United States Steel gives 10 percent wage advance
The United States Steel Corporation approves a voluntary 10 percent wage increase affecting about 100,000 workers, adding roughly 4 million dollars to annual payroll. Applies to union and non union non tonnage employees. blast furnace, day men, laborers, and machinists gain in Pittsburgh area.
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United States Steel Corporation
Steel Corporation
Carnegie Steel Co
American Steel and Wire Plants
Edgar Thompson and
Hamstead Steel
Judge Long Dies A Renowned Michigan Jurist
Detroit June 28 Justice of the State Supreme Court Charles D Long died after a long illness Born Grand Blanc Mich June 14 1841 he served in the Civil War earning life altering injuries The amputated arm and a lasting hip wound marked a lifelong battle He entered law after the war and rose to the Supreme Court elected 1887 reelected 1897 He was active in G A R circles and fought Pension Commissioner Lochrens reduction of his pension to 72 a month up to the U S Supreme Court
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Mich
State Supreme Court
Charles D. Long
Justice Long
Grand Blanc
Eighth Michigan Infantry
Wilmington Island
Supreme Bench
Rioting in Sze-Chuan destroys mission buildings and deaths
Pekin reports the American and British mission houses at hen-ixu- Chao were burned by a mob and a missionary was killed. An imperial edict removes the magistrate of Tien-Ku-Chao from office and orders the rioters exterminated. Several leaders are said to have been beheaded in what appears to be an anti indemnity uprising.
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Pekin
Sze-Chuan
Young Missouri Son Confesses to Family Murder
William Coates aged 17 was arrested in St. Joseph on suspicion of murdering his mother whose partially decomposed body was found on a farm south of the city. He confessed implicating his father James Coates who was later taken into custody. The son says he choked his mother after the family had been estranged for months.
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St. Joseph
William Coates
Coates
James Coates
Body of Missing Girl Found in Forest Lawn Lake
The body of Mary Lucille Murphy six year old daughter of Cornelius Murphy was found last evening in a small lake at Forest Lawn cemetery. She had hands and feet bound with rope and her body wrapped in newspapers secured by rubber bands. The corpse was badly decomposed.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Mary Lucille Murphy
Cornelius Murphy
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Lawyer James E. Pearson Found Dead in Office
James E. Pearson a 65 year old Hempstead Long Island lawyer with a Brooklyn office was found dead in his New York City office Friday. He died by inhaling illuminating gas and left a note saying he was a defaulter and thief whose money was gone. He wrote that prayer for death failed and that his wife and six children were left penniless.
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New York
James E. Pearson
Hempstead
L. I
Brooklyn
Boer Prisoners Escape and Island Mutiny in Bermuda
Two Boer prisoners escaped Burt's Island camp in Hamilton Bermuda with one later captured. Boers on Darrell's Island who refused muster were forced out, prompting a clash that left Commandant Milan badly beaten and hospitalized. Prisoners on other islands have leave revoked and are fed on prison fare.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Conference talks on Philippine civil government end without resolution
Washington June 28 The con fer ees of the two houses of congress opened at 2 pm and adjourned at 6 pm without settling any major points in dispute over the Philippine civil government bill.
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Washington
Congress
Forest Fires Ravage Colorado and Wyoming Ranges
Colorado endures numerous fires this summer with half a dozen major blazes burning across the state and a large wildfire sweeping through the Medicine Bow range in neighboring Wyoming.
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Denver
Col
Colorado
Medicine Bow Range
Wyoming
Miners Strike Sparks Massive Legal Action
Scranton reports of mass litigation tied to the Wilkesbarre unfair lists amid a vast strike with over 147,500 workers. Court injunctions and police action accompany miners returning to work as output cuts spread.
New Jersey Food Manufacturers Association Incorporates
Camden June 28. Articles filed by the Association of Manufacturers and Distributors of Food Products with no capital. The $30,000,000 capital of the firms in the corporation signals a preliminary step toward a large national combine of major pickling and preserving companies.
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Camden
N. J
Association of Manufacturers and Distributors of
United States
Emperor William's yacht Me teor wins large schooner race
In Kiel on Friday Emperor William steered the American built schooner Me teor to a victory, finishing seven minutes and 22 seconds ahead of the rival Cicely in the large schooner race.
