Diabolical Christmas Souvenir in Reading Coal Case
In Philadelphia and Reading region actions unfold as Coxe Bros. & Co seek court relief in a coal load dispute tied to a strike. Reading company faces alleged illegal conspiracy with Lucerne County miners to block shipments. judge denies urgent loading order noting legal remedies exist. Port Richmond reports progress as strikers may split from the Knights of Labor and return to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piladeltia
Dee
Coxe Bros. & Co
United States Circuit Court
Reading Coal,and Iron Company
Elizabethport
Reading Company
Reading
Lucerne County
Elizabethtown
Butler
Train accident wounds woman as corset saves life
In El Paso Texas Mrs Lucy Moore 21 and Mrs Miller rode a Santa Fe train when Mrs Miller fired a loaded pistol. The bolt wounded Mrs Moore but her corset steel deflected the bullet. Moore later died from heart disease aggravated by the wound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
Texas
Lucy Moore
Mrs. Moore
Notable Clannagael member Dennis Corbett dies after cancer
Dennis Corbett, a leading member of the Clannagael, died yesterday morning at his New York home after a two month battle with tongue cancer. The report notes his prominence and active involvement in the group. A separate line mentions a subscription to the national purse to be given Edward Burgess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Dennis Corbett
The
Clannagael
Edward Burgess
Designer of Puritan Mayflower and Volunteer reaches ten thousand
The designer of the Puritan Mayflower and Volunteer which won the American cup has earned 10172 dollars. A check for the amount was sent to Burgess in Boston last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Volunteer
Burgess
Boston
Philadelphia & Reading workers walk out over non union crew
More than 1,000 trainmen coal handlers and freight handlers on the Philadelphia and Reading lines from West Falls to Port Richmond quit at 4 30 pm after a non union five man crew was assigned to work formerly done by union workers. The strike could widen across the system as the company warned of discipline for disobedience and a large police presence guards property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadepiba
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Company
West Falls
Port Richmond
Charles M. Taylor
Sweigard
Review of Trade Reports Mixed Signals Amid Seasonal Activity
The Weekly Review of Trade notes overall active business for the season with slow collections and strained credits. Prices mostly trend down from May, while speculation recedes and bank clearings remain strong. Iron, wool, and coal show weakness amid regional delays. real estate payments stay steady and mortgage interest remains stable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Yon
R.G. Dann & Co
St. Paul
Detroit
Chicago
New York
Postal Telegraphy Under Senate Review After Holidays
Chairman Sawyer of the Senate's post offices and post roads committee says the panel will start examining postal telegraphy as soon after the holidays as possible.
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Washington
Sawyer
Senate Committee On
Religious notes on missions and church activities abroad
The Detroit YMCA building cost 118 pounds. Twenty two missionaries are en route to Baptist fields worldwide. Bible society agents in Tokio struggle to meet demand. Missionary Secretary J M Reid will visit Mexico this season. YM churches exist in Jerusalem Beyrout Damascus Jaffa and Nazareth. United States church income rose from 44812 to 78773 dollars for Sept-Oct 1887. Rev A M Knapp to introduce Unitarianism in Japan. Methodist Episcopal general conference to convene in New York May 1. United Presbyterian aims 20000 pounds for foreign missions. 7488 raised. Church Missionary Society receives 225000 anonymous gift for Japan and the Punjaub. Carmelite monks offered 20000 acres on Mount Carmel to Palestine society. Dr Happer raised 100000 dollars for a Christian college in China and sails from San Francisco. Poles in the United States number over 700000 and are largely Roman Catholic. Indian Right association protests against school restrictions on Dakota Bible and Indian tongue instruction. Japanese missionaries say outlook for missions is brighter as Japan embraces Western civilization and Christianity.
