Last of the Reading Mines workers attacked by crowd
Hazelton Pa Oct 5 Eight Italian miners on night shift at Calvin Pardee Co Latimer colliery were ambushed on the road to Hollywood by twenty five women mostly Hungarians and Italians from Milnenville. A man was severely cut and others stoned. Foreseeable clashes loom as foreigners frequent the routes and some carry clubs. No change in workmen numbers today.
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Hazelton
Calvin Pardee & Co
Lattimer
Hollywood
Milnenville
Coal and Iron Police
Quiet in Shamokin as Mount Carmel march ends
Telegrams report no current trouble after Mount Carmel marchers stirred Shamokin Pennsylvania and Philadelphia on October 5. A boundary dispute between British Columbia and Washington spurs talk of a new border line near Chilliwhack lake with potential international implications. Reading Company coal mines halt, closing North Franklin colliery and leaving no coal mined across its 39 pits.
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New Whatcom
Wash
Mount Baker
Chilliwhack Lake
Red Mountain
Dominion
Washington
Boundary Commission
Native Uprising in Eromanga Islands Reported
Victoria B C October natives of Eromango in the New Hebrides rise. Rev H A Robertson of the Canadian missionary society reports fourteen natives killed during the conflict. Missionary teachers hide in caves and a bullet proof stockade is built as a British cruiser heads toward Eromanga. Only one white man, besides Robertson, remains on the island.
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Victoria
B. C
Eromango
New Hebrides
Sydney
H. A. Robertson
Canadian Missionary Society
Eromanga
Receipts at Oberammergau Passio n Plays Reported
Berlin reports that 210,000 spectators attended 48 Oberammergau passion plays. Receipts totaled 1,212,000 marks with villagers benefiting about 4,000,000 marks from visitors.
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Berlin
Ober~ammergau
Guam Becomes Independent Naval Station
The Navy Department detaches Guam from the Asiatic Station and designates it as an independent station. The change aims to streamline operations as the Ladrones remain under Guam governance and U S military presence in the Pacific.
Victim of Shenandoah Riot Edward Coyle Dies
Edward Coyle, a participant in the Shenandoah mine riot two weeks earlier, died today after a stray bullet struck him below the heart as he checked on his children’s safety during the disturbance in Shenandoah Pennsylvania.
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Shenandoah
Edward Coyle
Miners' Mass Meeting Planned by Shenandoah Strikers
Shenandoah Pa October 5 The striking miners plan a mass demonstration tomorrow modeled on Wilkes Barre. President Mitchell will travel from Hazelton to address the open air meeting where about ten thousand men and boys are expected to join.
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Shenandoah
Wilkesbarre
Mitchell
Hazelton
Reports Sent Directly from Guam Governor to Washington
Reports from the Asiatic station will go to the governor of Guam and then be returned to the Washington department under the new arrangement.
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Pacific
Washington
Guam
Chicago Plot Report Shocks Readers
New York dispatch cites Rome sources describing a plot centered in Chicago. The brief notes sensational themes and references official responses, signaling developing political intrigue and media attention.
Plot alleged by Milan arrests ties Chicago to plan
A letter found with suspects Melechis and Willi in Milan on Tuesday links the plot to Chicago. Breset denies knowledge but vows vengeance. The Tribuna reports the state government will seek European joint action to require passports for travelers from America.
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Melechis
Willi
Milan
Chicago
Breset
Tribuna
Statejan
America
Sensational gold find reported near Gun gadl in NW
Victoria B C Oct 5 a Sydney N W report describes Long Flat near Gun gadl as yielding rich gold ore. Pieces weighing up to three quarters of a pound tray were found with oxide coating and about 2000 ounces obtained. A prospecting dish yielded 25 ounces from fine dirt and gold remains visible in the Roof Drive seam.
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Victoria
B. C
Sydney
Long Flat
Gun~ Gadl
Want to Fight Duel From Shelby County Mines Theft Claim
A Pana TL dispatch reports Judge Righter received a letter from Ralph Cortl an Italian asking permission to duel with Peter Camali another Italian accused of stealing $200 from him in the Moneaqua mines last year. Cortl seeks ten paces and shotgun duel until one dies in the contested fight.
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Chicago
Pana
Righter
Shelby County
Ralph Cortl
Peter Camali
Moneaqua
Corts
Healy Retains North Louth Seat In Bitter Fight
London October 5 election results total 422 with Conservatives 250 Unionists 42 Liberals and Laborites 78 Nationalists 52 Healy holding North Louth amid a sharp back and forth as Liberals suffer an unexpected setback in the tally.
