Various Global and Local News Briefs in One Report
Paris fundraising for Galveston reaches 190000 francs on the 20th. Two more bubonic plague cases in Glasgow. Explosion at Frisch Glock mine in Dux Bohemia kills 35 and injures 15 with 5 missing. Netherlands budget shows 1901 deficit. Sheriff Toole's posse fires on miners near Shenandoah California. casualties reported. Trinity river flood in Fort Worth displaces 500 people and damages bridges and homes. French warship Avalanche reports pirates colliding with Chinese villages near Canton. British and German forces in China respond to attacks. US troops slated to withdraw from China. peace talks with Prince Ching. Currency shipments to rural districts rise. Deaths from bubonic plague rise in Glasgow. Russian French German attack on Pei Tang forts captures them after heavy losses. Coal miners on strike show growing tensions. operators prepare. Galveston martial law ends. civil authorities resume control. militia remains. Mattoon grand jury indicts 75 in a sweeping case. Allied column planned to San Hai-Tien to seize arsenal. Funeral for Gen. J. A. McClernand in Springfield. Boer army disbands. refugees in Portuguese territory disarm. Muncie freight wreck due to a broom handle on a crossing. Roger Wolcott declines ambassadorship to Italy.
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Galveston
Paris
Glasgow
Dux
Bohemia
Netherlands
Shenandoah
Sheriff Toole
Schuylkill County
Yeaxas
Trinity River
Fort Worth
Tottaches
Avalanche
Samuei
China
Pekindiaee
Tienes
Geresinebeen Y Poel
Mitchell
Mipe
M. Phershis
Beratae
Fer
Mmidoved Roma
Valery
Digo
Weils
Wheeling
W.va
Heynes
Wowarosa
Dip
Eis
Wertotinsas Kooan
Pee Nattonn
Minnapal Lenene Canvention
MolQaoken
Os Iestiquet
Tex
Washington
United States
Ching
Philippines
Conger
Prince Ching
Kurutu
Tabuai
France
Tihati
New York
Treasury
General Fund
Pri-Ho
Lu-Tai
Jones
Chaffee
Barrows
San Hai-Tien
James H. Wilson
T. D. Logan
First Presbyterian Church
Oak Ridge Cemetery
French
Pole-Carew
Italy
McKinley
State Department
Europe
Shanghai council push for Boxers deputyKiang Yi in revolt
Reports indicate Yi in Shanghai is favored for grand council expansion with Boxers Kiang Yi as deputy and Prince Tuan possibly named presiding judge. Foreign officials reportedly protest to You Tse viceroys over these proposed appointments.
Missionaries Escape Across Gobi to London Trek
American missionaries J H Roberts Mark Williams W Sprague Mrs Sprague and Virginia Murdock fled Kalgan Chih Li China in June to avoid attack. They traversed the Gobi by caravan with 20 camels and 18 horses, endured days of sand and heat, reached Urga and Kiakhta, then rode the Trans Siberian to St Petersburg arriving September 18 in good health. They will proceed to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
J. H. Roberts
Mark Williams
Wm. Sprague
Sprague
Virginia Murdock
Kalgan
Chih Li
China
Gobi Desert
Siberia
United States
Vienty
Kiakhta
French Vessels Missing After Gale Off Newfoundland
More than fifty French ships from St Pierre are unaccounted for after a recent gale near St Johns Newfoundland. Many are believed disabled or to have foundered. The flagship Isty is ordered to cruise the Grand Banks to assess damage and aid distressed vessels.
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St. Johns
N. F
St. Pierre
Isty
Grand Nanks
Strikers' Ranks Augment in Shenandoah Region
In Shenandoah Pennsylvania on September 24 striking miners increased in number while workers across the area stayed idle. Only Park Place colliery reportedly operated, with many mines in the Reading and Lehigh Valley groups idle and others not resuming work.