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Kiel
Emperor William
Emperor
Cicely
Can’t Save the Oak in Central Park
In New York City’s Central Park two trees planted in 1860 by Prince Edward, later King Edward, stand side by side an American elm thriving at about 100 feet and an English oak dying and thought beyond saving after Landscape Artist Parsons of the park department failed to halt its decay.
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New York
Central
Parsons
Wind Storm Rips Through Yankton Area Injuring Bierce Family
A Tuesday night wind storm in Yankton South Dakota caused extensive damage to buildings and crops. Frank Bierce's family near Volin suffered severe injuries including Rosc o Bierce 23 and Ida Bierce 20 with broken ribs and chest injuries. The wind reached 90 miles per hour.
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S. D
Frank Bierce
Volin
Roscoe
Minnesota Democrats Announce State Ticket At Convention
In Minneapolis on June 26 the Democratic convention affirmed the Kansas City platform and praised William Jennings Bryan. It nominated L. A. Rosing of Cannon Falls for governor, Robert A. Smith of St. Paul for lieutenant governor, and Spurgeon Odell of Marshall for secretary of state.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Kansas City
William Jennings Bryan
L. A. Rosing
Cannon Falls
Robert A. Smith
St. Paul
Spurgeon Odell
Marshall
Justice Williams Stricken by Illness at Home
Columbus June 26 Marshall J. Williams chief justice of the Ohio supreme court is very ill at his Washington D C home from diabetes and is under medical care.
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Justice Williams
Columbus
Marshall J. Williams
Ohio Supreme Court
Washington D. H
Coronation of King Edward III Delayed Amid Illness
London bulletins report King Edward III underwent an operation for perityphlitis with a large abscess evacuated. Treves led the procedure, and subsequent updates show improving strength, tolerable pain, and gradual nourishment as the coronation is postponed.
Chicago Teamsters Prepare Far Reaching Rail Demand
Chicago June 25 A labor demand of far reaching importance was agreed on Tuesday when the National Teamsters union and the local Freight Handlers union prepared to submit an ultimatum to all railroads entering Chicago They will demand that after Thursday no union teamster deliver freight to a non union freight handler and no union freight handler deliver freight to a non union driver or accept the same from him The plan covers every railroad with a freight house in Chicago and concerns more than 30 000 men and nearly all manufacturing interests in the city.
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Wilkesbarre
Nanticoke
District Board
John Fallon
Nicholls
Mitchell
Charleston
W. Va
Winifrede Coal Co
Guthrie
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Federal
Keller
Philadelphia
Flat Top
C. W. Dillon
New River
National Board
Glenwood
Erie Co
Mayfield
Joseph Quinn
Chicago
National Teamsters’ Union
Ohe City
Rathbone in Washington Seeks Congressional Probe
Maj. Estes G. Rathbone ex director general of posts of Cuba arrived in Washington to seek a thorough investigation of charges that led to his conviction over Cuban postal affairs. He says the Cuban trial was unfair and aims for a full inquiry by a congressional committee.
Conclave of Knights of St John Opens in Rochester
Three hundred commanderies of the Knights of St. John attend the annual meeting in Rochester New York. Supreme President Fries of Erie Pennsylvania recommends a biennial convention replacing the current annual schedule.
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Knights of St. John
Rochester
N. Y
Order
Fries
Erie
Steamer Chili Reports Two Men Lost Overboard in Lake Huron
Port Huron dispatch says the steamer Chili passed down last night and reported two men lost overboard in Lake Huron. A life boat was lowered but the men sank before help could reach them.
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Port Huron
Mich
Chili
Lake Huron
Twenty Residences Burned in East Dallas Fire
Fire in East Dallas destroyed 20 or more residences spanning three blocks. Several firefighters were injured or overcome by heat. Estimated loss 75000 dollars with about half covered by insurance.
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Dallas
Tex
Erne Defeats Maloney in National Sporting Club Showdown
Frank Erne of Buffalo defeated Jim Maloney of England in the seventh round at the National Sporting Club last night as part of the coronation sporting tournament in London.
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London
National Sporting Club
Frank Erne
Buffalo
Jim” Maloney
England
Memorial Tablet Unveiled for McKinley Life in Washington
A white marble tablet bearing McKinley’s life and deeds was unveiled at Metropolitan ME Church in Washington. President Roosevelt and Secretary Cortelyou attended as dignitaries addressed by Rev. Frank Bristol and legislators from Ohio and Indiana. The shield-shaped tablet bears the inscription Thy will, not ours, be done and Nearer My God to Thee.
