Steam men resist strike orders across major rail firms
A three company committee sent notices to newspapers stating steam men from Delaware and Hudson Canal Company Lackawanna and Western and others refuse to obey a strike order set for June 2. Resolutions from the three largest firms pledge not to strike with engine crews backing away while firemen and pump runners may walk out. The Lackawanna has discharged several workers who would not guarantee continued service on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lackawanna Company
Iron workers weigh Amalgamated Union move in Pennsylvania
Delegates from Reading to Buffalo gather in Reading to consider joining the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers. Talks from Theodore S Schaeffer and John Williams push for union affiliation with possible wage gains. Delegates say most likely to join before fall as July 1 wage scales become standard. Gompers declines to attend. votes to be held locally before summer. In Tamaqua the Mine Workers plan a Panther Creek Valley meeting to decide Monday strike action for engineers firemen and pump runners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Times
Reading
Theodore S. Schaeffer
John Williams
Amalgamated Association of Tron, Steel and Tin Workers
Pittsburg
New York
Amalgamated
Federation of Labor
Schaffer
East
Columbia
Lancaster
Lebanon
Harrisburg
Steelton
Scranton
Buffalo
Poughkeepsie
Easton
Bethlehem
Allentown
aAmanns
National Business Office
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Federation
Gompers
Philadelphia ‘Times
Tamaqua
Panther Creek Valley
Coaldale
Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company
Deputies Ready as Coal Strike Tensions Rise in Pottsville
Sheriff S Royland Beddall probes rumors of violence by foreign workers amid a coal strike. Officials fear armed action by locals and plan to call out troops if substantiated. The Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Co has prepared four trains with about 800 deputies to protect property and non union workers around Pottsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Times
Pottsville
National Guard
Beddall
Philadelphia and Reading Coat and Iron Company
Swearing In Of 800 Special Officers For Coal Strike
Special to The Philadelphia Times from Hazleton reports Recorder James Barrett of Luzerne county swore in over 800 special officers to guard the coal mine area as union action looms next week. Nearly 300 more hold prior commissions. pumps may be shut and slopes flooded, with many officers stationed at Cranberry to supervise non union bands training for duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Times
LETON
James Barrett
Luzerne County
Cranberry
Coxe Brothers workers to reconvene over quitting threat
Firemen and engineers employed by Coxe Brothers & Co will reconvene in Freelance after a meeting resolved to quit on Monday. The Coxe officials are pressing the men to stay at their posts to avoid flooding in the mines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coxe Brothers & Co
Coxe
Coal and Troy deputies sent to Molist coal regions strike action
Coal and Troy deputies armed with revolvers and rifles are assigned to police duty at fifteen collieries in the Mahanoy Valley. Mine workers threaten an eight hour workday strike starting Monday, with many underbosses likely to refuse strikers’ jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Times
Mahanoy City
Coal and Troy
Mahanoy Valley
Mahanoy
Ellangowan
Knickerbocker
Leonard
Primrose Colliery
Lehigh Coal Company
Recorder Brown Seeks Allegheny Delegation Control
In Harrisburg on May 31 Recorder J C Brown of Pittsburgh held talks with Governor Stone over guiding Allegheny county delegates to the Republican State convention. Brown backs Attorney General Elkin, betting on Tioga county gains to boost Elkin’s nomination while lines between the candidates harden in the first county showdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny County
Philadelphia Times
Harrisburg
J. C. Brown
Pittsburg
Allegheny
Stone
Brown
Elkin
Tioga County
Tioga
Friends of
Heavy primary vote returns in Lebanon County race results
Lebanon May 31 heavy turnout in county officers primary with ballots favoring Bierman Zerbe Illig Spangler Beger Schropp Bellman Mader Ulrick Carmany and Miller for various posts. John Funck narrowly trails for County Treasurer and E A Welmer challenges for Assembly while Eli Wallace William Miller Albert Carmany J M Shenk elected as State Convention delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Times
Lebanon
Frofessor E. Benjamin Bierman
