Break in Strike Holds Firm in Anthracite Mines
Indications show operators refuse to raise offers or recognize the union. Workers may return if wage increase is accepted, but companies press no change. Officials expect no settlement soon as strikers seek broader convention backing. A separate report notes a robbery in Jatta Ohio where Russian immigrant John Kopte lost $100 to three thieves aboard a Baltimore and Ohio train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esburre
Scranton
United Miners
Ral
Hin Mining
Aly
Ops
Ney
Jatta
Ohio
John Kopte
Balti and
Athens
America
Corning
Bremen
Germany
Ing.le
Family blown to atoms in Arkansas home explosion
A family of six in Sells near Hot Springs was killed when dynamite exploded at their supper table. The victims include Maggie Jones and her four children aged six years to four months. Officials pursue those responsible after a claim dispute sparked the deadly act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homestead
T Springs
Ark
Sells
Montgomery Ty
Hot Springs
Maggie Jones
Patrick and Jones Deny Forgery Charges in NY Court
Albert T. Patrick and Iles S Jones plead not guilty to forgery counts in a New York police court case. Patrick, a lawyer born in Texas, and Jones, a former valet to Patrick, are charged with complicity in forging an office check for $25,000 drawn on Wenson & Sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rick
Jones
Themew
York
Albert T. Patrick
Iles S’. Jones
William’ BP
Cen- Street
Patrick
Wenson & Sons
Texas
Profes.se
Tragic Mystery in Montana Claims Young Woman
In Hillisport Montana a young woman was found dead in her room with a shotgun wound, death by her own action denied by locals. The case has stirred strong opinion as investigators search for the truth amid mysterious circumstances. The report also notes arrests for alleged registration fraud in Kansas City and a bubonic plague incident aboard a British steamship in Montevideo, with King George of Greece visiting the Exposition in Paris.
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Hillipsburg
Mont
Ich
Ansas
J. T. Donovan
Oliceman
Chicago
Seattle
Wash
Andrew Rose
Rose
Spokane
Black Hills and Fort Pierre
Miners Accept 10 Percent Wage Increase After Convention
Scranton reports anthracite coal miners, still on strike, voted to accept a 10 percent wage increase offered by mine owners provided the raise is paid through next April and sliding scales are abolished. They will continue the strike until operators agree to arbitration, while owners in Hazleton and New York consider the convention’s decision amid cautious responses and speculation about railroad action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Hazleton
New York
Train Wreck at South Chicago After Deliberate Switch Action
A deliberately broken open switch at Eighty fifth Street South Chicago caused the New York and Boston express on the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern road to derail. The engine and forward cars were destroyed, two men were killed and three others seriously injured as four cars piled up. Five passenger coaches remained on track with no injuries. The train hit the switch at forty five miles per hour amid dense fog, with three locks missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Chicago
Chicago
New York
Boston
Lake Shore
Michigan
THREE SHIPS ARE DAMAGED IN LIVERPOOL HARBOR ACCIDENTS
A sequence of accidents in Liverpool Harbor left the Norwegian steamer Veritas sunk after colliding with the Leyland line steamer Devonia and later with the Earl Powys. The Earl of Powys also sustained bow damage and lost its propeller as both ships drifted away from moorings. Crews swam to the dock wall as Veritas was submerged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Leyland Line
Devonia
Earl Powys
St. George’s Landing
Earl of Powys
New York Registration Shows Increases Across Districts
The New York registration totals reveal growth from 1896 and 1898 across Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn, Richmond, and Queens with six districts missing. Manhattan and Bronx total 148 082. Brooklyn 92 082. Richmond 4 776. Queens 10 297, marking notable year over year gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Manhattan
Bronx
Brooklyn
Richmond
Queens
Troopers Clash With Police in Matanzas Fight
In Matanzas a Cuban policeman stopped two U S Cavalry members triggering a broader clash between police and soldiers. Trooper Turey was shot, a soldier and a civilian wounded, and Capt Foltz organized skirmish lines to prevent a weapon seizure. Willard was injured. Col Noyes ordered confinement as investigators review the payday fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matanzas
Havana
Second
United States Cavalry
Turey
D Troop
Frederick Foltz
Willard
Henry E. Noyes
Wife fears husband suicide case tied to telegram hoax
