No Settlement of Great Coal Strike
Wilkesbarre Pa September 13 It was learned this afternoon that President Mitchell rejected the plan from Governor Stone and others aimed at a quick end to the strike. Stone proposed gathering all string miners to work immediately while operators preferred addressing grievances one by one. The miners show little sign of settlement and mass meetings in New York featured Samuel Gompers urging recognition of the union as a cause of freedom and humanity.
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Wilkesbarre
Mitchell
Governor Stone
Governorr Stone
New York
Maison Square Garden
Samuel Gompers
1.S. Epeech
Sstriker
Needle in Man's Thigh Found After 69 Years
In Tifton Georgia on September 12 Dr. Jefferson Wilcox of Willacoochee removed a sewing needle from Elijah Paulk aged about 65 years. The needle, 1.5 inches long, was lodged in the thigh for roughly 59 years, likely swallowed or placed in childhood. Medical records note a few similar cases but this is highly unusual.
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Tifton
Jefferson Wilcox
Willacoochee
Elijah Paulk
Wilcox
Paulk
King’s Health Improves After Coronation Says London Dispatch
A London dispatch to the Tribune reports marked improvement in King’s health since the coronation. His diet is strictly regulated and those who spoke with him in Scotland say he is in better health, more vivacious and cheerful, with June illness viewed as a possible blessing prolonging life.
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New York
London
The
Tribune
Scotland
Holmes Fails Second English Channel Attempt
Frank Holmes of Birmingham began from Dover at 6:80 this morning to swim the English Channel but abandoned after two hours. This follows his August 28 attempt from Dover that day after 6 miles due to cramps. In a separate incident Will Callaway in Hampton, Georgia loses an arm at the gin when removing mores under the gin.
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Holmes
Dover
Bnz
Frank Holmes
Birmingham
English Channel
Hampton, Ga
Will Callaway
J. W. Turnipseed & Sons
Jury Revision Sparks Citywide Controversy and Demands Resignations
The Glynn county jury box scandal draws broad public attention as taxpayers praise the News for its stance. Politically affiliated men condemn the revision, claiming oath secrecy was broken and innocent commissioners may bear blame without resigning. The talking point remains that the hall has more to reveal.
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Glynn
New Office Quarters For Attorney Max Isaac
Max Isaac, a young attorney, rents offices above W J Butts drug store which is being renovated and to which he will move tomorrow. He has quickly risen in law practice with a strong reputation in bankruptcy matters and as receiver for Judge Emory Speer. His new, well furnished quarters will be among the city’s finest.
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Max Isaac
W. J. Butts
Isaac
Emory Speer
Tape Worm Said to Cause Death in Bellevue Case
New York September 13 a coroner's physician found insanity from which Rudolph Haller laborer died was caused by a sixty foot tapeworm. The autopsy showed the worm hindered digestion and pressed on nerves linking to the spine and brain, puzzling Bellevue experts as Haller drifted between fits and normal behavior.
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New York
Rudolph Haller
Haller
Bellevue
Republicans battle for gubernatorial nomination names emerge
Colorado Republicans meet in Denver with no temporary chairman chosen. Leading candidates include James H. Brown of Denver and James H. Peabody of Canon City. Several dark horses such as Frank C. Gowdy and John W. Springer command good followings.
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Colorado Republicans
Denver
James H. Brown
James H. Peabody
Canon City
Frank C. Gowdy
John W. Springer
Nationtal
W.ve Stock Asociation
Former Chief Justice Charles B. Andrews Dead
Litchfield Conn Sept 18 Charles B Andrews former chief justice of the state supreme court died at his home today after an illness His death ends a long career in state law and public service.
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Litchfield
Conn
Charles B. Andrews
Supreme Court of
Connie
Gwendoline Astor Dies in London
Miss Gwendoline Astor, daughter of William Waldorf Astor, died of consumption this morning in London. Her body will be taken to New York for burial.
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Gwendoline Astor
London
William Waldorf Astor
Gwendoline
Olydon
New York
Brunswick Planing and Forwarding Company Incorporation
Brunswick Planing and Forwarding company received a charter in superior court this week and held a first meeting to elect officers. E. J. Allen serves as president with W. N. McCullough as vice president and T. Q. Menning Jr. as secretary and treasurer. The mill is slated to open in forty days, with full machinery ordered and expected ground broken soon at the old brewery site. The plant will be electric powered, fully equipped, and operate day and night, focusing on flooring and ceiling production for water and rail shipment.
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Brunswick Planing and Forwarding Company
Superior Court
J. J. Parks
B.C. Meehan
M. N. McCullough
BE. J. Allen
T. Q. Fleming, Jr
E. J. Allen
W. N. McCullough
T. Q. Menning, Jr
Nho
Groud
Georgia
Florida
Insurgents Advance on Colon as U S Fleet Ships Marines
United States Consul Malmross cables from Colon that insurgents have advanced in great force and fear traffic across the Isthmus may be disrupted. The cruiser Cincinnati will land a large marines detachment to safeguard American interests.
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Washington
United States
Malmross
Colon
State Department
Isthmius
Cincinnati
Oil Field Fire in Beaumont Destroys Spindle Top Plant
Firefighters and boilers helped quell a massive blaze in Beaumont Texas on September 13. The spindle top plant was totally destroyed and losses are estimated near a half million dollars. Two workers suffered serious injuries as fumes were extinguished.
