Fresh Troops Relieve Rioting Militia across Rhode Island
June 22 Pawtucket Rhode Island three companies of state militia and naval reserves relieved after 11 days of street railway strike riots. Infantry and naval reserve divisions shift in from Westerly Woonsocket Bristol Newport with Major Ledward in command. Stone throwing injures two workers as cars run under police protection. Car service disrupted in Central Falls Valley Falls and potential need for more police in Lee Falls Cumberland and Lincoln.
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Pawtucket
R. I
Westerly
Woonsocket
Bristol
Newport
Tanner
Maynard
Cavalry
Ledward
A. T. Matteson
Warfield
Joseph G. Woolley
State Armory
Prospect Street
Central Falls
Valley Falls
Lee Falls
Cumberland
Lincoln
Deaths From Cholera and Court Martial Reprimand
Manila reports Captain Frederick S. Wild of the thirteenth infantry reprimanded by court martial for burning a native cockpit at Longayon Pangasinan province. The act allegedly followed an attempted killing of two American soldiers. Cholera toll rises with 1530 Manila cases and 1236 deaths, 7369 cases and 5440 deaths in provinces. Cailles and Malvar testify on Tayabas cruelty charges, agreeing Tayabas was the insurgents’ best disciplined stronghold.
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Manila
Frederick S. Wild
Thirteenth Infantry
Longayon
Pangasianin
Luzon
Captain Wild
Johnston
Cailles
Cornelius Gardener
Tayapas
Tayabas
Gardener
Malvar
Sailor Daniel McCarthy Drowns in Providence Incident
A sailor named Daniel McCarthy about 44 fell from a boat hoisted to the davits of the barge Highlander in Providence this morning and drowned. His body remains unrecovered.
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Providence
R. I
Daniel McCarthy
Davitts
Highlander
Mystery Deepens in Beverly Kidnapping Case
June 22 Beverly reports a thousand volunteers dispatched by Mayor Cole to search for the missing Clark boy. Led by Chief Ferguson and woodsmen Whitcomb Carter and Putnam, teams scoured lakeside swamps but found no trace as the city mourns an apparent stranger abduction.
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Beverly
Cole
Little Clark Boy
Cheba
Ferguson
Austin Whitcomb
John W. Carter
Edmund Putnam
Troops Called Out in Toronto as Street Car Strike Grows
June 22 Toronto reports violence as the Toronto street railway attempts to run cars with replacement workers. Striking motormen and conductors face missiles and vandalism, prompting authorities to suspend service and deploy militia from Niagara and police reinforcements.
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Toronto
Toronto Street Railway
Johnson
King Street
West
Yorkville
Dundas
Yonge Streets
Yonge Street
W. H. Moore
Mackenzie
Dundas Street
Niagara Camp
Governor General
Niagara
Queen's Own
Record of losses for the Sth Infantry in recent campaigns
The Sth Infantry arrived by transport Hancock at San Francisco and moved to the Presidio. Companies A C and D head to Fort Niagara, others to Madison barracks. The regiment suffered the most losses in Santiago Luzon China and Samar with six officers and 110 men killed and seven officers and 163 men wounded. Additionally three officers and 162 men died of disease or drowning.
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San Francisco
Cat
Sth Infantry
Hancock
Presidio
Fort Niagara
Madison Barracks
Santiago
Luzon
China
Samar
United States Army
Train collision injures fifty in Milan inquiry
In Milan on June 22 a serious rail crash on the electric line between Bionschio and Porteo Cerso injured forty nine people, several seriously. Emergency teams rushed to the scene to aid passengers as investigators began examining the cause.
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Milan
Italy
Bionschio
Porteo Cerso
Fire destroys main National Fireworks Factory in King Street
West Hanover June 22 A large fire at the National Fireworks company factory on King Street consumed the plant with 2000 finished cases stored in the shipping room nearby. The blaze caused an estimated loss of 25 000 to 30 000 dollars, with 7900 dollars insured. Firefighters were blocked for hours by explosions and a bucket brigade saved adjacent properties. George J J Clark entered the magazine to remove loose powder, helping prevent total loss. The Barstow Anchor Forge building, dating to 1710, historic site of Constitution anchor forging, cannon and ammunition production during the Revolutionary era, was among the structures damaged.
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West Hanover
National Fireworks Company
King Street
George J. J. Clark
Boston
Cape Cod
New England
Barstow
Newton Girl Sponsors Torpedo Boat Destroyer Hull
The torpedo boat destroyer Hull was launched at the Harlan & Hollingsworth yards in Wilmington Delaware. Miss Mabel Hull of Newton Massachusetts christened the vessel, named for Admiral Hull. the hull measures 245 feet in length 23 feet breadth and 6 12 feet draught with a displacement of 498 tons.
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Wilmington
Del
Hull
Harlan & Hollingsworth Company
Mabel Hull
Newton, Mass
George A. Hull
Admiral Hull
Fleeing Convicts Seen Near Lacenter Area
Vancouver Wash June 21 convicts Tracy and Aferrill who broke from prison and killed three guards were sighted around 10 am east of Lacenter. They have reportedly moved into the woods between Salmon Creek bridge and Pioneer since morning.
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Vancouver
Wash
Tracy
Aferrill
Lacenter
Salmon Creek Bridge
Pioneer
Pederewski Receives Ovation Over Polish Bank Investment
A despatch from Lemberg reports pianist M. Pederewski was greeted with a great ovation upon arrival in Galicia after it was learned he purchased 5000 shares in the Polish Bank of Posen. The bank aims to resist Prussian policy of buying Polish estates and settling Germans.
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Berlin
Lemberg
Galicia
M. Pederewski
Posen
Subways, referendums and a wary General Court
Boston June 21. Special legislative correspondence notes prorogation fever with Speaker Myers pressing delay while a subway bill remains a compromise. Debate centers on labor provisions and cost, plus Worcester senator Manning’s cash payroll vote. Senate supports referendum on legislation. House blocks it amid amendment blows. Political economy lessons hint at growing push for direct public input.
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Boston
General Court
Myers
House
Senate
Transit Commisson
Commonwealth
Metropolitan Affair Committee
Massachusetts
Reston
Carey
Haverhill
Logan
Tremont Street
United States
Crane
David Manning
Worcester
Manning
Washburn & Moon Company
Marsh
Springfield
William M. Butler
Mock sessions and political leadership in Massachusetts
The piece praises strong advocacy for a referendum while noting Rep Dana of Newton as a rising force in state politics. It highlights Rep Hayes of Lowell, praising his humor and control during mock sessions and suggesting next week could restore the events' reputation.
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Messrs. Carey
MacCartney
Dana of
Newton
Massachusetts
Representative Hayes
Lowell
Hayes
Mann
President Mitchell calls for arbitration after mine wage dispute
Wilkesbarre Pa June 22 President John Mitchell of the United Mine Workers issues an address to the public defending higher wages, disputing operators claims, criticizing coal railroads profits, and urging arbitration if the union is crushed. It notes higher worker costs, safer mines, and speaks of a future reorganization if crushed.
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Wilkesbarre
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America Today
Pennsylvania
Finland Christened by Griscom Daughter at Cramps Yards
The American line steamer Finland was launched at the Cramps yards this afternoon in Philadelphia. Mrs. Samuel Bettle of New York, daughter of Clement A. Griscom, president of the International Navigation company, christened the vessel.
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American Line
Finland
Cramps Yards
Samuel Bettle
New York
Clement A. Griscom
The
International Navigation Company
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