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Shenandoah
Philadelphia & Reading
Enangowan
Gilberton
St. Nicholas
William Penn
Pathetic death of Marysville mother in Indiana hospital
In Laporte Indiana Bernice Fine of Marysville Missouri died penniless in the Catholic hospital after seeking reconciliation with her first husband for support of her two children. She died with a prayer to see him. A telegram showed a second divorced husband lived in Marysville and would bury her at his expense. Marion inspectors praise the local home for disabled volunteers noting 1 600 members in the home and about 900 on furlough. The board set next year’s appropriation at 282 500 dollars.
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Laporte
Ind
Bernice Fine
Marysville
Marion
National Home For
Board of Managers
Chapman
Quiet Military Presence Maintains Order in Anthracite Strike
In Philadelphia dated September 25, the second week of the anthracite strike opens with mines tied up as before. Troops parade in Schuylkill counties, but workers show no outward agitation. Hard coal grows scarcer and pricier as Reading Co. tightens control and ships less coal.
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Reading Co
Philadelphia
Schuylkill
Schuylkill County
Reading Company
Northern Indiana Epworth Leagues set Marion conference dates
Epworth Leagues from northern Indiana will hold their midyear annual conference in Marion from November 20 to 23. Delegates from every northern Indiana city and ministers of the district will attend. The movement includes 252 Epworth league chapters with 14,000 members and 160 junior leagues with 9,000 members.
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Marion
Ind
Epworth Leagues
Indiana
Epworth League
Breach suit filed against railroad agent in Wells circuit court
Wabash Indiana September 24 Charles Sale agent of the Chicago Erie railroad at Kingsland is defendant in a breach of promise suit for 10000 brought by Miss Lilie Couch daughter of Ret H Couch Huntington Action began in Wells circuit court The plaintiff says she and Sale were engaged six years and last March Sale married Miss Ashbacher
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Wabash, Ind
Charles Sale
Chicago & Erie Railroad
Kingsland
Lilie Couch
H. Couch
Huntington
Actio
Wells
Sale
Ashbacher
Progressive Brethren Hold State Conference at Roan
Laporte Indiana September 24 The Progressive Brethren will hold their state annual conference at Roan beginning October 2 Principal speakers include Rev C F Yoder from the University of Chicago Rev G W Reach and Rev L W Ditech The Progressive Brethren were formerly part of the conservative German Baptist denomination.
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Laporte
Ind
Roan
C. F. Yoder
University of Chicago
G. W. Reach
L. W. Ditech
No Change in the Mine Strike in Wyoming Valley
Wilkesbarre Sept 25 The second week of the mine workers strike shows no change in the Wyoming valley with all collieries idle except Mocanaqua operated by West End Coal. Operators report 60 percent of Reading collieries active in the Mahanoy region and improved output expected in Shamokin. Forty deputies depart for Hazleton to reinforce Sheriff Harvey as many miners move toward Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkesbarre
Wyoming
Mocanaqua
West End
Cou! Ce
Lackawanna
West End Coal Co
Macanaqua
Reading Company
Mahanoy
Broad Mountain
Reading
Shamokin
Harvey
Hazleton
Virginia
Tipton Doctor Linked to Woman’s Death and His Suicide
In Tipton Indiana Mrs Albert Stewart 37 wife of a county farmer visited Dr J Ek Powell and died an hour later. During the inquest Powell a widower with one child drove from town and was found dead by the road five miles south of the city. Police investigation follows into the linked deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
Ind
Albert Stewart
Tipton County
J. Ek. Powell
Fish Die Off In Turkey Creek From Factory Sewage
In Windfall Indiana on September 24 authorities report thousands of fish dying in Turkey Creek and the stream pond due to sewage discharge from a local canning factory. Residents with private ponds attempt to save remaining fish by relocation.
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Turkey Creek
Chemistry class bottle explosion injures Prof Jones
In Kokomo Indiana on September 24 a bottle of Liquid used in a high school chemistry demonstration exploded. Prof Jones was severely cut by broken glass and the students were frightened. No injuries to scholars reported.
