Mine Workers Wage Talk Pleased By Publisher
In Indianapolis dispatches a special notes publisher pleases with wage terms discussed for Pennsylvania miners. The plan sets wages around 4.50 to 5.60 per ton, tied to anthracite output. Mitchell expresses satisfaction with the agreements and the board setup, while noting relations with miners remain stable despite strike tensions.
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Pennsylvania
Mitchell
Anthrars
Eryantisfactory
Rators
Fogbound ships collide on Long Island Sound a deadly wreck
In thick fog on Long Island Sound the passenger steamer Plymouth and the freight steamer City of Taunton collided. The Plymouth suffered a smashed starboard side and loss of life among steerage passengers. Officials planned an investigation into responsibility as both vessels reached harbor with minimal assist. Marines aboard Plymouth aided in preventing panic and losing their clothing in the chaos.
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Peru
New London
Sind Sound
Plymouth
City of Taunton
Ait
Ithe
Gnd
United States Marines
Low
Fall River
Train Runs Wild Express Throttle Open Thirty Miles
A New York special reports the Washington express on the Pennsylvania Railroad left Jersey City with cab and tender aflame. Engineer Lyons and fireman Searles deserted to the platform of the first car as the train roared thirty miles with the throttle wide open. Lyons fought back to the running engine, started the whistle cord, and passengers applied the emergency brake to stop the train.
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New York
Belfaya
Wihington Express
Jersey City
Pennsylvania Railroad
Searles
Metuchen
Lyons
Carelessness Triggers Fatal Fire at Clarendon Hotel Grand Rapids
A guest in room of Peter Sternberg, a Chicago traveler, tossed a lighted match after lighting gas, starting a fire at the Clarendon Hotel in Grand Rapids on Friday night. The blaze caused extensive damage estimated at 75 to 100 thousand dollars, claimed one life and injured several others. Sternberg was severely burned while trying to extinguish the flames.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Clarendon Hotel
Peter Sternberg
Chicago
Sternberg
Will Try to Break Strike by Importing Non Union Workers
A Pittsburg dispatch reports the American Bridge Company plans to break the strike by importing non union labor. Forty seven men arrived from Norton Virginia at night and are guarded by police near the Moando River plant while more workers are en route. The scene remains quiet despite the mobilization and dispatches of ships Bratford and Muskegon.
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American Bridge Company
Pittsburg
Norton
Moongahela River
Neutriton
Treaty Ratified Senate Adopts Cuban Treaty With Opposition Speeches
The Senate approved the Cuban reciprocity treaty by a 50 to 16 vote after a closed executive session. Senator Foster led a lengthy opposition speech, arguing protection for American sugar and warning of Chinese labor, while Senator Simmons supported ratification. Adjournment followed as Senators Allison and Cockrell prepared to inform the president.
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Senate
Washington
Alne
Sennator Foster
Louisiana
Mojn
Foster
Berry
Carmack
Simmons
North Carolina
Committee On Foreign Relations
Allison
Cockrell
Insurance Money Denied to Wife in Royal Arcanimus Case
In the United States circuit court of appeals Judge Thayer ruled Anna J. Taylor is not entitled to $2,000 policy proceeds after a delay in October 1900 assessments led to suspension under Royal Arcanimus by laws. The decision remands with instructions honoring the denial of recovery against the supreme council.
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St. Louis
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Thayer
Supreme Council of the Royal Arcanimus
Anna J. Taylor
Antad
Taylor
Widotr
Geo
Nan
Araprhoe Lodge
Denver
Colo
Supreme Council
Gold Bar Missing From Wabash Express Car
A gold bar valued at 20 000 to 30 000 dollars disappeared from an express car on the Wabash train arriving from the west Wednesday evening. In charge of the Pacific Express Company the bar was consigned to Buffalo. Police and detectives searched the city after the bar went missing before the train moved east. Local officials caution a possible misplacement and expect it may turn up in Buffalo.
