General Gobin Leads Troops as Shenandoah Tension Grows
General Gobin orders drills and camp routine while monitoring county events. He notes no incidents, cites 500 to 600 men arriving by freight, and says action depends on Sheriff Rowland Beddall. Union miners demand militia withdrawal and plan petitions, amid rioting and injuries in Shenandoah.
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Gobin
Johnny Mitchell
National Guard
Miles Dougherty
National Board
United Mine Workers
Thomas Beddall
Dougherty
Beddall
Bedslall
Joseph
Thomas
Miners’ Union
Mitchell
Shenandoah
Mitchell urges order after Shenandoah incident
President Mitchell issued a statement saying he is not informed of the causes of the Shenandoah incident but notes a serious law violation by the miners. He warns that the violator will be pursued and directs local officers to stay alert, with continued enforcement and strong supervision to ensure justice.
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Wilkesbarre
Mitchell
Shenandoah
President of United Mine Workers in Trouble at Sheran
The report notes trouble surrounding Sheran and the fate of Pecaden as President of the United Mine Workers of America. The article outlines a leadership dispute and potential changes in UMWA leadership.
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Sherandoa Seteal Pecaden
United Mine Workers of America
Stone Blames Foreigners Over Shenandoah Riot
Governor Stone arrived from the Adirondacks and ordered two regiments and cavalry to Shenandoah after riot and mob violence. He blamed the disturbance on the turbulent foreign element and urged labor leaders to prevent further trouble. Major General Miller toured the deployment and praised troop mobilization.
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Philadelphia Times
Harrisburg
Stone
Adirondacks
Executive Department
Shénanddéah
Shenandoah
Citizens urge Mitchell to halt rioting in Wilkes-Barre
The Citizens' Alliance writes President Mitchell asking for calm and safety of life and property. Mitchell denies need for special steps, cites Shenandoah affair as avoidable, and claims binding instructions to district presidents to keep strikers away from mines. He says troops would not change the strike, which continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkesbarre
Citizens’ Alliance
Mitchell
Shenandoah
Two Mines Resume Operations in Scranton Labor Wave
The Oxford colliery of the People's Coal Company and the Cayuga colliery of the Delaware Lackawanna and Western resumed work, with 120 130 and 60 miners respectively amid crowds and police presence. More mines including Dickson and Vonstorch awaited Monday start ups as officials predicted a wave of resumption.
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Scranton
Oxford
People’s Coal Company
Cayuga Colliery
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Company
Cayuga
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Schadt
Dickson Colliery
Delaware and Hudson Company
Vonstorch
Tobey
J. L. Crawford
People’s Company
Shot From Ambush Near Locust Gap Leaves Man Dying
W. W. Pasco, a non union worker, was shot in the back on the way to the Meriam colliery near Locust Gap. He lies in dying condition at Mineral Hospital Mountain Springs. A deputy policeman led a posse that captured John Deboe after an all night search. Deboe was sent by special train to Sunbury and jailed.
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Philadelphia Times
Shamokin
W. W. Pasco
Meriam
Philadelphia
Reading
Locust Gap
Mineral Hospitalountain Springs
Pasco
John Deboe
Sunbury
Fine County
Striking Miners Move to Secure Work Across Districts
Pittsburg observers report John Connell arrives with twenty five skilled miners from District No. 1 to White Rock mines of Buffalo Coal Company seeking work for strikers. Vacancies exist for 150 more at Buffalo, 500 at Jamieson, and 1,500 at Monongahela Coal and Coke. The effort aims to place workers from various locals while unions press for higher wages and eight hour day.
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Philadelphia
Pittsburg
John Connell
Buffalo Coal Company
White Rock
Jamieson Coal Company
Monongahela Coal and Coke Company
John Mitchell
Miners’ Organization
Strike Threat Hits American Bridge Company
A threatened nationwide strike looms as 5000 iron workers may quit if the American Bridge Company does not grant concessions. Frank Buchanan, national president of the Structural Iron Workers' and Bridge Builders' Union, warns of stoppages across the United States with workers already on strike locally.
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American Bridge Company
Frank Buchanan
Chicago
Structural Iron Workers’ and Bridge Builders’ Union
United States
Baltz Brewers End Ten-Year Wage Dispute
Baltz Brewing Company and its brewery workers including brewers engineers firemen drivers and other labor classes have reached a settlement as officials sign a union wage scale ending a decade-long controversy.
