Mine Workers Plan Surprise Strike Action Across Regions
Union miners prepare a surprise work action on the 17th with some members returning to operate. Several small collieries resume, including Chesapeake Mining at Handley and mines in Winifrede Marmet Coalburg Peabody Black Band and others. Authorities clash in C and O regions as Kanawha and New River operators push for full production and losses mount at about fifty thousand dollars daily. General Secretary Wilson tours Fairmont area rallying support while Judge Jackson is singled out in speeches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Mother Jones
Fairmont
Judge Jackson
Kanawha
New River
Chesapeake Mining Company
Handley
Winifrede
Marmet
Coalburg
Peabody
Black Band
Kanawha and Hocking Company
Michigan
Loup Creek
Warrant Charge Sparks Family Dispute in Robinson Row
A white man named Robinson obtained a warrant against his wife Robinson after alleging theft. Constable Bailey arrested the woman, but she had taken no money. The judge released them. the husband plans an injunction as the wife plans to leave him for her brother-in-law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robinson
Squire Brown
Bailey
New Styles in Cakes Hit East End Homes
A housewife mixed Rochelle salts in cake batter instead of baking powder. The cake looked lovely and was served on the Day of Rest before the error was discovered and confessed. The incident sparked astonishment among family members before the truth emerged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East End
Bluefield Meat Market installs large cooling room
The Bluefield Meat Market under manager H. B. Thompson has built a new 8 by 10 by 14 and a half foot cooling room in the corner of Raleigh and Stewart streets. Capacity is five beeves and two tons of ice enabling a steady supply of fresh meats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
H. B. Thompson
Raleigh and
Stewart Streets
King's progress and global incidents tug headlines
The king's progress is uninterrupted and healing. Pittsburg endures deadly heat. Secretary Chamberlain injured returns home. Windward relief ship sails to Peary. a Bushkill cloudburst causes damage. Telluride snow blindness case. Priscilla wreck with possible fatality. Gasparri reports Philippines land negotiations hampered to avoid offending Spain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Pittsburg
Card of Thanks for John O Leary Family
The family of the late John O Leary express sincere gratitude to neighbors friends and the Brotherhood of Firemen and R P O E for kindness and sympathy during their bereavement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John O’ Leary
Brotherhood of Firemen
A Real Friend Helps Dyspepsia Sufferer Find Relief
W T Sturdevant of Merry Oaks North Carolina recounts fifteen years of indigestion and failed treatments before using Kodol. He reports immediate relief and renewed appetite, praising the product and recommending it. For sale by John L Crockett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Sturdevant
Merry Oaks
N. C
John L. Crockett
Tax Payers Urged to Settle 1901 Taxes or Face Publication
H B Kitts, late treasurer of Bluefield, announces a public list of all persons who did not pay their 1901 taxes. The list will run in two city papers next Saturday. Taxpayers who wish to avoid exposure must pay by Friday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Kitts
City of
Bluefield
For Rent Four or Five Rooms in Daily Telegraph Listing
Classified notice offers four or five nice rooms for rent with inquiries directed to Rooms care of the Daily Telegraph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Telegraph
No good health without sound kidneys Foley Kidney Cure
An old advertisement notes health hinges on sound kidneys and promotes Foley's Kidney Cure to restore kidney function. It cites summer irregularities from over drinking or overheating and urges immediate use, noting availability from G. H. Wade.
$500,000 Weekly to Prolong Coal Strike
The article reports AFL support for United Mine Workers in a nationwide strike with a proposed per capita tax plan to fund extended action. Five hundred thousand dollars a week is pledged to striking miners, while President Baer notes operators may wait out the strike amid Pennsylvania mining laws. Senator Hanna signals progress toward an early settlement.
