Strikes Turn Violent as Miners Clash in Pennsylvania
Three hundred Wilkes-Barre strikers attacked a trolley car near Prospect Colliery pulling seven non union men from the vehicle. Two escaped to a stockade, others driven off as shots rang out. In Tamaqua the strike remained unsettled with plans for a possible resumption at Sharp Mountain colliery and uncertain wording on workers. In Harrisburg a plan for settlement urged compulsory arbitration and stronger control of foreign corporations, with an extra legislative session deemed necessary to end the strike and curb large trusts.
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Wilkesbarre
Prospect Colliery
Tamaqua
Sharp Mountain
Union
Harrisburg
Stone
The
People’s Alliance
Hazleton
Pennsylvania
Daniel J. McCardy
McCarthy
Beef Trust
Montezuma Horse Thief Suspect Bares Themselves
Patrols sweep Montezuma after reports of a horse theft ring with locals fearing an elusive suspect. Witnesses describe a tall man seen near stables around dusk. Authorities urge residents to secure animals and report any suspicious activity.
Missing murderer’s horse and buggy found in Missouri
Dan Williams, wanted for murder near Muscatine, disappeared Sept. 1 with J. E. Harden’s horse and buggy. Captured in Princeton, Missouri, after a night chase led by Deputy Sheriff Ed Rinegar. He confessed some but claimed different names. indicted by the grand jury and to be tried in Montezuma next week.
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Montezuma
Iowa
Dan Williams
Muscatine
J. E. Harden
Princeton
Missouri
Malcom
Here
Harden
Ed. Rinegar
Mr. Cook
Anderson
Conner
Democrats Seek Fresh Candidate in Iowa Eighth District
In Des Moines Sept 12 Democrats struggle for a congressional candidate after W T Davis decline. J B Sullivan of Creston refuses, preferring law. Senator Porter stays quiet, avoiding convention talk. The committee hopes to find an unsuspecting man before press exposure.
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Des Moines
W. T. Davis
J. B. Sullivan
Creston
Sullivan
Congress
Porter
TRY ON NIGHT DRESS IN COURT
In Indianapolis police court two women disputed ownership of a night dress. Judge Oran Muir required both to try on the gown to determine its rightful owner since they differed in build. Each woman wore the dress over her clothes, and the judge reached a decision after observing both try-ons.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Oran Muir
Forty-Ninth Mercer County Aledo Fair Opens September 16
Aledo Illinois September 12 The Mercer County Agricultural Association’s forty ninth annual exhibition will begin Tuesday September 16 and run four days The president is Ed L Scott of Keithsburg and the secretary is Ward Emerson The unusually abundant crops promise full and overflowing displays in both agricultural and horticultural divisions
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Aledo
Mercer County Agricultural Association
Ed. L. Scott
Keithsburg
Ward Emerson
Smoke from forest fires devastate Oregon towns
Smoke from vast forest fires blankets northern Oregon towns on September 12. Homes and barns burn, cattle die, and coastal cities see day becoming night due to smoke banks carried by winds. Ports suspend business as searchlights aid steamers and workers in packing houses pause to pray.
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Portland
Ore
Oregon
Astoria
Mass Democratic Convention Called for Sept 20 at Aledo
Old Democratic committees in Mercer and Henderson counties issue a call for a mass convention of Democratic voters from Rock Island Mercer and Henderson counties to meet in Aledo on September 20 to nominate a candidate for the house of representatives and address any other business. The notice is signed by J F Henderson of Aledo as chairman and L I Hutchins of Henderson county as secretary. Ottumwa reports motormen and conductors strike in sympathy with linemen at Ottumwa Traction and Light Co causing electric lines to be tied up, strikers quiet though.
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Aledo
Mercer
Henderson
Rock Island
House of Representatives
J. F. Henderson
L. I. Hutchins
Henderson County
Ottumwa
Ottumwa Traction and Light Co
Death of Mrs Jane S McKay Aged 93 in Union Township
Mrs Jane S McKay of Union township Columbus Junction died Wednesday noon aged 93. Born in Tennessee she came to Iowa in early days. Funeral conducted by Rev J S Tussey of Columbus City was held at the home today.
