May Move to End Coal Strike
National officers of the United Mine Workers of America meet in Chicago to consider actions to end the protracted anthracite miners strike. In Tamaqua Pennsylvania General Gobin opens temporary HQ as Patrick Sharpe’s funeral plans proceed. miners gear to march to Lansford while authorities guard the route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United Mine Workers of America
Tamaqua
Penn
Gobin
Twelfth Regiment
National Guard of
Pennsylvania
Patrick Sharpe
Nesquehoning
Lansford
Thomas Duffy
District No. 7
Peter Gallagher
Sharpe
Mauch Chunk
Anthracite Coal Leaders Deny Strike Concessions Rumor
New York August 19 The presidents of the anthracite coal roads held their weekly conference. Lackawanna president Truesdale said there is no foundation for rumors of concessions to end the strike and that coal will be produced to meet demand. He added operators are ready to discuss grievances with their men but will not discuss business with outsiders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Anthracite Coal Roads
Truesdale
The
Lackawanna Railroad Company
Dynamite attack shocks miners at Riverton home
In Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania on August 19 unknown parties exploded a stick of dynamite under the front door of John Workis's house in Riverton township. The door was wrecked and six suns were lodged in the dwelling, one of whom is working in the mines. Those at work had reportedly been warned to stay home or face harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkedsbarre
Penn
John Workis
Riverton Township
Mine workers head protests over army unit at Manile Park
Hazleton Penn Aug 19 President Thomas Duffy of District No 7 Tinsted Mine Workers protests the Twelfth Regiment's presence at Manile Park near Coaldale, calling for removal or reassessment of the visit.
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Hazleton
Penn
Thomas Duffy
Tinsted
Twelfth Regiment
Manile Park
Coaldale
Troops Arrive in Lansford After Sharpe Shooting
General Gobin and staff with the First Battalion of the Twelfth Regiment arrive in Lansford to quell strikers after the shooting of Sharpe. Deputy Ronemus admits the shooting claiming self defense. McElnoyle jailed at Mauch Chunk awaiting hearing.
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Lansford
Penn
Gobin
Twelfth Regiment
Gearhardt
Shenandoah
Sharpe
Carbon County
Baird Snyder
Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company
George Ronemus
Harry McElmoyle
Great Divorce Rush In New York Courts
New York reports a flood of divorce cases as the British law takes effect September 1. Under the new rule a six month waiting period delays decrees in effect, prompting many plaintiffs to seek verdicts before August ends. Lawyer A. H. Hummel notes the English rule blocked May Yohe and Captain Strong’s marriage, risking bigamy if wed earlier, and predicts heightened court activity to secure decrees before the change.
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New York
A. H. Hummel
England
May Yohe
Captain Strong
Lord Hope
Gilty
Schwab Declares He Will Not Resign As Steel Chief
Charles M. Schwab, president of the United States Steel Corporation, arrived in New York and told reporters three points. He said he does not look sick, plans a rest, and has no intention of resigning or retiring from the presidency. He added he will go to Europe but refused further questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles M. Schwab
United States Steel Corporation
Europe
Free Osmo-Chemic X-Ray Offer Ends August 30
Over 10 000 people have used the free one month treatment and X-ray examination offered by Osmo-Chemic Physicians. The offer, including all medicines, ends August 30 and will not be extended. Call early to avoid the rush and secure a careful scientific X-ray and diagnosis.
Clarke Victims Hope He Is Freed in Canada
Lynn residents and creditors once paid by Clarke in 1901-02 fear extradition to Lynn may fail. George W. Clarke, arrested in Toronto on forged check charges, has bail set at 1000 dollars as police pursue return and the case draws mixed reactions from those owed money.
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Lynn
George W. Clarke
Toronto
Ont
Clarke
Flo
Lewis A. Hugo
Heo
Pennsylvania
United States Steel Corporation
Chicago
George
Massachusetts
Crane
Peters
Canada
Bankers’ Life Insurance Company
Seymour
Damasky
L. A. Hugo
Pittsburg
Fitzgerald
Colby
Stone
Essex County
Mr. Hugo
Swan
A. F. Cone
S. Damasky
Seymour Hotel
Burches
Elaborate Chinatown Christening For Baby Chung Goon
The christening of Chung Goon son of Wong Jee Fee sparked lavish festivities in Chinatown with over 200 residents at three restaurants. Chinese consul W. S. Nickerson and Secretary Yong Kay attended as guests of honor. meals featured lavish colors and gifts of gold or silver. A second banquet followed late, with a third planned for laundry workers Sunday, costing nearly $1000 to Wong Jee Fee.
