Women to Lead Marches as Miners Strike Intensifies
Pittsburg August 17 reports leaders decide women and wives will march while men stay in camp. Farmers plan sympathetic parade along Saltshoure road headed by a band. About six hundred strikers from Thomas Run joined by 140 women and children at Camp Victory near Canonsburg. Suits loom over trespass and wage claims as miners push for legal action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Saltshoure
Thomas Run
Camp Victory
Canonsburg
New York and Cleveland Gas Coal Company
Dolan
Allegheny County
Belmont county strikers split on Ohio side except one Bellaire water works
Reports from Belmont county indicate strikers mostly stay on the Ohio side with one exception supplying Bellaire’s water works. Eastern Ohio leaders oppose the move while manufacturers seek West Virginia coal or natural gas. No sympathetic strikes among free workers due to WV coal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Bellaire
West Virginia
Fairmort
Wheeling
Great Utica mines fire threatens Angels Camp background
Flames and smoke leak from the Great Utica mines at Angels Camp California as six men escape a possible cremation. The blaze started near station 4 on the eight hundred level and is fueled by lard and coal oil. Flooding and bulkheading are underway, with four days to flood and months to restore operations. The incident endangers about 1000 workers and the town of 6000, with potential losses in the hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars and a prior fire in 1895.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angels
Utica
Fru
Stickle
Allen
Hobart
Senator Fair
Mysterious Explosion Kills Italian Boy in Newark
Pasquale Palmiere a 6 year old Italian boy was instantly killed by an explosion of an unknown substance while playing in the street. He picked up a object and chewed it as fireworks and bombs had been set off during St Hocco celebrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N. J
Pasquale Palmiere
St. Hocco
Rivalry over underage romance ends in murder in Chicago
Vincent Bysjka was fatally shot in the head by Joseph Boodzyk on a Saturday night at Bronislarza Kuzarek's home. The two men, rivals for the 14 year old bride to be, were among friends arranging the upcoming marriage set to occur within two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Vincent Bysjka
Joseph Boodzyk
Bronislarza Kuzarek
Tragedy of Persian Count Paria Aug 1 Rumors Grow
The unnamed Persian count dies in Teheran amid rumors that his death was caused by a physician at the shahs instigation after the physician allegedly learned too many state secrets. The report cites tensions surrounding the late shah and Persian court intrigues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paria
Tila
Teheran
Perria
Ine
Shat
Poleon
Thologan
Uprising in Swat Valley Sparks British Military Action
A reconnaissance finds Upper Swatis Bonerwals and Handuetini militants entrenched between Jalala and Landaki. General Blood uses field guns to demolish stone forts as insurgents retreat. Authorities warn against a larger Jihad led by the Sultan of Turkey, pledging suppression of Muslim religious movements within and beyond India.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simla
Swat
Jalala
Landaki
Satana
Shabbadr
Umbeyla
India
Turkey
Sewer Gas Taints Food In Trenton Poisoning Case
Health officer Dr. McGalliard suggests sewer gas contaminated food at the Hibbs home on Warren Street causing poisoning of 12 people. Plumbing found in bad condition, Hibbs and police favor foul play but no analysis. All victims expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N. J
George A. Hibbs
Warren Street
McGalliard
McGallilard
Hibbs
Glucose Trust Faces Strike Impact and Price Jump
New York reports Glucose Trust manager F. Matthiessen says the trust has no interest in glucose price hikes though operations began last week with only one of six factories running. Coal strikes shut down production as glucose moves from 1.05 to about 1.60 to 1.65 dollars. The trust, formed in New Jersey with 26 million dollars common and 14 million dollars preferred stock, counts figures like Roswell P. Flower J Pierpont Morgan John G Moore Anthony N Brady and the Guaranty Trust among its backers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Havemeyers
Glucose Trust
F. ©. Matthiessen
New Jersey
Roswell P. Flower
J. Pierpont Morgan
John G. Moore
Anthony N. Brady
The
Guaranty Trust Company
Pawned Gems to Play the Races
