Strikers Push Their Cause In Second Week Of Coal Strike
Pittsburg telegraph report details the second week of the coal miners strike amid West Virginia as the main obstacle. Operators in Pittsburg hold firm while the army of unemployed grows. arms are ordered and militia kept ready as arbitration boards arrive and unions rally to support the miners.
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Pittsburg
Monongahela
Youghiogheny
Allegheny
Peter's Creek
West Virginia
Everince
Virinia
Mountain State
Iner
Ohio
Indiana
Cadets Confined Aboard Santee After Explosive Incident
At Annapolis on July 11 the entire fourth class of naval cadets, thirty six men, remain aboard the Santee for firing explosives against orders and refusing to name the guilty. Only two cadets were involved, one has admitted guilt. authorities await the other acknowledgment and may discipline all members of the class.
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Annapolis
Congress
Washington
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Texas
Deboe
McKinley
D. K. Watson
Columbus
House
Arlington
Winter Wheat Condition by State July 1 Report
USDA monthly report lists winter wheat condition percentages for leading states on July 1. Kentucky and Pennsylvania show above average at 101 and 101 respectively, while Ohio 88 Indiana 65 Illinois 40 Missouri 52 Michigan 78 and higher and lower readings for other states reflect uneven yields.
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Washington
Statistician of the Department of Agriculture
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Kentucky
Ohio
Michigan
Indiana
Illinois
Missouri
Kansas
California
Maryland
Virginia
Oregon
Man Falls From Tree While Cooling Off in Heat
Charles Bennett of Akron, Ohio, climbed a tree to sleep and stayed on a high branch. He fell during the night, dislocating his right shoulder, breaking two ribs, and spraining his neck.
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Commercial Tribune
Akron
Charles Bennett
Woodmansee Terms Noncandidate as GOP Club Convention Nears
National League of Republican Clubs prepares for its 1890 convention in Detroit with President Woodmansee denying re election. Potential successors include Marcus Pollasky Colonel George Stone and L J Crawford while Dowling lobbies for his own bid. Delegates from 12 states expected as Pingree to greet attendees and Woodmansee to speak at the Cadillac Hotel.
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Commercial Tribune
Detroit
National League of Republican Clubs
United States
Woodmansee
Cadillac
Dowling
Marcus Pollasky
Chicago
George Stone
San Francisco
L. J. Crawford
Newport
W. T. Durban
Indiana
A. M. Cummins
Iowa
A. T. Winberley
Louisiana
L. F. Hubbard
Minnesota
James Hill
Mississippi
M. A. Hanna
Ohio
John M. Thurston
Nebraska
J. E. Boyd
North Carolina
Henry C. Payne
Wisconsin
George L. Maltz
Michigan
Pingree
Kansas City
Omaha
Pollasky
Brakeman Is Arrested in Erie Murder Case
Thomas Edmonds, a 33 year old brakeman long known to police, was arrested as the man who shot Conductor John Haley on a passenger train leaving Erie Station. Edmonds had been discharged yesterday for drinking at Cross on the Erie & Pittsburg Railway and allegedly boarded the moving train to commit the murder.
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Commercial Tribune
Youngstown
John Haley
Erie Station
Thomas Edmonds
Edmonds
Haley
Cross
Erie & Pittsburg
Niles
Emperor William Hurt Eye Injury At Sea
Emperor William injured on deck of his yacht at Norway while lowering a mast. A rope struck his left eye causing bleeding on the eyeball. A bandage was applied and the pain subsided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odde
Norway
Emperor William
Anarchists Meeting in Haymarket Sours Fails to Rally
In Chicago on July 11 a planned gathering of anarchists in Haymarket Square drew about 300 socialists Coxeyites and Debs followers but produced no demonstration or notable excitement the crowd quickly dispersed with no sensational incidents.
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Commercial Tribune
Chicago
Haymarket Square
Parkersburg Man Gives Up Tobacco After 75 Years
Wilson Calvert aged 86 of Dudleyville on his eighty fifth birthday stopped chewing tobacco after a seventy five year habit and has not used tobacco in any form since.
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Commercial Tribune
Parkersburg
W. Va
Wilson Calvert
Dudleyville
London 1900 Rally Drives Christian Endeavor Plans
London in 1900 becomes the rallying cry for the Christian Endeavorers with Nashville picked for 1898 and 1899 city selection hotly debated among bids from Denver St Louis and Cincinnati. Visitors depart as city hosts return to normal, with elaborate services led by pastors from Cincinnati Worcester Seattle Oakland and more and a mass men’s meeting at Woodward’s pavilion drawing large crowds.
