Battle at Lemont No 3 works leaves one dead two fatally wounded
At Oxtontown Pennsylvania on June 11 a clash between seven deputies and a mob of around 900 strikers at the Lemont No 3 works of the McClure Coke Co. left one Slav dead and two others fatally wounded. Deputies and locals exchanged heavy fire as reinforcements arrived and prisoners were moved to safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxtontown
Lemont No. 3
McClure Coke Co
Frick Co
Pennsylvania Railroad
New Haven
Valley Works
The
Leisinging
Wilhelm
Allen
Morrel
Youngstown
Lemont
Uniontown
Connellsville
Strikers foil bridge bombing. trains reach Wheeling
A telegram reports that would be saboteurs planted three cans of gunpowder under a bridge near Bridgeport but a watchman found them. Two coal trains, guarded by troops, ran north to Wheeling Creek with no incident as Columbus carries hopes for a settlement at seventy cents or more.
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Cleveland
Cleveland, Lorain and Wheeling Road
Woodfort
Bridgeport
Wheeling Creek
Massiurox Mob Moves to Attack Bridge Repairs
A mob at Massiurox planned an attack on bridge No. 3 early Saturday morning, but repairs were made temporarily. Engines were ordered fired and ready to proceed. In Colum nts Ohio, the Ada normal school battalion of four companies volunteered under Gov. McKinley via Lieut. 3,000 gallons whisky bond at Owensboro, with conditions to be paid.
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Massiurox
Ada
Volunt
McKinley
Owensboro
Militia Clears Boggs Run Riot Blocking Coal Train
West Virginia militia from Parkersburg Huntington Grafton Wellsburg and Burton Companies moved to Boggs Run at 6 30 AM Saturday. After a brief rest they advanced on yards as rioters fled into the city. Obstructions were set on tracks but the train was escorted northward and the line kept open over a fifty mile stretch to Moundville Benwood Cambridge with troops guarding B and O lines.
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West Virginia
Waoeenine
W. Va
Parkersburg
Huntington
Grafton
Wellsburg
Burton
Boggs’ Run
Ohio
Moundville
Benwood
Cambridge
Train wreck near Pocahontas injures crew and passengers
A Vandalia eastbound express ditched on a curve one mile east of Pocahontas Illinois. Engineer Thomas Menifee of St. Louis sustained arm and shoulder injuries. Wireman A Poulton of Terre Haute likely killed beneath the tender. Postal Clerk Albaugh and several passengers injured.
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St. Louis
Vandalia Road
Pocahontas, Ill
Wireman &. A
Sheriff Bowers backs down as militia stands firm at Bull Hill
Reports from Denver and other cities describe Sheriff Bowers asking Gov Waite to withdraw troops if they would not assist in suppressing insurrection. The governor warned deputies that resisting orders to Gen Brooks would mean defying state power. No mass arrests planned.
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Bull Hill
Denver
Col
Bowers
Waite
Brooks
Operators Arrive First in Ground for Conference
In Cortissers Ohio on June 11 a miner operator conference opens with about twenty operator delegates from Ohio Pennsylvania Indiana and Illinois. The two sides plan a 60 and 69 cent wage proposal and say they cannot afford more. A scale committee is chosen and adjourns to 4 p m to draft a report.
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J. S. Morton
Col. Nevins
Courtright
J. B. Zerbe
H. L. Chapman
C. Goff
E. G. Loomas
A. G. Blair
W. R. Woodford
Ohio
R. H. Taylor
F. L. Robbins
John Blythe
Pennsylvania
J. S. Tolley
Indiana
R. B. Swede
Minois
Frank Brooks
Chapman
United States
Chicago Man Wields Ax in Lethal Rampage
In Cuicano on June 11, John Kane a drunken tinner from Thirty six st and Ashland Ave wounded five men with an ax near a blacksmith shop. Victims include Joseph Schultz James Reilly Ernest Drummond Chas Fisher and Police Officer Thomas Birmingham. Kane was subdued by Officer Burke after a brutal assault.
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Cuicano
John Kane
Thirty-sixth
Ashland Avenue
Joseph Schultz
Honore Street
James Reilly
Ernest Drummond
Chas. Fisher
Thomas Birmingham
Main Street
Fisher
Kane
Birmingham
Burke
Miners Sue Operators Over Company Store Deductions
Two suits filed in Portstown against Robbins Coal Co and W P Read Co seek money miners claim was withheld to pay store bills under 1891 law mandating semi monthly lawful money payments. Plaintiffs Isaac Jones and S S Scott allege cash shortfalls in 1893 94 amid McDonald strikes. Secretary Carlisle seeks Augustus Moore's resignation as Cincinnati boilers inspector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsburgh
Robbins Coal Co
W. P. Read & Co
McDonald
Robbins Co
Isaac Jones
S&s. G. Scott
Rend Co
Worn Out Wealers and War News From Across the Nation
Sacramento division troops under Col Speed arrive in McLeansboro Illinois and request rail passage after being fed by locals. Tyler Texas reports Cotton Belt trains burning wood due to coal scarcity and a wood cutting shop processing fifty cords daily. Lincoln Nebraska judge issues permanent injunction restraining the state treasurer from cashing warrants for the permanent school fund with appeal planned. Albuquerque miners show no resignations though Caledonia workers pull out. Punix Arizona reports death of Mrs Alice Ramsey, niece of Andrew Jackson, born 1846 in Algiers and widow of a former Sixth New York Cavalry captain. Gombiere’s fatal dispute noted in an unrelated item.