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Bible Society
Tokio
Japan
J. M. Reid
Mexico
Jerusalem
Beyrout
Damascus
Jaffa
Nazareth
American Board
Arthur M. Knapp
Boston Latin School
General Conference
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
New York
United Presbyterian Church
Church Missionary Society
Punjaub
Mount Carmel
Galilee
Roman Catholic Palestine Society
Lake Tiberias
Happer
China
San Francisco
United States
Indian Right Association
Indian Commissioner’s
Dakota
Baseball Talk Sparks Player Moves for Next Season
Jack Gleason plans a return to baseball next year while Clarkson says he will skip Chicago. Dunlap asked Pittsburgh for 7000 dollars in salary. Ewing expected to handle most catching duties for the New Yorks. Esterbrook reenters pro ball with Indianapolis as the Hoosier club aims for a strong season. Kansas City signs top Southern league talent. Eugene Van Court leaves umpiring to train as a jockey for Huggins' stable. Scorers face rule conflicts on bases on balls and earned runs. Brooklyn club logs 700 games in five seasons with 368 wins, 318 losses, 19 ties. 274 championships won, 286 lost.
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Jack Gleason
Clarkson
Chicago
Dunlap
Pittsburg
Ewing
New Yorks
New York Combination
Esterbrook
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Eugene van Court
California
Huggins
Brooklyn Baseball Association
Creation's Lower Orders And Oddities From Various Lands
A roundup of curious incidents includes a bear at Carter's ranch in Mangus New Mexico killing over 100 goats. pigeons released in Liege and Brussels. two boys in Aledo Illinois hatching 30 tame snake eggs. a Moscow Idaho man grappling a bear after a failed gun discharge. a finless two inch fish with spikes found in Charlotte Michigan. Whatcom Washington Territory urged for sport. deer and quail plenteous on Orcas Island, with orchards and crops at risk.
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Carter
Mangus
N. M
Liege
Brussels
John Burdick
Aledo
George Tarey
Moscow
Idaho
Charlotte
Mich
Whatcom
Washington Territory
Orcas Island
Odd Local Tales and Ancient History Snippets
A collage of brief notes covers a laughing man in Atlanta over prohibition, Canterbury age demographics, a Pasadena pumpkin seed sprout, a hot day peanut roasting in Buffalo Gap Wyoming, a Hamilton Ontario runaway injuring John Smith, a Cicero note on celestial time, and King John’s 1215 Magna Charta seal event at Runnemede with the original kept in the British Museum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canterbury
N. H
California
Pasadena
Buffalo Gap
Wy. T
Cicero
John of
England
Runnemede
Staines
Windsor
Young yachtsman seeks a beer yet fears the laugh
A young man aboard a yacht voices a wish for a beer but fears drinking it will make him feel queer. He declares this confession in a light nautical verse. The line hints at a comic clash between desire and decorum aboard the vessel.
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Manning
New Yorker
Philadelphia
McLeod
Philadelphia & Reading
Knights of Labor
Iie
Spencer
Mitchell
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Salem
Edson
Health Bureau
St. May
Nashville
Tenn
John G. Littleton
National Review
J. R. Banks
Albany
New York Notes
Review OF Trade
BrookLtyn
John Hillay
New York Central Railroad
Grand Central
Court of Appeals
London
New Orleans
Liverpool
City of
Inman Line
Paddy
San S
Paddy Ryan
Joe McAuliff
Ryan
Rvan
McAuliff
Postal Telegraphy
Detroit Young Men's Christian Associate
Atlanta, Ga
Hamilton
Ont
John Smith
Finlkebed
Bi Tds
Ammuniti
Fishing Tackle and Sporting Coods
Gunder K. Gunderson
Sioux Falls
Berk, Derson -Snith
Nakota University
Mitchell, Dakota
Territorial Board of Education
P. A. Reno
Randall & Logan
J KR. Smith
Jeakota
Mt. Vernon
James River House
Main Street
Woonsocket
M. M. Hitchcock
R. McMillen & CO
Davison
Frank Weller
Mitchell National Bank
Boyas
W.G. Davison
N. L. Davison
Calver
L. N. Seaman
H. G. Chandler
J. S. TerwitiicEr
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