Miners Strike Clashes in Tamaqua Reach Guarded Tightening
In Tamaqua Pennsylvania on August 28 soldiers of the Twelfth Regiment clashed with striking miners. Five prisoners were taken to the guard house at the camp. Captain Gearheart was wounded by a stone. A mob greased rails and scattered crowds warned of further action. Soldiers captured miners Joseph McCann and three attackers John King Timothy King and John Kelly. The officers deem the situation serious.
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Tamaqua
Twelfth Regiment
Gearheart
Co. F
Lehigh Coal and Navigation Co
Panther Creek
Co. K
Twelfth
Summit Hill
Jimmy Marteen
Marteen
Lansford
Joseph McCann
John King
Timothy King
John Kelly
Manila Park
McCann
Stock Market Opens Strong Amid Broad Gains
New York stock trading opened firm with gains in Amalgamated, Atchison, Canadian Pacific and U S Steel among leaders. Noon activity showed broader advances before profits trimmed some values, while mining shares and Union Pacific supported the market. A separate Worcester hospital investigation loomed as 23 former attendants ready to testify on abuse and conditions, with board trustees planning future actions during Roosevelt’s visit week.
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New York
Amalgamated
Atchison
Baltimore & Ohio
Canadian Pacific
Chesapeake & Ohio
Erie
Louisville
Manhattan
Missouri Pacific
New York Central
Norfolk & Western
Ontario & Western
Pennsylvania
Reading
St. Paul
Southern
Southern Pacific
Texas Pacific
Union Pacific
U. S. Steel
Western Union
Illinois Central
General Electric
Rock Island
Atchisons
Colorado & Southern
Wisconsin Central
Consolidated Gas
Delaware & Hudson
St. Louis- Southwestern
Texas & Pacific
Pacific Coast
U. S. Express
Sloss-Sheffield Steel
Texas Land Trust
Westinghouse Electric
St. Louis
San Francisco
International Power
American Express
Bicycle
New York Air Brake
Anaconda
Canada Southern
Metropolitan Street Railway
Minneapolis, St. Paul
Colorado
Hocking Valley
International Pump
Quinby
Iake
Worcester Lunatic Hospital
Worcester
Roosevelt
Thomas H. Gage
Hospital
Futures open quiet with mixed cotton quotes
New York August 29 futures started quietly with September at 8.33 cents per pound and nearby months showing modest shifts. October 8.29, November 8.21, December 8.22, January 8.21, and March 8.14 reflect a subdued session for cotton markets.
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New York
Heinze concentrator in Butte destroyed by fire
The Montana Ore Purchasing companys Heinze concentrator in Butte was totally destroyed by fire last night. The loss is estimated at 100000 dollars with 60000 dollars of insurance.
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Montana Ore Purchasing Company
Heinze Concentrator
Butte
Worcester Insane Hospital Chief Seeks State Inquiry
Dr. Hosea M. Quinby, 20 years head of Worcester Insane Hospital, petitions Boston for a state board inquiry into hospital methods and patient treatment. The move follows newspaper claims by 11 discharged nurses and 12 resigned staff, whom Quinby says misrepresent the institution and itself, and he demands a fair evaluation of his administration.
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Worcester
Hosea M. Quinby
Quinby
Marine News arrives Vancouver from Genoa and Naples
Boston dispatch notes the steamship Vancouver arriving from Genoa and Naples with latest maritime movement details and port updates for the day.
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Boston
Vancouver
Genoa
Naples
Warship movements near Pasque Island Aug 29
Warship movements reported as the cruiser Brooklyn sailed from Menemsha Bight in Vineyard Sound heading west early today. The maneuver comes amid routine naval activity in the area.
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Pasque Island
Brooklyn
Menensha Bight
Vineyard Sound
Allard Cheney Wedding In Lowell Parlor Ceremony
Dr Arthur D Allard and Miss Mae L Cheney of Lowell wed Wednesday at 15 Arch Street in a parlor ceremony conducted by Rev I K Stratton Wakefield. The couple gave gifts and plan a Boston to New Brunswick honeymoon via train then St Johns and Lindsey N B.
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John Donavan
Arch Street
Arthur D. Allard
Mae L. Cheney
Lowell
Donavan
I. K. Stratton
Wakefield
Doris Ida May Donavan
Chas
A. Clough
Lowells
Irwin Kimball
Mrs. Allard
Boston
New Brunswick
St. Johns
Lindsey
N. B
Wedding and Card Engraving Services Offered
Advertisement for Courier Citizen Co Merrimack Street offering engraved work for calling cards wedding invitations and announcements at home cards and other fine stationary with printing and various stock options and reasonable prices.
