Morgan Stands Pat Over Unacceptable Steel Terms
The Amalgamated executive board refused to reopen wage talks with J Pierpont Morgan insisting on Morgan Schwab and Gary terms. They await Morgan’s reply after a New York meeting with Schwab and Gary and warn strikes may be prolonged if rejected.
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Steel Trust
Pittsburg
the Commercial Gazette
Amalgamated Executive Board
J. Pierpont Morgan
Lincoln
Steel Combine
Combine
C. M. Schwab
Libert H. Gary
Amalgamated Executive
New York
Association
Amalgamated Association
J. Tierpont Morgan
Shaffer
Morgan
Amalgamated Journal
Wellsville
American Sheet Steel Company
Williams
George B. M. Harper
J. P. Morgan
Newark
Mr. Morgan
Harvey
Schwab
United States Steel Corporation
Gary
Castro Has Blood in His Eye War Talk With Colombia
Port of Spain Aug. 2 Venezuelan war minister Senor Pulido resigned after a cabinet clash over Castro’s order to recognize Colombian revolutionists as belligerents and to issue a passport to Senor Rico. Pulido says invaders are revolutionists, not Colombians. Government troops were defeated near San Cristobal and uprisings grow inland.
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Port of Spain
Trinidad
Senor Pulido
Castro
Colombia
Senor Rico
San Cristonal
Attempt to Tie Up the Works at Captaine Plants
Metal polishers at Captaine Silverware goods plants in Muncie Indiana were called out on Wednesday thirty responded. The strike appears aimed at tying up production amid labor action in the industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muncie
Ind
Wheat Harvest Breaks County Record Near Petersburg
Petersburg Indiana August 2 Goodlet Goodrich a local farmer harvested 7500 bushels of wheat from 300 acres the largest county crop this season reflecting strong yields in the area local harvest report notes the high productivity of the farm plot and suggests favorable growing conditions this year
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petersburg
Ind
Cgoodlet Gooodrich
The Journal Office Note On Wood Subscript Use
A brief item notes that the Journal office will utilize several cords of wood as a demonstration of subscript use. The report emphasizes practical drafting rather than symbolic meaning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal
Guaranteed Kidney Cure Claim Prompts Refund Offer
An advertisement claims Smith's Sure Kidney Cure is the guaranteed cure with a money back refund if not satisfied after one bottle. The druggist offers the refund policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Dhe
World Wide Reputation of Chamberlains Remedy
The ad proclaims Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with a world wide reputation for cures. It claims the medicine never fails and is pleasant and safe to take. Available for sale at Stewart's Pharmacy and Cook Sherman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart's Pharmacy
Cook & Sherman
Pittsfield Mayor Defends Police Chief Over Fosburg Case
Mayor Russell and the Pittsfield council defend Police Chief John Nicholson amid calls for removal after Robert Stewart Fosburg’s manslaughter trial and Berkshire Supreme Court acquittal. The mayor says the chief acted within authority and Fosburg was not arrested until an indictment was returned by the grand jury.
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Berkshire Supreme Court
Russell
John Nicholson
New York
Fosburg
Monkeys of Themselves on the B. and O Train Hold-Up
Chicago August 2. Authorities arrest six men in connection with a B. and O. railroad hold-up near Miller’s station Indiana Wednesday night. Only the engineer and fireman witnessed the robbery and one man’s watch was taken. Thieves rode three cars seeking the express car but found mail cars and fled after breaking open two then a third car. Police hope to identify two to five suspects. Express company valued loot at about twenty thousand dollars had they seized the express car.
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Chicago
Miller’s Station
Ind
Eng Ueer
Express Company
Bad Bookkeeping at George H. Phillips Co
Chicago brokers on the board of trade report grave irregularities in the firm’s books not theft but bad bookkeeping caused by hurry. Discrepancies range up to 80 000 dollars. Phillips says the firm is not short of money and all trades are protected with funds up to date.
