Rioting at Duryea Washery Leaves Two Wounded
A mob clashed with deputies at the Warnke washery in Duryea on Thursday afternoon. Harry Collins was hit in the right leg and Andrew Marlack wounded as deputies tried to quell the crowd. Twenty five men were arrested and held on $3000 bail each. The United Mine Workers blamed the deputies for the violence.
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Wilkesbarre
Warnke
Duryea
Jacobs
Stockdale
Harry Collins
Andrew Marlack
Luzerne
Lackawanna
Burgess Burlington
United Mine Workers Union
Railway project sparks tension in old town rumors
Fragmentary notes recount claims of agents and a planned railroad amid quiet unrest. The passage hints at a belief that a strike existed, then shifts to the motive of building a new rail line, leaving readers with a sense of uneasy intrigue about local events.
Memphis Pump Works President Fatally Wounds Himself
F H Gerdes, president of the Memphis Pump Works, heard a noise in his yard andInvestigating with a revolver he fell into a ditch the weapon discharged and the bullet entered his brain killing him instantly Aug 15 in Memphis.
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Memphiian
Memphis
F. H. Gerdes
Memphis Pump Works
KingEdwards Coronation Thanks From Monarch To Portsmouth
King Edward sends a reply to Portsmouth City Council through its mayor thanking the city for its coronation congratulations. He expresses gratitude for mercies from Almighty God, peace with the world, and hopes the empire continues to strive for its noble heritage. He pledges renewed effort for the empire’s welfare and recalls loyalty and affection.
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Cowes
Eng
Edward
Portsmouth
Alexia
Quiet at Duryea as Washery Riots Endure Peace
In Duryea Wilkes Barre Aug 15 riot scene quiet again no workers returned at Warnke washery deputies guard at night Sheriff Jacobs promises protection if restart Arrested workers from Thursday jailed then released on bond totaling 10000 for the group Twenty five deputies and Warnke employees who rioted Thursday were freed after hearing and returned to duty in Duryea
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Wilkesbarre
Duryea
Warnke
Jacobs
Warnke Washery
Shanghaiing Struck Workers Back From Pittston
Thirty two men and boys testified they were abducted from New York a week earlier and shipped to Pittston Pa where they were forced to work in coal mines. Two men David Altman and Frank Felt escaped and returned to the city explaining how they were lured aboard their car struck by strikers and rescued by an armed group.
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New York
Pittston
David Altman
Frank Felt
Westminster Abbey coronation fittings open to public
Crowds throng Westminster Abbey as coronation fittings are shown to the public. Admission drops from 1.25 to 0.66 dollars and then to 0.12 dollars as the line stretches a mile west with police keeping order. thousands pass through turnstiles hourly.
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Don
Westminster Abbey
Lon
Cigar Dealer Charged With Violating Internal Revenue Law
A New York cigar dealer is held on $2500 bail for destroying stamps on cigar boxes. Investigators trace sales of empty boxes from clubs cafes and hotels used for substituting cheaper imported cigars. The case highlights illegal handling of stamped boxes and falsified products in the trade.
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United States
Shields
Internal Revenue
Key West
Insanity Admissions Spike at Bellevue Hospital
New York on August 15 reports 32 mental derangement admissions to Bellevue Hospital in three days, far above the usual three daily average. Doctors cite no hot weather to explain the rise, note two of 32 are women, few are alcohol related, and many patients come from police courts or as readmissions, with most unusually violent and staff exhausted after three nights.
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New York
Bellevue Hospital
Baseball President in Contempt
Attorneys for the Memphis Baseball Association secured a chancery court attachment against ex-president John B. Nicklin of the Southern league for contempt over directing the New Orleans team not to play Memphis with St. Vrain pitching after an injunction. Nicklin posted bond. An attachment for Manager Powell of New Orleans was refused because he was a non-resident of Tennessee.
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Chattanooga
Memphis Baseball Association
Chancery Court
John B. Nicklin
Southern League
New Orleans
Mmphis
St. Vrain
Nicklin
Bond
Powell
Tennessee
Robbers Dynamite Post Office Safe in Fast Palestine
Early today in Fast Palestine Ohio robbers dynamited the local post office safe and took about $600 in cash and $600 in stamps and stationery. An exchange of shots occurred but the robbers escaped with the loot and a posse continues pursuit.
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Fast
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