Strike plot to end this week eyed by Amalgamated
Pittsburg July 23 The Amalgamated Association and United States Steel Corporation may settle this week after a New York conference between Shaffer Williams and Steel leaders paved the way for renewed talks. A basis for conference has been reached but terms await executive committee approval. If rejected the strike will persist.
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Pittsburg
Steel and Tin Workers
Amalgamated Association
United States Steel Corporation
New York
T. J. Shaffer
John Willamas
Workers’ Organization
Shaffer
Williams
Steel Trust
Bope
Carnegie Steel Company
J. W. Jenks
American Steel Hoop Company
Harper
J. P. Morgan
Morgan
Mr. Morgan
C. M. Schwab
E. H. Gary
Dawkins
Amalgamated
Schwab
George B. M. Harvey
Harper Bros
Harvey
M. M. Garland
Joseph Bishop
Wheeling
W. Va
Riverside Tube and Steel Mills
Larkins
Riverside
Wheeling Iron and Steel Company
Benwood
Benwood. These Reults
McKeesport
Wellsville
Amalgamated Board to Meet in Pittsburg Over Strike
Vice President Walter Larkin reports President Shaffer called for an Amalgamated Association National Executive Board meeting in Pittsburg Tuesday to settle the steel strike at the conference. Chicago foundrymen delay openings due to lack of nonunion workers as strikers’ injunctions loom. American Steel Casting imports more molders to replace strikers amid unresolved grievances. Minneapolis workers seek higher daily wages and a one year contract, while employers resist long terms.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Walter Larkins
Amalgamated Association
Shaffer
The
Amalgamated Enanciation
Pittsburg
Larkins
Steel Combine
Sharon
American Steel Casting Company
Mercer Court
Minneapolis
Minn
Wallers
Mney
Striking Garment Workers Return Slow As Contractors Push Prices
New York July 28 Only a few thousand of the 15 000 expected to return to work today due to a hitch in strike settlement. Contractors demanding higher prices prompted the delay, while manufacturers had settled. It was announced tonight that the 7 40 Italian tailors will join the United Garment Workers as a new branch.
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Chicago
National Foundrymen’s Association
New York
United Garment Workers
Captain Schley Calls for Full Inquiry Evidence
Capt Thomas F Schley eldest son of Admiral Winfield S Schley stationed at Fort Douglas outlines points to be raised at the court of inquiry into his father’s conduct at the battle of Santiago He asserts startling facts may emerge and questions the assignment of blame. He cites a letter from Admiral Sampson and defends the blockade off Cienfuegos and the Brooklyn’s maneuvers.
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Salt Lake, Utah
The
Herald
Thomas F. Schley
Winfield
Schley
Fort Douglas
Santiago
Capt. Schley
Admiral Sampson
Twenty-third Infantry
Sampson
Long
Cienfuegos
Brookin
Kley
Brooklyn
New York
Philippines
Insurgents Rally Near Kingston As Panama Tense
Reports from Panama say insurgents operate in large numbers around Kingston while the government orders citizens to concentrate to repel attacks and protect property. The area near the coast is guarded by a gun battery and officials take precautions to curb news of developments leaking out.
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Kingston
Panama
Sorreensahtth
Lottery Draw Near at El Reno for Land Claims
El Reno prepares for the big lottery to distribute land prices with thirteen thousand pieces and thirteen thousand claimants for quarter sections. Each registered home seeker faces a one in thirteen chance to secure a claim as drawings begin today and aim to finish by Thursday.
Lottery Draw to Open Kiowa Comanche Lands in Oklahoma
Thousands of hopefuls gather in El Reno Oklahoma for the Kiowa Comanche land lottery with 12 000 claims across two districts. Registration has left about one in thirteen chance per applicant as envelopes and numbered slips are drawn from two wheels. The process, overseen by officials including W A Richards and Frank Dale, will take days with 100 envelopes drawn Monday and more rapid drawing to Thursday night.
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EL Reno
O. T
W. A. Richards
General Land Office
D. P. Dyer
St. Louis
United States
Frank Dale
Oklahoma
Lawton
Richards
Indians Seek Open Land Near Lawton in 1887 Statute Plan
Keo Tuck a Sac Indian filed notice at El Reno land office to claim a quarter section beside Lawton a prime tract in the Kiowa and Comanche reservation claims. About sixty Sac and Fox members may follow with filings as attorneys seek other enfranchised Indians without homesteads. Some plan to preemptively select lands Koay Caeiee then ask court restraining orders to halt registrations.
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Oklahoma City
O. T
Keo Tuck
el Reno
Lawton
Indians Move To Perfect Title On Selected Tracts
One filing effort targets selected land tracts to grant the Indians time to perfect their title to the best quarter sections in the new country. The plan hinges on successful filings to secure these parcels.
