Steel strike shows gains for manufacturers across plants
Developments yesterday in the steel strike include actions at Star Painter Lindsay & McCutcheon and Continental Tube works with increased output and new hires, while Amalgamated officials dispute the gains and cite possible bluff. Meantime McKeesport remains quiet as Demmler plant start is debated and Mayor Black weighing police protection. Shaffer endorses firm stance as progress is reported.
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Pittsburg
Star
Painter
Lindsay & McCutcheon Mills
Continental Tube Works
Pensylvania Tube Works
Monessen Steel Hoop
Clark
Amalgamated
Lindsay & McCutcheon
Amalgamated People
James Burley
First District
Strkers
Monessen
Black
McKeesport
Demmler
Duquesne
Hickey
Milwaukee
Williams
Shaffer
Boers Attack Train Killing Lieutenant Colonel Vandeleur
Report from London describes a Boer attack on a train between Waterval and Haman's Kraal. Lieutenant Colonel Vandeleur of the Irish Guards was killed after directing defense as bullets wounded a nurse and shots killed him while protecting women and children aboard.
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London
Pretoria
Daily Telegraph
Waterval
Haman
Kraal
Valdeleur
Irish Guards
Vandeleur
Dr Krause Arrested in London on Treason Charge
London Sept 4 Dr Krause former governor of Johannesburg and official of the Transvaal government was arrested Sunday night on high treason charges. He had lived in Britain for four months and is alleged to have sent information to the Boers after pledging allegiance to the British crown. It was Krause who gave Lord Roberts the keys of Johannesburg at surrender.
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London
Krause
Johannesburg
Trans- Vial
Great Britain
Lord Roberts
State Democratic committee bans out-of-state speakers
In Columbus on September 4 the Democratic state committee resolved that the campaign should be a state affair with only home talent speaking. No exceptions will be made, precluding invitations to William Jennings Bryan or William Hill.
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Bryan
Ohio
Columbus
Democratic State Committee
Hill
Ban Johnson Reinstates Joe MacGinnity With Conditions
Ban Johnson reinstates Baltimore pitcher Joe MacGinnity who was suspended for spitting in Umpire Connolly’s face. The reinstatement requires a public apology to Connolly and payment of a heavy fine.
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Chicago
Ban Johnson
Joe MacGinnity
Baltimore
Mac
Connolly
De Wet Proclaims to Shoot British Troops in Orange River Colony
London dispatch to The Daily Mail reports De Wet has issued a proclamation stating he will shoot all British troops found in the Orange River Colony after September 15. The note places the threat in the context of ongoing hostilities.
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de Wet
London
Daily Mail
Cape Town
Orange River Colony
Chamberlain's Patio Balm Saves Loogootee Man
Loogootee resident Josh Westhafer says Chamberlain's Patio Balm kept him from becoming crippled. He praises its effectiveness on stiff joints contracted muscles stiff neck sprains and rheumatic pains and notes it even cured partial paralysis. Stewart's Pharmacy and Cook Sherman sell it.
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Josh Westhafer
Loogootee
Ind
Chamberlain
Stewart’s Pharmacy
Cook Sherman
Shaw and the Presidency He Says It Is Too Early Yet to Talk
Governor Leslie M. Shaw of Iowa says it is too early to discuss a presidential candidacy or anyone else's. He notes Senator Dolliver mentioned his name but stresses no discussions have occurred and he will seek Iowa public opinion before talking further.
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Chicago
Leslie M. Shaw
Iowa
Testle IM. Slaw
Epworth League
Saccramento Avenne Methodist Church
Dolliver
Hame
Shaw
Lang Sues For Fortune In Landing Three Fourths Of 160 Acres
Anna Lang files suit in Troughton Michigan seeking a three fourths interest in 160 acres of the Kearsarge mine land now claimed by Osceola Consolidated Mining. The dispute centers on prior and misrecorded deeds from Abner Sherman and subsequent transfers to Mrs Lang and Jones. The case questions whether an unrecorded warranty deed overrides a recorded quitclaim and whether missing Jones as a party affects Osceola title.
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Troughton, Mich
Anna
Lang
Kearsarge
Osceola Consolidated Mining Company
Abner Sherman
Ontonagon
Houghton County
Sherman
George C. Jones
Appleton
Wis
Kearsarge Mining Company
Osceola
Jones
Jealous husband fatally shoots wife then kills himself
Miles RB German of Corning New York shot his wife in the head, killing her, then killed himself with the same revolver. He wounded his mother in law and tried to shoot his six year old daughter, later taking laudanum to ensure death. Jealousy over his wife's alleged infidelity is cited as the motive.
