Canonsburg Miners Decline to Join Strike Amid Armed Deputies
Deputies heavily armed ordered striking miners off Canonsburg Coal Company property as Cecil Bishop and Bridgeville delegates led a morning march. Miners here show little sympathy. mines closed awaiting whether workers strike, with pay at 69 cents and fear of vengeance cited. Other nearby mines in Cooke & Sons and Millers Run district also halted, with no general strike in sight.
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Ganonsburg
Penn
Cecil
Bishop
Reissing
Bridgeville
Millers’ Run
Canonsburg Coal Company
Cooké& Sons
Debs visits Fairmount as mayor warns on incendiary talk
Eugene V Debs arrived in Fairmount West Virginia with W D Mahon and met Mayor Kendall who pledged he would violate no law while warning that incendiary comments could invite arrest. Brickmaking firms in St Louis suspend operations amid fuel shortages from the mining strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmount
W. Va
Eugene V. Debs
W. D. Mahon
Kendall
450 More Men Quit In Mineral Shaft Strike
Information received reports 450 miners employed by St Louis Consolidated Coal Company at Cellinaville HT walked out today. The walkout followed a request from a marching delegation from Staunton.
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ST. L 3
St. Louis Consolidated Coal Company
Cellinaville
Staunton
Horses Burned at Arnold Arboretum Barn Fire
A major fire at the Arnold Arboretum off South Street in Jamaica Plain Dorchester destroyed a two story barn and spread to an adjoining hay storehouse. Ten horses and numerous vehicles were lost after heroic but futile rescue attempts while Harvard College bears the roughly $7000 loss with the cause still a mystery.
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Jamaica Plain
Dorchester
Arnold Arboretum
South Street
Harvard College
Bazaar At Winthrop Opens With Charleston Style Auction
Opening night of the grand bazaar by the ladies of St. John's Evangelical Church drew a large crowd at the Bijou on Shirley Street Winthrop. Tables displayed costly articles and a program featured vocal and instrumental solos readings and children recitations with many ladies orchestrating the event and plans for continued concerts each evening.
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St. John’s Evangelical Church
Shirley Street
Winthrop
J. Donovan
L. Moe
Bynovan
New Haven Railroad Excursion From Boston to Hyannis
The New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad offers a special excursion train from Boston to Hyannis on Wednesday July 21. The trip includes a boat sail between Hyannis and Oak Bluffs with a scenic seven mile sail each way.
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New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Boston
Hyaniig
Noted Confidence Woman Swindled Brooklyn Doctor Out of 10000
Brooklyn police link Ellen Peck, famed confidence operator, to a long string of frauds. Under the alias Mrs Mary Hansen she borrowed over 60?000,000 in presumed wealth of her Danish naval husband. Dr Christopher Lott, his family and Miss Shea were drawn into the scheme, with losses running into thousands as indictments followed.
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Brooklyn
Mary Hansen
Johann Carll Hansen
Danjah
Ellen Peck
New York
Atlantic
Christopher Lott
Quincy Street
Reid Avenue
Hansen
Admiral Hansen
Lott
Simpsons
Miss Shea
Dr. Lott
Mrs. Hansen
Boston
Gentry and Robert Fail to Lower Records at Grosse Point
About 5000 spectators witnessed John A. Gentry and Robert J. pace at Grosse Point track. Gentry clocked 2:04 1/2 for the mile. Robert J. was a second slower. Races were won in straight heats with Patchen Boy taking the 2:20 class after a cautious drive. Journeys continue to Chicago Tuesday night. rain and heavy tracks hindered record attempts despite good track conditions.
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Detroit
Mich
John A. Gentry
Robert J. Pace
Crosse Point
Gentry
Robert J
Silver Charm
John Dickerson
Josephine
Dickerson
Red Seal
Patchen Boy
Ervin
Geers
Kamsas
Kansas
Mr. Browne
Chicago
Campau
Grosse Point
Bik. H
Wilkes
Lady Clay
Metropolitan
Wilson
B. H
Ervin and Geers
Verna Strongwood
Ch. m
Wood
Miss Margaret
Bik. m
Kelley
B. m
Kitty Midnight
Kansas Ilkes
Marshall
Allem
B. G
McCarthy
Wilkie Bobert
Mott
Lady Anderson
Ro. m
Polson
Egozen
Critchfield
Eveese
Mojada
G. H
Starr
Gae & McWilton
Br. G
Bush
Florence C
Nethaway
Pennock
Whartford-Geraldine
Jay Gould
Poor Brighton Beach card yields little excitement
At Brighton Beach meet in Brighton NY July 19 a weak program produced few thrills. Azure won the first race, Sister Corona could not run in the second, Zeila narrowly missed first, Halton led and won the third, Brandywine led and won the fourth, Dacian won the fifth, and Sir Vassar captured the hurdles by six lengths after Flushing led early in the final race.
