Striking Lehigh Coal Firms Push Resumption At Harwood Colliery
Hazleton June 30 A Pardee & Co notice invites inside and outside workers to resume at Harwood Colliery to end the strike. Company officials offer protection if workers volunteer while United Workers argue it undercuts operators’ stance. Similar notices expected at Latimer amid ongoing Coxe strikers.
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Philadelphia Times
Hazleton
Calvin Pardee & Co
Harwood
C. Pardee & Co
United Workers
Calvin Pardee
Lattimer
Latimer
Coxe Enw
Coxe
Drifton
Alsock
St Clair Washery Reopens as Strikers Stay Calm
The St Clair Company resumed operations at its washery in Pottsville amid a recent strike. Armed guards deter any trouble, with 15 experienced miners from Luzerne County joining the company force. About 20 Pine Valley workers left the union to work at Good Springs and Brookside collieries, and 15 coal cars have been loaded, with dozens more expected soon.
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Philadelphia Times
Ville
St. Clair Company
L We County
Minpr
Pine Valley
Valley View
Union
Good Springs
Brookside
End Not Far Away Mine Workers Show Hope of Settlement
Mahano y City June 30 A large turnout at an open mass meeting heard Vice President Paul Paculaski of the United Mine Workers Ninth District say he believes the longest part of the strike is over and a settlement could be expected soon A circulating rumor claimed mining companies agreed on a shorter day and a five percent wage increase for miners as a compromise.
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Philadelphia Times
Mahanoy City
Paul Paculaski
United Mine Workers
Ninth
Trouble at Lansford Specrat To the Philadephia Ties
Lansford Jase 30 reports a day of excitement as Panther Creek town erupts in turmoil with crowded streets, uprooted trolleys, and a confrontation where a man drew a revolver and police moved to arrest a suspect amid confusion and injuries.
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Philadelpha
Lansford
Jase
Panther Creek
Ant
On S
Congtea
Ate
Haflelinger
Ata
Warrants Issued for Miners and Relatives in Coal Mine Disturbance
Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company officers swear warrants for the arrest of Thomas Barber Patrick Sharp Evan York Thomas Hepple and Isaac Thomas for assault and battery. Warrants also issued for Mrs Pollicks mother sister and Mrs Heffelfinger for scandal abuse and assault. Company plans to deploy guards at collieries to protect pumpmen and firemen amid fear of further trouble as water pumps resume pumping in burning Summit Hill mines.
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Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company
Thomas Barber
Patrick Sharp
Evan York
Thomas Hepple
Isaac Thomas
Pollick
Heffelfinger
Lehigh Company
Gombert
Carbon County
Summit’ Hill
Cat bite kills boy on Baltimore and Ohio line
Joseph Ray Trons, 11, Morgantown WV, died near Cumberland on the Duquesne Limited. Death caused by hydrophobia from a cat bite last April after a dog bit the cat. Symptoms began Saturday at midnight. he was to be sent to Baltimore for Pasteur treatment. He showed little aggression aside from biting his mother once.
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Baltimore
Joseph Ray Trons
Morgantown
West Virginia
Duquesne Limited
Baltimore and Ohio
Cumberland
Pasteur
Record-breaking gauge conversion on 125 miles of track
In Mediapolis Iowa on June 80 four hundred fifty railroad workers labored nine hours in rain to convert 125 miles of Bur ling ton and Western Road from narrow to broad gauge. Twenty-eight crews of sixteen men each averaged four miles, completing the feat without halting a Sunday train or causing serious delay. Gangs were moved from Mediapolis Washington and Oskaloosa, four miles apart, with special trains following the narrow gauge to pick up workers and return them to start points.
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Mediapolis
Burlingto and
Western Road
Washington
Oskaloosa
Welsh Coal Coming to Philadelphia From Cardiff on Charter
The first import of Welsh coal to Philadelphia via a British steamship of 4500 tons chartered for Cardiff cargoes was reported from New York. Freight is 6d per ton. The coal, Welsh anthracite, is priced high after port charges, with import duties lifting delivered cost to around 4.00 to 4.55 per ton. Shipping executives note UK coal supply for round trips and lower prices abroad.
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New York
Cardiff
Philadelphia
United Kingdom
Africa
Sterling
Coa
Oix
Phin
Girl Dies After Hat Flown From Streetcar
A gust of wind tore a hat from Miss Anns Burns of West Chester as she clung to a streetcar railing near Fairmount Park. She leaped and fell, striking her head on the pavement. She was taken to hospital in critical condition with a broken skull.