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Kokomo
Ind
Jones
Strike status in Lackawanna region unchanged
The Bellevue washery near Scranton remains idle as the strike continues in the Lackawanna region. The DL&W operation shut down after foremen acting as laborers were told they could not keep their foreman positions once the strike ends.
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Scranton
Lackawanna
Bellevue
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
Engineer Barney Montague Dies in Lake Erie & Western Wreck
In Muncie Indiana on September 24 engineer Barney Montague died from injuries suffered in the Lake Erie and Western wreck at Redkey. Fireman William McClelland of Lima Ohio and Charles Thompson of Alexandria were killed in the same incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muncie
Ind
Barney Montague
Lake Erie & Western
Redkey
William McClelland
Lima
Charles Thompson
Alexandria
Republic plants to re open in Mexandria and Frankton
Mexandria Indiana September 24 As a result of the iron and steel workers wage scale signing the Republic company plants in Mexandria and Frankton will resume operations Wednesday employing 1000 operators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexandria
Ind
Iron and Steel Workers
Republic Company
Frankton
Striking Miners Halt Work Across Shamokin Region
In Shamokin Pennsylvania on September 25 miners did not report to work as operators failed to restart collieries. Despite guards and police, the strike secured a 10 percent abstention at North Franklin colliery in Trevorton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shamokin
Here
St. Carmel
Coal and Iron
North Franklin
Treverton
Five-Year-Old Killed by Bridge Brace Collapse
In Fort Wayne on Walton avenue a group of children toppled an unfinished bridge brace causing a heavy iron piece to fall. Five-year-old Katie Vevia, daughter of a laborer, was crushed to death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Ind
Walton Avenue
Katie Vevia
Patterson Sues Pan Handle Railroad for Damages
Richmond Indiana on September 24 Mrs Mary Patterson sues the Pan Handle railroad for 10.50 damages claiming permanent injuries her husband seeks 2.50 for loss of her services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Ind
Mary Patterson
Pan Handle Railroad
Train strike kills woman at Bedford crossing
Bedford Indiana September 24 a north bound Monon passenger train struck and instantly killed Mrs Elizabeth Massey about 50 as she crossed the railroad at Fifth Street.
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Bedford
Ind
Monon
Elizabeth Massey
Fifth Street
Pennsylvania Steel Mill Bars Saloon Patrons from Jobs
The new steel mill in Pennsylvania is posted as banning employment for men who patronize or frequent saloons, marking a strict policy by one of the west’s largest steel concerns.
Waterloo agent dies by own act after alleged company thefts
Louis Joedecke once an agent for Deering Harvester Co at Waterloo Illinois died by his own hand on Sunday. He rowed to the middle of a small lake and shot himself after facing charges of systematically robbing the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Louis Joedecke
Deering Harvester Co
Waterloo
Dedication of New St Bernard's Church Draws Thousands
Wabash Indiana on September 24 saw thousands attend the dedication of the handsome St Bernard's Catholic church attracting visitors from within fifty miles.
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Wabash
Ind
St. Bernard's Catholic Church
International Railway Congress Opens in Paris
Paris hosts the International Railway congress with many leading railway officials in attendance. Delegations from major U S railways and other nations participate as meetings get underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
United States
New York to Maintain Coal Rules Despite Strike
President Murphy of the board of health announced there will be no relaxation of soft coal restrictions in New York City amid the anthracite miners strike. The law in this case stands absolute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Murphy
Board of Health
Panorama of Champigny Battle by De Neuville and De Taille
The panorama has a checkered career from a failing exhibit to being cut and sold in pieces. The central scene traveled in French towns and was pawned before ending up in the Old Paris section of the exposition. Sa ived a ath.
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Battle of
Champigny
de Neuville
Detaille
Paris
Debris Clearing Measures Advance in Galveston
Galveston meeting shifts debris removal to a new supervisor Jens Molter a shipbroker appointed to oversee compensation. Gov Sayers will visit soon as city seeks funds to sustain police fire and water services. About 3600 in payroll checks issued 40 bodies recovered 2500 workers planned tomorrow for 30 days work. Red Cross aid led by Miss Barton gains support and 576 patients treated yesterday. Banks reopen cashing city labor scrip and visitors including Paul B Moore Curtis G Stephens Joseph L Stephens present.
