Texas cloud burst leaves Dallas area in disaster
Reports from Sept 24 describe Brownwood and Neuces Valley regions devastated by floods. Eight drownings confirmed. towns wrecked and communications severed as rivers like the Leon Colorado and Concho overflowed. Wires down cripple traffic and hinder search efforts amid widespread property loss.
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Dallas
Texas
Deaton
Dublin
Brownwood
Fort Worth and
Rio Grande
Colorado
Concho
Pecan
Temple
Zionists Varnished mob targets two elders in Ohio
In Manafield Ohio on September 23 a mob confronted Elders Ephraim Bassinger of Bluffton and Bilas Moor of Lima. They were seized near the depot, stripped, daubed with varnish, and paraded to the home of Zion follower B. H. Letby. The rioters vowed the pair would not return to Mansfield unless ordered by Overseer Piper.
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Manafield
Ohio
Ephriam Bassinger
Bluffton
Bilas Moor
Lima
Erie
Richard Buggy Works
Bassinger
B. H. Letby
Zion
Mansfield
Piper
Iron Bedstead Guns Reported in China Conflict
A dispatch states Gen Yamaguchi said Pekin was relieved three days early to protect the legations. Instructions on guns were found in Chinese officers’ quarters. Twenty thousand Japanese troops are at Taku. A French priest arrived with seventy Chinese Christians and iron bedstead guns. first shots killed twenty Boxers and the group held out for twenty days before escaping from Yang Chicku, four days from Taku.
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New York
Yamaguchi
Pekin
Taku
Yang Chicku
Catholic Federation Convention to Lead Federation Topic
Catholic laymen and clergymen from across the country will gather in Brooklyn for a convention focusing on the federation of Catholic societies. The National union president will preside. Rev Dr Francia H Hall rector of Holy Rosary Church is expected to advise delegates to back Bishop McFaul of Trenton's project.
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New York
Federation of Catholic Societies
Brooklyn
National Union
Francia H. Hall
Church of Holy Rosary
Wall
Catholic Federation
McFaul
Trenton
Outbreak in Sun Tai District After Converts Interfered
From Hong Kong a dispatch to the Herald reports French gunboat Avalanche found quiet in Sun Tai district. Disturbance began when Chinese soldiers plundered a convert's medicine shop, spreading to villages. Converts' houses and missions were swept, with great native slaughter and a wounded Catholic priest. The unrest is blamed on Chinese converts meddling in civil matters.
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New York
The
Herald
Hong Kong
Sun Tai
Four fishermen dead in equinoxial storm near Vancouver
Vancouver B C September 24 four men died when a equinoxial storm swept the Gulf of Georgia. A fishing boat capsized near the narrows and its four occupants disappeared. A rescue boat capsized but its crew were rescued by a tug. Several small craft broke free and were damaged or sunk. Authorities fear for other fishermen at sea.
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Vancouver
B. C
Gulf of Georgia
Narrows
Prune Industry Sees Record Sales Amid High Prices
California Cured Fruit association reports prune arrivals at water houses around 60,000 pounds daily with about 8.5 million shipped and orders filed for triple that amount. President Bond notes sales records exceed any prior year despite custard dobbers rating prices at 14 to 12 cents.
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San Jose
Cal
California Cured Fruit Association
Bond
Iron Mills Will Open Wage Scale Signed
A conference committee of the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers and manufacturers in Cincinnati Ohio agreed on a yearly wage scale valid until July 1901. The scale, triggered by market fluctuations, begins each July.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers
All Afraid of the Holland at Narragansett Bay Maneuvers
Newport Sept 24 All is in readiness for navy maneuvers as the squadron prepares to blockade Narragansett bay the largest torpedo flotilla ever under Captain Mason will drill and act. Umpires and arbiters will decide results after three days of planned attacks with fear centered on the submarine Holland which may slip beneath and destroy war vessels. The Holland will operate independently of other torpedo boats during the exercise.
