No Coal Mining Is To Be Done 10 Day
Scranton Pa May 11 there will be no coal mined in the Scranton end of the anthracite region tomorrow despite uncertain obedience to a strike order. Companies agree not to operate as unions prepare delegates for Hazleton talks. Railroads have laid off about 600 coal train workers and Dunsmore Erie shops will shut down indefinitely affecting 300 workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Hazleton
Erie
Dunsmore
Morgan
Mitchell
United States
Coal Firms Warn Workers In Hazleton Strike Mood
Two regional coal companies Coxe Bros. Co and Calvin P Ardee Sons Co tell employees not to report for work until ordered. Lehigh Valley Coal will take on all men who report tomorrow as UMW locals hold meetings and elect delegates to the upcoming convention. The attitude of the locals remains unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Pardee & Co
Samuel Nedroy
American Federation of Labor
Hazleton
Coxe Bros. & Co
Beaver
Calvin P. Ardee, Sons ¢ Co
Latimer
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
United Mine Workers
Miners in Wyoming Valley Face Pay Roll Rush
Clerks in Wilkes Barre offices were summoned to prepare payrolls. Reports say all region mines will pay workers by Thursday and tell them they are no longer with the company. Miners do not fear a lockout. district superintendents stay silent. Sentiment favors continuing the strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkesbarre
Wyoming Valley
Mine Officials Banned From Hiring Amid UMW Suspension
Shamokin Pennsylvania May 11 The officials of the coal mines in the Shamokin district owned by Adelphia Reading Coal and Iron Union Coal and the Mineral Railway and Mining were notified last night by their companies not to hire men to cut coal during the United Mine Workers suspension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shamokin
Adelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Companies
Union Coal Company
The
Mineral Railway & Mining Company
United Mine Workers
Souffriere Eruption Fear Grips British Papers Continues
The Standard editorial warns the area affected by the Souffriere eruption is larger than first thought. It notes Dominica and St. Lucia face potential impact and possible convulsions may follow on Central and South American coasts. The piece commends the United States as setting an honorable example.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard
Dominica
St. Lucia
Central
South America
United States
Feminine Baseball Nine in Great Falls Challenges Rainbow Club
A second all female team in Great Falls led by captain Josephine Culbertson has challenged the Rainbow club ladies and any state team. The lineup includes Culbertson, Cal Smith, Eva Smith, Laura Dunbar, Helen Caufield, Blanche Southwick, Mamie Erickson, Ressa Oakes, and Josie Buckingham with Oakes vacant. All players are Great Falls High School alumni or students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
Josephine Culbertson
Rainbow Club
Anaconda
Helena
Cal Smith
Eva Smith
Laura Dunbar
Helen Caufield
Blanche Southwick
Mamie Erickson
Ressa Oakes
Josie Buckingham
Miss Oakes
Stabbing at Mose Beauchamp’s Cabin Leads to Arrests
Deputy Sheriff Sher lock arrested Frenchman Parent and Charles Willet after a fight at Mose Beauchamp's cabin in Elk Park. Willet pleaded guilty to assault on Nelson Brisson and was fined. Parent is held on a serious charge after stabbing Brisson four times with an eight inch butcher knife, one wound noted as very serious. He remains jailed to answer Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard
Boulder
Sherlock
Elk Park
Parent
Charles Willet
Nelson Brisson
Mose Beauchamp
Brisson
Roach in Critical Condition After Tumor Surgery
Former U S Senator William N Roach of North Dakota lies gravely ill at his New York home with a tumor. Mrs Roach said doctors hope to keep him alive for a few days to allow a second operation in a final bid to save his life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roach
North Dakota
New
New York
United States
William N. Roach
Suit Filed for Receiver at Oxford College Ohio
Mrs. Lily M. Walker of Philadelphia petitions for a receiver for Oxford College in Oxford Ohio naming six directors including ex-Congressman Morey as defendants. The suit seeks accounting and damages. Mrs. Walker once owned the college and is daughter of the late Dr. Morey a former president associated with Dr. Scott Dr. Lord and other Presbyterian figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Ohio
Lily M. Walker
Philadelphia
Oxford College
Oxford
Morey
Scott
Dr. Lord
Paris Reballot Sees Heavy Voting And Small Disturbances
Paris voters crowd the polls in a reballot for the chamber of deputies with heavy turnout and lively street scenes. M Millerand wins a small majority amid minor clashes. Marseilles reports a mobbed fusion quarter and some arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