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Galveston
Tex
Central Committee
Ricker
Lee
Jens Molter
Gov. Sayers
Glaleaston
Austin
Transportation Committee
Houston
Miss Barton
Red Cross Society
Paul B. Moore
Jefferson City
Gov. Stephens
Moore
Curtis G
Joseph L. Stephens
St. Louis
Loss of Life on Ranches in Texas Floods
A cloud-burst along the Neuces river near Brackett Texas caused heavy property damage and reported fatalities among ranchers and a English sheepman Ethelbert McDonald with Mexican herders. Italian workers are also feared dead in floodwaters. Mrs Massey of the American Red Cross left Galveston for Washington to handle supplies and estimated a need of 5 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
Neuces River
Neuces
Uvalde
Ethelbert McDonald
Brackett
Galveston
Massey
American National Red Cross Society
Washington
Clara Barton
Demand for Cuba loan stirs Cuban resentments
Havana reports Porto Rico demanded Cuba repay over two and a half million dollars loaned to Spain to wage war against Cuba. Cubans question why they should repay funds given to the enemy for subduing them. Gen Wood will send back Washington documents to Gov Allen of Puerto Rico with a note that no action can be taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Prince Tuan
Grand Council
Jadwe
Boxer
Khang Yi
Porto Rico
Cuba
Spain
Havana
Zion Fiders Ephraim Lassinger
Juilton
Silas Moot
Lima
Wood
Washington
Gov. Allen
Passing the Obstruction at St Clair River Wrecks
Port Huron reports boats safely passing the Fontana wreck and the Martin tow barges after a collision with the Yuma in the St Clair River rapids. The sinking claimed Captain James Lawless mate William Ross cook Mrs. Bacon and a Swedish sailor. In San Francisco the German transport Frankfurt arrives from Japan to carry horses to China, five sailors jailed for mutiny.
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St. Clair River Rapids
Port Huron
Mich
Fontana
Martin
St. Clair River
Yuma
James Lawless
Wm. Ross
Bacon
San Frantcisco
Frankfurt
Japan
China
Sherman Falls In Washington Retiring Report
In Washington on September 25 Gen. Mao prieggeihr ong te aige retires amid official notices. Further details remain unclear due to fragmented text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mao Prieggeihr Ong Te Aige
Atte
Morristown Tornado Fatalities Reported In Minnesota
A cyclone struck Morristown Minnesota at 6 o clock killing eight men and injuring others. A saloon sheltering 16 people was crushed and 13 bodies were found among the dead. The storm jumped blocks destroying barns and a two story building before crossing Cannon river. Henry S Waite a 40 year old farmer and republican candidate for representative died.
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Morristown
Faribault
Minn
B. I. Dargibell
Paul Gatzke
Gatzke
J. P. Temple
W. M. Bigoli
Cannon River
Adam Snyder
John Olsen
Olson
Peterson
Henry S. Waite
Vermilion Reservation Teacher Surrenders in Indian Boy Killing
Arthur Cummons, a teacher at Vermilion Reservation Indian school, surrendered to United States authorities after killing Charlies Eagle, a 17 year old student at the school. The incident occurred Thursday when Eagle resisted being placed in the guardhouse and Cummons struck him with a small billy club.
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St. Paul
Minn
Duluth
Arthur Cummons
Vermilion Reservation
United States
Charlies Eagle
Cummons
Eagle
Detectives leave Chinese legation after two months
Washington detectives stationed at the Chinese legation return to headquarters after two months. Major Sylvester, chief of police, and Mr. Wu deem no further need for presence at the minister's residence. It is understood Wu will visit Peru when conditions allow.
