Miners Strike Paralyzes Great Britain Labor Movement Faces Wage Cut
Durham and Lancashire coal miners begin a two week stoppage, idling about 400 000 workers across Lancashire Yorkshire Warwickshire and North Wales. Delegates meet in London Wednesday to decide duration as factories warn of shutdowns and prices rise with coal shortages.
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Staffordshire
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Cumberland
North Wales
Miners’ Federation
London
Federation Plans London Conference Over Eight Hour Bill
The federation Puts forward three proposals with a Wednesday London conference set to address the eight hour bill amid expected parliamentary debate. Leaders warn only an act can shield owners who push for eight hours while opponents threaten strikes. A rescue scheme aims to shield workers, and water scarcity fears grow as mine work ceases. Women and children seek water from any source, storing it in vessels. Coal supplies remain ample for miners as masters permit reserves.
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London
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Power of a Trust Controls Cordage Bindery Output
Chicago March 12 Charles M Horton of the Department of Justice returns from Minneapolis via Kansas City and St Louis after investigating the Cordage trust He found Minnesota officials unable to obtain binding twine machinery for Stillwater penitentiary due to trust manipulation The state was forced to use an inferior machine producing minimal output Horton says the trust controls all sisal and manilla output but keeps details guarded hindering indictment He plans probes into dressed beef and biscuit trusts targeting Armour Swift and Morris for fixing cattle prices and forcing wholesalers to buy or lose supply
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Charles M. Horton
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Washington
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St. Louis
Cordage Trust
Minnesota
Stillwater
John Good
New York
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Heeclares
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Armour
Swift and
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Death of R G Berford Founder of Pittsburg Chronicle
New York March 12 Richard George Berford one of New York's oldest citizens died at 1011 Park Avenue from paralysis aged 78. Born in 1821 he founded the Pittsburg Chronicle in 1841 and helped pioneer early mail and stage lines from New York to the West. Berford left a widow and three daughters.
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Alleceny Mountains
California
Goldseeker
San Francisco
San Jose
England
Bertord
Insurance Men Trapped in Wheeling Fraud Case
United States officers issued warrants for T. M. Garvin president and EC Elderkin secretary of the West Virginia Fire and Marine Insurance Co. over claims of mail fraud. Elderkin, a Toledo man, and Garvin deny knowledge of investments and say the company was misrepresented by Elderkin and Hart. Directors and incorporators are named in the affidavit. policies dated before organization, with marketing claiming $200,000 invested. Garvin says he was induced to serve as president and knew nothing of investments.
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Campbell
T. M. Garvin
Elderkin
West Virginia Fire and Marine Insurance Company
Toledo
Garvin
Dr. Hart
Claybergh Paralyzed. Ex-Manager of Pittsburg Star in Asylum
New York report states Edward Claybergh once a famed manager of traveling stars has become demented and is confined in a private asylum. He rose to prominence guiding Lillian Spencer of Pittsburg, arranging her debut and guiding her rise to stardom before their quarrel led to divorce.
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Lillian Spencer
Pittsburg
Cleveland A Nice Man March 12 Special
Ex President Cleveland’s gunning trip on the Susquehanna revived memories for George Pennifield of Montgomery County who housed Cleveland when he was President. Pennifield told a reporter that Cleveland’s only difference was his night-town with a small red raffe down the front and a tiny pocket.
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Potomac River
Clevelandesque Kind Neighbor Praised In Humble Tale
A neighbor recounts a man named Mr. Cleveland who rises before dawn to tend animals, feed the chickens, and care for the pigeons, describing him as a nice man and a steady helper in daily farm chores.
Missouri mob hangs tramp on telegraph pole
A traveler attacked Mrs Perreton at her farm near Carronia Missouri. A posse pursued, the suspect was captured, jailed, and confessed. A lynch mob attacked the jail, the sheriff evaded, but the mob seized the prisoner near the Wabash tracks and hanged him from a telegraph pole. The man, named Lewis Gordon, 22, died. Mrs Perreton was left in critical condition.
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Miz Perreton
John Perreton
Lewis
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Santa Fe
Lewis Gordon
Independence
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Coal Deal Hearings Highlight Reading Reading Coalition
General McMahon’s Senate committee heard Archibald A. McLeod and J. Rogers Maxwell testify on a proposed coal price equalization plan. McLeod argued the aim is to lower prices, remove middlemen, and improve rail service, while warning of potential market control if rivals join. The hearing noted past freight gains and questioned future price movements.