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McKinley
Washington
Willliam McKinley
Thomas H. Anderson
Ohio
M E
Roosevelt
Cortelyou
Frank Bristol
Fairbanks
Grosvenor
Robert W. Taylor
Runaway Lovers Aboard Havana From Vera Cruz
In New York June 30 Amadeo Raves a young Frenchman and Isa belle La Cavallerie a 15 year old Mexican girl faced embezzlement charges as their voyage from Vera Cruz neared New York. Mexican and Cuban authorities moved to detain them. Passengers swathed the couple in clothes and urged Captain Robertson to marry them but the captain refused due to the girl’s age.
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Ward Line
Havana
Vera Cruz
Amadeo Raves
Isabelle la Cavallerie
Raves
Capt. Robertson
Miss la Cavallerie
Robertson
Memorial Service Honors Two Deceased Members
The House of Representatives held a Sunday session to honor Amos Cummings of New York and Peter Otey of Virginia. The Marine Band performed in the lobby while widows and families sat in the gallery. Trade unions and pilots groups from New York attended to pay respects to Mr. Cummings.
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Washington
Amos Cummings
New York
Peter J. Otey
Virginia
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Marine Band
Typographical Union No. 6
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New York Pilots’ Association
Cummings
Cannon
Illinois
Appropriations Committee
Storm Fatalities Strike Tennessee Farms and Towns
In a June storm three people die in Chattanooga area including Cora Kelly a Dayton schoolteacher killed by a falling tree. James Grayson owner of a saw mill and his lawyer Jesse May perish from timbers. Private Joseph Quirk of the Seventh Infantry is fatally trampled while helping prevent a horse stampede at the government corral. A Harriman lightning strike kills Frank Dugger's daughter during Sunday thunderstorm.
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Tenn
Cora Kelly
Dayton
James Grayson
Jesse May
Joseph Quirk
Seventh Infantry
Harriman
Frank Dugger
Chicago Printers Win Wage Increase After Strike Threat
Chicago Printers union and the Chicago Typothetae reached an agreement ensuring a wage hike for all union book and job printers starting next Tuesday. The raise marks the first in over two decades and runs until July 1 1905 with disputes to be settled by an arbitration board. In Manila, Brig. Gen. Jacob H. Smith, recently court martialed in Samar, departs for San Francisco amid widespread tributes praising his actions and controversial methods.
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Manila
Jacob H. Smith
Samar
San Francisco
Thomas
Big Cotton Mills to be Built Near Kansas City
The Star reports a massive cotton mill project within 20 miles of Kansas City with a $10 million investment and $3.1 million already subscribed. Smith Whaley of Olympia and Gransby mills in Columbia, S C will manage. The plant will house 500000 spindles 12000 looms and employ 4000 workers with a $2450000 yearly payroll while consuming 170000 bales of cotton annually.
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Kansas City
the Star
Smith Whaley
Olympia and Gransby Cotton Mills
Columbia
S. C
An Old Man's Crime in Sterling
Henry Canfield of Morrison killed his wife of seventy and then his own life after a jealous dispute Saturday night. The couple, aged 75 and 70, had been married fifty years.
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Sterling
Ill
Henry Canfield
Morrison
Marines Fall in Morong Province Engagement
In Morong province Luzon a clash between U S marines and native constabulary and a large band of ladrones left one marine and seven ladrones dead. The engagement occurred near Manila with casualties on both sides.
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Manila
Morong Province
Luzon
Bombardment of Cape Haytien as foreign reps seek refuge
Fighting rages in Cape Haytien with Admiral Killick’s fleet bombarding the city. Foreign consuls shelter on the gunboat Crete Pierot as northern revolutionists and Firmin’s forces clash. In Port Au Prince deputies elections begin amid calm in the city but military supervision elsewhere heightens tension.
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Firmin
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Unprecedented Rainstorm Ravages St Louis Area
Rainstorm sweeps across St Louis and surrounding counties from Saturday into Sunday. Rain totals reach 5.45 inches with widespread flooding and wind damage. Storm disrupts rail lines, trees toppled, and communication hindered as East Alton residents use skiffs to navigate streets.