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Los Angeles
Cal
United States
Mesicao
New York
Navarchos
America
Mexico City
Galveston
Berlin
West Africa
Lourenzo Marquez
Pod
Kuresmatipoort
Arsenio Martinez de Campos
Daraus
San Sebastian
Spain
Savers
Texas
Colorado
Goldwaithe
Washington
Sylvester
St. Johns
N. F
St. Pierre
Carl Melchers
Nansen
Duke of
Abruzzi
Christiania
Polar
S. W. Hanauer
Frankfort
Germany
O'Brien
Nixon
Elizabethtown
N. J
Legation
China
Peru
Boers Surrender to Portuguese Forces in Frontier Row
Telegrams from Lorenzo Marquez report 1500 Boers including Commandant Pienner and 13 officers crossed the border and surrendered with arms and ammunition to the Portuguese on the 23rd. All were placed in durance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lorenzo Marquez
Pienner
Durance
Calcutta Flood Reports Brush Against City
Calcutta residents cope as heavy monsoon rains intensify. relief measures mobilized as streets flood and transport slows. Local authorities urge caution while awaiting clearer forecasts and potential evacuation instructions.
Terrific Colorado River Flood Menaces Texas Cities
Gov. Sayers warned all towns along the Colorado and Trinity rivers of a flood surge unseen since 1890. The Colorado rose rapidly near Austin and Goldthwaite, with water levels climbing about 58 feet at dusk, threatening downstream communities and power facilities.
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Austin
Tex
Sayers
Here
Colorado River
Phil H. Clements
Goldthwaite
Colorado
City
Dallas Flood Danger Reaches 1890 Levels
Dallas Texas September 24 The Trinity river rises toward the 1890 peak as Elm Fork West Fork and Clear Fork flood upstream. No immediate deaths reported but cotton livestock and sheep hogs suffer. Dallas county says three bridges ruined worth 25000 plus other damages. Brazos river near Waco also rising with flood warnings.
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Dallas
Tex
Trinity
Elm Fork
West Fork
Clear Fork
Texas
Fowler
Bosque County
Brazos River
Waco
Floods Sweep Western and Northern Texas
A Goldthwaite report says the Colorado River rose and washed away bridges destroying cattle and crops while many houses were wrecked leaving a thousand families homeless though no deaths. Llano reports the Llano River 17 feet above normal causing valley damage with no loss of life. Western and northern Texas see swollen streams feeding larger rivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Goldthwaite
Colorado
Llano
Llana
Texas
Vast Santa Rosa Fire Threatens Occidental Area
A forest and grass fire near Occidental has burned about one hundred square miles over three days, causing estimated damages over a quarter of a million dollars. Occidental was saved by hard work as the blaze moves south with a north wind. Rail line and bridges suffer heavy damage, farms destroyed, and Freestone Bodaga Sebastopol face danger with nearly a thousand firefighters on site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Rosa
Cal
Occidental
North Pacific Railroad
Freestone
Bodega
Sebastopol
Butchered in Cold Blood at Kum Chuk
Canton advices report a boat load of native Christian women fired upon at Kum Chuk West river. The women were later taken ashore and butchered in cold blood. Native Christians are flocking to Canton from surrounding countryside as the city stays quiet amidst unrest.
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Hong Kong
Canton
Kum Chuk
West River
Tive
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Kaigan
Irkutak
St. Petersberg
Williams
Ralzan
Mhavistrate
Yamen
Mongolia
Mr. Williams
Haransa
Caye
Urga
Marion Soldiers’ Home
Beat of Order
Wyoming Valley
Viretala
Gothiladelphia
Epworth
Suen
Progressive Brethren
Reat
Lehigh & Wilkesbarre Co
Ashley
Lackawanna Region
Railroad
Chaurek
Mrs. Massey
Traeasport Sherman Falls
Minnesota
St. Paul, Minn
Faribault, Minn
Portug
Belege
India
Calcutta
Ae. Oreed
Swesty
Pinney” Pierce
Geo, B. Eyre
Pierce
Geo
B. Eyre
Delaware
Media
Smith
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