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Chicago
George H. Phillips Co
Board of Trade
Phillips
Bishop sues Kansas mayor for damages over primary defeat
William M. Bishop ex constable of Kansas township files suit in Edgar county circuit court against James M. Steele mayor of Kansas seeking 5000 dollars. Bishop claims Steele circulated a report that he stuffed the primary ballot contributing to his narrow defeat as a Republican candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattoon, Ill
Edgar County
William M. Bishop
Kansas Township
James M. Steele
Kansas
Bishop
Steele
Guardsmen Hurt In Sham Battle At Colorado Armory
In Boulder Colorado Private Wright of a Denver company was struck by a blank cartridge wad in the right forearm and may lose his arm or life Lieutenant Rice Means, an officer who served in the Philippines, was burned in the face with powder during the drill.
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Boulder
Colo
Colorado National Guard
Wright
Denver
Rice Means
Philippines
Constable kills bootlegger in Kansas clash
In Wathena Kansas police fight with bootleggers ends with Constable A M Livermere shooting and killing Lou Henderson during a raid. Accomplice John Williams was captured. The dead man and Williams were said to be colored men who had caused officers trouble in St. Joseph Missouri and surrounding areas.
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St. Joseph
Wathena
Kas
A. M. Livermere
Lou Henderson
John Williams
Fire destroys Fish Bros Wagon warehouse in Racine
In Racine Wisconsin at 1 45 a m yesterday a two story frame building used as a storehouse by the Fish Bros Wagon company housing wagon stock and a dry kiln was totally destroyed by fire The loss may reach 35000 covering stock and building and is insured.
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Racine, Wis
Fish Bros.” Wagon Company
Rockford Youth Fatally Shot in Sham Battle
Oliver Mitchell of Rockford Iowa was shot in the back during a Sons of Veterans celebration sham battle in Mason City and died shortly after. A prominent young man, Mitchell was among participants when a comrade fired the fatal shot during the event on August 2.
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Mason City
Oliver Mitchell
Rockford
Sons of Veterans
Sale of Union Elevated Loop To Northwestern Elevated
The Union Elevated Loop serving downtown Chicago and linking with three other lines was sold to the Northwestern Elevated Railroad company. The purchase price totals 6,250,000 dollars or 125 dollars per share.
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Chicago
Union Elevated
Northwestern Elevated Railroad Company
Children Roll Over a Precipice Near Morgantown
Lloyd and Marle Shoemaker aged 5 and 8 were fatally hurt when a farm wagon rolled over a precipice 600 feet high in Emery Bayless yard on the Cheat river near Morgantown West Virginia. The accident occurred August 2 as children played on the wagon.
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Morgantown
W. Va
Emery Bayless
Cheat River
Here
Lloyd and
Marle
Law on barbers' law to be taken to supreme court
Lansing Mich Aug 2 The bar bers law recently ruled unconstitutional at Niles will reach the supreme court on a writ of certiorari. The attorney general prepares the papers and the case is set for the October term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing, Mich
Niles
Siremme
Sugar cured hams and bacon priced down at Todd Stuarts
Sugar cured hams and bacon see reduced prices at Todd Stuarts store as buyers snap up meat goods during a market dip. Local shoppers report notable savings on pantry staples amid a seasonal price shift.
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Todd Stuart
Vacation trip to Clear Lake by Iowa Central Railway
The Iowa Central Railway sells tickets to Clear Lake Iowa for August 1 to 10 at 850 round trip from Brighton. Tickets valid for travel on sale day with final return by October 31 1901.
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Clear Lake
Iowa
Iowa Central Railway
Brighton
Mattoon Blackmailers Target Hearn Family in Kidnapping Threats
Chicago postal authorities are alerted to a threat case against Richard Hearn, wealthy Mattoon widower, and his 18 year old daughter Maude. A ransom demand of 2000 dollars accompanies eerie torture threats. Caution prompts the Hearns to move to their farm after a prowling night.
