Miners Plan Cannonsburg March as WV Strikeheightens
In the Pittsburg coal region, two weeks into a strike, about 1000 miners vow to march on the Boone and Allison mines at Cannonsburg. Women march alongside men urging fight over starvation while mine operators reinforce with deputies. The mobilization spans Bridgeville to Cannonsburg, with bands and three divisions preparing a 12 mile trek. Some leaders foresee no bloodshed as tensions rise.
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Pittsburg
Cannonsburg
Boone and
Allison
Washington County
Millers and Tom’s Run
Slope
Bridgeville
Essen
Steen’s
Cecil
Laurel Hill
Creedmoor
Bishop
Standard
Ellsworth
Miller's Run
Reissing Brass Band
Mining Wage Talks Refuel Arbitration Debate Across Regions
The text reports on ongoing wage talks among coal operators and United Mine Workers. Pittsburg operators threaten to restart mines at 69 cents if West Virginia strike fails, arguing law should shield mine operations. A National Executive Board meeting in Columbus will hear arbitration and uniformity proposals, with Dolan reporting Pittsburg views. Dolan asserts New York and Cleveland miners may strike soon. Spring Hill mines, supplying PA Railroad engines, resume under the higher price if no coal ships West.
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West Virginia
Pittsburg
United Mine Workers of America Today
Columbus
Patrick Dolan
Ratchford
Mr. Dolan
New York
Cleveland
Spring Hill
Alexander Dempster
Pennsylvania Railroad
May Cause Trouble Dillonvale Strike Heads to Outside Fill
Wheeling West Virginia July 18 The Dillonvale miners on the Wheeling and Lake Erie line have been told the mines will resume Monday morning and, if workers refuse, outside men will take their places. Some locals favor returning but most are opposed. Officials warn trouble if outside men are brought in.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Dillonvale
Wheeling & Lake Erie
DiHonvale
Famine Feared as Coal Shortage Hits Lexington
Special Dispatch to Commercial Tribune reports Lexington Kentucky coal supplies dwindling with a week of stock left. Heavy demand depleted yards and rail lines suffer as WV mines may close, threatening factory operations in Lexington if shipments halt.
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Commercial Tribune
Lexington
West Virginia
Not Over 500 Miners Will Quit Work There Today
Huntington W Va July 18 Strike agitators pushed in Flat Top fields but made little progress. Not over 500 men will quit tomorrow morning and this number may drop by half. Thacker coal fields voted to quit yesterday but mass meeting led to return to work tomorrow. Dingess likely to reverse, Elk Horn workers sought to return. Kanawha area unchanged.
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Huntington
W. Va
Thacker
Dingess
Elk Horn
Kanawha
Debs Seen as Key to West Virginia Miners Rally
In Wheeling on July 18 the newspaper notes belief that Eugene V. Debs could influence miners in the Fairmont region more than any single figure. A large Monongah meeting illustrated this when a local miner declared Debs’ arrival would mobilize the workforce.
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Commercial Tribune
Wheeling
W. Va
Eugene V. Debs
Fairmont
Monongah
Debs
Klondyke Gold Fields Promise Wealth Yet Warn of Hard Journey
A Special Dispatch to Commercial Tribune details the Klondyke gold fields on British soil near Dawson City. It explains the 2,500 mile journey from San Francisco to St Michaels and 1,895 miles by river steamer into British territory. Returns report $800,000 in gold dust from Alaska Commercial Co. and 24 miners with fortunes listed. Dawson City’s brief boom, labor pay up to 15 dollars daily, and a recommended minimum 3500 to 1000 dollars to survive the voyage and establish a claim. Mrs Lippy recounts preparation and experience, noting the need for preparation and caution before venturing north.
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Commercial Tribune
Seattle
Wash
Klondyke
Alaska
Alaskan
Dawson City
British Columbia
New
Eldorado
San Francisco
St. Michaels
Yukon River
Klondyke River
Alaska Commercial Company
Lippy
St. Michael’s
Nunez Doubts War With Spain and Sees Payment as Settlement
General Emilio Nunez, famed filibuster, argues war with Spain is unlikely and predicts the Ruiz claim will drift to a $40,000 settlement. He notes Cuba’s famine and suffering, says the United States will not intervene promptly, and expects Cuba to gain freedom despite ruinous losses.
