Strikers Extend Westward Push in Steel Labor Action
The McKeesport strike widens as Nacional Galvanizing and National Tube workers join the walkout. Organizers report gains at Duquesne and Homestead while plans for Sept 1 strike benefits roll out to about 30 000 ranged workers and total idle workers exceed 70 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Joliet
Milwaukee
Mi. Yankee
Chicago
McKeesport
Wheeling
Bellaire
Nacional
National
Duquesne
Homestead
Carnegie Company
Shaffer
Amalgamated Association
Will Try to Organize All the Men at Joliet Snffeet of the Strike
Samuel Adams vice president of the Amalgamated Association returns from Pittsburg to Joliet after conference with President Shaffer. A plan to unionize all steel mill labor beyond the union is discussed while Illinois mills remain largely shut down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
McKeesport
Duquesne
Hopie Steel Company
Houestead
Braddock Mills
Shaffer
Joliet Snffeet
Joliet
Samuel Adams
Amalgamated Association
Adams
MHL Nois Steel Company
Illinois Steel
Tinois Steel Ecompany
American Triplete Company
Pressed Steel Car Company
Signature Purged In Dental Certificates Fraud
Alton Illinois August 17 Yr A C Barr former member of the Illinois state board of dental exam iners denounced as fraud the signature claimed to be his on certificates issued to young men in the county who studied dentistry in a Chicago college and had only recently completed a course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton
Ills
A. C. Barr
Illinois State Board of Dental Examiners
Chicago
Mill Burns in Big Loss at Grand Rapids
The plaster grinding mill of the Alabastine company near Grand Rapids Michigan was destroyed by fire. The loss is put at sixty thousand dollars with twenty five thousand dollars covered by insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mand Rapids
Mich
The
Alabastine Company
Sugar cured hams and bacon cut prices at Todd Stuart
Sugar cured hams and bacon saw price cuts at Todd Stuart's store as advertised. The note signals lower meat prices and a promotional sale likely aimed at attracting shoppers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Todd Stuart’s
Inexpensive Outing to Clear Lake from Brighton
Vacation seekers can ride the Iowa Central Railway to Clear Lake Iowa at a bargain rate from Brighton. Tickets on sale August 1 to 10, 85 percent of the round trip fare. Valid for travel on August dates with final return by October 1901.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clear Lake
Iowa
Iowa Central Railway
Brighton
Yale
Outlook Remains Bright Despite Strikes and Drought
The weekly trade review notes steady distribution of merchandise across the east with drought relief lifting retail trade in the west and southwest. Crop conditions improve, weather favorable east of the Missouri, but rains affect the wheat harvest. Steel strike pushes prices up for immediate sales. tin plates lead gains. Failures total 168 in the U S and 10 in Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
R. G. Dan & Cus Weekly Review of Trade
Missouri River
New England
United States
Canada
Kidnapping Attempts Plague Indiana Town
In Vincennes Indiana a third kidnapping attempt occurred as a man crawled through a kitchen window at Harrison Keith’s home to seize his 10 year old son Ben. The boy woke and cried out, forcing the kidnapper to flee. Earlier that day a similar attempt targeted John Painter’s young daughter and Sunday morning Walter Musty’s 5 year old daughter was nearly taken before the attacker dropped the child and escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincennes
Ind
Harrison Keith
Ben
Kenneth
Ben Keith
John Painter
Walter Musty
Obsequies at Palermo for Signor Francesco Crispi
In Palermo Aug 17 a grand funeral for Signor Francesco Crispi drew vast crowds. The Italian cruiser Varese bore the body with government officials aboard and fired nineteen guns as the procession moved to the church of Albergo della Poveri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palero