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Anns Burns
Weat
Chester
Camden Board of Health Opposes Petty Island Site
Camden Board of Health adopts resolutions opposing Philadelphia city plans to use Petty's Island as a municipal hospital site. Officials warn they will contest the case in court and seek to serve formal notice on Philadelphia. Local doctors claim the proximity poses a health risk to Camden and the Delaware River communities. Residents vow petitions and legal action to block the purchase.
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Board of Health of
Camden
Delaware River
Petty’s Island
Saare
City of
Philadelphia
Nowrey
Board of Health
Ashbridge
Hich! Davis
New Jersey
Doniel
Falladelphia
Chase
E. G. ©. Bleakty
Delaware
B. L. B.godfrey
State Medical Society of News
Dowling Benjamin
Petty's Island
Cornells
Pensauken Township
May Fight Rockefeller Tariffs Sparked by Kerosene Trade
Report notes exporters resolving to contest tariffs set for kerosene imports. Text indicates price rises and Russian competition with American, Indian, and other markets. Possible petition discussions between Standard Oil and Russian firms could influence outcomes.
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Americas
India
Court hearing in Bergen county estate case
June 30 in Trenton the Court of E day heard arguments on a petition by John W Griggs involving a Bergen county estate valued at about 150000 dollars with step-daughters and nieces of Mrs Con as parties. The case concerns awarding of 100000 dollars and the right of the step-daughters.
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Spadau
Trenton
Ayirgun
Santlin
Bergen County
Con
Chan
Mrs Innes Granted Absolute Divorce and Alimony
Special to New York June. Court grants Mrs Innes an absolute divorce from bandmaster and awards $25 weekly alimony after a trial with countersuit. Justice O Gorman rules in favor of Innes, awarding alimony and upholding the divorce.
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New York
Innes
Bandmaster
O'Gorman
MM. Innes
Prison raid ends in multiple sentences for burglary and fraud
John Sullivan, arrested by Haddington police, was indicted and sentenced to years in penitentiary for burglary at the home of Councilman James Dunnap. Other cases include Gussie Brody's perjury verdict and Kate Jones's two year term, with Briscoe jailed for four years on a separate bail case.
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Mae
John Sullivan
Fie ‘Pastern Penitentiary
Sullivan
Duffy and
Gordon
Haddington
House of Select
Gussie Brody
Union
N. J
Union Traction Company
Eastern Penitentiary
Tistie Fox
Kate Jones
Regress
War taxes expire today as revenue cuts loom
New York reports the federal tax repeal will save about 78 million dollars annually, cutting Wall Street receipts by roughly 30 thousand dollars per day. Despite a rise in remaining taxes from 175 to 200 million yearly, the change marks the largest single reduction in history.
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Philadelphia Times
New York
Wall Street
Treat
Stock Exchange
Sergius Ak Raulesae Datete Gaener
Hero Rescues Four From Delaware River Sailboat
In a late Sunday night incident near Gloucester a sailboat capsized on the Delaware River. A shoot-the-chute boat operator at Washington Park, alone on his craft, spotted the victims and launched a daring rescue, sliding down the chute to reach them as they vanished into the choppy waters.
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Delaware
Washington Park
Gloucester
Salbes
State Union Party to discuss fusion with Democrats
State Central Committee of the Union party meets at 11 A M in the Franklin building to decide on fusion with the Democrats. About fifty members are expected. a final decision may rest with a convention call or a sub committee. Internal factions divide over backing Pattison Guthrie and blocking fusion efforts.
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Union Party State Central Committee
Frank Riter
Franklin Building
Riter
Uhibn
Democratic Party
Pattison
Guthrie
Wade
Erie
Union Party
DROWNING DEATHS SPUR ARREST OF LOUIS DISBROW
Louis Disbrow, sought by Suffolk County authorities in connection with the drowning deaths of Sarah Lawrence and Clarence Foster, is jailed at Riverhead awaiting a hearing after traveling from Long Island City with counsel. Disbrow had spent most of the night with the victims before disappearing. the bodies were recovered days later.
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New York
Louis Disbrow
Suffolk County
S. 1
Sarah Lawrence
Clarence Foster
Riverhead
L. I
Disbrow
Estern
Long Island
Tommorrow
United States Franco Trustees Formed For Isthmian Canal
Trentons June 30 The United States Franco Trustees Corporation chartered with 2 million dollars authorized capital is believed to indicate a plan to build an Isthmian canal. The company is noted for its charter power to increase capitalization and potential concessions under discussion.
Children Rule Their Custody Case in Court
Mortimer and Mary Kelly, ages shown as minors, stood as witnesses in Common Pleas Court and urged the judge not to send them to their father in Tacoma. The court awarded custody to their aunt, Mrs Cecilia Metzger, a decision linked to the mother's deathbed transfer amid allegations of abuse and the father's later remarriage and wealth in Tacoma.
