Railroad Bridge Burned by Mill Men Sympathizers
In Canal Dover Ohio on June 8 two thousand mill workers blocked a Cleveland Marietta train carrying troops, disabling airbrakes and preventing progress. Reinforcements were requested as mobs surrounded the engine, while other trains faced similar delays and officials considered dispatching troops.
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Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling
Canal Dover
New Philadelphia
Rolling Mills
Cleveland & Marietta Road
Gov. McKinley
Seventeenth Regiment
Cambridge
Bellaire
Zanesville
Will Have Pits Working
Manowa Pennsylvania June 8 district officials were sent for after a threat. By Thursday night twenty Youghiogheny Coal Co. workers remained at the pit guarded by a hundred deputy sheriffs. General Manager Young says both the Manowa and Port Royal pits will run full time by Monday.
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Manowa
Pittsburgh
Youghiogheny Coal Co
Young
Port Royal
Elwood Guards Ordered to Prepare for Service
Elwood Indiana reports seventy guards ordered to ready for action to quell insurgents in the mining district. Citizens line streets in anticipation of deployment to the front. In Carterville, deputies guard coal shipments as ten more rioting strikers are arrested and await trial. Indiana Hibernians convene in Peru electing officers M D Fansler and John W Hannagan.
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Manion, Jr
Carterville
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Peru
The
Ancient Order of Hibernians
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A. Hannagan
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McKeesport Riots Amid Strike Violence and Vowing Officials
In McKeesport Pennsylvania on June 8 a clash between police and about a thousand strikers occurred in front of the mayor's office. Officers fired two volleys to disperse the crowd. business leaders refused to supply provisions, and the Duquesne Tube Works remain closed. Deputized citizens guard banks as strikers call for restraint while the united front committee urges nonviolence.
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Converse
National Tube Works
United Press
Reinoldt
Levi Edmundson
Edmundson
Robert Vaugn
Louis Grenburg
Duquesne
Andre
Peneral
Ohio Prohibition Ticket Nominated at State Convention
Prohibitionists closed their state convention by nominating R. G. Mc Casline of Portage County for Secretary of State, John Roseborough of Fulton County for Supreme Judge, Prof. Y. N. Trish of Franklin County for Commissioner of Common Schools, and H. F. Earles of Lawrence County for member of the Board of Public Works.
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ConemsBus
R. G. McCasline
Portage County
John Roseborough
Fulton County
Y. N. Trish
Franklin County
Board of Public Works
H. F. Earles
Lawrence County
Special committee named on existing industrial depression
The vice president appointed Vilas Blackburn Smith Dallinger and Patton as a special committee on the existing industrial depression. Vilas will chair and call a meeting soon. Ohio headline reports troops called to Cambridge and Wheeling area. Gov McKinley ordered out the Second Ohio National Guard and placed the Third at Dayton amid mining troubles in Belmont county.
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Blackburn
Smith
Dallinger
Patton
Senate
Vilas
Ohio
Columbus
McKin Jey
Ohio National Guard
Tiffin
Belmont County
Wheeling
W. Va
Dayton
Northwest Flood Losses In The Millions Estimated
Tacoma flood damage estimates top five million dollars as railroad men and other observers assess the toll across the northwest from the June floods. Conservative figures put the hit near five million.
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Tacoma
Wash
Northwest
Miners Threaten and Local News From Wheeling Creek
Miners at Wheeling Creek posted notices warning the public to stay away and threaten to throw reporters into the river. They claim possession of one hundred pounds of dynamite and small arms in a tense protest report.
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Masso
Wheeling Creek
Cripple Creek skirmish as deputies retreat amid militia talks
In Cripple Creek Col a morning clash near the deputies camp led to about two hundred shots but no fatalities. Miners guards and deputy cavalry traded fire while a parrot gun shell was fired harmlessly overhead. Colorado National Guard units converged as Gen Brooks and Adj Gen Tarnsey held talks with miners on surrender terms. Governor Waite urged restraint and warned arrests should be deferred until calm returns.
