Miners in Hazleton vote to continue strike in historic unrest
Hazleton Pa May 15 1919 anthracite miners 145000 workers vote to extend strike against mine owners with engineers firemen and pump runners to be decided tomorrow. Mitch el declares union action unanimous. coal famine looms and prices jump from 6.25 to 7 a ton. Local dealers warned no more coal shipments. Parker Coat Wood Co offers coke as cheaper alternative at 2.25 per half chaldron.
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Hazleton
Mitchel
United Mine Workers
Lowell
Parker Coat & Wood Co
Prescott Street
Memorial Day Plans Advance In Lowell Parade Setup
The 45 member Memorial Day committee from three G A R posts voted to proceed with preparations and urged legislative amendments to allow treasurers appointed by posts or towns to handle Memorial Day funds. Col Royal S Ripley was named chief marshal with a detailed staff and dress code for the parade.
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Memorial Hall
Conway
Dinion
Grand Army
Spanish War Veterans
Union Veterans’ Union
Sons of Veterans, High School Regiment
Mitchell’s Boys’ School Regiment
Billerica Centre
Cavalry
North Chelmsford
Chelmsford
Col
Royal S. Ripley
Royal parade details issued for South Common formation
Thorndike streets to the parade ground on the South common. Other appointments for staff duty, 14 well as the time, place, formation and route, will be given in special orders later. By command of Royal S Ripley, Chief Marshal, Geo. T. Woodward, Chief of Staff.
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Lowell
Mass
Col
Geo. T. Woodward
Ralph B. Plumsted
A. P. Scoboria
Rev
H. W. O. Millington
Fifth Street Baptist
G. Dickey
US W. Hz
Hayes
G. I. Ri
Erastus A. Bartlett
Chelmsford
David McNally
Bugler
J. P. Thompson
Geo. E. Worthen
Peter D. Littlehall
Daniel H. Varnum
Darius Whitehead
A. A. Davis
James P. Emerson
Hall
Merrimack Street
Merrimack
Central
Appleton
Thorndike
Royal S. Ripley
Stenger Wins Philadelphia Record Bid At Auction
United States district court sold 9050 shares of Philadelphia Record Publishing Co. for 2.3 million dollars to James M. Beck special master commissioner oversaw. Wesley M. Oler and Adolph Ochs competed. Stenger also bought 470 000 of 6 percent bonds paying 564 000. Additional 150 shares sold at 220 per share to Stenger after initial bids crossed 1.5 million.
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Philadelphia
United States District Court For
Eastern Pennsylvania
James M. Beck
Philadelphia Record Publishing Co
Wmn
S. Stenger
Stenger
The
Commonwealth
Record Company
Wesley M. Oler
Baltimore Herald
Adolph 8. Ochs
New York Times
Record Publishing Co
Soufriere Restless Volcanic Eruption Bites Island
Kingston St Vincent May 13 Severe unrest at Soufriere dominates reports as eight miles remain the limit to approach the crater. Old summit lake vanished while fissures vent steam and rumblings continue. Refugees flood relief lines as Barbadian ambulance corps arrives and starvation spreads.
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Kingston
Island of
St. Vincent
Barbadoes
Carib
British West Indian Islands
Burden Change Prompts Mill Stock Meetings
Circulars call Metacomet and Anawan mill stockholders to meet Tuesday to sell the properties to Fall River Iron Works and to dissolve the corporations. F. O. Dodge, for M. C. D. Bornen, is the purchaser. Meetings prep the formal steps for the new owner’s possession, per Mr. Borden’s city visit plan.
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Fall River
Metacomet
Anawan Mill
Fall River Iron Works Company
F. O. Dodge
M. C. D. Bornen
Borden
Wreck on B M Canaan New Hampshire May
A Boston and Maine freight wreck at East Canaan killed Michael Burns about 25, believed Nashua native, and derailed six cars three nearly demolished. The northbound freight derailed when a midline car jumped the track causing a chain of crashes. Burns body found amid wreckage. cars were empty and no passenger delays occurred.
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Canaan
N. H
Boston & Maine
East Canaan
Michael Burns
Nashua
Burns
Doan's Ointment Endorsed for Itch and Piles
Lowell citizen Mr Stephen F Halpin praises Doan's Ointment as a quick relief for persistent skin itchiness. He bought a box from Ellingwood & Co. and found the treatment effective. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY lists Doan's as the U S sale agent and Carter & Sherburre also offer it.
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Stephen F. Halpin
Mass. Corporation
Dean’s
Ellingwood & Co
Merrimack
Central Streets
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
U. S
Meat Riots Over Meat Prices Arrest 54 Women in NYC
In New York on May 15 a mass melee at lower east side markets led to 54 women being arrested by 9:30 am as they blocked sales and attacked buyers. Magistrate Cornell doubled fines to 10 dollars, many unable to pay and jailed. police dispersed angry husbands outside Essex Market Court.
