Fight to finish as steel trust faces unions
Pittsburg Aug 6. Shaffer says no quarter will be given as the United States Steel strike escalates. Amalgamated Association plans to call out all union workers, with President Shaffer holding full power to act. Morgan reportedly behaved, no peace talks, and expected mills closures with “surprises” for the trust. Indianapolis hosts operators conference amid mine workers’ potential action. Frank Morrison of the AFL signals support for steel workers’ victory. San Francisco awaits employer directors to decide concessions or extreme measures.
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Steel Trust
American Federation
Steikers
Ewe
Pittsburg
Wis
Shaffer
Big Milla
Wil- RS Bad Dat Meineke
Obn Chappelle
Wellsville
New York
Mr. Shaffer
United States Steel Corporation
Amalgamated Association
Steel Corporation
Tam
Mr. Morgan
Morgan
South
Latrobe Steel Company
Chicago
Indianapolis
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Illinois
OT Garrison
St. Louis
Illinois Coal Operators Association
Mitchell
Amlix
Indiana
Ald
Paatter
Amalgamated-As- SF Arret Neg Tderares
San Francisco
Employers’ Association
J Pierpost Morgan
Robert Bacon
Guards Around Tampa Homes Amid Strike Tension
In Tampa Florida guards protect many homes of leaders in the anti resistencia strike movement. Rumors of incendiary fires have circulated for two days as factory workers and others fear a crisis may unfold this week.
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Tampa
Fia
Anti-Resistencia
Filipino Proclamation Names Malvar as War Leader
Miguel Malvar, recognized by the Pilipino state in Hongkong as Aguinaldo’s successor, issues a July 16 proclamation from Batangas promising an active campaign and warning civilians. The document, printed in 6000 copies, criticizes American atrocities, cites weapon losses and four American officer deaths, and suggests Agoncillo may have written it. Police strive to halt distribution amid tensions.
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Manilla
Miguel Malvar
Aguinaldo
Pilipino Jtate
Hongkong
Batangas
Cailles
Malvar
Agoncillo
Europe
Streetcar Strike Hits Lexington Workforce
On August 6 Lexington Street Railway conductors and motormen struck after demanding a one cent per hour wage increase. The company refused to bargain with the union, forcing workers to sign an agreement not to disrupt service or return to work. By 6 p.m. those who did not sign could not return. Some 75 men affected. nonunion personnel operated all cars.
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Lexington Ky
Lexington Street Railway Company
Philadelphia
Locust Street
Tenth
Housman
Morris Rosenthal
Rosenthal
Wilan Jones
Jones
George McClemmy
McClemmy
Patrick Quigley
Quigley
Tots
Albert Mounten
Mounten
Felk
Catah Rabiion Pad
Alk Tata
Seversl
Jefferson
Pensylvania
Wage Cut Fight Stalls in Fall River Mills
Aug 6 Fall River reports plans for a 15 percent wage cut for print mill operatives aimed Sept 3. The signed paper by local manufacturers is blocked, with executives and unions divided. Mills face tight profit margins as print and cotton costs stay high, raising risk of labor unrest if cuts occur.
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Fall River
Mass
Manufacturers’ Association
Pentecost Bands Gather in Indianapolis for Missionary Support
Pentecost bands gathered in Indianapolis for a national service. representatives from 21 states attended and $3,000 was raised. Six missionaries were outfitted for African work, including Miss Anna Brown of Eldon Kansas and Miss Etta Auringer of Oswego Michigan. British move to corral Kaffire in South Africa press reports say. London dispatches note the South African military would relocate outsiders to camps and destroy kraals to cut off Boer food sources. In Gainesville Georgia a woman, Mrs Richard Chatham, died of hydrophobia after a dog bite days earlier.
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Ndianapol —Ational
Anna Brown
Eldon
Ken
Etta Auringér
Owoasa
Mich
Corral Kaffire
London
South Africa
Johannesburg
Kroonstadt
Philippines Tour Broadens Corbin Views On Government
Adjutant General Corbin, visiting Manila, praised Taft and Chaffee and said their separate duties benefit the Philippines as he toured the islands. Congressman Shafroth urged homestead and mining laws, while civil government plans inch toward effect Tuesday. Military actions continued against Mindoro uprisings with Jolo tensions and rebel leaders on the run.
