Desperate attempt targets Lehigh Valley superintendent
At Old Forge near Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania an unknown group fired on a locomotive carrying Superintendent Thomas Thomas of the William A colliery. The attack followed days of stone throwing at the colliery as troops intervene in Newark pawtucket unrest and a 12 year old boy named Tanner Peterson is shot amid clashes.
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Thomas
Old Forge
Lackawanna County
Uzenne
Schadt
Legh Valley
Wyoung Valley
T. D. Nicholls
Duffy
Fahy
Mitchell
Duryea
West Virginia
United States
Associated Press
Troops Guard Pawtucket As Strike Crises Grow
Governor Kimball ordered six infantry companies and two cavalry troops to patrol Pawtucket and Providence after a street car was wrecked by a crowd and 16 deputy sheriffs were attacked. The unrest prompted heavy guard and disrupted transit despite a quiet morning.
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Pawtucket Avenue
Rice
Pawtucket
R. I
Union Traction Company
Providence
Kimball
Street car boycott swells as deputies sworn in
In Franklin and Oil City the street car employees have been sworn in as deputies by Sheriff McCollum amid ongoing Venango Power Company labor troubles. Very few riders remain on the cars as crowds line up at the depots seeking to enforce order during the dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin, Pa
Venango Power Company
Oil City
McCollum
Burglars Bind Widow. Loot $16 Then Flee Wolcottville
Two burglars entered Mrs. David Salsbury's Wolcottville home at 2 AM bound and gagged her. The daughter escaped to raise the alarm. The thieves returned downstairs took $16 from the widow and disappeared, leaving no trace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lagrange
Ind
David Salsbury
Wolcottville
Marines Return from Manila with Guards and Casuals
The United States transport Warren arrived in San Francisco from Manila with 800 marines and 650 casuals and short term men. Detachments include Company I Ninth Infantry led by Capt Fred Palmer, part of the relief column that entered Pekin and fought near Tien-Tsin and Samar.
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San Francisco
United States
Warren
Manila
Ninth Infantry
Fred Palmer
Pekin
Tien-Tsin
Samar
Cure Blood Poison and Cancer with Free Treatment
An advertisement claims Botanic Blood Balm cures blood poisons ulcers eczema and cancer symptoms with a free trial from Dr. Gillam of Atlanta and prepaid mail order. It lists locations and critics to obtain the remedy from Ranke & Nusbaum at Calhoun Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Gillam
Mitchell St
Atlanta
Ranke & Wnusbaum
Calhoun Street
Kidney Cure Restored Oakville Man After Ten Years
R A Gray of Oakville Indiana says ten years confined to bed with kidney disease ended after using Foley's Kidney Cure. He reports inability to move part of the time and credits the remedy as a God send. Sold by Dreier and Pellens and Polster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Gray
J. P
Oakville
Ind
Foley
Dreier & Bro
Pellens & Polster
Stop Kidney Trouble With Foley’s Cure
On the first indication of kidney trouble, stop it by taking Foley's Kidney Cure. Sold by Dreier & Bro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Dreier & Bro
Pellens & Polster
Lizzie Brinker Undergoes Surgery at St Joseph Hospital
Miss Lizzie Brinker of Will Street is a patient at St Joseph hospital after a Thursday afternoon operation performed by Dr. Carl Preogler and Dr. B. Van Sweringen.
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Lizzie Brinker
Will Street
St. Joseph Hospital
Carl Preogler
B. van Sweringen
West Point Ends Centennial Commencement Ceremony
West Point celebrated its centennial with diploma gfting to the graduating class on Cavalry Plain. President Roosevelt did not speak, but shook hands with cadets as Secretaries Root and Moody and others attended. Root urged civilian control of the military and cited Gen. A R Chaffee. Miles praised military leadership. crowd cheered. President departed for Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Point
N. Y
West Point Military Academy
Cavalry
Horace Porter
Miles
Root
Moody
Payne
Wu Ting Fang
Pettus
Alabama
Quarles
Wisconsin
Odell
Des Flanches
Corbin
Young
Schofield
McCook
Brooke
Conaty
Academy
Chekib Bey
Congressman Dick
Ghia
General Dick
Board of Visitors
General Root
General Miles
Army
Regular Army
National Guard
Pekin
A. R. Chaffee
Washington
Congressman Taggart Seeks Status on Committee Role
Mr. Taggart of French Lick says he has not been notified about serving on the congressional campaign committee and only knows what he has seen in newspapers. He spoke about the unclear status while at French Lick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congressional Campaign Committee
Taggart
French Lick
Compromise Reached in Burton Reelection Fund Factions
In Hot Springs Virginia a compromise between Congressman Burton and visiting Republicans from Cleveland arranges a Burton committee to lead the fall campaign alongside a general Republican committee. The pact addresses the withdrawal controversy and alleges petty bosses and bossism as the driving issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
Leader
Hot Springs
Burton
Congress
Worden Chosen Vice President Of First National Bank
Charles H. Worden a member of Zollars Worden Zollars has been elected vice president of the First National bank by the board at a Thursday afternoon meeting Worden recently joined the bank as a stockholder and plans to retire from law practice to devote full time to bank affairs
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Charles H. Worden
Zollars, Worden & Zollars
First National Bank
Worden
First National
Farmers protest market relocation to Harrison area
Farmers long accustomed to selling on Harrison street market oppose the tracklaying that blocks the street. They fear interurban cars will frighten teams and cause runaways. For now the market sits between Berry and Main streets on Harrison.