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Wabash Road
Detroit
Mich
Pacific Express Company
Buffalo
East
Two Arrests Made in Murder of Mrs Reicheldeffer
A Marion special reports Calvin Price and Jemiah Graves of Herrin Illinois confess being near the home of Mrs Nellie Reicheldeffer on Monday night when she was found dead and mutilated by a hog rot. They are jailed on murder charges, with investigators noting she was a widow and a schoolteacher who had agreed to sell property to the Minoils Steel Company, possibly to obtain purchase money. A Lincoln special mentions a man calling himself John Bennett seeking imprisonment as the alleged killer of Nora Fuller in San Francisco, described as a harmless tramp and bronic confessor. Also note an item from Philadelphia about a bank wrecking incident and another stray line.
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Reicheldeffer
Marion
Calvin Price
Jemiah Graves
Herrin
III
Nellie Reicheldeffer
Harris
Lincoln
Neb
John Bennett
Fremont
Nora Fuller
San Francisco
Des Moines Special Casts Doubt on Murder Charge
In the James Brarns trial for Jerry Corcoran's death, Dr Tolkman testified to stomach contents showing morphine but Dr Hoffman noted Corcoran's diseased heart could cause death from stress. Burns and accomplices face a weak state case as Aaron witnesses recant parts of their confession under cross examination. The state argued Burns acted with others, and conviction seemed plausible but uncertain.
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Des Moines
James Brarns
Hoffman
Corcovan
Burns
Jerry Corcoran
Jack
Carrie Aaron
Corcoran
Lightning Kills Man in Des Moines Storm
Des Moines reports a brief Monday storm when lightning struck a city telephone pole in the northwest. Tigh Ontoar was killed near the wire while Prof. Ahenmy of Drake University was left senseless after the strike when the receiver melted in his hand.
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Hugh Cullom
Des Moines
Tigh Ontoar
Prof
Ahenmy
Drake University
Traction Company Wins Out Over Packers Pressure
A Sioux City council meeting followed a threat from a traction company owned by Swift & Co and Armour & Co. The firm warned the city that without approved improvements it would lose backing from the packers. After sustained opposition from property owners, the council allowed removal of the Jackson street line.
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Sioux City
Swift and Company and Armour & Co
Triction Company
Jackson Street
Will Check Marriage Davenport Pastors Alarmed
Davenport ministers form a plan to deny remarriage ceremonies to divorcing parties. The Davenport Ministers Association will uniformly refuse to perform weddings for anyone deemed the offending party in a divorce suit, citing rising divorce docket numbers and lax marriage laws.
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Davenport
Jawa
New Mines to be Opened Near Lehigh
Port Dodge reports a large coal company will form to operate mines southeast of Port Dodge and St. Paul capitalists show interest. The mines will hire 200 workers at start and a new mining town will be founded on the site as land is being allocated.
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Lehigh
Port Dodge
St. Pawl
Postmaster George Metzger Removed Amid Shortage Scandal
Special Examiner Stewart of the post office dept arrived with orders to remove Davenport Postmaster George Metzger after a shortage traced to public subscriptions and diamonds valued at 1,800. Metzger protested, a temporary successor was installed, and bondsmen were questioned. The same era notes Theodore Roosevelt is to be christened for the newborn Theodore Roosevelt Woolsley, the twenty second child of Mr. and Mrs. George Woolsley.
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Davenport
Retleved
Theqdore Roosevelt
George Woolsley
Woolsley
Pete Hepburn
Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Wools
Sac City church dedication amid debt relief efforts
Sac City’s newly completed Methodist Episcopal church was dedicated Sunday by Rev. B Ives of Awonen New York. The structure cost about 18000 with 8000 still to raise to liquidate debt. A supply of 1850 was secured for non parsonage needs as the former parsonage site hosts the church building. The service drew a large crowd. A Boone special reports three barn fires and a suspected arson tied to testing a new fire engine. A young Indian man is under surveillance as investigators consider arson to see the engine in action.
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Methodist Episcopal
Methodist Episcopal Church
B. I. Ives
Awonen
Boone
BR. H. Smith
I. Moore
Ind
Sophomores Pay Damages For Iowa City Hotel Incident
An Iowa City incident ends with sophomores paying damages for a hotel attack during a fall dance. A check for full restitution was accepted after a window was smashed and a skunk thrown into a dance hall. Two men were drowned in separate events connected to the trouble.
