National Guard Deployed to Coal Regions by Governor
Harrisburg Pa October Governor Stone ordered the entire Pennsylvania National Guard to duty in the anthracite coal regions Luzerne Schuylkill Carbon Lackawanna Susquehanna Northumberland and Columbia counties amid riots and mob rule. The guard will protect workers trains and property and arrest violators to restore public peace and order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Stone
National Guard of Pennsylvania
Luzerne
Schuylkill
Carbon
Lackawanna
Brusquehanna
Northumberland
Columbia
National Guard
Homestead
Mitchell Predicts Victory Calls District Meetings for Expressions Against Lawlessness
Wilkesbarre October 7 President Mitchell issues a statement urging mine workers to hold district meetings at 2 PM Wednesday to condemn operator claims of a terror reign, denounce unlawful acts by coal and iron interests and strikers, and affirm loyalty to law and order while resisting federal intervention in the anthracite strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkesbarre
Buffalo
Mitchell
White House
Tasue
United States
Seach
Coal and Iron Pradtice
Coal and Iron Police
Acta
Niegenfind Held For Trial In Pierce Neb
The preliminary hearing for Gottlieb Niegenfind before County Judge Williams ended with Niegenfind pleading not guilty. Lena Breyer reported seeing the defendant shoot her father Albert Breyer, and Anna Peters was found dead between the barn and water tank after Breyer fled. Drs Pheasant and Woodworth corroborated the account. Liveryman Dave Leary testified about Niegenfind’s capture. The defense waived examination and the court bound the prisoner over to district court without bail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Neb
Gottlieb Niegenfind
Williams
Niegenfind
Lena Breyer
Albert Breyer
Niegenflnd
Slater
Anna Peters
Garment Workers clash ties up Chicago shops
In Chicago on Oct 7 the Garment Workers Union and the Special Order of Clothing Makers clashed when B L Straus & Co cutters allied with the Garment Workers refused to cut for rival members, forcing closure and leaving about 600 workers jobless. Other firms warned they may face the same shutdown unless the rival group leaves or joins. The report also notes troop movements in Albany over a Hudson Valley Railway strike and a lone incident of a drummer being expelled from a St Louis regiment after disciplinary disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oats
Chicago
Garment Workers Union of America
Special Order of Clothing Makers
B. L. Straus & Co
Garment Workers’ Union of America
Special Order
Garment Workers’ Union
FAILED 10. KEEP HIS DATE Rev J A Barr candidate for congress
A fragmented newspaper item reports Rev J A Barr a congress candidate missing a Monday appointment while traveling by automobile across the district. It notes public expectation of his appearance at a future date and comments on his integrity, ending with no votes cast yet. Other notes cover local business taxes, varied market reports, corn variety observation, Salvaton Army activity, Brannick’s escape, half crop projections, a Waterloo publisher, and local legal and civic updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Barr
Congress
Butler County
Pudge
Waterloo
Ackley
Cobless Corn
McAlister Brothers
Woodbury County
McAllister Brotters
Visitors and arrivals wander through era notes at Geneva
SONA due PE Eugene Friz was a guest of friends at Geneva Tuesday. Clair of Alexander Iowa visited in the city Monday. Rev. George Messner of Albia was a guest of friends here for the week. Obbo Bakker returned from visits at Freeport Dubuque and Waterloo. Mrs Soodgress returned from Oskaloosa. J S Schaffer of Chicago visited C H Doepke’s home. Radcliffe visitors Milas Clara Wykle Ora and Silas Eller visited Solomon Weber. Radloff and wife stayed in Marshalltown visiting his mother. Herman Weber attended Marshalltown. A course of electrical baths recommended for rheumatism. Oaterland Schmalle left for Wahpeton ND to farm nearby property. I L Stewart of Hampton in the city to see new lights in Iowa Falls. J H Seales at Clarion to greet Judge Birdgall. Nellie Ackerman of San Francisco visiting here. family formerly resided at Arkley. Frank Bilderback and wife with child from Hampton visiting Lena Bilderback’s parents in Galaxy. Chicago Great Western offers low rates to North Dakota Montana Idaho Washington Oregon with tickets on sale daily in October via J P Eimer G P A. On the restoration at St Patrick’s Cathedral Dublin workers uncover 13th century bone work beneath 17th century plaster.
