Miners Win Victory in Wheeling and Lake Erie District
Cleveland reports a pivotal miners victory as only one man reports for work at Dillonvale, with 25 deputy marshals present. The Wheeling and Lake Erie district now faces a practical tie up, threatening coal supply to Cleveland and prompting operators to seek a swift end to the strike through arbitration efforts.
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Wheeling
Lake Erie
Cleveland
Sinios
Cleveland,co
Wheeling and Lake Erie
Myron T. Herrick
Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway
Dillonvale
J. Th. Zerby
Ohio and Pennsylvania Coal Company
Miners strike ripple feared across Cleveland area
Reported walkouts by New York and Cleveland Gun Coal mines threaten coal supply to Cleveland and the street and suburban railways. Managers note every miner at M A Hanna mines left, Wheeling division stoppages loom, with paydays likely to trigger unrest and possible blackouts and service suspensions citywide.
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Cleveland
Stevenson Burke
Dan R. Hanna
M. A. Hanna
Hanna
Wheeling
Baltimore and Ohio Railway
Umers
Pulile Works
Stret
Husband's double crime ends in wife shot and suicide
In Waverly New York a husband named Masterson, after frequent quarrels, fatally wounded his wife with a revolver and then shot himself. The woman survived into the day. He had been drinking and confronted her when she refused to see him.
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Waverly, N
Tuly
Masterson
Currency Commission Message To Be Sent To Congress
Washington July. Cabinet discusses a currency reform message proposing a special non partisan commission. The president plans to send the message to Congress next Monday to redeem party promises after earlier objections.
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Washington
Congress
Diplomatic Appointments Put On Hold Until Congress Adjourns
Washington July 4 The president will refrain from making any new diplomatic and consular nominations after today until Congress adjourns. The decision aims to spare importunities from applicants and give the president relief, with the largest slate prepared and to be presented to the Senate.
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Congress
Washington
Senate
Diplomatiae
Eaqitel
Christian Endeavorers Hold Glorious Weather Meetings
A San Francisco devotions day features Christian Endeavor gatherings across churches. Talks on The Christian Endeavor Pledge and Christian Endeavor and the Sunday Evening Service frame a slate of addresses by Rev. Jacob W. Knapp and Horton W. Perry among others, with sessions at Central Methodist, First United Presbyterian, and Mechanics Pavilion.
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San Franciseco
Christian
First United Presbyterian Church
Robert T. Pierce
Philadelphia
Woodward's Pavilion
Clark
Powell Evans
San Francisco
James Mclean
Great Village
Nova Scotia
Society of Christian Findeaver
Horton W. Perry
San Theandre
Cal
Jacobh W. Knapp
Richmond
Ind
W. B. Philpul
Mechanics Pavillion
W. H H. MacCoy
Young Men's Christian Association
WY Kk, Spencer
Adrian
Mich
C. W. Coleman
Boston
International Society of Christian Endeavorers
Thevi E. L. Powell
Louisville
W. H. G. Temple
Seattle
Wash
Robert Johnson
London
Ont
Embezzler Hamund Davis Ends Life in Hyde Park
Hamund Davis a Boston lawyer and Hyde Park leader killed himself at his home while under arrest for embezzlement. Police had detained him the prior evening. a warrant valued the alleged theft at about 25 000 dollars. He died at 3 this morning.
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Hyde Park
Mass
Hamund Davis
Massachusetts
Boston
Iindes
Davie
Caper
Davis
Wolock
Charity and Correction Conference Proceedings at Toronto
Large attendance marked the second day of the Conference of Charities and Correction in Toronto. Papers read included Comparative Study of the United States Poor Law by Charles R. Henderson. The Migrant and Vagrant Pauper by H A Milla. Observations on Outdoor Relief by Ernest Bickner.
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Toronto
Conference of Charities and Correction
United States
Charles R. Henderson
University of Chicago
H. A. Milla
Ernest Bickner
Board of State Charities of
Indiana
H. M Laughlin
Boston
Mire
Mary W. Demery
Massachusetts
T. F. Chapin
Westhoffun
Miass
Couple Sentenced to Six Months for Horse Poisoning
In Cumberland County Judge James Hoagland jailed Lewis Winrow and his wife for six months for poisoning a neighbor’s horse with Paris green. Authorities say the couple acted on an old grudge against James Kedds.