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Beaumont
Texas
Diamonds Found in Georgia River Bed
W J Henderson an expert mineralogist claims to have found several stones resembling genuine diamonds in a Berrien county river bed near Tifton Georgia. He exhibited stones from 3 1 2 to 4 1 2 carats and a piece tested by an expert as genuine. He refused to reveal the exact location of the find.
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Tifton
Berrien
W. J. Hender-sonis
Han Atifoptine
Min
Henderson
St Louis Lighting Scandal Debated by Grand Jury
Grand jury resumes investigation into the St Louis lighting scandal. Eight witnesses subpoenaed, including Edgar Mepham who was traced to Memphis. Indictments must be found within 35 days under the Missouri bribery statute, with some accused still in hiding awaiting possible bond adjustments.
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Grand Jury
St. Louis
Miet
Aid
Edgar Mepham
Memphis
Tenn
House of Delegates
Missouri
Circuit
Folk
Kelley
Hartman
Eckert
Sheridan
Lehmann
England's wheat crop ravaged by relentless rains
Reports from across England say three days of heavy rain after a wet summer have severely damaged the wheat crop. Grain is of poor quality and bids are scarce, threatening a prolonged shortage and one of the worst seasons in twenty years per Lincolnshire farmer estimates.
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New York
England
London
The
Herald
Lincolnshire
Bicycle street needs a shell and a path on Union street
The community supports keeping the bicycle ordinance on Union street while urging a bicycle path or shelled driveways. Ward residents argue Union street should be improved, free of dust and weeds, to enhance its appearance as the city’s principal residence street.
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Union Street
Newcastle Street
Wheeling
Judge Atkinson Improves After Illness Visits Tate Springs
Judge Spencer R. Atkinson of the railroad commission, ill for several weeks, has recovered enough to travel to Tate Springs Tennessee for a few days. He plans to return home sometime next week.
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The
Atlanta Journal
Spencer R. Atkinson
Railroad Commission
Tate Springs
Tenn
Gosch Sash and Door Factory Appraisers Pin Value
Appraisers W M Tupper J W Conoley and J M Madden report the Gosch Sash and Door factory is worth about 20 000 dollars. The News learns the plant will resume operations soon.
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Gosch
W. M.tupper
J. W. Conoley
J. M. Madden
Marriage and Divorce Regulations at Angl ican Synod Montreal
At the session of the Anglican synod in Montreal dated Sept 13 delegates debated marriage and divorce laws. The synod banned marriages between a man and his deceased wife's sister or her niece, with binding effect on Canadian clergy, and bishops urged wider adoption across the Church of England in Canada. Clergy supported the ban 31 to 7, lay members opposed 15 to 9, requiring cross-order approval to confirm the measure.
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Cavite
St.John, N. F
Penal Synod of the
Angelican Church
Montreal
Angelicam Church
Canada
House of Deputies
Church of England
Back to Prison Bars O Brien Surrenders at Deer Lodge
Tom O'Brien a former state penitentiary trusty who escaped three weeks earlier returned to the prison doors and surrendered. The Montana fugitive had sought public sympathy by sending letters to the Butte Miner detailing his case. He is a veterinary surgeon by training and rode the warden’s race horse after giving the prison hound opium during the escape.
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Montana
Butte
Mont
Deer Lodge
Tom” O’brien
State Penitentiary
O’brien
O'Brien
Kate Shelley Heroine Named Nurse at Cherokee Hospital
Miss Kate Shelley, famed for saving a trainful of lives as a child near Moingona, Iowa, during a severe storm, has been hired as a nurse by the State Insane hospital at Cherokee. The longtime heroine is described as quite old.
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Kate Shelley
LaCroste
Wis
Old Defenders Day Observed in Baltimore
Baltimore observes Old Defenders Day on Sept 13 marking the 1814 Battle of North Point. By proclamation the day is a legal holiday with banks exchanges and other institutions closed. Public parks hosted patriotic celebrations as commerce slowed.
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Baltimore
North Point
Black Christ Trophy Declared Fraud by Priest
Rev Joseph McQuaid of the Church of the Holy Redeemer denounced the so-called black Christ brought to the United States on the transport Buford as a fraud. He argued in a St Mary's Cathedral lecture that the face is a carved dark wood likeness not worthy of special veneration.
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San Francisco
Joseph McQuaid
the Holy Redeemer
Philippine Islands
St. Mary’s Catholic Cathedral
Buford
Philippines
Christ
Daugher Cuts The Rope In Georgia Execution
A detailed report from Tifton, Georgia, recounts Bossy Bryant being hanged in Nashville jail for the murder of Marshal Hyers of Adel. The narrative notes his calm demeanor, singing prisoners, and his dying statement blaming no one but himself. Witness Mrs. Parker cut down the body and kept a rope fragment as souvenir.
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Tifton
Bossy Bryant
Nashville
Swindle
Bryant
Hyers
Berry Walls
W. A. Hyers
Adel
Marshal Hyers
Bayboro
Sharpe
Berrien
Vaughan Loses Job As U S District Attorney
President Roosevelt removes William Vaughan United States district attorney for the northern district of Alabama for neglect of duty. Vaughan appointed by McKinley and reap pointed by Roosevelt eight months ago, with charges against him influencing the decision.
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Alabama
Roosevelt
Washington
William Vaughan
United States
Vaughan
Oyster Bay
McKinley
Ares
Roanoke marks 100th birthday of county's oldest citizen
In Roanoke Alabama on September 13 attendees gathered for a family reunion near the town. The event celebrated the 100th anniversary of Burrell Nail the oldest resident of the county.
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Roanoke
Ala
Burrell
Nail
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