ForgerY Charges Across States In Chicago Case
Kansas City reports William J. Reid a Chicago businessman arrested on a warrant by lawyer W. N. Gemmil. Embezzlement of 4 dollars from Horace H. Stoddard and forged notes totaling 14 400 dollars allegedly hit the First National Bank of Chicago. Reid says his role was merely negotiating notes from a mercantile agency. He planned to travel to Chicago without requisition papers.
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Kansas City
William J. Reid
Chicago
W. N. Gemmil
Horace H. Stoddard
Gemmil
Reid
First National Bank of Chicago
Rell
Murder Idea Broached Over Banker's Death
Representative James Penick, brother of the drowned banker, arrived in Racine and raised the recovery reward to $3,000. The banker held $10,000 life insurance. Penick doubts suicide or murder, suspects accident or theft, noting his brother's pocketbook was found in the water and offering theories of how it escaped his pocket.
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Racine
Wis
James Penick
Virginia
Penick
Porto Rican Prosperity Shown In Island Industry
Porto Rico shows improving prosperity with more harbor shipping and better conditions. Yet little American capital has been invested. franchises granted include a railway by General Roy Stone and a Ponce trolley by Be Ford & Co. Tax law aids island needs, with plans to complete 40 miles of road in eight years.
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Associated Press
San Juan DE Porto Rico
Porto Rico
General Miles
Quanica
Charpentier
French Railway Company
New York
Ponce
McKinley
Paris
Executive Council
F. H. Dexter
San Juan
Mayaguez
Dexter
Porto Rico Steamship Company
General Roy Stone
Ford, & Co
Ramon Valdez
Eggleston Retires From Chicago Board of Trade
C B Eggleston, longtime Chicago Board of Trade figure, posts membership for transfer and retires from the exchange. He helped shape the Harper wheat deal and the Fairbank Cudahy lard corner, which led to the collapse of his commission firm with almost a million dollars in liabilities that were ultimately paid. He exits reputedly worth about one million dollars.
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Chicago
C. B. Eggleston
Board of Trade
Exchange
Eggleston
Seefered Shot Into Crowd In Cleveland Park Disturbance
In Cleveland at Forest City Park a man identified as Otto G See fried shot into a disturbed crowd late last night fatally injuring Thomas Murtagh who was hit in the abdomen. Edward Yarahan was wounded in the knee but not seriously. Police found Seefried inside an engine house with a revolver and arrested him as a crowd gathered and police dispersed them.
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Cleveland
Forest City Park
Otto G. Seefried
Thomas Murtagh
Edward Yarahan
Seefried
Fatal dash for liberty ends in Williams killed
Monticello July 2 Simon Williams condemned to hang for Deputy Sheriff Hawkins murder made a bid for freedom this afternoon. After a desperate struggle Deputy Sheriff R H Kilpatrick was wounded in the groin with Williams pistol and Williams was shot to death. Kilpatrick's condition is reported as serious.
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Monticello
Fila
Simon Williams
Hawkins
R. H. Kilpatrick
Williams
Kipatrick
Bedford Quarry murder aloft in Beasley slaying case
Nelson Fritz shot John Beasley at Reed's Station in the Bedford quarry district. Beasley died from a head wound by a pistol shot and a shotgun blast to the stomach after a quarrel over their sons. Fritz fled. Sheriff Frank Smith and three deputies pursued. Fritz's kin fled south in fear as officers hunted them.
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Indianapolis Journal
Bedford
Ind
Nelson Fritz
John Beasley
Reed's Station
Beasley
Fritz
Frank Smith
Teaford
Stone
Holmes
Prospecting for gold yields promising vein near Miles Glicklen farm
A gold discovery by an unnamed prospector enriches a 10 acre farm owned by Miles Glicklen as a near mile long vein shows depth of 18 inches and width of 40 feet. Speculation rises. farmers hold land awaiting further development while adjoining lands also report significant gold finds.
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Miles Glicklen
Fire loss and heroism in Louisville blaze injures few seriously
A devastating fire at 30 West Jefferson street in Louisville destroyed the Badgley Graham photographic supply store. Max Belovitch perished while attempting to save a loved one, and Policeman James Purdon also died. Firefighters were injured but not seriously. Insurance covers most losses. building damage estimated at 40,000. Separate report notes a bridge fire in Carbondale, Illinois blocks rail traffic.
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Louisville
Max Belovitch
Badgley-Graham
West Jefferson Street
James Purdon
Belevitch
Timothy Lehan
Burnett Hardin
Charles Kellar
Charles Brown
Harry Swain
John Hepp
Badgley-Graham Company
W. D. Gatchell & Son Potographic Supply
Stewart Dry Goods Company
Gatchell's
Creamerie
McCool Shot in Ko k om o Altercation Remains Alive
In Kokomo Indiana Jerry McCool who was shot during an altercation with Edward Van Hart is alive tonight. Dr Ross extracted the bullet and says McCool may recover, offering cautious hope amid the late night emergency.
