Indefinite halt at Lock No 2 Big Sandy WV amid cement shortage
Project work on Lock No 2 on the Big Sandy river in West Virginia is suspended indefinitely leaving about six hundred workers idle as cement supplies run low due to the anthracite coal strike closing cement plants.
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Big Sandy River
West Virginia
Thomas J. Barry
Rogues’ Gallery
Bertillon
Boston
Barry
United States
William van Pelt
Wayne County
Mich
United States Supreme Court
Michigan
Southern Railway
Harkins
S. C
Busha
James R. Branch
American Bankers’ Association
Charles Becker
San Quentin
Cal
W. A. Garrett
Philadelphia & Reading Railway
Wilmington & Northern
Reading
Mortonville
Garrett
James E. Turk
Philippines
Forwood
Hazleton
August Scheuch
N. J
Hoe
New York
W. W. B. Osborne
Hackettstown
Tunnelton
Rowlesburg
W. Va
Baltimore & Ohio
Western Green Glass Bottle Association
Colombia
Colon
Judyville
Ind
John F. Judy
Mississippi River
St. Louis
Dubuque
John C. Bullitt
Paoli
Jay Cooke
Fitzjohn Porter
West Point
Buffalo
N. Y
Orville Schickler
Schickler
Lake Shore
Brotherhood of Railway
Klondike
Treskow
Gold Beaters
Lambert
Gold Beaters’ International Union
Eva Wrendt
New York City
Fight Over Coal Strike Triggers Riot and Martial Orders
Reports from Pennsylvania and West Virginia describe escalations in the anthracite coal strike. Gen Gobin issues orders to armed troops as clashes injure soldiers and bayonets are used on strikers. Incidents occur in Tamaqua Lansford Red Ash and Crane Creek with gunfire and arrests.
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Wilkesbarre
Roosevelt
J. Pierpont Morgan
Shenandoah
Gobin
Panther Creek
Gearhart
Lansford
Tamaqua
Summit Hill
Conlale
W. H. Heim
Twelfth Regiment
Hinton
W. Va
Red Ash Coal Co
Winchesters
Bluefield
Crane Creek
Simmons Creek
John Ruble
Sagamore Coal and Coke Co
Two corpses found in burned barn ruins in Bridgeton
In Bridgeton New Jersey on August 29 searchers recovered the charred bodies of John S Holmes 82 and his housekeeper Miss Katherine Shute 65 from the Holmes barn after a Wednesday night fire. John Williams a farm hand was arrested on suspicion of involvement and held after giving conflicting statements.
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Bridgeton
N. J
John S. Holmes
Holmees
Katherine Shute
Holmes
Miss Shute
John Williams
Williams
Fire Chief Croker Restored to Duty by Court Writ
Justice Hall in the supreme court granted a peremptory writ of mandamus directing Fire Commissioner Sturgis to restore Fire Chief Edward F. Croker to active duty as chief of the fire department. Croker had been relieved from duty last week after returning from vacation and finding his desk locked and his private books removed.
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New York
Justice Hall
Supreme Court
Sturgis
Edward F. Croker
Burt's Trial Postponed in Union Pacific Case
Omaha Nebraska August 28 President Horace G Burt of the Union Pacific railroad faced charges of restricting the liberty of street breakers. His lawyers posted bonds of 300 dollars on ten counts and the case was laid for trial September 3.
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Omaha, Neb
Horace G. Burt
Union Pacific Railroad
Their Sixth Convention Opens in Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids Michigan August 28 two hundred delegates attended the opening session of the sixth annual convention of the League of American Municipalities.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
League of American Municipalities
President Roosevelt Tours New England States in Cheerful Reception
President Roosevelt journeyed through Maine New Hampshire and Massachusetts delivering eight speeches to vast crowds. He visited Augusta Bangor Waterville Nashua Manchester Concord and other towns amid holiday closures and enthusiastic public receptions.
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Gene Giand
Augusta
Roosevelt
New England
Haverhill
Mass
Ellsworth
Pine Tree
Bangor
Fair Grounds
Waterville
Maine
Newbury
N. H
Hay
Lake Sunapee
New Hampshire
Nashua
Manchester
Wiers
Concord
Newport
Corbin Preserve
Croydon
Carnival of Record Breaking Races at Narragansett Park
Narragansett Park hosts the Grand Circuit races with Direct Hal winning the Park Brew $10,000 pace in three heats. Record breaking performances include a 2:04%4 mile and a 2:02 second heat pace, while Dulce Car and Rythmie set marks in Roger Williams stakes and related heats. Dan Patch also clocked 1:59%4 for an exhibition mile, approaching the world record.
