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Newspaper
Pittston Gazette
Location
Pittston, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1903
Page
1
A Pittsburgh area glass plant was destroyed by fire with about $1,000, an insured loss, and Roosevelt sent a relief check to a local beneficiary. The report notes ongoing labor disputes and job controls tensions involving Raiders league members, while a local family member receives guidance about an insurance-backed trust for a boy reaching twenty-one.
Aug 4 The Public Ledger reports Charles M Schwab president of United States Steel may resign. Directors and executive committee to consider acceptance then propose, with Morgan linked to pressure. Nebulous other changes noted including Prick’s chairmanship, while Schwab may also resign as director to sever ties.
Denver August meeting of the Citizens alliance endorses the Idaho Springs Citizens Protective league action to expel fourteen miners from Idaho Springs after the dynamite attack on the Sun and Banner converter house. Resolutions accuse Western Federation secret orders of violence and call for arrests of those carrying concealed weapons. Governor Peabody declines direct interference, directing expelled miners to seek redress in Idaho Springs courts.
Riverside county witnesses a yellow sulfur odor over a mile lake after a series of earthquakes. The water borders turn brimstone color and reeds die. A health resort near nine miles away remains untainted as tremors mainly affect foothill towns.
An advertisement warns that nervous headaches ruin pleasure and provoke fear, causing hot heads and throbbing eyes until relief comes from a darkened room. It touts Dr A W Chase's Nerve Pills as curing headaches by strengthening the nervous system and restoring vigor, urging readers to trust the product for renewed enjoyment of life.
Reports from Tandon indicate continued labor unrest and railway disruptions on the Baku-Tbilisi line, causing famine in towns between Baku and Tile. Incendiary fires plague oil wells, and General von Wahl travels to Takt as mobs clash with Cossacks. Strikes spread across Odessa, Ekaterinoslav, Nikolaiev, and other centers, driven by long hours and inadequate wages.
In Richmond Kentucky on August 4 six wills of the late General Casales M. Clay were offered for probate in Madison County Court but were objected to by the heirs. The court sustained the objections and endorsed the wills not admitted. The next county court day is September 2 to consider probate of all wills. The court appointed State Bank and Trust Company of Richmond as guardian of the estate pending legal representation. One offer came from Brutus J. Clay and another from Mrs Dorn Richardson Brock the divorced wife of General Clay. Brock attended court proceedings. Also reported after: Constable James D. Wright shot in the abdomen near Clayton. pursuit by armed men. possible lynching. Faulkner trial update. fatal fire in Lancaster, Pa. California quake reports. Shamrock III performance. boy shoots brother in Dusboro, Pa.
Nickel Plate tickets now available for first and third West seadays through November with reduced rates to farming regions in the west and southwest. Transcontinental tourist sleeping cars boosted to 1.00, returning by October 16. New Jersey Central offers Aug 1 excursion from Pittston to Atlantic City with 10 day validity and baggage through free of charge, plus Mountain Park Sunday outings for Wyoming Valley residents. Consult local agents or R. E. Payne for details.
Ten day sale at Fairbanks Soap offers Ark and Fulry soaps in bulk, with multi item discounts and 10 percent off on most goods. Customers promised 10 per cent off plus extra window curtains, ribbons, and household items as bargains pile up all week starting Monday in August.
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