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Newport
R. T
Navy
Narragansett Bay
Mason
Holland
Mills Sign Wage Scale Sparks Restart of Iron Mills
After weeks of idle time since June, more than 60 workers will return to mills as wage scales are signed. The Iron and Steel Workers conferees met in New York Detroit Indianapolis and Youngstown before approving rates for boiling rolling busheling and other mill classes. Several plants including American Steel Hoop and Republic Iron and Steel plan to resume operations promptly, signaling a broad wage settlement amid market fluctuations.
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Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers
New York
Detroit
Sianapalis
Youngstown
Mills
Schafer
Willams
Nutt
American Steel Hoop Company
Girard
Warren
Pomeroy
Greenville
Republic Iron and Steel Company
Youngtown
Ironton
Terra Haute
Birmingham
Muncie
Franklin
Marion
Moline
New Albany
Minneapolis
Covington
Brazil
Ind
Springfield
Alexander
United States response to China settlement proposal cited
The Vossische Zeitung comments from Berlin on September 23 say America will abandon the concert of the powers, not causing serious diplomatic harm but weakening unity and increasing Chinese arrogance. It warns that U.S. action abandons occidental common interests and may prolong bloodshed.
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Berlin
United States
Germany
Vossische Zeitung
America
Porto Rican Debt Quarrel Amuses Havana
Porto Rico demands over 2.2 million dollars from Cuba for funds lent to Spain to subdue Cubans. The issue Amuses Havana as Cubans question repayment. General Wond will return Washington documents to Governor Allen with a diplomatic memorandum stating he cannot take any position.
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Havana
Porto Rico
Cuba
Spain
Wond
Washington
Allen
Stratton's Independence mine closes over theft clash
In Victor Colorado on December 24 the Stratton's Independence mine shut down after an “obnoxious order” to stop ore theft. The superintendent refuses revocation and notes similar orders from six other large companies. The dressing room pass policy caused labor security concerns amid alleged monthly losses of 5,000 to 15,000 dollars through worker peculations.
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Victor
Stratton
Independence
Stratton's Independence
Mason on Imperialism in Chicago Address
Senator Mason defended the Philippines policy, saying the archipelago purchase reflected voter will and Bryan aid. He claimed no new campaign issues exist, arguing the choice is labor for Americans or hiring foreign labor, and criticized Mr. Bryan for Wilson bill voting.
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Chicago
Mason
Philippines
W. J. Bryan
Senaor Mason Salu
Iggue
Ateet Rafis
Ping
Bryan
Wilson
Under Cover of Darkness Driver Shot Kills Miss Griffith
In Hamilton Ontario on September 24 Miss Griffith of Dundas was shot while driving with George Pearson. A rig passed as two shots rang out one struck her in the head. Pearson carried her to a farm house where she died.
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Hamillton
Ont
Miss Griffith
Dundas
George Pearson
Hamilton
Pearson
Misa Griffin
Swindling Consul Case in Hamburg Sentenced
Hamburg September 24 Leon Bard a former United States citizen residing here was sent to 16 months imprisonment for misappropriating 2300 marks part of an inheritance he received for two American women.
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Hamburg
Leon Bard
United States
Eseto
Telegrams Chronicle Disaster Rumors and Notable Events
A cloud burst on the Nueces River wrecked property and claimed at least forty lives. Relief funds in Galveston show cashing of labor relief checks. Rumors of Qing palace desecration footnotes amid political tension. Roosevelt enjoyed a Wyoming game dinner but declined a formal welcome. A Salt Lake vow ride provided rare Western tour respite. Amnesty proclamation in the Philippines set for September 1 amid shifting conditions. Newfoundland cod fisheries suffered losses from a late floe, reports vary on crews. US naval postwar reflections praise American arms’ prowess. A 40 kova blasting charge at Texas Creek for a new road project caused massive debris. A San Francisco freight engine toppled, three workers injured with one drowning.
Prominent Philadelphia Physician Dies at 87
Dr Stillwell long served as Professor of Theory and Practice of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He died today aged 87 in Philadelphia, ending a storied medical career with formal ties to the university and city.
