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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1895
Page
1
China Missions At Ku Cheng Plunder Reported Amid Massacres
Archdeacon Wolfe says Chinese troops protected a mission at Ku Cheng then looted it and questions Chinese authorities. Ministers Yang Yu and aides return to Washington amid massacres reports. no Americans killed. Washington awaits Pekin reply and possible reparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Archdeacon Wolfe
Fpoo-Chow
Ku-Cheng
Washington
Yang Yu
China
How
Chung
Wang Vu
Pekin
Genuine hydrophobia ends in death in Waynesburg
A Waynesburg man Perry Ammons aged 36 died from hydrophobia after being bitten by his own dog last May. Doctors declared it a hydrophobia case after he fell into spasms and died in great agony. The animal had reportedly bitten several others, leaving a wife and two little daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waynesburg
Washington
Perry Ammons
Ammons
Naval evolutions to be staged by North Atlantic squadron
A Washington dispatch reports the New York Montgomery and Cincinnati cruisers sail from New York for Newport to conduct a two month program stretching from Hampton Roads to Halifax. The plan includes a strategic attack on New York and naval war college problems, with Raleigh and Dolphin joining at Newport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New York
Montgomery
Cincinnati
Newport
North Atlantic
Hampton Roads
Halifax
N. 4
Naval War College
Raleigh
Dolphin
Os Bunce
Portland
Admitted to bail in case involving General Flagler kin
Washington Aug 7 Miss Elizabeth M Fligler daughter of General Flagler chief of ordnance of the United States army surrendered to the district jail warden awaiting grand jury action She was admitted to bail in the sum of 10 000 She had been confined to her room due to nervous prostration but appeared bright and cheerful today wearing black and a heavy vest The case highlights the District of Columbia minimum sentence for manslaughter two years in the penitentiary General Flagler is deeply affected and declines interviews
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Elizabeth M. Fligler
General Flagler
United States Arm
Ernest Green
Cole
Criminal Court
Mager
District of Columbia
Manehiimehter
A Powerful Rifle Pierces Steel At 200 Feet
Washington reports a steel sample three four inches thick pierced by a smaller bore bullet. The iron target showed a clean hole at about 200 feet, suggesting torpedo boats could be rendered useless by such rifles. The test involved a steel bullet with a pointed core and a thickness three fourths of an inch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy Department
Army
Duel Rumor Grips Youngstown After Challenge Obscured
In Youngstown on August 7, Edward Miller a young attorney faces a challenge from a German named Rahl an Ohio Steel employee after a private scene with a young woman. Miller dismissed it as a joke but Rahl demands a duel, with friends of both working to prevent harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
Edward Miller
Rahl
Ohio Steel Company
Miller
Taylors Trip Aims to Settle South Dakota Deficit
Sioux City Iowa reports W W Taylor former South Dakota treasurer traveled from Chicago to Faierre to collect 100000 and deliver it to the state. He planned to plead guilty in Pierre and be sentenced, saying he was eager to serve his term. The money was reportedly in hand for payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
W. W. Taylor
South Dakota
Chicago
Faierre
Taylor
Pierre
Mr. Taylor
Tam
Robbery Blamed on Settlers Sympathizers
In Market Lake Idaho on August 7 a wave of house robberies in the upper valley was blamed on Indians, but investigators from Lander traced the crime to fifteen settlers rescuing the local populace. The group pursued the offenders for thirty five miles, recovered stolen property, and captured the culprits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Market Lake
Idaho
Lander
State Snapshots and Local Incidents Reported
Printer William Woods of Rankin near Pittsburg fell from a train and died. Fire on the Pettebone shaft of the Delaware Lackawanna and Western Coal Co was extinguished. The state board of agriculture will investigate Texas fever in cattle in Huntingdon county. Moses Labar arrested for abducting 14 year old Lydie Counterman of Stroudeburg. girl returned home. Grand Army reunion planned for Lancaster area in October. Patterson Danner and Frank Kirke fled Hi and were caught in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Woods
Rankin