M. Millerand
M. Paschal Grousset
M. Lorthios
Lille
M. Leygues
M. Brisson
Jules Sieefried
M. Clovis Hues
M. Viviani
Allemane
Algeria
Mining case denies Sponheim standing in patent dispute
In Boulder a district court ruled Louis Sponheim had no standing to question witnesses after being non suited in a bid to patent the Prince Carl lode. Dennia Driscoll, with Basin and Butte backing, pursued location validity against the government, and the jury rendered a verdict for Driscoll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boulder
May W
Louis Sponhem
Driscoll
Basin and Butte
Charles Heuer
Sponheim
Dwyer
Ponsuilt
Priscoll
Madison County
Lieutenant Governor Jesse Stone Dies in Wisconsin
Watertown, Wis May 11 Jesse Stone lieutenant governor of Wisconsin died tonight after a lingering illness from cancer of the stomach He underwent an operation in a Chicago hospital Stone a capitalist banker and manufacturer was born in England in 1886 He was elected lieutenant governor twice and served three terms in the state assembly as well as delegations to the national Republican conventions in 1888 and 1892 and earlier on the Republican state central committee
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watertown
Wis
Jesse Stone
Wisconsin
Chicago
England
Queen Wilhelmina Health Bulletins Reduced to One Daily
The Hague May 11 report says bulletins from Castle Loo on Queen Wilhelmina’s condition have been cut to one per day and may end soon. Improvement continues and constant physician attendance is no longer required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Hague
Castle Loo
Wilhelmina
Ordered Out Again In Chicago Strike Action
The 800 Morgan and Wright workers, who returned to work last Monday, were sent out again today by the International Rubber Workers union. Officials say the wage scale agreement has not been implemented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Morgan & Wright Company
International Rubber Workers’ Union
Unalaska Volcano Eruption Impacts Guatemala
A May 11 dispatch reports a devastating Guatemala earthquake on April 18 with widespread ruin. Weeping cities like Ocos and Quezaltenango suffered heavy losses, with coffee warehouses and plantations destroyed and survivors starving. Notable deaths include German coffee growers Oscar Debans and Enrique Hermann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Lendall M. Gray
Kosmos Steamship Line
E. K. Pearse
Kosmos Line
Guatemala
Ocos
Quezaltenango
Oscar Debans
Enrique Hermann
Kildare
Debans
Hermann
Volcanic Ashes Reported Near Unalaska Region
The Alaska Commercial Company reports from Unalaska in the Aleutian Islands that earthquakes have struck the area and fine ash covered the ground on several occasions. Reports from Unimak say western winds bring ash, suggesting active western volcano activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Alaska Commercial Company
Unalaska
Aleutian Islands
Unimak
Consul Ayme Heads to Martinique After Cable Advice
A Washington cablegram reports United States Consul Ayme at Guadeloupe will depart for Martinique tonight. The state department says it instructed Ayme yesterday to move to Martinique and assess the situation, but believes his instructions may not have arrived, prompting his independent action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
United States
Ayme
Guadeloupe
Martinique
Department
Democrat John E. Van Pelt Dies in New York City
John E. Van Pelt a longtime figure in Illinois Democratic politics died in New York City today at Flower Hospital from pneumonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John E. van Pelt
Illinois
Flower Hospital
Morales Captured After Five Years on Run in West
Pedro Morales, sought by California Arizona and Northern Mexico authorities for five years, is jailed in Los Angeles. He was brought by Sheriff Hammel from Yuma after near capture and trusted accomplices. He faces trial for the December 6 1866 killing of Deputy Sheriff Lee Wilson at San Gabriel and is charged with three additional murders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Pedro Morales
California
Arizona
Mexico
Hammel
Yuma
Ariz
Morales
Lee Wilson
San Gabrial
Riot at Bezieres Circus Ends in Injuries
Paris on May 11 reports Barnum Bailey's circus at Bezieres triggered a serious riot as crowds overflowed the tent. Workers were struck with stones, five injured including one fatally likely. Roving crowds cut ropes, thousands entered the arena. police failed and troops restored order amid prior incidents at Cette and Narbonne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Barnum & Bailey's
Bezieres
Cette
Narbonne
Quarrel Ends in Fatal Shooting of Longshoreman
In Portland on May 11 a longshoreman nicknamed Cockney George was fatally shot by James Williams after a supper quarrel. Williams fled but is expected to be arrested soon. he obtained a rifle from an adjoining room before returning to shoot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Cockney