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Indianapolis Journal
Kokomo
Ind
Jerry McCool
Edward van Hart
Ross
McCool
Man in Mancie Attacks Woman With Carbolic Acid
Peter Tilbury, an iron worker, visited Kate Phinney in Mancie Ind and threw carbolic acid into Mary Torrey’s face burning her eyes and neck after she refused him again. He fled but she remained conscious long enough to name him. doctors fear she cannot recover and she is now a raving maniac.
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Indianapolis Journal
ST. Louis
Mary Harper
Sacred Heart Orphanage
James Harper
Linton
Ind
Terre Haute
Harper
Mancie
Peter Tilbury
Kate Phinney
Mary Torrey
Multiple Ind Iowas drownings and a fatal hunting accident
Reports from Indiana towns detail tragic drownings and a fatal hunting accident. Berry Bellamy of Madison accidentally killed his seven year old son Roscoe while hunting near Plowhandle Point. Edgar Girton, of Greencastle, drowned while swimming and his father John Girton near collapse from shock. Alvin Gerton, brother of William Gerton of Ow Hardware, drowned in Eel river while bathing, leaving a young widow. In Valparaiso a father and son, Albert Jebloski aged eleven, drowned in Calumet river after the son was swept into a whirlpool.
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Indianapolis Journal
Madison
Ind
Plowhandle Point
Berry Bellamy
Roscoe
Greencastle
Edgar Girton
John Girton
Brazil
Alvin Gerton
William Gerton
Ow! Hardware Company
Eel River
Valparaiso
Calumet River
Albert Jebloski
Fire at Holbrook Grocery Company causes $75,000 loss
Keene New Hampshire July 3 A fire tore through the Holbrook Grocery Company building early today causing about $75,000 in damage. Insurance is listed as zero according to initial reports.
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Keene, N. H
Holbrook Grocery Company
Romana Opens Peruvian Congress Amid Cheers and Support
President Romana opened the Peruvian Congress in Lima with a brilliant cortege and cheering crowds. Senor Candamo praised the nation’s peace and progress while United States Minister Dudley prepares to recruit strength at Choiseau before a U.S. return.
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Lima
Peru
Romana
Senor Candamo
Senate
Senor Romana
United States
Dudley
Chosiea
Sabbath Breakings Condemned By Greencastle Pastor
Greencastle Indiana July 28 In a morning sermon Dr J H Hoagland pastor of College avenue Methodist Church denounced Sunday camp meeting excursion to Battle Ground he urged enforcement of Sunday closing law and condemned meat deliveries on Sundays The report notes the hoagos and the public reaction in Edinburg where a gold vein near Spearsville six miles west of town drew crowds and gold fever with financier George W Childs mentioned.
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Indianapolis Journal
Greencastle
Ind
J. H. Hoagland
College-avenue
Monon
Edinburg
Spearsville
George W. Childs
Missing 1000 Silver Dollars at Chicago Bank
A sack of 1000 silver dollars weighing about sixty pounds vanished from the Commercial National Bank in Chicago after being left outside the vault at closing. Detectives have learned nothing so far. This marks a second stray-money incident tied to the bank within a year. Authorities also seek a separate $20,000 bill bundle sent by Adams Express to the National State Bank in Burlington, Iowa.
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Chicago
Commercial National Bank
Adams Express Company
National State Bank
Burlington
Ington
No Again Clouded Sky Dims Rain Promise at Fairview Park
A large Indianapolis crowd heard ex convict J B Johnson speak of solitary confinement at Fairview Park as warm weather gives way to clouds and a cooler afternoon. The day featured a Military Band concert and Winnebago dances at Broad Ripple with an Indian massacre reenactment.
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Fairview Park
J. B. Johnson
Missouri State
Johnson
Indianapolis
Broad Ripple
Heat Casualties Reported in Cincinnati Deaths Rise
Nine deaths and thirteen prostrations reported in Cincinnati as heat intensified through the day. Temperatures reached 97 degrees with high humidity. Relief arrived later as western winds brought cooler air.
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Cincinnati
Heat brings sudden deaths in Grand Rapids and Louisville
Grand Rapids reports the death of Mrs. Antonia Van Oosten from the heat while returning from church. Her purse with about $1000 in bills was found under her skirts, indicating poverty. St Louis logged a 98 degree high with multiple heat related deaths and prostrations. Louisville also reported three deaths and twelve prostrations as heat spiked across the day.
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Grand Rapids
Mid
Antonia van Oosten
ST. Louis
United States
Louisville
Heat deaths and severe storm lash Indiana coast
A violent thunderstorm swept Valparaiso last night with no damage reported. Herman Techafext died in Michigan City from heat prostration, and Elizabeth Orvis widow of Dr Orvis died last night at Deaconess Hospital after years of poor health following a move from Seymour.
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Indianapolis Journal
Valparaiso
Ind
Herman Techafext
Michigan City
Jeffersonville
Elizabeth Orvis
Orvis
Seymour
Showers Widespread Bring Hope for Drought Ending
Washington July 3 Today's Weather Bureau advices from the great corn belt report the most encouraging signs in forty days. Forecasters say the drought may be broken by a general visitation of showers across many regions.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Great Corn Belt
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