Pittsburg
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Coal Company
State Board of Agriculture
Huntingdon County
Moses Labar
Lydie Counterman
Stroudeburg
Grand Army
Lancaster
Lebanon
Berks
York
Chester
Patterson Danner
Frank Kirke
Raney
Del
New York
Meeting of Abstainers at Pontifical Mass in New York
New York August 7 1907 The Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America opened its convention at Columbus hall with six hundred delegates from across the United States attending a pontifical mass at the cathedral. Most Rev P J Ryan preached the sermon as Archbishop Corrigan welcomed the delegates and a telegrams to church leaders were sent. President James M Cleary outlined the society s aims to promote total abstinence and oppose drinking customs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleary
New York
Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America
Columbus Hall
United States
J. M. Meary
Gener
Father Callihian
Paulist Church
Monsignor
Suatulli
Ryan
Philadelphia
Satoll
McNawmara
Brooklyn
P.P. McSweeney
D, ID
J. Conaty
D.D
J. A. McGraw
Morgan J. Sheedy
Altoona
Corrigan
Mooney
J. Dougherty
P. J. Ryan
Father McMahon
Father Kelly
Indiana
Archbishop Ireland
Patrick O'Brien
St. Annes Church
Tremont
Ohio
Pope Leo Not
James M. Cleary
Catholic Total Abstinence Union
Odlum
Wisconsin Amazons Attack Fence at Menominee River Lumber Site
In Martinette Wisconsin a mob of over two hundred squatters women attacked a lumber company fence. They pulled it down and dumped fragments into the bay. Foreman John Lunberg was seriously injured while Mike Gerry was splashed with hot water. The company guards and squatters prepared to defend the site against trespassers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putto Flight Lumber Company
Mon
Martinette
Wis
Menominee
Mike Gerry
Sholto Douglass Plans Return to England
Lord Sholto Douglass will return to England within ten days to two weeks after an eventful West Coast visit. He is preparing his business arrangements and packing, accompanied by Lady during the departure this Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Sholto Douglass
Douglass to Visit Southern California and England
The Douglass family plans a southern California visit staying with wealthy Eng ele families in Los Angeles and San Diego before returning east. Lord and Lady Doughiss will travel to England by early September after a rapid tour of principal cities. They proceed at the request of the Marchleness of Queensberry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglass
Willl
Los Angeles
California
Engele
San Diego
Lord
U S Minister Favors Central American Federation
United States Minister to Guatemala and Honduras General PIM. Th. Young on leave in Atlanta advocated a federation of the Central American republics. He said a union would benefit all, require concessions of powers, and reflect shared destinies while the U.S. would stay hands off and wish them success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yang Yu
State Department
United States
Pekin
China
Young
Atlanta
Central America
Pim. Th. Young
Guatemala
Honduras
Convention of the Irish in America to meet in Chicago
The grand convention of the Irish race in America will be held in Chicago in late September. It will occur on September 24 25 and 26 with 10 delegates from Irish patriotic and military groups. Over 10 000 attendees are expected, with meetings at the Young Men's Christian Association auditorium and large reunions in city halls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
America
Young Men's Christian Association
Four Boys Entrapped in Abandoned Mine Drift
Four youths from Shamokin Pennsylvania James Cassney Patrick Cassney Charles McCarthy and Calvin McCarthy entered an abandoned Centralia drift to cool off after picking huckleberries. A rock fall trapped them for hours. James Cassney and Charles McCarthy were killed while the others sustained serious injuries. A rescuing party faced peril to reach them and extricate the boys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shamokin
James
Patrick Cassney
Charles
Calvin McCarthy
Centralia
James Cassney
Charles McCarthy
Four Children Die in Fire Caused by Drunken Father
In Big Stone Gap Virginia a drunken father started a stove fire that engulfed a sleeping room with Mia Hix and five children. Four youngsters perished as the mother escaped with one child. The father died from burns after being removed from the building. In Washington a separate note reports Rear Admiral Daniel Ammen suffering a vertigo attack at the navy department, later moved to Ammendale Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Stone Gap