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Baltz
Balts Brewing Company
Eight Hour Law Allegedly Violated at Eastern Penitentiary
Employees claim a great victory in principle but report overwork and underpayment. Sixty workers allegedly toil eleven to thirteen hours daily, with the eight hour law passed in 1891 being violated by prison officials.
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Eastern Penitentiary
End of Coal Strike Seen as Miners Return to Work
Coal operators in Shenandoah report rioting subsiding and National Guard presence easing as miners prepare to resume work. Mines in good condition with pumping and repairs feasible within two weeks. some collieries abandoned and mass meetings planned to push arbitration. Socialist clubs grow in the region while authorities seek federal attention.
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Shenandoah
National Guard
Baer
Reading
Schuylkill
Hazleton
Lehigh
Wyoming
John Fahy
Thomas Beddall
Packer
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company
Girardville
Palace Theatre
Linn Bowman
Methodist Episcopal Church
United States
Matthew Stanley Quay
Boise A. Penrose
Roosevelt
McGinnis
Ashland
Mahanogee
Gilberton
Mahanoyane
FrackyUle
Jacksons
Many Soldiers Are Miners in Mahanov City
Company E of the Eighth Regiment escorted by a mob of strikers marched through Mahanov City to a Shenendoah special train. Most privates belonged to the United Mine Workers and two men with pistol wounds sought hospital treatment. Names given included Peter and George.
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Philadelphia Times
Mahanov City
Eighth Regiment
Brits
Shenendoah
Company E
United Mine Workers’ Organisation
State Hospital
Peter
George
Dragonfly Rumor Stokes Louisiana Belief In Mosquito Destruction
A report discusses that Louisiana residents call the dragonfly the mosquito hawk and regard its protection as necessary. It notes local folklore claims the dragonfly destroys mosquitoes, contrasting names across the United States and noting scientists have faced delays due to regional beliefs.
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Louisiana
Washington Post
Army and Navy Hospital
Lower
United States
Loulalane
Bathing reflection highlights hygiene and social norms
A Chicago piece muses on July as a lesson in physical well being and self respect through bathing. It notes the allure of clean linen and fresh gowns, the uneasy conscience of hidden flaws, and the appeal of public bath facilities to improve cleanliness amid urban temptations.
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Chicago
Can America Compete With the Orient in Rice Growing
An article argues American rice belts aim to rival Asia in global markets. It cites lower costs through irrigation and machinery, noting Japanese labor costs and vast American acreage could push grain production to outpace Oriental fields. It envisions the South shaping rice prices as it does cotton.
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America
Europe
Louisiana
Texas
In the South by Day Allen Willey
Article notes Day Allen Willey writes about southern life and perspectives in the American Monthly Review of Reviews August issue.
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Ing
Day Allen Willey
American Monthly Review of Reviews
Ecclesiastical Prosecutor in Britain Faces Three Cases
The leading ecclesiastical prosecutor Rev. Jacob Primmer has three trials pending. He prosecutes Principal Story of Glasgow University for forwarding a letter to the Pope, Rev. T N Adamson of Barnhill for ritualistic practices, and Rev. Dr Rankin of Mulhill for advanced sacerdotal doctrine in writings.
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Great Britain
Jacob Primmer
Principal Story
Glasgow University
T. N. Adamson
Barnhill
Dundee
Dr. Rankin
Mulhill
Chicago Journal
Diet and coffee use linked to calmer health
The subject keeps a simple diet, avoids wine and liquors, and consumes large quantities of coffee though reduced recently to five or six cups daily. A coffee pot was once carried on walks and stations were set up in parks for refreshment. Doctors advised limiting coffee, and he reports improved health and sleep.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Public faith in republic upheld by citizen and patriot dialogue
A patriot frets about tyranny repeating Rome's fate, while a plain citizen argues modern safeguards like newspapers, telegraphs, and railways would spread warnings and enable prompt police action, ensuring the republic remains secure.
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Republic
Rome
Plain Citizen
Republicar
Washington Star
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Martin Powasis
J. T. Williams
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Ees
Miller
Stewart
THE
Meriam Colliery
Tom. Com Soc
Nation
Florida
Brotherhood of Man
Point de Paris
Lancaster Ginghams
Lancaster
Great Reductions
Soc
Tyney
Pennsylvania Steel Company
James O'Toole
United Housesmiths’ ‘and Bridgemen’s Union
New Market Street
Pennsylvania Railroad
Steel Company
Bridgemen’s Union
New York
Pennsylvania
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