Strikers Gain Some Recruits as Coal Idle Areas Resume
The sixth week of the anthracite miners strike began with rain keeping 150000 idle workers indoors. In West Virginia and surrounding mines, three idle collieries reopened while reports of assaults on workers surfaced but caused no serious injuries. Union leaders dispute figures on who returned to work as Casper Clark of the International Team Drivers Association pledged aid if miners request it.
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Wilkesbarre
Mitchell
Casper Clark
Toledo
International Team Drivers’ Association
Teamsters
West Virginia
Four Mines Close in West Virginia
The Kanawha lds strike tightens with Winifrede idled as workers stay away. Three Kanawha and Hocking mines accept concessions and run. Other company mines on the north Kanawha River closed. Empty cars sent to Ohio for active mines. Kanawha and Michigan Railway halves shop work. Four New River field mines remain in operation.
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Charleston
Wa.a
Kanawha Lds
Winifrede
theKanawha and Hocking Company
Kanawha River
Ohio
Kanawha & Michigan Railway
New River
Armed Strikers Declare They Will Prevent Work
Information from the coal fields reports armed marchers have disbanded and given up their arms. About 500 strikers armed with rifles and revolvers were marching toward North Fork demanding nonunion workers quit. They control the Good Will and Simmons Creek mines and will resist resumption of work.
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Roanoke
Simmon's Creek
Good Will
West Virginia
North Fork
Simon's Creek
Strikers in Flat Top Fight at Buckeye Mines
In Bluefield on June 16 workers in the Flat Top coal region are down to fewer miners than Saturday as 150 to 200 armed strikers parade the field. Shots have been exchanged with guards, but no injuries reported. A Buckeye party of about 100 armed strikers halted workers this morning but later surrendered their arms.
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Bluefield
W. Va
Flat Top
Buckeye
Rebels Bombard La Guaira as Caracas Fears Siege
Advices say Venezuelan revolutionaries attacked La Guaira on Saturday. Government forces shell Maiquetia from shore forts and the Miranda warship. About 400 rebels were repulsed. civilians flee as panic and provisioning rushes begin. A Dutch warship and the German cruiser Falke depart Curacao for La Guaira.
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Willemstad
Tele
Curacao
la Guaira
Caracas
Maiquetia
Miranda
Venezuela
Falke
Coghlan to Take Body of Pauncefote Home
Secretary Moody orders Admiral Coghlan aboard the Brooklyn to supervise the removal and transport of the late Lord Pauncefote’s body to England. The plan calls for a marine escort from Rock Creek Cemetery to a special train at Annapolis, with the family sailing July 2 aboard the St Louis and the Brooklyn departing about July 2 for Britain.
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Washington
Moody
Admiral Coghlan
Brooklyn
New York Navy Yard
Lord Pauncefote
Coghlan
England
Annapolis
Rock Creek
St. Louis
Britsoll
Cyclone Strikes Kurrachee Seaport Town Severn Sind
A severe cyclone with a tidal wave swept Kurrachee, the principal seaport of Sind, causing damage across the city. Reports describe strong winds and rising waters impacting waterfront areas and infrastructure. Local authorities assess rebuilding needs and rescue operations continue.
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Bombay
Kurrachee
Sinde
Reconstruction era design and White House remodel plans
A legislative note questions Cuban reciprocity action as President Roosevelt signals no immediate requests to Congress. Separate design for a Lincoln memorial allocation passes to pursue a grand portico plan near the Capitol, while the White House undergoes extensive interior remodeling costing about 350000 with new offices and a rear executive complex planned. Booker Washington meets with Roosevelt on Southern appointments.
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Congress
McCleary
Park Mission
Europe
Washington
Capitol
Washington Monument
Memorial Bridge
Potomac
Arlington Heights
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
White House
McKim
Treasury Building
War Department
Oyster Bay
Booker Washington
Cleveland Conference Sways Burton Hanna Row Over Committee
Cleveland politicos, led by Senator Hanna, met in Hanna office to seek harmony on the Burton Abel committee dispute. They concluded no conspiracy existed against Burton and that Abel cannot be retired, while a Campaign Committee for the Twenty first District would direct Burton's fall campaign with limited county committee interference.
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Commercial Tribune
Cleveland
Burton
Hanna
Perry Payne
Senator Hanna
C. F. Leach
Frank M. Chandler
W. R. Hopkins
W. Stewart
Howard H. Burgess
C. C. Denstee
Abel
Leach
Twenty-first District
Burgess
Chandler
Hopkins
State Board of Supervisors of Elections
State Central Committee
County Committee
State Election Board
Friends
Federal Building
Twenty-first
Offimittee
Estimating Contest Offers 1490 Prize Chances
The notice explains a contest where a group of ten people each contributes an estimate. Each participant gets ten chances to win any of the 1490 prizes, totaling 14 900 opportunities to win a share of 34000 dollars.