John F. Carr, accused of switching Miss Malvena Bates daughter of Levi M. Bates, was arrested. Bates entrusted jewels valued around 35000 to Carr to sell. Carr allegedly sold a pair of diamond earrings for 425 and kept the proceeds while claiming to have paid 50 on account after losing money on horse bets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John F. Carr
Malvena Bates
Levi M. Bates
Miss Bates
Carr
Ferry capsized near Dresden with many missing
A Dresden dispatch reports a ferry between the Old and New Town capsized by a larger steamer’s wash. Over fifty people were thrown into the water. seven are missing and feared dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Dresden
Old
New Towne
Dervish Leader Claims Free Route to Berber in Sudan
Mohammed Zein, captured after Abu Hamid, says the road to Berber is open and Khalifa troops are ordered to Omdurman. Cairo reports the Egyptian war office has commanded 10,000 more Egyptian recruits to enroll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Egypt
Mohammed Zein
Abu Hamid
Berber
Omdurman
Egyptian War Office
England's Western Naval Chief Appointed to North America Station
London August 11 Admiral Sir John Arbuthnot Fisher controller at the admiralty has been named to command the North America and West Indies station of the fleet succeeding Vice Admiral James Erskine in the post Fisher is KCBB and a senior naval leader in the royal navy moving from the admiralty to sea command
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
London
Sir John Arbuthnot Fisher
Admiralty
North America and West Indies
James Elphinstone Erskine
Bellly Steamship Arrivals and Departures Notice
Aug 17 report shows Steamer Haale from New York to Bremen passed. Arrivals include Maasdam from New York to Rotterdam aboard Boulokne and Maasdam's stop in St Louis and New York for Southampton with no formal times listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellly
New York
Bremen
St. Louis
Southampton
Boulokne
Maasdam
Rotterdam
Bicycle Trust to be Formed in Consolidation Push
Large cycle makers visit England to study consolidation plans led by Colonel Albert Pope and A G Spalding. American firms including Spalding Brothers and Edward Warwick are among organizers aided by prominent Englishmen to curb over production and price slumps from 1896.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
England
Board of Trade of Cycle Manufacturers
Broadway
James Sullivan
Sprading Company
Mr. Sullivan
Albert Pope
Pope Manufacturing Company
A. G. Spalding
Spalding Brothers
American Welded Tube Company
Edward Warwick
H. A. Lozier
Cleveland
B. T. Hooley
Martin Rucker
Humber Cycle Company
Albert Moore
Gold Discovery Reported Near Fort Meade in Black Hills
Washington dispatch notes army officers on Fort Meade timber reservation found promising gold prospects. The Interior Department may open the land under mineral laws, prompting a rush once settlement is allowed. The Homestake mine near Deadwood has long produced in the Black Hills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Washington
Public Ledger
War Department
Government Wood Reservation
Fort Meade
South Dakota
Black Hills
Wood Reservation
Alger
Interior Department
Eighth Cavalry
Major Wells
Secretary of War
Jack Hills
Deadwood
Breder Arrested Over Bethlehem Bank Funds Embezzlement
Charles H E Breder former Bethlehem Pa bank cashier was arrested in St. Clair Michigan on a federal charge of embezzling funds from the bank. He had been active in the bicycle trade since leaving New Bethlehem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Claire
Mich
Charles HE. Breder
Bethlehem
United Stateer
Marshee
Breder
New Bethlehem
Tragedy as Mrs Hood Slays Husband Then Self in Hendersonville
In Hendersonville North Carolina on August 11 Mrs Ben F Hood wounded her husband twice before fatally shooting herself. The couple, Allan Cowles a 50 year old Ohio native, had unclear motives and the cause of the tragedy remains unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
N. C
Hendersonville
Ben F. Hood
Lumber Yard Fire Destroys Gerry Lumber Yard
Fire at Gerry Lumber Co yard in Eagle River Wisconsin destroyed ten million feet of lumber worth about 150000 dollars with some insurance. The blaze caused significant financial loss to the firm and the local industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle River
Wils
Gerry Lumber Company
Loas
Bradley Opposes G A R Meeting in Richmond
General Bradley T. Johnson writes a letter opposing the movement to bring the Grand Army of the Republic to Richmond Virginia for its 159th reunion, scheduled in opposition to local plans.
