GOAL MINERS AT CRIPTLE CREEK HOLD MASS MEETING
In Novinger Missouri on September 7 a United Mine Workers district meeting drew about 600 miners. T. L. Lewis urged a return to work while district leaders spoke briefly. Lewis planned to confer with President Mitchell in Chicago. Strikers warned their charter would not be revoked.
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Eilaville
United Mine Workers
Nev- Inger
T. L. Lewis
George Colville
James Mooney
Lewis
Chicago
Mitchell
Novinger
Quiet Troop Camp Maintains Calm in Cripple Creek
In Cripple Creek Colorado on September 7, a calm quiet prevails around the military camp. Troops guard the district while several militiamen stroll the streets unimpeded. Mine Owners association leaders, Brigadier General Chase, and Adjutant General Bell met privately to discuss mining operations. A Meeker cavalry unit adds about 100 men to reach over 600 on duty. Restaurant workers may be restricted. An outdoor mass meeting approved a resolution protesting the troops.
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Cripple Creek
Colo
Mine Owners Association
Bell
Chase
Meeker
Ita
Charges Against Labor Leaders in Chicago
In Chicago on September 1 the Chicago Federation of Labor voted to abolish its defense fund committees after a stormy session. The meeting heard charges that money from labor unions had been diverted to salaries, and several prominent leaders including James Bowman and J. J. Fitzpatrick faced accusations of dishonesty and possible removal.
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Chicago
Chicago Federation of Labor
James Bowman
J. J. Fitzpatrick
Igbor
Recommenda
Federation Adopts Plan to Investigate Charges Against Men Named
The federation will adopt a compromise plan and appoint a committee to investigate charges against the listed men. In Butler Pa a freight car fouled a Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburgh train injuring eight people including John Philip Hertel and Mrs. Lawrence Kissinger among others. A Big Four passenger train wreck near Goshen Indiana injures three when struck by a cow. the engine and fireman escape unharmed.
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Federation
Butler
Buffalo, Rochester and
Pittsburg
Butler Yards
John Philp Hertel
Lauwence Kissinger
Calvin Hayes
Clifford Mayes
Sophia Hickey
J. T. McEnerney
Bessie Vernon
Daisy Anthony
Goshen
Ind
Wilkesbarre
Harvey’s Lake
Michael Wolfe
Luzerne
Long March for Troops to Fort Myer
Chattanooga Tennessee September 7 The Third United States artillery based at Chickamauga park for almost two years departs tomorrow for Fort Myer Virginia where it will be permanently stationed The unit of about 300 men will undertake the longest march ever attempted in peacetime by a regular army body The distance by road is roughly 800 miles.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Third
United States Artillery
Chickamauga Park
Fort Myer
Deadly trolley and boiler blast hit multiple towns
A string of early September transport disasters reports a fatal trolley collision near Wilkes-Barre causing one death and eleven injuries, plus three other trolley wrecks with multiple injuries. A New York ice factory explosion kills one and injures others, and a Bloomington locomotive boiler explosion fatally injures two.
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Ice Factory
New York
Jacob Ruppertee
Joseph Dilley
John Dosse #0
Dilley
Dosse
John Ericson
John Boyson
Trolley Collision Injures Nearly 20 in Brooklyn Crossing
A collision between two trolley cars at Adams street and Michigan avenue Brooklyn injures nearly twenty people. Most aim to return home. one policeman is hospitalized with a broken leg.
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Pelham
N. H
Lowell
Nashua
Charles H. Gilbey
Gabriel Collett
George C. Andrews
Hudson
Sim May
Neithr
Thera
New York
Adams Street
Michigan
Brooklyn
Chancellor to Head Kansas Exhibit at St Louis Fair
The Kansas World's Fair commission chose Frank Strong, chancellor of the University of Kansas, to head the Kansas education exhibit at the St. Louis World's Fair after a spirited contest for the post.
Kansas coal trust probes opened in Topeka
United States district attorney J.8 Dean orders prosecution of Kansas coal operators. B. D. McKeever leads evidence gathering and vows to pursue the case to the bottom. He holds month price schedules from the Mid-State Coal Dealers Association and the Interstate Association of Operators of Kansas City and has shared copies with Washington.
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United States
Kanasa Coal Minori
Topeka
Dean
Kansan
Department of Justice
Washington
B. D. McKeever
McKeever
Kansas
Mid-State
Coal Dealers’ Association
Interstate Association of Operators of
Kansas City
Coleman
Hungata
Benque Deemed Insane for Threat to Secretary Hay
Francis Benque, who has long troubled Washington officials with letters, was declared insane by Dr. Gregory at Bellevue Hospital and will be committed to an asylum for permanent care. He claims his mania stems from persecution and continues writing letters. Roosevelt heads to Syracuse to open the New York State Fair and deliver a Labor Day address, greeted by townsfolk and with Riis joining en route. Salvationists from Pittsburg plan to invade Breathitt County Kentucky to reform feudists, led by Staff Captain White, as local army volunteers join the mission amid uncertain reception.
