Hazleton Labor Strikes Disrupt Coal Mines as Mitchel Leads
Hazleton region miners short on powder supplies and labor. President Mitchell heads to take charge as 250 detectives arrive and barbed wire firms supply barriers. Miners’ leaders frame a united strike with daily meetings and a push for arbitration offers from Indianapolis. Laid plans warn of widespread suspensions in Lackawanna and Wyoming valleys.
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Hazleton
Mitchell
Benjamin James
Courtright and
Dempsey
Duffy
James
Officinia
Indianapolis
And
United Mine Workers
Batueday
Tnd
United Mine Workers of America
Hazle~ton
John Mitchell
W. B. Wilson
Philadelphia
Evening Telegraph
Schuylkill
Calle Demande Abourd
Calvin Pardee
Lattimer and Harwood
Lehigh
Luzerne County
Scranton
United Mine Workers of American
Wyoming Valley
Wilkesbarre
Lackawanna Reston
National Association of Manufacturers
Europe
Boers Fall to Looting in Helspruit Riots
Reports from Toronto and London detail Boer factions in Helspruit looting and burning as Lord Roberts relays dispatches about Barberton. French forces relieved prisoners, captured locomotives, and intercepted Boer convoys while maintaining supply lines for a three‑week period.
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Toronto Marques
Helspruit
London
Lord Roberts
War Office
Macha Godarp
Barberton
Aggie Wine Trophy Won By Bates In Detroit Shootout
Howard D. Bates of Richmond Ontario captured the international live bird trophy for the second straight year at the Busch House grounds in Detroit Michigan on September 17. He posted a clean 25 score to clinch the event.
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Detroit
Mich
Howard D. Bates
Richmond
Ont
Busch House Grounds
Plague Case Reported in Glasgow Reaches Seventeen
Glasgow reports another plague case bringing total to 17 with one suspect and 115 people under observation. Officials stress vigilant monitoring as health authorities trace contacts and review containment measures.
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Glasgow
Minnesota News Highlights and Local Incidents
State fair officers faced dismissal after an eventful curtain call as revenue from railroad coupons entry fees stalls and privileges totals about 100000 while expenses hover near 20000 new county tax rules on bank assessments uplift values in several counties and cuts in others. Swindle attempts target Brice lyn banks via telegrams claiming drafts are honored. a loss is avoided. A marble clock theft at West hotel fails and a four year old boy dies after being struck by an ice wagon. Apple trees bloom unusually, Minneap lis schools enroll over 31000, and honey supply this year looks light due to drought and weak basswood sap.
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State Fair Associaton
E W. Randall
American Hereford Breeders” Association
Leonard
Bricelyn
Blue Earth City
St. Paul
Prince
Merchants’ National Bank of
Lake Minnetonka
Tonka
Eddie Zebley
Moorhead
Minneapolis
A. D. Ellis
Oronoco
Posy & Co
Utica
Anton Anderson
Hastings
Peter M. Kerat
Pope
Captain Compton
Howe
Automaton Man Tours Nation From New York to San Francisco
Louis Phillip Perew of Tonawanda New York spent nine years building a life sized wooden and metal automaton nine feet five inches tall, with blue eyes and a military bearing. The mechanical man walks speaks and will travel by rail and ultimately drive an automobile across the country to promote the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo.
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Louis Phillip Perew
Tonawanda
N. Y
New York
San Francisco
Perew
Buffalo
Novel Swindling Scheme Targets Coast to Coast
A sweeping forgery scam using fake valuable certificates targeted Wells Fargo in San Francisco and police chiefs in multiple towns. Letters claimed a package had been sent to an ex-convict Byrnes, with $8 COD charges and rewards for capture and recovery. The ruse operated in at least a dozen California towns and reached Halifax Nova Scotia and New York.
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Wells, Fargo & Companys Express
San Francisco
Greenville Junction
Douglas W. Hill
Halifax
Nova Scotia
M. D. Byrnes
Byrnes
Frederick Brewster
Inn
New York
Bnocebs
California
Girl swims Narrows from Fort Hamilton to Staten Island
Priscilla Higgins, 14, daughter of George A Higgins of Ninety-seventh Shreek and the Shore road Fort Hamilton, swam three miles across the Narrows to St George Staten Island in two hours five minutes. She used a long breast stroke, faced a favoring tide and waves, and was followed by friends in a rowboat. After a half hour at St George she was rowed back to Fort Hamilton and plans to swim to the Battery.
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Priscilla Higgins
George A. Higgins
Fort Hamilton
St. George
Staten Island
Miss Higgins
Port Hamilton
Hattery
Wu Rides Bicycle in Cape May Lesson
Minister Wu learned to ride a bicycle in Cape May in one lesson with a single fall and minor scratches. He rented a wheel from a local dealer who offered lessons, but Wu preferred giving his own coaching. He rode from Beach Avenue to Broadway, tying his queue, wobbling at first but gaining steady control before sunset.
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Cape May
Beach Avenue
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Alesse Wan
Alpine Safe & Cycle CO. Co
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Caltrornia Fie Syrup Co
Calicunta Fra Syuur Co
Ganivornta Pia Syuur Co
Williams
Arden
California Fig Syrup CO
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U. S. Supreme Court
Supreme Courts
Labor Lenders
Gomfdent
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Pardee
Shamokin
Northumberland
Columbia
Dauphin Counties
Doraom
Martinelli
Officintington
Oreilly
Peoria
Spalding
Savannah
Keane
Dubuque
Mian Anthony
Rochester
Susan B. Anthony
Madison Street
Col
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Leavenworth
Kan
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Washington
Division of Custome and Insular Affairs
War Department
Havana
Boston
J. A. Bradford & Co
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Bradford
Minnesota News
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State Board of Equalization
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Freehorn
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Redwood
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Swift
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Benson
Kenebec
Red Lake
Renville
Polk
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Morris
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West Hotel
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Board of Aldermen
Peter Glombitza
Constantes
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Fort Wa
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Bradfield Regulator CO
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Agricustral Land Seekers
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Omer
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Luriuers
Hencott
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Elmira College For Women
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