Miners to Make Demands at Scranton Convention
A convention of three anthracite districts of the United Mine Workers of America opened in Scranton to formulate demands for the upcoming contract. The group, meeting behind closed doors, plans to press for wage adjustments rather than a broad wage increase, citing alleged violations of the current agreement.
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Associated Press
Scranton
United Mine Workers of America
Stri Cons Gmiseloy
Eeselon
Itma
Ali Em
Elkins Denies Engagement Interview Involving Daughter
United States Senator Stephen B Ellkins of West Virginia denied an interview attributed to his wife about an alleged engagement between his daughter Katherine Elkina and a nobleman of Abruzzi. He said no engagement exists and no announcements have been made in Europe or America. the denial came in a formal statement to the Associated Press from Elkins West Virginia.
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Associated Press
Pittsburg
United States
Stephen B. Edkins
West Virginia
Katherine Elkina
Jetking
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Ellkins
Elkins
W. Va
Europe
America
Brooklyn man crushed to death in subway cut crash
Martin Conly Jr an employee of the city comptroller and son of a former assemblyman died when a car leaped from the road at Howard and Athindle avenues Brooklyn crushed him as it toppled into the Long Island Rail Road subway cut. Alfred Overmend the chauffeur escaped unharmed. The car had been taken from a garage without owner Portus Thompson knowledge. The two had been to Coney Island and sped back before the fatal plunge.
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Associated Prose
New York
Martin Conly Jr
Comptroller’s Office
Martin Conly
Brooklyn
Long Island Railway
Howard and Athindle Avenues
Conly
Alfred Overmend
Portus Thompson
Overmend
Thompson
Young Conly
Coney Island
Riots between miners and outsiders injure and kill in Enterprise W Va
Three men are dying and ten wounded after a riot between miners and outsiders at Enterprise nine miles from Fairmont on October 12. Victims include Frack Olive shot in arm and side, James Fischer shot in head, Dave Sego shot in breast. A simultaneous melee near Middleton left Sataloy Moscow shot and killed.
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Aswogtateda Press
Fairmont
Enterprise
Frack Olive
Frack Olive, Shot Through Right Arm and Left Shde, Wil Die; James Fischer
Dave Sego
Middleton
Sataloy Moscow
Escape Death at Sea near Florida Coast
Captain Monroe and five crewmen of the British schooner Stroseco were landed at Thoston Massachusetts by the fruit steamer Moratius after their wreck off the Florida coast on October 1. Two other crew members were rescued at Newport News. The survivors had drifted for days on wreckage before rescue.
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Associated Press
Thoston
Mass
Monroe
Florida
Newport News
Horatius
Had a Chilean Family
Waterbury Connecticut October 12 David G Cooper of Terryville who built a fortune making oven thermometers for ranges was believed to have been a bachelor all his life He died some months ago leaving an estate of about 150000 to his two nieces who managed his home and office work New evidence shows he had a wife and twelve children in Chile South America to whom most of the estate goes The will merely acknowledged the rights of his widow and children and his nieces were surprised by the discovery.
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Associated Press
Waterbury, Coon
David G. Cooper
Terryvillc
Hks
Tipwill
Chui
South America
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Killing off Creek Indians in a deadly plague
New York reports a highly contagious and deadly disease sweeping Creek tribes by James and Madean shores. Alanson Skinner of the American Museum of Natural History summarized the outbreak, noting initial cold symptoms followed by coughs fever and nausea with rapid deaths among the weakened.
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Associated Press
New York
James and
Madeon Boys
Alanson Skinner
Department of Anthropology
American Museum of Natural History
Eilinner
International refrigeration congress ends with new commission
The week long International congress on refrigeration concluded with a resolution to create a permanent international refrigeration commission. It also adopted extending protection to the cold storage industry by removing prejudice against refrigeration products and urged uniform inspection laws worldwide. The next meeting will be in Vienna in 1901.
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International Congress On Refrigeration
International Commission On
Vienna
Rexall Mucu Tone Catarrh Cure Promises Test and Refund
Oshkosh shoppers are urged to try Rexall Mucu Tone, a catarrh remedy claimed to cure in many cases. The ad asserts a 100 percent money back guarantee if not effective and highlights a physician’s long record, though the claim remains unverified. The product is offered in two sizes and promises quick absorption and systemic benefits.
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Oshkosh
Rexall
Licensing bill dominates British Parliament opening
London reports the autumn session opens with ten weeks planned for government measures led by the licensing bill. The measure is expected to pass Commons but face rejection or amendment in the Lords, renewing last year’s cross‑chamber clash. An armament is anticipated on education, with aims to advance Irish land and unemployment bills.
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Associated Press
London
House of Commons
House of Lords
Transvaal Scholars Arrive to Enter Cornell University
Two young men from the Transvaal, H. Nie Jing and A. Faure, who recently won government scholarships for agricultural study in American universities, have arrived at Ithaca and entered Cornell University. Both claim Pretoria as home and are Cape Town University graduates, among many who passed the scholarship examinations.
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Associated Press
Ithaca
Transvaal
Cornell University
H. Nie@Jing
A. Faure
Pretoria
Cape Town
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