In Chicago Mrs Philip Hardy is found dead from a bullet wound in her Wabash Avenue apartment. Letters imply she killed herself believing her husband Philip Hardy died by suicide in New York after a quarrel. The telegram announcing his death proved bogus. Hardy admitted to police to sending the telegram to deter legal action and warrant pursuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Philip Hardy
London
Wabash Avenue
New York City
Hardy
Engine 709 Explosion Kills One, Injures Several
An explosion destroyed the Alton Chicago and Alton engine 709 near Curryville on October 13. It killed John Mason, a colored porter, and badly burned engineer Markey and fireman Wheeler. Passengers Mrs. Glasscock, W E Edickler, Dr. J J Kinkaid, and porter Lindsay were hurt. Fifty yards of track were torn up and trains delayed. Cause of the blast is unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton
Mexico
Chicago and Alton
Curryville
John Mason
Porter
Roadhouse
Ill
Markey
Wheeler
Slater, Mo
Wm. Glasscock
Hannibal
W.E. Edickler
Kansas City
J. J. Kinkaid
Bowling Green
Porter Lindsay
Ohio defaulter is caught by California arrest
Bert Waite an 18 year old Ohio defendant confessed to robbing the United States Express Company of over $6,000 at Ravenna Ohio while acting as its agent. He also forged money orders, raising $250, and arrived on the coast in September to continue his alleged dissipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Express
California
San Francisco
Bert Waite
First National Bank of
Berkeley
United States Express Company
Ravenna
Ohio
Lunds
Engineer Killed in Denver Collision Near Littleton
A head end collision between a Colorado and Southern passenger train and a freight near Littleton ten miles south of Denver killed W. J. Watson, the passenger train engineer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collison
Denver
Colorado & Southern
Littleton
W. J. Watson
Market Quotations From Cities Across the Midwest and East
Market rates for cattle hogs sheep and grains across Sioux City Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo New York and more. Prices shown for wheat corn oats rye butter eggs and creamery products with each city’s range and quality notes.
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Sioux City
Chicago
Indianapolis
Casgle
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
New York
Jury verdict favors American and Canadian McClellan heirs
Jury in the McClellan estate case in Sioux Falls returned a verdict for the American and Canadian claimants. The plaintiffs include Mrs. Mary A. Vine of Grand Rapids and Mrs. Margaret bulkley of Chicago, plus Thos. McClellan of Calgary, who allege kinship to John McClellan. The original county court favored Irish claimants, but the state circuit court affirmed the new outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McClellan
Sioux Falls
John McClellan
Mary A. Vine
Grand Rapids
Mich
Margaret Bulkley
Chicago
Thos. McClellan
Calgary
British Northwest Territory
Ireland
School of Mines Sees Large Attendance and Bright Prospects
Attendance at the state school of mines in Rapid City exceeds 100 with 25 more applicants awaiting entry next month. Classes crowd offices and storerooms as funding is expected to meet needs. The school reports two football teams and a cyanide plant project by student Bowell Clevenger near the campus, with plans for cleanup and tailings processing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State School of Mines
Rapid City
Bowell Clevenger
School of Mines
Young Clevenger
G. G. Clevenger
Vermillion
Rough Rider
Clevenger
Carland Rules Malt Liquor Wholesale License Void
The Theo Hamm Brewing Company of St Paul Minnesota sued Brown County sheriff and state's attorney in a Sioux Falls federal case. Judge Carland held the wholesale license for malt liquors discriminatory and void, granting a limited injunction to reopen the Aberdeen warehouse and halt license collection. State and county authorities and other out of state breweries with warehouses in South Dakota watched the ruling closely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carland
Theo. Hamm Brewing Company
St.,Paul
Brown County
Will Be A Fine Building New Insane Asylum At Canton
Canton citizens welcome a new government insane asylum to be built in a Maltese cross plan. The 16824 by 112 foot three story stone brick facility will use electricity and steam, with a contract cost of 53500 and total completion cost near double. Grounds work has begun. the project is a unique national institution and a Canton honor. Nearby wreck on Milwaukee road near Canton severs a westbound freight, cars loaded with flax and wheat, fourteen cars piled, no injuries. Cement gutters installed on Mitchell Main Street will enhance business areas. Miner Leon Bertschy, 28, unmarried, dies in a premature blast at Globe Mining near Custer. company fault dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
United States
Milwaukee Road
Fred North
Mitchell
Globe Mining Company
Custer
Leon Bertschy
Threshing Machine Fire Destroys Farm Structures
A Johnson threshing machine on E. L. Rourke’s farm near Reville sparked a blaze that burned the straw stack, barns, granaries, and sheds while workers saved the house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
