Strikers Gain Many Recruits and Fire at Jersey Colliery
In Wilkesbarre Pa on June 10 strikers rising through the morning caused Jersey Colliery fire fighters to quit, leaving six men to battle a blaze raging for sixteen months. A mass desertion at Nanticoke alarms officials as stockade provisions loom. Merchants fear boycott and sale restrictions amid barricade tensions.
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Wilkesbarre
Jersey
Maluea
Mitchell
Easley
Clvb Federation
Nanticoke
Stockades
Cambridge Degree Conferred on Whitlaw Reid Doctor of Laws
Cambridge England June 10 Cambridge University confers the degree Doctor of Laws upon Whitlaw Reid. The ceremony marks a scholarly recognition of his contributions from the Cambridge institution.
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Whitelaw Reid
Cambridge University
England
Cambridge
University of Cambridge
Whitelaw
Canadian town fire sweeps 24 houses homeless
A dispatch from St Michael British Columbia reports a fire that burned through the town during the night, destroying 24 houses and leaving fifty families homeless in Canadian town.
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St.Michaels
British Columbia
Montreal
St. Michael
B. C
Mexicans wipe out Yaqui Indian band in battle
Tucson dispatch reports a dawn battle in the San Manhatan Mountains twenty miles north of Mines Priestas where Gen. Torres led 2,500 Mexican troops against about 600 Yaqui fighters. The Yaquis were driven from fortifications with heavy losses and many killed wounded or captured. Torres orders extermination of armed Yaqui.
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Tucson
Ariz
Hermosillo
Torres
San Manhatan Mountains
Mines Priestas
Indiana
Lively Crap Game in Kentucky Ends in Beatings and Shootings
At Cedar Grove picnic in Russellville, Kentucky a crap game led to a pitched battle. Dick Hester was beaten to death with clubs, Sant Bigiy and Hayes Hawking were wounded, Charley Hall had an arm injury, Paul Hooker was shot in multiple places, and Noah Browder plus John and Bird Jones sustained gunfire without serious injuries. The article notes a proposed combine of marine interests in Chicago.
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Russellville
Cedar Grove
Dick Hester
Sant Bigiy
Hayes Hawking
Charley Hall
Paul Hooker
Noah, Browder
John
Bird Jones
Chicago
Philadelphia Scorched: Fire Destroys Homes and Warehouses
A major blaze in Philadelphia on June 1 injures five people and destroys fifteen private residences along with two large grain elevators a warehouse and coal yard. Territory about a city block bounded by Broad and nearby streets is burned leaving an estimated loss near a quarter of eight million.
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Philadelphia
Broad,Yntrteen
Clearfield Streets
Indiana
Sedgrey and
Glenwood Avenues
Manitowoc to Erect Boiler Plant and Local News From Wisconsin
State notes report a boiler plant to be erected at Manitowoc, a Kenosha woman seeking divorce, a man killed by falling under a train, Racine teachers facing vaccination or loss of position, and various incidents across the state. Burglaries in Madison, obscene letters in Peshtigo, disappearance of a Kenosha man Berg, Point’s readiness for the G A R encampment, and the Wisconsin Press Association planning a river trip. Dancing masters in Milwaukee planning new dances, a Racine divorce case, a wreck on the Limited train in Wisconsin Central, and state militia officers elevated from university cadets. Officials in Green Bay, Stevens Point delegation for convention, and numerous local crimes and civic updates throughout the year.
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Manitowoc
Racine
George Gary
Madisons
Wlacon‘gin Central
Neenah
Madison
Stevens Point
G. A
Hoy
Knights of the
Gripanc
O. E. Bickford
Wavuntu
Green Bay Reformatory
Saue
Wisconsin
Beloit
Asone Vanish Church of
Henry Hermann
Prairie du Chien
Milwaukee
Academy of Music
Appleton
Osh- Kash
Pullman Buys Belmont Country Home in California
Mrs George M Pullman of Chicago has purchased Briar Lodge a Belmont country home in San Mateo county about twenty five miles from San Francisco The house formerly belonged to Mrs Hugh Hume She plans to use Briar Lodge as a winter residence as well
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Pullman
San Francisco
Cal
George M. Pullman
Chicago
Belmont
San Mateo County
Briar Lodge
Hugh Hume
Driar Lodge
Primary election clash fuels La Follette dispute in Rock County
A reader letter section debates primary election law flaws and disfranchisement in the First Assembly District. The letter-writers accuse Senator Whitehead of bias toward corporate interests and recount a convention that sidelined district voices, urging fair representation and taxation bills to advance the public interest.
