Strike Continues for 145000 Anthracite Miners
Hazelton Pa May 16 miners meeting voted to press the strike against mine owners, with engineers firemen and pump runners to be decided tomorrow. A move into bituminous districts and other industries possible, leaders warned of division risks, Mitchell urged peace but delegates chose fight. Wilkesbarre to be strike headquarters.
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Hazelton
Mitchell
Fahey
Hartley
Dempsey
Nicolls
American Federation of Labor
Wilkesbarre
Heavy land sales in Seattle district April totals
May 14 Seattle: April land sales reached 26,390.14 dollars with receipts of 27,723.21 dollars. Timber claims dominated, selling at 2.5 dollars per acre, totaling 10,556 acres across ten counties. About 420 timber claims of 160 acres each were sold, valued near 420,000 dollars. April filings included seven coal declarations, 32 homestead entries, 65 timber land entries, and eight final proofs on homesteads.
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Seattle
Portland Enters Race for Alaska Steamship Trade
Portland officials and merchants form Alaska Steamship Company with 50000 dollars paid in capital. Two steamers start service to Southeastern Alaska, Nome trade eyed later as more ships join. Local business leaders guarantee 10000 dollars monthly to support the venture and 400 tons of freight per vessel will be available from merchants and shippers.
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Portland
Chamber of Commerce
Alaska
Alaska Steamship Company
Colima Volcano Threat Grows. Valley Residents Move Away
Guadalajara May 15 The Colima volcano shows strong eruption indications as residents in the base valley migrate to safety. Mount Colima has threatened eruption for weeks with smoke puffs belching from the peaks.
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Guadalajara
Mexico
Colima
Mount
Cuban reciprocity bill threatens sugar industry says Rionda
Manuel Rionda testified before the Senate Committee on Relations with Cuba claiming that if the Cuban reciprocity bill passes into law refining and the beet sugar industries would be abandoned. He argued Germany would flood the U S with cheap sugar, harming domestic producers.
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Washington, D. C
Manuel Rionda
Senate Committee
Cuba
Senate
Germany
Milne to Fight Cancelled Yukon Concessions Claim
Dr Milne of Victoria, via Dawson attorneys, serves notice that he will contest staker titles to the ground claiming his lease was cancelled without cause and that he will wage a major legal fight. Yukon steam navigation opens as ice jams threaten flooding near Dawson. Curley Munroe sues Klondike Miner editor for libel. Charles Falk of St Louis dies at Bonanza from heart disease.
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Yukon
Dawson
Milne
Victoria
LeBarge
Ogilvie
Curley Munroe
Joe Clarke
Klondike
Munroe
Charles Falk
St. Louis
Bonanza
Palma's Advisers and Cuban Reception Led by General Gomez
President Palma revealed a cabinet with Diego Tamayo heading government and new rural guard duties, Carlos Zaldo in state and justice, and Emilio Terry agriculture. A week of festivities followed a banquet for Gov. Gen. Wood, with Gen. Maximo Gomez presiding and William J. Bryan addressing Patriotism and Cuban homage to the United States.
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Havana
Palma
Diego Tamayo
Carlos Zaldo
Republican Autonomist
Department of State and Justice
Emilio Terry
Department of Agriculture
Manuel Luciano Diaz
Department of Public Works
Eduardo Vero
Department of Instruction
Garcia Montes
Department of Finance
Gen. Wood
Spain
Maximo Gomez
Governor Wood
Senor Palma
William J. Bryan
Gonzales de Quesada
Washington
Bryan
General Wood
Gomez
Enormous Profits From United States Steel Deal
New York May 14 checks totaling 10 million dollars were sent by J Pierpont Morgan and Co for the second distribution of profits from the United States Steel Corporation. The syndicate advanced 25 million and recovered this after six to seven months. Financial circles anticipate about 20 million more will be distributed, totaling large returns on the underwritten and cash advanced.
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New York
J. Pierpont Morgan & Co
United States Steel Corporation
Copper firm change eyed in Arizona deal
A Bisbee report to the Express claims Consolidated Copper Company control has shifted to principals of General Electric of New York. The Green Consolidated stake is said to cost about 100 a share, totaling over 30 million dollars in cash for control of the property.
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Los Angeles
the Express
Bisbee
Arizona
Consolidated Copper Company
General Electric Company of
New York
Green Consolidated
Strike settled at 47 cents an hour in Youngstown
Structural iron workers of the American Bridge Company reach a compromise wage after a strike. The agreement sets eight hours per day at 47 cents hourly, down from the requested 50 cents.
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Youngstown, C
Structural Iron Workers
American Bridge Company
Presbyterian General Assembly elects Henry Van Dyke moderator
In New York on May 16 the Presbyterian General Assembly began its sessions. Henry Van Dyke, professor of literature at Princeton University, was elected moderator on the second ballot.
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New York
Henry van Dyke
Princeton University
General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church
Canal Treaties Not Treaties Yet Route-Size Canal Negotiations
Washington reports that Hay and ministers from Colombia Nicaragua and Costa Rica have concluded agreements for a potential canal route. Nicaragua demands 6 million dollars plus an annual 25 thousand, with a ten mile wide belt to be leased and US rights to protect the belt during war or peace.
