Rioting Ends After Philadelphia Transit Strike Settlement
Philadelphia June 5. Riot and disorder followed the settlement of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit strike. After a report the union was sold circulated, many walked off. A one hour conference cleared charges, workers returned by 9:30, and streetcar service resumed at 4. Estimated losses exceed two million dollars across stores, the company, and city interests.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Rapid Transit
British plan campaigns against the Mad Mullah of Somaliland
London reports organized action soon to target the Mad Mullah of Somaliland. Colonel Gours will command mounted infantry and irregulars in long supply lines from Berbera. Native troops and camels face transport hurdles as Menelik I I prohibits camel exports, with Reginald Wallace advising Colonel Cough based on Sudan drives.
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London
Gours
Roosevelt
Enem
Menellic
Abyssinia
Reginald Wallace
Cairo
Sudan
Colonel Cough
Berbera
Bomalilind
Span of Life 100 Years Debate at Graduation
Boston date line reports Jude 5 at graduation exercises of the College of Physicians and Surgeons. Charles Hughes Wi D dean of the medical department of Barnes University in St Jamie Missouri argues the humane race is far from the top of the scale and that medicine has yet to achieve true lasting benefits. He questions why life expectancy should be 60 or 100 years and criticizes preventable disease mortality as a ghastly record of failures. Also notes Mr and Mrs J Hugo Hetherington of Princeton returning from a visit to Gordon Woolfford at Crandon Virginia. Woolfford recovering from a paralytic stroke and improving rapidly with good prospects for permanent recovery.
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Boston
Jude
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Charles Hughes
Medical Department
Barmes
St Jamie
J. Hugo Hetherington
Princeton
Gorton Wolfford
Crandon
Wotford
India Rubber Man burglar linked to missing Pennington case
The report links Emile Orteth alias Waller, famed as the India Rubber Man, to bold escapes and long imprisonment. It also covers the disappearance of James W. Pennington of Lynchburg, with family theories ranging from foul play to suicide and local officials seeking clues.
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Paris
Emile Orteth
Waller
Atias Rimorett
Barnim
India
Marnes
Orleth
Orie
Knep Hl
James W. Pennington
Tineneld
Amherst Bridge
James River
Lynchburg
Aubeide
Lie
Bite
Jinice Gedbey
Penneton
CW. Moss
The
Travelers
Pennington
Tat
Han
Virginia
Jett
Wim
Vita
Examination of Candidates to Practice Medicine Meeting
A meeting of the new state board of health was called to meet in Charleston on a date to exam applicants for medicine practice. Dr Wy A Barthes of Pt. Meagaot provided details about the proceedings and the purge of applicants for licensure.
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State Board of Health
Charleston
Dominion of Canada Plans Naval Strength Under Treaty
Washington reports Canada will deploy a naval fleet on the Great Lakes and Lake Ontario under terms of the 1817 treaty. The plan includes eight cruisers, ten torpedo boats, and a torpedo boat destroyer fleet with one eighteen pounder gun each. The distribution limits activity on Lake Ontario and upper lakes.
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England
Great Rettain
Winty West
Caldee
Curae
Lake Ontario
Baltimore and Ohio Walkout Claims Contradict Railroad Reports
Reports differ on the scale of the B and O strike as workers at East Side Philadelphia Keyser West Virginia shops refuse to return. Company says 42 East Side and 34 Keyser workers stayed on, while none at Riverside struck. leaders claim higher totals and that strikebreakers filled vacancies overnight.
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Baltimor
East Side
Keyser
Riverside
Nailway
Conpoy
River floods force evacuations as Elk River rises
Five persons drowned and two more lost as Elk River overflows its banks. Ferntala business district endangered. Residents flee to the mountains for safety amid rising floodwaters and widespread property damage. Reported near Walio and the city, with several bodies seen drifting downstream.
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Forale
B.C
Elk River
Ferntala
Walio
HARGIS COCKRILL FEUD PROMPTS VIRGINIA TOWN CONSOLIDATION
In Virgina Nasboro and Waynesboro factions push for consolidation as business leaders and citizens consider merging the two prospering towns before year end. Clean water supply, mild climate, and low living costs attract investors and homeseekers from Virginia and the North.
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Nesboro
Waynesboro
Wayneshoco
Virginia
Raleigh liquor licenses deferred by city board
The Raleigh board of affairs postponed action on liquor licenses for two applicants, one for a saloon on Raleigh street and another for a bowling alley with a pool room on Raleigh street. Democratic members opposed granting, while Republicans supported it, with Judge Sanders and Col. Lilly arguing over property values and political prejudice. The board set the matters for next Friday and also considered a separate liquor license application for another Raleigh street site.
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Fudge
Raleigh Street
Board of Affairs
Theoard
J. M. Panders
Counuel
Ty. A. Fader
Tnat Council
Ralelwh
Ve Board
Sanders
Bork
G. Lilly
Arog
Lourd
Fudew
Tuelient
Thany Dollaen
Pamee
Col
Tenner
Dash
Mitter
Ke M. Peters
Teamocrane
Chayanain
Ralele Street
Bluefield Eliizeie Ang Resttente
Judgment Rendered Against Allen in Norfolk Trust Case
Justice of the Peace Kersey ruled for Bioefeld Trust Company for 128.28 against Allen Grimsley. Allen, now bankrupt, faced claims tied to an allegedly forged order. Norfolk and Western withdrawals delayed recognition until a judge’s intervention. Allen’s wife testified she was at home on the date in question. Grimsley had prior grand jury involvement on a separate felony charge and remains free on 42,000 bail.
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Court of Justice of the Peace
Kersey
O. O. Ale Jen
Bioefeld Trust Company
Ale ‘Ena Wakes
Norfolk and Western Railway
Alles Wan
Kahle
Allen
Justice Kersey
Norfolk and Western
Jude Wiealt
Troops Expected Tonight in Jackson Kentucky Clash
Rebels led by Albert Sidney Johnson and Jacob Noble seized a town hall and threatened a Democratic candidate. Police, joined by Margie supporters, prepared to jail Johnson and Noble after a violent clash lefts risk of a jailbreak as rival factions moved to reinforce.
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Johnson and Noble
Miners Return to Work Amid Dispute Across District
President Hea Davis of Dtatft reports that a large majority of strikers in Kanawha fields have returned to work while talks continue. The circular urges miners to resume duties as the Mine Workers of America and local operators clash over terms tied to the Paint Creek settlement and April 1888 agreement.
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Hea Davis
Dtatft
Mine Workers of America
Kanawha
Inneck Aid
Auril Aive
Ina Elreutar Jeter Iseuel Thare Tay
Preddent Dovla
Duyts
Avam
Telipirtet
Lewis Deg
Enops
Nike
Paint Creek Wettlement
Choe Powithert
Operator’ Association
Davin
Lewis
Davis
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