Sacrifice Shaffer Impeachment Demanded by Labor World
A caustic Pittsburg Labor World editorial demands President Shaffer be impeached for guiding an unwarranted strike, violating Amalgamated rules, and misleading workers. It cites faulty charter revocations, broken contracts, and reckless calls to withdraw savings, while naming Powell and Dolan as board allies.
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Pittsburg
Labor World
International Tin Workers’ Protective Association
Mine Workers’ Union
Pattern Makers’ Association
Shaffer
Chicago
Amalgamated Association
George Powell
Tin Plate Workers’ Protective Association of America
L. R. Thomas
Pattern Makers’ National League
Patrick Dolan
United Mine Workers of
Powel
Tin Workers’ Association
Amalgamated
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
Steel Trust
National Steel
Federal Steel
Organized Labor
Sears
Agenuuivey
New York
Shafter
Lincoln
Federation
Wall Street
Impeach Shaffer Over Amalgamated Strike Tangles
The Labor World editorial calls for Shaffer’s impeachment for dragging the Amalgamated into broken contracts and repudiated agreements. It argues the union could be saved only if Shaffer is sacrificed, while Shaffer dismisses the piece as irrelevant to labor, claiming it harms only a temporary bad impression.
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Amalgamated
Shaffer
Two More Convicted in Lynching Case at Wetumpa Alabama
In Wetumpa Alabama the jury found John Strength and Martin Fuller guilty of second degree murder for participating in the lynching of Robert White a negro and sentenced them to ten years in the penitentiary. George E Howard was already sentenced to life recently. John Thomas the white man involved is on trial. A continuance was sought due to missing witnesses believed to have fled the country under indictments. Judge Denson ordered immediate trial on the case noting strong contention and potential multi day proceedings.
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Wetumpa
Ala
John Strength
Martin Fuller
Robert White
George E. Howard
John Thomas
Winston
Robert
Denson
Shaw for President in Chicago Candidate Backed by Iowa
Senator Dolliver announced in Chicago that Governor Shaw of Iowa would run for the presidency. He said Iowa and much of the middle West would support Shaw, noting his strong hold on Iowa and the nation, and calling him a safe conservative leader with a highly successful governorship.
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Chicago
Dolliver
Shaw
Iowa
Middle West
Dollilver
Commonwealth
Rebels in Cape Colony Proclaimed War Conditions Worsen
London dispatches summarize Cape Town reports that Scheper’s commando moved into southwest Cape Colony, prompting stricter restrictions to cut lines between Cape Town and unrest areas. Analysts note a “seething mass of disorder,” Boer support, and debates over Kitchener’s banishment proclamation and censorship. Reports on concentration camps show rising child mortality and ration disparities, with calls to relocate Boers to the coast.
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London
Cape Town
Daily Mail
Scheper
Cape Colony
Cologne Gazette
Edgar Wallace
Lord Kitchener
Morning Post
Gs Crawing Eran
Standard
The
Victor Newcomb Discharged From Sanitarium After Two Years
H Victor Newcomb a former Wall Street figure was released from a sanitarium today after a two year stay. Born in Louisville Kentucky in 1844 he followed his father as president of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. He later led the United States National Bank in New York with executives General Grant Morris K Jessup William B Travers and Henry K Hyde.
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New York
Aug. S
H. Victor Newcomb
Wall Street
Mr. Newcomb
Louisville
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Iss
United States National Bank
General Grant
Morris K. Jessup
William B. Travers
Henry K. Hyde
Baboon Attack Fatally Injures Omaha Reporter
William A. Pixley, a Omaha newspaper reporter, was badly injured by a mad baboon named Jim Robinson at a dog and pony show dressing tent. His sister accompanied him as handlers offered Pasteur treatment to prevent possible infection. Managers cite the baboon's objection to a woman’s presence in the tent.
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Omaha
Neb
William A. Pixley
Strike Trouble Negotiations Signal Possible Change
Pittsburg dispatch reports growing activity in the steel strike as Bayview and Amalgamated officials confer while Burns presses for arbitration. Pending injunctions at Canal Dover and a McKeesport march to Duquesne reflect mounting pressure, with Shaffer denying Bayview delegates acted as lodge reps and Burns seeking a Mills restart through settlement.
Break in steel strike at McKees, unions confused
Forty men return to work at National Tube Works seamless tube dept amid a nearby labor dispute. They did not join the strike but met with Federation of Labor men. Officials cite possible further withdrawals tomorrow and note the return surprised strike leaders. Meanwhile Gompers denounces Simon Burns as unauthorized and dismisses Knights of Labor as defunct. United States Steel says no conferences with Burns or Amalgamated are planned.
