Riot and military orders blur town strike tensions
General Gobin returns to headquarters and issues a harsh order to arrest insult and violence toward troops in Langford Tamaqua Summit Hill and Donsdale with strict use of bayonets and loaded guns. In Scranton Pennsylvania unions report coal production stalled as miners resist and more troops are deployed to protect property and lives.
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Tamaqua
Gobin
Springfield
Panther Creek
Gorhars
O Company
Manila Park
Captain Weaver
Gerhart
Lansford
Summit
Buco
Shenandoah
Georharvé
Thia
Langford
Summit Hill
Donsdale
Duby
Scranton
Lackawinne
Pennsylvania Coal Company
Union
Searchlights and Troops Move Through New London on War Alert
Early morning dispatches report General MacArthur receiving news of a declared war with Nayyonina. Troops rush through New London toward fortifications while signal corps, National Guard units, and submarines prepare defenses. Spies feared ashore as enemy fleets near the coast and minefields are laid in sound and bay.
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Pequot Point
MacArthur
Newport
War Department
Nayyonina
Sanger
General Greely
Murragansets
Hostilies
Singer
Army
New York
Long Island Sound
New London
New York National Guard
Ermnaudsen
Fort Trumbull
Point Judith
Soen Yeaturday
Fort Wright
Pisher’s Island
Russell
Nantucket
Admiral Higginson
Martha's Vineyard
Narragan
Dorgan Sues Blevins for 10000 Damages Over Alleged Affairs
Charles P. Dorgan a rallyman for the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad sues David Blevins for 10000 alleging he alienated Dorgan’s wife Catherine Dorgan. Dorgan formerly lived at 802 Market street Hartford and now seeks divorce custody of minor children. Court has attached Blevins Park street real estate and a bank account to secure judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Charles P. Dorgan
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
Kilbourn Street
No. 802
Market Street
David Blevins
Dorgan
Blevins
Catherine Dorgan
Poisoning charge shocks Blackwell community
Blackwell Oklahoma August 80 Mrs Jack Frost wife of a prominent businessman and politician was arrested charged with poisoning Mrs Alice Combs and her eldest son Wriest with intent to kill the seven member family. The act occurred last Tuesday when the house was entered and arsenic sprinkled in the coffee pot. Mrs Combs and her son are in critical condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackwell
Okla
Jack Frost
Alice Combs
Wriest
Combs
Bridgeton Negro Confesses in Barn Fire Deaths
Murray Williams, a Black man arrested on suspicion, confessed to setting the barn fire that killed farmer John S. Holmes and housekeeper Katherine Shute. He planned the crime to steal money, claimed to be engaged, and said he gave $75 to his sweetheart, denying the couple’s killings.
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Bridgeton
N. J
Aus
Job Murray Williams
John.s. Holmes
Katherine Shute
Efolines
Texas Congressman Reese DeGraffenreid Dies in Washington
Representative Reese Calhoun DeGraffenreid of Texas's Third district died suddenly of apoplexy in Washington at the Riggs House. He had told a bellboy to bathe his head with ice water before collapsing. Elected to the House in the 55th 56th and 57th Congresses, he was recently defeated for renomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Reese Calhoun DeGraffenreid
Texas
Riggs House
Doe Graffenrid
Elizabeth Hunt to Mark 162nd Birthday in Middletown
In Middletown on August 31 Mrs Elizabeth Hunt will celebrate her 162nd birthday with grandchildren. She remains sharp mentally and recalls events from youth with little hesitation. She credits long life to habits including tea and coffee and notes a recent fall left her slightly sore despite still feeling well.
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Middletown
Elizabeth Hunt
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