Wellsville strike drama inflames town crowds
Pittsburg Pa Aug 19 The Wellsville steel strike escalated with clashes between union and non union workers. Non union men sought supper at a local restaurant publicity of the mob, bricks thrown, 40 Lisbon tin workers headed to assist, Sheriff Noragan aided by deputies. President Shaffer falters under strain as mills reopen. Blackouts of violence risk rise as 5 000 men trek the countryside. Sherman Texas Aug 19 murder hunt continues with fluctuating leads and broad patrols. Mexico City Aug 19 government moves to end gambling in public houses with licenses halted starting Sept 10. Cotton and farm notes mix with livestock and markets across Texas and the Southwest.
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Pittsburg
Wellsville
Rehouse
Lisbon
Noragan
Painter
Shaffer
Sherman
Texas
Caldwell
Grayson
Woodville
I. T
Shrewsbury
Islander Sinks After Iceberg Collision Off Alaska
Victori a B C August 20 The Canadian Pacific steamer Islander struck an iceberg near Douglas Island at 2 am Thursday and sank taking 60 to 80 lives including passengers and crew. Captain Foote perished with his ship. Survivors reached here via the Queen with reports of boiler explosion and chaotic evacuation. 113 saved, official lists incomplete.
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Victoria
B. C
Islander
Canadian Pacific Company
Douglas Island
Foote
Ross
Yukon Territory
John Duncan
W. G. Preston
Seattle
Wash
F. Mils
J. C. Henderson
W. H. Keating
Los Angeles
Cal
J. W. Douglas
Vancouver
Phillips
Child
Fall
Nicholsonu
George Allen
Horace Smith
S. J. Pitts
Cook
Buck Hooker
Burke
Kendall
John Bard
G. Miller
Barber
N. Law
M. P. Porter
Moran
High Porter
M. Folk
Indians Treated with Civilized Methods by Mexican Officials
A historical note states that nomadic Indians without leadership are captured and settled inland or in civilized lands once they pledge to stay. It refutes claims they are shot after capture, asserting Mexico does not permit such actions and that civilized methods have been pursued for their safety.
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el Paso
Texas
Luis Torres
Sonora
Mexico
Ten Lives From The Hurricane Toll In Louisiana Coast
The story reports at least twenty deaths along the East Louisiana and South Mississippi coasts with estimates rising to thirty or forty as full details come in. Names include Miss Ella Cobden Miss Birdie Cobden Mrs Rosa Walker Miss Ida Walker and others. A tug Biloxi crewman and a Shell Beach fisherman are among the dead.
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New Orleans
East Louisiana
South Mississippi
Ella Cobden
Birdie Cobden
Rosa Walker
Ida Walker
Peter Yest
Blaine Davidson
Biloxi
Mississippi River
John Thomas
Shell Beach
Cat Island
Pascagoula
Horn Island
Mississippi
Louisiana
West End
Spanish Fort
Felton to Head Southern Pacific in Place of Hays
The Call reports C M Hays will resign as president of the Southern Pacific company. Samuel Morse Felton, president of the Chicago and Alton, is named as successor with Chicago headquarters. The move suggests Union Pacific control extending to the system and Omaha headquarters directing policy. In a separate bulletin, Ecudorean troops near Pasto threaten invasion of Colombia with battle imminent near the frontier.
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SS. M. Felton
San Francisco
Cal
C. M. Hays
Southern Pacific Company
Sami Morse Felton
Chiand Alton Company
Chicago
Mr. Felton
Union Pacific Road
Union Pacific Lines
Omaha
Quito
Ecuador
Colombia
Pasto
Colmbian R
Death of Emmett Turner in Texas hay haul accident
Emmett Turner a noted farmer and ranchman died after a runaway team dragged him for five miles on a rough Texas road. He was crushed and mutilated when hurled between the horses and the wagon harness, his head crushed.
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Gainesville
Texas
Emmett Turner
Mr. Turner
Weimar Soldier James L. Fisher Brought Home
The remains of James Lat Fisher son of Mr and Mrs R L Fisher of Weimar arrived from Globe Arizona where he died last Sunday night He served as a volunteer in the Philippine islands during the war with Spain He rests in the Odd Fellows cemetery with friends who will keep his grave green as a loved citizen and brave soldier.
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Weimar
Texas
James Lat Fisher
R. L. Fisher
Globe
Ariz
Philippine Islands
Spain
Odd Fellows
Tarpon Run Falls on Corpus Christi Bay Trip
Mr. A. L. Wright and party return from Flour Bluff aboard the Ida after two days of fishing off Corpus Christi bay landing thirty two tarpon. The silver king is abundant this year and visitors are catching many large specimens daily.