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Dune
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Colorado National Guards
Chatte Light Artillery
Denver
Divide
Gillette
Brooks
Adj
Tarnsey
Dexter
Gov
Waite
el Paso County
Wars forecast and regional unrest across early June reports
Rev Myron Reed warns of an emerging conflict at Union League in Denver while Congress debates a canal plan linking Erie and the Ohio river with a $20000 survey. Flood devastation hits Nelson BC as Rusl BC is described as nearly wiped out. Reports cite Bellaire Ohio unrest requiring troops and coal operators debating attendance at a joint conference. Fleming reunion set for August in Muncie Indiana. Oregon gubernatorial results show Lord leading Pierce and Galloway. Peru announces new warships as ships are reported in Tama.
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Col
Union League
Myron Reed
Congregational Church
Cripple Creek
Shelburn battle report stirs Indiana guard action
A Shelburn, Indiana dispatch describes drunken attackers at a picket line near Farmersturg prompting a volley from about 90 militiamen. A brick throw sparked a fusillade with 40 to 50 shots. Col. Ebel commanded but the attackers vanished and no one was found.
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Inpran A Po
Ind
Farmersturg
Col
Ebel
Terre Haute
Night Attack on Track Guards at Lick Creek Bridge
Ironton Ohio June 8 reports a midnight assault on guards and track walkers on the trestle over Lick creek near Ironton. Stones and gunfire followed by a volley of shots left guards overwhelmed. authorities expect further attacks and deploy Winchesters and extra troops. Kenova bridge and McCoy Hatfield tribe guard regional lines.
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Scott's Mines
W. H. Turner
Howe
Fourteenth Infantry
Col
A. B. Coit
Fourteenth
Spacks
Maj. Holmes
McKadden
Clarks
Cunningham
Baker
Lieu
Bible
Hebron
Bruner
Chillicothe
Weidle
Brush
Columbus
Stewart
Zanesville
Corbin
Seventeenth Regiment Hospital Corps
Smith
Corps
Tariff vote in senate due late June and notable political moves
The senate is poised to take final action on the tariff DIL later in June. A. F. Benson of Huntington won the People’s Party congressional nomination at Marion Indiana. The Logansport Populists tapped Rev S M Hathorn for the Tenth district. The West Virginia Education Association will meet July 2 3 4 at Fairmount in the new Normal School. William Nash aged 80 Ohio editor died in Gallipolis. Theodore P Haughey of the Indianapolis National Bank was sentenced to six years. Lewis Meyer killed his wife at 82 Franklin Ave St Louis over her acting ambition. National Furniture Manufacturers Association convened in Indianapolis. The Big Four fatality at Middletown has been identified as William J Keath of Brooklyn. Sister Catherine Drexel’s daughter to become superior at Alton Hil US. Senate confirmed Chas Neilson and W P Roberts for posts. Chicago sues 28 railroads for 2 08 million in land damages over viaducts. Indiana Episcopal diocese to divide into three with 30 000 endowment per new diocese.
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A. F. Benson
Huntington
Congress
People’s Party
Mas Rion
Ind
Wm. Nash
Ohio
Gallipolis
Nash
Franklin Avenue
St. Louis
Brooklyn
N.Y
P. J. Keath
Catherine
Drexel
Philadelphia
Alton, Hil
Markets Report From Cincinnati and Other Cities
Cleveland area notes show varied prices across commodities and livestock. Wheat and corn prices edge up or hold firm while cattle hog and sheep quotes shift with regional markets.
Early Marriages Regretted In Europe And America
The essay argues early marriages under 20 are to be regretted due to weaker offspring and higher child mortality. It cites data from New York City in 1891 and 1892 showing thousands of brides under 20 but few grooms under 20. It contrasts Europe where early marriage is common and self-support limits matrimony in America.
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Boston Herald
America
Cyrus Edson
North American
New York City
New York
Hungary
England
Do As Their Fathers Did Philadelphia Social Divides Revealed
A Pittsburgh Dispatch critique of Philadelphia social life argues that fashion and eligibility hinge on uptown versus downtown residence. It portrays Philadelphians as unchanging, clannish, and resistant to progress, with social status tied to location and old habits persisting despite reform attempts.
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World Wobbling: Scientists Examine Earth Axis Shifts
Washington and Manila observers undertake simultaneous measurements to determine if the Earth’s axis is shifting. If the drift continues, climates could shift and geographies become useless. an equatorial telescope has been sent to Manila to probe the cause while other scientists study magnetic variations affecting navigators.
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Manila
Philippine Islands
Globe
Mother Earth
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