Mitchell Presses for Miner Wages Amid Coal War
John Mitchell of the United Mine Workers issues a public statement arguing that miners deserve higher wages as the anthracite strike persists. He cites production figures, living costs, and railroad profits to claim coal operators can afford raises without rising consumer prices.
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Sylvania
United Mine Workers’ Organization
Unite States
Railra Ie
Vetetie
Charles D. Walcott
United States Eological Survey
Oliphant
Coal Trust
John Markle
G. RB. Markle Canal Company
Lehigh
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Markle
Sovernment
G. B. Markle
Delaware & Hudson
Pensylvania
Cuba
United Mine Workers of America
Milla
Soldiers Quell Toronto Streetcar Strike Violence
Militia called after violent streetcar clashes in Toronto as workers strike to run cars with replacement crews. Crowds attacked cars at King Queen Yorkville Dundas and Yonge barns, stones and bricks shattered windows and injures occurred. Fire damaged property, losses total about 65000 dollars. troops and police stationed to restore order.
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Toronto
Out
King Street
Queen's
Yorkville
Dundas
Yonge Street
Simon Johnson
Johnson
Railroad magnate Heinze elected Alaska Central director
F Augustus Heinze of Butte was elected director of the Alaska Central railway which plans 4% miles of line from Resurrection Day Cook Inlet to Yukon. The firm has survey teams in the field and aims to start construction next year. Officers include Senator George Turner and General Manager Dickinson, aiding Heinze. His representative D J Fitzgerald has been probing the project for two weeks.
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Standard
Tacoma
F. Augustus Heinze
Butte
Alaska Central Railway
Resurrection
Cook Inlet
Yukon
George Turner
Spokane
Dickinson
Seattle Electric Railways
Heinze
D. J. Fitzgrald
Fast Train Jumps Track After Misplaced Switch Near Ashton
A Sioux City branch train of the Chicago St Paul Minneapolis and Omaha line derailed near Ashton Iowa as it neared St Paul at 7 25 am Two train men were killed five seriously injured and several passengers lightly hurt The crash left mail cars and a smoker piled on the engine the sleeper leaving the rails Officials said a misplaced switch caused the wreck and the engine crew and mail clerks received the worst injuries while passengers and other staff were treated at hospitals in St Paul and Minneapolis.
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Baer
The
Coal Trust
Coal Departments
Peter
Paul
St. Paul
Sioux City
Chicago, St. Paul
Minneapolis & Omaha
Ashton
Iowa
C. J. Robinson
C. H. Hall
U.S. Thompson
Minneapolis
Coronation Week Opens Amid Sunlit London Atmosphere
Crowds throng London as Coronation Week begins with brilliant sunshine and royal preparations. King Edward commands crowds at Windsor and Buckingham Palace while officials deny illness rumors. Traffic congestion rises. guards entertain pedestrians and decorate streets for the parade, with foreign dignitaries arriving and German officers dining with Field Marshal Roberts.
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Edward
Windsor Castle
Royal Gardens
Buckingham Palace
Wndeor Castle
London
Hyde Park
Mansion House
Count von Waldersee
Aosta
Italy
Lord Roberts
King Edward
Far
Roberts
South Africa
Earl Roberts
China
William
Lord Lansdowne
Agua Dulce Captured by Government Forces in Panama
Panama June 22. Government gunboats return with news that Agua Dulce fell on June 19. More than 100 former prisoners who joined the liberal army under General Herrera switched to the government side under General Berti. The town surrendered without a fight as gunboats sailed up the bay. rebels fled leaving 30 cattle and a schooner laden with produce.
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Panama
Colombia
Agua Dulce
Herrera
Berti
Cailles Ready to Testify in Tayabas Cruelty Probe
Cailles, the former insurgent general who surrendered in 1901, informs the board investigating Major Gardner’s cruelty charges that he will testify about Tayabas province before and after Gardner reported pacification. He and General Malvar contend Tayabas was the insurgents’ best disciplined stronghold.
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Manila
Cailles
Gardner
Tayabas
Luzon
Malvar
Fire destroys Kellogg Mill plant at Ballard
Fire swept through the Kellogg Mill company in Ballard early this morning burning the engine room and destroying the entire plant before crews could bring it under control. Firemen faced rapid spread and loss of equipment in the Seattle suburb.
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Stimson Mil Company
Seattle
Kellogg Mill Company
Ballard
Two on Board Escape as Kai Chi Sinks in Yangtse River
Shanghai dispatch reports Chinese cruiser Kai Chi wrecked by a massive explosion in the Yangtse river. The vessel sank within 30 seconds, with 150 officers and men killed or drowned. only two survivors.
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London
Central News
Shanghai
Yangtse River
Three Die in Train Collision Near Seattle
Miss Helen Stratton and Miss Emma Ramstead were killed instantly when a Northern Pacific passenger train struck their buggy near O'Brien, 18 miles south of Seattle. James Miller died later from injuries, bringing the total to three fatalities. Benjamin Winkler was in the buggy with them as the crossing was obscured by a station and freight cars, while a herd of cattle diverted the driver.
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Seattle
Helen Stratton
Emma Ramstead
Northern Pacific
Lightning Strikes Smelterman in Great Falls
Special Dispatch reports Timothy Smith was struck by lightning in Great Falls on June 22 and is in serious condition. The smelterman lives at 312 Fifth Street South with R. B. Darlington. Doctors warn pneumonia threats compound the injury.
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The
Standard
Great Falls
Timothy Smith
Smith
R. B. Darlington
Fifth Street
One Dead and Three Dying as Dallas Hotel Collapses
A garden party in Knoxville ignites a street fight over the Philippines conflict. Four men are injured or dead, including John Kennedy and Alonzo Barber, amid the melee and gunfire. In Dallas, the St James hotel collapsed at 2 am Phoenix, leaving about 24 people unaccounted for, with 1 dead and 3 injured recovered by dawn. Firefighters and police struggle to confirm casualties as the ruins are cleared.
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Dallas
Philippines
John Kennedy
Alonzo Barber
Charles Hobbs
Lincoln
Ninth Infantry
Batangas
Samar
Barber
Hobbs
Kennedy
Four Boys Drowned Near St Louis in Botched Rescue
Four boys aged 16 to 18 drowned when a boat capsized at Fern Glenn fourteen miles from St Louis. The victims named Eddie Flynn Robert Egan Peter Lakin and Alphone Jeans were seen struggling by hundreds of picnickers on shore who failed to rescue them.
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St. Louis
Fern Glenn
Eddie Flynn
Robert Egan
Peter Lakin
Alphonse Jeans
Drowned in Capsizing Incident Shocks Milwaukee
A capsizing boat tragedy in Milwaukee claims three men from Chicago and New York. Jacob Beyer aged 45 from Chicago and Joseph Greely aged 50 from New York perished alongside Fable of this city aged 50.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Jacob Beyer
Chicago
Joseph Greely
New York
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