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Washington, D. C
Hay
Colombia
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
United States
Panama
Nicaraguan
Senate
Department
Congress
Corea
Mr. Corea
State Department
Canal Belt
Dowie’s Daughter Esther Dies After Fire Ordeal
Esther Dowie, 23, daughter of Dr. Alexander Dowie of Zion, died after burns suffered when a gas jet ignited her hair during prayers by Elijah II. The coroner's jury ruled death accidental. two physicians witnessed her condition before she passed away at 9 p.m.
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Chicago
Esther Dowie
Alexander Dowie
Zion
Elijah II
Miss Dowie
University of Chicago
Waukegan
Dowie
Sugar Trust Testimony Collision In Senate Hearing
Hayward Leavitt, beet sugar maker, testified before the senate Cuban relations committee accusing Havemeyer of fraud. He cited the sugar trust advertising agent’s admission of paid articles urging tariff cuts on Cuban sugar and questioned Havemeyer’s claims that consumers would gain from any reduction. A second hearing may be held for Havemeyer to explain alleged contradictions.
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Washington, D. C
Hayward Leavitt
Senate Committee On
Havemeyer
Leavitt
Sugar Trust
Cuba
Studky
Alfonso XIII Crowned King of Spain in Elaborate Madrid Festivities
Madrid May 17 Alfonso XIII was crowned king with a ceremony at the chamber of deputies followed by rites at San Francisco el Grande. A lavish palace reception, vast illuminations across Prado Plaza Mayor and other landmarks created a fairyland scene as public funds and private gifts supported the spectacle.
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Madrid
Alfonzo XIII
Spain
Assembly
Chamber of Deputies
San Francisco el Grande
Prado
Plaza Mayor
Plaza Oriente
Royal Palace
Plaza de Las Cortes
City of
State apportionment notes large county shares in schools
Olympia May 14 the complete apportionment of state school funds lists county entitlements led by King and Skagit with amounts ranging from under a thousand to over a hundred thousand dollars. Total fund amount appears as 69247 50. Olympia May 15 the capitol commission held sessions to plan furnishings for the two assembly rooms with an estimated 10 000 budget and bids from Seattle firms. Olympia May 17 twenty one applicants admitted to the supreme court bar listed by name.
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Olympia
Adam
Asotin
Chehalis
Chelan
Clallam
Clarke
Columbia
Cowlitz
Douglas
Ferry
Franklin
Garfield
Island
Jefferson
King
Kitsap
Kittitas
Klickitat
Lewis
Lincoln
Mason
Okanogan
Pacific
Pierce
San Juan
Skagit
Skamania
Snohomish
Capitol Commission
Seattle
Wilton
Goss
Eubnut
Supreme Court
James Anderson
Lee C. Delle
A. J. Tennant
R. D. Terhune
J. B. Adams
A.J. Jacobson
C. A. Pettijohn
D. B
Valkyrien Reports Floating Bodies Near Fort de France
The Danish warship Valkyrien has returned from Fort de France and confirms sightings of countless floating bodies on the voyage. Officers corroborate earlier dispatches about the grisly find as they sail toward Port.
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New York
Fort de France
St. Thomas, D. W. I
The
Tribune
Keeping the Boys at Home a Farm First Plan
A discussion on guiding children toward farming careers emphasizes matching talents with farm work. It suggests using calves, poultry, gardens, and pure bred stock to foster responsibility and profit, while limiting fickle shifts to other trades. Reading agricultural papers supports sustained interest.
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Robinson Crusoe
Not Loaded. A Night of Bluster and a Portrait Shot
Roger the celebrated tenor hosted a supper with Berlioz and critic Fiorentino. Fiorentino, claiming the gun unloaded, aimed at Berlioz then Roger, then fired at a portrait wounding nothing but shocking the guests.
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Roger
Berlioz
Fiorentino
Grand Opera
Meyerbeer
Opera House
Writing His Last Words by Albert Bigelow Paine
A humorous anecdote recalls Albert Bigelow Paine famed for long-distance stammering. A friend quips Paine should write his last words to be finished, implying he would not live long enough to complete the sentence. The passage also notes a woman’s patience and desire for heaven to keep track of her husband.
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Albert Bigelow Paine
Kansas
Paine
New York Times
Kaiser Offers Statue of Frederick the Great to Roosevelt
The Kaiser proposes to give a bronze Frederick the Great statue to President Roosevelt to honor German American friendship. If accepted the statue would be erected in Washington. Roosevelt says he will present the offer to Congress immediately.
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Berlin
the Kaiser
Roosevelt
Frederick the Great
Washington
Congress
Carrie Nation Sentenced in Topeka Bar Fixture Case
Topeka Kansas May 17 Mrs Carrie Nation was sentenced to 30 days in prison and a $100 fine by Judge Hazen in district court for smashing bar fixtures stored in a vacant barn in February 1901. She may not appeal the case and has gone to jail.
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Topeka
Kan
Carrie Nation
Hazen
District Court
Bermuda's New Dock Replaces Old 1860 Structure
A great floating dock launched from Swan and Hunter at Wallsend on Tyne will be placed in the admiralty service to replace the older dock built in 1860. The new dock represents a major upgrade for Bermuda's harbor infrastructure and will enhance naval maintenance capabilities.
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Messrs. Swan & Hunter
Wallsendon-Tyne
The
Admiralty
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Presbyterian General Assembly
Alfonso
State Capital News
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Agincourt
Minotaur
Messrs. Clark & Stanfield
Campania
Bermuda
Atlantic
Bermuda Dock
London Graphic
Foola
Heaven
Kaiser
Mrs. Nation
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