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Pittsburg
Bayview Committee
Amalgamated
Burns
Window Glass Workers’ Association
Shaffer
Mee-Keesport
Duquesne
Canal Dover
Bayview
J. D Hickey
J. I. Cooper
Bayview Lodge
Amalgamated Association
Tighe
Milwaukee
New York
C. M. Schwab
Simon Burns
Schwab
United States Steel Corporation
McKeesport
Duquesne Mill
American Sheet Steel Company
United States
Association
Chicago
Allied Trades and Labor Unions
Pennsylvania
Ross's Grove
Dolan
Churchill
James Nutt
Labor Bureau
The
Peublic Iron Company
Pittburg
Mr. Nutt
McKeeson
National Tube Works
Federation of Labor
Tube
Washington
Knights of Labor
Indianapolis
Gompers
Wreck on Great Northern near Kalispell reports many dead
Overnight wreck on the Great Northern forty miles east of Kalispell Mont leaves at least seventeen confirmed dead with more injured. A westbound passenger train collided after a runaway eastbound train sparked fire and telegraph damage. Italians in a carload suffer heavy losses as officials continue to assess homes and identities.
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Kalispell
Spokane, Waeh
Great Northern
Mont
Spokane
Wash
P. T. Downes
Omemezic
Duquesne Strike Expands At Mill In Pittsburg
At Duquesne mill the open hearth and night crews join the walkout boosting striker numbers to about 2,500. Night workers refused to charge heats after 8 am and stood firm as officials urged work resumption, leading to continued stoppage.
Eminent Law Violators Convicted of Catching a Short Bass
In Pittsfield Mass the arraignment of Cassius Scranton on a bass law violation revealed a fishing party including ex President Grover Cleveland. Scranton admitted taking a short bass and was fined after deputies found the undersized catch on Lake Garfield. In Newport Var Vanderbilt Jr was fined ten dollars for speeding on Ridge Road as police had fined Foxhall Keene and Reginald Vanderbilt earlier for fast riding. Maxwell and Young, chauffeurs for Benedict and Brugaive, were also fined ten dollars for overspeeding.
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Pittsfield
Mass
Cassius Scranton
New Marlboro
Grover Cleveland
Bryant
New York
Scranton
Lake Garfield
Cleveland
Newport
R. I
W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr
Ridge Road
Richards
Foxhall Keene
Reginald Vanderbilt
Robert C. Maxwell
Charles Young
Maxwell
Frederick H. Benedict
Stoneville
Young
Lewis Brugaive
San Francisco
Deaths rise after Fairville wreck hits eleven
Newark N Y August reports list eleven dead from the southbound Pennsylvanian wreck on the Sodus Bay division. Among the deceased are Rev Dr A Park Burgess Syracuse and Mrs A Park Burgess Syracuse. others include Francis Burleigh Newark and Mrs Anna Kane Elmira. Several injured linger in Rochester and Elmira hospitals with fears of additional deaths.
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Newark
N. Y
Fairville
Sodus Bay
Pennsylvania Railroad
Northern Central
A. Park Burgess
Syracuse
Francis Burleigh
James W. Ford
Anna Kane
Elmira
William Meagher
Sodus Point
Howard Tubbs
L. H. Wood
Seneca Falls
C. H. Bradley
Elizabeth Todd
J. C. Edwards
St. Paul
A. D. Burnham
William Lemonyon
Fort Gibson
Rose Edwards
W. C. Burgess
New York
G. Edwards
Homeopathic Hospital
Rochester
Edwards
Whitman Swindler Arrest In Boston Shakeup
Alonzo J. Whitman former Minnesota State Senator was arrested in Boston on charges of swindling two broker firms. He allegedly used the alias Carl G Burdick of Brookline to obtain a 48750 loan from William Hunt Co and passed a 3000 bogus check on Armstrong Schrrmer Co. Police say he admitted his identity after arrest.
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Boston
Alonzo J. Whitman
Minnesota
Whitman
New York
William Hunt & Co
Carl G. Burdick
Rookline
Armstrong, Schrrmer & Co
Ranchers in Arms at Fairbanks on Bouauillas Grant
Forty three ranchers and all Fairbanks residents in the San Pedro valley have been ordered to vacate their homes on the Bouauillas Spanish land grant now owned by a large cattle company. The grant spans 17,3 acres and fencing will begin soon. One settler has built a fort to oppose the company's cowboys clearing the land and improvements.
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Tucson
A. T
Fairbanks
San Pedro
Gale and Lake Michigan Storm Strikes Great Lakes
Fiercest windstorm in years sweeps St Joseph Michigan area as steamer City of Milwaukee saves passengers after hours at sea. In Chicago a water-logged Pewaukee wreck, crew exhausted, towed into harbor after leaving Cheboygan for Chicago.
