Big Strike Goes On In Lackawanna Coal War
Disturbances in Lackawanna County prompt callout of the Thirteenth regiment of the National Guard to quell unrest. Strikers attack nonunion men as a bitter labor war spreads through the anthracite region. Boycott, fear, and shortages deepen the stalemate with miners and operators both determined to prevail.
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Lackawanke County
Thirteenth Regiment
National Guard
Schadt
Gov. Stone
Scranton
Wilkesbarre
Ers
Con
Christian Endeavor Progress in Foreign Tour
Rev Dr Francis E Clark president of the United Society of Christian Endeavor returns to Boston after a long abroad tour. He reports progress overseas with 33 000 miles 200 meetings and addresses translated into 19 tongues. Britain hosts about 10 000 societies and 500 000 members with London leading in membership. Philadelphia and Chicago once led but London now surpasses them.
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Clark
Francis E. Clark
United Society of Christian Endeavor
Boston
Great Britain
Christian Endeavor
London
Philadelphia
Chicago
Italy
Sweden
Spain
Bulgaria
Germany
France
Christian Endeavor Union
Boies Outlines His Policy Against Trusts and Tariffs
Horace Boies of Waterloo accepts the Democratic nomination for Congress in his district. He denounces trusts and calls for breaking the protective system as the method to handle them, urging tariffs only for revenue.
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Horace Boies
Waterloo
Congress
Trista
Belgian Princess Stephanie Forced Into Exile by King Leopold
Princess Stephanie, daughter of King Leopold, left Belgium amid demonstrations and sympathy from the public. She sobbed while departing the country after the king forbade a visit, as she had previously defied his wishes in marrying Count Longszy. The royal family grieved at Queen Henriette’s bier in Spa when the message arrived.
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Stephanie
Count Longszy
Henriette
Spa
Leopold
Ex-GuV Ramsey Only Living War Governor
Alexander Ramsey of Minnesota stands as the last living former war governor of the United States. Born September 1815 near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, he rose to Congress at 28, helped shape treaties with Dakota and Chippewa, served as Minnesota's second governor, mayor of St. Paul, U.S. Senator, and Secretary of War under President Hayes. He resides in St. Paul.
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Alexander Ramsey
United States
Minnesota
St. Paul
Ramsey
Northwest
Harrisburg
Congress
Taylor
President Hayes
Root Talks at Peoria Republican Rally
Elihu Root secretary of war was the star speaker at the Peoria Republican rally. He defended the administration policy in the Philippines and urged voters to back Republicans in Congress this fall. He contrasted Democratic critics with the current administration’s actions and called for continued support.
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Elihu Root
Peoria
Philippines
Congress
House of Representatives
Pacific cable to Honolulu within eighty days
San Francisco will connect with Honolulu by a Pacific cable in eighty days as Richard V. Dey of Clarence H Mackay asserts. The Silverton carrying the cable is due in sixty days at San Francisco, then sails to Honolulu to complete the American end within fourteen days and dispatches to follow to Guam and Manila, at an estimated cost of 12.5 million dollars.
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San Francisco
Honolulu
Pacific
Richard V. Dey
Clarence H. Mackay
John W. Mackay
Silverton
Ocean Beach
Hawaiian
Guam
Manila
Pupils Bring Own Fuel in Milwaukee Schools
In Milwaukee Ninth Ward schools pupils are asked to bring two sticks of wood daily to heat barracks as coal shortages worsen. Hard coal, priced up to 20 dollars per ton amid demand, faces scarce supplies with under 1,000 tons reported in the city. Captain G W Baird of the navy serves in state roles.
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Milwaukee
Ninth Ward
G. W. Baird
Navy
Emile Zola Dead in Paris Home After Stove Fumes
The celebrated French novelist Emile Zola died at his Paris residence on Monday after asphyxiation from fumes from a stove. His wife was found gravely ill but later revived. initial notes suggested accidental death, with investigation pointing to a defective stove emitting carbonic gas.
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Emile Zola
Dreyfus
France
Paris
Zola
Medan
Mme. Zola
Novelist
TOGA GOES TO ALGER United States Senate Appointment
Gov Bliss names Gen Russell A Alger of Detroit to fill Michigan's US Senate vacancy caused by the death of James McMillan. Alger, former Secretary of War, receives the tender after D M Ferry withdraws. Benjamin Hanchett backers suspend active efforts, clearing the field for Alger.
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Gov. Bliss
Michigan
United States
James McMillan
Rassell A. Alger
Detroit
McKinley
Gen. Alger
D. M. Ferry
Friends
Benjamin Hanchett
Saginaw
Gen
Alger
Ferry
Judicial Convention
Man burned at stake in Mississippi lynching death
Tom Clark a Corinth negro confessed to three murders a robbery and other crimes and set the signal for his own burning by a mob He watched the husband and brother of his last victim light the fagots as flames engulfed him He urged parents to rear children properly and warned of such deaths as hundreds witnessed the atrocity in Mississippi The crime was the murder of Mrs Carey Whitfield on August 19 Also notes Minnesota Prohibition party plan and a Vienna report of a Macedonian band plotting the assassination of the Sultan.
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Mississippi
Tom Clark
Corinth
Mass
Clark
Carey Whitfield
Launching of the cruiser Des Moines at Quincy Mass
The Des Moines, one of six coppered cruisers, was launched at Quincy with cheers from a large crowd. Miss Clar N. Carleton cut the cord and Miss Oisie Macomber christened the vessel with champagne. Gov. Cummins, Mayor Brenton, and fifty prominent Iowa figures attended. Length 808 feet 2 inches, 8500 tons, 4700 indicated horsepower, 16.5 knots. Hull and machinery contract price $1,065,000.