George
James Williams
Williams
Acquitted in Murder Case of James Quinn
Denver May 11. Jurors returned a verdict of acquittal for Robert Hyndman charged with Quinns murder after a saloon quarrel. Hyndman drove Quinn into the street an then returned. Quinn was found dead in Cherry crook the next morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Robert Hyndman
James Quinn
Hyndman
Quinn
Qu'nn
Cherry Crook
Morgan Cleared to Invest in Manchester Ship Canal
Liverpool on May 11 reports the Liverpool Journal of Commerce stating that J. P. Morgan has arrived at arrangements with the Manchester Ship Canal company regarding the canal project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Liverpool Journal of Commerce
J. P. Morgan
Manchester Ship Canal Company
Rawlins Aims for Philippine Vote This Week Nears End
Washington May 11 Senator Rawlins, senior Democrat on the Philippines committee, says a vote on the Philippine government bill could occur toward week’s end. Other panel members expect possible postponement to next week but not beyond the 24th. The week’s schedule includes fortifications, agriculture, and naval appropriations with hearings by Foraker Spooner Stewart and Money among opponents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rawlins
Senate Committee On the Philippines
Lils
Philippines
Foaker
Stewart
Spooner
Day
Foraker
Lodge
District of Columbia
House
Omibus
Fire Ignores Truckee as Lumber Mill Burns Down
Six acres in central Truckee were engulfed for seven hours destroying the Truckee Lumber company box factory and planing mill. The blaze swept lumber piles and a hundred feet of nearby boxes, with a loss around 200000 dollars and 20000 in insurance. Reconstruction planned for tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truckee
Cal
Truckee Lumber Company
Clark's Station
Nev
White Pass Ry to Enter Dawson Trade War
J. H. Rogers announces the White Pass & Yukon railway will compete with the Northern Commercial and North American Trading companies. The move aims to defend Dawson merchants against big stores stocking goods for the Dawson trade. The Lower Yukon freight rivalry spurred the decision, with White Pass promising low-cost imports and protection for local merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
B. C
Dawson
J. H. Rogers
White Pass
Horseback incident injuries Hoyt in Billings
John Hoyt assistant cashier of the Billings State bank rode with friends on Montana avenue when his horse lost a stirrup and fell in a corner. The horse dragged him briefly before his foot freed. He suffered a fracture of the left wrist along with bruises and scratches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Standard
Billings
John Hoyt
Billings State Bank
Montana Avenue
Hoyt
Look Out for Frosts
Frost warnings have been issued for Southern Idaho and the extreme Northeast Oregon, prompting alerts for farmers and residents to protect crops and outdoor plants overnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Idaho
Oregon
Cubans Welcome First President at Havana Arrival
The steamer Julia bearing President-elect Palma arrives to cheering crowds in Havana. A Cuban flag flies over Moro Castle as bands play and ships salute. Palma meets officials, tours, and speaks of unity as he prepares for May 20 inauguration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palma
Havana
Moro
Moro Castle
Julia
Maine
Esteve
Senor Jolce
Wood
Senor Zayas
Senor Palma
Cuba
Republic
General Wood
Maximo Gomez
Gomez
Estrada Palma
New York
Martinique Disaster Report Details Ongoing Dangers
A correspondent describes near misses at Martinique with a boiling lake vent and a 10 foot diameter vent emitting a 30 foot steam column. Strong sulphur gases hinder observers as navy ships Cincin nati and Potomac await orders for possible aid. Dixie to sea Tuesday. Roosevelt telegrams France expressing condolences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department
Navy Department
Cincinnati
Santo Domingo
Martinique
Potomac
San Juan
Moody
Dixie
New York
Roosevelt
Loubet
France
Destruction at St Pierre and Martinique Crisis
A Times dispatch from St Thomas reports St Pierre destroyed in moments with fewer than 40 survivors. Outlying parishes flood, northern Martinique scorched barren, while St Vincent death toll around 500 with many unburied. Fort de France is threatened amid widespread tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Times
St. Thomas
St. Pierre
Martinique
St. Vincent
Fort de France
Parisians Show Little Public Interest in Martinique Disaster
Paris crowds gather at the colonies ministry for bulletins on the Martinique disaster. Natives and reporters mingle with locals studying at government schools while flags fly half mast and the Temps notes competing news events that distract public focus.