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Commercial Tribune
Jacksonville
Fla
Emilio Nunez
Cuba
Nunez
Spain
United States
General Nunez
Mr. Sherman
Ruiz
Washington
Peaceful Battle Over Bread Marks Miner Strike Dawn
Debates over miners across Monongah and Fairmont reveal semi insane conditions among workers as women push for unity. Secretary Schmid predicts strong influence on operators, Debs expected in Fairmont on Tuesday. July 9 meeting at Willow Tree School House drew 324 miners. Monongah men to resume work while awaiting Debs arrival. Also notes on white women's crossing Forty Mile and Klondyke excitement in Seattle with the steamer Portland returning with gold.
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Fairmont
Debs
Willow Tree
Hugh McDonald
W. D. Mahon
Detroit
Seattle
Alaska
Portland
Big Grain Boom Looms Over Kansas Wheat
Kansas yield projected at 60,000,000 bushels with 69,000,000 bushels cited for statewide output. Long trains of empty freight cars depart Kansas City for Missouri Iowa Kansas Nebraska and Oklahoma as rail lines prepare for a grain rush. Officials warn against possible grain blockade or car fam while grain cars fill with new 1897 harvest awaiting transport.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Iowa
Kansas
Neraska
Oklahoma
Alleged Ohio bank defaulter captured near Bengies
William Spicer, alleged Ohio bank defaulter, was captured near Bengies by detectives David C. Smart and O J Miller of Baltimore and Morgan Bradford of Norfolk. Spicer and two accomplices are accused of looting a prominent Ohio bank whose name is withheld. The two others were located and will be arrested today.
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Commercial Tribune
Bengies
Ind
William Spicer
Ohio
David C. Smart
O. J. Miller
Baltimore
Morgan Bradford
Norfolk
Spicer
Miller
Bradford
Not Widow Yet Talliaferro Identified After Rail Wreck
Indianapolis July 18 Word reached here a month ago that William Talliaferro died in a Santa Fe railroad wreck in Illinois His wife Mrs Talliaferro and her brother traveled to Kansas City where they identified the body The remains were badly mutilated and facial features were unrecognizable but she confirmed the dead man was her husband The funeral occurred in Kansas City Henry Sisson a Talliaferro friend later wrote that he is working in a restaurant at Decatur Michigan
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Commercial Tribune
Huntington
Indy
William Talliaferro
Illinois
Kansas City
Firecracker Explosion Kills Dan Farrell Jr
Dan Farrell Jr a prominent manufacturer and Trans Miss Exposition Company director died from lockjaw after a firecracker exploded in his hand. He had been dangerously injured for several days and died this evening in Omaha Nebraska.
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Dan Farrell, Jr
Omaha, Neb
Farrell
Mob destroys Plymouth Brethren mission in Wuchen China
News from the steamer Pelican reports a mob attack on Plymouth Brethren premises in Wuchen China. Chinese youths insulted a missionary sparking parental stories of child theft, provoking a mob that assaulted five women and twelve men. The group barricaded a school room, later fled to another house, and then escaped into the hills as stones and clubs were thrown. several missionaries suffered minor injuries.
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Commercial Tribune
Tacoma
Wash
Pelican
Plymouth Brethren
Wuchen
China
Isabelle of Orleans Betrothed to Prince Albert Belgium
Paris reports The Figaro says Princess Isabelle of Orleans will wed Prince Albert of Belgium soon. The engagement signals a dynastic alliance and is pending formal announcements.
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Isabelle of Orleans
Paris
the Figaro
Isabelle of
Orleans
Prince Albert
Belgium
Logan Day Fireworks to Crown City Statue Unveiling
Chicago on July 18 reports plans for an elaborate Logan Day with a grand fireworks display and reception at Coliseum Gardens after unveiling the General Logan statue on the lake front. Chairman Harper has invited Governor Tanner and General Brooks to join in the closing exercises and a public reception for veterans and guests, with President McKinley hoped to attend.
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Chicago
Coliseum Gardens
Coliseum
General Logan
Lake Front
Harper
Committee of Arrangements
Tanner
Illinois
General Brooks
McKinley
Logan
Pain
Wife saves her husband on Riverside road stabbing
Clare Danforth was stabbed by William Cline after trouble at a dance. Mrs Danforth, traveling with her husband, raised the alarm about 1 AM on Riverside road in Parkersburg West Virginia. Cline was arrested and police are handlering the case.
