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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1904
Page
31
The firm announces an August Sale to clear heavy summer stock as fall orders double. Delivery dates cluster around September 1 and space is tight, necessitating sweeping price cuts to move inventory from a large but limited building. Strong action signals a memory-worthy sale for shrewd buyers.
The ad touts a vast stock with discounts up to 60 percent on furniture. It urges a prompt visit to view the full selection and highlights unique designs not found elsewhere. Shoppers are promised a welcoming experience whether they buy or not.
Scranton Aug 1 The United Mine Workers executive board met ten hours and adjourned without statements. Disputes over check weighing in Coxe Brothers collieries may be referred to locals. Wright predicts peace. operators and miners favor a fair majority-based assessment, with possible discharge for nonparticipants. No strike expected.
In the Schuylkill region most collieries halted operations today with the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company remaining active in Panther Creek Valley. About 60 000 workers idle countywide as cars are not supplied through August, while companies plan improvements during idleness. In Wyoming region 10 to 15 thousand miners face a spell of idleness due to production curtailment with several mines idle or on half time in the Lehigh Wilkes Barre area and Nanticoke districts.
Springfield August 1 Union miners are enjoined by Judge Blumpsirey in the Federal court. The temporary restraining order bars picketing or patrolling the coal company premises at Zeigler Illinois, entering the property, interfering with workers, threatening or persuading men to quit, and obstructing trains to or from Zeigler. A hearing is set for September 15 in Springfield.
Lincoln Neb Aug 1 Street railway employes threaten to strike if an order requiring motormen to check conductors receipts is not rescinded. Workers demand more than 19 cents an hour and are said to be forming a union. Epworth assembly begins Wednesday, a strike would be serious now.
New York August 1 The Building Trades Alliance representing seventeen unions declared a strike against George A Fuller Construction Company halting work on the Times building Trinity Building New York Hippodrome and other sites. Alleged cause centers on non union quarry use and fear of a lockout by the Employers' Association, with tensions tied to subway walkouts and broader open shop disputes.
Advertisement for Hostenet’s Stomach Bitters claims quick relief at the first symptom. It asserts the tonic cures indigestion dyspepsia constipation biliousness heartburn insomnia headaches cramps and diarrhoea and aids nervous sickly women as a regulator and tonic urging a fair trial.
Telegraph operators on the Missouri Kansas and Texas system in Dallas and Indian Territory quit work August 1 seeking a 10 percent wage increase and improved promotion and treatment terms. Trains move slowly as non union workers await assignments and replacements are rushed to lines.
Lowell Mass August 1 The cotton mills of the Scott Manufacturing Company were shut down for one month due to dull goods markets and to repairs. 1640 operatives laid off as work suspended. Fall River August 1 United Textile Workers leaders Golden Hibbert return from Washington with assurances of AFL support for strikers. Pullman Car Works in Chicago laid off 1200 workers since June 1. several departments idle. possible temporary shutdown without more orders.
Robert Emory Pattison, twice Pennsylvania governor and twice Philadelphia controller, died at his Overbrook home from pneumonia with heart weakness. A reform leader and Democratic presidential possibility, Pattison had remained active in party councils after a grueling 1902 campaign and four counties tour. He was 53.
Vacation days approach and readers are offered resort hotel and railroad travel booklets through The Post's Resort Information Bureau. Full information on resorts and routes for summer trips is freely provided at the business office counter.
New York August 1 Charles F Palmater a broker was suspended on the floor of the Consolidated Exchange where he has been a member since 1885. Joliet August 1 James H Ferriss national chairman of the People's party traveled to New York for a conference with eastern leaders and will outline campaign plans upon return.
The National Union Senate at Mackinac meeting retained the current premium of 60 cents per month for age sixty five and under, with a new optional plan offering lifelong protection. Under the plan, monthly rates begin at 1.17 dollars for life coverage at age twenty, and increase to a per month toll at older ages, including management and fraternal costs.
In California trading August 1, wheat prices surged to season highs for both spot and futures as shorts covered. No 1 spring wheat quotes ranged from 2.14 to 2.21 per bushel with strong futures around 1.45 to 1.57. Trade notes demand and market strength across regional futures, with emphasis on higher cash values and market breadth.
Edward Ritter, a waiter at a Easton restaurant, shot his wife on a Lehigh Valley train near Washington Street and then killed himself. The couple had been separated after she eloped with another man taking their money and furniture. Ritter, about thirty five, died. the wife was taken to Allentown Hospital.
Toledo Ohio August 1 The Michigan Central Elevator operated by the Pad dock Hodge Company was totally destroyed by fire causing an estimated loss of 200000 Insurance coverage stood at 140000 The building contained 150000 bushels of corn and 77 thousand bushels of oats plus fifteen freight cars were destroyed in the blaze
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