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Harrison Street
Berry and
Main Streets
Harrison
Woman Shot to Death in Card Game Dispute
In Youngstown Ohio on June 14 Mrs Mary Sasannilli died from shotgun wounds inflicted by Vincenzo Aduasio who fled after a quarrel over a card game. Aduasio first fired at her husband then turned the weapon on Mrs Sasannilli as she sought help from a policeman. Police hunt continues for Aduasio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
Ohio
Mary Sasannilli
Vincenzo Aduasio
Aduasio
Democrats Delay Indiana Campaign Kickoff
Indianapolis June 12 Democratic State Chairman O'Brien announced the party will not begin campaign activities in Indiana until the last week of September. The Republican campaign will open about the same time.
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Indianapolis
O’brien
Indiana
Testimonial Praises Lydia E Pinkham Remedy
Mrs Jennie O'Donnell of Oakland Woman's Riding Club credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing eight years of female trouble including a falling womb. She reports health restored after seven months and endorses the product. The notice asserts a $6000 forfeit if the testimonial is not genuine and offers free advice from Mrs Pinkham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie F. O'Donnell
Oakland Woman‘s Riding Club
Lydia E. Pinkham
Opposing Taggart in Democratic National Campaign Effort
Indianapolis June 12 A report says Thomas Taggart will not be invited to sit on the national congressional campaign committee. The Indiana party split over the state chairmanship is blamed for the slight to Mr Taggart with aides of S B Fleming opposing his role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Thomas Taggart
National Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Party
Taggart
8. B. Fleming
Roosevelt urges Cuba reciprocity to aid new republic
The president appeals to Congress for tariff reciprocity with Cuba arguing moral and national interests justify relief before adjournment. He cites McKinley, outlines safeguards for American industry, notes Cuba’s special international position, and urges swift action as part of broader West Indies policy.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
Cuba
United States
M’kinley
McKinley
Spain
West Indies
Central America
Porto Rico
Hawaii
Philippines
Onba
Hher
Saved from an awful fate by Dr King's New Discovery
Mrs A M Shields of Chambersburg Pa credits Dr King's New Discovery for curing six months of severe sickness from hay fever asthma and throat and lung disease. The ad claims it is safest cure for consumption coughs colds and bronchial infections with guaranteed bottles 50c and 1.00 and free trial at Dreier & Bro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Shields
Chambersburg
Dreier & Bro
Sailor Says Malay Trading Schooner Wrecked Off Cape Wilberforce
A Malayan sailor aboard Port Darwin reports his crew of ten on a Malay trading schooner were attacked by natives off Cape Wilberforce. One survivor was rescued after severe privation as the rest were murdered. The Dutch bark Geertruida Gerarda wrecked earlier. three crew saved, others missing.
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Victoria
B. C
Aorangi
Port Darwin
Cape Wilberforce
North Australia
Geertruida Gerarda
Java
New Castle
St. Mary
Mill Fire Traps Eight Girls In Philadelphia
A blaze in the H. M. Rosenblatt leather works on Second and Oxford streets killed eight girls and likely more, with over twenty injured after a stampede to crowded fire escapes. The plant and nearby buildings were destroyed and escape routes proved inadequate.
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Philadelphia
H. M. Rosenblatt & Co
Second
Oxford
Third Reformed Presbyterian Church
Rosenblatt
Leather Works
Arrest of alleged divekeeper on child lure charge
New Orleans Acting Mayor Mehle ordered the arrest of an alleged divekeeper Vere on the charge of luring girls to New Orleans from other cities for immoral purposes. Miss Grace Doyle of St Louis appealed to a charity group claiming false employment in a concert hall, triggering the investigation. An agency was said to operate in Chicago and other cities recruiting under stage pretext. Six girls were sent from Chicago and three from St Louis, in addition to Miss Doyle. The charity group sent Doyle home and found work for four other girls.
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New Orleans
Mehle
Vere
Grace Doyle
St. Louis
Chicago
Miss Doyle
Famous Chauffeur Georg Von Bleichroder Dies in Automobil Incident
Bar on Georg Von Bleichroder, a prominent figure in Paris and Berlin and a noted driver with ties to the Automobile Club de France, died in Prussia after an automobile accident. He was about 40, highly regarded, and his death caused a stir among his Parisian friends. A church will be built at Aldershot, England, to honor Roman Catholic soldiers, mainly Irish, who died in South Africa.
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New York
Baron Georg von Bleichroder
Prussia
Paris
Berlin
Herald
Georg
Baron von Bleichroder
Automobile Club de France
Aldershot
England
South Africa
Burdock Blood Bitters Promises Digestive Relief
An 19th century health note touts Burdock Blood Bitters as a cure for dyspepsia. The product claims to promptly and permanently regulate the stomach and tone it for improved digestion.
Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil and Deans Ointment Ad
An old advertisement promotes Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil for burns and skin itch or piles. It claims universal applicability and declares Dean's Ointment as the only safe sure cure, appealing to rich and poor alike.
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Dean
Three spectres threaten infant life in 19th century aid
A brief ad mentions dangers to babies including cholera infantum, dysentery, and diarrhoea. It promotes Dr Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry as a universal remedy claimed to conquer them. The language reflects period medical advertising for infant diseases and patent medicines.
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Tive
B. I
Main Street
Tanner Peterson
Peterson Boy
Warriors
Gen
J. E. O'Donnell
Mrs. Prixgan
Prods Congress
NEW Republic
Palma
Hawaiian Islands
Theodore Roosevelt
White House
Dr. Thomas
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