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London
Timothy M. Healy
North Louth
Wberals
Loss in defeat of Sir Wilfrid Lawson in Cockermouth division
In the Cockermouth division of Cumberland Sir Wilfrid Lawson president of the United Kingdom Alliance for the Supplier loses to Yung Lu. Conservatives gain unexpectedly in London Derry.
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Wilfrid Lawson
Cockermouth
Cumberland
Wilfrid
United Kingdom Alliance
Yung Lu
Londonderry
Shipping delays at London port cited by Elder Dempster
Elder Dempster & Co. warns papers that London lacks docks and dredging neglect hindering shipping. They report Canadian trade suffers as cargo discharge now takes 14 days, calling the situation monstrous.
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London
Elder Dempster & Co
Fire at Welbeck Abbey damages Duke of Portland seat
A serious fire struck Welbeck Abbey in Nottinghamshire, seat of the Duke of Portland. The Oxford wing was gutted while the Duke and Duchess were away. Loss is estimated around £100,000 though art treasures were saved. water and smoke caused most damage.
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London
Welbeck Abbey
Nottinghamshire
Duke of Portland
Oxford
Duke
Duchess of Portland
Government to protest New Zealand annexation of Cook Islands
Sydney dispatch reports the government plans a strong protest over New Zealand's annexation of the Cook Islands. It argues New South Wales trade with the island would suffer if New Zealand imposes a tariff to push the annexation.
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Sydney
New Zealand
Cook Islands
New South Wales
Lloyd Garrison Dead Relative of Abolitionist Dies
Lloyd McKim Garrison aged 88 a New York attorney died after six weeks illness from typhoid fever in Springfield Mays Oct 5 He was a relative of Wm Lloyd L Garrison the noted abolitionist.
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Springfield
Mays
Lloyd McKim Garrison
New York
Lloyd L. Garrison
Havana Custom Receipts for August 1900 Show Trade Volume
The division of customs in insular affairs released Havana port figures for August 1900. Havana saw 240 vessels totaling 219,030 tons entered and 249 vessels totaling 224,244 tons cleared. Passenger movement included 1,960 arrivals with 670 from the United States, 1,046 from Spain, and 244 from other countries, while 1,609 departed to destinations including 634 to the United States and 604 to Spain. Liquidations reached 4,495 with 27 free and 64 with duty increases, yielding $988,287.10 in duties.
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Washington
Division of Customs In Insular Affairs
Havana Custom House
Havana
Engers
Cuba
United States
Spain
France plans 6000 troops to back China settlement
Paris reports a note from the foreign ministry proposing a joint program for negotiations with China after legations were saved. The plan calls for punishing main culprits, arms import ban, indemnities, a permanent guard at Pekin, fortifications dismantling, and military occupation along the Tianjin Pekin route.
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Paris
Foreign Minster
France
China
Prince Ching
II Hung Chang
Pekin
Indemnity Talk After Chinese Degradation Report
Shanghai reports a new German cable from Che Foo to Tien Tsin signaling tension after foreign pressure. Allies may demand an indemnity of about 40 million pounds, roughly $200 million, amid calls for punitive reparations. Also in sports, Jack Roat of Chicago defeated Cart Creedon of Australia in one round in Kansas City as Creedon weighed more but could not land a punch.
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Shanghai
Che Foo
Tien Tsin
Jack Roat
Chicago
Cart Creedon
Australia
Kansas City
Creedon
Root
Rousing Billings Rally Boosts Republican Cause
Special to the Tatter from Billings Montana reports a packed Opera House crowd for a three hour meeting headlined by T C Marshall and Geo W Potter. Attendees included many first time voters as speakers attacked Democrats and praised Republican positions on trusts imperialism and military policy. Independent Democrats plan a county convention next week threatening rival Democratic candidates.
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Tatter Mountain
Billings
Mont
T. C.marshall
Miaoula
Geo. W. Potter
New York
Opera House
Court House
Jas. R. Goss
Mr. Marshall
Buchanan
Cleveland
Republican Party
Potter
Stull
General Land Office reports surge in land sales and forest reserves
Washington reports a strong year for the General Land Office with capital receipts rising to 4.79 million dollars, land disposals totaling 13.45 million acres, and homestead entries up by 2.3 million acres. Forestry work includes Olympus forest reserve cut to 1,925,840 acres and creation of Santa Ynez reserve.
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Washington
General Land Office
Land Office
Colorado
Montana
Olympic
Santa Ynez
California
National Parke
Arizona
Yellowstone National Park
South Dakota
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Ladrones
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Journal and Advertiser
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Duke's Palace
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