Fire and strike clashes rock West Virginia coal fields
Bluefield reports a blaze at the southwest collieries Pocahontas mine as incendiaries burn lumber near the Beartown entrance. Firefighters face heavy smoke, while strikers ambush fire crews. In Bramwell, skirmishes injure several nonunion miners and troops are expected to be deployed to Flat Top. Gov White notes troops calm the area in Thurmond and Winona, as contempt motions against strikers proceed in Charleston.
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Bluefield
W Va
Pocahontas
Beartown
James
Lfe
Bramwell
Waa
Parahontas
Baker
Pocahontas Collieries Company
Thurmond
United Mine Workers
Winona
Keeney's Creek
Charleston
Jkeller
Rend
Keller
Chesapeake and Ohio Agency Company
New River
Mont Pelee eruptions devastate Martinique and Grenada
Reports from Martinique and nearby Caribbean shores describe Mont Pelee’s August 30 eruption killing about 1,060 and wounding 1,500, with Morne Rouge Ajoupa Bouillon destroyed and evacuation urged for northern parishes. Detonations from La Soufriere near Saint Vincent alarm Grenada and Barbados, while telegraph lines suffer and ships ferry evacuees toward Fort de France.
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Basse Terre
Guadeloupe
French West Indies
Martinique
Mont Pelee
Ajoupa Rouau- Mon
River Capote
Champ Elorre
Francis Marie Reine
la Soufriere
Grenada
Trinidad
Barbadbes
Las Soufriere
St Vincent
St Pierre
Here
Nuington
Paris
Havas
Fort de France
Morne Rouge
Ajou
Vermont names no governor during high license clash
Secretary of State Fred Fleetwood of Morristown and auditors Horace F Graham of Craftsbury preside as Vermont politics center on a high license fight. Delegates bolted the Republican convention led by Percival W Clement to back a milder plank with a referendum on replacing the prohibitory law. Clement won the governorship ticket with Frank Wigan as lieutenant governor as High License local option efforts gain momentum in Burlington and beyond.
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Fred Fleetwood
Morristown
Horace F Graham
Craftsbury
Green Mountain
Percival W Clement
John Stewart
Clements
Burlington
Frank Wigan
Ludlow
Admiral Higginson Criticized Over Marlborough Visit Aboard Kearsarge
Washington officials react to criticism sparked by the duchess of Marlborough visiting Admiral Higginson aboard the flagship Kearsarge. They argue the invitation was during peacetime preparation, precedent exists for hospitality to outside personnel, and no navy inquiry is planned.
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Washington
Department
Duchess of Marlborough
Sanger
Oregon
Guantanamo
Red Cross
Miss Chandler
William Aster Chandler
Navy Department
Higginson
Emperor and Empress Welcome in Posen Amid Poles’ Quiet Gloom
The emperor and empress of Germany arrived in Posen as bells rang and flags waved from German crowds while the Polish majority stood silent. Police lined the streets to prevent disorder, but no incidents occurred. German subscriptions funded decorations along the route, and many German girls wore black, white, and red sashes. Polish nobles largely stayed away except Prince Anton Radziwill, who maintained ties to Prussia.
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Posen
Germany
Peeen
Anton Radziwill
France
Radz Mill
Prussia
Campaign tones clash in race for state offices and liquor ballot
Spellbinders canvass the state for candidates aligned with high license local option liquor law. Clement forces back a reforming Republican slate while General McCullough urges turnout to support the regular GOP ticket. State treasurer secretary of state and auditor nominees endorsed by Clement group while Democrats and Prohibition run against them. Forecasting governor and lieutenant governor votes remains uncertain as representatives’ choices loom.
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Clement
McCullough
Riots in Agram As Serb merchants face boycotts and damage
In Agram Hungary on September 2 rioters overpowered police, smashed windows of Serb homes, and shops owned by Serbs closed. Troops prepared to patrol as further unrest loomed after Sunday demonstrations by Croatian students. Proclamation urged order and amended curfews. Nearby in Tangier Berber tribes attacked Mekinis but were pacified by the governor.
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Agram
Hungary
Gospie
Crotian Ismes
Agam
Crotian
Morocco
Tangier
Mohammed
Moula Tabab-El-Aziz
Mekinis
Battle ships hover near New London coast as alert coastal defense holds
New London Conn September 2 defending forces in the district brace for a navy attack. Admiral Higginson plans no decisive move by midnight while Fort Wright searchlights monitor three vessels seen from Gardiner’s Bay. MacArthur leads the defense from Kanawha with Major Harrison in charge and fear of a Newport assault persists.
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New London
Conn
Higginson
General MacArthur
Miy
Kanawha
Major Harrison
Newport
Gardiner’s Bay
Fort Wright
Plum Gut
Block Island
MacArthur
Army of the Defense
Waft Department
Washington
Disu.c
West End of Line
Race
Wisp
Wright
Michie
Terry
Gardeners Point
Brooklyn
Indiana
Murray
Alabama
Puritan
Massachusetts
Brenton
Fort Adams
Sugar Reef
Fort Mansfield
Bedford Mass
Fort Rodman
Sanger
Dyer
Twelfth
New York Regiment
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Prices Neck
Narragansett Bay
Fort
Brentons Reefight
Leyden
Dexter
Fort Gaines
Fishers Island
Gang of the Fat
Edward Roy
Harry Davis
Samuel Clevenger
Coast Artillery
Regular Army
Roy
Davin
August Receipts and Expenditures Show Surplus
Washington reports the monthly government receipts and expenditures for August totaling 48,005,812 dollars in receipts and 43,113,610 dollars in expenditures.
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Washington
Receiver sought for Equitable Loan Company
Attorney for certificate holders reports Savannah bill seeks a receiver. John Owens, secretary, explains funds are separate for class A and B contracts. Company claims solvent with $200000 net stability after unearned interest, while showing plan to pay back certificates with profits and noting prior federal injunction in 1891. Colonel Thompson asserts solvency and defends operations amid lingering litigation and collection efforts.
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Atlanta
A. B Steele
John Owens
Gould Building
Decatur Street
Hoting
Randolph
Lumpkin
Constitution
John S. Owens
Savannah
United States
Lampkin
Colonel Thompson
8 Thompson
Equitable Loan and Security Company
McMillen
Curing Men for 19 Years by Electro-Cnemic Method
An Atlanta advertisement by RB Leatherman M D claims a home treatment system for a range of ailments including varicocele, hernias, and nerve or sexual debility. It asserts unique expertise and offers a postal address at 600-602 Austell Building, Atlanta Georgia.
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Atlanta
Austel
Leatherman
M. D
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