Burgess Confesses Robbery and Flight From Mrs. Smith
Richard Burgess, alias Edward Brannin and Edward Wilson, a coachman, admits stealing jewels and cash from Mrs. Charles W. Smith at Germantown a week after a blizzard in a revenge motive. He fought detectives during arrest at 1800 Noble Street and faces arraignment at Central Station.
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Richard Burgess
Edward Brannin
Edward Wilson
James Tate
Joe Miller
Frank
Edward Gallagher
James Hamm
Burgess
Miller
Captain Miller
Detective Bureau
Charles W. Smith
Greene Street
Germantown
Smith
Mr. Smith
Westplace
James Tate, Sr
Noble Street
Tate
Central Station
Frank Gallagher
Gallagher
Miners Lead Widespread Pittsburg Strike Over New Wage Scale
More than twenty thousand miners struck in the Pittsburg district with ten thousand more expected as discontent over the new wage scale spreads. Drivers seek 2.40 while offered 2.25. punchers want 16 cents a ton, chain machine men 11 cents. The strike began on the Monongahela river and expanded districtwide with river mines under River Coal Trust. Eleven arrested in Horatio riot face tougher consequences.
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Mount Vernon
Orange
N. J
Pittsburg
Pittsburg Coal Company
Monongahela River Coal and Coke Company
Dolan
Monongahela
Wheeling
Baltimore and Ohio
Youghiogheny
McKeesport
Belle Vernon
Virginia and Charleston
Irwin
Pennsylvania
The
River Coal Trust
Punxsutewney
Anita
Horatio
Measles Widespread in West Philadelphia Schools
Measles are epidemic in West Philadelphia with hundreds of cases. Schools in four wards report plummeting attendance as the Park area and railroad belt see the strongest outbreak. Infected families keep children home. Belmont and E Spencer Miller schools run at about one third normal attendance.
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West
Philadelphia
Waris
Belmont
E. Spencer Miller
Export Districts Affected By Miner Work Stoppage
Seven thousand miners across Irwin Madison and exports districts quit work today while Penn works close entirely leaving seven hundred out. Operators offered 65 cents per ton. miners seek 70. A mass meeting pledged to press for raise as Philadelphia capitalists hold the talks tomorrow morning. Herminie mines shut in sympathy, about 400 out. officials expect further trouble to peak tomorrow.
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New Brighton
George W. Vanderbilt
Newark
N. J
TIMES
Greensburg
Irwin
Madison
Penn Works
Philadelphia
Mine Workers’ Union
Pittsburg
Herminie
Berwind-White Company
Union Republicans Gather at Dover in Delaware Rally
Dover, Del. April 2. Union Republicans gather in large numbers tonight led by J Edward Addicks candidate for United States Senator. Addicks arrives at 8 and state committeemen work behind closed doors in the Hotel Richardson lobby. Sussex delegates cheer as votes from Willis district claim converts to Addicks. Convention tomorrow to be chaired by David S Clark from Kent County. Debates over indorsement of McKinley and his administration continue amid party tensions.
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Dover
Del
Union Republicans
Delaware
J. Edward Addicks
Addicks
Richardson
State Committee
Sussex County
Willis
Milford
David 8. Clark
Kenton Hundred
McKinley
Setwenasnes
Pirates Capture British Launch Near Hong Kong
A British launch was seized by pirates near the OChek-Heung-Shan district. The pilot was murdered, the launch and a nearby lighter were looted, and the supercargo was taken prisoner.
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Hong Kong
Ochek-Heung-Shan
Woman in Smyrna Self-Immolation Attempt
Mrs. J. H. Thompson of Cheswold near Smyrna saturated her clothes with oil and set them on fire at noon. A longtime church worker, she claimed the devil commanded her to sacrifice herself. She remains conscious but fatally injured, having lost her eyes and one ear.
