Progress of Inquiry in Scranton Strike Evidence
Attorneys for non union men resume hearings before the coal strike commission to show violence during the strike. Witnesses describe threats and arson, with one man shot, a house set afire, and families endangered. Incendiary origins suspected though not proven. Separate note from San Francisco reports new colonist rates to California trains effective Feb 15 to Apr 30, with Santa Fe and Southern Pacific seeking consent to set timing.
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SCRANTON
coal strike commission
delaware, Gacknivaann & Western
Philadelphia & Reading Coal ‘nna
pridon
Joni Huttenin
Kiasone
Lotlgt
aseiting
boller
ayag
hitley
Nanticolte
Kate McNamara
Parsons
Gray gaid
SAN FRANCISCO
California
Santa-Fe
Southern Pacific
transcontinental association
hat
northwest
Venezuela Crisis News Wrap Focuses on Powers and Castro
The report cites President Castro granting full powers to Minister Bowen to settle with Great Britain, Germany, and Italy. It notes Bowen awaits State Department action, highlights a likely mixed commission for Venezuelan customs, and mentions Germany and France as active players. Berlin dispatches confirm money alone cannot satisfy Germany, with the German legation in Caracas facing a threatening incident.
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Bowen
Castro
Germany
Britain
Great Britain
Germ c
Italy
Bower
France
State Department
Berlin
Quadt
Hay
Venezuela
Caracas
windois
Transport Master In San Francisco Telegram Delays Decision
In San Francisco on December 15, a telogram from William Bunker to Leary Scott of the Chamber of Commerce notes that Secretary Root will not act decisively on the transport matter until next week. The message says the issue remains unsettled and will take days to conclude, with a final decision promised in the near future. Governor Sadler issued a proclamation related to canvassed officers, as the state considers changes. In Toronto on December 19, a Jewish man who registered for General Hospital admission died, his clothing revealing scrip valued at 31,000 and papers indicating total worth around 150,000. he slept in sheds for two decades, his wife and daughter believed to be in San Francisco.
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SAN FRANCISCO
Leary Scott
Chamber of Commerce
tulay
William Bunker
Root
wae
Beotz
saya
igned
TORONTO
Fancy Neckwear and Accessories Featured in Local Ad
An old ad showcases a variety of neckwear and accessories including handkerchiefs, boxes, belts, hosiery, gloves, ostrich feather boas, scarves, coats, jackets and skirts. It highlights embroidered suspenders and silk mufflers, with emphasis on silk and knitted items and other fashion goods.
Monitor Nevada test run off Rockport in two hours
The monitor Nevada completed a twenty six mile voyage in two hours nine minutes and thirty seconds at thirteen knots. The return trip was to be timed with a nine minute margin, under the terms of its contract, as reported from Rockport on December 18.
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ROCKPORT
Nevada
Capa Annetada
Boers Preparing and Trials Illuminate 1900s Turmoil
Fragmented clipping reports Boers preparing for emigration to America led by General M. De Villiers and General Homuel Pearson, with notes on Laura Biggar and estate disputes involving Mary Roche. A rape of names and places shows Montgomery Alabama December and Mount Pleasant December 1900 references alongside a murder case against Laura Biggar and testimony on a Malacca child.
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DivvER
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America
willaettler
Gotorada
Mexico
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Homuel Pearson
sige
Rettah
Colorado
Hodis
Rave
M. De Villiers
Winogs
Contey
Miss Biggar
Samuel Stanton Trial Witness Statement Fragment
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a witness recounting a request from Samuel Stanton, a former justice of the peace, and a defendant in a case. The witness mentions asking for another account and receiving his story in response, with garbled references to the record of the effort and related individuals.
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Biggde
pengatts
Samuel Stanton
Justic
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Earthquake Devastates Towns Injuring Natives and Soldiers
Amid alarm and scattered reports, the quake devastates Lownhof Andijam and Agian areas. Three hundred natives and seventeen soldiers are injured as around a thousand native houses and 130 Russian residences are destroyed.
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united States
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MONITOR
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lpi PISO
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SOROS
LAURA BIGGAR
Thoigand
Will
New Mexico
Texas
MONTGOMERY
Aln
Scott ‘Bishop jare“Bishop
Wade I Hicks
SUNDERLAND
Virginia Street
Hannan
Utz & Dein’s
BPS
Wari
ushion
Reed Pat
Vici
AL. Vici
Box
Caif
Fineline
Ascott’s
Imperials
ilné
Boston
Garters
silk
lisle
Stetson’s
Opera
Fedoral
IMANY
ALFRED NEESON
Ge. A. J. BECKER
R. HERZ & BRO
The
Reno Jewelers
Warehouse Co
RENO
WEVADA
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