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Commercial Tribune
Parkersburg
W. Va
Clare Danforth
Riverside
William Cline
Danforth
Cline
Stonemason Vanishes in Suspected Foul Play
Cal Graham, a stonemason, disappeared from the Hotel Brunswick two weeks ago and no trace remains. Described as steady and of exemplary character, he left his luggage behind, prompting fears of foul play. This marks the third mysterious disappearance reported to police in three days.
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Commercial Tribune
Parkersburg
W. Va
Cal Graham
Brunswick
Graham
Races Cause His Ruin as Bellwood Confesses Theft
William A. Bellwood, a Parisian jeweler and book dealer, was arrested in New York for swindling Marcus & Co. of thousands in jewelry. Police found a $7,500 necklace and pawn tickets totaling $13,960, with 12 Marcus items among 42 pawns. He admits only the Marcus & Co. jewelry dealings and blames racing losses.
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New York
William A. Bellwood
Walnut Street
Philadelphia
Plaza Hotel
Marcus & Co
Central Office
Bellwood
Marcus Co
Bowery
Fiarm
Marcus
Broadway
Blue Law Revival Sparks Uncertain Sunday in Muncie
In Muncie Indiana on July 18 citizens anticipated closures under the old blue law as the Young Men's Christian Band prepared affidavits to arrest violators. Despite threats, most businesses stayed open including meat shops cigar stores druggists ice cream parlors and groceries while West Side Park hosted a band concert balloon ascension and a baseball game under Sheriff scrutiny.
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Commercial Tribune
Muncie
Ind
West Side Park
Youth shoots boy at Newsboys Home in Chicago tragedy
Daniel Barry aged 17 shot and killed Howard Byers aged 14 at the Newsboys' Home in Chicago today. Barry attracted Byers to a revolver, loaded it, and fired wounding him fatally before disappearing. Byers died almost immediately.
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Commercial Tribune
Chicago
Daniel Barry
Howard Byers
Newsboys
Barry
Byers
Hawaii Trade With United States Dominates Island Commerce
A Department of Agriculture circular analyzes Hawaii’s ten year trade arc, showing the United States controls about 9 percent of island trade. In 1896 total Hawaii commerce reached 21.58 million dollars, with two thirds in exports and 91.92 percent with the United States. US purchases of Hawaii goods far exceed exports, sugar and rice are major imports, while breadstuffs machinery and cotton goods lead exports to the islands. Trade has grown since 1876 reciprocity treaty, with 1897 ten month data showing continued gains, and China Japan Canada as other growing partners.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
F. H. Hitchcock
Wilson
Hawaiian Islands
United States
Hawaii
China
Japan
Canada
Husband Kills Wife as Deserted Spouse Reappears
Melissa Darrow of Stanhope Webster County was shot on her front porch by her husband Joel Warner who had left her five years earlier. Warner wounded himself after firing three shots and gave no motive. Melissa leaves two children. she had remarried Fred Darrow, a prosperous farmer.
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Commercial Tribune
Henderson
Melissa
Fred Darrow
Stanhope
Webster County
Joel Warner
Darrow
Warner
Architect Frederick W. Clarke Mistaken for Spy in France
Chicago architect Frederick W. Clarke, visiting Besancon Fortress, was mistaken for a German spy after sketching a tombstone while researching family history. He carried a letter of introduction to Emperor William’s chief architect and was held for several hours before authorities realized the error.
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Commercial Tribune
Chicago
Frederick W. Clarke
Besancon
France
Clarke
William
Boy Saved by a Dog in River Rescue
Lester Vorhees aged six fell into the Raritan River in New Brunswick New Jersey while playing near the bank. A dog owned by the Vorhees family leaped into the water and managed to seize the boy, bringing him to shore where he was pulled out.
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Commercial Tribune
New Brunswick
N. J
Lester Vorhees
Bayard Street
Raritan River
Vorhees
Merritt Had More Girls Watch Recovered in Kentucky
Miss Sophia Levy of Bloomington Indiana, engaged to Thomas H Merritt killed by Jacob S Harris, tracked the gold watch Merritt had loaned. The watch was found with a West High street woman who sold it to a man for six dollars. He handed it to a jeweler for repair. a seven dollar settlement was paid by Levy to reclaim it.
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Commercial Tribune
Lexington
Sophia Levy
Bloomington
Ind
Thomas H. Merritt
Jacob S. Harris
Harris
Merritt
West High Street
Miss Levy
Masonic Cup Recovered From Kilwinning Lodge
A 160 year old ing cup once used by Robert Burns and kept at Mother Kilwinning Lodge No. 1 Kilwinning Scotland has been recovered by a Mason in Akron Ohio. The relic is flint glass heavy at the base and decorated with grape and leaf etchings and Masonry symbols.