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Castor
George F. Baker
Sloan
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General McMahon
Mr. Lee
Sec
Laware
Mr. Cantor
Delaware, Lackawanna and
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Albany
Blaine Plans South While Health Hints Stir Talk
Washington reports swirl as Secretary Blaine faces uncertain health. Some say his symptoms improve and he could resume duties soon while others claim he will travel South at once for rest. a family friend cites poorer health and a nurse may be sought as arrangements point to a possible departure to Asheville or Florida with Dent in Cuba arranging the chief’s return timing.
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Canada law and fisheries policy stir Canada UK tensions
Ottawa reports a rift between Lord Salisbury and Secretary Blaine over Bering Sea fisheries. The Canadian government appears to influence imperial policy and threaten retaliation, while the US cites Canada as the policy initiator. The issue tailors business impact along the line with possible moves by Canadian ministers.
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Whisky Trust Officers Plead Not Guilty in Fraud Case
Indicted Whisky Trust officers except Nelson and Gibson plead not guilty before Judge Nelson in Boston. Bail set at 10000 each, with March 30 hearing on a motion to push indictments. Counsel conference decides no technical objections to the indictment. Mr. Root states the Trust will prove they violated no U.S. law and will try the case on its merits.
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New Iron Range Hopefuls Seek Consolidation in Mesaba Fields
A group of mining speculators arriving in Ashland from Duluth report options taken on the Mesaba range and plan to push consolidation of nearby properties. They anticipate higher ore output this season with Lake Shore alone expected to move over 500000 tons more than last year. The approach aims to unite most range properties into one or two companies amid rival Eastern syndicates.
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Lake Shore
That Company and the B. & O. said to Have Absorbed a Soft Coal pad
PHILADELPHIA March 12 It was reported today that negotiations looking to absorb a soft coal pad are under way involving That Company and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. The report outlines possible terms and parties and signals a major consolidation move in the industry.
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Reading may lease Norfolk and Western Railway
The Reading and Baltimore and Ohio Companies are near a lease of the Norfolk and Western Railway, a move seen as key to controlling coal outputs. President McLeod denies the lease and says he has the matter under control and no further action is needed at present.
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Reading
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Norfolk and Western
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Syrian Hebrew shooter Mezroski arrested in Philadelphia
Philadelphia police seize Joseph Mezroski a Syrian Hebrew after he was found begging at Eighth and Arch streets. Police recovered more than 100 letters soliciting charity from across the Union including one from Dr Mendes the New York clergyman shot last Saturday night. He denies the shooting claiming a mistaken arrest.
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Ores
Beech Creek Route Link Denied to Pittsburgh
D Layng vice president of the Shore denies reports that New York Central or Vanderbilt interests plan a Beech Creek extension to Pittsburgh via Chicago and Wheeling and Lake Erie. He says Beech Creek has pursued coal supply surveys for future use and there is no plan to extend to Pittsburgh or to threaten Pennsylvania with a new West through route.
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German apprentice risks boiler blast to see shake at Grand Street
New York reports Konrad Studel, 20, left in charge of boilers in a five story Grand Street building while James Rice left for breakfast. Studel blocked safety valves causing rising steam until Inspector Lilly released pressure. He stated no intent to blow the building, but was held on $500 bail.
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Grand Street
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Hope Fades for Entombed Charleroi Miners
Brussels reports a fire from the Charleroi colliery explosion continues burning. Only 33 bodies recovered. about 240 miners feared dead among 270 workers in the mine. Women among the casualties in the mine, with most in the two galleries where damage was greatest. Experts fear lower gallery victims are dead and few rescued from the upper gallery amid deadly gases. A mine will be flooded as a great flame erupts from the pit mouth.
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Litigation Draws Circuit Court Battle Over Stock Yards Trust
In Chicago March 12, Henry Botsford and Edward H. Woyes stockholders sue to restrain the New Jersey Company known as the Chicago Junction Railways and Union Stock Yards from holding 129,870 shares of the Chicago Company. They claim illegal organization and attempt to secure a favorable New Jersey law.
