Two Mills in Dispute Stir Gossip Over Great Strike
Pittsburg July 2. John Jarrett predicts the strike will blow over while Shaffer remains silent. The Old Meadows mill at Scottsdale and the Saltsbury mill are claimed by both sides in the dispute between the Amalgamated Association and the American Sheet Steel company. Officials refuse to sign union scale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Amalgamated Association
American Sheet Steel Company
Old Meadows
Scottsdale
Saltsbury
Shafter
J. Kondurrect
Scottdale
Jo Sarectt
Labor Bureau
The
Sheet Steel Company
Meadows
Mits
Amalgamated
Shaffer
Saltsburg
Amagamated
Vandergrift
Scottdale and
Preachers Rebuked by Judge In Contempt Case
Denver judge Palmer reprimanded Rev. M A Rader Rev W H Talmadge and Walter Dr Wynkoop for contempt of court after they criticised the bench action. He discharged them noting clergy nationwide pursue sensational methods weakening Christianity and questioning old methods versus foreign fields to attract followers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
All's Well That Ends Well Sanilac Couple Reconcile
Mrs H C Carney of Sanilac Center Michigan went to Canada six weeks ago and her husband filed for divorce on desertion grounds A death notice appeared in the Sanilac Republican but proves she is alive and well The husband resumed correspondence and the divorce suit was dropped as the couple plan to start anew in another town
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanilac Center
Mich
H. C. Carney
Canada
Sanilac Republican
Museum rattlesnake act leads to two bites in Milwaukee
A museum performer claiming to eat live rattlesnakes and his assistant escaped serious harm after a rattlesnake escaped its box and bit them. One man was bitten on the arm, the other on the thumb. They collapsed and were rushed to the emergency hospital where doctors treated them for several hours and declared them out of danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
General Manager Orders Fire Lighting In Republic Mills
General Manager Taylor of the Republic Steel and Iron company arrived from Pittsburg and ordered the company controlled mills to have fires lighted next Sunday night. Workers had demanded a longer vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
Taylor
Republic Steel and Iron Company
Pittsburg
Plant Worth 150000 Burned in Youngstown
The plant of William B Pollock & Co makers of blast furnaces and steel mill machinery was destroyed by fire last night. The loss is estimated at 150000 and covered by insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
William B. Pollock & Co
Five bullets in him as he tries to arrest Kentucky men
A Metropolis Illinois report describes a Saturday night near Brookport a violent confrontation between a local officer and two Kentucky men. Constable Rankins is fatally shot with five bullets, while Pritchard is wounded in the stomach and Mason is shot in the back and shoulders but may recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolis
Lls
Kentucky
Brookport
Rankins
Pritchard
Mason
Evening Disturbance Ends in Gunfire Near Brookport
James Mason and James Pritchard, traveling from Metropolis, caused a disturbance at a dance near Brookport. They opened fire on Officer Grant Rankins when asked to surrender, prompting a return shot from the officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Mason
James Pritchard
Metropolis
W. H. Bonifields
Brookport
Grant Rankins
Mason
Pritchard
Live Wire Fatalities After Storm in Sterling Illinois
After a wind storm in Sterling Illinois two people were killed by a live electric wire and two others were shocked. Sadie Frysinger and Jacob Landis died in the street while several neighbors were stunned or paralyzed. Norman Gains arrived with rubber gear and freed the group before EMS arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wahl
Miss Frysinger
Norman Gains
Landis
Miss Prysinger
Pingree Remains Arrive in New York on Zealandia
The body of former Michigan governor Hazen S. Pingree arrived in New York aboard the Zealandia with Hazen S. Pingree Jr. The remains were not moved ashore immediately as the arranging committee was not ready and were later taken to an undertaker's shop before shipment to Detroit. Attending at the dock were Frank B. Pingree, Detroit Mayor William H. Maybury, and R. G. Solomon of Newark representing the Leather Dealers' committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zealandia