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Mattoon
United States
Chicago
Hearn
Richard Hearn
Maude
John S. Croudyear
Dream Leads Clark to Patent Gas From Crude Oil
Marion Indiana August 2 five years ago J G Clark a machinist dreamed of a gas making process from crude petroleum oil He built a crude machine applying the dream and filed a Washington patent The practical test in Summitville showed gas with four times the heating power of natural gas and production at under two cents per 1000 cubic feet.
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Marion
Ind
J. G. Clark
Washington
Summitville
Romance Behind the Arrest
Minneapolis report says John Willis was seized while trying to cash a money order at a post office sub-station. He allegedly escaped custody from officers taking him to Jacksonville Tennessee, leaping from a moving train while manacled. Willis faces abduction charges involving a wealthy Evanston Missouri family. He contends a planned marriage is opposed by convicting authorities.
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Minneapolis
Minn
John Willis
Willis
Jacksonville
Tenn
Evanston
Baseball Scores From Yesterday Across Leagues
Chicago report lists results from August 2 with Boston 9 over New York 8 and Brooklyn 2 over Philadelphia 1. American League shows Chicago 4 over Detroit 0 and Baltimore 6 over Washington 4 in a second game. Western Association notes Dayton 11 over Wheeling 1 and Toledo 7 over Matthews 2 with Columbus postponed due to races.
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Chicago
Boston
New York
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Toledo
Matthews
Columbus
Armonson Family Perishes in Wisconsin Fire
In Monroe Wisconsin Mrs Armonson and her seven year old son died in a fire that destroyed their home north of New Glarus The family has faced a sequence of tragedies with a stroke claiming Mr Armonsons life two Sundays earlier and a brother dying the previous Sunday before the fatal blaze.
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Monroe
Wis
Exalted Ruler Admits Fitzsimmons Then Is Banishment Ordered
Marion Indiana August 2 O A Sprague former exalted ruler admitted boxing great Robert Fitzsimmons to Marion lodge membership. For this act he was banished by his superior officers. At the Milwaukee grand lodge meeting last week Sprague now of Chicago was restored to full fellowship.
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Marion, Ind
O. A. Sprague
Lodge of Elks
Robert Fitzsimmons
Pugilist
Marion Lodge
Grand Lodge
Milwaukee
Sprague
Chicago
Soldiers Burn Julia Whitfield House Near Fort McPherson
Two U S soldiers stationed at Fort McPherson went to Julia Whitfield's home, drove her out, and set fire to the residence and an adjacent vacant house, both burned to the ground.
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Atlanta
United States
Fort McPherson Barracks
Julia Whitfield
Italian Girls Caught Smuggling at Swiss-Italian Frontier
Customs officers halted a procession of forty seminary girls near Maslianco as they walked two by two across the frontier. Each girl carried cigars or cigarettes totaling about 30,000 dollars in value.
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Rome
Maslianco
Glass Worker Beats Typhoid Patient In intoxicated Assault
Hartf ord City Indiana August 2 Unidentified glass worker known as Snaky Houseman returned to his boarding house drunk and found William Miller ill with typhoid fever in bed. He assaulted Miller with a bottle dealing a terrible beating before fleeing and being arrested.
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Hartford City
Ind
Feud Ends as Sapp Shoots Cottin in Rice Lake
In Rice Lake Wisconsin on Wednesday evening H A Sapp fatally wounded T J Cottin after a long running feud. Both men were prominent citizens and the shooting occurred while Main Street was crowded with pedestrians.
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Wisconsin
Rice Lake
Wis
Main Street
H. A. Sapp
T. Jr. Cottin
Two Gushers in the Hour Set Beaumont Field Record
Beaumont oil drillers broke a field record by bringing in two gushers in under an hour on Wednesday. The feat occurred in the Beaumont field as crews rushed to cap the wells and gauge output.
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Beaumont, Tex
Beaumont Fiield
Candidate for County Treasurer Nomination
I will be a candidate for nomination to the office of County Treasurer, subject to the action of the Republican convention of Washington county on 29-12. E. W Swisner.