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Commercial Tribune
Akron
Mother Kilwinning Lodge
Kilwinning
Scotland
Robert’ Burns
Mother Kilwinning
Lod
Fatal Lamp Accident In Lexington Home
Mrs P H Idol aged 30 wife of local music dealer was fatally burned when her sister dropped a lighted lamp on her as they went downstairs at North Limestone street at 9 o clock Tonight Her baby in arms was slightly burned and her eight year old son was badly burned trying to save her Doctors say she cannot live.
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Commercial Tribune
Lexington
P. H. Idol
North Limestone Street
Mor ton Biography Nears Publication in Indiana History
Richmond July 18 The Hon William Dudley Foulke has completed a life of Indiana war Governor Oliver P Morton and is reviewing it for publishers Senator John J Ingalls assisted with data and details gathered in the Senate
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Commercial Tribune
Richmond
Ind
William Dudley Foulke
Indiana
Oliver P. Morton
John J. Ingalls
Reciprocity Debate Ends Forty Days Tour Of Latin Delegates
Philadelphia July 18. Commercial representatives from Mexico Central and South America wrapped a forty days tour of U S industrial centers with a symposium on reciprocity at the Philadelphia Commercial Museum. Debate split between free trade advocates and protectionists while Dr Gustav Neiderlein framed the issue as part of a global solution. Tomorrow another meeting will be held as delegates plan travels to Europe or home.
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Philadelphia
Mexico
Central
South America
Philadelphia Commercial Museum
Gustav Neiderlein
United States
America
Arthur S. H. ‘Hitchings
Rio de Janeiro
Mauro Fernandez
Costa Rica
Central America
Europe
Farmer Fatally Hurt in Runaway Near Dun canville
Harrodsburg Ky July 18 Abraham E Sharke a farmer near Duncanville was fatally injured in a runaway yesterday. Though aged 88 and worth 75000 he was peddling chickens when a frightened horse caused the rig to overturn and drag him beneath it.
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Commercial Tribune
Harrodsburg
Abraham E. Sharke
Duncanville
Sharke
Petroleum Fueled Tug White Rose Heralds Oil Power
Philadelphia July 18 The tug White Rose built for harbor towing now uses petroleum to generate steam. Experts say oil fuel may soon power all such craft as Standard Oil aims to adapt large ocean tankers. Time savings and cost considerations drive trials and larger vessel experiments.
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Commercial Tribune
Philadelphia
Delaware
Standard Oil Company
Engineer Entombed by Cave-In Near Waynesburg
MARION O July 18 H B Hedges an engineer of this city was entombed while working a steam shovel at Waynesburg by a cave in. He was rescued but seriously injured.
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Commercial Tribune
Marion
H. B. Hedges
Waynesburg
Experts Gauge Effects of Sugar Duty Change
Experts assess the impact of the sugar duty alteration, outlining anticipated price shifts, market responses, and potential implications for producers and consumers. Analysts note varied effects across sectors and regions as policy adjusts.
Fight on White Pine Senate Clash Delayed By Sugar Schedule
Washington July 18 The House remains wary as Senate conferees recede on sugar amendments leaving only verbal changes. The dispute centers on white pine duties and cotton bagging with a Senate fight likely to last weeks while the House aims to act before adjournment. Conferees Allison and Dingley lead the effort as debate and rules planning unfold ahead of a possible Tuesday House vote.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
House
Senate
Committee On Rules
White Pine
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T. S. Lippy
John Marks
F. G. H. Bowker
Alexander Orr
Mee
Mamue
Thomas Cook
B. Hollings
M. S. Norcross
J. Erberger
Albert Fox
Albert Galbraith
Greg Stewart
Neil MacArthur
D. McArthur
Thomas Flack
Bev. Anderson
Louis B. Rhoads
Robert Krook
Fred
Arctic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Ron
G. Frank Schmid
Mr. Lippy
Mrs. Berry
Ohio Bank
Logan Day
Wm. A. Bellwood
Uncle Sam
Hawaiiian Statistics
Kilwinning Lodge
Robert Burns
Lexington, Ky
Dudley Foulke
Morton
Farmer
Dingley
Senate Committee On Finance
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