New York
Hazen S. Pingree
Michigan
Hazen S. Pingree, Jr
England
Detroit
Frank 8. Pingree
Governor Pingree
William H. Maybury
R. G. Solomon
Newark
Leather Dealers’ Committee
Separated Sisters Reunite Then Die In Indiana
Mrs. James Conn, visiting from Missouri, arrived in Shelby county to reunite with her long lost sister Mrs. John Vesnon of Dublin. The joyful meeting occurred at the sister's home after 25 years of separation, but Mrs. Conn died ten minutes later from the surprise and excitement of the reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Ind
James Conn
London
Shelby County
John Vesnon
Conn
Missouri
Indiana
All-Way Dedication Service At Bluffton Methodist Church
All day dedication services were held at Bluffton’s new Methodist church edifice seating 1,260. Rev. C. A. Wade of Muncie preached the dedicatory sermon and called for subscriptions to free the congregation from a $7,000 debt, which was raised before closing despite the heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash
Ind
New Methodist
Bluffton
C. A. Wade
Muncie
Supposed to Have Been Drowned at St. Helena Light
George Laggett keeper of the St. Helena lighthouse is believed drowned after a heavy squall off Mackinaw City. A sailboat capsized and sank before rescuers could reach it. Laggett had left St. Helena for Mackinaw City and has not been heard from since.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mackinaw City
Mich
George Laggett
St. Helena
Laggett
Tragic Fratricide Accident Claims 5 Year Old Brother
In St Charlies Illinois on July 2 a five year old son of William Clark was accidentally shot by his nine year old brother with a revolver found in the bureau. The ball struck the child’s forehead and he died within an hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Charlies, Ills
William Clark
Train Collision Near Wis Dodge Demolishes Threshing Machine
Mobile and Ohio passenger train No. 6 under Engineer Thorpe and Conductor Harper collided with a threshing machine five miles north of Ned Bud Wisconsin on July 2. The machine was completely demolished and the crew escaped by jumping. Thorpe was internally injured but remained at his post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ned Bud
Wis
Mobile and
Ohio
Thorpe
Harper
Here
St Joseph records surge in marriage licenses
St Joseph Mich July 2 The last week of June saw record breaking marriage business with seventy eight licenses issued through Sunday night and all applicants married here Sunday was especially busy with eighteen couples wed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph
Mich
Kaiser Extends Olive Branch to Racers in Paris Berlin Race
Emperor William telegraphs to presidents of French and German automobile clubs praising the sociable cooperation of racers and the happy ending of the Paris Berlin race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaiser
Berlin
Emperor William
Good Shot in a Bad Cause, Newton Falls, O.
Rollin Hawkins, a farmer near Newton Falls, shot and killed his wife yesterday and then attempted suicide. He was not seriously injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton Falls
Rollin Hawkins
Here
Record Heat Peaks in Sault Ste. Marie
The hottest June day in ten years hit Sault Ste. Marie on a Wednesday with a United States weather bureau reading of 91 degrees and thermometers topping 100. Excessive humidity worsened the heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
United States Weather Bureau
Lynching of Suspect After Attempted Assault
A Black man accused of attempting rape in Brunswick county was seized from Lawrenceville jail by a mob Sunday night and lynched. No further details were provided on charges or individuals involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Brunswick County
Lawrenceville
Boxmakers and Lawyers Strike for Higher Wages in Cincinnati
About 100 members of the United Order of Boxmakers and Lawyers struck in Cincinnati yesterday at two leading manufactories seeking wage increases. The action affects major local producers and signals broader labor unrest in the industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
United Order of Boxmakers
Goldsmiths Purchase Foxwell Library for Britain