Convention of American Bankers Opens in Detroit
The twenty third annual convention of the American Bankers association opens in Detroit with welcoming addresses by Major Maybury Governor Pingree and George H Russell. Robert J Lowry delivers the president's address as reports reveal no notable swindles and discuss uniform laws and a proposed bureau of education for bankers. The session adjourns until tomorrow morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
American Bankers’ Association
Major Maybury
Pingree
George H. Russell
Executive Council
Michigan
Robert J. Lowry
Association
Lowry
James R. Branch
William H. Porter
Protective Committee
Joseph C. Hendrix
New York
Committee On
New Jersey
Connecticut
Colorado
Bureau of Education
William C. Cornwall
United States
Eckela
General Swaim Dead at 64 in Washington
David G. Swaim U A retired judge advocate general died in Washington aged 64 from Brights disease. He was a trusted friend of President Garfield’s companion and witnessed the president’s final hours. In 1884 he was court martialed for private transaction evasions, acquitted of fraud but suspended for twelve years. Lamont later remitted the remaining sentence and restored his rights. He retired December 22, 1896 and lived in Washington, leaving a widow and a married daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
David G. Swaim
U. A
Bright
Lamont
President and party yacht excursion from Hotel Champlain
At 11 this morning the president and Mrs McKinley with Vice President and Mrs Hobart Secretary of War and Mrs Alger and other guests set sail from Hotel Champlain on the Washita for a yachting trip to Mr Putnam s island off Essex New York for luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hotel Champlain
N. Y
Washita
Putnam
McKinley
Hobart
Mra
Alger
Bailey
Cc. N. Bliss
New York
Witherbee
Newport
Hall
Mr. Putnam
Essex
Opera Coach Arrested in Huntington Purloin Wardrobe
George Knowles of New York, who coached a local opera company in Huntington for several months, was arrested and jailed for stealing the wardrobe of Samuel I. Spyker, secretary of the Republican county committee. Knowles entered Spyker’s room and stripped it of all his wearing apparel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
George Knowles
New York
Samuel I. Spyker
Republican County Committee
Knowles
Spyker
Wild morphine chase ends at New Haven drug store
Jennie Anderson a Swedish girl from New York raced half naked through New Haven streets driven by morphine craving. Officer Smith pursued and detained her at Hulls drug store on Chapel and State. She had fled the Young Women's Christian Association institute where she was under surveillance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Conn
Jennie Anderson
New York
Smith
Chase
Young Women's Christian Association Institute
Hull
Chapel and
State Streets
Edward Bassett
Bassett
Canadians Violate Law By Landing At Skagaway
Washington reports British steamships are landing freight and passengers at Skagaway Alaska instead of at Dyea as required by law. Dyea is the Lynn canal sub port of entry. Skagaway lies six miles away. The government will investigate, following a Canadian request to create the Dyea subport to spare travelers the Juneau transfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Skapaway
Alaska
Dyea
Lynn Canal
Skagaway
Juneau
Canada
Killing in Pineville ends in double tragedy
In Pineville area near Chad Gap, James Felts, Caleb Hatfield and Joe Mallard camped and played cards overnight. After Felts lost all his money, a drink led to a dispute. Felts drew a pistol and killed Mallard and Hatfield, who was related to the outlaw Cap Hatfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Times
Pineville
James Felts
Caleb Hatfield
Joe Mallard
Chads Gap
Hatfield
Mallard
Felts
Cap” Hatfeld
Ladue Forms Gold Mining Company in Klondike
In Trenton on August 17 the Joseph Ladue Gold Mining and Development company filed for incorporation with the secretary of state. The $5,000,000 venture aims to operate in the Klondike district. Ladue, owner of Dawson City, holds the principal share. $1,000 paid in as the initial state filing fee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N. J
Klondike District
Joseph Ladue Gold Mining and Development Company
Ladue
Dawson City
British Cruiser Champion Gun Burst Wounds Officers
News from Iceland reports that during firing practice off the coast near Trondhjem a gun on the British cruiser Champion burst. An officer and four men were dangerously wounded and three more seriously injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trondhjem
Norway
Iceland
Pineville Bank Robbed by Trio of Suspected Col lier Gang