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Washington County
E. W Swisner
Restful sojourn at Clear Lake with boating and beaches
Visit Clear Lake Iowa for leisure with opportunities to fish sail and bathe. Low tourist rates available via Iowa Central Railway. ask ticket agent for details and a booklet.
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Clear Lake
Iowa
Iowa Central Railway
Maryland Democrats Call for White Rule in State Policy
Baltimore Aug 2 The Democratic State convention declared the party aims to eliminate the negro from Maryland politics if possible under the state constitution. The platform stresses white leadership in state government, fairness in education, and preventing control by those deemed unable to manage public affairs. Arthur Pue Gorman is seen as successor to the U.S. Senate seat if Democrats win. Dr Joshua W Hering and J Frank Turner were renominated for local posts. further platform details target state interests.
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Baltimore
Maryland
George L. Wellington
Arthur Pue Gorman
Court of Appeals
Joshua W. Hering
Carroll
J. Frank Turner
Talbot
Gorman
Democratic Party
Commonwealth
Republican Party
All Out On Diagnosis In Kokomo Man Finds Needle
Kokomo Indiana August 2 Two years of misdiagnosis as liver disease appendicitis tuberculosis and lung trouble ended when his wife discovered a large needle protruding from William Sampsels back. After its removal his pain disappeared.
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Kokomo
Ind
William Sampsel
Bride-to-be Mary Siebers Abandoned at Altar
In Quincy on August 2 Mary Siebers was deserted at the altar by Clarence Shields. The couple planned to wed at 8 a.m. in St Marys Roman Catholic Church with relatives, friends, and the priest present. Siebers waited in bridal robes as her sister served as bridesmaid, but Shields did not appear.
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Quincy
Mary Siebers
Clarence Shields
St. Mary’s
Denver Street Fight Leaves Bystanders Wounded
In Denver on August 2 a street fight at the busy Seventeenth and Curtis streets corner involved brothers Barney and Sam Boyce and Charlie Jasper of Texas. Three bystanders were wounded but all principal combatants escaped injury. The quarrel began from a trivial dispute.
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Denver
Barney
Sam Boyce
Charlies Jasper
Texas
Seventeenth
Curtis
Mrs Collins Fined in Belfast for Tobacco on Furnessia
Mrs Sarah T Collins a United States passenger on the Furnessia from New York to Glasgow was fined £2 17s with costs in Belfast after serving three pounds of tobacco in her nk.
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London
Sarah T. Collins
United States
Furnessia
New York
Glasgow
Belfast
Freight transport Samoa renamed Dix in honor of General Dix
Washington Aug 2 acting secretary of war names the big freight transport Samoa the Dix to honor General John A Dix The name ties to his famed order If any man attempts to haul down the American flag shoot him on the spot reflects the era and praise for Dix’s stance.
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John A. Dix
Washington
Samoa
Dix
Frances Willard Statue to Be Modeled by Helen Mears
Buffalo reports the Frances Willard statue to be presented by Illinois to the national Capitol in Washington will be modeled by Helen F. Mears of Oshkosh. The announcement notes the artist’s selection and the work’s historical significance.
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Buffalo
Frances RB. Willard
Ilinois
National Capitol
Washington
Helen F. Mears
Oshkosh
Morris brothers killed in resort shooting near Jackson Ky
In a resort at Crockettsville near Jackson Charlies and Robert Morris were shot and killed by Tom White in a fatal early August incident.
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Jackson, Ky
Crockettsville
Here
Charlies
Robert Morris
Tom White
Remarks on Beet Sugar Production in Michigan
Michigan beet sugar makers plan a strong output this year totaling about 200000 tons or 10 percent of U S sugar consumption. Factories stretch from Benton Harbor to Bay City with investments near 6 million in Michigan and 22 million nationwide. The beet sugar is pure white granulated and indistinguishable from refined sugar.