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the Gazette
la Follette Club
Janesgie
Jimmy
Whitehead
Stevens
Mr. Whitehead
John M. Whitehead
Rock County
Assebly
Tts
Bosa
Tee
Palma Aids Starving Crowd In Havana Bread Plea
President Palma used his own money to buy and distribute bread after Havana's water shortage caused by a reservoir burst. An amnesty act for Americans charged before the new government will be signed today. Neeley and Rathbone will be freed tomorrow with Rathbone hesitating on acceptance. A demonstration by Havana's poorest class surrounded the palace demanding bread.
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Neeley
Rathbone
Havana
Palma
Acquitta
Beloit College to Present English Aramede Comedy Frog a
Beloit Wis June 10 On Monday June 16 the Greek department will present In his 17th annual Aramede production the Froga a Greek comedy by Aristophanes The first English version in this country the event marks Beloit's long Greek play tradition with women taking speaking parts for first time. Dionysus and Xanthias travel in Hades amid comic and serious songs with modern slang and rare beauty in lyrics. Music arranged for performance chorus directed by B D Allen with overall direction by T L Wright.
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Beloit
Wis
Beloit College
Aristopphanes
Styx
Hades
Dionysus
Hla Alaye Xanthias
B. D. Allen
T. L. Wright
Boers Surrender Arms as Peace Declared in Victoria
Victoria reports seven thousand Boers have surrendered their arms and returned home after peace was declared. Additional bands are expected to arrive by week’s end, leaving farms near Murghers deserted and awaiting normalcy.
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Victoria
E Tel
Supreme Court asked to set aside 1901 apportionment act
Ottawa June 10. Briefs to the Supreme Court challenge the May 19 1901 apportionment act in a test case for John P Heffernan of McLean County urging mandamus to force filing of nominating papers by the Democratic county committee under the 1502 act. Worcester Mass June 10 J O Emanuel Frotz named chief metallurgist to President Schwab of U S Steel Corp, a top position in the steel trust.
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Supreme Court
Ottawa
M.T. Moloney
Lawrence B. Stringer
John P. Heffernan
McLean County
Heffernan
Democratic County Committee
Promote Steel Trust
Worcester
Mass
Emanuel Frotz
South Works
American Steel Company
Schwab
United States Steel Corporation
Steel Trust
Captain Lewis Bayley Taken to England on Secret Harbor Surveys
Captain Lewis Bayley naval attaché of Great Britain in Washington has gone to England and is not expected to return. A navy complaint said Bayley secretly viewed Naragansett Bay maneuvers and was later found at Florida coast points conducting harbor surveys.
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Lewis Bayley
England
Washington, D. C
Washington
Navy Department
Bayley
Naragansett Bay
Florida
Turbulent News Mix From Around the World
A scrambled summary of figures and events from June reports including Tolstoi, Danish minister Brun, a Benton Harbor girl’s tragedy, thousands of Shriners in San Francisco, Blafour denial, Mrs. Roosevelt’s summer at Oyster Bay, a French officer’s balloon ascent death, Reichstag actions, a Kronprinz Wilhelm record, London duels, and various political and crime notes.
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Leo Tolstoi
Brun
Denmark
Paris
Benton Harbor
Mich
San Francisco
Balfour
Lord Kitcheper
Roosevelt
Oyster ‘Bay
Kronpring Wilhelm
Whitelaw Helid
Lord Lonsdown
London
Reichstag
DNL
Algace
St. Louis
Boas"ly
Columbia
Sioux City
Harris
Kansas
Nicaragua
Chicago
Toledo
Bnland
Edward
Jfrieans
Enurt
Common Council of Chicago
Eg Sig. Prinett
Francis Patton
Prince
Charles Spelding
Defunet Globe Bank
Carbonville
Queen Alexandra
Lady Curzon
Hter
Albert
Saxony
Post Office Department
Washington
New York
Birlsy
Windy City
Oregon State Penitentiary
A. T. Keckler
Cincinnati
Ames
Captain King
Hay
Senator Whitehead's Letter on Taxation Stability
Senator Whitehead publishes a clearcut letter criticizing the tax commission report on intangible and personal property. He argues the system leaves much tax-exempt and questions how to value property, noting bipartisan concerns and the risk of relying on indirect measures for revenue.
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Whitehead
Gazette
Tax Commission
la Foltettelam
Janesville
Wis
Jin
Wisconsin
Staten
Tate
Comon
Beaia
the Times
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Germeral Torres
Kentucky
Quaker City
Houghton
William Wissing
William
Charles
Ontonagun
Pekin
Sam
Schultz
Boy Burna
Marion
Ind
Wallace Steele
First Assembly
Cuba’s
Winl
Aristophane
the Frogs
Burgers
Pennsylvania
Edward A. Nevin
Nashville
Tenn
Portland
Ore
Supreme Lodge
Geer
Oregon
Turin
Italy
Victor Emmanuel
Czar
Russia
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