Explosion at Hazleton Home Targets Mine Strikers
West Hazleton resident James Applegate a special officer at Cranberry colliery survived a dynamite blast at his home as the mine strike enters its fifth week. Superintendent Pardee offers 500 reward for dynamiters and says bloodhounds will aid in the hunt. Applegate was later robbed of his revolver by two men as four armed associates watched. Authorities probe threats against other houses linked to striking workers.
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Hazleton
James Applegate
West Hazleton
Applegate
Cranberry
Frank Pardee
Endurance War in Coal Strike Grips Wilkes Barre Area
After five weeks the anthracite miners and operators hold firm, with neither side offering new proposals. About 165,000 workers are idle regionwide. President Mitchell reports favorable telegrams from West Virginia, noting 12,100 of 13,000 in Kanawha and New River districts are on strike.
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Wilkesbarre
Mitchell
West Virginia
Kanawha
New River Districts
Confidence of winning amid anthracite labor dispute
New York reports mine operators in the anthracite region express strong confidence in defeating the labor challenge. A Wilkes-Barre statement says operations will resume with about 100000 miners, a reduction from 147000, and wages raised by one third. Some mines may not reopen and others face stricter rules.
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New York
Wilkesbarre
Terrific storm hits Lancaster with flood and losses
A fierce morning storm drenched Lancaster Ohio with heavy lightning and four feet of water flooding many homes. Residents evacuated via boats as Hocking Valley railroad suffered washouts and a train was stranded eight hours due to culverts and downed lines. Dozens of cattle were killed by lightning.
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Lancaster
Ohio
Hocking Valley
Indiana Municipal League closes three day session
Vincennes Indiana June 14 The Indiana Municipal League closed a three day session naming Madison as the next meeting site The following officers were elected President George E Douney mayor of
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Indiana Municipal League
Vincennes
Ind
Atans Municipal League
Madison
George E. Douney
Madison City Officials Named in Official Action
Aurora as first vice president and Ellison D. McGuire as mayor lead Madison's list of officers with George Harper city clerk and L. W. Mellette treasurer. the president gains power to appoint executive and legislative committees.
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Aurora
Ellison D. McGuire
Madison
George Harper
L. W. Mellette
Elwood
Seismic Signals Reach Pennsylvania Reports
Geologists note elevated land readings across multiple Pennsylvania sites after Martinique disturbances. Col. H. C. Demming reports increases from two inches to over twenty four inches versus older records in Honeybrook, Columbia, Gettysburg, Newville, Harrisburg and nearby counties.
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Harrisburg
Martinique
Col
H. C. Demming
United States Geological Survey
Charles D. Walcott
Washington, D. C
Pennsylvania
United States
Honeybrook
Chester County
Columbia
Lancaster County
Gettysburg
Adams County
Newville
Cumberland County
Dauphin County
Indiana First Downtown Interurban Cars To Harrison Street
The Indiana interurban began service from the new Harrison street terminal last Saturday with about thirty passengers bound for Huntington. Delays in track work pushed start time from 6 to 8 30 am, crowds watched, and a late-night rail lay disrupted schedule. Beginning Sunday service reached Belden. Lagro service is planned in a week and Wabash by July 1. Stops include Pearl and Ewing, Fulton at Main, Wayne and Jefferson, Fairfield and Brackenridge, Taylor at Fairfield, Taylor and Broadway, and Taylor and Garden.
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Indiana
Fort Wayne
Harrison Street
Huntington
Taylor Street
Broadway
Belden
Lagro
Wabash
Pearl
Ewing
Fulton
Main
Wayne and Jefferson
Fairfield Avenue
Brackenridge
Taylor and Fairfield Avenue
Taylor and Broadway
Taylor and Garden
Memorial Arch for Confederate Dead Unveiled at Camp Chase
The June 14 ceremony in Columbus honored 2,250 Confederate dead from Camp Chase with a memorial arch gifted by William Harrison of Cincinnati. Speakers included Governor Nash and General John B. Gordon as ex Confederates from the South attended and graves were decorated by G A R ladies and the Daughters of the Confederacy.