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Weather Bureau
Rocky Mountains
Alleghanies
Kansas
Iowa
Missouri
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
East Alton
Burlington Railroad
Big Four
Chicago, Peoria
Broken Rail Wrecks Colorado Excursion Train
A Colorado Midland excursion train descending Ute Pass from Cripple Creek struck a broken rail at Culver's Siding near Cascade. One passenger, Francis English, a noted local musician, was killed and about 30 were injured, three or four seriously. The overcrowded cars left the track and toppled over an embankment 12 miles from Colorado Springs.
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Col
Colorado Midland Railway
Ute Pass
Cripple Creek
Francis English
Culver's
Cascade
Forest Fire Threatens Toulumne Big Trees Region
In Sonora California on June 30 a severe forest fire rages in Toulumne county along the Toulumne river canyon spreading southeast toward the Beread river and the Toulumne Big Trees. Four miles wide the blaze challenges a large firefighting force as soldiers deploy from Wawona to Yosemite.
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Cal
Toulumne County
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Crocker
Yosemite Road
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Yosemite
Deluge in Nebraska Floods Farms and Delays Harvest
Lincoln Nebraska June 30 Eastern Nebraska endures four days of near continuous rain flooding corn fields and delaying harvest of small grain. Country roads are nearly impassable.
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Lincoln
Neb
Wreck Injures Eleven on Denver Tram Car Return
A Denver tram car returning from Flitch's gardens derailed on a curve, injuring eleven passengers, four seriously, with seventy five aboard.
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Denver
Col
Flitch’s Gardens
Renault Wins Paris Vienna Auto Race in 15 Hours
Marcel Renault won the Paris to Vienna automobile race completing the 15 hour 22 minute run at an average speed of about 51 miles per hour. The event covered the distance from Paris to Vienna with Renault securing victory.
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Renault
Vienna
Marcel Renault
Paris
Canary Island Scientist Claims Atmospheric Electricity Breakthrough
Las Palmas correspondent reports Clemente Fuegueras, engineer and former physics professor, has a generator that collects and stores atmospheric electricity without chemicals or dynamos. He plans Madrid and Berlin patents and has attracted interest from a German company and a Barcelona syndicate.
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Las Palmas
London Daily Mail
Clemente Fuegueras
Canary Islands
St. Augustine’s College, Las Palmas
Fuegueras
Madrid
Berlin
Barcelona
London Mail
London
Agricultural division to study poor and criminal classes in farming areas
Representative Henry of Connecticut proposes adding a division to the Agricultural Department to study the criminal, pauper and defective classes and how rural life affects youth versus urban life. The plan covers laboratory work, books, data from institutions, and observations in hospitals and schools.
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Agricultural Department
Henry
Connecticut
Bill to establish a division with a chief and specialists
The text outlines investigations to reduce crimes with findings to be published periodically. It provides for appointing a chief of the division who may hire specialists to aid in his work.
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Cial
Near Sighted Minister Marries Daughter By Mistake
Rev Thomas Brown a Tioga county Pa clergyman married his eloping daughter to J W Stone of Allegheny by mistake while near sighted. He did not recognize her in traveling dress and she revealed her identity after the ceremony. After initial indignation a reconciliation followed.
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Tioga County
J. W. Stone
Allegheny
Brown
Bowersville
New York State
Susie
Bryn Mawr
Philadelphia
Young Stone
Stone
Mr. Brown
St Bernards Used by Bavarian Army in Alpine Mail Service
Bavarian military authorities employ trained St Bernard dogs to carry letters and provisions to snowbound garrisons in the Alps. A biweekly team of ten dogs travels together, with lighter foods and letters slung on collars. In severe snow, six dogs pull a small car. hare chases slow mail but overall the experiment satisfies officials.
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Alps
Bavaria
Bavarian Alps
Railway wrecks tied to track spread on curves at speed
The Chicago Chronicle notes that major railway wrecks stem from track spreading on curves as trains run fast. It suggests current wooden ties and iron spikes may not handle heavier locomotives and that a new system could be needed to replace the present one.
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Chicago Chronicle
Cremation Faces Public Resistance in Science Debate
Scientific but unpopular Cremation is hailed as the logical method to dispose of human remains, yet Chicago Tribune notes it struggles to gain popular acceptance. Public sentiment runs counter to scientific efficiency as proponents push for cremation amid skepticism.
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Chicago Tribune
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