Bodies of American Soldiers Retrieved After Capture
The bodies of a Sergeant two Corporals and four Privates of the Fifth Cavalry captured May 30 by Ladrones at Binangonan Rizal Province have been recovered. Most are mutilated beyond recognition. nine men are identified as Ladrones, including two Teresa police. Burials held jointly.
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Manila
Fifth Cavalry
Binangonan
Rizal
Teresa
Morong Province
Hobson Seeks Three Month Leave of Absence
Naval constructor Hobson asked Secretary Moody for a three month leave because of eye problems. He is on special duty at Elizabethport New Jersey. The decision was approved after discussions with Admiral Taylor Constructor Bowles and Surgeon General Rixey. If no improvement follows the leave he will face another retiring board and likely retirement.
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Washington
Hobson
Moody
Elizabethport
N. J
Taylor
Bowles
Rixey
Disfiguring Scrofula Promised Cure by Hood’s Sarsaparilla
An advertisement extols Hood’s Sarsaparilla as a radical remedy for scrofula and related illnesses. It claims the tonic expels humors, cures eruptions, and builds up the system for all ages, mentioning decaying bones and general debility and touting God’s Pill as a liver cure in support.
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Hood
Illinois Democrats May Ignore Bryanism in Convention
Springfield June 16 The Democratic State Convention opens tomorrow with minor friction over platform reaffirmation and the next State Central Committee chairmanship. The Kansas City platform and silver issue are expected to be passed over in silence as delegates consider territorial Philippines government and tariff positions.
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Springfield
Ill
Kansas City
Philippines
Nazi Party
Fast trains set new schedules for 19 to 20 hour runs
Reports from Cleveland Toledo and Elkhart confirm the West bound Twentieth Century Limited and similar New York to Chicago services are running ahead of schedule. Pennsylvania and Lake Shore trains completed the Chicago to New York trip in about twenty hours with several minutes to spare.
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Union Station
Toledo
Elkhart
Ind
New York
Pennsylvania Railroad
Chicago
Jersey City
Chatter Place
New York Central
Grand Central
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Pennsylvania York Central
Pennsylvania
Lake Shore
Storms Ravage Central Europe Causing Crop Damage
London reports cold rainy weather across Central Europe with heavy storms in France Germany Austria and Belgium. Flooding hits Northern and Eastern Hungary as the Szamos overflows. Intense cold harms vineyards and fruit trees in Austria and snowfall in Castilianips.
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London
Europe
France
Germany
Austria
Belgium
Hungary
Szamos
Transylvania
Castilianips
Morgan in a very jolly mood noted by German press
Berlin dispatch reports J Pierpont Morgan appears in a very jolly mood after a contract between a shipping combine and German steamship firms. The Berliner Tageblatt cites letters from Morgan on his Adriatic yacht as evidence of his upbeat state.
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Berlin
J. Pierpont Morgan
Brewer waived plea and held for trial in murder case
Tiffin Ohio June 16 Colonel Albert Brewer was arraigned in Common Pleas Court to plead to a second degree murder indictment. His attorney waived the pleading and filed a motion to quash. Judge Schaufelberger bound him over to the October term in $5,000 bond, which he posted and was released. No new developments expected before the trial early in the term.
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Commercial Tribune
Tiffin
Albert Brewer
Common Pleas
Schaufelberger
Former President Cleveland to receive juris utriusque degree
Philadelphia June 16 Former President Cleveland to be honored with the juris utriusque doctor degree at the Augustine College of St. Thomas graduation at Villa Nova near Philadelphia He will be the first person in the United States to receive this degree Baron von Hengervar Austrian Ambassador to the United States also to receive an honorary degree Cleveland will address the graduating class
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Philadelphia
Cleveland
College of St. Thomas
Villa Nova
United States
Baron von Hengervar
Tenfold brains contest promises big prize pool
A claim invites readers to gather nine friends to share brains and use one, promising ten times the mental power for a chance to win one of 1,490 prizes in a $34,000 contest. The ad markets collective effort as a shortcut to success.
Norman Byram Passes Away in Indianapolis
Norman Byram, president of the Indianapolis Chair Company and the Byram Foundry Company, died at 71 in Indianapolis. Born in Schenectady Falls, N Y, he came to Indianapolis fifty years ago and led a major wholesale dry goods house for forty years. He leaves an estate valued at several hundred thousand dollars.