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Columbus
William ‘H. Harrison
Cincinnati
Camp Chase
Hayes
Foraker
Col. W. H. Knauss
South
Nash
John B. Gordon
Daughters of the Confederacy
Swift City Romance Ends In One Hour Wedding
John Hall of Warsaw and Dessie Compton of Columbia City wed within an hour after engagement. Rev. Ford officiated at the M E church parsonage with A B Mosher as best man, completing the license and ceremony after a brief downtown courtship and a novel city wedding report.
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Ford
M. E. Church
Columbia City
John Hall
Cook & Hall, Grocers
Warsaw
Dessie Compton
Frank Compton
West Market Street
Dess
Hall
A. B. Mosher
Mr. Mosher
M. E. Par
Bryan Warns Indiana Democrats Over Platform Split
W J Bryan argues Indiana Democrats adopted a strong platform but allowed a reorganization faction to gain. He says the victory was gained by stealth and that leaders misled the rank and file, urging support for principles over any one candidate and calling for continued party reform.
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Lincoln
Neb
W. J. Bryan
Indiana
Kansas City
Chicago
Mr. Bryan
Bryan
Democratic Party
Golda Van Camp Weds Lafayette Gierhart at Huntington
Miss Golda Van Camp daughter of Mr and Mrs E E Tanner married Lafayette Gierhart Sunday in Huntington. After a honeymoon they will live at 1417 South Calhoun Street and be at home to friends.
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Golda van Camp
E. E. Tanner
Lafayette Gierhart
Huntington
South
Calhoun Street
Fight Over Principle Shapes Democratic Loyalties
The remark frames a battle between principle and expediency in the Democratic ranks. It warns that a clash over an individual risks leaving core beliefs unsettled and tests loyalty versus time serving motives.
Paris considers Rue Du President Roosevelt in sympathy act
A Herald Paris dispatch says Paris may name a street Rue Du President Roosevelt to honor Roosevelt and US sympathy after the Martinique catastrophe. An engraving of Mrs Roosevelt by M Chartran will be added to the Societe Francaise Des Amis Des Arts album for subscribers.
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New York
Paris
Roosevelt
United States
Martinique
Societe Francaise Des Amis Des Arts
Wood Defends Cuba Duties as Island Trustee
General Leonard Wood arrived in Boston and argued he acted as trustee for Cuba. He said expenditures were legitimate, aimed at promoting reciprocity, using Thurber’s mailing list to inform the American public and counter claims he deemed unjust about Cuban administration.
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Boston
Leonard Wood
Cuba
Roosevelt
Congress
Wood
Thurber
Mysterious Outrage In New York Over Cattapani Disappearance
Italian nobleman Carlo Cattapani Marquis de Cordova vanished from a New York boarding house last Saturday. He was found at 115th Street tied to railroad tracks and later told a hospital he was seeking papers proving his right to a Spanish estate. A physician suggested poisoning. He had arranged to meet a man for the papers in exchange for a $100 reward.
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New York
Carlo Cattapani
Marquis de Cordova
New York Central Railroad
115Th Street
North River
Cattapani
Spain
Nearly Drowned by Auto In Harbor Spill
Theodore Bode a blacksmith from Port Washington Wisconsin nearly drowned when an automobile left by Mayor Dennett of Sheboygan backed into the harbor during a trial run. The car sank to the bottom as bystanders rescued Bode, who escaped with a close call.
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Port Washington
Wis
Theodore Bode
Bode
Dennett
Sheboygan
Here
Senate proposes Cuba as state under annexation plan
Senator Elkins introduces a joint resolution in the senate for Cuba to be admitted as a United States state with a republican government. The measure requires Cuba to submit a constitution by 1904 and sets debts aside from federal charge. An alternative directs admission by act, forming a state out of Cuba with equal footing. $100,000 is allotted to implement the plan.