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Bridgeton
Cumberland County
James Hoagland
Lewis Winrow
James Kedds
Paris Green
Redds
Young Man Saves Girl From Delaware River
Gloucester July. John Sullivan, a local youth, plunged into the Delaware to rescue a young girl who had fallen in. He saved her from drowning by swimming to her and pulling her to safety just as she sank for the last time. Spectators on the bank praised his brave act.
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Gloucester
John Sullivan
Delaware
Sulivan
Sullivan
Deputy Sheriff Oliver Attempted Suicide After Alleged Assault Charge
New York July 9 Deputy Sheriff John Scott Oliver faced a serious charge as the accused attiructor of one year old Stella Robb of Brooklyn. He attempted suicide by swallowing a silver pencil and a watchkey, then stabbed himself with a safet pin in a failed effort to puncture his heart. He is under arrest and expected to recover.
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New York
Stella Robb
Brooklyn
John Scott Oliver
Prominent Tuscola County Farmer Fatal Barn Fire
John Falladay, a well known Tuscola County farmer from Decatur Michigan, set fire to his barn during a moment of temporary insanity and burned to death inside the building on July day.
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Decatur
Mich
John Falladay
Tuscola County
Corpse of a Child Found Near Railroad Tracks
The body of a female child was found near a railroad track in Joliet. Authorities say the corpse appears to have been thrown from a train this morning, and investigators are examining the scene for clues.
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Joliet
Inl
Iviy
Philad
Explosion Burns Family Near Springuet Killing Four
In a rural accident near Springuet O, July, an oil wick flare caused a cook stove blast that killed David Hireman, a farmer, and his two young daughters aged eight and zero at the family homestead. The incident occurred while starting a fire and is under local investigation.
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Springuet
David Hirehman
Tragedy of Mary Carpenter in Chadron
In Chadron Nebraska on a July night Mary Carpenter aged 40 daughter of a Dry Creek farmer attempted suicide after claiming parental abuse. She sought poison but was refused. She cut her throat with a razor then stabbed herself with a hatpin and needle, later found with the needle still in her throat. A physician removed the pin but not the needle.
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Chadron
Neb
Mary Carpenter
Dry Creek
Elrl
Mysterious disappearance shocks Dowinginc resident
Clark Hutchins, a well regarded Dowinginc citizen, vanished after leaving home July 4 on a train. He sent a note from Chicago to his wife asking forgiveness and stating he would not return, leaving the community in rumor and grief.
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Downginc
Mich
Two Angry Papas Halt Double Wedding In Eau Claire
Four Indianapolis lovers eloped from their homes and married in Eau Claire today. Two angry fathers chased them on a Big Four train, but the couples secured licenses in St. Joseph and were married by Rev. C. P. Birdsey before returning home with parental forgiveness. All four are prominent Indianapolis society people.
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Niles
Mich
Olivier Machana
Effie Swope
Pleb
Windigler
Méggle Heniira
Indianapolis
Ind
Eau Claire
C. P. Birdsey
St. Joseph
Maren
Fatal Couple Found Dying on Raft Across Cincinnati River
In Cincinnati a man identified as painter George Warren and his wife were found dying on a raft tied to the Kentucky shore. A baby’s body was found nearby with wounds. Detectives searched for clues as the couple, who claimed no name or home, sought to die. The Warren history and their unknown associates remained a mystery.
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Cincinnati
William Deer
California
Kentucky
George Warren
Warrens
Mobbed bicycle cop on Chicago street after scolding riders
Patrolman Charles Troutman enforcing anti-scorching law was mobbed by about 40 cyclists on Washington boulevard. He was knocked unconscious after a challenger challenged him in an alley. He likely will recover.