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Columbus Junction
Jane S. McKay
Union Township
Tennessee
J. S. Tussey
Columbus City
Teachers Meet to Plan Year at City Schools
Principals gathered in Superintendent Chevalier’s office at the high school this afternoon to discuss plans and methods for the coming year with a second session slated for Saturday. A general teachers meeting is set for tomorrow at 4 o clock. Pupils must show vaccination certificates to enroll. West Hill may be the exception as schools reopen Monday with optimism for a strong year.
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Chevalier
Supt. Chevalier
W. F. Chevalier
West Hill
Peaches Arrive in Car Loads to Muscatine
Muscatine receives two car loads of peaches yesterday and two more this morning. Each car carries about 300 bushels, totaling roughly 1200 bushels sold to retailers for 1.50 per bushel. Quality praised by housewives as first class fruit moves quickly.
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Muscatine
Prohibition Leader to Lead Iowa Committee in Cedar Rapids
Des Moines reports Malcolm Smith of Cedar Rapids named new chairman of the prohibition state committee and set to assume charge soon. He will move headquarters to Cedar Rapids to oversee affairs.
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Des Moines
Malcolm Smith
Cedar Rapids
Prohibition State Committee
Baptist Convention Ends in Iowa City
The sixty first annual Davenport Baptist association convention closed in Iowa City with final papers read by Leona A Call Mayme Knause F N Eldredge J H Dunham J F Sanders and C H Wheeler. J E Hardman of the Davenport Times delivered an address. Officers elected include Moderator C H Wheeler Clerk H L Steele and Treasurer W R Anthony.
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Iowa City
Davenport Baptist Association
Leona A. Call
Mayme Knause
Davenport
F. N. Eldredge
Des Moines
J. H. Dunham
Clinton
J. F. Sanders
C. H. Wheeler
J. E. Hardman
Davenport Times
Baptist Young People’s Union
H. L. Steele
Comanche
W. R. Anthony
Ice Cream Soda Men Kick Weather Dampens Trade
Soda fountain dealers denounce the wet season as hurting trade with drops of one fifth to one third from last year. Rainy, cool weather shattered daily heat waves and kept customers away, preventing the usual summer rush for cold beverages.
Woolen Mills Burn in Bridgeton Fire
Bridgeton New Jersey sept 12 fire at the Bridgeton woolen mills caused a loss of about one hundred thousand dollars. The blaze destroyed the plant and its contents with damage reported by local authorities. No further details on injuries or cause were released at press time.
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Bridgeton
New Jersey
N. J
Bridgeton Wollen Mills
Minister Too Popular In Union Mills Impacts Pastor Duties
Laporte Indiana September 12 The Rev S E Smith a retired Presbyterian minister at Union Mills is so popular members petition Logansport presbytery to move him away Those who want him to leave say the church cannot keep a regular pastor because many people insist on his officiating at marriages and funerals depriving the regular pastor of duties and emoluments.
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Laporte
Ind
S. E. Smith
Union Mills
Logansport
Return of Edward Bassler Ends 17 Years of Mourning
Edward Bassler arrived at his Ashton home yesterday after nearly twenty years away. Seventeen years prior his family was told he had died and a body earlier shipped from Butte, Montana, was buried. He faced challenges proving his identity but surfaced alive with a remarkable homecoming.