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New York
Brighton Beach
Azure
Corona
Halton
Corkily
Fireside
Brandywine
Dacian
Flushing
Sir Vassar
Gentry Sets Pace in Mile Run at Grosse Pointe
Detroit July 19 John R Gentry ran a mile in 2 04 1 2 at Grosse Pointe track sharing the pace with Robert J the time listed 2 06 1 2 While Gentry already holds the world record at 2 00 1 2 this event highlighted the competition between the runners in this afternoon showcase
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Detroit
Mich
Grosse Pointe
John R. Gentry
Robert J
Gentry
Health of Mother and Baby with Favorite Prescription
A worried mother and fretful baby burden new parents. Proper self care during pregnancy and strong organs aid easier motherhood. Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, a renowned remedy by Dr. R V Pierce, is praised for restoring health and easing gestation. Testimonials claim it helps the mother recover and the baby come through stout and content.
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Pierce
Warelands
Vomes
R. V. Pierce
Invalides’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
N. Y
I. J. Coppedge
Elmo
Keviman County
Texas
Bee
Russian Threats Over Thessaly Stir European Powers
A special despatch from Berlin reports Emperor Nicholas telegrammed the Sultan demanding Thessaly’s immediate evacuation and threatening to move Russian troops to the frontier if refused. Semi-official news says all powers except Britain assent to this course. Constantinople notes Turkish terms include frontier changes and a four and a half million Turkish pound indemnity, plus abolition of capitulations for Greek subjects.
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Berlin
Nicholas
Thessaly
Great Britain
Constantinople
Tewfik Pasha
Ottoman Empire
City Messenger Honored at Somerville Anniversary
City officials and department heads surprised Jarius Mann with a 25th anniversary of the city and a gold watch at City Hall. Mayor Perry announced Mann, the oldest serving city messenger, would oversee a lunch and reunion commemorating Somerville incorporation. Remarks followed from past and present officials in the aldermanic chamber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerville
Mayor Perry
Mann
Perry
City Hall
Jarius Mann
Mass
Blackstaffe Wins London Cup Heats at Putney
At the Metropolitan amateur regatta Blackstaffe won the first heat of the London cup defeating Paice. Dr McDowell of Chicago won the second heat over Everitt of London. In the final heat Blackstaffe led early but was overtaken by Blackstaffe finishing four lengths ahead.
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London
Putney
Blackstaffe
Paice Dr. McDowell
Chicago
Everitt
McDowell
Poverty on Park Avenue Sparks Hoboken Health Probe
Otto Schemann, earning $1000 yearly, and a servant were found living in squalor at 922 Park Avenue Hoboken by Health Board officers. The residence contained goods valued around $2000. Neighbors reported no sighting of the occupants entering or leaving. Schemann, said to have been jilted, inherited his fortune from his father.
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New York
Otto Schemann
Park Avenue
Hoboken
Health Board
Schemann
Monitor veteran drowns in Souhegan River near Milford
James Scott aged 64 of Nashua drowned while bathing in the Souhegan River at Milford. He attempted to swim with two companions, grew exhausted and sank. Scott was a Civil War veteran who served on the original Monitor and later under Farragut, also serving on a British transport during the Jimean Wart.
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Milford
N. H
James Scott
Nashua
Souhegan River
Scott
Farragut
Linehan Wins Mail Contract From Competitor
Charles Linehan of Cambridgeport, once beaten in bidding by Luther C. Slavens of Kansas City, will carry Boston district mail by wagon again for four years, earning $500 a year from the government.
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Charles Linehan
Cambridgeport
Boston
Luther C. Slavens
Kansas City
Mr. Slavens
Chelsea arson defendant Charles Farenholt pleads not guilty
Charles Farenholt yesterday pleaded not guilty in Chelsea Police Court to arson. His case was continued to August 1 with $1000 bond set, pending further proceedings.
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Charles Farenholt
Chelsea
Staging Collapse Injures Two Men in Dudley Street Incident
A staging fell from 477 Dudley street injuring Max Friedman 22 of 18 Minot street and Moses Oldstein 20 of 69 Prince street. Both men were taken to City Hospital for treatment.
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Dudley Street
Max Friedman
Minot Street
Moses Oldstein
Prince Street
City Hospital
Immaculate Conception SVP conference sends children to country
The Immaculate Conception conference of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul is sending poor children into the country. Friends wishing to help may send donations of money to the conference care of Boston Cathedral.