Sicily
Signor
Francesco Crispi
Palermo
Naples
Varese
Crispi
Forte
Albergo Della Poveri
Yellows in the Peaches Hit Michigan Docks and Townships
Peach yellows inspectors monitor Benton Harbor docks and condemn trees. Two loads dumped into the canal and another treated the night before. Commissioners sweep threatened areas, with Benton Township hardest hit and Bainbridge Hagar and Watervliet affected. Inspectors warn trees frozen two years ago likely to succumb and urge immediate action to halt spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton Harbor
Mich
Benton Township
Bainbridge Township
Hagar
Watervliet
Pearl
Holy Hill Feast Draws Up to Ten Thousand
Hartford Wis August 17 The feast honoring the assumption of the Virgin Mary drew 9 000 to 10 000 attendees Thursday at Holy Hill. The Via Cruces crowded with devotees featured women in silk and lawn kneeling beside others in alpaca and calico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Wis
Holy Hill
Via ‘Cruces
Michael J Flayden Dies At 67 Noted Glass Worker
Muncie Indiana August 17 Michael J Flayden aged 67 died Thursday night after fifty years in the trade He was a glass blower for forty years and helped found the Greer Bottle Blowers association in Pitts burg years ago He will be buried in Pittsburg Monday morning widely known in the trade
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muncie
Ind
Michael J Flayden
Greer Bottle Blowers’ Association
Pittsburg
Dynamite Blast Kills Two Men Near Stuart Oklahoma
Two men died in a dynamite explosion near Stuart 20 miles west of South McAlester. Victims were William Pinkston of Forest City Arkansas and John Marsh of South McAlester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South McAlester, I. T
Stuart
Here
William Pinkston
Forest City
Ark
John Marsh
South McAlester
Hinrichsen on the Road to Recovery
W H Hinrichsen made a marked improvement Thursday in Jacksonville. He was able to sit up part of the day and doctors express confidence in his complete recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hinrichsen
Jacksonville
Ims
Iowa Ordered to Panama by Navy in August
Washington Aug 17 The navy department decides to send the battleship Iowa to Panama as soon as she can be prepared for the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Panama
Washington
Navy Department
Lowa
Sw Wisner Announces Candidacy for County Treasurer
Announcement states E. W. SwWisner will seek Republican nomination for County Treasurer, pending convention action of Washington County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
E. W. SwWisner
Restful Escape at Clear Lake Iowa For Clerks
Tourism note invites clerks to rest at Clear Lake Iowa offering fishing sailing and bathing. Mentions low tourist rates via Iowa Central Railway and encourages asking ticket agent for particulars and a booklet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clear Lake
Iowa
Iowa Central Railway
World Wide Fame of Chamberslain Remedy Promoted
The World Wide Reputation claim highlights Chamberslain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy praised as safe pleasant and effective. Stewart's Pharmacy and Cook Sherman advertise its sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberslain
Stewart's Pharmacy
Cook & Sherman
Industrious Stranger is Found to Lead Double Life
Five years after a Birmingham hotel marriage to Mrs. Kittie Truax, William Smith later revealed as Clarke by note that he has a Chicago wife and four children. He allegedly funded both households, then fled after stealing life insurance and savings totaling about 7500 from the two families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knt
Mich. Ave
Birmingham
William Smith
Chicago
Kittie Truax
Pontiac
Smith
Clarke
Flint
Aurmine
Goerteh
Chimney Hammock Tragedy Leaves Man Hurt
