasdam
Orfam
Boulogne
Parisian
Montreal
State of Nefer New
York
Philadelphia
Poorsland
Queens- Browhead
Ivernia
Boston
Pool
Grecian
Halifax
Pania
New Ueenstown
Liver
Cam- York
Trave
Sion
South Chicago Steel Strike Tension Spreads Across Plants
A delicate stand at Illinois steel works in South Chicago leaves the situation unchanged. Union officials doubt the South Chicago workers will rejoin the general strike, whileEast Chicago mills reinforce solidarity with $1,000 biweekly funds and pledges of support.
Bay View Strike Quiet Amid Talks Of Compromise
Milwaukee August 18 quiet at Bayview as most strikers stay home while some gather in small groups to discuss the walkout. Fires at the plant are out except for the blast furnaces which employ about four hundred men. Leaders seek a compromise between United States Steel and Amalgamated Association within two weeks.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Bayview
United States Steel Corporation
Amalgamated Association
Joliet Lodges Hear South Chicago Reports
At Joliet Ul Aug 18 Amalgamated lodges discussed South Chicago reports with leaders hopeful for a Joliet Payview strike following Joliet. One four local lodges circle has called for action tomorrow. No plant restart is expected this week as wire mills likely shut down soon, risking 200 extra job losses.
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Jolint
South Chicago
Joliet
Payview
Special policemen clash with striking workers at Crescent mills
In Cleveland on August 18 a fight broke out as two special policemen escorted two workmen from their home to Crescent mills. Strikers tried to deter the men from returning to work. The officers struck with clubs, fracturing Frank Zigler's skull and injuring several others. the confrontation ended quickly with lingering ill feeling on both sides.
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Cleveland, O
Crescent Mills
Frank Zigler
Union backs strike with weekly 1 percent assessment
The Columbia Typographical Union pledges financial and moral support to striking steel workers. A proposed resolution would levy a weekly 1 percent assessment on printers earning $9 or more per month, covering about 1,700 members and aiming to raise about $1,500 monthly.
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Washington
Columbia Typographical Union
Cooper Lodge Seeks Public Support for Steel Strikers
About 20 tin plate mill workers in Anderson Indiana form Cooper Lodge and issue a morning call for public aid. Collected funds will be forwarded to the Amalgamated Association general fund to support the steel strikers.
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Indianapolis Journal
Anderson, Ind
Cooper Lodge
Amalgamated Association
Anderson men refuse to work unfinished plates at tin works
In Anderson Indiana on August 15 workers in the finishing department of the American Tin Plate Works voted to stand with the Amalgamated Association. They refuse to process unfinished or black plates imported by the Steel Company from Wales.
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Indianapolis Journal
Anderson, Ind
American Tinplate Works
Amalgamated Association
Steel Co Ti
Wales
Eden
Striking for a Phantom in McKeesport Trades Journal
The Amalgamated Association of Iron Steel and Tin Workers strikes but some members refuse to obey the order, choosing to stay at work to honor a wage agreement. The piece defends defying the strike as a stand on principle, noting unions defend contracts and that the strike may harm nonunion labor, especially near Pittsburg.
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McKeesport Trades Journal
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
Chicago
Amalgamated Association
Union of the Trade
Pittsburg
Marconi System to Be Used for Ophir Communications
The British Admiralty plans to install the Marconi wireless system at Cape Race to communicate with the royal yacht Ophir as she nears Newfoundland waters in October. The setup aims to reduce the risk of an accident in seas crowded with ships this season.
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ST. Johns
N. F
Marconi
Cape Race
Ophir
Duke and Duchess of Cornwall
York
Newfoundland
Austria backs anti US trade aims and German tariff
Vienna officials view the German tariff as first step toward a continental tariff alliance and seek Austrian support to raise duties. Agrarian leaders urge higher rates, fearing competition from the United States and predicting continental tariff unity. The issue is tied to tensions with Venezuela and Colombia.
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London
Vienna
The
Times
Austria
Germany
United States
Venezuela
Colombia
Royalist Plotters Claim Letters Test Army Loyalty
In Paris Aug 12 General Andre minister of war said a prize distribution speech in Auxonne revealed that army corps commanders received letters from a pretender aimed at seducing them from duty. The letters were forwarded to him confirming loyalty to the republic. He did not identify the sender Bourben or anapartist.
