Meeting of Miners in Scranton Over Offer No Action Taken
Miners from 600,000 workers met in Scranton and Wilkesbarre to consider the operators ten percent wage offer. The convention adjourned without action, planning secret sessions and weighing the impact of continuing the three week old anthracite strike. President Mitchell urged calm and urged miners to assess risks and possible futures as unions heed the operators proposal.
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Scranton
Mitchell
Pennsylvania
Lke
Wilkesbarre
Wyoming Valley
German demands severe example amid Boxer unrest in China
Berlin reports the foreign office finds the Chinese list of culpables incomplete after the Boxer uprising. It urges punishing high ranking leaders to show foreigners their lives and property are safe in China. US notes indemnity claims by missionaries and businessmen, with details on filing claims.
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Berlin
China
Conger
Germany
State Department
Alrady
Washington
Adjt
Corbin
Chaffee
Taku
Brooklyn
Indiana
Manila
Cavite
Shanghai
Count von Waldersee
Tientsin
Revolutionary Movement
Canton
Shantung Province
Congress
London
the Times
Hong Kong
Wei Chou
Sun Yat Sen
East River
Caniton
Wisconsin Is Speedy on Official Trial Run
The battle ship Wisconsin completed an official trial off Lower California with 17.1 knots speed, subject to tidal corrections. Union Iron Works president I M Scott reports 18.54 maximum, 32 knot average, 179 average during trial, 172.5 subject to corrections, calling it a splendid battleship.
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Washington
Wisconsin
Lower California
Long
Hautz
Pacific
Santa Barbara
I. M. Scott
Union Iron Works
Vatican Securities Theft Story Sparks Vatican Alarm
Rome reports an extraordinary claim that 357,000 lire in Vatican securities stolen previously were sold in February on the Paris bourse. Some say an Italian capitalist ordered the theft to mislead authorities, a theory debated at the Vatican though not widely believed. In Washington, Rear Admiral Silas Casey is chosen to replace Albert Kautz as Pacific Station commander upon his retirement.
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Rome
Vatican
Paris
Pacific Station
Washington
Silas Casey
League Island Navy Yard
Albert Kautz
Pacific
Treasure-Laden City of Seattle Arrives From Skagway
The steamship City of Seattle docked in Seattle with 282 passengers and 750000 dollars in treasure. Of this sum 498000 dollars went to San Francisco, the rest to local banks and private parties.
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Skagway
Seattle
Wash
City of
San Francisco
Atlas of Finland Offers Precise Global View
The atlas of Finland published at Helsingfors gains praise from Dr. Supan for its exhaustive mapping. Each of the 479 pages includes explanatory text, presenting a graphic delineation of Finland’s geographical and scientific features with contributions from leading national scientists.
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Grand Duchy of Finland
Supan
Finland
Helsingfors
Europe
Engineers Haunting Tales From the Ninth Avenue Line
An engineer recalls a haunted house seen from the Ninth Avenue elevated road. A man reportedly appeared at a window during train passes for three days, later found to be a dead occupant living alone. The report echoes a previous published incident.
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Ninth Avenue
New York Sun
Finland Atlas Maps Reveal Industrial, Population and Transport Patterns
The passage notes a New York Sun description of an atlas focusing on single facts per map such as industry branches, waterfalls, transportation, and dense networks like telephone wires south of 63 degrees north. It also recounts a haunting story of a suicide and a ghostly reputation attached to a house near a railway, shaping crew memories.
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New York Sun
Finland
Birth Rate in Europe Drops Across All Nations
Recent statistics indicate a universal decline in birth rates across European countries. Demographers report lower total births in several states, with aging populations and shifting family trends influencing the trend.
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Europe
Finland Atlas Analyzed for Industrial Mapping
The author urges studying and improving graphic map methods to clearly delineate a nation’s condition, using Finland as an exemplar. The suggestion emphasizes enhancing atlas techniques to better depict industrial features and national status.
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Finland
Multiplied Oyster Shells in Maryland Shorelines
The article notes one thousand bushels of shucked oysters produce about 1,100 bushels of shells piling in heaps near shucking houses. It estimates Maryland oyster shells arriving over 90 years at 12,000,000 tons, a quantity enough to overload and sink vessels nationwide.
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Maryland
America
Tennessee convict coal mine profits rise in six months
The Tennessee convict coal mine, described as a paying institution, is reported to have profits exceeding $106,000 in the last six months.
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Tennessee
Declining European Birth Rates Challenge Malthus Theory
The text notes a three percent average decline since 1891 across Europe, suggesting Malthusian limits may be offset by natural conditions. It mentions France's persistently low birth rate and observes a broader, though milder, European trend toward declining fertility.
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France
Europe
Thunder stories and rumors on Water Street trade center
In eastern port towns Water Street fronts the water and hosts a trade hub where rumors swirl about trade and politics. Such rumors are often unfounded, so stories doubted by authorities are labeled thunder in the orient.
