The Big Miners Strike Hits Pittsburg District
Pennsylvania miners vote to strike in a sweeping convention. About 21 000 in the Pittsburg district, 25 000 in Clearfield, plus thousands in Ohio Indiana and West Virginia, join a general walkout as U M W A pledges living wages and a nationwide movement. Greensburg area workers stay at work under a pool system.
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Con
United Mine Workers
Dolan
Committee On
Pittature
Clearfield
Ohio
Hinds
Undione
West Virginia
Greensburg
Madison, Hempfield
Carbon Con
Empnloy
Mners’ Union
Ratchford
Columbus
Torrid Wave Sparks Heat Records Across Several Cities
July 4 reports from multiple locations detail record or near record heat. Observed shade temperatures reach unprecedented levels with numerous prostrations and several deaths linked to the heat, including cases in Cincinnati Aurora and Louisville and multiple weather-driven incidents.
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Pittebure
Weather Bureau
Cincinnati
Mmone
H.¥. Boyden
Kussman
Aurora
Robert Hillock
Hillock
Touleville
St. Louis
van Maralos
Milwaukee
Wic
la Crosse
Miners Strike Broadens in Central Pennsylvania Regions
Miners in parts of Pennsylvania including Cambria County and Clearfield and Beach Creek regions begin a strike over a 12 percent wage cut. Operators fear a wider walkout may spread, with output and prices expected to be unaffected in some areas while others reduce pay to thirty cents per ton.
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Philipsburg
United Mine Workers
Pennsylvania
Galitzen
Harnesboro
Cambria County
Clearfield
Beach Creek
Dubois-Tmeynoldaville
Lake Pointe
Dubois
Pecon
Koehow
Crenshaw
Shawmut
Wort
Altoona
Penn
Miners in Weir City Kans Say No Strike Likely
Weir City Kansas on July 4 reports no strike order has been issued for district miners. Despite many being union members they would resist a walkout, citing no major grievance beyond scarce work. A historic 1883 strike led to a prolonged stoppage, but workers have kept at work amid earlier tensions.
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Weir City
Kans
Poisoning Suspected In Allentown Family
In Allentown on July 4 the entire Stein family six children and parents were poisoned after eating cabbage bought from a neighbor. They fell ill at midnight and by 3 am a doctor found all but two in a serious condition. Authorities believe cabbage supper caused the illness.
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Allentown
William Stein
Barn Fire Destroys David Hubert Property Near Johnstown
A large barn on the road to Scalp Level coal fields was destroyed by fire at an easy hour on July 4. Twelve horses and twenty cattle perished with hay straw and grain. losses around $4,000 with no insurance. The fire is blamed on a drunken group of foreigners sleeping in the barn, said to have sparked the blaze while tending pipes.
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Johnstown
David Hubert
Boilder explosion at Allegheny salt works kills two
Three workers at the salt works of Haller, Heck & Co. in Allegheny exploded at dawn yesterday. Andy Pflenger and George Krouse were killed and John Rue was severely injured. The blast wrecked the plant and caused a fire.
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Fitteburg
Haller, Heck & Co
Allegheny
Andy Pflenger
Chorge Krouse
John Rue
Detectives Inspect Water Pipes in Murder Premises
Two detectives were sent by T napec to O'Brien in the morning to examine the Long Island village scene where the murder is believed to have occurred. One detective, a former plumber, will use his expertise to probe water pipes and traps for waste water flow on the premises.
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Long Island
O'Brien
ELOPERS COME TO GRIEF IN SAN FRANCISCO
San Francisco July 4 elopers Mrs John Bradbury and H Russell Ward of Los Angeles face adultery warrants after Mrs Bradbury boasted of a Pullman romance. Ward is held on $2000 bond. she may go on his bond. Police Judge Low releases the woman on her own recognizance. The case cites laws on open and notorious adultery and felony penalties.