Margecellus Sullivan, 27, of 452 Thirty-fifth Street, attempted to sleep on a hammock tied to a chimney on the building roof. The chimney toppled, crushing him. he escaped to tell the landlady and was found with a fractured jaw and two broken ribs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Margecellus Sulliven
Thirty-fifth Street
Drought Irrigation Pays Off On Holler Farm
South Bend Indiana August 17 Christian Holler owner of nearly 4000 acres of Kankakee marsh land profits from drought through a vast irrigation system. He straightened the Kankakee river dug a main ditch with floodgates and linked lateral ditches and tiling to the marsh. Outflow regulation backed water into fields yielding exceptional crops this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Ind
Christian Holler
Kankakee
Holler
Indiana
Baseball Scores From League Games Across Cities
Scores from yesterday show Brooklyn 4 over Brooklyn 1 in New York, Philadelphia 3 over Boston 1, Baltimore 1 over Cleveland 0, Philadelphia 10 over Milwaukee 2, Boston 6 over Chicago 2, Washington 5 over Detroit 1, with Western Association results including Marion 5 over Matthews 4 and Fort Wayne 9 over Columbus 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Brooklyn
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Rbaltimore
Cleveland
Baltimore
Milwaukee
Washington
Detroit
Western Association
Marion
Matthews
Fort Wayne
Columbus
Toledo
Grand Rapids
Wheeling
Dayton
Convict Labor Contracts Signed In Texas
The state penitentiary board renewed last year's labor contracts for more than 1,000 convicts to work for private parties in Dallas Texas. Rates set are 20 dollars per month for first class labor and 17 dollars per month for second class labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Dallas
Tex
State Penitentiary Board
Rhodes Sues Estate for House Keeper Services
Rushville Indiana August 17 Miss Susan Rhodes files a claim for eight thousand seven hundred dollars against the estate of her late brother Bazel Rhodes for twenty seven years of house keeping services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rushville
Ind
Susan Rhodes
Bazel Rhodes
Hungary Faces Wheat Shortfall This Year
Hungary's wheat crop is 13 000 000 Winchester bushels below last year's level. Other items note editor reprimand at the London Globe bar, Mary P Leyburn trotter donation, Spain's Canovas widow death, birth in Russia and various royal and political tidbits from Europe and North America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hungary
London Globe
Bar of the Commons
Home Rule Party
Tammany
Thomas W. Lawson
Boston
Mary P. Leyburn
Senor Canovas del Castillo
Spain
Nenia
Alexander Mikhailovitch
Frederick William
Germany
Fingland
Beckham
Kentucky
Canada
Mississippi
Sardis
Edmin Manning
Iowa
Keosaupua
Miles
Journal Office Uses Wood Cords for Subscriptions
The Journal announces they will supply a limited number of cords of wood to support subscriber services. The program details and distribution method are to be announced by the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal
Guaranteed Kidney Cure Ad by Smith’s Remedy
A drugstore advert promises Smith’s Sure Kidney Cure as the only guaranteed cure. It states the druggist will refund money if after one bottle the user is not entirely satisfied with results, priced at 50c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Mobile Floods Sink Streets and Stores After Gulf Storm
The Gulf storm reached Mobile with 62 mph winds and heavy rain on August 17. Flooding covered Front Commerce Water and Royal streets, a wall collapsed at Charles Mohr & Sons, and power for trains and grocers was disrupted. Vessels drifted or wrecked and rainfall totaled 5.84 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
Charles Mohr & Sons
Dauphin Street
Commerce
Royal Streets
St. Anthony
Cotton Exchange
Western Union
Vestal
Gasoline Wagon Advertises Rons Barnet
An OCR fragment advertises a wagon that retails Penn Ol and Gasoline. It mentions Ron Barne t as a name, indicating a local dealer or business card from a historical page.