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Manilla
Corbin
Shanghai
United States
Sultan of Jolo
Phillippines
Philippines
Taft
Chaffee
Shafroth
Colorado
Civil Commission
Jolo
Lfe
Calapan
Pola
Naujas
Mindoro Island
Thirteenth Volunteer Infantry
Howard
Pursuit of Murder Suspect in Shelby Under Way
Chief of Police Jones is fatally shot while serving an whisky license warrant on Jim Lowery at the South Carolina Georgia depot. Lowery shoots at Jones, then at a lamp post and again in a scuffle, hitting Jones in the heart. Four bloodhounds and over a thousand residents pursue the suspect. one hound is wounded.
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Shelby
N. C
Jones
Jim Lowery
South Carolina
Georgia
Lowery
Peking protocol drafts tariff to start Oct 1
London reports from Peking indicate the protocol draft sets the new tariff to take effect October 1. Russia resumes activity in Manchuria and tightens its hold on Niu Chwang. Li Chen Fong, Li Hung Chang’s son, may become Chinese minister to Russia. France may build a railway from Fao Ting Fu to Tien Tsin with or without Chinese consent.
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Peking
London
Russia
Manchuria
Niu Chwang
Li Chen Fong
Li Hung Chang
Fao Ting Fu
Tien Tsin
Three Bathers Drowned at Queponook Bay
Salisbury Md Aug 6 Three persons drowned while bathing at Queponoo on Sinepuxens bay. Miss Ethel LePhillips of Baltimore Miss Jennie White of Whitesburg Md and G G Ratcliffe of Salisbury formed a three person group that separated from others and found themselves in a deep hole The women clung to Ratcliffe a good swimmer and pulled him under as they sank before help arrived.
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Salisbury
Queponeo
Sinepuxens Bay
Ethel _LePhillips
Baltigaore
Jennie White
Whitesburg
G. G. Rateliffe
Ratcliffe
Venezuelan Invasion Repulsed by Government Troops
Caracas reports that a force led by General Rangel Garbiras including 22 Colombian battalions was repulsed after 28 hours of fighting on July 28 and 29. Official figures claim 900 invaders killed and 300 government troops lost. reinforcements arrived too late to prevent retreat to the frontier.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Rangel Garbiras
Explosive blast jolts Munn road near Bowling Green
A powerful explosion on Munn road near Bowling Green Ohio injures several, including William Randabau a torpedo company worker, as a wagon carrying 600 quarts of nitro glycerin detonates. Debris and wreckage fly across tracks while workers scramble. authorities report multiple minor injuries and damage to nearby buildings.
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Garnersc Ta
Amie
Bowling Green
Aggh
Munn Road
William Randabau
JA Torpedo Company
Liam
Roland
Teal
Mer
dWeba
Lima
Sdme
Oda Brothers
Yao
Mac Ana
Despondent Polk Township Resident Ends His Life
Bucyrus Ohio August 6 Despondent over poor health A Guinther 60 a Polk township resident and wealthy man used a meat knife to cut his throat causing his death in a self inflicted act
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Bucyrus
A. Guinther
Polk Township
Collier's Stranger Will Found In Memorandum Book
Frank Howard Collier a Chicago lawyer who died Saturday left a will written on the back page of an old memorandum book found in his rooms at a hotel in Janesville. The document dated signed and witnessed appoints the disposition of his head brains and body to medical institutions and bequeaths his personal effects to notable Chicagoans.
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Collier
Janesville
Wis
Frank Howard Collier
Chicago
Jamesville
Would-Be Slayer Slam Ends in Fatal Shot Near Oakland City
Oakland City Indiana August 6 Frank Osborn was shot and killed by James Harbison about three miles north of town. Osborn had sworn to kill Harbison and went to the field where Harbison worked to say he would blow out his heart. Harbison shot him through the heart and the trouble arose over a girl.
