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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1902
Page
2
Hazleton and surrounding areas see continued mining strike activity with house to house canvassing, stoneings against dissenters, non union trains, and threats of hiring Hungarian workers. Authorities fear clashes as Tug River and Simmons Branch collieries plan further shutdowns and mass relocations unfold.
In Thurmond, West Virginia, miners marched beside the New River and Skanawha districts despite rain. About 3 percent were out yesterday, and officials expect under 5 percent by tomorrow. Coal shipments dropped from 600 cars to under 100. Coll. W. F. Mead, who mines over 1,000 workers, says he will meet strikers demands, but many may stay out. No violence reported.
In Monongah West Virginia on June 8 a meeting was addressed by Jones and other agitators for striking miners. The audience consisted of miners who marched from near Clarksburg and watched from porches as about fifteen hundred gathered. One hundred fifty Flemington miners were expected but arrived late.
In Montgomery West Virginia on June 8 the strike is expected to broaden across the district tomorrow as Deputy U S Marshals enforce a permanent injunction at the McDonald mine against interference with property or workers.
In Davy West Virginia operators say they will run mines with non-union workers starting tomorrow. Strikers vow no non-union men will enter. Guards armed with Winchester rifles are deployed around property as tensions rise and serious results are anticipated tomorrow.
In Clarksburg West Virginia on June 8 secret meetings by the strikers occurred with no details released. Operators anticipate most workers will report to duty tomorrow while organizers express diminished confidence in their cause.
Coal operators in North Fork West Virginia announce that all striking workers must vacate company houses by tomorrow. Several hundred non union men worked yesterday as tensions rise with a looming clash if non union miners attempt to reenter the mines. The operators vow to admit any workers who wish to work amid anticipated violence.
In a WilkesBarre statement dated June 8 the region’s operators report four weeks of strike action left their position satisfactory. They say engineers firemen and pump runners keep mines safe and pumping. districts Lackawanna Wyoming Hazleton Shamokin Pottsville Philadelphia and Reading all show progress as pumps clear waters and workers are added to maintain operations.
The text emphasizes that workers have not been driven out of business, claims growth and improved mine conditions, and warns opponents that their step should prompt reconsideration. It asserts company positions are securely held and none has granted workers’ demands.
A threatened black uprising near Meridian triggered armed whites to arrest leaders Green Johnson and Nate Moore. A caller signed by Buffin urged fifty negroes to march from Rio Kemper County to Johnson’s home to kill whites and burn farms. Whites outnumbered the threat and silenced the plan, but north Mississippi districts remain on alert.
A year after a ban on card playing in the Central Railroad of New Jersey smoking cars, the order was revoked with a caveat that no wagers may be placed on any game. Conductors expect the change to improve mood while a prior passenger fight had fueled opposition to amusements on trips between New York and Jersey suburbs.
Four Italians returning from Rye Beach clashed with two others on East Port Chester’s main street. Razors cut Frank Zumbo and Antonio Mousselino. Zumbo struck Mousselino with a rock, killing Mousselino and leaving Zumbo gravely wounded. Authorities detained six men and searched local Italian homes.
The Eastern League of Baseball Clubs fined two managers and several officials after field clashes. Buffalo manager Stallings and Toronto’s Barrows received $50 fines. Umpire Kelly and Bannon were fined $25. President Powers warned of $100 per offense and possible suspensions. Rinn and Stallings were suspended then reinstated.
San Francisco welcomes Mystic Shrine nobles for imperial council. Twelve special trains arrived with members, more expected. Lulu Temple of Philadelphia led arrivals. Imperial Potentate Philip C. Shaffer expected tomorrow morning. Grand parade set for Tuesday night and council adjourns Saturday.
A New York City report warns of a soft coal surge as anthracite miners strike in West Virginia. Industry leaders say Pennsylvania supplies will cover duty, with Wales imports considered unlikely due to cost and required furnace changes. The Central Federated Union denounces coal baron methods and urges peaceful settlement.
Reports say a new shipyard combination valued in the tens of millions is near fruition with Lewis Nixon atop Crescent Shipyards at Elizabethport. The plan would divide work among yards for warships merchant vessels and yachts, seeking to boost U S shipbuilding and reclaim foreign contracts amid a history of cautious formation.
Newark cigarmakers call off planned strike after a conference reached a wage pact. Manufacturers will raise pay from 50 cents to one dollar per thousand, scaled by cigar grade, with big and most small firms agreeing and last küçük firms expected to join within a day.
Helms Eassley aged eighteen died at Bellevue Hospital from a pistol shot wound to the left thigh following an April 11 altercation with Bicycle Policeman Timothy Sullivan. The incident occurred after a pursuit from Eighth Avenue to Thirty-eighth Street where Sullivan fired the fatal shot.
A public warning advises consumers to avoid beers that copy Budweiser by using the same or similar branding. Inspect labels and corks, ensuring Budweiser is opened in your presence to verify authenticity. Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association issue.
Four men set out from Hudson Park in a rented boat near Huckleberry Island. Ernest Leifflen and Kerr drowned after their craft overturned during fishing. two other men were rescued, while three Leifflens wives and eight children faced loss. The incident prompted a police search but no bodies were recovered.
Dillingham Rover a 22 year old Century Magazine cashier was drowned in the Hackensack River after aiding Miss Ethel Tracey and Miss Helene Tracey who were capsized near Tippecanoe Canoe Club. Rover held the club treasurer post and went to the aid of the girls as winds and currents overwhelmed their canoe.
Captain James Smith of the steamer Wanderer saved four people from drowning last night after their sailboat Frolic capsized near One Hundred and Twelfth Street. Charles Gruhn Eva Gruhn James Adams and Mary Murphy, all residents on Second Avenue, were pulled aboard and later released at the foot of Hast One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Street. No serious injuries reported.
Rumors circulated that two boys drowned yesterday afternoon when their boat capsized in Pelham Bay. Police had no information and could not verify the report. A separate report mentioned a man and his wife.
Capt Grace of the Harbor Supervisor's tug Lamont rescued crews from the sloop Flora F and the Willow after a squall drove them from their anchors one mile northwest of Sandy Hook Lightship. Flora F owner Marcus Friedman and others aboard were later questioned at his New York home, denying the reported rescue.
Mrs Beckett of 1250 Franklin Avenue Bronx asks Morrisania police if any word exists about the sinking or accident to the catboat belonging to ex Alderman Charles Clark. Her daughter Ethel age 19 and son Harold age 14 were among 26 aboard yesterday morning for a sail. Return due at 5. Since six hours have passed, police hear nothing. Westchester Station notes yachts driven to Long Island shore in gale, boat possibly among them.
Maurice Jarvis of the New Rochelle Rowing Club had a close call while rowing a St. Lawrence skiff. A squall and gale drove his boat under. club members found him clinging to the hull a mile offshore and dragged him into a barge. The return trip against wind took over an hour.
East River incident reported by East One Hundred Fourth Street police. Louis Fried aged nineteen of One Hundred Sixth Street drowned at Plum Beach Long Island at 3 PM. Body not recovered.
The Strollers Howard A. Colby defeated Van Rensselaer Wheeler of the Lambs Club 100 to 74 to narrow the interclub pool championship to four players. Semifinals planned for tonight feature Benjamin B. Tilt of The Strollers vs Bradish J. Carroll of the Union Club at 8:30 and Howard A. Colby vs T. F Gray, both of The Strollers.
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