Lively Day at Turtle Creek as Miners Rally
Pittsburg August 1 1900 Miners from across the district converge on Turtle Creek Camp Determination and Camp Desperation for a mass meeting at McCreas schoolhouse. Guard shifts change as 6000 are expected. crowds remain orderly despite foreign-led watch and food shortages. Prominent visitors General John Little and Joseph Bishop seek signatures for a uniformity agreement while Sheriff Lowry commits to orderly demonstrations and limits on property trespass. De Armitt reports miners seeking work and others offer to supply miners as tension rises and a legal challenge to the proclamation looms.
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Pittsburg
Turtle Creek
McCrea
Burgees
Powes
Wheeling
Battimore
Ohio
Miller
Pittsboro
Turtle Creek Camp
John Little
Joseph Hishop
Ohio State Loan of Arbitration
Chneral Little
Surprise for Operators in West Virginia Miners Strike
In Fairmont West Virginia Joseph Rea says within 44 hours several additions to the strike are expected with more organizers joining Davis and Rea. Rea plans speeches in Monongah Worthington and other towns as miners press for higher pay. Judge Mason and injunctions loom as blocks to meetings on public roads are questioned.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Ald
Joseph Rea
Ren
Monongah
Palatine
Worthington
Rea
Devise
Davis
Clarkeburg
Glenwood
Despar
West Virginia
Mahon
Charleston
Kanawha
New River
John W. Mason
Ife
Socialist Labor Convention Chooses Debs Movement
At New York on August 1 the Socialist Labor convention debated joining the Debs movement or forming an independent group. Julius Freedman chaired as delegates from Newark Boston Philadelphia and other cities argued for and against. The vote, by a thirty vote margin, decided to join the Debs movement or Social Democracy of America.
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Debs
The
Social Democracy
New York
Socialist Labor Convention
Julius Freedman
Philadelphia
Newark
Boston
Philadelpha
New Haven
Hartford
Haverhill
Maes
Socialist Labor Party
Daniel de Leon
Debs Movement
Social Democracy of America
Selma Larsen Inquest Nearing Coronors Jury Meeting
Matteawan Aug. Inquest on the death of Selma Larsen continues as Coroner Bevier nears a report from State Chemist Wheeler. Witnesses by autopsy suggested poisoning with bichloride of mercury. Subpoenas may be issued for Clarence Dissmore and others if poison is confirmed.
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Matteawan
Aug
Selma Larsen
Dinsmore
Staglebore
Bevier
Wheeler
Albany
Clarence Dissmore
Charville
Revier
Santo Ona
Des. Thweon
Tetamore
General Hospital
Sif
Polzonine
Dortore
Belma
Conflagration at Ottawa destroys Pioneer Fire Proof plant
Ottawa August 1 Pioneer Fire Proof Constructions plant the largest of its kind in the world was partially destroyed by fire this afternoon with a loss around £10000 only partial insurance. The blaze was of common origin and risked further damage to nearby structures including J N Shuler’s large grain elevator which burned to the ground earlier this morning. Had wind been stronger Ottawa’s business center could have suffered greatly.
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Pioneer Fire Proof Construction Company
Ottawa
Pioneer Fire Proof Constructions Company
Pilinat
J. N. Shuler
Ivogs
Greece King May Abdicate Rumor Sparks Dispatch
A July dispatch from Athens suggests the King of Greece may abdicate. The message says foreign powers favor control of Grecian finances and the king would issue a grave declaration in response.
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Greece
Paria
Athena
Sailors Rescued After Schooner Wreck Near Ma cora
The Clyde liner New York, from San Domingo, brought Captain Hall and six shipwrecked sailors from the American schooner Helle Hooper which foundered on Silver Cap bank sixty miles northeast of Ma cora last July. After abandoning ship, the crew reached the ship’s boat and were rescued by the Norwegian steamer Braiten, landed at Macoria, and sent home by the U.S. consul at Macoria.
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New York
San Domingo
Hall
Helle Hooper
Silver Cap Bank
Macora
Braiten
Macoria
United States
Con. EU
Steamship Arrivals and Departures in New York Aug 1
Arrivals include La Champarne from Havre and La Gascomme from New York. Aurania from Queenstown also arrived in New York. Etrurta departed from New York.
