Mining notes and personaks from Butte mining belt
May reports from Butte Montana describe labor unrest over eight hour workdays for yard men and shop trades at Butte & Boston and Colorado mines. ore shipments rise from Republic camp as Quilp and Ben Hur ramp up, with Morning Glory ore yielding about 140 dollars per ton. Developments include new work at Black Tail and Phil Sheridan group bond news, plus potential deals in Hum ming Bird and Lemon Creek properties and further prospecting in Summit and Similkameen regions.
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Butte, Mont
Butte & Boston Mining Company
Colorado Company
Gillie
The
Colorado
Butte & Boston
Bank Poil
Republic
Quilp
Republic Power & Cyaniding Company
Lone Pine Surprise
Lone Pine
Ben Hur
Black Tail
Sheridan Camp
Phil Sheridan Group
James Cronan
Cronan
Peter McCormick
Thomas Phinney
Humming Bird
B. C.) Gold Mines, Ltd
Kilo
Chapleau
Lemon Creek
M. Mougues
Similkameen
Edgar Petch
Rossland
Sheep Creek
Petch
Kodak
McLean
Similkameen City
Copper Mountain
Bullion Mountain
Keremece
Camp Headly
Mines
Mining notes describe grading for a railway to Holden mines near Lake Chelan and interest in Copper Hill near Burke Idaho. It reports April ore throughput at Great Northern Mining at Gilt Edge Montana, a board reorganization attempt for Iconoclast Gold Copper, drifting at Crystal Davenport Wash, and Pan American fair exhibits from eastern Washington.
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Holden
Lake Chelan
Newport
Wash
Pend d’Oreille
Copper Hill
Burke
Idaho
Great Northern Mining & Development Company
Gilt Edge
Mont
Iconoclast Gold & Copper Mining Company
Kellar
Colville Reservation
John Gray
Davenport
Gray
Washington
Buffalo
United States Marble Company
Valley
C. L. Knox
Providence
Cedar Canyon
Elephant
Burbridge
Attempt to Sell Secrets in Neely Case Revealed
Washington on May 13 Chief Wilkie of the secret service uncovered an attempt to sell confidential communications between the attorney general and the secretary of war in the Neely case. Judge John D. Lindsay, Neely’s New York counsel, received a letter signed John B. Dickenson offering copies of the correspondence.
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Washington
Secretary of War
Neely
Wilkie
Secret Service
John D. Lindsay
New York
John B. Dickenson
Yale Triumphs Over Harvard In Dual Meet
Yale defeated Harvard 57 to 47 in a spirited New Haven dual meet. The exciting track events kept interest high as Yale secured the win over the Crimson in this annual contest.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
Harvard
Penn crew defeats first navy in Henley lead up race
In Annapolis on May 13 the University of Pennsylvania eight, the Henley representative, edged the First Navy by 13 feet, about one second over two miles. In Anderson Indiana reports say the Deitrich syndicate and American Window Glass pool to absorb Indiana gas firms. Also notes 1200 foreign students studied at the University of Paris last year.
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Annapolis
University of Pennsylvania
Navy
Anderson, Ind
Deitrich Syndicate
American Window Glass Company
Indiana
University of Paris
In Defense of Steel Trust Discusses Eight Controlling Firms
Charles M. Schwab testifies before the industrial commission that United States Steel controls eight companies by stock ownership and runs them with delegated independence. He argues consolidation aids transportation, ore use, and efficiency, notes 80 percent of U.S. iron ore ownership, and claims no price increases since formation. He opposes tariff removal for labor intensive goods, criticizes organized labor, and envisions officer sharing with workers while preserving control.
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Washington
Charles M. Schwab
United States Steel Combination
Industrial Commission
United States Steel Company
Mr. Schwab
Schwab
Organization of
United States Company
Pacific Coast
Steel Corporation
Kitchener's Report From Pretoria Details Casualty and Capture Totals
Lord Kitchener reports to the war office from Pretoria noting since May 528 Boer fighters killed 1 wounded 130 taken prisoner and 138 surrendered. He also cites captures of nine thousand pounds of ammunition 230 wagons 1500 horses and large quantities of grain and stock.