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Hal
Providence
R. I
Scott Hudson
Rythmie
Dulce Car
Alice Carr
Wentworth
Nutbearer
Narragansett Park
Anaconda
Prince Alert
Roger Williams
Rythmic
William Tell
Major Delmar
Dan Patch
Joe Patchen
Star Pointer
Readville
Dan Paitch
Palma Lacks Cuban Newspaper Support Over Havana Plant Deal
President Palma sees no Cuban papers backing him as editorials attack his leadership. Diario de la Marina remains the only pro Palma paper, while opposition centers on his Havana electric light plant concession.
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Havana
Palma
Diario de la Marina
Cuba
Train wreck kills two on Chicago and Eastern Illinois line
Terre Haute, Aug 29. The northbound passenger train on the Chicago and Eastern Illinois railway wrecked at Cayuga Indiana 38 miles north of Terre Haute Thursday. Engineer Dad Carey and fireman Lee of Chicago were instantly killed.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railway
Cayuga
Here
Dad Carey
Lee
Chicago
Beef Trust Investigation proceeds in St. Joseph
The beef trust investigation moved forward yesterday in St. Joseph Missouri with J F Seitter a local butcher testifying that he had received rebates from local packers and had been warned not to reveal the information to other packers.
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Beef Trust
St. Joseph
J. F. Seitter
Ada Gray Dies After Long Support From Actors’ Fund
Ada Gray, longtime star of East Lynne, died at Fordham Home for Incurables on Wednesday and was buried Thursday by the Actors' Fund of America which has supported her for seven years. She was about 60.
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New York
Ada Gray
East Lynne
Fordham
Actors’ Fund of America
Whic
Glassware makers raise prices in Pittsburg meeting
A Pittsburg meeting of blown glassware manufacturers approved a price increase of 5 percent for common pressed tumblers and tin top jelly jars and 10 percent on all other lines.
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Pittsburg
Hanna Endorses Nash Code For Columbus Street Railways
Senator Hanna visited Columbus and endorsed Gov Nash led municipal code. He backed perpetual street railway franchises with ten year review rights, and opposed Senator Foraker proposed constitutional amendment for municipal special laws.
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Hanna
Nash
Columbus
Foraker
Ohio Legislature Debates Code Bill and Municipal Reforms
Columbus notes detail a split on the Nash code with a 17 member committee and amendments from Fraser and Guerin. The reports cover senate readings, home rule proposals, constitutional amendments, adjournment dates, and repeal concerns affecting city contracts and budgets.
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Columbus
House
Municipal Affairs and Judiciary
McKinnon
Fraser
Lucas
Guerin
Erie
Supreme Court
Common Pleas
Senate
Longworth
Jennings
Herrick
Cuyahoga
Staats Bund
Cleveland
Committee
Roger
Republican House
Harding
Connell
Wirt
Dunham
Hosea
Cincinnati
Foraker
General Assembly
Cedar Point
Okey
Chamber of Commerce
W. H. Ellis
Wade Ellis
Smith Bennett
Mansfield Democrat Nominates Neal for Congress
George D. Neal of Knox county was nominated for representative in congress by the Democrats in the Fourteenth district. Earlier talk centered on Mayor F. J. King of Lorain, but his convention speech endorsed Mayor Tom Johnson of Cleveland and criticized ex presidents Cleveland and Hill and W. J. Bryan, and his name was not placed before the convention.
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Mansfield
George D. Neal
Knox County
Fourteenth
F. J. King
Lorain
Tom Johnson
Cleveland
D. B. Hill
W. J. Bryan
Cleveland Coke Famine Deepens Fuel Crisis
Cleveland report Aug 30 says the coke supply is failing with no relief in sight. J W N Yates, local Frick coke rep, struggles to keep 52 contracted firms supplied as plants threaten shutdown without fuel. He warns the situation is alarming and worsening daily.
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Cleveland
J. W. N. Yates
Frick Coke Interests
Mr. Yates
Victory for Johnson at Cincinnati Democratic Delegates
The Cincinnati Democratic convention held Thursday approved Tom L. Johnson for chairman of the state convention and elected Rev. H. S. Bigelow as a delegate. The contest pitted Leader Lewis G. Bernard against the Johnson faction, led by Bigelow of Vine Street Congregational Church.