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New York
la Champarne
Havre
la Gascomme
Queenstown
Aurania
Etrurta
Letters From General Gomez Warns Cubans on Home Rule
A Havana dispatch reports General Gomez signaling Cubans and Cuban delegates abroad against home rule, calling Spaniards’ reforms a desperate trick. He urges rejection of auton omy plans and warns of Spanish deception as Weyler heads to Matanzas with troops. insurgent losses and captures are tallied in Santa Clara and Havana regions.
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New York
Havana
Canova
Secrer
Key West
Fla
Cano
Vera Alta
Santa Clara
Aguaciato
Bainoa
Batabana
Regino Alfonzo
Cabants
Artemisa
Weyler
Matanzas
Devastating European floods wreak widespread loss
Reports from Berlin and London describe catastrophic floods in Siflesta and Kerich Crimea. Hundreds dead and many millions of marks in damage. Bridges swept away near Leobtan and Lantfen. Navy casualties across Silovia and Bohemia. Mithridates era site at Kerich noted for nearby mud volcanoes.
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Europe
Berlin
Siflesta
Leobtan
Dietriot
Silovia
Hohemia
Thiemeniorf
Chemnitz
Axos
Black Sea
Pan- Heapaeum
Mithridates
Reid Refuses Interview With Jubilee Ambassador
New York reports Jubilee Ambassador Whitelaw Held arrived and received a telegraphed invitation to visit Mr and Mrs McKinley at their Lake Champlain retreat starting next Saturday. President will later invite Reid to meet Secretary John Sherman. Pretended interviews circulated but Reid declined all interviews.
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New York
Whitelaw Held
McKinley
Lake Champlain
Reid
John Sherman
Strikers Refuse Cut Wages in Phillipsburg Meeting
In Phillipsburg New Jersey strikers met last night and reported outcomes of talks with Superintendent Danby. The workforce rejected wage cuts offered by the company and reaffirmed their stand not to leave.
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Phillipsburg
N. J
Ange
Bhent
Iran
Danby
Cul Wopses
Burdell Murder Recalled in Chicago Interview
An interview published in Chicago purportedly reveals a confession by Mrs. Emma Cunningham in the Burdell murder. It alleges Dr Harvey Phardon’s 40 year old murder involved Emma Cunningham strangling the victim and John Kekel stabbing with a dentist’s excavator. The piece ties the confession to Woods and Fowler families and notes threats and mysterious references tied to the case.
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Chicago
the Journal
William F. Woods
Burrell
Der
Harvey Phardon
New York
Bond Street
Weoode
James Fowler
Woods
Cunningham
Wools
Fowler
Bordenaux
France
Burdell
Woodses
Fowlers
Lettiora
Mrr
Wooler
Wtere
Burdetl
Scale for puddling under Amalgamated iron workers
In Youngstown the Amalgamated Association puddlers and iron manufacturers agreed on a scale for puddling after weekslong talks. Puddling crews rejected a 1.2 per ton compromise, accepting a full reduction to 41.50 leading to a new scale per ton across several card rates. An adjournment was set for Monday to finalize the scale.
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Youngstown
Amalgamated Association
Amalgamated
Sas
Puddllers
Mystery of Thomas Telford Disappearance Clarified in London
A letter to Dewitt Brothers Insurance reports a man matching Thomas Telford’s description found by a London railway station, bagged and carrying cash and an insurance receipt. The man, later calling for “Totty” the lad, is believed to be Telford, though many questions remain. London authorities have been asked to hold him for return.
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Kingston
Thomas Telford
London
Whlch
Scotland
Dewitt Brothers
Telford
Totty
Lawrence Lyons
Bride Found Starving in New York Town Hovel
Isabel Chatham once a schoolgirl named Farrel eloped with William Chatham after her mother forbade their bond. They quarrelled. he deserted her. She was found starving in a desolate hovel in North Tonawanda after four days without food, risking death, with her mother having refused aid and her pride keeping her from begging.
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Tonawanda
N. Y
Isabel Chatham
Farrel
William Chatham
Chatham
Strike of Pants Makers in New York District
A general strike by the Pants Makers union, linked to the Socialist Trade alliance, began in 20 shops across greater New York. About 3,000 operators joined, seeking to end sweating and restore off schedule wages from 10 to 12 dollars weekly, leaving 5,000 finishers idle.