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Times
Smyrna
Del
J. H. Thompson
Cheswold
Burghers Hold Water Works Amid Bold Boer Trap
A London dispatch describes Boer skirmishers hidden in the spruit held water works and hills behind them while British scouts engaged. The fight featured a deadly Boer ambush, a dramatic British river crossing, and a brave counterattack by B Battery that helped save the convoy. Casualties were fewer than feared, and the dispatch confirms the engagement occurred Saturday rather than Sunday.
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Bushman
Kop
Spruit
Reichman
Broadwood
French
Boiler Explosion Kills Two at Georgia Lumber Yard
An 80 horsepower boiler exploded at G. O. Williams Lumber Company in Atlanta injuring several workers. Dead are James Perkins engineer aged 25 and John M. Smith owner aged 56. Injured include Walter Evans fatally, Rufus Glass Ed Hardeman Charles Hardeman Charlies Batley and Sam Banks among others. Perkins body found wrapped around a post ten feet from the engines with severe injuries.
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Atlanta
G. O. Williams Lumber Company
James Perkins
John M. Smith
Walter Evans
Rufus Glass
Ed Hardeman
Tom Glass
Charles Hardeman
Charlies Batley
Sam Banks
Perkins
Italy and Austria Will Hold Aloof
Berlin reports that neither Germany nor any other continental cabinet has been asked by Count Muravieff to present a joint intervention note. Germany is said to be considering Austria-Hungary and Italy as allies in the triple alliance, but responses to the intervention question are said to be unfavorable.
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Berlin
England
Count Muravieff
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Italy
Notable incidents reported across the nation
A Richmond bookkeeper escaped capture after an incident at Armour and Co. A renowned scientist arrived in San Francisco from the Orient aboard the China. A strike disrupted New York Air Brake Company in Water Town with four hundred workers idle. The Lake Wood Ice Company ice house in Geteren was burned, wiping out fifty thousand tons of ice and equipment worth about sixty thousand dollars. The Ness Company plant at Hewpert reportedly closed, amid regional industry activity. Alaska pioneers note earlier arrival dates than in prior seasons.
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Richmond
Armour & Co
San Francisco
Orient
China
New York Air Brake Company
Watertown
N. Y
Lake Wood Ice Company
Geteren
Ness Company
Hewpert
Lakeene
Alaska Pioneers
Broadwood loses seven guns in Boer ambush
The War Office reports Colonel Broadwood’s force was ambushed by the Boers on Saturday. Seven guns and all baggage captured. Casualties amount to 150. London dated April 2 with continued details promised on the seventh page.
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London
War Office
Broadswood
Men's Spring Overcoats Offer Wide Range and Custom Work
An advertisement promises employment to first class custom cutters and sells a broad selection of men s spring overcoats. Prices range from eight fifty to twenty two dollars with options in covert coats Oxford covers and silk lined models plus odd colors and novelty items for flexible styling.
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Oxford
Perry Chestnut Street Clothiers Advertise Spring Goods
The ad promotes Spring Overcoats, Suits, and fabrics at Perry furnishing men’s wear. It touts blue label garments and discounts with prices like seven fifty, twelve dollars, and eight fifty, claiming wide selection and fit excellence. The copy highlights quality and low prices.
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Chas. W. Smith
Calmy
Ellen’ McCoyle
New York City
Liverpool
Germania
Eighth
Caljtonhill Streets
Mra
Mrs. Smith
Radnor
Jall
Rodnor
Katherine Heft
Marie Neene Fae
New York
Bronx
New Rochelle
Long Branch
Larchmont
Building Trades
the Times
Pri
Pris
Prince, Adolphus
Teck
Bloemfontein
Monkey
Flora Carmen
Joseph Fustro
Jocko
Fustro
Carpenter Street
Miss Carmen
Mrs. Carmen
McFadden
Turnkey
Rooney
West Philadelphia
Schuylkill
UNION
Trax
Times Office
Austria
Russia
Maryland
New Jersey
WM. Hi. Wanamaker
Andrew Forbes
IR Libre
Tama
PERRY
Chestnut Street
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