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Hay
New York
Francis Benque
Washington
Dr. Gregory
Bellevue Hospital
Gregory
Benqua
McKinley
Syracuse
Oyster Bay
L. J
Roosevelt
N. Y
Loeb
Secret Service
Richmond Hill
Jacob A. Riis
Salvationists
Kentucky
Fittaburg
Pittsburg
White
Feud District
Breathitt County
Marconi Arrives in St Louis for World’s Fair Visit
In St Louis on Sept 7 Ignor Marconi the famed wireless inventor arrived with company officials. World’s fair leaders including President Francis hosted a dinner at the St Louis Club after a carriage tour.
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Marconi
St. Louis
Iignor Marconi
Francis
St. Louis Club
Helpful Husband and Lucy Brown Tale in Cicero
A fragmented Philadelphia Press excerpt shows Cicero Moke-L announcing marriage to Lucy Brown and a humorous back‑and‑forth about chores and trade. The text shifts to a health ad line about boys eating well and fallible care for injuries using a home remedy.
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Cicero Moke
Lucy Brown
Hauskeep
Cicero
Philadelphia Press
Ferry Davis Promises Strength From Wheat and Barley Cure
An ad warns against imitations and touts Ferry Davis as the genuine remedy for digestive troubles. It claims the product provides vigor and nourishment through digested grains, urging readers to choose the asserted official formula.
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Tate Killer
Ferry Davis
Old Theaters In Rome Stone And Wood Contrast
The article traces Roman theater construction from wooden stages and grand wooden theatres to early stone structures. It notes Scipio Nascia’s push to pull down a near completed stone theater, while wooden venues remained common in late republic Rome and neighboring towns. It lists Pompey’s wooden plan and later stone theaters like Marcellus and Balbus, highlighting evolving public morality concerns.
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Piaphonien
Greece
Rome
P. Cornelius Scipio Nascia
Scipio
Flautus
Terence
Tome
Republic
M. Dimilius Scaurus
B.C
Cn. Dompey
Campus Martius
Mytilene
Carlo
Pompey
Murcellus
Augustus
Marcellus
Balbus
Suetoniius
Language Borders: American English Evolves Distinct Style
The New York World argues that American English has diverged from British usage, noting broad changes and improvements in the American tongue. The piece contends that Americans speak a different, evolving form and rejects the notion that English must be spoken as in England.
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England
New York World
A Good Mimic Speech Sparks Class Tension
Miss Sadie Cottonball and Miss Miami Brown clash in a dialect rich exchange about pride and appearances. Brown claims she studies white folks and urges Cottenball to reveal the reason behind the "airs" while prompting youth to guess.
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Sadie Cottonball
Miami Brown
Washington
Tar
Proceeding With Caution Senator Sparks Debate
The Washington Star quotes Senator Sorghum debating rhetoric and tactic. He questions overemphasis on punctilious principles and warns against pressuring allies into propositions, signaling cautious political maneuvering in negotiations.
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Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
Summer's excess brought abundance and relief across the region
The lengthy summer moisture produced by the north central area led to gains in crops and trees, filling water supplies, reviving springs, and boosting drainage. It mopped up pests like chinch bugs and box elder beetles in numbers, while contradicting fears that timber removal would dry the land into a desert.
Rotary lines drive modern farm and weather contrasts
The article notes rotary innovations in farm machinery such as threshers harvesters and separators and links rotary motion to printing and transportation systems. It then compares climate data with Glenora Oregon as the wettest U S locality and Newmen Tank California as a dry station, contrasting rainfall across Washington California and Nevada while linking rainfall to crop regions.
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United States
Falla
Weather Bureau
Glenora
Ore
Newmen Tank
California
Washington
Nevada
Coal a Vegetable Product in North Dakota Land Case
The government land laws on arable and mineral lands vary, affecting homesteader privileges. A recent decision by the land office held that lignite, a coal product from a cropland tract in North Dakota, is considered a vegetable production and not mineral land, affecting classification and rights.
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North Dakota
Puttering in Work Styles Sparks Farm Debate
A letter argues for a middle ground between the slow and hurried work approaches. It notes that slow planners can be exasperating when urgent tasks demand speed and shortcuts may happen, while puttering is misread as thoroughness. The writer urges balanced effort to avoid wasted time and ensure productive output.
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