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Oakland City
Ind
Frank Osborn
James Harbison
Osborn
Harbison
Treasury balances and weather report for Ohio
Washington August 6 statement of treasury balances shows general fund figures with $177 963 312 available cash balance and $10 034 355 in specific accounts. Weather outlook for Ohio calls for showers and warmer temperatures with variable winds from the southeast. Milwaukee August 5 a court injunction blocks expulsion of Washington from the National Association of Dental Faculties. The move aimed to curb fraudulent schools and preserve Washington’s 14 year membership. Austin August 5 First National Bank of Austin closed by federal inspectors with doors posted for pending action.
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Treasury
Washington
General Fund
Milwaukee
National Association of Dental Faculties
Nationals University ‘of Washington
Fred Schreier
The
National University
Texas Bank
Austin
Tex
Federal Bank
J. B. Logan
First National Bank
Faint Hope in Steel Strike Amid Shaffer Remarks
Pittsburg Aug 6 A faint glimmer of hope for settlement in the steel strike emerged from Amalgamated Association President Shaffer who hinted the general strike might not be ordered if Federal Steel, National Steel and National Tube influence an adjustment. Reports from Leechburg Wellsville McKeesport and Hyde Park show mixed activity as nonunion tactics, county spending plans, and ongoing tensions shape the labor scene amid a tense national outlook.
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Pittsburg
Great Sterel
Shaffer
Amalgamated Association
Federal Steel
National Steel
National Tube Companies
American Tin Plate Company
Federal Steel Company
National Steel Company
National Tube Company
Pittsburghe
Leechsburg
Wellaville
McKeesport
Tub
Wampler
Leechburg
Hyde Park
Pargny
American Steel Association
Harry Davis
Robert Lock
Saltsburg
Vandergrift
Apollo
Wellsville
Scottdale
Empress Frederick dies after long illness
Dowager Empress Frederick dies Monday evening at 615 after a strenuous reign. Crowds, soldiers, and police surround the castle as inscribing of names begins for mourners. Immediate royals, including Emperor William II, are in and around the sick chamber, and she repeated her late husband’s dying words to learn to suffer without complaining. The interment is expected at Friedenskirche Potsdam.
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Germany
Cronberg
Frederick
Emperor Withiam
Friedenskirche
Potsdam
Federal Judge Indicted for Alleged Misuse of Government Money
In Seattle Walsh Aug 6 the Teller News of July 18 reports Judge J G Regnon of the United States court indicted by a federal grand jury for alleged misuse of government funds. He allegedly used money to purchase supplies and a bullying claimed for government use. He says arrangements protected the government from loss and that the matter would have been settled by civil suit, noting enemies moved quickly.
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Seattle
Walsh
Teller News
J. G. Regnon
United States Court
Federal Grand Jury
Brief but Vicious Bout In Savannah Boxing Match
Jack Daly of Wilmington and Jack Bennett of Philadelphia fought 25 rounds in Savannah on August 6. After three rounds Bennett fouled and Daly was awarded the victory. Earlier claims of Bennett fouls were rejected by the referee amid a very heated contest.
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Savannah
Jack Daly
Wilmington
Del
Jack Bennett
Philadelphia
Bennett
Daly
Aged Preacher Drowned in Oho River Below Paducah
The body of Janes M. Frazer a Presbyterian minister was found in the Ohio river three miles below Paducah Ky He is believed to have killed himself while temporarily insane in his second attempt He leaves two daughters and a second wife separated from her husband.
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Paducah
Janes M. Frazer
Oho River
British Viper Wrecked After Alderney Rock Collision
London reports the British torpedo boat Viper, the sole naval vessel with turbine engines, struck a rock off Alderney in the Channel and is a total wreck with no loss of life. Trials showed 30 to 31 knots, with potential for 34 knots under skilled crews. In Omaha, actress Millie Lighthawk, 22, shot by Thad Brookie who then killed himself. Brookie previously jailed for burglary.
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London
Alderney
Omaha
Millie Lighthawk
Miliie Allen
Thad Brookie
Brookie
Poisoned Ice Cream Tragedy At Leesburg Home
Ten people fell ill after consuming ice cream at W. R. Bunkley home in Leesburg. Mr Bunkley died, Mrs Bunkley and a daughter were among the severely ill while guests and other family members faced critical condition amid the disaster. The incident prompted a sharp warning and an investigation into the cause.
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Leesburg
W. R. Bunkley
Bunkley
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Cyrus J Clark
Andrew C. Trippe
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