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Iowa City
Burkley Lmnpetint Ligtel
Drowned Attempt to Ford Creek Near Sutherland
News from Sutherland and Des Moines area recounts multiple near tragedy and crime items. Delbert Bidwell and Gleason attempted to ford Waterman Creek. Bidwell reached shore but Delbert and Gleason drowned. others survived. A Chicago incident saw W H Milnes fend off thugs with a heavy cane after being held up near the depot. investigation ongoing. Also noted are a Good Roads convention proclamation for April 16 and a Golden Wedding in Kingsley, plus ongoing bank charter activity in new banks formed this year.
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Sutherland
Gleason
Trenry
Delbert Bidwell
Waterman Creek
Cy LP
Jowlin
Bidwell
Turbulent 100 Years Ago Report From World Affairs
A century-old notice describes Spain taxing Mississippi cargoes landed at New Orleans and shipped onward. A Cuban residence ban is issued by the Elayana captain general. Brazil and Argentina allegedly in war. Texans rebel against Mexico. The American Colonization Society seeks funds to repatriate Africans to Africa.
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New Orleans
Mississippi
Cuba
Elayana
Empire of
Brazil
Republic of
Argentina
Texas
American Colonization Society
al Negroes
Africa
Fifty Years Ago News Sparks Monroe Doctrine Protest
A report from fifty years ago notes British troops occupying the Mosquito Strip provoking U.S. protest over alleged Monroe doctrine violation. California gold shipments for the prior month reached 4.7 million dollars. Exiled Mexican dictator Gen. Santa Anna headed home to resume power amid regional upheaval as Verapaz and Guatemala clash. Argentina sees rebellion as tensions rise. Black brows will yield to a new fashion within months and colored garments gain favor.
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Mosquito Strip
United States
California
Santa Ata
Mexico
Ifonifuras
Argentina
Forty Years Ago Deserters and Draft Resistance Rise
Forty years ago in Illinois and surrounding areas, most of the One Hundred and Twenty-eighth regiment deserted. Beefs and goods prices surged in Richmond and Chicago markets. Militia and locals resisted drafts, with Milford and Shelby County residents pledging to refuse service. Rumors swirled of Vicksburg’s fall and a Chicago Board of Trade speech urged mimicry of the Boston Tea Party.
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Cairo
Washington County
Chicago
Boston
Milford
Ind
Unio
Decatur
Shelby County
Richmond
Vis Park
Col
Winelli
Chicago Board of Trade
Lake Michigan
Generants Army
Vicksburg
Thirty Years Ago Resolutions on Spain Republic
Thirty years ago Congress sent resolutions congratulating Spain on its republic to Cen Sickles and U S representatives in Madrid. Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers struck, sabotaged trains over non union engineer dispute with St Louis Kansas City and Northern Railroad. A new American state was said to be established on the Mexican Rio Grande with San Tuts as its capital. Lincoln Park estate ads offered residence plots at 100 dollars per front foot, or 75 dollars per front foot a half mile north.
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Spain
Congress
Cen
Sickles
United States
Madrid
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
St. Louis, Kansas City and Northern Railroad
Tt Wad
Rio Grande
San Tuts
Qhiengs
Twenty Years Ago In News Headlines From Washington Paris Commune And More
Twenty years ago reports hailed Robert T. Lincoln as Secretary of War mastering his department since Jefferson Davis. Johan Most led 1,200 followers in a Paris commune parade in New York as fears rose Germany would be overwhelmed. Work began on the Brooklyn bridge anchorage while London bomb plotters failed to kill Sir Charles Dilke. Money rates hit 15 percent in New York and Treasury Secretary Bolger faced May payment questions. An international alliance against anarchists and nihilists was proposed in England with the US opposing it.
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Washington
Robert T. Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
Johan Most
Paris
New York
Bolger
England
United States
Smithsonian official unveils gasoline fueled cooling engine prototype
Ten years ago Prof. 8. P. Langley announced in Washington that he had perfected a refrigerating device using gasoline as fuel and steam produced by four copper boilers. An inquiry into Pennsylvania anthracite coal reserves was begun by Minnesot Peat under Renato Denney.
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8. P. Langley
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
Minnesot Peat
Renato Denney
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