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Corning
N. Y
German
A. D. Hollis
Sioux City Stock Yards Sold Quietly Sighted Sale Believed
In a circul ar letter J C Coombs former general counsel of the Credits Commutation company states the Sioux City stock yards have been sold by the company which has owned them since the failures of 1803. Purchasers are kept secret though believed to include local packers such as Armours and Cudahys.
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Sioux City
J. C. Coombs
Credits Commutation Company
Armours and
Cudahys
Norways Millionaire Heir Found After Salt Lake Search
LaCrosse Wisconsin attorney O R Skaar returns from Salt Lake City where he located Henry Bronson who, living as a day laborer, was heir to a multi million estate in Norway. Bronson had died by his own hand due to extreme poverty weeks earlier. Bronson spent most of his life in western harvest fields penniless yet a millionaire.
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LaCrosse
Wis
O. R. Skaar
Henry Bronson
Salt Lake City
Norway
Salt Lake
Skaar
Bronson
Nebraska board invites Wilson to premier 1901 farm exhibit
Lincoln Nebraska, Sept 4. Through their president the Nebraska state board of agriculture sent a telegram to Secretary Wilson inviting him to the finest agricultural exhibit shown in the United States during the year 1901. The message was a good humored reply to his remark about Nebraska and Kansas as corn-raising states.
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Lincoln
Neb
State Board of Agriculture
Wilson
Nebraska
Mexican boy shoots playmate. mother dies of shock
In Tucson on September 4, Carlos McCormick, 12, shot and killed 16 year old Antonio Soto after threatening a couple in a buggy. Soto blocked the attack. McCormick then fired. McCormick’s mother, shocked by the incident, died hours later.
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Tucson
A. T
Carlos McCormick
Antonio Soto
McCormick
Boy shoots sister to death in Atlanta home
In Atlanta on Monday Roy Wilkes 11 accidentally shot and killed his sister Loraine 18 with a parlor rifle at their mother's residence. The tragedy occurred in the city during a domestic incident.
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Atlanta
Roy Wilkes
Loraine
Five to Three on the Defender Greatest Yacht Bet
In Pittsburg on September 4 the $400,000 international yacht wager between an English syndicate led by Walter J Kingsley of London and American boosters led by William I Mustin was arranged. The stake totals $400,000 with $150,000 in British bank notes and a $250,000 certified check. Stakes will be paid within a week after the final race with no conditions on accident. Kingsley to receive 5 percent if Shamrock wins and 2½ percent of 150,000 if she loses.
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Pittsburg
Walter J .Kingsley
London
Mustin
Kingsley
Asbury Park
New York
Carr, Moore & Bryton
Shamrock
Bank of England
England
Representative Bereaved Wife of Wisconsin Congressman Killed
Mrs. H B Barney of West Bend and Mrs. W H Ramsey Sr of Port Washington were killed when their buggy was struck by a Northwestern train near Port Washington Wisconsin. The bodies lay unidentified for hours before Ramsey Jr identified his mother amid mangled remains. Rep Barney, in Judge Dick's court, was stunned and the session adjourned.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Barney
West Bend
S. Barney
Fifth
W. H. Ramsey, Sr
Port Washington
State Bank
Northwestern
W. H. Ramsey, Jr
Ramsey
Madison rejects Walsh street railway franchise bid
The Madison common council, by unanimous vote, rejected James Walsh of Chicago for a city street railway franchise. Walsh opposed Phil I Spooner, head of the Madison Street Railway, who seeks interurban car service to Janesville fed by Kilbourn dam power.
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Madison
Wis
Common Council
James Walsh
Chicago
Walsh
Phil I. Spooner
Madison Street Railway Company
Janesville
Kilbourn
Farmer John Strickland shoots son in law in Cross Plains
In Springfield Tennessee on September 4 a well known farmer, John Strickland, shot and killed Elwing Chandler in Cross Plains. Chandler advanced with an open knife toward his father in law after his wife returned to her father. Strickland will not be prosecuted.
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Springfield
Tenn
Cross Plains
John Strickland
Elwing Chandler
Chandler
Strickland
Fire destroys Armstrong Thilman sawmills in Hancock
Fire in Hancock Michigan destroyed the Armstrong Thilman company sawmills with a loss of about 100000 dollars, partially insured. The blaze wiped out the buildings and the entire summer’s cut of hardwood pine and finished lumber.