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New York
American Federation of Labor
United Mine Workers
Henry White
Garment Cutters’ Union of New York
Mitchell
Hanna
Baer
Reading Raiload
Pennsylvania
TRACEY AGAIN ESCAPES
Seattle reports Harry Tracy the Oregon fugitive escapes pursuit at Meadow Point for the fourth time after being traced to Charles Gerrels home. Deputies press the search as bloodhounds lose scent due to Cayenne pepper and Tracy slips into brush and lake area before guards withdraw. Anderson, coerced by the convict, is rescued and recounts abuse told to friends during the flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Harry Tracy
Oregon
Meadow Point
Charles Gerrels
Cedar River
Burroughs Boat House
Tracy
Benton
John Anderson
Duelists Excluded From Vote Under Virginia Constitution
A summary of political shifts and conventions across states notes the Virginia constitution banning duelists from suffrage. It covers the Prohibition party convention in Saratoga on September 5, Vermont ticket origins, Massachusetts party leadership debates, Alabama election changes, Indiana Populist absence, and a Richmond effort to challenge Virginia's new suffrage provision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prohibition Party
New York
Saratoga
Indiana
Virginia
Richmond
Notable Political Shifts in New York Supreme Court History
A historical note outlines career trajectories in New York politics. It cites Francis M. Scott, who was defeated for supreme court justice in 1891 with 10,000 votes, then won in 1897 with 140,300 votes for a term ending January 1, 1912. Alfred Seckler, a 1805 candidate, later became a supreme court justice and was expected to be renominated for a fourteen year term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Francis M. Scott
Supreme Court
Alfred Seckler
Supeme Court
On the Ball Field Scores Across Three Matches
In Pittsburg the home team routed by runs 12 hits 1 error to 2 runs 5 hits 4 errors with Doheny Zimmer for Philadelphia. Cincinnati draw with Brooklyn 2 to 0 in 5 hits 0 errors vs 0 runs 8 hits 3 errors. St Louis and Boston deadlocked 5 to 5 after 10 innings as rain and darkness interrupted play. Umps Powers Brown Ampre O Day. Pitchers listed for each side.
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Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Doheny
Zimmer
White
Dooin
Emslie
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Hahn
Peitz
Donovan
Ahearn
Powers
Brown
St. Louis
Boston
M. O'Neill
J. O'Neill
Pittinger
Moran
Chicago New York
Nail in Shoe Causes Priest Death in Evansburg
The Rev. A. J. Barrow aged seventy seven pastor of St. James Episcopal Church Evansburg died from blood poisoning after a nail in an old shoe punctured his foot and gangrene developed. He ignored the sore for weeks before seeking care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norristown
A. J. Barrow
St. James Episcopal Church
Evansburg
Barrow
Revival at Scott Street Baptist Church Encourages Attendance
The Colored People of Scott Street Baptist Church host a revival meeting with the evangelist doing good work and strong interest. At Raleigh Street M. E. Church the third quarterly conference met yesterday with Presiding Elder Mitchell of Wytheville in attendance.
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Scott Street Baptist Church
Raleigh Street M. E
Mitchell
Wytheville
WV Timber Tract Examined for Logging Feasibility
The U S forestry bureau completed a detailed study of 150000 acres of timber lands along the Gauley Greenbrier and Cherry rivers in Webster Pocahontas and Nicholas counties WV at the request of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad owners of the land The woods yield tulip oak white oak red oak cucumber hemlock and spruce A branch railroad will be built across the tract to haul logs to the mill.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Washington
Forestry Bureau of the Agricultural Department
Gauley, Greenbrier
Cherry
Webster
Pocahontas
Nicholas Counties
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Mother Jones and Carroll plan suit over deputy’s remarks
From Charleston West Virginia dated July 9 it is reported that Mother Jones and United Mine Workers organizer J W Carroll will file a joint suit against Deputy United States Marshal Dan W Cunningham for using profanity and opprobrious names during injunction service Judge Keller’s orders are cited and Marshal Thompson argues Cunningham exceeded authority when acting as armed guard with personal responsibility attached to him and his aides
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Jones
J. W. Carroll
United Mine Workers
United States
Dan W. Cunningham
Secretary Wilson Enjoined At West Virginia Labor Meeting
Secretary W B Wilson of the United Mine Workers was served with a federal injunction by Judge John J Jackson restraining further agitation on the strike issue after addressing a labor mass meeting in Clarksburg West Virginia on Tuesday night July 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksburg
W. Va
W. B. Wilson
United Mine Workers of America
John J. Jackson
United States Court
Abduction of 1 Year Old Jennie Near Christiansburg
A white man, John Henry Vaden, abducted 1 year old Jennie from her home eight miles northeast of Christiansburg while Harvey Austin was at church. A large posse and local officers search areas including Bristol Ohio and North Carolina as relatives dispute Vaden’s whereabouts. Parents, poor but bereaved, seek justice while residents fear vigilante violence.