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Paris
Auxonne
Andre
Etender
Bourben
Anapartist
Pope Leo in good health at St. Joachim's day reception
In Rome on St. Joachim's day Pope Leo XIII held a reception attended by about twenty cardinals and 150 archbishops and bishops. He appeared in excellent health and in his address praised the steady progress of the Roman Catholic Church, especially in the United States and Great Britain.
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Rome
Aus
United States
Great Britain
Duchess’s Ambition for Husband Echoes Churchill Influence
The article notes the baby Lord Blanford with Mr. W. K. Van derbilt and describes the young duchess as politically ambitious for her husband. She hopes he emulates his energetic cousin, Mr. Winston Churchill, in public life.
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Lord Blanford
W. K. Vanderbilt
Winston Shever Churchill
Bank rate in doubt as gold drain feared in September
London reports a plentiful money market with talk of lowering the bank rate to 2 percent but conservatives warn of a forthcoming gold drain to the United States in mid-September. The steel strike, lingering South African war costs, and Rand inflows add to taxpayer burdens, hinting at a hesitant but eventual upward movement amid likely false starts. Tokyo dispatch notes Japanese public opinion rising over the Manchurian question as Russia may seek a permanent occupation Japan cannot accept.
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London
Stock Exchange
United States
Rand
Aly
Times
Tokyo
Russia
Japan
Multiple World Events Describe Across-Europe and Australia
Berlin reports arrest of Alexander Megret an anarchist linguist found with forged passports. Queen Sophia of Sweden ill. Ophir yacht arrives at Simonstown with royal party. Melbourne tramcar robbed by four masked men seizing money and jewelry. Paris publication interview with Count Waldersee praising French troops and deeming war unlikely. German Agricultural Council backs double tariff for farm goods. Roux Courcetles Flor effe Migues glass works to merge for 10 million francs. failure leaves Roux as sole beneficiary of US capital.
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Sophia
Sweden
Ophir
Duke and Duchess of Cornwall
York
Simonstown
Cape Colony
Melbourne
Echo de Paris
Count von Waldersee
France
Germany
Lokal Anzeiger
Berlin
German Agricultural Council
la Reforme
Brussels
Roux
Courcetles
Floreffe
Migues
County Clerk Defends Marriage Licenses Amid Kentucky Elopements
Jeffersonville Indiana reports resume of marriage licenses after a two day pause. County Clerk Carr says he will continue issuing licenses with the required affidavit as long as courts have not ruled him wrong. He cites the affidavit protecting him by stating applicants are of lawful age and known to an impartial witness.
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Indianapolis Journal
Jeffersonville
Ind
Kentucky
Carr
Indiana
Clark County
Clark Circuit Court
Car
TITLED SHINTMAKERS. LONDON AUG 18
London reports a rising trend of independent ladies entering trade. High born women in Sloane Square run successful blouse making shops earning strong orders this season. Miss Cockerell gains fame for artistic chains and uncut stone necklaces. Many elite tea rooms are also run by ladies of quality.
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London
Napoleon Bonaparte
Harvey Bathurst
Sloane Square
Miss Cockerell
Captain Noel
Seventeenth
Lanciers
Augusta Noel
Oesign
Albert Hall Mansions
South Kensington
Cincinnati Wins Close Game Over Pittsburg In Ninth
Cincinnati edged Pittsburg 5 to 4 as Davis muffed Pietz fly in the fifth, Phillips thriving with men on base. Earned runs totaled three for Cincinnati while Mangoon and Tannehill contributed, with Clark hitting a home run and Harvey stealing a base. St. Louis then pummeled Chicago 8 to 0 with Powell handling the mound after Murphy left early.