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Chicago
New Jersey
Leprosy case grips Philadelphia hotel owner
In Philadelphia on March 12 a warrant was issued for Dr. William Paine, proprietor of the Peabody Hotel, charged with employing Charles Wing, a Chinese leper, to prepare food for guests. Paine was arrested, waived hearing, and posted bail of $1,500 for his appearance at court.
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William Paine
Peabody Hotel
Charles Wing
Wolf chase ends in death at Hacke farm near Greensburg
More than 2 500 people watched a dramatic wolf hunt at Paul H Hacke s stock farm two miles east of Greensburg. The chase involved two wolves, Russian hounds, and humane agents from Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. After a strenuous fight the wolf was shot by Agent Dunning and killed. Hacke criticized the spectacle while agents debated legality and rewards.
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Gold Money Debased by Electricity Sweeps New York Banks
California swindlers are removing about a dollar’s worth of gold from double eagles using an electrical method. Banks in New York report light weight $20 coins in California gold shipments, with edges worn and faces blurred under magnification. handlers suspected to be Chinese tinkerers.
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Zimmermann & Forsbay
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Compound High Speed Engine Breaks Record on Bound Brook
Philadelphia reports a Central Railroad of New Jersey engine built in Philadelphia shattered the Philadelphia and Reading Road mile record. The compound locomotive ran a mile west of Bound Brook in 3914 seconds, about 91.7 miles per hour, with four passenger coaches aboard. Makers say it could hit 100 mph on suitable track.
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Russell Sage Cautions Self Before Possible Lawsuit
Russell Sage visited the Coroner's office to obtain William R. Laidlaw's Norcross inquest testimony and said Laidlaw planned a suit. He also recounted a letter from Dr. Mary Walker about a wartimeCongress bill, noting she claimed to have contacted Mrs. Astor without reply. The doctor speculates the explosion hinged on history and a Nihilist bomber. Inspector Byrnes holds the letter.
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Franklin Refinery Dissolved in Trust Buyout
Philadelphia March 12 sugar men report the Franklin Sugar Refinery likely absorbed by the American Sugar Company. The Franklin plant’s sale price is said to be 10 million dollars.
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Sugar Trust
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Diet richs Oil files deed of assignment in Cleveland
The Diet richs Oil Company filed a deed of assignment this morning. Credit of the company is endorsed by Merchants Oil Company. Liabilities total about 13 000 with assets about 27 000 including uncertain accounts. Mortgage preferences aggregate 7 000. Horace Greeley Jr arrives. Reverend Frank Montrose Clendennin, rector of the Episcopal Church in West Chester, becomes father of a son last Friday morning. the child to be named after Mr. Greeley.
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Fire destroys Park Row building once prized Chicago residence
A March 12 blaze in Curcaco caused about $10,000 damage to a Park Row structure. The building, built 25 years ago, was described as one of Chicago's finest residences and was reportedly occupied by the late Gene John A. Logan at its erection.
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Mens Ears
Gene John A. Logan
Chicago
Ireland aid drive to be organized at mass meeting
In New York on March 12 the National Federation of America announced plans to hold a mass gathering this evening to coordinate fundraising and support for Ireland amid recent events. The group stressed broad participation and rapid action to assist the situation.
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National Federation of America
Ireland
A Lab or Leader Critically Ill in Crepar Iowa
E. F. Glark, Grand Chief of the Order of Railway Cond, is confined to his bed in Crepar Iowa on March 12 due to a critical illness. The report notes his leadership role and status within the organization as details remain sparse.
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Faust in a Parlor Brings Private Opera to Fifth Avenue
New York reports Mme De Barrios hosted a fancy dress ball on February 6 1891 at 955 Fifth Avenue to introduce her fiancé Senor Don Jose Martinez de Rodas. A private Faust act performed in a reconfigured dining room featured Laura Schirmer Mapleson as Marguerite with a miniature Met stage and elaborate decor.
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Fifth Avenue
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Manpleson
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Spain
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Laura Schirmer Mapleson
Margnerite
The Dispatch Directory Highlights and Contents Overview
A reader guide for Isaac Classifieds notes a two part issue of Tax Disparce with 20 pages. First part carries live news and sections such as Hill and Miller interview and New Year items while second part covers society world grand army theatrical news and a sports review.
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