Hix
Mia
Washington
Daniel Ammen
Navy Department
Winiman
Ammendale
Miners and Furnace Workers Take 10 Cent Daily Cut
Workers at Valentine Iron Company in Bellefonte Pennsylvania accept a voluntary ten cent per day wage reduction affecting about 200 men with expectations of a further similar advance soon. The plant reports orders ahead for nearly a year of work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellefonte
Valentine Iron Company
Telegraphic Ticks at Old Newsroom Noted
Misa Abigail Dage in Hamilton Maass shows continued improvement. Ex Secretary of War Endicott reportedly declines rapidly at his summer home Danvers Center Massachusetts. Southern Pine Co Georgia with 1,200,000 capital organized at Savannah to acquire several large plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misa Abigail Dage
Hamilton, Maass
Endicott
Danvera Center
Mass
Southern Pine Company
Georgia
Gavannaoh
Frisco
Quay Campaign Estimates Slant Pennsylvania Delegates
From Quay headquarters in Philadelphia an estimate projects ten votes for the Quay faction in the upcoming state convention, with several country counties still uncertain. Meanwhile Mississippi Democrats nominate George for governor as United States Senator McLaurin wins the gubernatorial ballot. In Crawford county the Republican convention endorses Quay and elects Quay delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Quay
Quay People
Perry
Mustings
Montgomery
York
Juniata
Adams
Cameron
Fulton
Chester
Mimlin
Lycoming
Lehigh
Marshalltown
Town
Aus
Committee On Revolutions
W. Rabb
L. Bostow
Mississippi
Jackson
Miss
United States
George
McLaurin
BE. Jones
Meadville
Republican Return
Crawford County
Gold Disappearing The Bond Syndicate Likely To Act
Washington notes a planned $1,000,000 gold shipment to Europe and possible additional withdrawals this week. Treasury reports show $14,468,104 in gold reserves at close but do not reflect today’s move. Officials say the bond syndicate contract will keep the reserve unimpaired through October while market factors and foreign obligations are considered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
Europe
Wall Street
Bond
Jealous Tennessee Woman Attacks Rival With Axe
In Clarksville two women clashed in the dark. Bila Hale was fatally wounded after Kitty Wisdom broke into a room with an axe and struck, cutting at Hale's face neck and arms. The incident occurred early yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksville
Tenn
Bila Hale
Kitty Wisdom
Postmaster Appointments and Administrative Changes
The report notes 7 patents granted in the last event year with 12.06 expired and receipts surpassing expenditures by 107200 dollars. Lloyd Reed named postmaster at Clarksburg West Virginia replacing Lee H. Vanes who resigned. Rowd Wis appointed postmaster under Cleveland era, and Lt J Beall and Ensign S M Strite removed from steel inspection duties at Mulhall Pennsylvania. T F Carter ordered to Lancaster on September 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yeatening
Lloyd Reed
Clarksburg
W. Va
Lee H. Vanes
Rowd Wis
Cleveland
J. Beall
United Statos Navy
M. Strite
Mulhall
T. F. Carter
Lancaster
Danish King Improves Amid World News Roundup
Reports say King Christian of Denmark is better while actress Eleanora Duse, in Milan, suffers from melancholy. A Dublin congress of deaf and dumb associations convenes with Rev. Dr. Thomas Gallaudet of New York among delegates. UK assistant secretary of state returns to London after visiting American legations and consulates in Germany and Holland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian
Denmark
Eleanora Duse
Milan
Dublin
Thomas Gallaudet
New York
London
Germany
Holland
Also Mentioned on This Page
Uality and Fregamce
Dresden
Andits Hall
Archdeacon Wolpe
Wang Yu
Legation
Great Britain
Denny
Mall Dicputch
Denby
Peking
Texas
Southampton
Hunce
Minneapolis
Amphitrite
Maine
Moet
Miss Flagler
Amy
Nefouher Taylor
Justice Strong
William Strong
Supreme Court
Supreme Bench
Pennsylvania
Grant
Harrisburg
Secretary of Agriculture
Edge
Meeting OF Abstainers
Archbishop Ryan
Wisconsin
Amazons
Sholto
England
OF the
J. H. Gowdy
South Carolina
Goff
Richmond
Jefferson City
Moullivan
Kansas City
Hooley
Whisky Trust
Iowa
MR. Quay
Tennessee
Washington Chat
Post Office Department
Bond Companien Ae Lotteries
Weather Report
Finley's
Finley
HL. A. Kingsbury
Charles A Schieren & Co
Spruce St
Scranton
Lewis, Reilly & Davies
Wyoming
W.J. Weichel
Spruce
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