Ten Killed by Gas at York Farm Colliery Disaster
A gas explosion at York Farm colliery near Pottsville around 11 am kills eight workers on the scene and two more later, with three additional men believed dead. Rescuers, led by veteran bosses, work through debris as families gather. Coroner appoints a jury to review the dead. Lehigh Valley Coal Company and the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad operate the mine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PortTsvillle
York Farm
John Harrison
Wadesville
Thomas Jones
Minersville
Carpenter
Marriel
Harry Jones
Thomas
Eingle
Willian Wetman
New Castle Street
James Harteel
Llewellyn
Anthony Stock
Henry Madara
George Bright
Tremont
Pottsville
Herman Werner
St. Clair
Anthony Gutchiavage
Pole
Thomas Land
Christian Hornicker
George Stock
Harry Madara
Harrison
Hartzell
Golden
Lehigh Valley Coal
Compan
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company
Lehigh Company
Supreme Court Stay Delays Executions for William Mater
A clerk of the Supreme Court of Appeals directs the Sheriff to postpone William Mater’s execution until the high court rules. The court does not meet until September, delaying the hangings. The appeal contends the Circuit Court erred by denying time to obtain evidence of insanity in Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wueeuss
Supreme Court of Appeals
William Mater
Supreme Court
Maier
Cacat
Circuit Court
Germany
Reed, Poisoner and Escapee, Reported in Wasume
Wasume Pa July 23 Martin Reed the condemned poisoner of Alex Chappel and escaped jail bird has at large as details unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WasumeTtox
Martin Reed
Alex Chappel
Trail of Reed Narrows as Sheriff Mobilizes Posse
Sheriff McCherry receives telegram that Reed entered a Mechanicsville house. Detective McBride reports seeing Reed and will guard the dwelling until the sheriff arrives with a posse. A 25 man group is formed and heads for Mechanicsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCherry
Wm. McBride
Reed
Mechanicsville
Mechanicaville
Senate Judiciary Committee Takes No Action on Shirase Nomination
The Senate Judiciary Committee met with six members present but did not act on George Shiras Jr. for Associate Justice. After a half hour of discussion the panel adjourned to Monday, as Democratic votes to report remain uncertain and conservatives consider drastic options only in an emergency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Judiciary Committee
Shirase
WasHindex
Judiciary Committee of
Senate
George Shiras, Jr
Supreme Court
Shiras
Famine Deepens in Northern Mexico and Texas
Northern Mexico faces a total crop failure for four consecutive years as summer rains fail to materialize. Durango, Coahuila, Chihuahua, and Nuevo Leon report isolated showers, but overall yields collapse. Laborers endure 50 cent daily wages, feeding families on scarce corn, while Texas counties west of the Rio Grande report similar hardships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BaGue Pass
Tex
Mexico
Durango
Coahula
Chilmahua
Nevro Leon
Salvation Army Leader Booth at Chautauqua Welcome
Ballington Booth of the Salvation Army drew a large audience at Chautauqua Ny. Bishop Vincent praised the work of Salvationists as Booth spoke with attentive crowds and frequent applause. A band concert bicycling exhibition and a prize pronunciation contest with Miss M E Scott and Miss Jennie Ware Brown highlighted the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mantby
M. E. Scott
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Jennie Ware Brown
Rochester
N. Y
One More Patti Farewell Tour Sale Sparks Rivalry
Marcus Mayer and Henry E Abbey contest control of Patti Nicolini’s farewell tour in America. Mayer arrives in London with a signed contract for 40 U S concerts starting November 10 in New York at 5000 dollars per show. Mayer claims Patti will perform in 17 new American towns, reaching Portland, Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme
Patti-Nicolini
North America
Mayer
Patti
American
Portland
Ore
Bulgarian Dreibund Moves to Protest Russian Plots
Bulgarian government with Berlin and Vienna approval plans a protest over Russian connivance against Prince Ferdinand and Prime Minister Stambuloff. The action hints at an early Dreibund recognition of Bulgaria and ends any meeting prospects between Emperor Francis Joseph and the Czar at Skierniewice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Vienna