Trade Review: Weather, strikes, and rail demand shape markets
New York reports a weekly trade review noting better weather but ongoing coal strikes restraining business. Prices for iron products firm, lumber strong, and demand rising in some sectors. Labor scarcity in the middle west and widespread speculation on a reduced scale. Gold flows from Europe ease pressure. 223 US failures this week versus 164 last year. Rail railbuy of 160000 tons at 26 dollars per ton signals steel rail strength.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
West
Middle ‘West
Europe
Australia
United States
Canada
Bradstreet
Pennsylvania
Hall of Fame admits famed Americans in New York vote
The New York University Senate confirmed the committee’s list of Hall of Fame eligibles after a three day vote counting. Names include Washington Lincoln Webster Franklin Grant Marshall Jefferson Emerson Longfellow Irving Edwards Farragut Morse Clay Peabody Hawthorne Lee Cooper Mann Beecher Whitney Kent Storey Adams Channing Audubon Howe Hunt Stuart Gray and others with final tallies ranging from 97 to 51 votes.
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New York
Senate
New York University
Hall of Fame
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Daniel Webster
Benjamin Franklin
U. S. Grant
John Marshall
Thomas Jefferson
William Ellery Channing
James Audubon
Elias Howe
William Morris Hunt
Gilbert Stuart
Asa Gray
Engine Explodes Blowing Train Near Curryville
A Chicago and Alton passenger train's engine No. 769 exploded near Curryville, Missouri, injuring engineer Patrick Markey and fireman Crawford Wheeler, killing a porter from Roadhouse named Mason and wounding several others. Track was torn up, services delayed for hours, cause undetermined.
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St. Louis
Mexico
Post Dispatch
Chicago & Alton Railroad
Curryville
John Mason
Roadhouse
Patrick Markey
Crawford Wheeler
Slater, Mo
William Glasscock
Hannibal
W.E Eckler
Kansas City
J. J. Kincaid
Bowling Green
Lindsley
Lipton's Americas Cup Challenge Reaches New York
The challenge from Sir Thomas Lipton for another America s Cup series arrived Friday aboard the White Star steamer Germanic. J S V Oddie secretary of the New York Yacht Club will consider the challenge at a special meeting next Wednesday evening and the text will not be released until after the session.
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New York Yacht Club
Lipton
New York
Sir Thomas Lipton
White Star Line
J .S. V. Oddie
Oddie
Indicted captain of yacht Idler for manslaughter
Cleveland Oct 13 Capt Charles Holmes in charge of the yacht Idler which foundered off the port July 7 has been indicted for manslaughter by the federal grand jury. Holmes faces charges of criminal carelessness in handling the vessel.
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Cleveland, CO
Charles Holmes
Holmes
Albert RR Green Named Chief of New Forestry Division
Washington October 13 Albert RR Green of the general land office has been chosen as chief of the new division of forestry within the interior department authorized by the last congress.
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Washington
Albert RR. Green
General Land Office
Division of Forestry
Interior Department
Youtsey Trial Back on as Goebel Testimony Shocks Georgetown
In Georgetown Ky on October 16 the Henry E Youtsey trial resumes with Arthur Goebel brother of Gov Goebel testifying about Youtseys statements and alleged confession. Witnesses describe the jail scene and the key to Calеb Powers office used in the plan to kill Goebel amid urging from Gov Taylor.
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Georgetown
Henry E. Youtsey
Gov. Socbel
Youtsey
Arthur Goebel
Mr. Youtsey
Mr. Goebel
Col. Campbell
Dick Combs
Caleb Powers
John Powers
Gov. Taylor
Combs
Jim Howard
Yoursey
Goebel
Taylor
James Troward
Frankfort
Wharton Goldin
John L. Powers
Powers
W. A1. Culton
Legislative Hall
Culton
Col Nelson
Commonwealth
Marlborough denies Vanderbilt donation for duke’s return
The Duke of Marlborough issued a denial of a report that W K Vanderbilt donated £100,000 as a thank offering for the duke’s safe return from the war. The statement was described as untrue by Marlborough officials.
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London
Duke of Marlborough
W. K. Vanderbilt
Sun Yat Sen Seizes Kiu Shan and Advances on Nui Chou
Reports from Cantoun say Sun Yat Sen has captured Kiu Shan on the East river and is laying siege to Nui Chou. Imperial troops from Canton were defeated. about 200 killed in the engagement with reformers.
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Hong Kong
Sun Yat Sen
Cantoun
Kiu Shan
East River
Nui Chou
Canton
Tuan in the Saddle Amid New Chinese Edicts
A Shanghai dispatch says since the Chinese court reached the new capital Sian Fu, reactionary edicts removing moderates from high offices have been issued, indicating Prince Tuan controls the imperial seal.
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London
Sian Fu
Shanghai
Prince Tuan
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