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Chung Goon
Wong Jee Fee
Oxford Place
Chinatown
W. S. Nickerson
Yong Kay
Little Chung
Wong Joe Fee
Stoughton and Randolph Street Railway in Financial Trouble
The Stoughton and Randolph Street Railway Company, eight miles from Stoughton to Randolph, is in the hands of a receiver William Odlin. Capital stock was 80000 and current labilities about 190000 with no proper books of account. Insolvency unclear whether mismanagement or stock inflation.
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Stoughton & Randolph Street Railway Company
State Railroad Commissioners
William Odlin
Stoughton & Randolph
Stoughton
Randolph
Edward F. Draper
Commissioners’ Office
Magnolias Unaware Prince Henri C Roy Visits Cape Ann
Magnolia reports reveal Prince Henri Francois Ghislain Louis Marie Croy cousin of King Leopold stayed a week at the Hesperus Hotel on Cape Ann. The Belgian royal guest, linked to a jewelry incident in New York in 1901, enjoyed golf and drives but left without fanfare. Summer colonists fear another visit as business ties to U S mining interests are cited.
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Magnolia
Cape Ann
Hesperus
Europé
Henri Francois Ghislain Louis Marie Croy
Leopold
Artois
Salon Salon
Chimay
Bela II of
Hungary
Boston
America
New York
Prince Henri
United States
Sir Thomas Lipton
Hotel
Prince Henri de Croy
Chicago
St. Louis
Indianapolis
Buffalo
Temperature Yesterday at Thompson's Spa
The thermometer at Thompson's Spa 219 Washington street recorded yesterday's temperature.
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Thompson's Spa
Washington Street
Cavalry Charged Into River During Maneuvers
London reports a squadron near here charged suddenly and galloped into a river with 0 men drowned. The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Daily Express notes no further details.
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London
St. Petersburg
The
Daily Express
Break Down of Steel Trust Leader Draws English Comment
London papers discuss the reported breakdown of Charles M Schwab, president of United States Steel, noting the immense strain of American business life on young leaders. The Daily Chronicle likens the CEO’s life to a ruinously pressured regimen, far beyond that of peers in Europe.
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London
Charles M. Schwab
United States Steel Corporation
Daily Chronicle
Steel Trust
Bargains In Furniture At Avon Street Annex Sale
The Jordan Marsho annex AVON street corner Chauncy hosts a semi annual clearance selling seven floors of furniture. Highlights include brass and iron bedsteads on the second floor, dining room furniture in oak and mahogany on the sixth, and a new Gold Room with over 50 gold French mirrors. Patrons urged to visit all departments during the sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jordan Marsho
Avon Street
Chauncy
New England
Plague Reports in San Francisco Rise to Six Fatal Cases
Reports to the United States marine hospital service show six plague cases in San Francisco since July 1, all fatal. This marks a higher number of disease occurrences in the period than since the first cases appeared two years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States Marine Hospital Service
San Francisco
A Girl's Pluck and The Grape Nuts Health Claim
Miss Annie Avery of Lanark Ontario credits Grape-Nuts with reversing her ill health. She describes severe headaches dyspepsia and nervous breakdowns that improved after starting the cereal. She claims a year of work sufficed for two years and notes a 30 pound gain in weight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Avery
Lanark
Ont
Osmo-Chemic treatment helps Roxbury patient
Mrs. Rose Remillard of 610 Dudley St Roxbury Mass endured fifteen years of stomach distress despite doctor visits and patent remedies. A cautious Osmo-Chemic exam with X Ray diagnosed uterine and ovarian neuralgia and stomach catarrh. After treatment she improved rapidly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Remillard
Dudley St
Roxbury
Mass
No Injunction Denied in Gates Proxy Case
Denver August 19 Judge Biner denied the application of John W Gates and others for a preliminary injunction to stop John C Osgood and others from denying the complainants the right to vote their proxies at the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Col
John W. Gates
John C. Osgood
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
Biner
United States District Court
Patro lman Ferguson Faces Captain's Charges
Patrolman John Ferguson of Station 11 Field's Corner must answer to charges filed by Captain Hunt alleging he absented himself without leave.
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John Ferguson
Field's Corner
Captain Hunt
Ferguson Alleges Persecution by Captain During Duty Shift
Patrolman Ferguson accuses Captain Hunt of ongoing persecution since his assignment at the station. With Hunt on vacation, Ferguson says he fell ill on August 6 and showed two physician certificates to the captain. He stayed home a week, then returned to duty and was suspended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferguson
Captain Hunt
Hunt
Mary MacLane Finds Ideal in Chicago Romance
Mary MacLane in Chicago reports a favored suitor among the city’s men. The Butte author notes steel arms and steel gray eyes define the imagined partner while meeting figures such as Darrow Fuller and Wassall at dinner. She also mentions connections with Stone publishers and polo captain C Garfield King through Lake Forest circles.