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ST. Joseph
Mich
City of
Deputy U S Marshal Stops Mob in Petty Lynching Case
In Ardmore J T Aug a deputy U S marshal removed sixteen year old Don Petty from Tishomingy to prevent a lynching. Petty is charged with criminally assaulting May Bells, a five year old girl.
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Ardmore
J. T
United States
Don Petty
Tishomingy
Petty
May Bells
Trenton Steamer Disaster Kills At Least Twenty Eight
In Philadelphia on August 30 authorities say at least twenty eight people perished when a boiler exploded on the steamer City of Trenton on the Delaware River above the city. Seventeen reported aboard remain missing, twelve bodies recovered, leaving the death toll uncertain.
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City of
Trenton
Tragedy on river steamer leaves many missing in explosion
Twenty eight people involved in the disaster, ten remain seriously ill with four in critical condition. Four bodies were recovered from the river and are unidentifiable. Four more corpses in the morgue are charred beyond recognition, reducing the missing to seventeen. Investigators, aided by boiler inspectors, plan to raise the exploded boiler for examination. The steamship owners consented to recover the boiler and place it for authorities. The theory of water entering a dry boiler and crown sheet failure points to possible engineer negligence. The wrecked vessel was towed to a shipyard for closer inspection as an inquiry is prepared by the U S inspector of steam vessels. Three missing persons later located. William Losson of Hulmeville, Pa. Mr and Mrs Frank Albert of Camden, N J, identified among those found.
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Neatie & Levy
Murphy
Trenton
United States Inspector of
Wiliam Losson
Hulmeville
Frank Albert
Camden
N. J
Alberts
Forsyth Denies Alleged Interview on Sampson Schley
Capt James Forsyth of the United States Navy, returning from the West, reportedly denies the authenticity of a Western newspaper interview about the Sampson Schley controversy. He says he would rather not comment for publication and has not heard from the Navy Department. He confirms seeing the interview but notes it was a surprise to him.
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Philadelphia
the Inquirer
James Forsyth
United States Navy
Navy Department
Department
Friars in Colombia Five Thousand Said to Have Invaded
Raul Perez, diplomatic secretary of Colombia’s revolutionary party in New York, claims about 6,000 priests and friars fled from the Philippines and entered Colombia to aid a revolt. He says the 35,000-strong insurgent army controls Honda and will press government forces to surrender, with plans for a democratic state and modern improvements once victory is won.
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New York
United States of Colombia
Philippines
Revolutionary Party
Raul Perez
Colombian Revolutionary Party
United States
Honda
Magdalena
Nunez
Sanden
Miroquin
Philippine Islands
United States of America
All Quiet at Colon Sargent to be Untrue
A US Navy cablegram from Commander Sargent in Colon asserts no insurgent force near the railway and uninterrupted transit. He notes reports of Ecuadorian disturbances tied to an upcoming national election are not to be taken seriously, and praises the quiet situation in Panama and Colon.
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Washington
Navy Department
Sargent
Machias
Colon
Colombia
Panama
United States
Ecuador
Sampson
Quito
Bradstreet's sees steadier corn yield despite heat
Bradstreet's correspondents report a near 1.4 to 1.49 billion bushel corn crop possible this year with weather improving since July. Prices on farms are higher by about 4 percent from four years ago, and while shortages are noted in surplus states, larger yields in New York Maryland and Virginia mitigate losses. Overall the article suggests the agricultural sector remains healthy and the corn shortage may be less severe than feared if favorable weather continues.
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New York
Bradstreet
Corng Towley
Iowa
Kansas
Nebraska
Illinois
Missouri
Indiana
Ohio
Department of Agriculture
Texas
Tennessee
Kentucky
Maryland
Virginia
South Dakota
United States
Department Ofriculture
Eornier
Weekly Trade Review Forecasts Broad Market Gains
Trade reports from Dun and Co suggest continued improvement in corn crop prospects and optimism over a steel strike ending. Cotton prices rise with crop conditions but dry goods show strength, aided by cooler weather. Chicago sees heavy dry goods clothing and shoe sales while St. Louis notes brisk dry goods trade and strong jobber activity into August.
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New York
Bradstreet
Chicago
St. Louis
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Heneath Shaffer
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L. & N. Railway
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Simon
Sechwah
Delaware River
Quesne Works
W. K. Vanderbilt
Automobile “Sports
Northern
Pleasant Todd
Oscar Hassan
Baltimore
Julia Stancliffe
Harley McCoy
Durango
Col
Rio Grande
Chatto
N. M
Mercy Hospital
McCoy
Denver
Canon City
Hawley
State Assembly
Ranchers IN Arms
GALE
Lake Michigan
Delaware
City
Forsyth
Howison
Isthmian Republic
Philip
Pines
Er Sargent
Both Brade
KR. G. Dun & Co
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