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Sterling, Ill
Edward Bassler
Ashton
Butte
Mont
Democratic State Committee to Open Campaign Headquarters
Des Moines Iowa September 12 the democratic state committee met after the state convention to plan opening headquarters for the campaign. A E Jackson of Tama County was elected chairman and the committee adjourned to meet on the call of the chairman to outline campaign plans. Jackson is an energetic campaigner who has long aspired to be state chairman.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Democratic State Committee
A. E. Jackson
Tama County
Jackson
Miss Kate Shelley Honored as Nurse at Cherokee Asylum
Miss Kate Shelley of La Crosse Wisconsin has been hired as a nurse by the state insane asylum officials in Cherokee Iowa. Her new duties begin next month. As a child she once crawled across a stormy bridge near Mongona Boone county Iowa to save a passenger train from destruction. The old bridge over the La Crosse river two miles north of La Crosse has been removed and rebuilt.
Mrs Ella Riley Indicted for Murder in Illinois
Murphysboro Illinois September 12 The Jackson County grand jury indicted Mrs Ella Riley on murder charges for killing her husband W H Riley a Springfield dairyman. The shotgun blast while he slept was blamed on a tall heavy man who allegedly held the weapon and fled after the shooting.
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Murphysboro
Ill
Jackson County
Ella Riley
W. H. Riley
Springfield
Riley
Young Astor Daughter Dies in London
William Waldorf Astor’s nine year old daughter Gwenda line died this morning in London of consumption.
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William Waldorf Astor
London
Gwendoline
Estate of William Lidderdale Died Worth Five Thousand
The estate of William Lidderdale late governor of the Bank of England totals $5,000. He was a British finance authority and a long time influencer in the exchequer and London Stock Exchange. His power was vast yet constrained by law and regulations.
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William Lidderdale
Bank of England
Exchequer
London Stock Exchange
Oil Fire Destroys Property and Spindle Top
A fierce oil fire swept the site burning a spindle top and destroying property. Fire crews fought the blaze though the flames caused extensive damage and smoke blanketed the area.
Fire Devours Beaumont Oil Wells In Night Blaze
A midnight fire in Beaumont Texas destroyed oil wells tankhouses and improvements at Shindle Top after a lantern caused a blaze that spread through oil lakes and tanks. By daylight losses exceeded a million as residents fled in panic with fires still burning and no visible means to fight the flames.
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Beaumont
Tex
Continuous Hard Luck For Farmers In Pearcam Vermont
Harper's Weekly notes farmers in Pearcam Vermont face cyclical troubles with crops and weather. This year apples are plentiful while hens lay many eggs at twenty cents a dozen and corn ripens late. Grass grows rapidly with frequent rain hindering barn storage and farm debt has decreased compared to twenty years ago.
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Pearcam
Vermont
Harper’s Weekly
Panama Troubles Revolt Near Rail Line
The Navy Department received a cablegram from Commander Potter aboard the Gunboat Ranger at Panama reporting that the revolutionists are near the railroad and the situation is serious. Transit across the isthmus remains open.
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Washington
Navy Department
Potter
Ranger
Panama
First Snow Sweeps Northwest Bald Mountain Region
The season's first snow storm began yesterday with snow at Bald Mountain and nearby areas. A cold wave hit Wyoming overnight dropping to 30 degrees as snow continued at several locations.
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Lead
S. D
Bald Mountain
Wyoming
Evangelist George D. Moore Dies
George D. Moore, famed evangelist and author of The Haven of Rest, has died. His writings and sermons influenced many readers and listeners. The obituary notes his longtime ministry and literary contributions.
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George D. Moore
First Chinese man admitted to U S Masons
Teeck S. Yen a high caste young Chinaman is believed to be the first of his race to be received into the Masonic order of this country. Yen a Lehigh University graduate and civil engineer received his first degree last week in Covenant Lodge No 456 Philadelphia with sponsors Frederick Poole of the Chinese mission and Secretary Bond of the Christian league.
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Teeck S. Yen
Yen
Lehigh University
Covenant Lodge No
Philadelphia
Frederick Poole
Bond
Christian League
Weather Outlook Iowa Fair and Frost Tonight
Chicago Sept 12 Special indications for Iowa forecast a fair night and Saturday with frost tonight and warmer conditions on Saturday.
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Chicago
Indica
Iowa
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