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Chicago
Mary MacLane
New York
Butte
Mary
Miss MacLane
Lucy Munroe
Charles Henrotin
Franklin H. Head
Henry Fuller
Clarence Darrow
Oscar Wassall
H. C. Chatfield Taylor
Roswell Field
Darrow
Mr. Fuller
Mr. Wassail
Lake Forest
Charlie
C. Garfield King
Howard Gillette
Remarkable Recovery Praises Oamo-Chemic Physicians
Mrs Rose Remillard declares she feels better than in years and credits Oamo-Chemic physicians with achieving more for her case than fifteen years of other doctors and medicines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Remillard
Aunt Cured of Cancer Endorses Osmo-Chemic Treatment
Mrs Sarah A Johnson of Berlin Massachusetts endured twenty seven years of severe sick headaches. Doctors and medicines failed to help until her aunt who was cured by Osmo-Chemic Physicians suggested X Ray examination. She was diagnosed with catarrh of the stomach and reports immediate relief and renewed health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah A. Johnson
Berlin
Mass
Several Killed in a Collision at Belmar Station
A northbound Pennsylvania train was rear-ended at Belmar station by a Central of New Jersey special. Six cars wrecked, several killed and many injured. One victim, 13 year old Alice Biggert of Rahway, died aboard a waiting train. The Central engineers are missing, believed trapped under wreckage.
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Ashbury Park
N. J
Pennsylvania
New York & Long Branch
Belmar
Central Railroad of New Jersey
Central
Alice Biggert
Rahway
Fitzpatrick
Thief Chased Through Scullay Square in Waltham
Alfred J. McKernell, 18, of 409 Crescent St Waltham, fled Patrolman Martin King through Scullay Square toward Tremont Row after a theft spree. He was captured near City Hall Avenue station. a gold Waltham watch and cash were found on him. He admitted stealing from a man he met earlier and stated he arrived Friday and rented a room at 32 Hancock Street.
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Alfred J. McKernell
Crescent Street
Waltham
Scullay Square
Martin King
Division 2
King
Young McKernell
Hanover Street
Tremont Row
Tremont Street
Kane
Old Court House
City Hall Avenue Station
Waltham Make
Hancock Street
Burgess
Woman Deld on Grave Charge in City
Ellen Grady aged 28 was arrested by Patrolman Glawson on a grave charge after allegedly operating on Mrs. Gertie Davis 35 who lived with Grady at 112 Auburn Court. Dr F R Cummings of the Lying-in Hospital treated Mrs. Davis who was sent to City Hospital. The arrest followed Mrs. Davis's own statement of the cause of her condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Grady
Glawson
Division 3
Gertie Davis
Mary G. Bugbee
Grady
Auburn Court
F. R. Cummings
War Game Continues As Fleet Guards Long Coastal Front
The midnight torpedo flotilla anchored near the Kearsarge as searchlights swept a calm bay. Naval experts predict Fishers of strategic strikes along the vast New York to Boston coastline, with Pillsbury avoiding weak spots while Higginson guards the key points for a possible victory.
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Kearsarge
New York
Boston
Lincoln
Army of the Potomac
Lee
Harrisburg
Hagerstown
Pillsbury
Higginson
Friend Cured of Tumor Gave Good Advice
Merrill Newhall of 8 Marion St Lynn Mass recounts how Osmo Chemic doctors diagnosed throat catarrh and stomach issues after X Ray tests. He began treatment and felt a strong improvement, rising at six and working with renewed energy after years of debility.
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Merrill Newhall
Marion St
Lynn
Mass
Snys
Tuberculosis of the Knee Patient Sees Rapid Improvement
Chelsea Massachusetts August 21 1992 Cosmo Chemic System of Medicine letters from I W Tuttle describe severe knee pain swelling and misdiagnosis as rheumatism before X ray confirmed tuberculosis of the knee. after two months of treatment the writer reports marked improvement and expects full cure with further sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chelsea
Mass
I. W. Tuttle
Osm o Chemic System of Medicine Ad
J J Plunkett M D chief consulting physician runs offices in the Colonial Building Boston at 100 Boylston Street. Hours daily 9 to 12, 2 to 4, 7 to 8. Office closed Sundays.
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J. J. Plunkett
Colonial Building
Boyston St
Boston
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Henri Francois
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Tremont Temple
Pviven Vans Siniaana
Schwab
Jordan Marsh Co
Gates ET Ab
Chickering
Charles Hunt
Station
White Dental
R. H. White Co
Oxford
U. S&s
Tim
Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association
Guild
Benjamin Guild
Commonwealth Avenue
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