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San Francisco
London
Christian Endeavorers
Clark
Nashville
Denver
St. Louis
Cincinnati
First Baptist Church
A. M. Dawson
First Congregational Church
W. A. Humphrey Guthrie
Starr King
Zion Church
C. C. Pearson
Chelsea
Mass
First Presbyterian Church
George E. Copeland
Worcester
West Side Christian Church
R. Clements
Binghamton
Westminster Presbyterian
C. C
McNeil
Burlington
Third Congregational Church
Albert A. Reed
Boulder
Col
Grace A. M. E
D. McLaren
Alexandria
Ont
Oakland
Ralph J. Lamby
Indian Territory
Herbert L. Willett
Chicago
M. E
First United Presbyterian Church
R. F. Y. Pierce
Philadelphia
Emanuel Baptist
J. G. Gibson
Gibson
W.H. Temple
Seattle
N. Boynton
Detroit
Robert Johnston
Ontario
Woodward's Pavilion
Hugh Craig
Chamber of Commerce
E. R. Duke
W. W. Morrow
United States Circuit Court
Iming M. Scott
C. R Bishop
J. Valentine
I. W. Lees
Edward Coleman
F. Crocker
Frances E. Clark
Boston
Katherine M. Jones
New York
Militia Scare Girl at Louisville Encampment
Miss Hattie Hite an 18 year old girl is in critical condition after a militia squad charged at her as she crossed picket lines at Fountain Ferry Park. The Third Regiment departs tomorrow as discipline measures including fines and jail labor are issued. Second Regiment to arrive Tuesday with Colonel E H Gaither in charge. Governor Bradley to review the troops.
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Commercial Tribune
Louisville
Hattie Hite
Fountain Ferry Park
Collier
Blue Grass
Lexington
Frankfort
Winchester
Harrodsburg
Barbourville
Falmouth
E. H. Gaither
Bradley
Watch firm floods state with fake mailed timepieces
A North Carolina watch company ships worthless watches to alleged fictitious addresses in West Virginia. Postmasters in Hogg, Given, Advent, and Goddtown, Jackson County, received a letter demanding $7 to keep the goods instead of returning them, claiming the item’s real value is higher and the postal service should pay.
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Commercial Tribune
Parkersburg
W. Va
North Carolina
Hogg
Advent
Goddtown
Jackson County
Hay Association to Meet in Pittsburg Aug 10
Canaioharie July 11 The National Hay Association sets its fourth annual meeting for August 10 at the Monongahela House in Pittsburg. The Hay Trade Journal notes larger crops in the states and expected lighter imports offer new trade momentum.
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Canajoharie
N. Y
National Hay Association
Monongahela House
Pittsburg
Hay Trade Journal
Gates Arrested in Wife Murder at Gates Home
Rochester police report William H. Gates shot and killed his wife Carrie Gates at their Gates town residence after months of separation. He entered the room where she slept and opened fire early today.
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Rochester
N. Y
Wm. H. Gates
Gates
Carrie Gates
A City of the Dead Pottery and Relics Unearthed
In Chillicothe Ohio on Paint Creek opposite Bourneville Ross County Prof Morehead uncovers a village site of mound builders. Digging reveals thirty acres and a population of 2000 or more with deer buffalo turkey fish bones ashes pottery mussel shells hoes and flint implements. Mounds with skeletons yielded insights into daily life and food preparation.
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Commercial Tribune
Chillicothe
Paint Creek
Bourneville
Ross County
Morehead
Westport Farmer Slain. Husband in Custody
Alonzo Tripp of Westport was found dead on the New Bedford road near Fall River. Jerry Manchester, also of Westport and husband of Tripp’s housekeeper Sarah Readan, is jailed on murder charges after a quarrel over the woman. Police say Tripp was kicked to death following a dispute. Manchester claims he was thrown from a wagon.
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Fall River
Mass
Holder Alonzo Tripp
Westport
New Bedford Road
Jerry Manchester
Tripp
Sarah Readan
Manchester
New Bedford
Four Richmond youths arrested after attack on train crew
Four young men from Richmond Indiana identified as John Ellsworth Harry Williams Frank Burns and John Baskett were arrested in Bradford Junction Ohio after stones were thrown at a train crew who had ejected them from a car. They face trial tomorrow.
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Commercial Tribune
Bradford Junction
John Ellsworth
Harry Williams
Frank Burns
John Baskett
Richmond
Ind
Pioneer iron furnace man Jesse Young dies at 82
Jesse Young aged 82 a Hanging Rock district iron furnace pioneer collapsed in Portsmouth Ohio dying this morning He was longtime associate of Cincinnati financier David Sinton leaving a notable mark in early industrial work in the Hanging Rock area.
