Strikes End as Coal Firms Grant 10 Percent Wage Increase
The Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron company and the Lehigh Valley Coal company abolish the sliding scale and grant a 10 percent wage increase until April 1, 1901. The action follows the Scranton miners convention and a conference with operators. The Reading notice withdraws prior curbs and promises 16 percent advance on September wages until April 1, 1901.
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Sphia
Pennsy
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Scranton Miners’ Convention
Scranton
Mine Workers
Lehigh
Sehhuyl Kill
Reading
Mitchell
British destroyer shells rebels near Sanchan
A Shanghai dispatch dated Oct. 16 reports the British torpedo destroyer Handy shelled a force of about 2,000 rebels near San-chan, killing 40 and wounding hundreds as part of the Southern Rebellion actions. Official confirmation arrives that the Russian southern army has occupied Fiehling, the Shan-hai-kwan railway terminus, on Oct. 4.
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Thern
Daily Express
Handy
San-chan
Shanghai
Fiehling
Shan-hai-kwan
Mitchell Quiet After Philadelphia Decision
Hazleton Pa Oct 18 The Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company after a conference with mining officials agreed to the anthracite miners proposal as outlined in last Saturdays convocation resolutions. The decision leaves Mitchell pleased yet refuses to confirm any cutlines or plans.
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Philadelphia
Hazleton
Reading Coal and Iron Company
Death of William Lyle Wilson Former West Virginia Leader
William Lyle Wilson died after a sudden illness at his Lexington home. Born near Charleston in 59 years ago he served as Confederate private, WV university president, congressman and postmaster general under Cleveland. Survived by wife daughters Mary Bettie and son William E. Wilson.
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Arizona
Ulisses Mary
Bettie Wilson
William E. Wilson
Wiliam Lyle Wilson
Charleston
W. Va
Wilson
Hancock
English
West Virginia University
Congress
Washington and Lee University
Lexington
Southern Seats of Learning
Condensed Dispatches From The North And Sea
Snow fell two inches across the Adirondacks as the steamer Humboldt carried $700000 in Mondike gold to Seattle. Kodiak, Alaska recorded twenty seven distinct earthquake shocks on October 9. Thennis Botha, brother of Commandant General Botha, surrendered to the British. The Norwegian steamer Callandra was rammed in Japanese waters with 33 drowned. The Dutch lower house congratulated Queen Wilhelmina on her betrothal while Ex-President Whuger faced turmoil.
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Adirondacks
Humboldt
Seattle
Kodiak
Alaska
Thennis Botha
Botha
Callandra
Wilhelmina
Whuger
Trunk murder case linked to romance rivalries
Autopsy details reveal a mutilated man’s body found in a gunny sack near Glenmere pond with missing head and limbs. Police arrest John Best and seek missing man George E. B Bailey, amid claims of wife and suspected lover Susie Young. Investigators examine blood stains and dismemberment as they search for identifications.
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Lynn
Mass
New England
Jennie Clark
Saugus
Glenmere Pond
George EB. Bailey
John ©. Best
Breakhart Hill
Bailey
Wiscasset
Pinkham
Two Expeditions Massacred Report From Asmara
The Tribuna publishes correspondence from Asmara describing massacres of two expeditions near Ve wat daserihic. The report details killings and disturbances in the region and notes authorities investigate the events.
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Roale
the Tribuna
Asmara
Ve Wat Daserihic
Pao-ting-fa Expedition Advances Unopposed
Reports from Tien-Tsin via Shanghai dated October 17 say the Pao-ting-fa expedition meets no opposition up to October. A 500-strong French column marching to relieve priests encounters no resistance in six days' march south. The British fourth brigade is arriving while Americans evac the arsenal, turning it over to the provisional city government.
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Pao-ting-fa
Tien- Tsin
Shanghai
Hsien-hsien
British Troops Engage Boers Across Wide Front
Lord Roberts reports from Pretoria that operations from Machadodorp toward Heidelberg began to clear unvisited areas. Mahon’s mounted troops faced heavy losses on Oct 18 with three officers and eight men killed and three officers and 25 men wounded. Carolina was captured with a convoy, and Bloemhof near Kimberley was re-entered unopposed on Oct 14 with 50 Boers taken.
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London
Lord Roberts
Pretoria
Machadodorp
Heidelberg
Mahon
Bloemhof
Kimberley
Boer Commando Suffer Losses in British Ambush
Near Vryheid a Boer commando was routed by Bethanie's mounted infantry in an ambush. The Boers suffered 60 killed 35 wounded and 65 captured in the engagement.
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Durban
Vryheid
Bethanie
Hundred Fever Cases Reported in Havana
Havana reports 100 yellow fever cases with Governor General Wood visiting Las Animas hospital to bid farewell to ill officers and encourage American patients, a gesture the Havana press calls characteristic of Wood.
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Havana
United States
General Wood
Las Animas Hospital
Goodby
Havapa
Wood
Prince Hohenlohe resigns as German chancellor
Berlin reports Prince Hohenlohe has handed his resignation to Emperor William. The emperor accepted and named Count von Bülow as successor. The prince cited infirmities and disapproval of the Kaiser’s China policy, criticizing what he called sentimental and impulsive interventions.
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Binnor Pi Ye
William
Berlin
Prince Hohenlohe
Count von Bulow
Foreign Office
Emperor William
China
Holenloke
Hohenlohe
Bulow
Somuriere
Fragmented Love Musings in a Denver Journal Note
The piece offers poetic, romantic imagery with phrases like heavenly nectars a sweet phantasmagorian dream and pent up bliss. It mentions Hokies and Denver, with unconventional spellings and a dreamy tone throughout. The text feels like a personal reflection on passion and emotion.
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Denver
Javening
Humorous exchanges and gossip in a society column
The excerpt collects quips and witticisms from neighbors and readers. It features brief dialogues about Wilks and a half mourning joke, a Sunday school question about a queen, repartee misdirection, and amusing social rumors. It evokes a lively, talkative mid century salon mood with names and snippets.
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Southern
Iere
Don
Fifo
Mitchell Close Mouthed
Tor General
Lexington, Way
Auynn
Mavraza
Prince Gohenlohe
Wilks
Willie
Stubb
Penn
Pop
Johnny
Jim
Muggins
Bjones
Old Millyan
Patrick Cassidy
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