Injunction Blocks Food Supplies for West Virginia Miners
Judge B F Keller in Charleston issued an injunction to prevent supply camps near Ganley Mountain Coal Company property and bar non residents including W B Wilson and "Mother" Jones from aiding striking miners. Violation carries jail and heavy fines.
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West Virginia
B. F Keller
United States District Court
Charleston
Inted
Mine Workers of America
W B. Wilson
Mother” Jones
Ganley Mountain Coal Company
Coourt
Many Scandinavians Come Emigration Rush Hits Transport Lines
Scandinavia faces a record emigration surge as crowded ships depart from Copenhagen and other Danish ports. The influx stems from hard times and Sweden's conscription, sending mainly educated individuals to Western states seeking farmland.
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Copenhag
Denmark
United States
Scandinavia
Sweden
Norway
Ramu
Weil
Rail Wrecks Across States Leave Dozens Dead
A series of railroad wrecks across Ohio Nebraska and other states claim multiple lives and injure many. The Keystone Limited derailed near Zanesville Ohio after colliding with a coal car causing a gas tank explosion and a large fire. A separate derailment thirty miles south of Zanesville killed two and seriously injured several others. A Rock Island train near South Omaha Nebraska jumped the track killing the fireman and wounding the conductor alongside two injured express messengers.
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Pennsylania
Jhursday
Ohio
Nebraska
Panhandle
Keystone Limited
St. Louis
New York
Dayton
Zanesville
Ohio and
Little Kanawha
Baltimore and Ohio
Rock Island
South Omaha
Neb
Losses in the Philippines first compilation of American casualties
Major James Parker’s official tally covers February 4 1899 to April 80 1902 detailing deaths from all causes 139 murdered 1 officer and 22 enlisted died in action 139 total deaths 13 etc. It records 2961 engagements with varying casualties including 2707 wounded and 242 officers and enlisted killed or wounded, and notes the total forces dispatched to the Philippines 4135 officers and 123803 men with an average monthly strength near 40000.
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Philippines
James Parker
Adjutant General's Office
Sust
Parker
Siere
Northwestern doubles Chicago to Missouri river rail line
Northwestern announces completion of the double track from Chicago to the Missouri river at Omaha costing nearly 15 million dollars. The project is expected to raise tonnage capacity by about 80 percent.
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Burlington
Northwestern
Chicago
Missouri River
Imeha
Missouri River Commission Blamed For Waste Expenditures
A Missouri River Commission report rebukes critics and defends its 1885 1909 expenditures noting 38 048 401 spent on progressive river improvement with 300 wrecks alleged near the river pilots Kansas City Sioux City and other locales. It argues Congress directed funds for local works and that results show some benefit despite navigation risks and incomplete projects.
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Missouri River Commission
Barber
ISM
Poly
House Committee On
Congress
Commisgauon
Sioux City
Town
Kansas Cty
Whimsical Reflections From A Pulpit Of Mock News
A jumble of satirical observations on public figures including Cleveland, Mitchell, and Bragg. Mentions of Minneapolis politics, misprints about Mary MacLane and May Yohe, and jokes about bookmakers, umpires, and a caveat against womankind. No clear single event.
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Cleveland
Col. Watterson
John Mitchell
Hobson
Gen Smith
Mississippi River
Coal Trust
Minneapolis
Grand
Mary MacLane
Bragg
Bandit Tracy
Mr. Wu
Gen. Bragg
Chicago
Evansville
Ind
James J. Jeffries Defeats Fitzbettrieg In Bout
Pucost, known as heartwright ebathys push p, defeats Robert Fitzbettrieg in a notable boxing match. The contest highlights Jeffries’s rival claim and dominant performance as fans watch keenly for victory and title implications.
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Pucost
Heartwright
Robert Fitz- Betttetrieg
Rush for Pensions as Span In War Veterans File Applications
The article notes a flood of pension applications from Spanish American War veterans and their families. It details high activity in Ohio and Northern regiments, with many filings tied to veterans and even a captain who became a pension attorney.
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Perstrom
Veterars
States Treasury
Ohio
Cubs
Mmetite Pe Bace
Sovernacotos
Moat
Union seeks impeachment of Judge Jackson over injunction
United Mine Workers officials plan impeachment proceedings against Judge John Jay Jackson of the West Virginia federal court if he refuses to dissolve his blanket injunction freezing union activity. Secretary Wilson says the union will submit the full court record to President Roosevelt and the Senate, with published evidence to let the public judge the injunctions fairness. The group claims strong grounds for removal and cites the injunction’s restraint on miners. American Shipbuilding Co reports Chicago contracts to build ten steel steamships for cargo routing from take points to Quebec, forming the core of a lake fleet. Texas oil will replace coal in Minneapolis flour mills, impacting energy sources and industry.
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United Mine Workers
John Jay Jackson
Federal Court of West Virginia
Wilson
Miners’ Union
Roosevelt
Senate
West Virginia
Jackson
American Shipbuilding Company
Chicago
Quebec
Atlantic Steamships
Tremor Hits Nebraska and Surrounding States
An earthquake felt across Nebraska western Iowa and South Dakota centered near Norfolk with strongest shocks at Tilden and nearby towns. Dishes fell walls cracked wells dried up and tremors lasted up to fifteen seconds with a later report of additional shocks in several towns and at Native agencies.
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Nebraska
Iowa
South Dakota
Norfolk
Neb
Tilden
Santee Indian Agency
Omaha
Winnebago Reservation
Indian Territory
Mount Soula
Oneil
Petersburg
Elgin
Oakdale
Battle Creek
Ewing
Neligh
Randolph
Clearwater
Yankton S I
Nuodu
Weather Bureau
Lompee Valley
Cal
Santa Luce
Los Alamos
Santa Barbara
Western
Abr
Cearrenga Welle
Ae Harris
Santa Mara
Telephones Bring Church Service to Washington City
In Washington Indiana a telephone linked to churches allows parishioners to hear sermons at home avoiding dressing for church. The Bell Company funded home service to win customers amid a bitter local line war with the Independent company.
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Washington
Ind
Fmaily the
Bell Company
The
Central
Hin
Four Women Doctors Appointed by City Health Board
The New York City board of health appoints four women doctors to work in tenement districts. E. A. Bessey of the U S Department of Agriculture is touring Russia seeking plants for America. Indiana claims the world’s largest gas well on Clifton farm near Decatur with over 100 pounds pressure.
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New York City Board of Health
E. A. Bessey
United States Department of Agriculture
America
Indiana
Clifton Farm
Decatur
Industrial and agricultural outlook from the New York review
The Dun & Bradstreet weekly trade review notes improved industrial conditions, strong ore and fuel supplies, and steady cotton rates while warns of fuel and power shortages. It reports rising new orders, favorable crop prospects, and a shift in grain markets with speculative pressures easing. Cattle and hog prices peak noted, with livestock receipts mixed against prior weeks.
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York
Tigers Agricultural
Drospetta Tt
R. G. Dun & 0S
Market Live Stock and Commodities Prices Across Cities
Prices for cattle hogs sheep and grains listed by city including Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Toledo New York Buffalo and more. Notes show ranges for cattle hogs wheat corn oats rye butter eggs potatoes and pork with several typos and partial entries.
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Chicago
Cradet
Indianapolis
Coramon
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Boss
Milwaukee
Wheaty
Toledo
New York
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