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London
Lord Kitchener
War Office
Pretoria
Lockout Threat for 7000 Bricklayers in New York
A general lockout of 7000 bricklayers in the city may occur. The dispute arose from a strike at the Stokes apartment house being built at Broadway and Seventy fourth street.
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New York
Stokes
Broadway
Seventy-fourth Street
Freight trains collide near Leary Junction in Seattle area
Two Northern Pacific freight trains under special orders collided near Leary Junction in Seattle. Lineman William M. Burdick was instantly killed by falling timbers. In Jasper Indiana a deputy sheriff shot and killed a man during transport to Jeffersonville reformatory for a murder trial.
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Seattle
Wash
Northern Pacific
Leary Junction
William M. Burdick
Jasper, Ind
George Reeves
Huntingburg
Jeffersonville Reformatory
Jasper
John
Sheriff and Jailor's Heroine in a County Turmoil
Florence Early, a governess at a jailed murder case in McVaigh township, foils a mob intent on lynching Johnson Martin. She feeds and shelters Martin, uncovers the real killer, and, in a tense stand, saves the sheriff’s honor as a crowd disperses after a dramatic night at the jail.
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Flor JA
Gray House
Washington County
Florence
Riverdale
Willy
Johnson Martin
Plorence
Johnson
Terrence
John
Berlin
McVaigh Township
Martin
Allen
Florence Early
Mc Vaigh
Buffalo Evening News
Russia as a vast farm in Harper's Magazine description
Harper's Magazine envisions Russia as a huge farm covering a seventh of the globe, with 119 million citizens and a vast peasantry. The land is a flat, untidy expanse from west to east, containing sparse villages and sandy, birch wooded districts under a uniform plain.
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Russia
Europe
Harper’s Magazine
Last Battle in Great Britain at Culloden Moor
The 1746 Culloden Moor clash near Inverness ended Charles Edward Stuart's bid for the British throne. Bonnie Prince Charlie led the Stuarts, won at Falkirk earlier, but fell to the Duke of Cumberland at Culloden. He fled the Highlands for five months and died in Rome in 1783.
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Great Britain
Culloden Moor
Inverness
Scotland
Charles Edward Stuart
Bonnie Prince Charlie
James II
Falkirk
Culloden
Duke of Cumberland
Rome
Heaviest Train Moved by One Locomotive
A Pennsylvania Railroad locomotive pulled a 132 mile train from Altoona to Harrisburg in twelve hours. The consists included 180 loaded coal cars and the train behind the tender weighed 5,212 tons while the locomotive weighed 104 tons. This is claimed to be the heaviest train moved long distance by a single locomotive.
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Pe Ivania Railway
Altoona
Harrisburg
Blurred Whistles and Close Shaves on Rail Lines
Reported anecdotes recount a New York Mail and Express tale of a veteran engineer who faced a fatal close call when a deaf or drunk pedestrian crossed his track. The driver recalls a near miss while racing a Presidents Special toward Albany and reflects on fear, fate, and the urge to lash out with a coal shovel. Also cited is a Detroit Free Press piece about a husband using a ruse to lure his wife home after a five week separation and a demand for money. The episode ends with his wife returning and suspicions rising about her fate.
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Bill
Albany
Poughkeepsie Bridge
Freman
New York Mat
Express
Jones
Pla
Detroit Free Press
Municipal satire and French city dining in a historical column
A Washington Star item recalls a boastful street scene and old jokes about a suburban figure who now boasts proximity to the trains and seats. It also notes Grenoble France running a municipal restaurant for cheap bread and soup and a Russian hydrographic engineer's submarine telescope to view underwater wrecks, plus a quip about a snag smelling.
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Grenoble
France
Russia
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British Columbia
Vos
Jay P. Graves
R. Bell
Summit Camp
Champion
Alex Omon
Joe Burron
Fred Munn
Pennsylvania
Wen
Steel Trust
Kitchener
Freight Traina
Pat
Human Express
Washington Star
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