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Johnson
Cincinnati
Sandusky
Lewis G. Bernard
Tom Johnson
H. S. Bigelow
Vine Street
Rev. Bigelow
Tom L. Johnson
Lorain Linemen Strike For Eight Hour Day At Work
Linemen building new telephone lines in Lorain demand an eight hour day after working ten hours with in and out time. The contractor agrees to eight hours while workers will supply their own in and out times.
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Lorain
A. Hogue
Ninety-Fourth O V I hold Piqua reunion and anniversary
The thirty-first reunion of the Ninety-fourth O V I and the fortieth anniversary march from Camp Piqua were celebrated in Piqua with about 150 soldiers present. Mayor Smith and Rev. G W Hamilton delivered welcomes. Capt. F A Hardy, veteran of three wars, responded and recounted Camp Piqua history.
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Piqua
Camp Piqua
Smith
G. W. Hamilton
F. A. Hardy
Frightful Burns In Gas Well Rescue At Amherst
Elyria August 29 Henry Hawley of quarry No 6 Amherst O was severely burned while attempting to shut off a burning gas well. The valve broke and his efforts to cap it caused flames to catch him. His arms were badly burned and likely to be lost. His wife and Charles Gebauer were also badly burned helping to rescue him.
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Elyria
Henry Hawley
Quarry No. 6
Amherst
Charles Gebauer
School code eyed to replace state school officials
Columbus reports that under the governor's code all state school officers will be legislated out of office next spring. Lawmakers who previously opposed the school question now deem the passage of a school code an absolute necessity.
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Columbus
Victim Killed by Premature Dynamite Blast
Akron August 30 Charles Spellman was instantly killed Friday when a charge of dynamite exploded prematurely at Windsor Brick Co clay banks. He worked alone and officials say the exact cause is not known. The blast mangled the upper body.
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Akron
Charles Spellman
Windsor Brick Co
Remains of Ex Gov George Hoadly Laid to Rest
At Rest in the Tomb. Cincinnati August 30 with simple ceremonies the remains of the late ex Governor George Hoadly were laid to rest Friday in Spring Grove cemetery. The funeral services were held at the house of George Hoadly Jr. Many politicians lawyers and business men were present.
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Cincinnati
George Hoadly
Spring Grove
George Hoadly, Jr
Col W C Cooper Dies After Long Ohio Career
Mount Vernon Ohio Aug 30 Col William C Cooper longtime figure in Ohio politics died last night at age 71 He served on the Republican National Committee before 185 and represented his district in Congress from 1884 to 1900 inclusive.
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Mount Vernon
William C. Cooper
Ohio
Republican National Committee
Crescens Runs Mile In 2 05 At Chillicothe
Crescens driven by George Ketchum clocked 2 05 for a mile at Chillicothe on Thursday afternoon.
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Chillicothe
Crescens
George Ketchum
Boy Kills Brother in Law in Springfield
Justice Anderson, 12, shot and killed John Waldron three miles from Springfield after Waldron stopped at the boy’s home with his wife and child. The boy claimed he sought to scare Waldron with an old musket and fired through a window, striking Waldron in the temple.
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Springfield
Justice Anderson
John Waldron
Waldron
Anderson's
Anderson
Senator Hanna Calls for Perpetual Streetcar Franchises
In Columbus on August 29 the legislature was stunned by Senator Hanna’s bold push for perpetual street railway franchises. The move was unexpected as Hanna took the initiative to advocate for lasting franchise continuity.
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Columbus
Hanna
Democrats Nominate Carringham for Congress in Seventeenth
At Coshoeton on August 29 the Democratic party of the Seventeenth district nominated J. W. Carringham for congress.
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Coshoeton
Democrats
J. W. Carringham
Tramps Clubbed Two Women in Springfield Robbery
In Springfield Ohio last night two tramps beat Miss Benson age 70 and Mrs Phillips age 60 who lived four miles east of the city then robbed their home. The assailants refused food and are believed to have caused fatal injuries to Mrs Phillips.
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Springfield
Selz Nominated by Third District Democrats on Ballot
Eaton Aug 29 Thomas A Selz was nominated for congress by the Third district Democrats. The endorsement came on the 368th ballot in a lengthy party meeting.