London reports the Goldsmiths' company bought Herbert Somerton Foxwell's library of 30 000 economic volumes for 10000 pounds with intent to keep it in Great Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
the Goldsmiths
Po Ming
Herbert Somerton Foxwell
Great Britain
Royalty Library Sale and Fort Sheridan Canteen Probe
Chicago reports a dramatic fall of 3 year old Ray Weinberg from a kitchen window, saved by a gum chewing parachute screen. It notes Prince Bonaparte’s philological library sold for necessity, and Fort Sheridan to study army canteen effects after anti canteen law. A yacht Nymph nearly hits a phantom crib on Lake Michigan, Whitefish return to the lake, and firefighter One Sullivan recalls 43 years with 500 horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Weinberg
Terra Firma
Ray
Prince Bonaparte
Chicago
Newberry
Napoleon
Nymph
Esa
Lake Michigan
Captain Moore
Gomez Negotiates Cuban Presidency Bid In New York
General Maximo Gomez spends time with Tomas Estrada Palma at the Waldorf Astoria New York. They refuse to reveal details of talks. Gomez may seek Palma's backing as Cuba's leader. Palma is Cuba’s junta head and Gomez publicly supports Palma as a presidential candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Maximo Gomez
Toma Estrada Palma
Waldorf-Astoria
Gomez
Cuba
Senor Palma
Constitution Edged by Columbia in Close Newport Race
The New York Yacht Club hosted a first in-house duel between the Herreshoff designed Constitution and Columbia at Newport R I on July 2. Columbia won by about forty eight seconds despite a jib misfortune in the Constitution and a late mainsail damage to Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
Columbia
Herreshoff
New York Yacht Club
Constitution
Lightning Strike Kills Eleven Boys at Chicago Pier
A thunderstorm at 12:30 p.m. on July 2 killed eleven boys at a Chicago pier near Montrose boulevard and seriously injured a twelfth. The pier collapsed into the lake, trapping victims amid debris. six bodies were recovered within 30 minutes while five more were believed submerged. The Maine’s scheduled raise on July 1 had not begun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Montrose Boulevard
Pss
Markets Report From Chicago and East Buffalo Livestock Sales
Chicago hogs and cattle prices and receipts for the day with ranges for several classes. East Buffalo figures from Dunning & Stevens show cattle and hog prices, receipts, and trends, including top steers at 5.70 to 5.85 and hogs around 6.15 to 6.27 percent for certain weights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Texas
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Buffalo
N. Si
Ohio
Death of Senator Kyle in Aberdeen South Dakota
Senator James Henderson Kyle of South Dakota died at Aberdeen after a malarial illness and heart failure. He had served in the U S Senate since February 1901 after a career as a lawyer and independent Democrat aligned with Farmers Alliance principles. Born February 24, 184, in Ohio, he studied at Oberlin and Western Theological Seminary before settling in Aberdeen in 1885.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Henderson Kyle
South Dakota
United States Senate
Farmers’ Alliance
Xenia
Oberlin College
Western Theological Seminary
Alleghany
Utah
Aberdeen
8. D
Child Falls Thirty Feet in Kenosha Narrow Escape
Leroy Huff aged 3 son of Mr and Mrs Charles Huff of 400 Bronson street fell from a third story window about thirty feet to the ground and escaped with a bruise to a leg. He told his mother to go away and keep playing as she rushed to him. A pointed fence post beneath the window could have impaled him. The mother faces possible nervous prostration from the shock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenosha
Wis
Leroy Huff
Charles Huff
Bronson Street
Baseball scores and weather notes from Chicago area games
Chicago reports yesterday's baseball results across leagues with Phillies 1 at Philadelphia, Brooklyn 10 over St Louis in ten innings, New York 6 over Chicago, Boston 9 over Cincinnati and 4 in the rematch, Washington 13 tied with Philadelphia at nine innings due to darkness, Baltimore 7 over Boston, Milwaukee 5 over Cleveland, and Chicago weather noted. The Western Association saw Wheeling forfeit to Marion in Wheeling and Fort Wayne 10 over Toledo. At Warsaw Indiana, Winona assembly opens a fifty nine day season with a star lineup of lecturers from the United States and Europe.