Ferdinand
Stambuloff
Dreibund
Germany
Austria
Skierniece
Francis Joseph
Arrest of John Funnicker on cruelty charge
John Funnicker was arrested on a warrant sworn by Alderman Kerr for cruelty and neglect. He allegedly drinks and mistreats his father and sisters at the family home near Twenty-ninth Street and Penn Avenue, with the father repeatedly seeking shelter at the Seventeenth ward station. Bail was set for a hearing next Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Funnicker
Kerr
Dorente
Anti- Cruelty Society
Funnicker
Twenty-ninth Street
Penn Avenue
Seventeenth Ward
Manley Le More Resigns Postmaster Post in Augusta
Joseph H. Manler has resigned as Augusta postmaster after joining the National Republican Executive Committee. Walter D. Stinson is nominated to succeed him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Joseph H. Manler
National Republican Executive Committee
Augusta
Walter D. Stinson
Cycers of Pitnbarg See Wheels Discard At Cycle Company
A fragment notes that cycles once popular in Pitnbarg are being discarded as a sale promotes wheels to potential buyers. The notice mentions salesrooms of the Cycle Company as the venue for purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P ‘Cycle Company
Peace at Duquesne as Amalgamated accepts members
Duquesne mills, operated by 750 non union workers, remain quiet with secrecy during Homestead turmoil. The Amalgamated Association meets at Turners Hall and admits new members led by William A. Carney pro tem. A public meeting is set for Duquesne Grove at 2 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duquesne
Homestead
Carnegie Company
Turners’ Hall
William A. Carney
Pittsburg
Amalesmated Association
American Federation of Labor
Amalgamated Association
No Strike At McKeesport Declared At Big Meeting
McKeesport workingmen held a mass meeting on the public square with about three thousand in attendance. They resolved to extend sympathy and aid to Homestead and Duquesne locked-out workers, pledging substantial support and funds collection next week. Arthur Duffy chaired. speakers included Harry Brown and Jere Dougherty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKeesport
Homestead
Duquesne
Peter Logan
Jonas Cherington
T. E. Fitzgerald
Arthur Duffy
Harry Brown
Homestead Works
Amalgamated Association
Jere Dougherty
George Hadfield
H. Co. Frick
Pinkerton Passenger Refuses to Discuss Homestead Strike
William Pinkerton, a passenger on the last evening’s limited bound for Chicago, testified before a Congressional Committee in Washington and refused to discuss Homestead. He called for a messenger and sent Mr. Frick a message of sympathy after hearing of the attempted assassination. He declines further comment on the strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Pinkerton
Chicago
Washington
Congressional Committee
Mr. Frick
KO Trouble at Braddock Three Year Pact Holds
Workmen at Braddock report no strike talk and say they have a three year wage scale with employers. They sympathize with locked out Homestead and Duquesne workers but will not join a contest they are not invested in. One man notes the river side excitement exists but no action will be taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sigord
Brappecs
Duquesne
Disorder Eases as Deputies Contain Saturday Night Crowds
Deputies report light trouble holding crowds in Homestead as night life normally lively on Saturdays showed an unusual calm with streets crowded but orderly and no major incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homestead
Disorder in Town as Sheriff Ties Up Guards
Sheriff McCleary's deputies spent their shift hobnobbing with soldiers still on guard duty in the town, making the arrest workload light and routine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCleary
Expressions of Regret Over Frick Shooting Hit Statewide Sympathy
Widespread sympathy floods telegrams from all parts of the state for H C Frick and his family after an attempted murder. Workers denounce the act as harmful to labor's cause while Governor Pattison and local officials express concern and restraint across towns including Beaver Falls Braddock Sharon and Ellwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tur Disseatch
Mr. Frick
Jonnxstons
Pittsburg
H. ©. Frick
H.C. Frick
Beaver FaLus
Frink
James MecCartey
Carnegie Mills
Frick
Ellwoop
Denounced the Assassin and Labor Leaders Respond
