Ten Days of Strike at Markle Firms and Mines
Philadelphia reports the tenth day of the miners strike with no concessions from either side. Markle & Co. workers accept arbitration while many deny returning to the mines. Shenandoah lies idle as Schuylkill and Wyoming districts stall. state troops remain in reserve and Luzerne region may receive help if needed. Cambridge colliery suspends after alleged intimidation by strikers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Markle & Co
Markle
Cambridge
Shenandoah
Schuylkill
Philadelphia and Reading Company
Lehigh
Wyoming
Lackawanna
Schuylkille County
Luverne
Harvey
Luzerne County
Stone
Harrisburg
Gobin
Cambridge Coal Company
Hazleton
Ashland
DD. R. James
Miller
James
Parishioners Threaten Mortgage to Aid Strike Sufferers
A church group plans to mortgage their property worth over 25009 dollars and distribute the proceeds to strike victims if the walkout lasts, with the entire congregation prepared to leave the region should the strike continue long term.
Man Who Read His Own Epitaph at Boonton Monument
Edward Boylan returned from a Wisconsin farm to read his own epitaph on a monument that bears his name. The statue notes he died at 22, a fact linked to a Paterson Paterson river riot years earlier. He later traveled to Pittsburgh Chicago and Wisconsin before returning to Boonton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boonton
N. J
Edward Boylan
Wisconsin
Boylan
Paterson
Passiac
Patrick Cullen
New
Pennsylvania Ironworks
Pittsburg
Chicago
Scranton Strikes Push Operators Start Up Mines Next Month
In the Schuylkill region strikers gains spur Lackawanna district operators to abandon waiting policy and begin resuming mines. Four to five collieries expected to reopen, aided by 200 deputies and 400 coal and iron police licenses. Governor Stone distributed police permits to five major companies as tensions rise.
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Scranton
Schuylkill
Lackawanna
Pryor
Stone
Wilkesbarre
Mitchell
Devlin Coal Company
Tocula
Ills
Shamokin
John C. Konstankievicz
United States
Dying cashier confesses fraud in Traders' Fire case
Albany reports a deathbed confession from Cashier David Allison at Roosevelt Hospital linking Traders' Fire Insurance Co to fraudulent methods. Insurance Superintendent Hendricks states a 1900 court receiver appointment followed a false year 1899 statement showing exaggerated bank balances and slovenly bookkeeping.
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Albany
N. Y
Roosevelt Hospital
New York
David Allison
Isaac Vanderpoel
Allison
Hendricks
Traders’ Fire Insurance Company
Harry A. Hanbury
William A. Halsey
Theodore Sutro
Will Expel the Alderman for Elopement
A Racine divorce grants Mr Wyman from Lena Wyman in municipal court. Lena eloped with Alderman Albert K Linck. both were arrested in Springfield and released on bail. Linck’s council seat will be vacant, with a special election planned. Linck aims to marry Lena after the divorce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Wis
Wyman
Lena Wyman
Wisconsin
Henry F. Corbett
B. Cheney
Pleasant Outings to Rock Island and Black Hawk Tower
A pleasant day trip aboard the steamer Young to Rock Island with electric cars to Black Hawk Tower now open with added conveniences. Thirty to ten free tickets from Rock Island to Black Hawk Tower and return are offered as part of the 60 mile ride. Basket dinners are praised and the Young departs Muscatine at 6 30 a m on Sunday Monday Wednesday and Friday returning at 7 45 p m. For details contact Wm G Block agent.
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Young
Rock Island
Black Hawk Tower
Black Wrawk
Muscatine
Wm. G. Block
Impairment of Capital Shocks Traders' Fire Insurance
The survey of Traders' Fire Insurance Company of New York reveals massive capital impairment around Dec 31, with assets $327,437 and liabilities $326,256 leaving capital stock $200,000 but an impairment near 100 percent. Superintendent Hendricks forwards documents to the district attorney to pursue criminal proceedings under sections 611 and 614 of the penal code.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hendricks
New York County
Traders’ Fire Insurance Company of
New York
Traders’ Fire Lloyds
Parsons
State Insurance Department
Justice Russell
New York Supreme Court
Lloyds
Adams, Lockwood & Forman
Traders’ Fire Insurance Company
Charles McMurran
Benjamin F. Tracey
George A. Helme
Warner Miller
Levi P. Morton
James A. Roberts
Howard Gould
William E. D. Stokes
J. Seaver Page
Theodore K. Pembrook
J. Jennings McComb
John Jacob Astor
William T. Baker
Chauncey M. Depew
William A. Halsey
E. S. Sutro
D. Sidney Appleton
John 8. Silver
Baseball Scores and Local Weather Across Regions
Records from Diamond Chicago show Brooklyn defeating Philadelphia 12 to 0, and Boston beating New York 8 to 7. Pittsburg outscored Cincinnati 6 to 4. In Jasper Indiana Mrs. William Jochem attempted suicide by razor with poor prospects of recovery. Frost killed late flax crops in Lidgerwood North Dakota. Evanston Wyoming reports five inches of snow on the level between Granger and Evanston.
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Chicago
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Boston
New York
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Lidgerwood
N. TD
Evanston
Wyo
Granger
Notable Names in Historic List of Bank Directors
Rick Booss, John BK. Simpson, Edwin Ould, G. W. Gail, William A. Clark, William T. Wardell, Frederick Sayles, and Sheffield Phelps appear in the roster of directors connected to local banking interests. The item reads as a period reference to prominent figures in a municipal financial body.
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Rick Booss
John BK. Simpson
Edwin Ould
G. W. Gail
William A. Clark
William T. Wardell
Frederick Sayles
Sheffield Phelps
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Lee
Electric Light & Power Company
East Second Street
East Second ST
F. A. Neidig
J. V. Weidlein
Daily Journal
Impair Capital of Insurance Company
Jasper, Ind
William Jochem
Frost
Ned Nelson
Royden St
Camden
B. F. Keith
Nelson
Pierce
C. B. Fuiler
Saat Ie
Alta
Nycul Somos & Uti A
Adison St
Wittich Bros
Muscatine Infirmary of Osteopathy
Linn Street
Elizabeth Harlan
D. D
Graduate American School of Osteopathy
Linn St
Pycof
Chris
Otto & Sons
Stapte
F. Giesenhaus
E. P. Day’s
Second Street
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