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San Francisco
John Bradbury
H. Russell Ward
Sos
Kane
Ward
Bradbury
Low
Fourth in London Observes Independence Day Arbitration Meeting
On July 4 in the Robert Browning social settlement, a gathering favored arbitration. William T. Stead presided and pressed Dr. Milburn to defend U S Senate vote on the treaty. Milburn noted American loyalty to English tradition and celebrated American independence as well. Portraits of Washington and Lincoln were presented by Chicago's Women's Press League.
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London
Robert Browning
William T. Stead
Review of Reviews
Dr. Milburn
United States Senate
United States
Milburn
Tragic Fourth Explosion Kills Boy. Several Hurt
An explosion at a Winton coal dump yesterday during Fourth of July celebrations left John Busha eleven dead and George Mack fourteen badly injured. Both boys were from Pollah parents and reportedly unaware of powder dangers. The blast occurred when Busha, who had stolen giant powder, ignited it with miners squibs. Coroner to convene an inquest today as more injuries surface among local youths.
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George Mack
Winten
Eterrick Creek
Pollah
Nolee
Buska
Buck
Guska
Winton
Buck Lad
J. B. Grover Fe
Wongsatreet
Tolay
Mrs. John R. B. Taylor Dies by Self Inflicted Shot
In McKeesport on July 3 Mrs. John R. B. Taylor wife of a Pittsburg iron manufacturer shot herself through the heart. Ill health for months is believed to have caused the tragedy.
Painter Walter Sullivan Falls to Death at Train Shed
Walter T. Sullivan a painter of 226 Garden Street Philadelphia died yesterday after falling 140 feet from scaffolding in the Pennsylvania railroad train shed at Sixteenth and Filbert streets. He was at work painting the roof framework when the accident occurred.
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Philadelphia
Walter T. Sulivan
Garden Street
Pennsylvania Railroad
Sixteenth and Filbert Streets
Sullivan
Immigration court rejects 32 naturalization applicants
In Lancaster on July 4 the court denied naturalization to thirty two men. They will reapply in August after new stringent rules are adopted to govern the process.
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Lancaster
Jump at Brooklyn Bridge Ends in Death of Keeble
Captain W C Keeble famed for bridge and shipboard leaps died after jumping from a coach on the Brooklyn Bridge. Police arrested the driver and three companions after the fatal plunge from the 140 foot drop into the water. Keeble once served as a sergeant in Coxey's army and lately worked as a restaurant waiter.
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New York
Brooklyn Bridge
W. C. Keeble
Keeble
Coxey's Army
Police Court Hears Glorious Fourth Offenders
Mayor Bailey presides as nineteen celebrators face penalties in police court for Fourth of July excesses. Names include George Corran, Dominick Gilmartin, Robert Rogers, an unnamed man, Bridget Moriarity, and Michael Naughton among others. fines range from 2 to 4 dollars.
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Sir Henry
Centre Street
George Corren
Day
Delter
George
Dominick Gilmartin
Adama Avenue
Reese Jones
Matthews
Robert Rogers
Patrolman Day
Haag
Bridget Moriarity
Dyer
McMullen
Michael Naughton
Dunmore
Wanted Agents for Stock Subscriptions and Trade Jobs
Wanted well known men in towns to solicit stock subscriptions with big commissions and no capital required. Also opportunities to earn from 74.0 to 84.0 per month in a debt selling and staple goods business. Clifton Soap and Manufacturing Co Cincinnati. Edward C. Fish & Co Chicago.
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Earmiss
Deters
Best Side Inc
Clifton Soap and Manufacturing Company
Cincinnati
Edwarkd C. Fish & CO
Borden Lock
Chicago
Marcus Buskner Sentenced for Felonious Assault
Marcus Buskner, a colored man, was convicted of felonious assault on Mrs. Daisy Sener of Columbia. In January, Judge Brubaker sentenced him to fifteen years in the penitentiary and to pay a fine of $1,000.