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Hancock
Mich
Hancock, Mich
Armstrong Thilman Company
Constable Shot Dead in Peach Dispute at Sand Springs
Pulaski Tenn September 4 Presly Van houser a constable was shot and killed instantly at Sand Springs Alabama in a dispute over peaches. The shooter was identified as Kerstein.
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Pulaski, Tenn
Presly Vanhouser
Sand Springs
Ala
Kerstein
Guaranteed Kidney Cure Claim With Money Back Offer
An advert asserts Smith's Sure Kidney Cure as a guaranteed remedy. It promises a full money back refund after trying one bottle if the customer is not entirely satisfied, with a price of 50e.
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Smith
Will Escort the Governor First Infantry to Pan American Exposition
The First Infantry 1st N G under Col J B Sanborn will depart Chicago September 14 for Buffalo to serve as escort to Governor Yates and participate in Illinois day ceremonies at the Pan American Exposition. They will attend Niagara Falls excursion, drill, and a reception before returning September 18. The regiment will occupy the Seventy Fourth Regiment armory in Buffalo during the stay.
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Chicago
N. G
J. B. Sanborn
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Yates
Illinois
Seventy-fourth Regiment Infantry
Will Not Cut Out Miles
Detroit on September 4 General R A Alger denied an AP dispatch stating he planned to omit the Miles chapter from his forthcoming book. He asserted the Miles matter will not be left out and that his manuscript remains unchanged and will go to the publisher as is.
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Detroit
Mich
R. A. Alger
Associated Press
Washington
Miles
Baseball Scores From League Clubs Across Cities
Chicago reports yesterday’s baseball scores from League clubs with results in Brooklyn, St. Louis, New York, Boston, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Milwaukee, Baltimore, Chicago, Philadelphia, Detroit and Washington. Highlights include Chicago beating New York 10 to 4 and Cleveland defeating Boston 1 to 0 in the first games.
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Chicago
Brooklyn
St. Louis
New York
Boston
Pittsburg
Cleveland
Milwaukee
Baltimore
Hiladelphia
Detroit
Lincoln Statue May Move to Illinois Town
In Cincinnati on Sept 4 a dispute between a donor and the Municipal Art Society over a suitable site threatens transferring a life size Lincoln statue to the donor's Illinois birthplace town. The statue has rested at the Pennsylvania depot since last December.
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Cincinnati
Municipal Art Society
Abraham Linecoln
Ilinois
Pennsylvania Depot
Thugs Shoot Farmer in Kokomo Burglary
Burglars forced entry into the home of Benjamin Dotterman, a wealthy farmer three miles north of Kokomo Indiana. Dotterman awakened, a fight broke out, and he was shot in the left breast and mortally wounded. The robbers escaped.
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Kokomo
Ind
Benjamin Dotterman
Dotterman
Banker Pleads Guilty in Indiana Fraud Case
Huntington Ind Sept 4 Banker James M. Key of Andrews pled guilty to forgery and fraud charges. The judge postponed sentencing due to Labor Day suspending the normal validity of a sentence on that holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
Ind
James M. Key
Andrews
Stranger Hugging Suspect Seeks Amboy Women
A stranger in Amboy, Illinois, is visiting often and attempting to hug every young woman he meets. Villagers are alarmed and have posted a $75 reward for his arrest.
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Rock Falls
Als
Amboy
Women knocked down in Ferris Wheel panic fire incident
Panic among Ferris Wheel park pleasure seekers in Chicago on a Monday afternoon followed a balloon catching fire. Three women were knocked down and trampled, with about a score of others narrowly escaping serious injuries.
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Chicago
Ferris Wheel Park
Various World and Local Happenings Include Oil Discovery and Transport Plans
Reports note a gas oil strike at Granite Ohio and a 300 foot depth. The Fighteenth Infantry sails from Manla on September 19 aboard Kilpatrick. AT&SF potential entry into St. Louis under consideration. Wilson returns to Washing ton. King Edward seeks probe of Koch tuberculosis theory. Governor Yates attends Chicago livestock expo opening. A New Jersey wife pockets $600 from her husband. General Wood returns to Cuba. Northcott says no class hatred but room for all. Beetle found in Libury England potatoes. Cromartyshire ship sank Bourgogne and burned. captain drowned. Three Chinese die in Pell Street fire. Puerto Rican towns tax Brazillian coffee to protect home industry. Baumgarten supports noncontagious bovine TB. Hotel Colenso offers shoe shines by Dave Keltner.