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Commercial Tribune
Portsmouth
Jesse Young
Hanging Rock
Cincinnati
David Sinton
Witch Put To Death In New Mexico Witchcraft Case
In Las Vegas New Mexico on July 11 a 9 year old girl Teodora Sala is reported murdered by Teodora La Foya 18 and Teodora La Bors 22 following belief she was a bru ha witch. They dragged her to death with a lasso after luring her from her home. La Foya's mother was arrested.
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Las Vegas
N. M
la Cinta
Teodora Sala
Tonio Lucero
Teodora la Bors
la Foya
Lucero
San Lorenzo
Bruha
Kentucky Whisky Men May Form an Insurance Company
Kentucky distillers expect to form the Distillers' Mutual Insurance Company if rate talks fail with the Board of Fire Underwriters. A constitutional barrier had blocked a charter, but an attorney's study suggests a Kentucky operation is possible without interruption.
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Kentucky
Commercial Tribune
Louisville
Kentucky and
Tennessee Board of Fire
Distillers’ Mutual Insurance Company
Mystery of Christian Joerding Disappearance Remains Unsolved
In Columbus Greenlawn Cemetery a grave bears the name Christian Joerding though evidence suggests the body is actually John Orth. Joerding, last seen 1890, may be alive in Boston having remarried, with authorities set to investigate a polka dot handkerchief link and possible bigamy.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Greenlawn
Christian Joerding
John Orth
Joerding
Moerfein’s
Cincinnati
Scioto River
Charles Andree
Born’s
Joerding’s
Boston
Orth
Matt Killian
Sélis Bros. Circus
Andree
Pueblo Dance Provokes Security Request For Teachers
An officer in charge of the Pueblo and Jicarilla Indian Agency in New Mexico reports vigorous dances by the Pueblo tribe and asks for instructions to shield teachers from insults. He notes day schools were disrupted with teachers locked in rooms or driven from the village during festivities.
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Washington
Pueblo and
Jaccarilla
New Mexico
Pan American Tourists Pause for Rest on Final Sunday
Pan American commercial tourists spent the last Sunday of their transcontinental trip in rest and recreation. In Detroit they attended services, visited Belle Isle Park, and later relaxed at the hotel. Tonight they depart for Grand Rapids with factory visits, luncheon by St. Cecilia Society ladies, and a Lakeside Club banquet before continuing to Milwaukee.
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Detroit
Mich
Belle Isle Park
Grand Rapids
St. Cecilia Society
Lakeside Club
Milwaukee
Seals Controversy Sparks Canadian Regulation Push
Canadian customs chief Milne defends sealing report against U S critic Liebes. He cites oath sworn captain figures and independent inspectors. Milne notes gender of skins indistinguishable after months and opposes U S led changes. Canadian sealers plan statistics to block British regulatory concessions.
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Victoria
B. C
A. R. Milne
Thompson
J. H. Liebes
American Commercial Company
Milne
Liebes
United States
Thief Leaves A Horse After Farmyard Theft
A gang has rooked farms east of Richmond Indiana. At the Tracy farm a thief fled during a chicken theft, leaving behind a horse and buggy which he has not returned for. The incident adds to a spate of recent robberies in the area.
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Commercial Tribune
Richmond
Ind
Tracy Farm
Italian Captain Invents Rapid-Fire Bersaglieri Rifle
Rome July 11 Captain Cei of the Bersaglieri has devised a rifle capable of eighty shots a minute without removing the weapon from the shoulder. Government tests are under way to evaluate the arm.
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Rome
Cei
Bersagnieri
Chasing the Devil in Papillion Sect Breakaway Preaches Hidden Presence
In Papillion Nebraska a new religious group led by Mrs Louis Figg claims to discern God or the devil in strangers. Followers attacked a Gretna Church member they believed hosted Satan, pursuing the supposed demon through a church and into a cornfield before losing the trail.
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Commercial Tribune
Papillion
Neb
Louis Figg
Gretna
Sultan Defies Frontiers Again in Thessalian Standoff
Dispatches from Constantinople report multiple European leaders including Queen Victoria Emperor William and President Faure urging restraint as the Turkish government presses frontier claims regarding Thessaly Crete and potential reinforcement. The powers reject Turkish pretensions and warn against escalation.
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Constantinople
Queen Victoria
Emperor William
Emperor Nicholas
Faure
Humbert
Francis Joseph
William
Porte
Crete
Turkey
Brother's Wife Murder Suicide Ends Tragedy in Tennessee
In Morristown area, William Black shot his brother John Black's wife Mary Wolf Black five times ending with a self-inflicted gunshot after threatening to kill the couple. He hanged himself beside a carpeted barn scene following the killings.