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Chicago
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Ne. Louis
New York
Boston
Cincinnati
Washington
Western Association
Wheeling -Marion
Wheeling
Fort Wayne
Toledo
Warsaw
Ind
Winona Assembly
United States
Europe
Bedford Poker Raid Nets Several Citizens
Police raided a private poker game in Bedford Indiana on Sunday July 2 arresting several respected citizens. A 14 year old boy who lost money in the game notified authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Ind
Hypnotism and Robbery Stuns Racine Hotel Guests
At the Hotel Racine in Racine Wisconsin a man calling himself Martin Beven alias M Forster, claiming to be a war correspondent, hypnotized and robbed George Johnson a third cook. Beven who has a neck wound as proof of South African service disappeared after taking Johnson’s money following a show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine, Wia
Racine
Martin Beven
M. Forester
New York Tribune
George Johnson
Marshal
Johnson
Death on Honeymoon Hangs Harvard Ornithologist
Professor Francis J. Birtwell, Harvard graduate and noted ornithologist, died by accidental hanging while descending from a pine tree during a bird nest search on the Rio Pecos forest reserve in Mexico. His wife witnessed the tragedy as bystanders looked on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerque
N. M
Francis J. Birtwell
Mrs. Birtwell
Rio Pecos Forest Reserve
Mexico
Professor Birtwell
Harvard
Guerrero Revolt Reported Over Diag Illness
A revolution is reported in Guerrero Mexico due to Diag illness. The French chamber has approved large funds toward expenses linked to Chinese trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guerrero
Mexico
Diag
Criminology in Iowa: Home Influence Shaped Youthful Unse
Des Moines July report by Iowa board chair Kinne analyzes state industrial school inmates. Findings show many come from broken or abusive homes, with parents often unmarried or alcohol-involved, and poor preadmission education and environments. He urges compulsory schooling and supervised work programs to curb delinquency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
State Industrial School
Kinne
Iowa Board of Control
Reformers Views Spark Detroit Conference Talk
The Detroit July session of the National Social and Political conference drew strong attendance despite heat. John J. Lents urged political reform before social change and municipal ownership of utilities, while Mayor Jones denounced party conventions and parties as liberty threats. J B Howarth from Detroit prepared to speak on reform through parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
John J. Lents
Ohio
Lentz
Mayor Jones
Toledo
J. B. Howarth
Pingree
Ireland Faces Continued Population Decline Census Shows
London reports fuller Irish census figures showing a sixty year decline from over 8 million in 1841 to a drop of about 3 150 000, with the last decade down roughly 250 000. Depopulation affects all four provinces, urban centers expanding at rural districts' expense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
London
Ulster
Great Britain
Frontier clashes kill ten Christians on Albanian frontier
On the Albanian Montenegrin border Mussulmans and Christians fought with ten Christians killed. Mrs. Matthew Arnold, widow of the poet, is dead. The czar’s brother will wed Princes Cecile of Mecklenburg Schwerin. Thomas Barker, who attempted to kill Rev. Keller in Arlington New Jersey, is out on bail. Thomas Dunn English is over 82 and wrote Ben Bolt. Carnegie offers Detroit 750000 for library use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mussulmans
Matthew Arnold
Czar
Russia
Cecile
Mecklenburg- Schwerin
Thomas Barker
Dr. Keller
Arlington
N. J
Thomas Dunn English
Ben Bolt
Carnegie
Detroit
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Live Wire
Soo
Babe
Army
War Department
Fort Sheridan
Congress
B. Baxter
Oney” Sullivan
Palma
Windward
Maine
Chicago Grain and Produce
Senator Kyle
Kyle
Harely
John
Criminology
Iowa
Unity
Lilterate
Citizens’ Savings Bank
Hington
Josrin Kuen
Cras
Frank Stewart
I. M. Sprount
T. J. Dempsey
GT Coffrer
Bakery
Harwood
South Side
John Shields & Son
Centerville
Delta Coat Eldon
Wood
Howland & Shields
Columbia Pharmacy
L. E. Latta
Joseph Pollard, Jr
Aehington, Iowa
H. Knecht
O. J. Wilson
Attorney At Law
Kear Alberson's Grocery
Temple Building
Owa
W. H. Butterfield
Orate Store
Marsh W. Bailey
City Hall
John Lents
P. J. Hanley
Washington County Savings Bank
W. E. Anderson
Klein's Clothing
Uol. Sq
Ashington
W. D. Lowry
Mercer & Chilcote
W. A. Stiles & Co
West Main St
Washington, Ia
Lila Whitmore
Hotel Allen
Uuine
Frank Rogers
Wanamaker
R. A. Riley
National Bank
We. Huath
A. Warre
Oashter
M. Keon
Cash
First National Bank
Washington, Iowa
Wm. Blair
0. Beck
J .D. Robinson
Frank Deevans
Henderson
W. KR. Jeffrey
T. Anderson
E. Townsend
D. C
Columbian School of Osteopathy
Kirksville, Mo
M. Lombardo
Ptan
California
Puget Sound
Salt Lake City
Colorado
E. G. Fox
Niagara Falls
Adams Street
I. A. PaLawer
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