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Mortimer
Mary Kelly
Common Pleas Court
Tacoma
Wash
Philadelphia
Cecilia Metager
Sunday School Methods At National Convention Opens
The tenth triennial National Sunday School Association convention in Denver closes sessions with remarks by H H Daniels of Boston and discusses spiritual aims in Sunday school work. A paper by Professor G on parentage and Sunday School duties was read by Rev Fr of New York amid planning challenges.
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Denvepr
National Sunday School Association
H. Daniels
Boston
Sans Pemre
Profoseet
Fr .D
New York
American Association Delegates Arrive in Pittsburg for AAAS Meet
Hundreds of delegates attend the AAAS convention in Pittsburg as enrollment nears 1,000 at the registration bureau. The first session at Carnegie Music Hall opened with welcomes and addresses. Professor Hall of the U S Navy presided as Colonel Samuel Harden Church moved a message to the King of England praising hopeful recovery and wishing full restoration.
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Pittsburg
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Registration Bureau
National Organization
Carnegin Music Hall
Professor Hall
United States Navy
Samuel Harden Church
Ward
England
American Association For
Burg
June Marriage Licenses Record At City Hall Closes
The Marriage License Bureau in City Hall closed after issuing 1 568 table desothics permits since June began. In total 3 136 persons crossed the Clerk Bird counter amid a rush of transactions totaling about 47 290 in various forms of payment. The peak day saw 174 licenses issued while the lowest day yielded one.
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Bird
Police Orders Tighten Fireworks Oversight Across Districts
Police lieutenants from all districts were briefed at headquarters by Director English on preventing Fourth of July disturbances. Citizens reported dynamite like firecrackers disturbing the sick and aged, prompting new temporary orders to curb abuses. Strict attention to citizen complaints is urged, with the Superintendent issuing temperate directives to the force.
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English
Counterfeit Hoard Found in Abandoned Chicago Vault
Workmen tearing down an old building at West Van Buren and Halsted streets uncovered a secret vault containing 15000 in bogus coin and currency and a complete counterfeiters outfit including plates for $1000 bills. Police kept back crowds as news of the discovery spread through the city.
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Chicago
West van Buren
Halsted
Not Lost in the Ice Port Townsend Item
The Centepnla reached port nine and a half days from Cape Nome with news of the safety of the Jennie and Portland and that Thetts loss reports are false. Belvedere sighted the Jennie and Portland on June 17 four miles north of Cape Prince of Wales. Francis M English is killed in the Colorado Midland wreck. he was Queen Liliuokalani’s private secretary and the author of a proclamation on the Americas bed issue.
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Port Townsend
Wash
Centepnla
Cape Nome
Jennie
Portland
United States Revenue
Thetts
Belvedere
Cape Prince of Wales
Colorado Springs
Col
Francis M. English
Colorado Midland
Cascade
Lilluokalani
Hawaii
Americas
Yeh
Oford Teed Law
Englan
Gray son of Washington physician dies by suicide at Cripple Creek
Ernest M. Gray son of Dr. George W. Gray a physician and surgeon of Washington District of Columbia committed suicide at Cripple Creek in the context of medical and marital affairs.
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Cripple Creek
Col
Ernest M. Gray
George W. Gray
Washington, D
Ency
Marctal
Sargent Off for Washington
Peoria dispatch reports Frank P. Sargent departs for Washington to attend the matter concerning the commissioner of immigration.
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Sargent
Washington
An Insult Roughly Avenged The Texan Makes Threats of Killing
A Texan subjected to removal from a scene threatens to kill as officers escort him away. Witnesses report heated exchange and verbal aggression escalating during the incident, with bystanders noting the tense atmosphere and police response.
Bailey Attacks Beveridge in Senate Clash
In a tense post session exchange Senator Bailey of Texas assaulted Senator Beveridge of Indiana. Bailey grabbed Beveridge by the throat and toppled a desk as aides intervened. Bacon Layton and Spooner helped separate them. Bailey threatened further harm before being restrained.
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Beveridge
Senator Bailey
Washington
Bailey
Texas
Indiana
Senate
Sion
Solicitor Penfield
State Department
Senator Beveridge
North Dakota
Spooner
Senator Bacon
Georgia
Barney Layton
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Canden Board OF Health
Petty Island
Pest
Wilber F. Short
John W. Griggs
Jersey
Mrs.innes
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Two Million Dollar Company
Prof
Brumbaugh
Denver
King Edward
The
American Association
Queen Lil
Peoria
Frank P. Sergest
Penfield
Tee' Bacon
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Tor Spooner
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