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Fighteenth Infantry
Manla
Kilpatrick
Granite
O.T
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
St. Louis
Wilson
West
Washington
King Edward
Aommission
Koch
Yates
Chicago
New Jersey
General Wood
Cuba
Northcott
Springfield
Ill
Libury
England
Cromartyshire
Bourgogne
Pell Street
Chinatown
New York City
Baumgarten
Lubing
Germany
Dr. Kock
Summer resort ad at Clear Lake Iowa awaits visitors
Continuously at Clear Lake the charming summer resort in north western Iowa reached by the Jow Central Route offers great fishing sailing bathing and extremely low rates for single tourists or parties of five or upward. Ask ticket agents or address Geo S Batty G P T A Marshalltown Iowa.
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Clear Lake
Iowa
Geo. S. Batty
G.p.&t.a
Marshalltown
Father Nugent to open lecture series on God portrait
The lecture course starts Monday evening with Father Nugent presenting A Life Size Portrait of God. The program details a series of talks focusing on theology and spiritual life.
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Father Nugent
God
Zdalod
President McKinley Attends Canton County Fair
President and Mrs. McKinley visited the county fair on Children's Day in Canton Ohio. They rode through the grounds, watched a horse heat, and greeted groups of children. Preparations for the Buffalo trip included a traveling executive office as trunks were prepared for a two week journey. The train to Buffalo was slated for 4:55 PM with a party including Mrs. McKinley, several aides, and relatives.
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Canton
McKinley
The
Fair Association
Buffalo
Mary
Ira Barbertof
Sarah Duncan
Cleveland
Mra. McKinley
Cortelyou
Rixey
Webster
Mr. Latta
Executive Office
Violence and Explosion Shock Shelbyville and Noblesville
In Shelbyville on Sept. 4 John Cunningham was shot by Milton Evans a former policeman after a street confrontation. Evans arrested. Cunningham in a Ross hotel room in critical condition. In Noblesville a natural gas explosion ripped through the Christian church destroying much of the structure injuring Doral Granger and Frank Shannahan.
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Shelbyville
Ind
John Cunningham
Milton Evans
Evans
Cunningham
Ross
Noblesville
The
Christian Church
VP Blombers
Doral Granger
Frank Shannahan
Funeral rites for Brigadier General William Ludlow observed in New York
Funeral services for Brigadier General William Ludlow, who died of consumption at Convent New Jersey, were held at Trinity Church New York with Rev Edward H C Goodwin officiating. The body was cremated at Fresh Pond and ashes interred at Oakdale.
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New York
William Ludlow
Convent
N. J
Trinity Church
Edward H.C. Goodwin
Governor's Island
Fresh Pond
Oakdale
L. L
Public debt statement shows August decrease and interest total
Washington report notes the monthly public debt at $1,086,349,806 after cash in treasury. The August decrease is $4,400.07 and the interest bearing debt stands at $2,640,000.
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Washington
Idol
Chicago Market Report Reflects Wide Range in Livestock Prices
The Market section shows hogs trading from 5.00 to 6.75 with bulk around 6.10 to 6.40, cattle receipts near 6500 with steer quotations from 3.60 to 6.25, and mixed stock such as Texas steers around 3.75 to 5.00. East Buffalo reports include hogs 6.70 to 7.00, cattle 5.40 to 5.75, and lambs 5.90 to 6.10 amid steady to higher tone.
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Chicago
Texas
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Life Stock Commission
Venezuela explains Colombia charged with perfidy
A Caracas memorandum signed by Foreign Minister Eduardo Blanco defends Venezuela's actions amid tensions with Colombia. It states the government must suspend some rights to maintain order and honor and explains regional rivalries near Tachira and Santander that escalated beyond intended limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caracas
Eduardo Blanco
Republic
Venezuela
Colombia
Venezuelan government protests Colombian invasion forces
The Venezuelan government denounces Colombian frontier incursions led by a Venezuelan revolutionary figure. It cites breaches of international law, suspends diplomatic relations, and vows to defend national territory against regular Colombian army troops and their officers.
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Legation
Colombia
Remarkable relief from cough remedy praised by patient
A brief testimonial from W. S. Brockman of Bagwell, Mississippi, claims three years of coughing and sleepless nights ended by Chamberlain's Cough Remedy after trying doctors. his wife obtained a bottle from Stewart's Pharmacy and Cook & Co. for sale.
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Edith
Chamberlain
Brockman
Bagwell
Stewart’s Pharmacy
Cook & Sherman
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Oinson
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Johnson's Bakery
Harwood
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Joseph Pollard, Jr
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Washington, Iowa
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Ashington
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Hotel Allen
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