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Commercial Tribune
Chattanooga
Tenn
William Black
Mary Wolf
Morristown
Black
Record Rainfall in Columbus Sets Twenty Year High
In Columbus Ohio on July 11 the Weather Bureau recorded 3.76 inches of rain in four hours and 2.85 inches in the first thirty-five minutes. The downpour was the heaviest 24 hour fall since the Weather Bureau began.
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Columbus
Weather Bureau
Governor Bushnell plans Ohio campaign kickoff in September
Springfield dispatch reports Governor Bushnell planning a September 16 campaign start for Ohio with about six weeks of speaking. He will establish headquarters in Springfield, split time with Columbus official duties, and may take a brief August rest if possible. He intends to visit Cincinnati July 15 to 20 to review the Third Regiment, O N G, with Adjutant General Axline present.
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Commercial Tribune
Springfield
Bushne
Ohio
Bushnell
Columbus
Cincinnati
Axline
Cool Weather Boosts Nashville Expo Attendance
A heavy rainstorm yesterday and another today across Tennessee ends the hot spell and hints at better outdoor weather. Exposition attendance may rise next week as moderating heat returns. The Georgia Press Association visits Thursday for public Auditorium events. Epworth League Days are planned for Tuesday and Wednesday with many southern travelers en route to the Toronto convention. Irish American Day is slated for Sieckmanel 21, and plans unfold for the Pennsylvania Centennial to allocate the $15,000 prize funds.
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Nashville
Tenn
Georgia Press Association
Epworth League
Jweagners
Toronto
Lin
Pennsylanaic Centennial Es Oa
Woeseek
Baptist Young People's Union Convention to Be Held in Chattanooga
The Seventh International Convention of the Baptist Young People's Union of America will meet in Chattanooga from July 15 to 18 with speakers including Dr. J. W. Conley Rev. J R. Kirtley Prof. C. Vedder and Rev. R. F. Y. Pierce. A key feature is the fraternal adjustment with the Southern Baptist convention auxiliary, with an expected attendance of no fewer than 12 900 visitors.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
The
Baptist Young People’s Union of America
J. W. Conley
St. Paul
J. 8. Kirtley
C. Vedder
R. F. Y. Pierce
Baptist Young People’s Union
Southern Baptist Convention
Engagement Report Sparks Rumor in Newport Society
A London-cabled announcement said Miss Mary Geelet would wed the Duke of Manchester, with the Duke denying the report. Newport society debates the notice, noting Miss Geelet's $10,000,000 independent fortune and calls it premature yet plausible.
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Newport
R. L
London
Mary Geelet
Duke of Manchester
Rockefeller Sued for Accounting in Common Pleas
James Corrigan, vessel owner, sues John D. Rockefeller in Cleveland Common Pleas for an accounting claiming 2,500 shares of Standard Oil stock secured as collateral were credited at 138 a share though market value yesterday reached 318. The petition is not on file. Corrigan declined comment.
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Cleveland
John D. Rockefeller
Common Pleas
James Corrigan
Corrigan
Rockefeller
Standard Oil Company
Odd Fellows Camp Opens in Elyria This Week
The State Encampment of the Odd Fellows Patriarchs Militant begins in Elyria on July 12 and runs for seven days. Large crowds are expected for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Elyria
Odd Fellows Patriarchs
Congress Hopes for Tariff Accord Amid Adjournment Hints
Washington July 11 Congressmen discuss adjourning next Saturday if conferees report on the tariff bill promptly. Sugar schedule remains the main dispute while reciprocity and stamp tax issues spark debate. Office seekers in Washington face delays as factions hinder appointments in several states.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Conference
House
Senate
Congress
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Charleston
Santee
League OF Republicans
National
Emperor William Hurt
DR. Dawson
Queen City
Mr. Gibson
Mechanics’ Pavilion
Matilda Kay
New York City
W. H. Temple
Wash
Uniformed Policeman's Glee Club
Josiah Strong
Militia
Gov. Bradley
Daniel Boone
Pennes
Hunter
L. N. Boone
Western Union Telegraph Company
Boone
Nathan Boone
United States Army
Mary Wardrow
Webster
Miss Boone
Baby Boone
Hudson Wardlow Boone
Hudson
Bourneville, O
Sinton
U. S
Chasing the Devil
Sultan
Thessalian
Wm. Black
Baptist Young People’s Unions
Duke
Odd Fellows In Camp
Raleigh
R. L. Prempert
E. G. Love
Port Clinton
O. Regent
D. Q. Morrow
Hillsboro
O. Arlington
Harry W. Brown
Johnson
James
B. BE. Smith
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