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Indianapolis
Two Die In Wreck As Thieves Ride Freight Train
In Brazil Indiana on June six a Big Four freight train between Perth and Carbon wrecked during a ride theft. An axle broke on a steep grade causing eight cars to derail. Two men were killed instantly and two others injured. the two victims were pinned under a car for hours.
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Brazil
Ind
Perth
Carbon
Jena
Terre Haute
Mindful Savings Offer From the Commercial Tribune
Readers are urged to subscribe by sending in an estimate to ease worry about ongoing expenses. The notice emphasizes quick action to settle the matter and receive relief.
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The
Commercial Tribune
Hoosiers Again After Negroes in Indiana Valley
A June dispatch reports race tensions at West Baden and the nearby valley. White mobs posted skull and crossbone notices forcing black workers to leave and threatening violence. Governor Durbin was alerted as authorities prepare for possible outbreaks and seek protection for threatened residents.
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Tribun
Indianapolis
Lick
West Baden
Indiana
Durbin
Tragic Mississippi murder of six children and mother suicide
A Mississippi tragedy reports six Westrope children killed at Brandywine near Hazelhurst. The mother, said to be mentally deranged, wounded herself and fled, later found in a graveyard with a rifle. search for the body of Mrs Westrope continued.
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Memphis
Tenn
Hazelhurst
Miss
Mississippi
Louis Westrope
Brandywine
Claiborne County
Runaway Heiresses Leave Home in Marion
Margaret Murray daughter of K K Murray and Miss Mabel White daughter of Frank White ran away from their Marion homes seeking freedom from their parents rules. They traveled with considerable means using assumed names and have eluded search efforts by families across Cincinnati Indianapolis and Louisville.
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Commercial Tribune
Marion
Ind
Margaret Murray
Kk. V. Murray
Toca
United Telephone Company
Mabel White
Frank White
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Louisville
The Real Thing Cigars From New Jersey Cause Debate
Briggs questions the authenticity of imported cigars while Griggs asserts they originate from New Jersey, highlighting the debate over their origin and quality.
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Briggs
Griggs
New Jersey
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets Endorsed on Box
The label proclaims E. W. Grove must appear on every box of the genuine Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets, the remedy claiming to cure a cold in one day for 2 cents.
Radway's Ready Relief boasts cures and testimonials
Sufferer from rheumatism reports rapid relief after using Radway's Ready Relief. A broken arm case notes painless nights after initial dose. The ad lists numerous ailments treated externally and internally and claims quick action before medical help arrives. From Radway & Co in New York.
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Radway
Radway & CO
Elm Street
New York City
Radway's
Radway’s
Charges spark tense university board meeting in Cincinnati
Dr. Reamy accuses President Ayers of misrepresenting a resolution and seeks a formal committee to investigate. Board tensions rise as members debate writing charges, executive session, and potential compensation for Prof. Marx while reporters push for access. The long standing faculty conflict under McMicken will law unfolds with threats to publish and formal witnesses to be summoned.
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Mr. Pendleton
Mr. Robinson
Dr. Reamy
Mr. Kinson
Reamy
Kuhn
Robinson
Prof. Marx
Mr. Luhn
Pendleton
Ayers
McMicken
Medical College of
Ohio
Ayérs
Medical Department
MecMicken
University of Cincinnati
Fac
William Henry Davis
The
Commercial Tribune
Navy nominates Captain Charles E. Clark as Rear Admiral
The President sent nominations to the Senate naming Captain Charles E. Clark for advancement to Rear Admiral in the Navy. Also nominated is Joseph E. Proffitt of West Virginia as Consul at Pretoria South Africa. Clark commanded the battleship Oregon during the voyage from San Francisco to Cuba and was present at the Battle of Santiago.
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Washington
Senate
Charles E. Clark
Joseph E. Proffitt
West Virginia
Pretoria
South Africa
Clark
Oregon
San Francisco
Cuba
Santiago
Miss Abramet Seeks 25000 Damages in Arson Case
Miss Hor tense Abramet, discharged by the grand jury on malicious arson charges, files suit in Indianapolis against detectives who led to her arrest and against Mr and Mrs Harry B Marsh. She seeks 25000 damages for humiliation while in Marion County Jail, alleging malicious arrest on arson trespass and burglary charges.
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Commercial Tribune
Indianapolis
Hortense _Abramet
Harry B. Marsh
Marion County
Senators approve Palma salary and Vice President pay
The Senate approved a bill fixing President Palma's salary at 25000 dollars annually and Vice President Estevez at 6000 dollars annually.
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Havana
Senate
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