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Texas
Tyler
Cotton Belt
LiNcoln
Neb
Tibbets
District Court
Supreme Court
Andrew Jackson
Ariz
Alice Ramsey
Sixth
New York Cavalry
Ramsey
Algiers
Prison reform leaders released welcomed at camp
From prison the commonweal leaders Coxey Browne and Jones rode to the camp in a carriage drawn by four commonweal horses. At the District line their followers in camp formation greeted them and assisted to the camp. Coxey Browne spoke of possibly staying through winter and of a July Fourth address in Knoxville for 4250 dollars.
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Washington
Coxey
Browne
Jones
Sam
Knoxville
Tenn
Carnegie Offers to Fund World’s Largest Telescope in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh plans to build a grand observatory with the largest lens in the world. The project seeks $150000 in total funding with Andrew Carnegie and Henry Phipps Jr contributing the major share. Professor Keeler and John Brashear support expanding local astronomical facilities. Carnegie plans to pay his subscription once cost and construction details are ready.
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Pittaburgh-Allegheny
Carnegie
John A. Brashear
Pittsburgh
Pittaburgh
Allegheny
Keeler
Allegheny Observatory
Western
Pennsylvania
Andrew Carnegie
Henry Phipps, Jr
Deadly Aconite Mistaken for Alcohol Fatal to Three Men
In Sema Alabama on June 11 two men and a third man died after sample tasting and drinking from a demijohn believed to contain liquor. The fluid, later found to be aconite stolen from Cawthorn Coleman drug stores, killed all three within minutes.
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Sema
Ala
Sid Fowlis
David Johnson
Fred Jones
Paul Frazer
Johnson
Cawthorn & Coleman
Wheeling & Lake Erie Workers Dismissed Over Union Ties
Steubenville reports union involvement at W et L E prompting dismissals for alleged unsatisfactory work. Many train crews quit the federation seeking Railway Union protection as a potential strike looms.
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American Railway Union
Steubenville
Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad
Wheeling & Lake Erie
Railway Union
Disheartening Strike Talks Amid Ohio Mines Stand
Columbus June 11 The question of a Monday settlement in the Ohio and Pittsburgh mine strike divides opinions as miners resist 60 to 69 cent offers. Leaders insist on 70 cents in Ohio and 79 cents in Pittsburgh while operators push optimism for an end to the walkout. The conference risks a wider civil war scale and calls for compromise intensify. St Louis planning to consolidate street lines for 290 miles of rail at $19 million enabling one fare across the city.
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Columpus
Adams
Ohio
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
St. Louis
Mminor
Despondent man kills wife then himself in Delano
Alfred Johnson, in a fit of despondency, cut his wife’s throat and then his own, dying shortly after in Delano Minnesota. His wife survived, left as a challenging situation for the community. In New York there is a note about young Stevenson returning amid ongoing events.
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Bazoy
Delano
Minn
Alfred Johnson
Betrothal of Waldeck Prince and Schammburg Lippe Princess
Telegraphs report the betrothal of Prince Frederick of Waldeck Pyrmont to Princess Rathildis of Schammburg Lippe. Other items note suicides in Indianapolis and Zanesville, mining strife near Bellaire, drownings in Wisconsin, bridge burns in Goshen and Birmingham, a gas station fire, and census preparation completion with upcoming clerical changes.
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Prince Frederick
Waldeck
Pyrmont
Rathildis
Schammburg- Lippe
Francis Xavier Beaupre
Indianapolis
Ind
National Republican Congressional Committee
Congressional
Tennesse
J.C. Houk
United States
Harmon
Toledo
Haskell
Ohio
James Shaw
Hopewell Township
Zanesville
Bellaire
McClainsville
Charles Hensman
Beloit
Henry P. Hay
Plattsville
Wis
Beloit College
Drent Lake
Elkhorn
Goshen
Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling
Electric
Kokomo
Matt Symons
J. Q. Symons
Walton
John Knote
Jerome
Steinbrueck
Germany
Mabel Mines
Louisville and Nashville
Birmingham
Ala
Government
Markets Report From Cincinnati and Chicago Commodities
The report covers grain prices in Cincinnati and Chicago with flour and patent categories, rye and oats futures, and cash quotes. Cattle and hog markets show steady to higher pricing, with calves, sheep, and lambs noted. wheat, corn, oats, and rye prices are listed across several markets.
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Cincinnati
WBEAI
Selent
Chicago
To.LyEpo
Cheap Living in Paris for Students in the Latin Quarter
The Latin Quarter offers cheap living for students with rents around thirty francs a month and meals at cafés for small sums. Many couples start married life there, living on fifteen to thirty dollars monthly while scenes of Parisian student life unfold amid modest comforts and simple meals.
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Paris
France
Irance
New York Press
Latin Quarter
Moth Hunting Methods Revealed By Entomologist
Dr Aldricks of Kentucky describes nocturnal moth behavior and field techniques to lure, capture, and preserve large varieties. He notes beer bait on tree bark, etherized jars for death, and a personal space for rearing, with some specimens valued up to twenty five dollars.
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Aldricks
Kentucky
Philadelphia
Smaithsonian Institution
Washington, D.C
Utility of stale eggs and their uses in industry
The article asserts stale eggs retain value and find markets in large cities. It notes tanners purchase them for leather tanning, where egg content aids leather finishing by sealing pores and improving the final texture.
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Yacht
Vigilant
Wield
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Mississippi
Burlington
Iowa
Nele Dick
Terre Havre
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Richard W. Thompson
Curcaco
Standard Oil Co
Standard Company
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Boundary Line
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Great Western Terminal Road
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Des Moines
Tulinois
Moore
Carlisle
Augustus Moore
McLeansporo
Ill
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Kelly
Col. Speed
Albuquerque
N. M
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Caladonia Company
Pirouont
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Gombiere
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Birney
Thomas Scanlon
John McCluskey
Southeast Lake
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Ohio Miners
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