News from Union Mills workers after Mr. Frick was shot showed strong denunciations of the assassin Thomas Warren. The Amalgamated Association president Weihe voiced regret and called for maximum punishment, while Press Committee members argued labor fights must avoid violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frick
Union Mills
Thomas Warren
Weihe
Amalgamated Association
United States
Rick
News of Frick Shooting Touches Homestead Crowds
Word that Henry Clay Frick was shot reached Homestead after 2 pm triggering a rapid public reaction. Residents gathered at bulletin boards while deputies arrived to police the borough as anger and sympathy stirred among locals and supporters debated the assault’s impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Clay Frick
Homestead
Frick
Hugh O'Donnell
Magee
Youngstown Sympathy Ties to Homestead Workers Rally
A Youngstown labor meeting led by the Amalgamated Association drew thirteen lodges and nearly 12 000 participants to the fair grounds. The crowd heard remarks by Amalgamated leaders and local figures such as Mayor Miller Judge King and W S Anderson as news of H C Frick's shooting sparked a broad reaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
Amalgamated Association
Homestead
Amalgamated
H. C Frick
Frick
Fair Grounds
Am ‘Association
Youngtown
Miller
Judge King
W. 8. Anderson
Hungarian Laborer Beats River Record In Homestead Turmoil
A wild eyed Hungarian beaten by locked-out men swam the Monongahela in seven minutes on the Homestead riverfront. He entered with boots on and no disrobe, escaped a rowboat assault, then dashed toward Pittsburgh shouting wildly. Authorities could not identify him or his origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armor Plate
Pittsburg
Shooting at Homestead Raises Alarm Near Camp
At 2 a.m. gunfire from the camp startled Homestead. A corporal declined to explain the incident while a private said privates from a regiment attempted to breach the guard line and were fired upon by a sentinel. The event stirred mild town excitement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homerstean
Fourteenth Regiment
Sentinel
Forestry and Chautauqua Gather at Mt Gretna
The Pennsylvania Forestry Association and the State and National groups meet at Mt Gretna. A resolution asks Congress to support Senate bill 235 for government control of forests. Dr Clark Robinson lectured on Schiller's Minor Poems. Prof De Moti spoke on Modern Electricity. Prof Emile Pernet was recalled to Washington by family illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Gretna
The
Pennsylvania Forestry Association
Pennsylvania Chautauqua
State
National Forestry Association
Chautauya
Congress
Schiller
Cleveland Goes Fishing Again At Greenwich
Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland fished on the sound today with Mr. Benedict aboard the yacht Oneida and returned to Greenwich for Sunday. The gathering on Mr. Benedict's lawn drew many locals, described as friends and neighbors, before the couple heads for Buzzard's Bay on Monday.
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Greenwich
Mrs. Cleveland
Mr. Benedict
Oneida
Cleveland
Buzzard's
Benedict
Judge Henry Long Ambushed in Kennerville Near New Orleans
Special report states Judge Henry Long of Kennerville Jefferson parish was shot early this morning on his way home from the Illinois Central depot. The bullet hit his right arm and lung, believed fatal. He had been in Gretna for a police jury meeting and was fired upon near Kenner. He was taken to Charity Hospital. A separate item notes a Potomac double scull race won by Hanlan and O Conner over Ross and Hosmer for 1000 dollars a side plus receipts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Henry Long
Kennerville
Jefferson Parish
Illinois Central
Gretna
Kenner
Wasutnretex
Hanlan
O'Conner
Ross
Hosmer
Potomac
O'Connor
Co-Operative Glass Works to Rebuild Ohio Glass Works
A co operative company of 25 skilled glass workers from Bellaire plans to organize to rebuild the old Ohio Glass Works. They expect substantial citizen aid to ensure success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co-Operative Glass Works
Bellaire
Bel.larre
Ohio Glas
Ciitizens
Our Colored Wherfs Have Caught On In Town
Fragmentary OCR note describes a local business or sign mentioning colored wherfs catching on and references Pirrsscreen Crore Co located at odd streets Center and Elisworth avenues.