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Des Moines
Quincy
Mass
Clar N. Carleton
Haverhill
Oisie Macomber
Hull
Troops in Scranton Camp Signal Coal Region Strife
Thirteenth Regiment joins camp near Scranton Pennsylvania as Gov Gobin warns the coal region is highly volatile. Plans shift troops to Wilkesbarre Mahonoy City and Shenandoah with headquarters and extra regiments to quell disturbances and discourage strikers. A deputy sheriff is assaulted and a striker named Taylor dies after violent clashes.
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Scranton
Gobin
Shenandoah
Manta Park
Mahonoy City
Wilkesbarre
Thirteenth Regiment
Mitchell
Fallon
Eugene Ditty
McAndrews
Taylor
Gen. Gobin
Young Denies Crime in Pulitzer Murder Case
Gaye Mra Pulitzer was killed by Charles Elling in New York. William Hooper Young, arrested in Derby Connecticut and identified as Bert Edwards, admits involvement but denies the killing. He claims Elling killed Pulitzer after luring her to his flat and fled, while Young disposed of the body and trunk. He asserts he planned to aid his friend Willing and sent the trunk toward Chicago.
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Gaye Mra. Pulitzer
Charles 8. Elling
Mra. Pulitzer
New York
Wiliam Hooper Young
Bert Edwards
Derby
Conn
Gotham
Young
Charles Simpson LE Eiling
Bridgeport
Elling
Morris Canal
Erling
Bri Hiiling
Chicago
Gould railroads to be owned by new holding company
News items report a holding company will own all Gould railroads. land bought for a mile race track in Kansas City. Two men fell 100 feet on Solomon Hill Alaska. Rock Island interests plan a road from Asher Oklahoma to Dallas Texas. King Edward in better health. Chicago workers plan a union due to grievances. Steel contracts awarded for the battleship Connecticut at New York navy yard. NT a Cee incorporated with capital of 1,500,000 in Taois and a project outside that city.
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Gould
Kansas City
Solomon Hill
Alaska
Rock Island
Asher
O. T
Dallas
Texas
King Edward
Great Britain
Theers
Chicago
Connecticut
New York Navy Yard
Diaz to go to Europe and visit Europe trip
President Porfirio Diaz of Mexico plans a protracted journey to Europe visiting Great Britain and major continental states. First elected in 1876, Diaz has ruled with one interruption, showcasing Mexico's notable industrial progress as he nears seventy three, including a dramatic 1894 Independence Day incident where a would be assassin was lynched by a mob.
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Mexico
Diaz
Europe
Great Britain
Porfirio Diaz
Mexican Republic
Gen Gonzalez
Geniaz
America
Rail mergers and new electric railway ventures grip 1900s routes
A St Louis meeting outlined southwestern colonization plans as Hill of Northern Securities projects a $150 million yearly gain from July 1. Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Missouri Pacific form a 12168 mile alliance. Lackawanna reports 70 eastbound passengers daily, up 200 percent in three years. Southern Railway eyes Queen and Crescent purchase granting New Orleans access. Springfield and Central Illinois Electric Railway proposes a $200000 capital line from Springfield to Decatur with branches to Carlinville and Jacksonville.
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New York
Chicago
St. Louis
James J. Hill
Northern Securities Company
Burlington, Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Missouri Pacific System
Lackawanna Line
Southern Railway Company
Queen and Crescent
Spencer
Southerns
England
New Orleans
Spring Field and Central Clinois Electric Railway Company
Springfield
Secretary of State
Saftgillon
Logma
Mclean
Bloomington
Renesmen
Macon
Decatur
Carlinville
Jacksonville
No Governor Elected in Vermont From SplitElection
Vermont faces a unique political crisis as electors failed to reach a majority for any governor candidate. Clement and McCullough split Republican votes, plus Democrat and Prohibition ballots, leaving McCullough about 6,000 short. The Legislature, now Republican, will decide the outcome.
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Vermont
McClough
Clement
McCull
McCullough
Coal strike and cupid delay Chicago marriages
In Chicago the coal strike in Pennsylvania drives higher winter rents and postpones marriages. Prospective grooms with limited means pause before costly heat, as flat rentals rise due to fuel costs and property upkeep. Big outfitting stores report unusually slow business this fall.
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Chicago
Pennsylvania
Capital
Lnbor
Political voices touch arbitration tariffs and votes in 1904 era
Gov William A Stone backs compulsory arbitration in labor disputes in an interview from Cleveland. Mayor Tom L Johnson denies 1904 Democratic ambitions. Alabama vote registration trims black voters 50 000 while white voters rise 80 000. Senator Morgan urges Congress taxation of all corporations except those not colluding to control prices. Beveridge praises trusts for modern needs, denies tariff foster. Lodge urges removing beef tariff as punishment to beef trust. Constitutional changes loom after Vermont governor race failure. Maine shows GOP gain, Dems shed, Hill defeats Gould by about 27,000.
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William A. Stone
Pennsylvania
Cleveland
Tom L. Johnson
Alabama
Morgan
Washington Post
Congress
Utah
United States
Beveridge
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Portland
Ees
Joplin
W. J. Bryan
Vermont
Maine
Hill
Gould
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DR Clare
Boies
Birdsall
Root
Esile Zula
Toga
BR. A. Alger
Prohibition Party
Vienna
M. Sarafof
Macedonian Revolutionary Committee
Cruishr
Taois
President Diaz
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