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Pittsburg
Davis
Pietz
Phillips
R.H.C.A.E
Pitts
A.E. Dobbs
Clarke
Nartley
Reaum't
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Crawfrd
Wagner
Magoon
Bransfield
Steinfeldt
Ritchey
Fox
Leach
Yeager
Tannehill
Santee
Clark
Harley
Brown
Garin Wins Paris Brest and Return Bicycle Race
Garin won the 750 mile Paris to Brest and return race finishing at the Paris Velodrome in 52 hours 11 minutes. Rivierre and Lesna followed, with Miller fifth amid protests claiming Garin was paced by a motor car and Miller lacking proper support. Garin, born in Roubaix in 1871, earned nearly 15 000 francs.
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Brest
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Terrent
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Alencon
Rivier
Frederick
Aucouturiler
Aucouturier
Miller
Tom Linton
Sesna
St. Maurice-les-Chaveney
Versailles
Rivierre
Gari
Roubaix
Sir Edwin Arnold and his Japanese wife cited in sorrow
The article tells how blind scholar Sir Edwin Arnold, who lost his savings to his son, lives with his Japanese wife Mrs Watambi, a widow from the army. The couple's devotion amid his paralysis and blindness draws social attention in London society reports.
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London
America
Sir Edwin Arnold
Sir Edwin
Cnion
Edwin
Watambd
Yokohama
Japan
Edith
Victoria Hotel
Israel Zangwill
Zangwill
Daniels Holds Matthews to Four Hits in Shutout
Fort Wayne, Aug 18. Daniels pitched a great game as Lutthoff was hit freely while rain kept attendance down. Final score Fort Wayne 6 Matthews 0. Batteries Daniels and Fuller. Sutthoff and Byers. Umpire Latham. Attendance unavailable.
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ST. Louis
Taylor
Murphy
Powell
Daniels
Matthews
Fort Wayne
Ind
Lutthoff
Fuller
Sutthoff
Byers
Latham
Marion and Columbus baseball doubleheader rained out
In Marion Indiana on August 18 two games were scheduled between Marion and Columbus but rain halted play after four and a half innings. Score: Marion 0 0 0 0 0 Columbus 0 9 0 0 1 0. Batteries Yerkes and Quinn Williams ek Locke. Umpire France. Attendance-
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Marion
Ind
Columbus
Rhe Marion
Yerkes and
Quinn
Williams Ek Locke
France
Readville Grand Circuit week features horse races and stakes
Boston August 18 The Readville mile track hosts the Grand Circuit next week with tomorrow’s Blue Hill stake events for 2:90 trotters and races at 2:13 2:16 and 2:3. Wednesday presents the 20000 Massachusetts stakes for 2:12 trotters with Elenta and Onward Silver among eligibles. Thursday’s free-for-all trot headlines Crescens versus Lord Derby and Charley Herr, while Joraima runs the 2:08 trot against The Monk Kingmond and Toggles.
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Boston
Readville Mile
Elenta
Detroit
Onward Silver
Brighton Beach
Crescens
Lord Derby
Charley Herr
Joraima
Monk
Kingmond
Toggles
Actress Edna Hopper Wins Big on 100-to-1 Horse
New York August 18 Edna Wallace Hopper bet heavily on Geraldyn at Saratoga after a prior losing streak. The horse started at 100 to 1, then 10 to 1 and won decisively. Hopper recouped many thousands, keeping live hopes for future gambles.
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Edna Wallace Hopper
New York
Wall-street
Edna
Geraldyn
Deportation of Spaniards Probed by Spanish Consul
Tampa at Aug 18 report says Spain's minister in Washington asked Vice Consul Vicente Guerra for names of Spaniards deported by local vigilance for the Resistencia Clear Makers strike leaders. Guerra began an investigation and summoned witnesses. He believes all deported Spaniards were naturalized U.S. citizens.
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Tampa
Fla
Washington
Vicente Guerra
Citizens’ Vigilance Committee
Resistencia Clear Makers
Spain
United States
Rockford bats Method in battering victory at Rockford
Rock Island reports a pitchers battle won by Rock Island as Evansville and Davenport split honors. Cedar Rapids doubles up Terre Haute in twin bill. Memphis beats Selma and New Orleans loses to Birmingham in regional games, with noted batteries and scores.
