Tragedy and Fraud Lead News In Sept Bulletins
A chaotic September report details a deadly freight incident near the Queen and Crescent, with several killed and injured including Ernest Weet and Robert McGee among others. Separate notes cover playwright Hoyt’s finances, a $90,000 bank securities find, and Senator Hanna’s stance on eastern discrimination and future speeches.
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Cine bRath
Queen and
Crescent Rouse
Jere
Ernest Weet
Robert McGee
Charles _ James Pearson
Fred Gimbe
Letroit
Robert Brows
Sreu_ O
Leonard Tucker
O. Tucker and
Rowe
Wage Scale Talks Drag On In Iron and Steel Mills
Cincinnati reports a stalled wage scale negotiation between the Amalgamated Association and major steel producers. If no settlement by next week, mills may begin operating under individual terms, with a gradual start to allow support from others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manetfseterers
Eee Werkert Haase Tor Veatgreci
Cincinnati
Wopfereme
Themeee
Amalgamated Association of Iron and Breet Workers
Feachike
Republicaran and Steel Company
American Stee Hoop Company
Wis
Amalgamated Association
Inter
For Sale Listings Mention 253 Acre Farm Near Hood's Mills
An assortment of property notes describes a 253 acre farm with new buildings near Hood's Mills, a 195 acre tract with a 14 room house on Liberty Pike twenty six miles west of Baltimore, a 44 acre parcel near Yellow Sprises, a six room frame dwelling on Telegraph Street, a two story frame on Madison Street, and brick dwellings Nos. 15 and 17 West Third Street. Frederick Md agents F G Thomas Son represent the listings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood's Mills
Liberty Pike
Baltimore
Yellow Sprises
Telegraph Street
Madison Street
West Third
Ayredericks ‘& Middletown
F. G. Thomas & Son
Geveral Insurance Agents
West Patrick Street
Frederick, Md
Blood and riot sweep Shenandoah district in deadly clash
A sheriff’s posse clashed with a violent crowd near Shenandoah as two were killed and seven hurt. Troops from four regiments and a battery were ordered to the scene by Governor Stone to restore order amid strikes at the Reading IOMP colliery and rising tensions in Luzerne County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gobin
Stone
Perenerre Oreder
Sherry Martin
Wirehell
Shenandoah
Shetiff
Toole
O'Donnell
Brenneman
Indian Ridge
Reading Iompany Gea Wald
East Centre Street
Lehigh Valley
Fle
Ferguson
Harrisburg
Elnent
Adjutant General
Philadelphia
Mile
Edward Corte
Michael Scanlan
Anthony Skarnaztez
John Wasdickey
Peter Stalmocovich
Mike Sasttska
Anthony Azalavage
George Redding
Ringtown
Robert Edwards
Charles Rowland
Philadelphia and Reading Company
She Andoah
Gobhin Hae
Sheriff Toole
Schuylkill
Stewart
Phoenixville
Governor's Troop
Richardson
FT. C. O'Neill
Allentown
Theodore F. Hoffman
Poitsville
Charles N. Clementa
Fred BM. Ott
Francis M. Bean
Hazleton Strikers Fear Outbreak as Deputies Gather
In Hazleton Pennsylvania the Lehigh region fears unrest despite no visible signs. Deputies swarm Shenandoah and Hazleton area, coal firms bolster watchmen, and 200 men patrol Freeland to Jeddo. President Mitchell urges public acceptance of a wage dispute settlement plan, warning arbitration could be unnecessary if miners and operators share the same adjustment system as other Pennsylvania districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vaaiz
America
Zod
Dhe
Vlgil
Mitchell
Mearttton Tunic Tees
Hazleton
Lehigh
Shenandoah
Sherif Brislin
Carbon County
Freeland
Nigat
Wilkesbarre
Jeddo
Lehigh Valley
Pennsyl
Ex-Sheriff Martin Becomes Coal Operator in Wilkesbarre
Ex-sheriff James Martin, who helped marshal a posse that killed strikers at Lattimer in 1897, now runs a Hudson coal operation. He vows workers will be paid United Mine Workers wages as they begin mining before the breaker is finished. Deputy Recorder Holcombe sworn in over 400 special officers as coal shortages strain Wilkes-Barre with schools closing and factories idling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkesbarre
James Martin
Lattimer
Hudson
Martin
United Mine Workers
Holcombe
Lehigh
Schuylkill
Wilkesharre
Central Railroad of
New Jersey
Ashley
Bryan to Stomp in the East
Bryan cancels Illinois dates and shifts to the east for speaking in New York and nearby states. Local organizers plan to focus on doubtful states after reports of strong Democratic chances from the east.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Chicago
William J. Bryan
Illinois
Jones
Delaware
Maryland
West Virginia
New York
German Scheme Rumor Ties Li Hung Chang to Russia
London reports Europe largely believes Germany aims to delay negotiations by demanding surrender of anti foreign leaders before talks with Von Waldersee and Li Hung Chang at Tien Tsin. About 4000 Russian troops greet Li with no other powers present as massacres in Amur are blamed on Russian officers.
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Hla
Tien Tain
Tien Tsin
Earl Li
Shanghai
Russia
Chung Liang Chen
Amur
Moscow
Standard
Manchuria
Crodokeff
Nicholas
Li Hung Chang
Government Opens Full Answers on Chinese Question
The United States sent complete replies to foreign inquiries on the Chinese trouble and disclosed its purposes. After cabinet, Secretary Hill met Wu Bao-zheng and delivered a memorandum on negotiations with Chinese authorities. German, French, and Russian diplomats received the answers, while the State Department declined to reveal details to preserve diplomatic proprieties. The German proposal for talks was noted but not summarized.