Looking for His Cousin Ex Wife of an Actor
Edwin Walsh of South Bend Indiana sought Chicago police help in locating Nettie Walsh formerly Mrs Janes O Neill wife of actor James O Neill who vanished three weeks ago. He offered 500 dollars for information. Nettie Walsh had returned to her maiden name and was last seen taking a buggy ride near South Bend with the horse and buggy found abandoned near a creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Edwin Walsh
South Bend
Ind
Nettie Walsh
Janes O Neill
Babes and Names From Pan American Exposition Crowd
At Buffalo Aug 17 a crowd gathers for the Pan American Exposition midway where a famous Navajo princess baby Pan Anna Esteeda is named by Vice President Theodore Roosevelt. An Apache infant born weighing two pounds two ounces earns note. a Filipino child San Ciriaco born June 1 is named by saint calendar opening. An Oriental baby Ben Mohamimet Soussoug and two six month olds from Africa also appear in the display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Gonn
Theodore Roosevelt
Pan Anna Esteeda
Pan Anna
Hirth
Mariano Tahereno
San Ciriaco
Oriental
Ben Mohamimet Soussoug
Isha
Darkest
Africa
Phillips Company Declares Bankruptcy in Chicago
George H Phillips files for voluntary bankruptcy for his firm as creditors push for action. The Chicago Title and Trust Company is named receiver with the firm owing about 210000 dollars and claimed to hold assets around 125000. Phillips vows to resume operations and pay all debts, surrendering earnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
George HH. Phillips
George TH. Phillips
Chicago Tithe and Trust Company
Phillips
Japanese Cooks Return as Domestics Triumph In Chicago
Racine Wisconsin reports that wealthy households imported Japanese cooks to shape domestic labor. The effort failed as domestics deserted then returned the Japs to Chicago seeking work. In New York the Constitution beat Columbia by 81 minutes and 28 seconds after a becalmed first half for Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Wis
Chicago
Larchmont Yacht Club
N. Y
Constitution
Columbia
Rescue and Destruction From the 1803 Flood Coastal Storm
The steamboat Lady Jane rescued marsh residents between Mobile and Spanish rivers after a devastating flood. A marsh dweller named Stauter and his nine family members spent a night in an open boat before reaching the city. The pleasure yacht Art el bound for Fish river wrecked on Battles wharf with no word on the crew. The schooner Marguerite was left high and dry on the beach after being taken up bodily. Dauphin island saw a washed away house later found in the woods. Wires failed for hours with no Mobile New Orleans link and gulf winds damaged telegraph and pole lines. A wild bull roamed the city, goring one man and injuring two horses, one killed. the animal was shot by police after three hours.
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Lady Jane
Mobile
Stauter
Ife
Artel
Fish River
Robert
Winthrope Hollett
Battles
Marguerite
James McMahon
McMahon
Dauphin Island
New Orleans
Gulf
Hovys
Goring
Charles Wacker
Markets Report Mixed as Hogs Cattle and Grains Move
Estimated receipts show hogs about 22 000 with prices from 3.25 to 6.20 per cwt. Cattle receipts near 2 500 with varying quotes from 3.60 to 6.55 for steers and related ranges for cows bulls and veal. Sheep and lambs around 14 000 with Western and native prices listed. East Buffalo NY and St Louis and Milwaukee markets show mixed movements across wheat corn oats rye and barley with several price points noted for cash and futures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
California frontier thief pursuit ends in capture
Chicago scene reports a well dressed young man stealing a valise from Canton Illinois farmer William Cody at Kinzie and North Clark streets. Cody pursues, captures the suspect George Mason after a chase through LaSalle Urs and Indiana streets, with officers Tobin and Wargenknecht aiding. Mason booked for vagrancy and disorderly conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
William Cody