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Memphis
Selma
Shields
Armstrong
Baker and
Moore
New Orleans
Birmingham
Kellum
Abbott
Keefe
Culver
Hayden Still Missing Swift and Co Treasurer Suspect
John T. Hayden, secretary treasurer of Swift and Co New York branch, vanished last Tuesday after turning over books to auditor John Chaplin. Detectives seek Hayden on a warrant accusing embezzlement initially cited as 10000 dollars with estimates up to 20000 dollars. Chaplin says thefts since August 1. Hayden allegedly signed checks to steal funds by depositing them to his own account.
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New York
John T. Hayden
Swift & Co
Hayden
John Chaplin
Chicago
Chaplin
Detroit Driving Club Secretary Arrives for Charter Oak Races
M Klobe secretary of the Detroit Driving Club arrived in Hartford today to oversee the Grand Circuit events at Charter Oak Park in September. Entries for the Charter Oak stake of 10000 close tomorrow with starters to be named, and public release of entries expected Thursday.
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Hartford
Conn
M. Klobe
Detroit Driving Club
Charter Oak Park
Setember
Charter Oak Stake
Southern Baseball League elects new president and treasurer
At a Chattanooga meeting, John B. Nicklin of Chattanooga was unanimously elected president. E. T. Peters of Selma was elected secretary and treasurer. Irregularities in former President W. W. R. Kent’s accounts were sent to the auditing committee for settlement. annual meeting to be called in October.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Southern Baseball League
John B. Nicklin
E. T. Peters
Selma
Ala
W.W. R. Kent
League
Duchess of Marlborough May Be Made Mistress of the Robes
London reports from the Blenheim demonstration suggest the Duchess of Marlborough may be offered and accept the office of mistress of the robes. The Candid Friend notes her charm pleases Queen Alexandra and recalls royal visits to Blenheim during the King’s patronage.
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London
Blenheim
Duchess of Marlborough
Ueen Alexandra
Ales
War Correspondent Honored in London Fellowship
SAN FRANCISCO A W James F Archibald war correspondent has received word from England that he has been granted an honorary fellowship in the Royal Geographical Society of London for papers and writings on South Africa and Cubs. Less than twenty of these fellowships are held in the United States.
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San Francisco
A. W
James F. Archibald
England
Raat Geographical Society of London
South Africa
Cubs
United States
JAMES MC CUE DIES AT SARATOGA RACE TRACK
Saratoga New York August 18 James Mc Cue of St Louis connected with Barney B Schreiber's racing stable was fatally injured at the race track today.
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Saratoga
N. Y
James McCue
Barney B Schreiber
St. Louis
Muncie Boy Phenom Shuts Out Opponents in Rain
Orville Zook of Muncie pitched his fourth straight shutout win before about 2,000 fans in wet conditions. His control was sharp as visiting runners faced heavy pressure with two or more men on base in seven innings, despite rain and mud.
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Indianapolis Journal
Muncie
Ind
Orville Zook
Richmond
Flagler Wife's Decline and Sanity Collapse Foretold
The Baltimore American detail aloud a tragic arc in Henry M Flagler life. His second wife Mrs Shourds of Philadelphia once famed for lavish hospitality and grand Florida villas later suffered extended mental decline. Despite wealth and travel, her mind deteriorated, leading to confinement at Pleasantville Sanitarium in White Plains New York while Flagler sought doctors and tried every remedy.
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Miss Shourds
Philadelphia
Mr. Flagier
Henry M
St. Augustine
Alhambra
Ponce de Hotel
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Cordova
Flagler
Mamaron
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Mexico
Europe
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Villa
Mamaroneck
New Judge
Gila Cove Orde
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White Plains
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Mil- Honnaire
Cameteee
Hope
Forest Fire Rages in Oregon Mountains Near Baker City
A great forest fire sweeps North Pine and Fish creeks in Oregon near Baker City. Dry warm weather makes containment almost impossible, threatening extensive destruction of ranch property.
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Baker City
Ore
Lawyers Assigned to Goebel Trial in Jim Howard Case
Frankfurt report says Judge Thames KR Gordon of Louisville represents Jim Stoward charged in the Goebel case. Rumor says a prominent Democratic lawyer from the city may join as co-counsel with Judge Gordon in conducting the defense.
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Thames KR. Gordon
Louleville
Jim Stoward
Goebel
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