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Immaculate Conception Conference
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Boston
Freight brakeman killed in Rochester accident
Rochester New Hampshire July 19 Fred White a brakeman on the morning freight train from Rochester to Nashua fell from the train and was killed He was 25 years old and left a family.
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Rochester
N. H
Fred White
Nashua
Klondike Gold Rush Craze Spreads Across Seattle
Reports from Seattle describe a booming rush to Alaska with steamships packed and cargoes swelling as hundreds of prospectors head toward Dawson City. Placer claims are deemed highly productive, while warnings about starvation and winter travel contrast with investors’ optimism and the fragile supply chain.
Alaskan gold fever grips Pacific coast as thousands head north
San Francisco seethes with Alaska gold rush activity as 5000 locals plan voyages before August and Puget Sound ports report new syndicates. Joaquin Miller leaves for Alaska. Wealthy Tacoma backers fund grub stakes with half the gold to workers, contracts binding ten to twenty men per party.
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San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Alaska Commercial Company
Joaquin Miller
Alaska
Puget Sound
Tacoma
Syndicate schemes target City of Seattle voyage to Yukon for Yukon colony
The piece details plans to outfit the Northern Pacific steamer City of Seattle to sail up the Yukon and serve as winter HQ for a Tacoma colony. It notes miners urging long provisioning, the rush of all classes toward gold, streetcar workers and police among many applicants, and alarm at false wealth reports from Klondike returnees. Maps and Alaska routes draw many explorers, while the Excelsior's gold dust imagery shifts public perception of the distant Yukon region.
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Steamship Company
Klondyke
Ocean Dock
Portland
Haitian Republic
City of
Seattle
St. Michael
Yukon
Alaska
Excelsior
Dawson City
Alaska Company
Northern Pacific
Far North
Tacoma Colony
Alaskan
Pacific
Far
Northwest
Klondike Gold Fever Braces for Possible Famine
The Portland brings 700000 in gold and miners rush to Alaska, but famine looms as supplies risk running out before winter. Nunavut transport and traders may curb prices, while independent trips rise. Two million found in nine months signals a vast, perilous rush with many seeking routes to the Klondyke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Sierras
Yukon
Klondyke
Alaska
Dawson City
San Francisco
Dawson Cit founder warns against Klondike rush
James Ladue, founder of Dawson Cit, condemns the Klondike migration as madness. He says winter privation will claim lives and argues action is needed to curb the influx and protect hopeful prospectors from disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Ladue
Dawson Cit
Klondyke
Great Alaska Oil Lake May Rival Pennsylvania Fields
Two prospectors near the Arctic Circle report finding a vast lake of crude oil in northern Alaska fed by many springs with coal seams. They sent samples to Charles F B Munday in Seattle who deemed the petroleum first grade coal oil, suggesting the Alabama fields pale beside it and hinting at a fortune rivaling John D. Rockefeller.
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Alaska
Arctic Circle
Lengt
Seattle
Arles FB
Munday
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
John D. Rockefeller
Seattle men proclaim vast Alaska oil lake discovery
Mr. Munday and Seattle citizens including T. J Hamilton secretly formed a company and sent oil experts to inspect a lake found by prospectors. The report says the lake holds almost pure oil fed by numerous springs, with inexhaustible coal deposits nearby. They claim the oil is the greatest ever discovered and could fuel the United States for many years.
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Mr. Munday
Seattle
T. J Hamilton
United States
Washington
Grover Cleveland
Alaska
Topeka
Taxes on Bicycles Boost Road Improvements in Maine
Augusta Maine July 19 From returns to the Board of State Assessors the statewide property valuation rise will be about 1.6 million dollars this year similar to last year. Bicycle taxation has become widespread and funds road work. The policy spurs road repairs by removing loose stones and improving appearances for residents and tourists with manageable costs.
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Augusta
Board of State Assessors
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ST. Louis
Debs
Illinois
St.ouis
Stuis
St. John’s ‘Church
Castoria
Samuel Pitcher
Hyannis
Massachusetts
Mothers of America
Centaur Company
Chas. H. Fletcher
Aiur Gioraeetn,d
Elen Peck
Tre Toms
Ned Tust
New York City
Berghams
Beecham
Jorr
U.S
Allen CO
Vanal Bt
Peet
Robert
Grosse Point Track
Rae Es
Brighton
Pond’s Extract CO
Russia
Turkey
City Messenger
M’dowell
Monitor
Linehan
St. Michael's
Japan
Circle
Dyea
Juneau
Dominion
Inspector Strickland
Canadian Mounted Police
Strickland
Bonanza
Maine
Fels & CO
Philadelphia
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