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Corpus Christi
Texas
A. L. Wright
Ida
Flour Bluff
Corpus Christi Bay
Steamer City of Golconda Sinks in Ky Squall. 16 Dead
The Steamer City of Golconda traveling from Pudacah Kentucky to Elizabethtown Illinois was hit by a sudden squall last night about seven near Crowell's Landing. The vessel turned over in ten feet of water six miles above Pudacah, with about seventy five aboard. Sixteen are reported drowned as Captain Jesse Bauer and Pilot E B Peck swam ashore after saving others. Survivors were left in the city.
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Pudacah
Golconda
Elizabethtown
Ill
Crowell’s Landing
Jesse Bauer
E. B. Peck
Desperate Pablo Flores Shot After Ranch Roundup
State Rangers backed by Baker Livingstone and Sanders tracked down Pablo Flores in Realitis Texas. Flores fired from his house as rangers closed in, dying from critical head and eye injuries after a gunfight at daybreak. Justice Shaw and County Attorney McCampbell arrived to inspect the scene and render a verdict.
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Realitas
Duval County
Texas
Pablo Flores
Karnes
Bee
Baker
Livingstone
Sanders
Lacal
Flores
Justice Shaw
McCampbell
Captain Brooks
Kruger Rejects Privateering Proposals
Brussels reports Paul Kruger has rejected the privateering plan but reserves right to corsair British forces who shoot Botr prisoners after September 15. Promoters insist Kruger's refusal will be ignored.
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Brussels
Petit Bleu
Paul Kruger
Corsair
Kruger
Movement to present a loving cup to Admiral Cervera gains support
In New York on August 20 the effort to honor Admiral Cervera for kindness to Lieutenant Hobson and his men at Santiago drew praise. Arthur Bird of Sidney Record is credited with starting the movement, and A P Clark reports growing testimonials. Secretary Long sent a letter expressing willingness to see a testimonial presented. Lieutenant Hobson himself has volunteered to head the subscribers.
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New York
Cucua
Republic of Colombia
the Tribune
Colombia
Cali
Anaponia
Jombalo
Department of
Anoponia
Uribe
Bogota
San Clemente
Villeta
Cevera
Hobson
Santiago
Arthur Bird
Sidney
N. Y
A. P. Clark
Long
Cervera
Attempt to Burn a Raft Obstructing Wharton River
A raft forming in the Wharton river opposite town was set on fire to clear the channel. Only leaves and lighter timber burned. heavy logs remained. The attempt will be repeated amid debate over whether leaving the raft will alter the channel and slow bank caving.
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Wharton
Texas
Tragic Lamp Explosion Claims 14-Year-Old in Navasota
Word reached Navasota that in Martin's Prairie a lamp exploded on a 14 year old girl as she carried it. Oil saturated clothing and flames enveloped her before help could arrive. She endured intense pain until dying Sunday morning at about 5 o'clock.
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Navasota
Texas
Lock McDaniel
Martin's Prairie
R. H. Mayoc
Gulf storm near Memphis brings heavy rains and winds
Washington reports the center of a gulf storm just south of Memphis moving northward. Rain totals exceed three inches in Memphis with high winds, while gusts peak in Atlanta Chattanooga Memphis Nashville. New Orleans losses exceed one million dollars from the hurricane along Louisiana and Mississippi coasts.
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Washington
Memphis
Atlanta
Ga. Ga
Chattanooga
Jacksonville
Nashville
Ohio River
Indiana
Ilinois
Gulf Coast
Middle Mississippi
Ohio Valleys
Lake Region
Middle Atlantic States
New England
Lamp explosion leaves Pete Strongstead badly burned in Fort Worth
In Fort Worth Texas at 11 last night Pete Strongstead a 32 year old tenant at Mrs Lavitts rooming house corner Twelfth and Throckmorton streets was nearly burned to death when a coal oil lamp exploded as he prepared for bed burning fluid showered over his body He is in a dying condition at the hospital.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Pete Strongstead
Woman kills twelve rattlesnakes near Wheelock
Miss M. J. Moss while picking grapes near her home in Wheelock Texas found a rattlesnake and killed it. She then found a second and a third snake of the same species and killed them all. In total she killed twelve rattlesnakes, eleven plus the first, in the woods near her residence.
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Wheelock
Texas
M. J. Moss
London Hotels Reward Waiters With Tips for Wine Service
In select London hotels wine left on tables is treated as a waiter’s prere quisite and a gauge of service quality. Management view tipping as a direct measure of guest satisfaction and staff performance.
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London
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