Death toll rises in Allegheny city as drownings shock crowds
Coroner reports nine deaths on a busy day. Two Gallagher brothers Edward and Edward were killed by streetcars on opposite lines near the Eliza furnaces and Car son street. Mrs Bessie Oulkisky aged 22 suicides by hanging at 2834 Penn avenue. Franciska Bruskinska, 19, kills herself at 53 Voertly street after moving from Poland. A double drowning occurs at Rock Point picnic when James Jarvis and Thomas Brown drown in a skiff incident. Several other accidents and a lye poisoning attempt follow in Allegheny and East End neighborhoods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallagher
Edward
Eliza Furnace
Birmingham
Carson Street
Monongahela River
Eliza
Penn Avenue
Twenty-eighth Street
Bessie Oulkisky
Ele
Mark Culkisky
Mark
Franciska Bruskinska
Voertly Street
Allegheny
Jacob
Annie
Verona
Poland
Steele
Ebbert
Rock Point
James Jarvis
Thomas Brown
Jarvis
Brown
Perrysville Avenue
Swallowrd
Excursionists Leave City for Lakes and Seashore
Between 4:45 and 8:30 yesterday morning seventy one coaches carried excursionists from the city toward summer resorts along the Lakes and seashore, signaling heavy local movement to getaways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ween
Cholera Riots Appall Saratoff as Troops Patrol Streets
Reports from Saratoff say troops bivouac in the city to quell violent disorders sparked by cholera fears. Women arrested for inciting violence amid riots. Hospitals attacked as rumors spread that patients are killed. Similar unrest noted in other infected towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Peterssura
Saratoff
Sarasoft
Ballakova
No Checks Against Cholera Spread Alarms Berlin
The cholera advance toward the Russian frontier alarms the public. Reports from Russia show sanitarian rules in St. Petersburg are not enforced and ignore street and lodging areas. German doctors say quarantine and hospital measures are inadequate and travelers mingle with infected arrivals at stations and ships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berl
Russia
St. Petersburg
Canada Begins To Tumble Montreat July 23 Special
The United States contemplates retaliatory measures against Canada over discriminative Welland Canal rates. Ottawa critics blame Ottawa policy and reaction in Congress alarms Dominion business leaders. Montreal Gazette hints at denying American vessels access to the Welland Canal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreat
United States
Canada
Welland Canal
Dominion
Congress
Ottawa
Ogdensburg
St. Lawrence Canal
Jensburg
Montreal
New York Air Ride Planned Above Manhattan
New Yorkers may view the metropolis from about 1,000 feet after August 1 as the Manhattan Air Ship Company plans to carry passengers. A balloon described as the largest in the country, 60 feet in diameter with a 9 foot basket, will be anchored by twenty two lines and a telephone will enable communication with the engineer aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Manhattan Air Ship Company
New Jersey
Two Alleghenians Drowned At Beaver Dam Picnic
Seven men from the Pennsylvania Railroad Allegheny shops went boating at Rock Point this afternoon. Five reached shore. John Jarvis and Edward Brown sank and were later reported drowned. Coroner Pollock proceeded to hold an inquest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castys
Allegheny Shops
Pennsylvania Railroad
Rock Point
Beaver Dam
John Jarvis
Edward Brown
McClure Avenue
Allegheny
Pollock
Panic at Circus Fires Grand Stand at Baseball Grounds
At ToLepo July 23 about 8 pm fire destroyed the grand stand at the baseball grounds. Loss about 1700 dollars fully insured. It was incendiary starting in two places. Barnum's circus nearby the tent was packed crowds fled from rings and menagerie area. No casualties reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ToLepo
Baseball Grounds
Barnum's Circus
Train collision near Chicago Junction kills fireman
A freight train on the Akron branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad collided with a handcar loaded with rails near Chicago Junction. Fifteen cars and the locomotive were wrecked. Fireman Thomas Dunster was killed. Descomer remained at his post and was severely scalded. Foreman Jack Carpenter, blamed for the accident, has disappeared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Akron
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Chicago Junction
Thomas Dunster
Thomas Descomer
Jack Carpenter
Stevenson Leaves New York on Grand Circuit to Illinois
A large Democratic delegation gathers at New York Central Central depot as General Stevenson departs aboard the Chicago limited. The Vice Presidential candidate greets cheering crowds in Albany Utica Syracuse Rochester and Chicago en route to Illinois. speeches amplify expectations of his candidacy.