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New York
Pants Makers’ Union
Socialist Trade Alliance
Penrose pays costs in slander suit withdrawal
Huntington Aug 1 The criminal proceedings against Drugelet C. Reed of Blaeley were withdrawn after United States Senator Penrose paid the costs. Attorneys Maesars Furet and Dorris of Huntingston represented Penrose in the case, which arose during the preliminary canvass for the United States senate amid a fierce county contest.
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Huntingdon
Amaniter
C. C. Reed
Blaelty
United States
Penrose
Maesars, Furet
Dorris
Huntingston
Huntgion County
New York Prisoner Refuses Admission After Swindle Case
William A. Bellwood, confined in Tomb prison for swindling Marcus & Co. Jewelers out of 85,000 worth of jewelry and spending the money at the races, refused to admit today that he won Guillaume Balensi, who fled Paris two years ago, was part of a four man coterie that fastened on Max Labaudry, the young millionaire whose death exposed a tale of blackmail and extortion that rocked the continents.
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New York
William A. Bellwood
Marcus & Co
Guillaume Balensi
Paris
Max Labaudy
Millonaire
Continenta
Powder Ignition Burns Klingensmith Family in Jeannette
In Jeannette Pennsylvania on August day J E Klingensmith and his wife suffered severe burns when handling powder ignited an explosion. Visitor William Peterson also badly burned as the blast raged, with injuries deemed unrecoverable.
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Jeannette
Aug
J. E. Klingensmith
Klingensmith
William Peterson
Hastings Will Be A Candidate For Senator
In Philadelphia an Atlantic City buzz arose as Governor Hastings reportedly planned to enter the race for United States senator to succeed Senator Quay. Senator Quay, detailing a long Pacific voyage ahead, said he knew nothing definite of Hastings’s candidacy, then outlined a globe-spanning itinerary with stops in Hawaii and Samoa, Australia, the Solomon Islands, and a return to the United States by spring next year.
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Hastings
United States
Quay
Islands
Pacific
Atlantic City
Pennsylvania
Bellefonte
Swickley
Dink
St. Lucie
Fla
San Francisco
Hawaii
Suamean Islands
Solomon Group
Australia
British Victory in Langeborg Fight Opens Rebel Surrender Likely
From Cape Town Aug 1 British forces repelled rebels in Langeborg district capturing positions north of Twatekloof. British bases Sergeant Hall and Moyer killed along with Chief Lukojantjes. Rebels retreated in confusion toward Twatskloof as government troops gained ground. Lisbon dispatch confirms Gazaland clash near Chimbuto July 21 where Colonel Albuquerque’s force routed seven thousand rebels with two Portuguese killed and ten wounded.
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Cape Town
Langeborg
Gamastep
Twatskloof
Twatekloof
Hall
Moyer
Lukojantjes
Atlanta Gardener Found Guilty of Double Murder
Edwin Flanagan, tried in Decatur for the December 31 killings of Mrs. Nancy Allen and Miss Ruth Slack, was found guilty and sentenced by Judge Candler to be hanged on Aug. 2. A former Standard Oil carpenter, Flanagan lured young women via nurse advertisements and aimed to marry into families, then killed in a shooting at the Allen residence in De Kalb County.
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Atlanta
Edwin Flanagan
Decatur
Nancy Allen
Ruth Slack
Candler
Flanagan
Standard Oil Company
Elrle
George W. Allen
de Kalb County
Athinta
Leila Allen
George Allen
Miss Slack
Sabe
Potters Demand Wage Restoration After Tariff Cut
In Trenton potters met at their club to demand restoration of the 10 percent wage cut within sixty days. They argue the Dingley tariff on pottery justifies the request. A two-man committee will seek a conference with manufacturers this week.
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Trenton
N. J
Fighting up the Nile in July battle near Metemnah
Cairo dispatch reports heavy tribal action on the Nile between the Dervishes and the Jaalins. Dervishes commanded by a Khalifa general defeated the Jaalins and occupied Metemnah on July 1. Casualties run high with around two thousand Joaling reported killed.
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Cairo
Ava
Nile
Khalifa
Metemnaeh
Idee
Lenham Postpound Benham Sentenced Deferred in Court
In Lenham N Y Aug Howard Benham appeared in court with counsel Mr Scarlet requesting arrest of judgment to allow affidavits for a possible new trial. Sentence was deferred to Aug 2 and Benham was remanded to jail. A large crowd witnessed the proceeding.