E. L. Rourke
Reville
Trouble in Charles Mix as new roads spark arrests
In Charles Mix County a dispute over road layouts along Platte Creek blocks section line roads. A farmer cut his fence to reach the section line and barred road removal by force, leading to an arrest for obstructing a public highway and an appeal to the state circuit court to settle the wider issue for others affected by new road laying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Mix County
Milwaukee Railroad
Platte Creek
State Circuit Court
Lead Trib une Editor Cited In Contempt Case At Deadwood
Lead City Editor T D Edwards of the Lead Tribune was served with a court appearance to show cause why he should not be held for contempt. Judge Moore previously fined Edwards 100 for a similar matter and questioned his editorial remark as insulting to the court. Citizens note strained Moore Edwards relations amid a pending election. A separate report covers a peculiar Great Northern railway strike in Viborg. Station agent warned of closing unless aided by Oct 1. no help arrived and the station remains shut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lead City
Moore
T. D. Edwards
Lead Tribune
Deadwood
T D. Edwards
Edwards
Viborg
Great Northern
Yankton
Legal Printing Form Debates as Tax Lists Near
The time for tax list publication prompts debate over printing forms and legality. The court demands precise descriptions so public records cannot be questioned. Also: Yankton real estate agent Duus shot accidentally in Nebraska, and other brief items with local notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
C. M-Duus
Jr.m
Duus
Yankton
Nebraska
J. W. Smith
Loonan & Smith
Smith
Death by Own Action of an Unfortunate
A man named P. Anderson living northwest of Centerville committed death by his own action by hanging. The cause was temporary insanity. Anderson was about forty five years old, a bachelor and well to do. About three years ago he was struck on the head with a hammer, knocked senseless and robbed of considerable money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Anderson
Centerville
Anderson
Maynard Withdraws From Lieutenant Governor Bid
Chauncey J. Maynard, a middle of the road Populist candidate for lieutenant governor, has filed with the secretary of state a notice of withdrawal from the ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard
Chauncey J. Maynard
Secretary of State
Market Oddities and Bank Rates Narrowly Steady
In New York speculative money markets weaken as Gall rates touch 4 percent and time money rises. Bank reserves shrink, raising fear of limited funds for speculative borrowers. Sterling weak, gold imports unlikely to ease home money markets. European banks protect gold holdings, possibly pushing discount rates higher. Chicago wheat speculation leans toward ample world supply, with high prices discouraging price gains. Government corn data surprise buyers and sellers, while pork futures hold firm for October with hog market receipts guiding slight declines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sterling Exchange
Bank of England
Bank of France
Chicago
Agricultural Bureau
Corbett vows to fight back after notoriety
2005 Bend i a Corbett returns from Europe with wife vows to target those responsible for recent notoriety. Ted Sloane hired by the Prince of Wales to ride his horses next year, signaling American riders’ edge in England. Baseball’s decline cited as natural due to expanding American sports. US boxing and fighting circles anticipate Kansas City embracing fighters amid strong gate receipts. World trotting record set at Glenville track as Crescens trots a mile in 4 04.
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Corbett
Europe
Ted Sloane
Prince of Wales
England
America
Pat Tebeau
Chief Zimmer
Zimmer
Ball Players’ Union
Pat
Cleveland
Hurst
Kansas City
Chicago
Crescens
Glenville
Ohio
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JGHT
Frange Montana
Montevideo
Antwerp
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George
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Paris
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Greece
Reineck
Nicholas Thon
Civil EF
Storer
Rome
Bellamy Storer
Spain
Dayton
Ada Lantz
Charles F. Lantz
Muncie
Ind
Leslie Higgins
Ohio-Indiana Gas Company
Redkey
San Quentin
Cal
Idaho
Wardner
Coeur d’Alene
United States Circuit
University of Havana
Kruger
Holland
Marseilles
France
Hague
Berlin
Shan Tung Province
Monster Steel
Philadelphia
Cassat
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Federal
Carnegie, Cambria, Penn and
National Steel Companies
South Dakota
Charles Fowler
Parker
Earl Robertson
Charles MIX
Pettigrew
Senator Pettigrew
Senator Hanna
Hanna
Father Nichols
Mission Hill
Prof. Nash
Yankton College
Chamberlain Indian School
Flinn
Belle Fourche
Theodore Lankmann
Scotland
Ralph W. Reynolds
Selby
Albert E. Rhode
Sherman J. Lucas
Bonesteel
Bendi
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