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Washington
United States
Hill
United
Baron Sternberg
State Department
Manirr
Stain Department
Government backs negotiating effort after Pekin outrages
The government says China will be deferred until the Chinese responsible for the Pekin outrages are surrendered to the allies. It approves pursuing punishment of the offenders but says negotiations should not be halted, and proper identification is required.
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China
Prisoner's Sensational Escape Roils Georgia Court
In Wrightsville Georgia Sept 23 Jerry Walden was convicted of murder and given life. Mrs Dixon wife of the slain man and Walden's alleged accomplice escaped custody while guarded on the courthouse top floor. The escape occurred with the single key in the sheriff's possession and prompted a grand jury probe. Mrs Dixon was recaptured and returned to jail as her trial opened.
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Wrightsville
Jerry Walden
George Dixon
Dixon
Walden
Rowland
Court House
Grand Jury
Hilton
Brrs
Maniac Parricide Kills Parents in Foxboro Mass
A brutal murder in Foxboro shows 81 and 79 year old Mr. and Mrs. David Lewis Shepard slain likely with a hatchet. Their 45-year-old son William Shepard, found in Factory Pond, reportedly feared poverty and may have killed them then himself to escape suffering. Reports also note women political meetings in New York and army posts tours by Gen. Miles with updates on baseball scores in Boston Philadelphia Pittsburgh and Brooklyn games.
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Foxboro
Mass
David Lewis Shepard
William Shepard
Factory Pond
Plague Reports, Fatal Accidents, and Strikes Hit Multiple Cities
Twenty four bubonic plague cases are reported in Glasgow. Thomas Seaton dies after falling thirteen stories in New York. Laura Chew is killed in Berlin New Jersey by an exploding stove backfire. Soest coal substitutes for anthracite amid a factory strike in New York and Brooklyn. A Kansas aeronaut and his three brothers die in Missouri after falls from a baboon in St Joseph. A stray line notes preparation for an advertising campaign.
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Glasgow
Thomas Seaton
New York
Berlin
N. J
Laura Chew
Brooklyn
Jr. Kahiere
St. Joseph, Mo
Flood Hits Dallas as Trinity River Rises Nearly 30 Feet
Storms sweep northern Texas causing widespread flooding. Trinity River at Dallas rises about 21 feet, submerging the city park and water works as rain and wind unroof homes. Sheriff couriers warn farmers along the valley while wire lines are disrupted. Rain began Thursday and ended Friday morning with up to 3.1 inches in some areas.
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Furthero
Texan
Missouri
Kansas
Texas
Houston
Dallas
Trinity
Fort Worth
Tienison
Indiana Territory
Red River
Pan Handle
Prathas
Galveston Resumes Civil Rule After Flood Crisis
Galveston, Sept 22. At noon yesterday martial law was abolished and civil government resumed with the Texas Volunteer Guard for guard work. No saloons may open. Full railroad and ferry service is restored, and sanitation improves. A. J. Youens reports 1,649 houses destroyed east of Twenty-fifth Street. many blocks along the Gulf remain vacant. Destitution in Brazoria County prompts appeals for quick relief.
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Galveston
Texas Volunteer Guard
Galveston Bay Bridge
Wnlon
Biz
Hnes
Virginia Point
Bay Bridge
Wilkinson
A. J.youens
Galveston Board of Underwriters
Twenty-fifth Street
Gulf of Mexico
Forty-second Street
Gulf
Brazoria
Houston
Tex
N. Millis
Quick
Isax
Arcola
Sandy Point
Chenango
Angleton
Ve Tasco
Columbia
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Charles H. Hoyt
Senator Hanna
Chiraen Vecrardey
Cuticura
Ebert& Sons
Insk Ag Wittey Brasam
DS Graphire Booth
Co. Ayton
Guarantes
G. Quynn &Co. Hardware
E. Patrick Sirestrone
Wwe
Reading Sunbury
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Reading Railwax Company
Reading Railroad
Brotherhoods
Reading Company
Bentington
Collis P. Huntington
Coler
Theodore P. Hillman
Huntington
Mr. Huntington
Lancaster
Sear
Tony
John Merringer
Merringer
Baztey
Raisigh
N. C
Addie Bagley
Josephine Daniels
Worth Bagley
Cardenas
Bath Me
Bagley
California Fig Syrupco
San Francisco
Cal
Kouisville
York
Drapearice
John N. Clary
Sheriff’s Posse
Watcrelivs
Oostet Bay
L. 1
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Rainbow
Sonk
Port Huron
Mich
Maurice P. Grover
St. Clair River
Yuma
James Lantega
Lorain
William Ross
Toledo
Bacon
Cook
New Maronic Temple
Thurmont, MD
Waldersee
Pokin
National Commercial and Industrial League
Broadway
Prisen
Miss White
Robinso
Beckwith
Woman's Republican Club
Boston
T-Hadelphia
Philliphia
Pittsberge i. Louis
Brooks
Moet Piasetroms
Kleeteva
Bod Warkaman
Foo Sing
Ah Fe
Mary Mazzaki
Mary Vaginelli
Alice
Reading
L & Swilegard
Reading R.i
E. Tomlinson
W. G. Beszler
Lebdanor
Mr. Sweigard
India
Calcutta
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