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Lenham
Rathi
N. Y
Howard Benham
Scarlet
Benham
Miraculous Cure Reported At Loretto Convent Kentucky
A novice at Loretto Academy in Lebanon Kentucky, Sister Alfred, recovered from appendicitis after a late night vision of the Blessed Virgin. Doctors had given little hope, yet the patient ate and regained strength following a claimed divine intervention and Lourdes water use.
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Kentucky
Lebanon
Milracu
Loretto Convent
Here
Sister Alfred
Loretto Academy
Slater Alfred
Perltonitte
Kansans
Alfred
Thea Gall
Bieters
Loretto
Dealin
England
Five Acres Settle Ravine Mine Damage Hits Pittston
A mine settlement caused by robbing pillars at the Ravine mine, owned by Newton Coal, leads to the ground sinking in a thickly settled Pittston area. Eleven houses are damaged as the ground continues to drop from 2 PM yesterday into the night, with the mine abandoned and its pillars removed.
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Pittston
Newton Coal Company
Death of William Cross in Philadelphia hospital
William Cross of Newfoundland Wayne County Pa died from ether after a planned surgical operation at Jefferson Hospital. Doctors telegraphed his family. a daughter traveled to the city and swore in an affidavit exonerating the physicians. Cross had been admitted last Thursday.
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Philadelphia
William Cross
Newfoundland
Wayne County
Jefferson Hospital
Crone
Cros
Woman killed in runaway wagon incident in county
In a week of county accidents, Mrs. David Wolf was fatally injured when a runaway milk wagon collided with her wagon. A wagon pole pierced her side, causing immediate agony until death. She was about seven decades old and well off. Coroner Steinmetz will conduct an official inquiry.
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Erle, Ave
David Wolf
Dr Swallow's Sermon Preached for Prohibition Treasurer
Philadelphia Aug 1 Rev 8 C Swallow of Harrisburg Prohibition candidate for state treasurer preached at New York Street Methodist church on Man's Co operation With God. He argued God's government is a theocracy and criticized rulers and trusts for enriching themselves at the people's expense while urging divine sovereignty to lead to success.
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Philadelphia
C. Swallow
Harrisburg
New York Street Methodist Church
Gol
Goil
Kipar
Queens
Maggie Mitchel Captured in Conspiracy Case
Maggie Mitchel a woman linked to the plot to free murderer Peter Wavell from the county jail was captured by police late last night in Wilkes Barre She is to face trial with other defendants for her role in the scheme The warden uncovered the conspiracy at a critical moment preventing the prisoner from escaping
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Wilkes-Barre
Maggle Mitchel
Peter Wavell
Biniberty
Miners Vote to Suspend Work at Wearshaft No 5
Fitzaburg Kansas August 1 miners at Wearshaft No 5 vote to suspend work until Wednesday and plan a district mass convention Tuesday to present demands for higher wages.
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Fitzaburg
Kas
Wearshaft
Telegraph Striking Miners Gather at Turtle Creek
Miners rally at Turtle Creek as Hastings edges toward a Ben ator candidacy. Gomez issues a warning letter amid tariff protests. Local sermon at Elm Park. Dunmore child drowns in Roaring Brook.
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Hastings
Benator
Gomez
Diane
F. M. Davenport
Elm Park
Dunmore
Roaring Brook
John T. Wetkins
England
West Side
Lackawanna County
Tariff Protests From Foreign Governments Ahead of Dingley Bill
Washington Aug 1 late Congressional Record prints M N Johnson North Dakota compiling protests from Denmark Italy Belgium Switzerland and the UK against duties in the Dingley tariff. Ministers warn retarded foreign commerce higher prices harm treasuries and threaten specific industries and products including Italian oranges Danish goods meat and salt mackerel.
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Brun
Denmark
Baron Java
Heldium
Turkey
Switzerland
Julian Pauncefote
Washington
M. N. Johnson
North Dakota
State Department
Congress
United States
Baron Fava
Geotechnic and Epizentic Board
Rome
Count Lichtervelde
Belgium
J. &. Pieds
Olney
Fishery Board of Scotland
Marquis of Salisbury
United Staters
Ireland
Weather forecast for Middle States and New England
The forecast calls for warmer weather in the Middle States and New England with light to fresh southerly winds and rising temperatures. Local rain and thunderstorms are expected in the lake region, with a possibility of thunderstorms again tonight in central districts.
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New York
Herald
Middle States
New England
Theection
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