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Courier- Citizen Co
Merrimack Street
Oh George Baby's got a tooth in Ohio State Journal
A joyful mother greets George at the door announcing the baby's new tooth while the cautious husband vows careful handling of the little scene, reflecting domestic pride and light humor in the Ohio State Journal.
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George
Ohio State Journal
Entry of Victor Emmanuel and Emperor William in Berlin
The August 28 visit sees King Victor Emmanuel enter Berlin and ride with Emperor William through crowds to the arsenal. A six horse carriage, a parchment welcome from Herr Kirschner, roses from young ladies, and greetings mark the brief city pageant before a diplomatic breakfast at the Italian embassy and a return to the castle.
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Berlin
Victor Emmanuel
Unter den Linden
Brandenburg Gate
William
Herr Kirschner
Henry Kirschiner
Awaiting the Stork in Royal Houses Across Europe
Rome reports Queen Helena of Italy bore a child in December while Czar Nicholas and King Victor Emmanuel seek male heirs. The anticipated birth rivalry to produce a male heir could shift succession and political balances in Russia and Italy, stirring widespread public interest.
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Rome
Russia
Helena
Italy
Czar Nicholas
Victor Emmanuel
Czarina
Czar
Nicholas
Five Drowned in Lake Gogebic Boat Accident
Battle Creek,Aug 28 Five members of a Battle Creek Sanitarium boating party drowned when their rowboat was struck by the steamer Welcome on Lake Gogebic. The deceased are Mabel Richards 26 a stenographer from Traverse City Lizzie Brady 25 a nurse unnamed 21 a nurse from Allegheny Pannie Willis a nurse from near Toronto Bennett a male nurse from Dallas Carrie Byock the remaining occupant was rescued.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Battle Creek Sanitarium
Lake Gogunac
Welcome
Mabel Richards
Traverse City
Lizzie Brady
Eastom
Allegheny
P. Pannie
Willis
Toronto
Bennett
Dallas
Tex
Carrie Byock
Fire in West 121st Street Flats Kills Woman
A fire on the first floor of a five story flat in West 121st street early today killed Mrs Eva Arendt and left several others in shock or burned. The total loss is estimated at $10000 with other residents expected to recover.
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New York
West 121St Street
Eva Arendt
MGR Guidi Named Apostolic Delegate to Philippines
Rome reports Mgr. Guidi has been appointed apostolic delegate to the Philippines and is expected to depart for Manila soon. Vatican notes a schismatic church movement in the islands but says it does not regard the effort as viable under leaders excommunicated from the Catholic Church.
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Rome
Mgr. Guidi
Philippines
Manila
Vatican
Armenian AmnestY Amid Sultan Promises Repeal Pact
Constantinople August 28 The Sultan agreed to repeal special measures against Armenians if the Armenian patriarch guarantees no outbreaks. The patriarchal council signed a document pledging loyalty and tranquility. An imperial trade is awaited as the patriarch withholds duties until Sultan’s promises are fulfilled.
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Constantinople
Patriarchal Council
War game to reduce forts off Narragansett Bay
Rear Admiral Francis L. Higginson leads a battle fleet off Martha's Vineyard preparing the second series of war maneuvers. The operation pits navy against army fortifications at Narragansett Bay and Long Island Sound with about four thousand militia defending. The plan includes actual bombardment trials, new signaling codes, and concealed rules to keep forts in the dark as ships coaling and await reinforcement from the Puritan training ship.
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Alabama
Menensha Bight
Martha's Vineyard
Mass
Francis L. Higginson
Higginson
New England
Pillsbury
Narragansett Bay
Long Island Sound
Portland
Provincetown
Kearsarge
Massachusetts
Brooklyn
Coghlan
Olympia
Gloucester
Scorpion
Ploria
Leyden
Vina
Puritan
New Bedford
Great Sun council of Red Men convenes in Boston
Over 100 tribes attend the Great Sun council with 75 past sachems conferred. Reports show prosperity, and officials propose memorials for the late Past Great Sachem Chas H Litchman, increased official visit funds, better council offices, Vermont expansion funding, tax handling reforms, and revocation of Taconic tribe and Minnekoma council charters. Gilmore notes 111 tribes present, year receipts $85,673, expenditures $63,913.
