Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-07-16
GREAT STRIKE OF STEEL MEN

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cent they had with them, but of
railroad tickets as we'll, and unless y
the railroads will issue return tick. u
cts on their proof of having nur-
. chased and paid for rides to San s
Francisco and back they will be y
compelled to ask aid from the
y county authorities. In at least ten
instances thieves even secured
* their victims trunks on the stolen
baggage checks.
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went on strike today and many ma
chinery establishments that have been
running their moulding departments,
despite the strike of the machinists
may have to close down or yield to the
demands of the men. The officials OF
the union estimate that between 800
and 1000 men will be involved. The
trouble has been threatened for weeks
but the local and international officers
of the union have endeavored to bring
about peceful settlement and hopes
have been entertained that a strike
would be avoided
At Anderson, Indiana.
Anderson, Ind, July 15.-All the
members of the Amalgamated Associ-
alton, employed in the tin plate mills
here. struck this morning and the mills
are closed Five hundred men are idle
The mills at Mtddletown and Elwood.
Indiana, are also shut down by the
strike.
Two thousand men are affected at
Elwood
At Cleveland.
Cleveland, July 15.-Between 400
and 500 men employed at the Crescent
tin plate mills in this city obeyed the
strike order of President Shaffer to-
day and as a result the plant is prac.
Itically idle. The Crescent is the only
plant affected in Cleveland by the
strike order. 1t is controlled by the
American Tin Plate Company,
At Pemeroy, Ohio
Pomeroy, Ohio, July 15.-Three hun
dred men are out of employment at the
Pomeroy works of the American Steel
Hoop company as a result of the
this morning.
At Youngstown.
| Youngstown, o., July 15.-Not a
wheel has turned this morning in any
of the plants of the American Steel
Hoop Company or the American Sheet
Steel Company in the Mahoning val
ley. The sixth district is the strong
est numerically in the Amalgamated
Association and men are a unit in OBJ
serving the strike order The Steel
Hoop Company has five plants in the
/ Youngstown, Girard, Warren, Green.
vile and the Sheet Steel combine has
four mines in the Strutjers and Niles
All are organized. In this valley
$500 men are directly or indirectly af
fected.
At Niles, Ohio.
Niles, Ohio, July 15.-As result OF
the strike order issued by the Anal
gamated association eight hun
dred men employed by the
American Tin Plate Company the meu
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plant of the American Sheet SteeI
Company here has been closed since
July l but preparations were under
way for an early resumption Of work
Now, however, the men it is said will
not return to work until the strike is
settled. About 1000 men are employ
at the plant.
At New PhiIadelp..:a.
/ New Philadelphia, Ohio, July 15.-
4 The plants of the American Sheet
/ Steel company in Tuscarwas valley
closed down today owing to the strike
The mills affected are those at New
Philadelphia, Carton and Canal Dover
Two thousand men are idle.
Return to Work at Cincinnati.
Cincinnati, O., July 15.-The machin
today by the return of more than 2,00(
workmen to their various shops. The
: strike managers have announced theil
intention of concentrating their attacl
upon certain plants while permitting
the men to work at other places fol
the purpose of obtaining funds. On,
: of the plants designated to be Tough
against is the FayEagan company ant
today over six hundred of the Fay-Eg
an employees formed in a line ane
marched in a body to work thus de
& stroying the hope of the strike leaders
The manufacturers feel assured tina
: nothing can restrain the remainin,
strikers from returning to work.
At Cumberland, Md.
Cumberland, Md, July 15.-None o
the men employed in the American til
plate mills at this point reported 70
work this morning and the mill shu
, down. The strike affects 40 men.