Miners Vote for Wage Increase Amid Widespread Strike
The United Mine Workers convention at Indianapolis authorized signing wage pacts with operators agreeing to the 1903 scale or its equivalent for two years. An average 5.65 percent rise laments across Illinois Indiana Ohio and western Pennsylvania while Missouri Kansas Texas Arkansas and Indian Territory seek 3 cents per ton. About 509,500 miners could quit work until settlements are signed. President Mitchell expects rapid signing in Illinois Indiana Ohio and western Pennsylvania.
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Murder Mystery Unsolved In Minneapolis
The arrest of ten persons in Duluth on suspicion deepens the mystery of six Bulgarians killed in a Minneapolis dwelling. Police learned that six hunting knives were sold by the Kelly Hardware Co of Duluth to foreigners last week. An employee has gone to Minneapolis to identify hunting knives found at the crime scene.
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Duluth
Kelly Hardware Company
Miners Rescued From Courrieres After Twenty Days
Fourteen of about 1 200 miners entombed at Courrieres in Lens France were rescued alive after twenty days. They survived on hay found in a stable and morsels of food brought into the mine. Rescue attempts had halted more than two weeks earlier.
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Coal Miners Face Nationwide Shutdown After Wage Deadlock
In Des Moines and Indianapolis discussions fail to reach a wage agreement between bituminous coal operators and miners. Iowa plans arbitration to avert a strike, while central and southwestern districts race toward possible sine die adjournment. An estimated 178000 miners may suspend work after Saturday, with broader impact on 206500 more and 150000 in the anthracite field ordered to suspend Monday.
Big rush of immigrants floods New York harbor
Eleven thousand immigrants arrived in New York on Thursday aboard seven steamships from European ports. The record daily total surpasses prior spring in rush figures, outpacing Ellis Island’s 6,000 daily limit. Many cannot land and will be held aboard ships. nationalities include English Irish German Swedish Hungarian Italian Portuguese and Russian.
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Ellis Island
United States
Hmit
Arrests in Minneapolis Tragedy Linked to Foreigners
A Duluth special reports eleven foreigners, said to come from a Minneapolis house of murder, were arrested. Kuzman Schuloff led the group here and admitted renting the Minneapolis house. Police hold eight men, two boys, and one woman. several are Bulgarians and Macedonians with limited English.
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Duluth
Five Overcome by Gas in Philadelphia Tenement
A family of Austrian immigrants, recent arrivals to Philadelphia, were overcome by illuminating gas in a tenement on Wednesday night. Schaye Weistein, the father, died Thursday. his wife and three daughters are reportedly dying due to gas exposure.
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Philadelphia
Schaye Weistein
Great Revival for Chicago planned by evangelical committee
An evangelical revival to sweep Chicago was planned by the Union Evangelist committee of Chicago at the First Methodist church. All Protestant denominations were to assist in calling Evangelists Torrey and Alexander for revival meetings in Chicago.
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Chicago
Union Evangelist Committee
First Methodist Church
Torrey
Alexander
Destructive Wyoming Flood Destroys Dam and Bridge
Heavy rains unleashed a powerful flood on North Platte in Wyoming. The government built dam and a six mile downstream steel bridge at Pathfinder were washed away. Dozens of cabins barns and ranch property floated away and stockmen faced great losses. A shed housing 300 sheep owned by Charles Souther was swept away and drowned.
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Lander
Charles Souther
Six Italians slain in Minneapolis lodging house murder
Six Italian laborers were found stabbed to death in a Minneapolis lodging house on Tenth Avenue. Neighbors alerted police who found the victims with four razorlike dirks nearby. The shack housed nine Italians, police suspect a Mafia or black hand link. none identified.
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Ohio saloons with hard license threaten closures
A Columbus dispatch reports the Aiken liquor tax law will close 5000 saloons and idle 2500 bartenders, with 10,000 to 15,000 workers affected across bakeries and breweries. State revenue is projected to rise by 3.45 million dollars according to Joe Miller, legislative agent for the breweries.
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Joe Miller
Breweries
Bank Robber Arrested Under Aliases in Vienna
A man calling himself Jas Howard, later identified as Joseph Killoran, a known post office and bank robber, was arrested in Vienna after admitting his true identity before a judge. In Arizona, the California Limited and Atlantic Express collided near Flagstaff with no fatalities and minor injuries to several passengers.
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Joseph Killoran
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May Check Gas Well Fire At Caney Kan
A sixth attempt to cap the Caney gas well succeeded partially as a 6 inch pipe was lowered into the blaze and flame now shoots from the pipe top reaching about 150 feet. In Chita East Siberia Gov Gen Ronnenkampff commuted the death sentences of thirteen postal officials tied to the reoptop case under martial law.
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Dynamite Mail Orders Spark Fear Near Fort Dodge
Fragmented notes describe townsfolk in fear after farmer Jon Johnson near Fort Dodge ordered dynamite by mail to a Graettinger hardware firm. A drill bit exploded but a dynamite stick failed to detonate, another order was placed, clerks plan to prosecute the sending firm.
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Cedar River floods Waterloo area causing mass damage and job losses
Cedar River rose eleven feet in twelve hours and broke the levee west of Waterloo. Flooding ruined basements in Waterloo's business district and flooded east side factories. Thousands displaced and about 1,000 workers left idle for days. Shell Rock River also rose high with minimal Shell Rock damage reported.
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Fire Devours Dry Goods Buildings in Ottumwa
A Friday night blaze at 9:45 in Ottumwa started in the J. EB. Chase Dry Goods Co. on Main Street. The fire spread rapidly to adjacent buildings including W. J. Donelan Dry Goods Co. and the First National Bank, with losses estimated between 75,900 and 100,000. Insurance figures not listed.
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J. EB. Chase Dry Goods Company
Main Street
W. J. Donelan Dry Goods Company
First National Bank
Coal Scarcity Hits Markets Amid Possible Strike
Coal remains scarce as a potential strike in the coal fields drives dealers to face empty inventories and uncertain delivery. Atlantic market prices show a small rise, but buyers report no relief or definite filling dates for orders. Sixtieth Wedding Day observed by Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Carrier in Newton with friends gathering to honor their anniversary.
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Newton
Abraham Carrier
Sunday saloon ban in Cornell Bluffs proposed by mayor
Sunday Ltd for the Bluffs reports Mayor Donald Macrae ordering all saloons in Cornell Bluffs closed on Sundays with police instructed to enforce the rule and arrest violators. Other items note a Osage gas plant explosion damaging Leuthead Evans store for 350000 and 35000 to W H Lemke, no serious injuries.
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Leuthead & Evans
W. H. Lemke
Unclear OCR note on supply and prices for delivery
Fragmentary text discusses railroads and tents and prices per ton with phrases about orders and supply exhaustion. The readable pieces mention delivery date and state district failing to be inevitable and buyers preparing to act.
Iowan Youth Dies by Own Action in Tragic Death
The report notes a young Iowan, Adolph Zell of Reinbs, died by hanging. He had been distressed and reportedly confided in friends, and the article mentions his apparent happiness shortly before the death, with the event occurring on a Friday night.
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Adolph Zell
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