Findlay Man to Inherit with California Return
Thomas Walters, long a poor clerk in Findlay, returns from California to claim a share of $60,000 from the estate of the late millionaire Christian Westenfeld. He travels with his mother Mrs Lucy Walters of Circleville as the estate settlement proceeds.
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Findlay
Thomas Walters
California
Christian Westenfeld
Lucy Walters
Circleville
Man Found Dead on Highway Near Beach City
Canton Aug 28 Joseph Slutz 67 was found dead along the highway near Beach City with a revolver at his side. Police indicate probable self inflicted death.
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Canton
Joseph Slutz
Beach City
Sluts
Death of Col Hubbell Veteran Leader in Spanish War
Col William H Hubbell former commander of the Forty seventh New York volunteers in the Spanish war and since 1901 head of the National Army of Spanish War Veterans died Tuesday in Brooklyn.
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New York
William H. Hubbell
Forty-seventh Regiment
New York Volunteers
National Army of
Brooklyn
Watson to Oppose Sibley in Twenty-Eighth District
Warren Pa August 27 Democratic congressional conferees of the Twenty eighth district nominated J B Watson to oppose Joseph C Sibley the Republican nominee for the seat in the upcoming election.
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Warren
Twenty-eighth
J. B. Watson
Joseph C. Sibley
Doherty Wins Final of National Lawn Tennis Championship
Newport R I August 27 The international match between KR F Doherty of England and MPD Whitman of America in the final round was won by Doherty in three sets to one.
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Newport
R. I
KR. F. Doherty
England
M. PD. Whitman
America
Revenue collections fall in July two thousand two
The monthly internal revenue statement shows July 1902 total collections at $22,236,359, a drop of $7,537 or 7.10 percent from July 1901, reported from Washington on August 27.
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Washington
Internal Revenue
Hypocrite exposed in heated Chicago campaign clash
A candidate with a long black moustache denounces his rival as a hypocrite before the Chicago audience. He claims the rival pretends to sympathize with workers while his calloused hands prove he never worked. The denunciation swings the race and the rival loses the election.
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Chicago Tribune
The Only Trouble in Youthful Sight
A humorous tale recounts Ling Snow aging and irritable as his eyesight seemingly declines yet a longer arm proves the issue is not vision but reach. His brother mocks his sight while Ling insists his arm is too short, not his eyes.
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Snow
Mr. Snow
Soho
Ling Snow
Theorist’s Profit Plan Crashes Investors Into Bankruptcy
A so called profit theory promised 400 percent gains in three months. The theorist enlisted friends, pooled funds, and misled stockholders. When the report came, profits vanished and all were ruined. Moral: theories may lead to ruin.
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N. Y. Herald
Brutus and Cassius Debate War Endings
In a mock exchange from a Portland piece the conspirators weigh ending war after Antony mobilizes legions and arms. Brutus suggests laying down arms once there is no casus belli while Caesar ponders the deadly entendre.
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Brutus
Cassius
Marc Antony
Caesar
Portland
Oregonian
Alton Railway Establishes Employment Bureau
The Chicago and Alton Railway set up an Employment Bureau to recruit locals along the Alton Road line. The bureau head contacts towns to reach young men of good character, aiming for telegraph office students, clerks, operators, brakemen, and firemen. Candidates undergo mental and physical exams as part of eligibility.
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Chicago & Alton Railway
Alton Railway
Alton
Dining car service on Mobile & Ohio Railroad
The Mobile and Ohio Railroad inaugurated dining car service between St Louis and New Orleans and Mobile. The superintendent of dining cars and the commissary have been stationed at Jackson Tennessee. The cars, in cost, finish and furnishing, compare with the best built to date.
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Mobile & Ohio Railroad
St. Louis
New Orleans
Mobile
Loen
Jackson
Tennessee
Allen's Foot-Ease Cure Found For sore feet
Advertisement for Allen's Foot-Ease promotes a foot remedy for hot sweaty calloused feet. Claims quick relief with price Ze and free trial package. Includes address Allen S Olmsted Le Roy New York and a Franklin quote about self reliance.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Stops the Cough and Works Off the Cold
A 1900 advertisement touts Laxative Brome Quinine Tablets at 25 cents curing coughs and colds. The copy cites quotes from Puck and John F Boyer of Trinity Springs Indiana praising the remedy as effective.
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John F. Boyer
Trinity Springs, Ind
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