No Strike Parley Sparks Packers Denial
Chicago august 4 packers deny negotiations with labor leaders as a new conference is reportedly planned by unnamed mediators. workers are returning at higher numbers with several plants using immigrant labor while police criticism of strike violence rises. local incidents include assaults on workers in East St Louis and Cedar Rapids suicide tied to strike fears.
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Chicago
Armour & Co
Orlse, Swift & Co
Nelson Morris & Co
National Packing Company
Libby, McNeill & Libby
Schwarzschild & Sulzberger
Cudahy & Co
Sehardt
Federation of Labor
J J Keppler
Machinists’ Union
Schardt
Keppler
Weppler
Tom
Donnelly
Kevaler
Homer D. Call
Butchers’ Organization
Call
Mr. Call
Louis Swift
Swift
Swift & Co
Kansas City
Llus Island
Omaha
Nebr
Munger
Thea Packing House
East St. Louis
R. E. Conway
Armour Company
St. Clair Avenue
Nelson Morris
St. Louis
Crouch
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Alfred Day
Day
Gompers Critiques Packers on Meat Handlers Strike
President Gompers condemns the packers for refusing to confer with union representatives, saying the move heightens tension and risks broad union solidarity. He warns that yielding to individual employment demands could break up union organization and spark wider trouble across industries.
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Gompers
Chicago
Lockout Threat Looms as New York Builders Act
The Building Trades Employers' Association board voted unanimously to lock out union members whose workers are not on the job tomorrow. President Charles Leidleitz announced the move and said no further dealings would be conducted with the Building Trades Alliances. The board met in executive session and will remain in session overnight.
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New York
Mob lynched a colored boy near Greenfield
A fourteen year old colored boy Andrew Dudley attempted to assault two white girls near Greenfield Nelson County. He struck a girl and frightened a second, then was captured by a mob at the depot in Afton after the constable began transport to Lovingston jail. The mob disappeared into the country and the boy is presumed hanged.
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Washington Post
Richmond
Andrew Dudley
Greenfield
Nelson County
Cameron
C. W. Cretzer
Lovingston
Charlottesville
Afton
West Virginia Democrats Nominate Cornwell for Governor
The West Virginia Democratic State convention at Parkersburg nominated State Senator John J. Cornwell for governor after a close contest. The party endorsed the national platform with no mention of the negro question and pledged tax reform. Ex-Senator Davis expressed satisfaction with the convention, while tensions in prior weeks gave way to unity and plans for the campaign.
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Washington Post
Parkersburg
W. Va
John J. Cornwell
West Virginia
Davis
Carmwell
William R. Thompson
State &Vkirman
Cornwell
Wampshire Review
Senate
Withal
Charles F. Teter
Wheeling
Capitol Police
A. D. Garden
Tipple
R. F. Kidd
Gilmer
B. Byrne
Huntington
Kidd
McGraw
Nebraska
Elkins
Stephen B. Elkins
Charleston
Wood Dalley
St. Louis
Alton B. Parker
Parker Campaign Looks to New York Indiana and New Jersey
Southern delegation from Alabama and Virginia visit Judge Parker at Rosemount Esopus. Bailey Montague Clayton and others express support and optimism as Parker positions himself for a national campaign with emphasis on New York Indiana and New Jersey while Peabody is named national treasurer and visits and speeches are planned to strengthen Democratic prospects.
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Esopua
Judge Parker
Mason and Dixon
United States
Joseph W. Bailey
Texas
George Foster Peabody
National Committee
H. D. Clayton
Col
HL. Russell
H. Hatcher
Alabama
Sapphire
Esopus Landing
Morgan J. O'Brien
John P. McDonald
New York City
Bailey
Washington
New York
Indiana
New Jersey
Rosemount
Indianapolis
Montague
Parker
Virginia Democracy
South
Gov
New York State
Peabody
Crane
Chicago
Municipal Voters’ League
Russell
St. Louisa
Clayton
O’brien
Mr. McDonald
Tammany Ratif ies Adopts Resolution for Parker Davis Ticket
New York Aug 4 Tammany Hall ratified Parker and Davis nomination. Audience cheered the mention of Parker's home and Davis. State Senator Thomas C O Sullivan presented resolutions endorsing the national platform, pledging support, denouncing the President, protection, and monopoly while backing Filipino independence and denouncing sectionalism. O Sullivan defended Tammany against critics and urged an overwhelming Democratic victory.
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Issuinq
New York
Tammany Hall
Parker
Davis
Pater
Thomas C. O'Sullivan
O'Sullivan
Tammany
Elihu Roch
Wilson Talks to Stockmen in Denver Meeting
Secretary James Wilson and Dr. Salmon met with the land commission and National Live Stock Association in Denver to discuss grazing on government lands, stockmen rights, water needs, forest reserves, and proposed laws. A resolution committee was named with Mortimer Levering, C F E Adams, and Murdo J Mackenzie. The event followed a broader public debate on forest loss and flood control impacts.
