Morb Ral Strike Threat Looms Over Soft Coal Workers
Illinois district United Workers plans conference at Barre Sunday amid reports that 44000 soft coal miners could be called out nationwide. Conference may decide on a general strike of all soft coal miners in the United States. In Pennsylvania, the Brotherhood of Loco Crewmen will meet Sunday to discuss policy as the anthracite strike remains unresolved.
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United States
Eld
Illinois
United Workers
Barre
United
Esbarre
Erbood
Dela, Lackawanna & Western
Collision in Yellow Sea sinks vessel off Korea coast
In Emulpo Korea on June 18 a collision between steamships Kumuga Maru and Kisog Maru in the Yellow Sea off the southwest coast left Kumuga Maru foundered. Some passengers were saved while it is feared Kisog Maru and others perished.
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Emulpo
Korea
Yelsea
Kruger Shrinks From Shock After Boer Surrender
From Rotterdam to the world news wires Kruger remains in a weakened state June 13 as the surrender of the Boers deepens tensions. His condition is reported still unsettled and he shows no sign of recovery from the shock.
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Erdam
S Condi
Kruger
Tim Don Dies in Mass After Illness
Union Mass June 183 Tim Don the noted baseball catcher died this morning of consumption.
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Union
Mass
Tim Don
Doctor Me Fell Before Electric Car in Portland Accident
Portland June 13 Dr W J Me a prominent physician was riding a bicycle when he fell in front of an electric car this morning and was killed instantly. He tried to cross the track ahead of the car and slipped leading to the fatal collision.
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Portland
W. J. Me
Williamson's Birthplace and Early Life Record
J. N. Williamson born November 8, 1855 in Jane county Oregon. He moved with his parents to Salem in 1864 and attended the Willamette College. Williamson later served in congress representing the second district.
King Edward receives peace congratulation in solemn city procession
London June 13. The lord mayor and city corporation went in state to Buckingham Palace to present the king with an address of congratulation for peace in South Africa. Bells tolled as the address was delivered. The king thanked the city and joined in gratitude for the end of the war and the empire's strengthened unity.
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London
Buckingham Palace
South Africa
Wheelock hanged for 1901 Couteline murder at San Quentin
San Quentin Cal June 13 James F Wheelock was hanged this morning for the murder of aged Mrs Emily Martin at Couteline Butte county March 19 1901 He criminally assaulted and then stranded his victim to death Wheelock died protesting his innocence.
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San Quentin
Cal
James F. Wheelock
Emily Martin
Couteline
Butte County
Wheelock
Queen Wilhelmina Seemingly Grievously Weak After Illness
Reports from Castle Schaumburg state Queen Wilhelmina is so weak she is carried on a stretcher. It is believed the operation has permanently injured her.
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Amsterdam
Castle Schaumburg
Wilhelmina
Boers Surrender Totals Exceed Twelve Thousand
Pretoria reports that surrenders by the Boers to date exceed 12 000, reflecting ongoing capitulations during the war.
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Pretoria
President urges Cuba reciprocity bill amid urgent plea
President repeats plea for reciprocity with Cuba in a message to Congress. He cites Palma’s appeal for relief before Cuba is financially ruined and argues the United States must aid the young republic as it seeks self government and independence. The address emphasizes U S aid as essential to Cuba’s future and freedom.
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Washington
Congress
Cuba
General Woods
Palma
United States
Bush's Civil Service Test at Penitentiary
The Salem Statesman recalls Hon. A. Bush as former penitentiary superintendent a Democrat who favored civil service style hiring He tested applicants by marksmanship and other standards regardless of party and promoted those showing merit The piece argues for formal civil service and clear promotion systems at the prison.
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Salem Statesman
A. Bush
Escaped convicts vanish as posse tightens Oregon chase
Portland dispatch says Needy station reports no trace of the two escaped men. Militia guard roads while rumors about Tracy and Merrill spread. Sheriff Durbin seeks timber as dogs trail thickets. A Portland arrival doubts the convicts are the sought pair, suggesting they may be hobos using the desperado myth.
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Portland
Needy
Tracy
Barlow Pass
Durbin
Timber Carson
Tracy and
Merrill
Lst
Fire sweeps Philadelphia leather novelty factory district
A large fire started in the rosenblatt & co cello id room spreading through the leather novelty factory and nearby structures in Philadelphia's textile district. More than a dozen workers leaped from windows as several buildings burned with injuries reported. a separate Vermont veneer mill accident killed two and injured many when an elevator fell three stories.
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Philadelphia
Rosenblatt & Co
Richford
C. C. Manuel & Son
Arkansas Democrats Endorse National Platform and Oppose Trusts
The Arkansas Democrats announce endorsement of the Kansas City platform as the party’s national policy until a new convention acts. They denounce trusts and legal combinations restraining trade and demand laws to prohibit such monopolies in Arkansas.
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Arkansas Democrats
Kansas City
National Democratic Party
Arkansas
Chinaman Lov Sing Hanged Over Elopement Plan
A Chinese man named Lov Sing was strung up by a mob twice and forced to leave Idaho Springs Colorado after attempting to elope with a white woman. The incident reflects local racial tensions and vigilante action in the town.