Three young men believed to be members of the Collier gang robbed the Pineville bank today, taking all currency held inside. They forced the cashier to surrender the money at gunpoint in Pineville Arkansas on August 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Pennsylvania
Pittebure
Pittsburg
M. A. Hanna & Co
Pineville
Ark
Collier Gang
Local Man Hangs Self While Visiting Hazleton
John Raabe formerly of Hazleton and a Nebraska farm owner arrived from Lincoln on Friday. He hanged himself from a tree this afternoon during a visit to friends, and was reputed to be wealthy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazleton
John Raabe
Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Lightning Strikes Kill Perrine Ely’s Horses
A farmer near Hightstown N J had two carriage horses killed by lightning during a storm last Sunday night. Ely reported two prior horse deaths in the same field about three weeks earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N. J
Senator Quay Departs for Florida Plantation Trip
Senator Quay of Pennsylvania leaves for his St. Johns River plantation in Florida, accompanied by his son, brother, and several friends. The group heads south from Washington on August 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Quay
Florida
Washington
Senator Quay
Pennsylvania
Senator
St. John's River
Railroad executives move headquarters to Philadelphia
Assistant General Passenger Agent None macher and General Freight Agent John Hickman of the Lehigh Valley Railroad will relocate headquarters from South Bethlehem to Philadelphia on October 1. The move, ordered by President Walter, aims at economy and centralized oversight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Nonemacher
John Hickman
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
South Dethlehem
Walter
Czar Hosts Distinct American Delegates at Peterhof
The czar received at Peterhof palace a group of distinguished physicians headed by American delegates Mesars Stevenson Kayer and Terma on their way to the International Congress of Medicine in Moscow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Peterhof Palace
Mesars
Stevenson
Kayer
Terma
International Congress of Medicine
Moscow
Weather Forecast For New York And New England
In the middle Atlantic region and New England today generally fair weather and light to moderate westerly winds will prevail with slightly lower temperatures. In other sections fair to partly cloudy skies with warmer conditions and light to fresh northwesterly winds.
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the Herald
New York
Mates
New England
Weather and Society Notes From The Morning Bulletin
Weather Indications Today show pair of northwesterly winds. Reports from Bosnton cover general topics, aid efforts for strikers, and banking conventions. Religious tensions in India prompt discussion. Included are sports gossip, state addresses, and local political notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pythlane
Bosnton
Grand Lodge in Session Elects Officers at Annual Meeting
The Grand Lodge gathered in Altoona with delegates from Pittsburgh and other cities as officers were elected for the Supreme Lodge. Camp Dunnell opened at Laurel Hill Park, and parades and conventions for Irish Catholic Benevolent Union and Catholic Total Abstinence Union began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlies Ernst
Ponxsutawney
Grand Inner Guard
C. W. Broadhead
Montrose
Goard
Thomas Perry
Wheatland
R. H. Jackson
Pittsburg
Supreme Lodge
Altoona
Harrisburg
Reading
Johnstown
Irish Cathoolic Benevolent Union
Catholic Total Abstinence Union
Knights of Pythias
Grand Lodge
Camp Dunnell
Laurel Hill Park
Pythian
Irish Catholic Benevolent Union
Irish Catholic Benevolent Union Executive Committee
Lackawanna Avenue
Board of Government
The
Jermyn
First Session Of Grant Lodge Opens In Court House
The grant lodge held its first session at 9 30 in the court house with six to seven hundred Knights present. Many left when the meeting turned secret while over 500 remained in attendance. Grand Chancellor Dr H N Dunnell presided and Judge H M Edwards of Lackawanna county court welcomed the Pyro Scranton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Lodge
Court House
H. N. Dunnell
H. M. Edwards
Lackananes
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DeArmitt
Fir Aung
Teburg Firme Het
J. J. Breytler
Henry Floersheim
David B. Breck
Tees
Belmont County
Evansville
Ind
Firat Avenue
Valley
Bicycle Trust
Binack Hills
Swaim
Garfield
Brights
Lake Champlain
British Steamships
Kentucky
Ladue’s Company
Czar
Pythlana
Beunion
B. U
Buffalo
Wyoming
Lackawanna
Grand Lodge of
Charles F. Linde
Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania
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