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Ieavy
Aseaalt
Tancaster
Marcus Buskner
Daisy Sener
Columbia
Brubaker
Drowning Tragedy Near West Point In Long Pond
A West Point party on Long pond near Highland Falls, New York, capsized. Mrs. Mickel and her daughter died, along with First Sergeant Anthony Brechbell who attempted rescue. Charles Mickel, his wife, their daughter, and Adam Meisell were in the party. Brechbell was a noted non commissioned officer. Bodies recovered.
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Highland Falls
West Pointers
Charles Mickel
Holts
Adam Meisell
Long Pond
Outlaw Captured After May Coatesville Attack
Dangerous outlaw BIN White a colored man who attacked Annie Evans with an ax in Coatesville in May was captured at midnight and taken to Chester County Prison as an inmate.
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West Cheer
bin" White
Annie Evans
Coatesville
Chester County
Trenton Tanking Co Safe Finally Opened After Effort
Trenton New Jersey July 4 officers reported the safe of the Trenton Tanking company finally opened around 2 am after experts drilled a hole in the door and pried it. A heavy 4000 pound door required lumber wedges to drop before the safe yielded to access.
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Trenton
Trenton Tanking Company
Floods in Gers Region Beset by Garonne Rise
Fourteen bodies have been recovered after floods from the Garonne overflow near Auch in Gers. Many houses collapsed and it is feared more lives were lost as the floodwaters recede across the province near Toulouse.
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Paris
Garonne
Auch
Department
Gers
Toulouse
Patrol Wagon Entangles Drunk Catch At Station
Patrol wagon responds to a heavy drunk early Saturday. At the station house Desk Sergeant Delter and a patrolman carry the man inside while a boy is asked to watch the horses. The horses bolt toward the barn, striking and carrying away four sign-horns in their path.
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Delter
Wagon Collision Injures Vehicle in Barn Farmyard
A patrol wagon collided with a buggy in a barn driveway. The tongue jammed in a partition preventing movement. Horses escaped uninjured but the wagon lost its brake tongue and large spring. Harness will require patching.
Fourth of July Accident Injures Archbold Youth
Matthew Moule of Archbold was firing a sal firearm when the charge exploded. The ramrod pierced his hand, blowing off three fingers and wounding his arm, likely ending the use of his left hand.
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Matthew Moule
Archibald
Archhbald
Moule
Police Probing Evidence in Noack Guldensuppe Case
New York July 4 police detectives continue to gather evidence against Mrs Noack in the Guldensuppe murder inquiry. They believe the victim was killed in the Woodside L I house based on Saturday’s neighborhood findings and ongoing labor by investigators.
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Mrs. Noack
New York
Try Grain-O A Coffee Substitute Ad
An old advertisement promotes Grain-O as a coffee substitute made from beets and patent beans. It claims children and adults can drink it safely and compares its color to mocha or java. Sold by grocers in packages of 140 or 24 per box.
Bicycles Offered At Discounted Prices
Retailer advertises bicycles on sale with no wheels priced at 75 dollars, valued at 100 dollars. The note emphasizes stock accuracy and positions BITTENBENDER & 70 as the seller.
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Bittenbender
Syrians in Two Counties Seek Priest for Community
About 260 families in Syrians within Luzerne and nearby counties petition Bishop O Mara for a pastor. Father Joseph of Lawrence Massachusetts, a Syrian rite priest, who has served as missionary in the city for years, may be secured to work among them.
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This
Luzerne
O'Mara
Fiev
Father Joseph
Lawrence
Maes
Rian
Hia
Bicycle stock sale with missing wheels advertised price
The ad lists a wheelless bicycle stock for 71 dollars, marketed at 100 dollars. It mentions a dented bicycle priced at 75 dollars, and references BITTEN BENDER & Co as the seller.
Keystones Top Coxlies In Afternoon Baseball
The Keystones defeated the Coxlies yesterday afternoon 10 to 3. Batteries were Ward and Bernhardt for the Keystones, Lyons and Moran for Coxlies. The Keystones challenge Johnson's State to a game next Saturday at 3 PM on Henry Grounds. George Altimari, manager.
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Keystones
Coxlies
Boore
Batteries
Ward
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