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Detr ci
Reet
United States
Michigan
ISUS
Garden
Benton Harbor
Bay City
Joking in Oklahoma Ends in a Fatal Fight at Campbell
In Campbell I T Tom Toney and Jesse Lunagan were killed in a drunken quarrel involving Jett Hillion who then caused damage to Lunagan’s wagon wheels. Hillion used a Winchester to kill both men as they left town. In Chicago a political injunction case involves Frank Williams and a letter sender alleged to be connected to a climber and “dinner thief.”
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Vinita
Chicago
Frank Williams
Fiftieth Street
Williams
Muskegon
Mich
Travel salesman in Kalamazoo trapped in smallpox quarantine
W F Clifford of Armour & Co visited the Michigan asylum and fled after a yard guard chased him with an umbrella. He locked the female department door and was confined in quarantine until fumigation. In Kentucky a two word note reports a fatal knife fight at Goebel’s Gap near Crocketteville as William Sandlin is dead. the dispute centered on Sandlin’s wife.
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Kalamazoo, Mich
W. F. Clifford
Armour & Co
Chicago
Michigan Asylum
Jackson
William Sandlin
Thomas Short
Goebel
Markets Report Samples and Grain Prices Across Cities
Chicago hog and cattle price ranges with receipts and class quotes. East Buffalo live stock orders show mixed hogs and sheep notes. St Louis wheat corn oats rye prices. Milwaukee grain markets list cereals and prices. Also an ad for Ricky Mountain Tea with a Stewarts sale note.
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Chicago
Cade
Texas
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunving & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
St. Louis
Milwaukee Grain
Milwaukee
Wis
French statesman praises United States growth and industry
M Jules Siegfried writes Melville E B Stone praising U S progress from 20 million in 1861 to an estimated 106 million in the near future. He cites natural wealth energy republican liberty and rising industry with Pittsburgh iron and steel and Manchester spinning mills noted as examples.
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United States
New York
Melville EB. Stone
Associated Presa
M. Jules Siegfried
America
Europe
Sleg
Pittsburg
Manchester
New England
French Ambassador Praises American Welfare and Liberty
In Paris a French ambassador lauds U.S. President McKinley as a superior diplomat and gentleman. He notes American press fairness and credit for peace, praising liberty shown in Washington and Lafayette memories, while commending Franco American goodwill and civic generosity. A Racine coroner's inquest rules Charles Penick’s steamer death accidental drowning.
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Paris
United States
Jules Cambon
McKinley
Spain
Venick
Racine
Wis
Charles Edward Penick
Chariton
Virginia
Simon Press
Graham Stewart
O. J. Houghland
Penick
Lightning strikes barn. two children die in fire
Ocean City Maryland August 2 two of Joseph Henrys children were burned to death when a barn was struck by lightning. Two other children were found nearby one an eight year old boy dead and a six year old girl unconscious in a nearby thicket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ocean City
Joeph Henry
A Summer Outing to Clear Lake Iowa
A notice inviting readers to vacation at Clear Lake Iowa with cool weather, good hotels, and amusements. The Iowa Central Route offers low round trip rates and ticket agents can provide particulars or a booklet.
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Clear Lake
Lowa
Iowa Central
Batty
Marshaltown
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Sane
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Quickly Madde
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Cons
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I. M. Sprount
Asst
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Sagt Coffre
Ohnson
Eyithing
Harwood
South Side
L. E. Latta
Joseph Pollard, Jr
H. Knecht
Journal Ofice
J. Wilson
Attorney At Law
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Owa
W. HM. Butterfield
Ora 4
Marsh W. Bailey
Weskingtos
P. J. Hanley
Washington County Savings Bank
W. E. Anderson
Klein's
Ashington
Lows
W. D. Lowry
Mercer & Chilcote
W. A. Stiles & Co
West Main St
Lila Whitmore
Hotel Allen
Frank Rogers
Sule
R. A. Riley
Ower
Oosa
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Ry A.whutr
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First National Bank
Washington, Iowa
Wm. Blair
Hobdinson
Frans Stewart
J. R. Henderson
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