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Boston
Great Sun Council of Red Men
Great Council
Chas. H. Litchman
Vermont
Taconic Tribe
Minnekoma Council
Gilmore
Bethlehem In Danger Of Destruction By Fire
A report from Woodbury Connecticut dated August 28 states Bethlehem ten miles north is in danger of total loss by fire. Several buildings including a central store have burned and aid has been requested from Woodbury and Watertown. Telephone lines to Bethlehem are cut. Bethlehem is a farming village of about six hundred residents.
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Woodbury
Conn
Bethlehem
Watertown
Corner Store Offered With Meat Refrigerator and Tenement
To rent a corner store with meat refrigerator near Westford Street and the Northern Depot. Pleasant three room tenements in good repair, $7 monthly. Choice large sunny rooms, ideal site. Elliott at 34 Central Street, Tel 908-3.
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Westford Street
St of Repair
Elliott
Central St
Jones and Smith Clash Over Unmet Expectations
Detroit Free Press quotes Brown noting Jones's complaints and Smith replying that he never gets even what he doesn’t want. The exchange paints a picture of persistent dissatisfaction and unresolved aims in a public discourse context.
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Brown
Jones
Smith
Detroit Free Press
Miss Desmythe and her ambitious bearing in Chicago
A fragment from the Chicago News contrasts Miss Desmythe’s proud demeanor with a backstory noting her father was a former apartment house janitor. The exchange hints at social expectations and class perception in the city.
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Desmythe
Chicago News
Troops Ordered to New River Coal Field in West Virginia
In Huntington Major James E. Verlander and three West Virginia National Guard companies, plus a Milton unit, are dispatched by Gov. White to the New River coalfield amid anticipated trouble. Parkersburg reports Col. Morrison’s regiment also called to that field, with Red Ash suspected after deputies were fired upon. Shenandoah hosts a Philadelphia city troop arriving to occupy Governor’s site.
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Huntington
W. Va
James E. Verlander
Gov. White
New River
Shenandoah
Philadelphia
Roosevelt Addresses New Hampshire G A R Encampment Crowd
President Roosevelt tours Weir in New Hampshire, addressing thirty thousand veterans, praising Civil War valor, unity, and brotherhood, and linking military sacrifice to peacetime civic duty. He commends Philippine service and urges national solidarity across party and creed. Train departs for Concord.
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Weirs
N. H
New Hampshire
Manchester
Interlaken Park
Gov. Jordan
A. D. Sanborn
Franklin
Capt. Sanborn
Association
Gov
Jordan
Roosevelt
Republic
Swiouy
Lincoln
Grant
Washington
Marshall
Union
Lowell Man Dies After Freight Yard Injury in Manchester
Bernard Brennan 28, of Lowell, died yesterday at Sacred Heart hospital after being run over by a northbound freight engine in Manchester yard. He leaves a father, four brothers, and a sister in this city. Reports say he attempted to jump the freight and slipped between cars, losing limbs. police seek additional details from Chelmsford and Massachusetts authorities.
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Bernard Brennan
Manchester
N. H
Sacred Heart Hospital
Brennan
Michael
Francis
Patrick F
John J
Mary
O'Donnell
The
Manchester Union
Road
Chelmsford
Mass
John
Patrick
Jean
Massachusetts
American Locomotive Works
East London’s Quiet Respectability Amid Past Night-Time Fears
In Walter A. Wyckoff’s Among London Wage-Earners essay, East London is depicted as misperceived as dangerous yet broadly respectable. The piece notes its rapid growth, historic areas like Wapping and Stepney, past crimes, and the decline of ghoulish sleuthing tours. It contrasts feared notoriety with present safety and orderly life beneath Scotland Yard’s restrained guidance.
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London
River Lea
Wapping
Stepney
Bethnal Green
Spitalfields
Isle of Dogs
East London
Scotland Yard
Whitechapel
Mile End Road
Leman Street
Piccadilly
Regent Street
Walter A. Wyckoff
Scribner’s
The Uplifting of East London in Public Schools
Walter A. Wyckoff argues in Scribner's that board-schools transformed East London by instilling cleanliness, obedience, and manners, reducing savagery and slum conditions. He notes no lack of classrooms, youths in school from age three or four to fourteen, and a shift to a skilled, industrious working population, while acknowledging ongoing destitution and crowded conditions.
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London
Sir Walter Besant
East End
Lordon Ware
Walter A. Wyckoff
Scribner's
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