President in Canton All Week With Callers
President and Mrs. Messingey spent the day in Canton and plan to confer with cabinet officers in Washington on Watters and other matters. The president is expected to remain in Canton throughout the week, with notable visitor Michael H. de Young of the San Francisco Chronicle among the day’s callers. De Young is one of twelve U S commissioners to the Paris exposition and arranged a meeting with the president.
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Canton
Mra. Messinsey
Washington
Michael H. de Young
San Francisco Chronicle
Mr. de Young
United States
Paria
Massive factory fire injures many in Williamsport
A four story shoe factory owned by J. E. Dayton & Co. burned in Williamsport on October 3 causing extensive loss estimated at 200000 to 250000. The Royal Brand company and L B Whitman & Co. suffered damages. Several firemen were injured including Join Condon Randall Allison Joseph Hl Henry Page from falling debris.
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Williamsport
J. E. Dayton & Co
Royal Brand Company
L. B. Whitman & Co
Dayton & Co
Join Condon
Randall Allison
Joseph HH. Hl
Genry &. Page
Dynamite At Worksite Roils Pennsylvanian Strike
Dinamite attempt to blow up a mine area in Manelion Pennsylvania fails as miners ignore a 10 percent wage rise and powder price cut. Michael Zuulick, a worker, was targeted while Mitchell and union officials return from Wilkesbarre to report on strike strategy and Shenandoah union actions.
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Fine Workers’ Organization
Wilkesbarre
Shenan H
Melexates
Mitchell
Reading Rail Stop Delays Coal Movement
Transportation news from Reading Pennsylvania reports coal shipments on the Reading railway nearly eased with no coal to haul. Bangarrog has stopped on the Schuylkill canal and the anthracite trade is at a standstill. The Reading company continues moving cars to West Virginia fields, about 500 cars in the last day, with more planned. Eastern Pennsylvania firms report shortages of bituminous coal and difficulty obtaining it.
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Reading
Reading Company
West Virginia
Harrisburg
Shippenburg
Pennsylvania
No Response to Offers In Scranton Strike Action
Scranton, Oct. 8. No indication of a reply to notices sent by several coal firms and unions urging mine employees to return to work with a 10 percent wage increase and powder reductions. Strikers remain firmly resolved to act only as directed by President Mitchell and the United Mine Workers executive board.
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Scranton
Notleen
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
Lehigh Valley
Hillside Coal & Iron Company
Temple Coal & Iron Company
Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Democrat Comes Over
Milwaukee October 3 The Evening Wisconsin announces General Edward S Bragg of Fond du Lac a lifelong Democrat will openly support McKinley He accepts an invitation to address a holiday meeting in Milwaukee where he will advocate McKinley’s election The invitation is signed by several gold Democrats
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Milwaukee
Wis
Wisconsin
Edward S. Bragg
Fond du Lac
Congress
McKinley
Drage
McKintey
Hanna Will Come West Tour With Frye Set
Senator Hanna announced a speaking tour with Senator Frye of Maine through Wisconsin Nebraska and South Dakota. Frye will arrive in Chicago and the pair will go to Madison where a Republican chairman will speak at Payne's home. They will traverse Minnesota with several stops and spend two days in South Dakota and Nebraska. Continuous urging from supporters prompted the decision.
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Chicago
Hanna
Frye
Maince
Wisconsin
Nebraska
South Dakota
Senator Hanna Wl
Madison
Wis
Republican National Committee
Payne
Minnesota
Mr. Hanna
Soum
Bate
Fragmentary political speech hints at Kansas focus
The brief OCR fragment references Senator Frye and a possible trip into Kansas. It notes speeches pledged for home or national purposes, but the text is incomplete and lacks clear dates or outcomes. The record captures a momentary political sentiment without full context or identifiable events.
Nome City Passengers Vaccinated Before Beattie Call
A Port Townsend report says the Steamship Nome City arrived ten days from Cape Nome and 386 passengers were required to show vaccination before continuing to Beattie due to a smallpox outbreak at Nome, though no one aboard was sick.
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Seattle
Wash
Times
Port Townsend
Nome City
Cape Nome
Beattie
Nome
German releases steamers for grain shipment. horses depart
San Francisco reports that the German government freed six large steamers that had been sent to transport horses for the German army in China. The Alesia departed with 628 mules and horses for Taku, likely the last such voyage. German officers had previously scoured California, Oregon, and Nevada, paying premium prices to secure cavalry animals.
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San Francisco
China
Alesia
Taku
Pacific
California
Oregon
Nevada
British forces to occupy Shan Hai Kuan and rail line
British officials report Shan Hai Kuan surrendered to a warship on September 29. Three British regiments will depart October 2 to garrison Shan Hai Kuan and Chitheinchien and seize control of the railroad. General Chaffee has left for Pekin.
Sailor Lambson Beaten In UK Election Results
London October 4 Conservatives win New Castle by a large margin. Capt Lambson of the British battleship Powerful finishes bottom. Carew defeated in Dublin College district amid anti-Parnell sentiment. Sunderland seat goes to conservatives. Results show ministerialists 220 liberals 4 nationalists 35 with 309 returns.
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London
New Castle
Lambson
Powerful
James Lawrence Carew
College
Dublin
Duke of York
Carew
John Howard Parnell
Charles Stewart Parnell
South Meath
Parnell
Sunderland
W. R. Plumber
Grenwick
Storey
Iberal
Captain Lambton
Morpeth
Thomas Burt
Maltman Barry
College Green
J. P. Nattick
James Laurence Carew
W. T. Doxford
J. Pemberton
Hunter
Wilkie
WAIT FOR THE RAILROADS IN SCRANTON
In Scranton Pennsylvania on October 4 the Delaware Lackawanna and Western failed to start any colliery operation despite preparations. Strikers reject a ten percent wage increase offer for those returning to work today. Delaware and Hudson and Pennsylvania Coal have not posted wage advances yet, leaving individual operators unable to act until railroads can move coal.
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Scranton
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Company
Delaware & Hudson Company
Pennsylvania Coal Company
Contractor Markle Says Arbitration Ended At Mine
New York Oct 4 John Markle senior partner of Markle and Co coal operators says he came here for himself not others The arbitration chapter is ended The workers committee notified Sunday night that arbitration was broken and a notice was posted stating the employes statement and that the contract between Markle and the workers is terminated.
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New York
John Markle
Markle & Co
Germany Proclaims Flag Display Rules for Vessels
Washington Oct 2 Mr Jackson secretary of legation at Berlin has supplied to the state department proclamation by Germany respecting the display of national flags prescribing the conditions under which these are to be exhibited Foreign vessels are required to show their flag when meeting a German naval vessel or passing a German fortress within the three mile limit and on entering a German harbor.
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Washington
Jackson
Berlin
State Department
Germany
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