Canton
Ill
Kinzie
North Clark Streets
Kinzie Street
Cody
LaSalle Avenue
TaSalle Avenue
Illinois
L. Fredericks
Mess Street
Fredericks
Indiana Street
Clark Street
Tobin
Wargenknecht
Chicago Avenue
Revere House
Clark
Michigan Streets
Ife
George Mason
Storm Passes with River Flood Deaths Near New Orleans
Aug 17 report says the storm caused fatalities along the river below New Orleans with six deaths near the river mouth. In the city only minor damage, but lower coast rice and orange farms suffered. A large house near Quarantine lost with fifteen people inside. Rosa Walker and her two daughters Ida and Birdie Cobden among those drowned. Biloxi tug crew Blaine Davidson and Peter Yea drowned as the vessel was lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Rosa Walker
Ida Walker
Birdie Cobden
Ea Cobden
Biloxi
Blaine Davidson
Peter Yea
Bailey and Miss Bennett Wed After Arrival in Oscanaba
Fred B. Bailey a Cham paign banker and Miss Mabel Bennett of Cham paign Ills. arrived on the steamer Atlanta Monday and were married two hours later in Oscanaba Mich. setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscanaba, Mich
Fred 8. Bailey
Champaign
Ills
Mabel Bennett
Atlanta
Farm draw for former Holly boy in El Reno district
Word reaches Oklahoma Farm Holly that John Robertson, a former Holly boy, has drawn a valuable farm in the El Reno district after two years in the state. Hotel Colenso shoe shining parlors advertise polished service. Dave Keltner, proprietor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Holly
Mich
John Robertson
el Reno
Delightful Breezes at Clear Lake Summer Resort
Delightful breezes blow at Clear Lake in north western Iowa a charming summer resort reached by the Iowa Central Route. Great fishing sailing and bathing offered with extremely low rates for single tourists or parties of five on upward. Ask ticket agent or address Geo S Batty G P T A Marshalltown Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clear Lake
Iowa
Geo
S. Batty
Marshalltown
Lowa
Vacation Promises and Low Fare Listings
Travel pitch urging a trip to Great Lake, Iowa with cheap round trip rates. Encourages asking ticket agents for details or a booklet. Mentions direct orders and express charges, with garbled names and places.
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Amalgamated
Michigan
Dynamite Killa
Edward
Wilheimshoehe
Cassel
Louisville
Nashville
Southern
Ohio
Commerce Street
Asa 'T. Stowell
Havana
Pasengoula
Cauught
Little Island
Joseph McPhillips
William Pattison
Bette Heustis
Marie Davis
Cat Island
Mississippi Sound
Portersville
Baby
Roosevelt
Corn King's
Columbia Reaoe
Chicago Grain and Produce
St. Louuis Grav
St. Louis
Milwaukee Grain
Board of Trade
Aim
Stranger
LaSalle
Urs
Ane
Pete Chez
Hiebel’s
Peru
Chez
St. Joseph, Mich
Duffy Mason
Joseph Mason
Bert Morris
St. Joseph
Studebakers
Antos
Studebaker Wagon and Carriage Works
Edison
Westinghouse Company
Ctizens’ Savings Bank
Optioerrs
Josefh Krex
Citas
H. Krex
Frank Stewart
I. M. Sprovi1
Asst
I. J. Dempsey
Johnson
Marwood
South Side
L. E. Latta
Joseph Pollard, Jr
Wasningtorn, Iowa
H. Knecht
J. Wilson
Attorney At Law
WFICE
Kear Alberson's Grocery
Tombie Building
Washington, Iowa
W. J. Butterfield
Orat's
Marsh W. Bailey
Geneva
P. J. Hanley
Washington County Savings Bank
W. E. Anderson
Kietn's
Ashington
W. D. Lowry
Denntist
Ofeice
Mercer & Chilcote
W. A. Stiles & Co
West Main St
Lila Whitmore
Eae Feed and Sale ‘Stable
Hotel Allen
Uine
Beton
Wanamaker
R. A. Riley
Madison Medicine Co
Madison
Grea Lake
Gon
Starty
Wieshalown
Kemble
Oaks . Lowa
Niagara Falls
Adams Street
A. Pathan
National Bank
Rusinens
WM. Bla
A. Weere
Lars . O.M. Krck
First National Bank
Wmn. Blair
C. L. J. Robinson
Frans Stewart
Henderson
W. KR. Jeffrey
Catal
Osteopathy
Flossie Roars
Columbian School of Osteopathy
Kirksville
M. Lombardo
Charley
Going Bart
Maillys
KR. R
Columbus Junction
California
Pactic
Burlington
Peoria
Ir Ind
Cincinnati
Hee
Dianapolis
Cedar Rapids
Dairyexcer
Mason City Mail
Axe Sun
Paul
Sun. South
Peoria Mall
Trafic
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