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Eugene Friz
Geneva
A. L
Clair
Alexander
Iowa
City
George Messner
Albia
Mrs. Soodgress
Oskaloosa
J. S. Schaffer
Chicago
C. H. Doepke
Milas Clara Wykle
Ora
Silas Eller
Radcliffe
Solomon Weber O. Radloff
Marshalltown
Radloff
Herman Weber
Oaterland
Schmalle
Wahpeton
North Dakota
I. L. Stewart
Hampton
Iowa Falls
J. H. Seales
Clarion
Birdgall
Congress
Nellie Ackerman
San Francisco
California
Ackerman
Arkley
Frank Bilderback
Galena
Bilderback
A Week in Vogal Field Council Meeting Report
All town council members attended the regular monthly meeting led by Mayor Kiler. Bills were approved including a slightly reduced Miertrie Light Co. charge for September and pumping water costs. Marshal McMahon received his monthly salary. The sewer line near Mong Cerro and a committee probe into a street light near the Holyenga place were noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiler
Miertrie Light Company
Marshal McMahon
Mong Cerro
Hloyenga Place
Township Officers Nominations Closed Need Candidates For Terms
Nominations for township offices must be filed within twenty days as per state statute to be considered by the county auditor. Vacancies exist for clerk assessor trustee two justices of the peace two constables with incumbents listed and names to replace resigned officials including N Penny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oles
Atate Statine
Clark
A. Stanton
D. Strahorn
A. Neuman
Strahorn
J. S. Roberts
Board of Supervisors
N. Penny
J. S. Quiggie
Daniel Holender
O. Bird
Dr Leonia Dogtlind Married In Sheldon Iowa
An old fashioned society notice reports Dr Leonia Dogtlind marrying Miss Gertrude Bush today at the bride’s parents home in Sheldon Iowa with a reception at Sibley and home to all friends after October 6. Ackley friends wish the couple peace and prosperity. Democratic caucus in Etna township set for Sunday October 16 to nominate township officers. A New Hoagland clergyman notes sermons should engage minds, not merely awaken interest.
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Leonia Dogtlind
Brille Heetland
Sheldon
Iowa
Gertrude Bush
Sibley
Ackley
Doctor
Etna Township
Ollice
Perfume and Roses in Ancient Feasts and War
The text notes roses as the queen of flowers in ancient Greece and Rome. It describes lavish use at feasts, Falermian wine adorned with blooms, Spartans at Clorha preferring perfumed wine, and flowers scattered on Luerine lake during Bale regatta.
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Clorha
Bale
Poing No Harm Wordplay From Brooklyn Tale
A brief, quirky line features Willie Dye crying and his mother remarking about a dirty face until Willie quips that he did not start clean, reflecting a humorous Brooklyn tone from a local excerpt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
Wille
Brooklyn TS
Runaway Team Collides With Wagon Injuring Peddler
A threshing machine stopped a wagon at Aspin near Windecker when a runaway team hit a wagon carrying Welds and a grocer peddler Fy Fields. The carriage overturned, horses toppled, and Fields was bruised though the horse and driver escaped with minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fields
Genrue Spendler
Windecker
Fy Fields
Mr. Welds
Mr. Elds
Wesson Man Mox Waly Hurt in Wagon Accident
Mox Writ, riding ate in a wagon train of eight loaded with damp hoards, was thrown unconscious after the horses bolted when the boards slipped forward on a grade north of the Revere house. He suffered injuries described as severe though not dangerous, after the team dashed up the road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mox
Revere
Wulf
Eldora Provincialisn and Central Wreck Report
Eldora Ledger notes a new platform at the Iowa Central depot with a night operator installation and rail connections. no strong provincialism evidence. A LaSalle dispatch details a rear end collision on a north-bound freight train bridge, with an unoccupied horse car thrown from the structure. Insurance adjusters from Fidelity and American expected in town to assess Andrews & Wheeler losses. A baby boy greets Mr and Mrs Lloyd Hare her at Wisla wa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Central
Fidelity Fire Insurance Company
Newsark
New Jersey
American
Des Moines
Andrews & Wheeler
Sparks From The Wires Inconsistent Local Notes
Obituary notes Wesley Travis, a major southern Indiana landowner, dies at Laporte Monday aged sixty seven. Fire wipes out Gervais Oregon business district, two blocks of frame buildings destroyed, loss about fifty thousand dollars. Captain W H Nelson of Washington, a noted newspaper writer, dies suddenly of heart disease. Maw Gay visits Oxford North Dakota. Novice author Winston Churchill to enter politics via Republican caucus in Cornish New Hampshire, seen as de facto election. Latter Day Saints annual conference at Salt Lake City closes Monday, largest ever with missionary growth and reporting.
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Wesley Travis
Indiana
Laporte Mongay
Gervais
Ore
W. H. Nelson
Washington
Mou- Gay
Oxford
Winston Churchill
Cornish
N. H
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Selt Lake
Remerkal
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Entire Division of Pennsylvania Guards
Idea
State Guard
Miners’ Union
Sargent
Philadelphia
Associated Press
Roosevelt
Odell
Albany
Second
Troy
Pittsburg
Hudson Valley Railway Company
Henry
Floyd
St. Louis
Fred Lonergan
St. Louie
Sinclair
Lonergan
Africa
Reiel
Eldora Ledger
Salvation Army
Eldora
Old Universalist Church
Ledger
Brannick
Bert Brannick
New Hartford
Edna Peck
Moth
Bie
Carglasanesa
Half Insurance Adjustera
Towa
W. D. Hartman
Aukley
Peace
John Johnson
Mower County
Minnesota
Shell Rock
Austin
Tes
Wright County
Russell
Idahn
Alreddy
Tlataaloon
B. Ballard
R. B. Ballard
Theodore
Anderson
Greene
I. C. Feaninger
Sona
Obbo Bakker
Tna
Freeport
Dubuque
Chicago Graat Western Railway
North Daketa
Montana
Idaho
Oregon
J. P. Eimer
G. P. A. Onteago
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Dublin
William Ap Mary
Meci
New Hoagland
Lis
Jye
Deacon Drew
Devon Snow
Morsak
Eldora’s Provincialisn
Gladden
Lloyd Hareher
Wislawa
Arkeley
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