Boy Shot by Guard at Stanton Colliery in Wilkes-Barre
Unrest in Wilkes-Barre flares as a boy is shot by a guard at Stanton colliery amid fire and fence damage at Murray colliery. Police seize four guards believed responsible, while strikers grow in number and non-union recruits arrive secretly. The strike widens as pumps falter and engineers job-hunt increase.
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Stanton Colliery
Wilkesgarree
Penn
Murray Collery
Wilkesbarre
Murray
Lehigh & Wilkesbarre Company
Coal and Iron Police
Coal and Iron
Allon
New York Board of Trade
Roosevelt
Mitchell
Virginia West Virginia Soft Coal Strike Expected Saturday
In Roanoke Virginia reports indicate a general strike among Virginia and West Virginia soft coal miners will begin next Saturday with nearly all fields tied up. W R Sheets of Turkey Gap Coal and Coke Company cites unavoidable action and blames anthracite regions for provoking the dispute.
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Roanoke
Virginia
West Virginia
W. R. Sheets
Turkey Gap
Coal operators reject Board of Trade call for Roosevelt aid
New York June 5 with one exception the leading coal operators refused to drop yesterday’s demand for presidential intervention in the miners’ strike. President Fowler of the Ontario and Western said the board’s stance will only mislead a few miners and will not alter sentiment.
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New York
Board of Trade and Transportation
Roosevelt
Fowler
Ontario & Western Road
Board of Trade
Foreigners for Mines in Hazleton Shipped to Work
About 100 Clevonian immigrants arrived from Europe in a special Lehigh Valley train car and were sent to the A. S. Van Wickle colliery at Colerain. They may be put to work tomorrow to fill striker vacancies, though officials would not confirm their employment.
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Hazleton
Penn
Europe
A. S. van Wickle
Colerain
van Wickle
Attempt to wreck train near Wilkesbarre amid railway obstruction
An early morning attempt to wreck an Erie company train carrying non union workers was thwarted near Houghestown. Stones railroad ties tree trunks and poles were piled on the track but the obstruction was found in time to prevent a disaster.
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Wilkesbarre
Penn
Erie Company
Houghestown
Central Trainmen Refuse Work Over Strike Orders
Central railroad trainmen refused to work on trains carrying supplies for deputies and mine workers who ignored union strike orders. The action affects coal and iron fields as of June 5, disrupting transport to the strike zones.
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Wilekesbarre
Entral
Demonstration at Olyphant Over Grassy Island Washery
In Scranton Pennsylvania this morning a protest at Olyphant aimed to keep firemen and engineers away from Delaware and Hudson works around Grassy Island. Hundreds of women and children watched as pickets tried to persuade workers to stay away from the sites.
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Scranton
Penn
Olyphant
Grassy Island Washery
Delaware & Hudson
The Defender opens at Columbia Theatre with grand spectacle
Edward H. Crosby reports the premiere of The Defender, Allen Lowe and Charles Dennee producing a lavish nautical musical comedy at the Columbia Theatre. The show fills the house with extravagant scenery, costumes, and a bright, witty score, led by Paula Edwards and Edith Eldredge.
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Columbia
the Deterer
Allen Lowe
Charles Dennee
Columbia Theatre
Pettier
Boston
Paula Edwards
Richie Ling
Kelso
Lowe
Boston Lodge of
Elka
Dennee
Edward H. Crosby
Montpelier Warnings Quieted Before Mont Pelee Eruption
A St. Pierre paper recounts Mont Pelee activity from April 25 to May 7, noting dust, earthquakes, and a growing fire plume. It describes observers reports from April 27 to May 5, the Guerin factory flood, and Landes scientific notes that water avalanches caused the disaster, with flight urged yet ultimately futile.
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St. Pierre
Les Colonies
Fort de France
Joseph F. MacGrail
The
Dixie
Mont Pelee
Guerin Works
Messrs
Boulin
Waddy
Dacord
Beutil
Amg
Bapte
Pelee
Landes
Lyceum For Boys
Guerin
Morne Lenard
Vesuvius
Pompeii
Naples
Morne
Lacroix
Fonds Cove
Guerin’s
William H Jarvis Dead at 69 in Lynn
William H Jarvis aged 69 died at his home 102 Summer street Lynn at 8 this morning pneumonia and complications caused his death. A Civil War veteran from Baltimore he served in the Eighth Massachusetts and long served as executive messenger at the State House. He leaves a widow.
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Lynn
William H. Jarvis
State House
Summer Street
Baltimore
Eighth Massachusetts
Jarvis
Senate
Robinson
Sorrow at State House over Messenger Jarvis death
At the State House mournful news of Messenger Jarvis death spreads. Born in Baltimore about 64 years ago he moved north before the war and ran a barber shop in Lynn. He served as Senate messenger then executive messenger and died after a long Cold illness. He leaves a widow and had a son who died at West Point. He served in the Civil War and with the navy and belonged to G A R post.
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State House
Messenger Jarvis
Jarvis
Baltimore
West Uynn
Senate
Robinson
First Baptist Church of
Lynn
West Point
North Carolina
Navy
General Lander
Tip Cart Men Strike Persists in South Boston
Union officers report ongoing Tip Cart Teamsters strike with picket action in South Boston. Mr Harmon briefly sent workers who were recalled after hours. union executives signal full support from organized labor for Union 191 in the city.
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Tip Cart Teamsters
South
Boston
Harmon
Teamsters
Council Votes for Higher Market Rents
The Common Council approved a 30 percent increase in market lease rentals after intense lobbying and rumors of bribery. A move to raise to 50 percent was defeated. discussions on street-use restrictions were postponed amid a tense four hour session.
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Common Council
Dolan
Shiels
Messrs.Linehan
McGrady
O'Toole
Burke
Flynn
Walsh
City Hall
Board of Aldermen
Thayer
Ward 2
Hart
Ward 8
Linehan
Ward 14
Market Committee
McDonald
Ward 19
Ward 11
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Oxford
Calf
Vici
Graham Shoe Co
Washington St
Opp
School St
AFTEN
John Bull
Montpelee
Piton de Tibonhomme
Morne Pavillon
Morne d’Orarge
Fonds St. Denis
Carbet
Girard
Precheur
Guerin's
Victor Hugo
Edith L. Johnson
Roland Worthington, Jr
Conlin
TIP Cart Men’s Strike
Houghton & Dutton
Oxfords
Balmorals
Russia
Red Hot” Wrangle
Post
Alicad BE. Whitaker
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