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Washington
Elkins
Senate
Cuba
Congress
Republic of
United States
Republic of Cuba
Senate Adjourns After Cuba Annexation Motion and Canal Talks
In Washington on June 14 the senate tabled Elkins joint resolution seeking Cuba annexation and statehood. A Scott proposal to detail an army engineer for a survey on the Darien isthmus was also laid on the table. The body set next week’s meeting days and progressed the District of Columbia appropriation bill totaling 9.85 million dollars, including a personal tax provision, while Morgan spoke on the Isthmian canal bill.
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Washington
Senate
Elkins
West Virginia
Cuba
Union
Scott
Darien
Allison
Morgan
District of Columbia
House
Isthmain Canal
House session notes flag day reference and Philippines inquiry
In Washington on June 14 the chaplain invoked flag day. A bill to validate New Mexico territorial bonds passed. Rep Hay urged a privileged resolution demanding War Department figures on spending in the Philippines and related insular costs. Crumpacker moved to table, the vote 54 to 46, then the ayes and noes roll call. The resolution was laid on the table.
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Washington
New Mexico
Hay
Committee On Insular Affairs
Secretary of War
United States
Philippines
Islands
War Department
Philippine Islands
Crumpacker
Cannon
Deficiency Bill News Note
A brief report states a deficiency bill was introduced and a notice issued that it would be called up on an early day next week. The item notes legislative action and scheduling without further details on sponsors or vote outcomes.
Local Case Binds Doctor in Death Probe
In the state vs Dr. J W Kannell the defendant was bound over to the grand jury in 500. The bond was lowered from 1000 after Henry Colerick joined. The case concerns a death following an operation on Mrs Mary Hunt. Constable Ford arrested saloonkeeper Frederick Blaising on an assault charge in New Haven.
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J. W. Kannell
Mary Hunt
Justice France
J. M. Haley
Henry Colerick
Hamilton Bank
van Wert
Ford
New Haven
Frederick Blaising
Orland Brown
Colonel Lynch on Trial for Treason in London Court
The Bow Street court opened a high treason case against Colonel Arthur Lynch a former Boer commander and Galway MP elect arrested after landing in France. Prosecution contends Lynch served with the Transvaal army raised the Irish brigade and fought against British forces while pledging allegiance as a burgher. He faced the inquiry with questions about his Australian birth and travels as evidence was presented. The case was adjourned to June 21.
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London
Bow Street
Arthur Lynch
Lynch
Galway
New Haven
France
Transvaal
Sir Edward
South Africa
Buller
Pretoria
Australia
South African Republic
Natal
Charles Russell
Baron Russell
Killowen
Walsh
Hamilton Holt
A. S. Hardy
United States
Berne
Switzerland
Herbert W. Bowen
Teheran
Venezuela
Fraf. Richardson
American School
Athens
Colonel Lynch
President to Take Extended Trip Through West and Midwest
The president plans a lengthy journey in late September visiting Detroit and Minneapolis then Springfield Illinois for the state fair on October 2. A bear hunt in Mississippi and a southwest swing to San Antonio are also mentioned with potential Kansas Nebraska New Orleans stops.
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Washington
Detroit
Minneapolis
Springfield
Ill
Cullom
Conrad
The
Fair Association
San Antonio
Mississippi
Kansas
Nebraska
New Orlegnn
Nerve Pills Called Great Cure for Nervous Sleep Loss
Mrs. E Shadle of Fort Wayne Indiana reportsDr A W Chase s Nerve Pills from Meyer Bros Co drug store act as a nerve tonic and aid sleep She says they strengthen nerves and provide natural sound sleep two things she lacked The pills cost 50 cents a box and bear the doctor s portrait and signature on the package
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A. W. Chase Medicine Co
Buffalo
A. W. Chase
M. D
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