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New York
Beef Trust
Lower East Side
Manson Street
Essex Market Court
Cornell
Death of Esther Dowie Amid Zionist Fire Tragedy
Esther Dowie daughter of Dr Alexander Dowie died from burns after her hair caught fire from a gas jet. Elijah Dowie prayed over her without medical aid, though external salves were used. Coroner notified, inquest set. jury ruled death from accidental burns.
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Chicago
Esther Dowie
Alexander Dowie
Zion
Elijah II
Miss Dowie
University of Chicago
Dowie
Speicher
Campbell
Esther
Wild chase up the St Lawrence ends in arrests
Canadian and U S officers capture Col John F Gaynor and Capt W D Greene who fled Savannah for Canada. They are taken aboard the Spray toward Montreal as Mrs Gaynor seeks habeas corpus. A chase by a pursuing tug fails with authorities planning further intercepts at Three Rivers and Sorel.
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Quebec
John F. Gaynor
W. D. Greene
Savannah
Canada
United States Secret Service
Carpenter
Montreal
Wilkie
Greene
Gaynor
St. Lawrence
Andrews
Canadian Pacific
Cannon and
Cauveau
Gate
the Gazette
Three Rivers
Spray
Ol. Gaynor
C Lock
Ste Am
Tive
Whiarf
Gracio
Sorel
Pension changes from April 26 list Massachusetts
Washington May 15 reported pension changes following the April 26 issue. Names include John F. M. Burk East Boston $12 Frank A. Wardwell Methuen $8 Law rence O'Conner Southampton $12 Henry A. Wright Pepperell $6 Lemuel W. Taber New Bedford $17 Henry Sanderson Waltham $12 Piam Damon Rockland $12 Seth C. Sprague North Abington $12 Nancy C. Carkin North Wilmington $8 Bridget F. O'Brien Fall River $12 Caroline A. Whitcomb Leominster $12. War with Spain special April 30 and special accrued April 29 noted.
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Washington
Massachusetts
John F. M. Burk
East Boston
Frank A. Wardwell
Methuen
Lawrence O'Conner
Southampton
Henry A. Wright
Pepperell
Lemuel W. Taber
New Bedford
Henry Sanderson
Waltham
Piam Damon
Rockland
Seth C. Sprague
North Abington
Nancy C. Carkin
North Wilmington
Spain
Bridget F. O’brien
Fall River
Caroline A. Whitcomb
Leominster
Death of Capt Samuel McKeever WA 8th A. C. Retired
Somerville reports the death after a long cancer illness of Captain Samuel McKeever, in charge of the provost guard at Washington on the night of Lincoln's assassination. He was born in St. John, B, November 16, 1883.
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Somerville
Samuel McKeever
McKeever
Washington, D. C
Lincoln
St. John
Fugitives Gaynor and Greene Arrested in Quebec Chase
Washington reports war rants issued in Georgia for John F. Gaynor and Capt. Greene in connection with Savannah frauds. U S government plans extradi tion, citing risk of escape during surrender procedures. Montreal notes Secret Service chief Wilkie staged the arrest. Quebec police misinterpret the pursuit of the tug Spray as an American kidnapping.
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Ing
John F. Gaynor
Greene
Georgia
Savannah
United States
Washington
Gaynor and
Quebec
Wilkie
Secret Service
Bishop Brent sails for Philippines. $100000 donated
Rev Dr C B Brent Protestant Episcopal bishop of the Philippines reports from Boston that $100,000 has been given for a Manila cathedral, school, and bishop's house. The donor's name is withheld.
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New York
C. B. Brent
Philippines
Boston
Manila
Croker backs Van Wyck for Tammany grand sachem in Wantage
London reports Richard Croker stating in an interview that if in New York he would vote for Robert A. Van Wyck as grand sachem of Tammany hall. Croker calls Van Wyck a fine man and a good mayor.
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London
Wantage
Richard Croker
New York
Robert A. van Wyck
Tammany Hall
van Wyck
Mixed clubs in America may not flourish like England
Bertha Damaris Knobe argues in May Pilgrim that American men and women maintain distinct club cultures. She notes modest mixing exists, as some men assist women builders and some clubs admit associate members. Yet overall, the American club life remains separate, with men seeking ease and social rituals and women focusing on intellect and philanthropy, unlike the Bath club model in London.
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America
England
Tolstoi
London
Bath Club
John Bull
Bertha Damaris Knobe
May Pilgrim
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Courier- Citizen Co
Merrimack Street
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