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Indelphia
Dr. Stillwell
University Ofnsylvania
Strikes Expand as Troops Guard Mines in Shenandoah
In Shenandoah the strike widens with an estimated 15,000 workers off the job at the Philadelphia and Reading and Lehigh Valley mines. Five infantry battalions and a cavalry troop patrol the district while residents show mixed reactions to soldiers. Hazleton remains quiet as authorities anticipate a potential surge in strikers or workers slipping away.
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Shenandoah
Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Company
Lehigh Valley Company
United Mine Workers
Get. Gobin
Practical Ministers Call for Arbitration of Miners' Strike
In Oak Park and Chicago ministers unite to urge Governor Stone to use authority for arbitration in the Pennsylvania miners' strike. Rev Sidney Strong led the effort sending a telegram and plans for further action and coordinated endorsements follow.
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Chicago
Second Congregational Church
Oak Park
Sidney Strong
Stone
Strong
Oak Parke
Broneé
Pennsylvania
W. B. Horton
First Congregational Church
J. W. Conley
First Baptist Church
Charles 8. Hoyt
First Peerbyterian Church
Threats rise as miners prepare to strike in Schuylkill region
Shenandoah Pa September reports tense labor unrest as strikers warn violence against any miners who return to work. Reading company aims to push demand for higher output while union tensions threaten stoppages. Officials fear renewed mine closures and increased danger across anthracite fields.
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Shenandoah
Asserdione
Schuyl- Kill
Outburst Reported in Tizelton Battle Incident
An incident near McAdoo in Tizelton on September 24 drew sharp protest and calls it an outrage by local observers. Details are sparse in the fragmentary report but reflect heightened tensions in the area.
Washington telegram signals cautious U S stance to Chinese crisis
A Berlin telegraph published in Cologne quotes a Washington reply described as a mild response to the German note on China. It asserts the United States will protect trade and missionary interests while showing restraint due to the delicate international situation, stressing no laxity in safeguarding American aims.
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Cologne
Kenische Zee Lung
Berlin
Washington
United States
Hoist Their Mules as Strike Drags on in Wyoming Valley
Wilkes Barre September 24 The second week of the mine workers strike shows no change with all collieries idle except one at Mocanaqua. Workers gathered at South Wilkes Barre to resume, but crowds dispersed. Hillside Coal and Iron hoisted its mules and sent them to pasture. National committeeman Fred Dileher reports the situation improving for the miners.
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Wilkesbarre
Wyoming Valley
Mocanaqua
South Wilkesbarre
Hillside Coal and Iron Company
Erle Company
Fred Dileher
Strikes Keep Shamokin Collieries Idle Despite Guarded Venues
Shamokin on September 24 reports no coal production as operators fail to reopen any colleries. Adjacent depots remain heavily guarded while workers resist. ten percent of North Franklin colliery miners at Treyverton stayed home. Deputies were dispatched to the mine early today.
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Shamokin
Adj
North Franklin
Treyverton
Carta of
Glass Workers Strike In Chicago Over Pay And Hours
Two hundred seventy one ornament glass workers quit in Chicago as firms refused to sign an agreement. They demand higher pay for certain classes of work and a reduction of hours from ten to nine per day.
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Chicago
Oipl Toon
Corti
Foremen Quit Amid Luzurne Strike Turmoil in Lickawanna
In Berunton on September M6 the strike escalates in the Lickawanna region as Bellevue washers idle for nearly a week. Foremen refuse to work, saying they face threats of loss of insurance or retaliation if they stay, while laborers act as de facto foremen until tensions ease.
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Berunton
Lickawanna
Bellevue
Three More Close Up In Philadelphia Mines
Reports received today by the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron company indicate sixteen of the fifty nine collieries owned by the company were operating this morning. This is three mines less than were working Saturday. The message also mentions troop transfers from the Philippines to China and discusses reactions to Chinese court actions in relation to American trade and missionary interests.
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Philadelphia
Boyt
Philadelphia and
Reading Coal
Michigan City Fire Destroys Village Business Section
Omer Michigan city experienced a devastating blaze destroying the business portion of the village today. The damage is pegged at about $50,000 with Lees reported among the affected.
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Omer
Mich
Lees
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