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Chistiansburg
John Henry Vaden
Harvey Austin
Pulaski County
Vaden
Jennie
Bristol
Ohio
North Carolina
Samuel W. Fisher
Commonwealth
Martin
R. C. Price
Vi P. L
Booth Bowen Coal and Coke Co Stockholders Meeting
The annual meeting of the Booth Bowen Coal and Coke Company stockholders will be held at their Bramwell office West Virginia on August 1 1902 at 5 pm to elect officers and directors and to transact other business. J P Bowen President Harry Bowen Secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Booth-Bowen Coal and Coke Company
Bramwell
W. Va
J. P. Bowen
J. M. Cigar Ad Encourages Seasonal Enjoyment
An era advertisement promotes J. M. Cigar as a solid choice in any season, inviting readers to try one for reliable satisfaction year round.
Electric Bitters and Arnica Salve Cure Incurable Cancer
A Virginia man long believed to have incurable cancer was reportedly cured after using Electric Bitters and Bucklen's Arnica Salve. The claim credits bitters with expelling poisons and treating blood diseases skin conditions ulcers and sores, at 50c and 25c respectively.
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G. Roberts
Elizabeth
Saved Child Life by Burial in Russian Folklore
In Glen Lyon near Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania a four year old boy son of Joseph Hudock was struck by lightning and burned along one side and two feet of earth was placed over him as in Russian custom to bury the body except the face. The child remained exposed for thirty minutes before Dr E M Davis arrived and ordered removal. The child recovered with only burns after being treated at the hospital.
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Wilkesbarre
Glen Lyon
Here
Russia
Joseph Hudock
DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve hailed as pile cure
A testimonial from 5 R Meredith of Willow Grove Delaware praises DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve as a certain cure for piles and claims it heals skin diseases and wounds. The advertisement warns against counterfeits and lists John L. Crockett druggist as the seller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
R. Meredith
Willow Grove
Del
John L. Crockett
Dr Kings New Life Pills Promises Cleanse for India Temples
An ad claims sacred cows and temples in India face defilement from constipation. It promotes Dr Kings New Life Pills as a remedy to cleanse the system, improve liver and bowels, digestion, and appetite, available at drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Dr. Kings
Cigar Advice Column From J. M. Cigars
Expert guidance on smoking cigars offered by J. M. Cigars without charge. The column presents practical tips, flavor notes, and lighting techniques for enthusiasts and casual smokers alike.
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J. M
Fearful volcanic outburst near Tulsa惊
Great excitement in Tulsa Indian Territory after surveyors report cracks in mound sides and hissing sounds from underground pressure. A small volcano on the hill top reportedly tosses large boulders, with experts calling it a major oil and gas field and predicting deep pressure causing the disturbance.
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Guthrie
O. T
Tulsa
Indian Territory
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Senator Lodge
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Birmingham
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The
Negro Industrial and Agricultural Society
West Virginia
Dan Cunningham
Chas. S. Gause
United States Coal and Coke Company
Welch, W. Va
Tug River Post Office
Welch
Bennett & Weakland, Contractors
Christiansburg
Stockholders’ Meeting
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