Annville
Thomas T. Zerbe
Schaefferstown
Assembly
Hiram L. Illig
Newmanstown
Recorder
Samuel J. R
Albert B. Carmany
J. M. Shenk
This City
Harmon Emerges As Democratic Nomination Candidate
Cincinnati reports former Attorney General Judson Harmon seeks the Democratic nomination for president in 431. Harmon, who served under Cleveland, has returned from the East after talks with party leaders. Friends imply an understanding was reached in New York, alongside McLean and Tom L. Johnson as Ohio’s three hopefuls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
United States
Judson Harmon
Harmon
Democratic National Committee
New York
Cleveland
Ohio
John R. McLean
Tom L. Johnson
Fire Records at 8158 Vapanteed Avenue
Explosion of an oil lamp caused a small blaze at the House of Jelle located on 8158 Vapanteed Avenue. Fire crews reported minimal damage and no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Jelle
Vapanteed Avenue
Joss Small
The Miners Strike A Plea For State Arbitration
A Philadelphia correspondent argues the great miners strike is regrettable and avoidable. He blames coal companies for violence, urges compulsory arbitration, warns of anarchy from wealth power, and calls government action to compel justice and prevent further turmoil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
France
New Zealand
Handa
Hanna
Dog Guards Master's Grave at Philadelphia Cemetery
Gyp the yellow mascot of John F. Reynolde Post No 71 guarded his late master Charles F. Weigand's grave after Memorial Day ceremonies. The dog remained at the mound head as grave digger John Ritagas approached and Gyp bit him, sending Ritagas to Poly Clinic Hospital for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gyp
John F. Reynolde Post
Charles F. Weigand
Wilderstreet
Post
Philadelphia
Twenty-firet Street
Passpunk Avenue
Weigand
John Ritagas
South Bouvier Street
Russell Sage Recovers Amid Health Concerns
New York May 31 Russell Sage the veteran financier showed marked improvement and took a long drive with Mrs Sage at 506 Fifth Avenue. He is expected at his office soon though his eighty sixth birthday nears and age keeps friends cautious about lingering cold and possible complications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
New York
Russell Sage
Mr. Sage
Rare recoveries after gunshot wounds to the abdomen
The article cites British surgeons in the Boer War noting high death rates from abdominal bullets. Immediate laparotomy offers limited life chances, with McKinley’s case as a caution. Chicago has seen only a few post injury recoveries, including Julia McGruder on the North Side and merchant Arthur Herz after an accidental weapon discharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Inter Ocean
McKinley
Chicago
North Side
Julia McGruder
Arthur Herz
Fragmentary Thought on Skill and Perception
A reflective piece discusses how education heightens perception and potential in work. It contrasts a machinist who recognizes chemistry and molecular possibilities in iron with a layaker who sees only a raw object. The text emphasizes unfolding natural faculties to uncover hidden potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wien
Dramatic End of Debate on the Philippine Bill
Senators spar over Philippines policy with Spooner arguing against abandoning Filipinos to tyranny and Hoar defending the army. Carmack and Morgan clash over insurgent conduct, while arguments about imperialism, independence, and wartime acts continue into the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Carmack
Tennessee
Admiral Dewer
Mr. Spooner
Carmack
Spooner
Pio del Pilar
Admiral Dewey
Sponer
Aguinaldo
Democratic Party
Mr. Pettus
Alabama
United States
Bate
Mobile and Ohio Railway Company
McLaurin
Mississippi
Otis
Philippines
Senate
Morgan
Hong Kong
Mr. Morgan
Congress
Iie
Smith
Lodge
Massachusetts
Philippine Committee
Beveridge
Also Mentioned on This Page
Amalgamated Association
Pittston
Erie Company
Lehigh Valley Company
Temple Lar Company
Recorder Brown
Ali
Man
G. P. Snyder & Co
Chestnut St
Atlantic City
Boardwalk
Cepense
Pas
Sorogis
Reading Company
Sunday Times
Coal Trust
DOG Guards
Russell Sage Recovered
Cuba
Werler
Spain
Havng
Manila
Supreme Court of the United States
Repubic
Mr. Hoar
Europe
Bryan
Berause
General Smith
Samar
Musetts
Hoar
Roosevelt
Republican Party
War Department
Artington
South
Grant
Lincoln
Sualta
Seth
ALBA
Tenth and Market Sts
North Eighth Street
Diamond Street
Lancaster Ave
N. Eighth Str
Federal Street
Green Street
Kensington Ave
Ridge Ave
Own Ave
Wen
Clafti Pets
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!