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New York
Central Depot
New York City
General Stevenson
Illinois
Chicago Limited
New York Central Railroad
Chicago
Morrow
Steevenson
A. E. Stevenson
Don Dickinson
Delos P. Phelps
Ilinois State Central Committee
A. Ewing
Iroquois Club
Chi
W. C. Newberry
Illino
A. A. Goodrich
Frank Adams
Colorado
United States
W. G Ewing
John P. Hopkins
The
Cook County Democracy
J. W. Richeards
Jacob Hern
D. Hogan
Illnois
Democratic State Central
Leo Austran
James S. Ewing
Bloomington
Stevenson
W. C. Wright
Roger Sullivan
W. H. Underwood
Dickison
Ewing
Syracuse
M. Northrup
Rochester
George Raines
Brushton Fete Boosts Fire Department Fund Parade Draws 2000
Brushton borough held a grand lawn fete by the Brushton Fire Department with sister boroughs assistance. The event featured a street parade with the Vigilante engine, ten booths run by A B Hughes, lunch served, and an expected fund total near 1000 to aid the fire department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brushton
Ste Traction
Wilkinsburg
Ourley
Prestanto
A. B. Hughes
Fire Department
Secretary Tracey renames cruiser Pirate to the Columbia
July 1 1910 secretary Tracey orders triple screw cruiser No 12 renamed the Columbia to mark the four hundredth anniversary of the discovery of America and the seal of our government. The vessel to be launched in Philadelphia on Tuesday and christened by Miss Edith Morton daughter of the Vice President.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasnixcox
Tracey
America
South Carolina
Philadelphia
Edith Morton
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Chautauqua
Ballington Booth
Dietatch
Bulgaria
Berdinand
Chicaco
Gresham
Louis Napoleon Auzat
Manley le More
Pitnbarg
Turner Hall
Morrison
Carney
Duquesne Mills
Carnegie Steelmpany
Duquesne Grove
M’keesport
Braddock
Welho
David Lynch and
William Roberts
Homestead Spoke
Min
MT Gretna
Borrard’s Bay
Flom
Sanian and
Allegheny Picknickers
John F. Miller
South Ninth Street
Mia Miller
Warin
Garrison
Mra Miller
Grimes
Estella Anderson
Harvey Anderson
Eya Street
East End
Daniel Polan
Fr. Wayne and
Washington Street
Polan
Nixon Street
Lizzie Thomas
Oakland
Mercy Hospital
Arthur McClure
Twelfth Ward
Sergeant Stix
McCune
Stix
Thomas Hammell
Twelfth Street
Southside
Monongahela
Twentieth Street
Kinney’s Grove
Pittsburg and Lake Erie Railroad
Jess
Uncle Sam
Beaver River
City of Canvas
Ohio
Vittabarg Insurance Company
Corry
Isaac Kennedy
Wasuraxotos
Fort Wayne
Gllagher
Siaay
Eoward Lai
Kate Gallagher
Second Avenue
Madame M. Yale Company
West Fourteenth St
New Yokk
State Street
Madame Yale
Mall
de Postae
Mme. Yale
Pitt-tury
W.t.espy
Crystal Pharmacy
Corner Market and
Liberty Streets
Joseph Flemi & Son
Sista
Market Street
Christy's
Smithfeld Street
Fourth 'Venus
E. C. Stiefel & Co
Kimmel € Co
Ninta Street
Martsoll Drug Company
Sixth Street
S$ & Holland
Gist
Smithfield
Liberty
Allegheny City
Stree Raorches's
Federal Street
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