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Idaho Springs
Col
Lov! Sing
Ghastly discovery in freight car near North Yakima
A grisly find occurred in a Northern Pacific freight car at North Yakima when the decomposed body of an unknown man was unearthed beneath merchandise. The victim, believed to be a stowaway, was pinned by freight action and died after being unable to move.
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Tralomien
Northern Pacific
North Yakima
Baling Out the Ocean Sunday Paper Plan by Methodist Ministers
Virgin ministers propose a free Sunday paper containing only what they deem fit for readers to see and plan to distribute widely On Sundays they also outline counteracting entertainments to steer public activity and reading habits
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Methodist Ministers
Embezzler Arrested in New York Confesses
Charles Shivler, long time employee of Western Union and American District Telephone, was arrested in New York on June 13 charged with embezzling 16000 from the district company. He confessed.
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New York
Charles Shivler
Western Union
American District Telephone Companies
Wheat market firm on bad weather in winter districts
Report from J L Ray Co Pendleton Chicago Board of Trade and New York brokers notes wheat prices rose at opening and closed a half cent higher. Liverpool settled 4 higher 6 10 percent. New York 78 opening and close. Chicago 72. Closed yesterday 78. Opened today 78. Range 78 to 79. Closed 78 with other commodity prices listed. Wheat in San Francisco dated June 13 reports similar activity.
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J. L. Ray & Co
Pendleton
Chicago Board of Trade
New York Stock Exchange Brokers
New York
Liverpool
Chicago
St. Paul
Union Pactile
Negro Swindler Fought 80 Police in Philadelphia Siege
George Sherman, described as a crazy negro, barricaded his home in Philadelphia on June 13 and held 80 police at bay with a shotgun and revolver. After firing nearly 100 bullets, police and an equal number of citizens forced entry and captured him around 1 AM.
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Philadelphia
George Sherman
Ten Men Drowned in Idaho Thunder Mountain Trip
A letter from G F Blatter in route to Thunder Mountain reports a ferry disaster on the Big Salmon River Idaho. Ten men and outfits aboard a boat broke a cable, drifted into rapids, and were drowned. News comes second hand via an express rider from Grangerville Idaho.
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Walla Walla
Warren
Idaho
G. F. Blatter
Thunder Mountain
Big Salmon River
Mr. Statter
Grangerville
Oregon lawyers await new code by Bellinger and Cotton
Oregon attorneys wait anxiously for the new code prepared by Jude Bellinger and W. W. Cotton. The work will be 2600 pages in two volumes with copying by a local printer. The Salem state printing office prints 24 pages daily, jeopardizing a September issue.
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Oregon
Jude Bellinger
W. W. Cotton
Wee
Portland Journal
Salem
Excursion to Denver Ticket Offer From O R and WN Co
The O R and WN Co announces a Denver excursion with through tickets to Denver and return on June 22 and June 28 priced at 42.00 dollars. Tickets are valid until July 81, offering travel to and from Denver for the specified dates.
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Denver
No Destruction Of Island Pelee Refused To Blow Out Fire
Fort de France June 13 natives expected the total destruction of Martinique yesterday but no blast occurred. Great anxiety reigned as thousands watched Pelee for a final eruption. Merchants who fled are returning and reopening their stores as confidence in the island’s existence is restored.
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Fort de France
Martinique
Pelee
Car Strike in Pawtucket Pauses as Thunderstorm Dampens Protest
Deputies moved several cars early today with no passengers and no robbery attempt. The governor refused to withdraw militia, insisting peace must be absolutely assured. A fierce storm cooled the excitement on top streets where yesterday’s scenes occurred, as militiamen remain stationed in the armory under guard.
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Pawtuckett
Itita
Overajona
A'Mory
Arme
Evans testifies on Philippines burnings and water cure
Washington June 12 Mark Evans of Des Moines former sergeant of Company F Thirty second Volunteers testified before the senate committee on the Philippines that he saw two Filipinos docked in the bay at Oran and the water cure administered to another at the same place towns and villages in the province of Batan were burned because Americans were fired upon.
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Washington
Mark Evans
Des Moines
Senate Committee On the Philippines
Oranf
Batan
Kilauea Volcano Eruptions Intensify Near Honolulu
Honolulu report notes Kilauea has shown active eruptions since June 3 with flames visible for miles. Quakes and explosions have been frequent over the past week, and observers expect a major eruption soon.
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Honolulu
Kilauea
Belle Meade Yearling Sale Opens at Sheephead Bay
New York June 12 The notable horse sale opened under Fasig Tipton at Sheephead Bay today, the 35th annual Belle Meade yearling sale. 83 colts and 18 fillies go to the hammer from Imp Loyalist Heron Imp Tithonus Inspector Madison Longstreet Imp and Dandie Dinmont lineages.
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New York
Fasig-Tipton Company
Sheepehead Bay
Belle Meade
Imp
Heron
Tithonus
Inspector Eo Madison
Longstreet
Dandie Dinmont
Committed Guicide Bookane June 12 Frank Barnes Suicides
Frank Barnes, a city musician, committed suicide today by taking laudanum. He faced a federal court struggle against Northern Pacific for 600 in a personal injuries case and blamed the slow legal process for his despondency.
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Bookane
Frank Barnes
Northern Pacific
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