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Denver
Wilson
Mississippi River
New Orleans
Mortimer Levering
Indiana
C. F E. Adams
Nebraska
Murdo J. Mackenzie
Texas
Hagenbarth
National Livestock Association
Chicago
Quelled by Nord quiet restored in Haiti
In Port au Prince chaos reigned as bands of soldiers stone Syrians reopening stores. Americans sought refuge, carriages flew the flag, and Powell urged Nord to deploy troops. Powell, Battiste, and Gen. Carrie inspected districts to safeguard foreign homes, while Powell protected Turkish subjects amid a turbulent Haiti. The State Department watched without Navy intervention. Admiral Sigsbee stood ready.
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America
Haiti
Port Au Prince
Powell
Nord
Alexander Battiste
Carrie
Leishman
Constantinople
Haitien
West Indies
State Department
Navy Department
Sigsbee
Meteor Derailed Near Vinita Injures Twenty Two
The Frisco fast passenger train from Dallas and Fort Worth to St Louis derailed near Vinita Oklahoma. Engine baggage mail and two chair cars left the track injuring twenty two people none fatally. The most injured include Mrs James M Drake Salina Texas and seven year old son of W R Myser Fort Worth. Dr Green aided P R Payne McKinney Texas saving him from excessive bleeding. The tender uncoupled and crossed the track as the train traveled about thirty five miles per hour. the sleeper escaped the ditch.
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Vinita
I. T
W. R. Myser
Fort Worth
Tex
Dr. Green
P. R. Payne
McKinney
Payne
Lottery scheme alleged nets Boston officials arrest
Boston August 4 John Marshall Barry and Francis C Webster officials of the North American Trust were arrested on charges of conspiring to defraud the public and operating a business in violation of lottery laws A third official is sought A receiver named Burton P Gray has been appointed for the money on hand The company has operated about eight months with about 600 members paying a small fee for home and furniture purchases by easy terms
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Boston
Mass
John Marshall Barry
Francis C. Webster
The
North American Trust
United States
Supreme Court
Burton P. Gray
West Virginia Democrats and Nation in Brief
A compact digest lists topics on the issue page including the status of a major strike, restored order at a Haith court, Japan and Russia, guardsmen actions, clerk salary increases, Cortelyou talks with the President, Roosevelt boys returning home, Arabia’s fate, and regional news from Virginia and Maryland. Additional items cover editorial notes, social bits, Morton's methods, sports, racing results, Catholic schools aid, financials, and a note on Stutler’s collapse and poison sale regulation.
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Fages
West Virginia
Stutler
Fight Against La Follette Contests Wisconsin Ballot
Madison August 4 A landmark political lawsuit will begin next Tuesday over whether the La Follette or Cook State tickets can use the term Republican on the official ballot. The case could influence Wisconsin governorship prospects and possibly the presidential vote in a highly unusual split elector scenario. With U S Senator Quarles’s term expiring and a state treasury default cited, factions form Roosevelt La Follette clubs statewide as the Supreme Court prepares to rule August 9. In New York Wisconsin figures Spooner Payne and Babcock say the dispute won t derail Wisconsin s presidential support and courts will soon decide the legality of the rival factions.
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Washington Post
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
United States
la Folletta
Cook State
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Fairbanks
Quarles
la Follette
New York
Spooner
Payne
Babcock
Bryan for Senatorship
William Jennings Bryan signals possible Senate bid from Nebraska as he praises government ownership and critiques railroad political power. Backers expect Populists to align with Bryan to amplify his platform, while Harrington may emerge as Gov nominee if fusion falters. Support crosses parties, with Republicans drawn to Bryan’s leadership and policy.
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Bryan
St. Louis
Senate
Nebraska
Watson
M. F. Harrington
O'Neill
Harrington
Bate Democrats Triumph in Knox County Election
In Knoxville Tennessee on August 4 the Bate Democrats defeated the regular Democratic organization by margins of 500 to 2000 in various county offices. The Republican voters did not field a ticket and backed the Bate slate. W L Ledgerwood led the Bate Democrats and organized a "lying squadron" to enforce compliance with election law at unruly wards. A separate incident in Bridgeport Cocke County saw Jack Boley and a brother killed by John Susong over the election. details are sparse.
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Washington Post
Knoxville
Tenn
Bate Democrats
Bate
W. L. Ledgerwood
Bate Democracy
Bridgeport
Cocke County
Jack Boley
Brother
John Susong
Simoucheng Fight Lacks Decisive Result Amid Heavy Losses
Reports from the Simoucheng front indicate no decisive victory for either side. Russian dispatches claim heavy Japanese losses and Russian artillery superiority, while communications from Stackelberg and Zaroubaleff are absent, fueling speculation of possible detachments cut off from Kuropatkin.
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Stackelberg
Zaroubaieff
Kuropatkin
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