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Paris
Martinique
France
Ministry of the Colonies
St. Pierre
The
Temps
Aquila sails to witness volcanic eruptions in Caribbean
The steam yacht Aquila owned by William P. Keno of New York leaves for Martinique and St. Vincent with a large party to view volcanic eruptions. Other yachts are expected to follow from New York and work may begin on preparing more ships for the voyage. Visitors at the New York club discuss an immediate trip, hopeful to see one of the era's most extraordinary spectacles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William P. Keno
Martinique
St. Vincent
West Indies Disaster Delays State Dept Reports
Washington May 11. No word today from consular reps in the West Indies on the St Pierre disaster. Consul Ayme at Gaudeloupe expects to leave for Martinique to signat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
West Indies
St. Pierre
Ayme
Gaadeloupe
Martinique
Signat
St Pierre Volcano Erupts in Sudden Inferno
A report from Pointe a Pitre dated May 11 describes a volcanic shock at St Pierre Guadeloupe. A smoke and earth mass rose followed by a fire whirlwind, burning the town and ships, with many dead found near the quay and only a few survivors rescued from the vessels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Pointe-a-Pitre
Guadeloupe
Suchet
St. Pierre
Men of the Roraima Listed as Missing or Dead
In the British consular office in New York the crew of the Roraima is listed with many presumed dead. Names include James Adams Brooklyn Andrew Ardriano Manhattan Juna Aguam Manhattan Micelle Aratello Brooklyn Emanuel Bernardo Brooklyn Francisco Benet fireman Brooklyn Edwin Bowman Fugene Brown Brooklyn Juan Calo fireman Francisco Donado Brooklyn D Francisco Brooklyn Andres Buo Brooklyn Giovanni Galero Brooklyn Pelee Garme M Galego fireman Alesi Gulahne Hobsen M Mabeal waiter Hobsen W Houston Brooklyn Gust Landon Manhattan George T Muggah James M Tear Newark John Morris Brooklyn Emanuel Nordigo Brooklyn Rafael Perez fireman Antonio Salareo fireman Giuseppi Salonico Arello Salvertere M Sanchez fireman W Souchey Brooklyn Santo Windegren Brooklyn Charles Wilhelmi Manhattan.
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New York
Roraima
Barbadoes
James Adams
Brooklyn
Andrew Ardriano
Juna Aguam
Trimmer
Manhattan
Micelle Aratello
Emanuel Bernardo
Francisco Benet
Edwin Bowman
Brown
Juan Calo
Francisco Donado
Seaman
D. Francisco
Andres Buo
Giovanni Galero
Pelee Garme
M. G. Galego
Alesi Gulahne
M. Mabeal
Hobsen
W. Houston
M. Julien
Gust Landon
George T. Muggah
James M. Tear
Newark
John Morris
Emanuel Nordigo
Rafael Perez
Antonio Salareo
Giuseppi Salonico
Arello Salvertere
M. Sanchez
W. Souchey
Cable links restored to Martinique and Guadeloupe
The Commercial Cable Company reports the cable between Martinique and Paramaribo is functioning and communications to Martinique via Madeira Teneriffe and Noraha are reestablished. Western Union notes the line to Guadeloupe is OK, but the link to St Vincent is interrupted with messages rerouted to Dominica or St Lucia at first opportunity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Commercia Cable Company
Martinique
Paramribo
Madeira
Teneriffe
Noraha
Western Union Telegraph Company
O. K
Guadeloupe
St. Vincent
Dominica
St Lucia
Paris contributions to St Pierre disaster fund
President Loubet contributes 20000 francs and the cabinet donates 5500 francs for relief funds in Paris for St Pierre disaster victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Loubet
Cabine
St. Pierre
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John EE. van Pelt
Spoon
Stewart, Clay and
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Quefoll
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