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Chicago
Park Poiceman
Charles Troutman
Washington Boulevard
Troutman
Teacher Sues for Slander Over Competency Claim
Miss Annie H. Regan a Ogletown public school teacher in Wilmington sues Leroy Brian for slander claiming damages of 82000. The suit follows remarks about her competency made at a recent school meeting.
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Wilmington
Del
Annie H. Regan
Ogletown
Leroy Brian
Bring
Tramps Enticed for a Dollar in Wheat Belt Scheme
Freight train crews in Kansas recruit tramps to travel to the wheat belt where men are needed to harvest. Tramps are then sold to farmers for one dollar each, while brake men demand payment before delivering the weary travelers.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Wheat Belt
Shortages Hit State Liquor Funds in South Carolina
In Columbia on July 1 the district board of control disclosed shortages totaling 14000 dollars in moneys due by county liquor dispensaries to the state. Bonds posted by the dispensers are worthless as accounts are delinquent.
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South Carolina
Columbia, & CC
District Board of Control
Detroit Convention Programme Big Speakers Planned
The Detroit convention programme for the National Republican League of Clubs outlines opening receptions at the Hotel Cadillac and a Tuesday session at the Auditorium led by President Woodrow Taft Tansee. Speakers include Mark A. Hanna Charles Emory Smith and John M. Thurston with cabinet members and McKinley letters expected.
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National Republican League of Clubs
Charles Emory Smith
Hanna and
Thurston
Detroit
Republican League
League
Cadillac
Wood- Tansee
Goverernor Pingree
Dingley
Kalamazoo
State League
Henry M. Duffield
R. J. Service
Trumbull Avenue Presbyterian Church
Majestic
Mark A. Hanna
Republican National Committee
Charles Emery Smith
Philadelphia Press
Edwin Buritt Smith
Chicago
H. W. Byers
Iowa House of Representatives
Joseph P. Smith
Bureau of American Republics
John M. Thurston
Nebraska
McKinley
Pension Swindle Targets Black Alabamians in Montgomery
Reports from across Alabama describe a pension scam aimed at Black residents. Tricksters, calling themselves fakirs, claim Congress has passed a law pensioning ex slaves and their descendants for a fee between five cents and two dollars. Thousands reportedly enrolled while detectives seek the con artists.
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Montgomery
Ala
Black Belt
Alabama
Pensin
Congress
Sleeping car theft reported in San Francisco
Mrs Swift arrived on a train from the East and reported the loss of a purse containing 2700 in greenbacks two 2 carat diamond earrings and a 159 diamond brooch taken from under her pillow in the sleeping car authorities opened an investigation into the theft with the valuable jewelry missing and a substantial cash amount stolen.
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San Francisco
Swift
Captain McMahon Dies by Own Action in London
Captain Francis Yorke McMahon of the Flest Royal Dragoon, brother and heir presumptive of Sir Horace Westropp McMahon Burt, shot himself at his brother's residence. He was financially embarrassed.
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McMahon
London
Francis Yorke McMahon
Flest Royal Dragoon
Horace Westropp McMahon
Burt
Spanish forces capture Frederico Alfonso and family in Bejaramo
In Havana on July, it is officially announced that Spanish forces seized the insurgent leader Frederico Alfonso his wife and five sons in the Bejaramo mountains of Pinar del Rio Province.
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Havana
Bejaramo
Pinar del Rio
Frederico Alfonso
Defiance Farmers Seek Buried Treasure Amid Spiritualist Ruse
W P Sanford a wealthy 80 plus farmer and Allen Now leader of the Populist party in Defiance county sponsor a year long series of spiritualist meetings. They claim the spirit of a pioneer reveals an $8000 gold treasure buried on Sanford s 160 acre farm and plan to plow a 20 acre field to locate it.
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Defiance
W. P. Sanford
Allen
Populiet Party
Defiance County
Sanford
Noe
Death by own action by seven year old in Dexter township
The youngest son of Emil Starbler in Dexter township near Birkett killed himself by leaping into the river. He believed his brothers had imposed upon him. The incident occurred in Ann Arbor on a July date.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Emil Starbler
Birkett
Dexter Township
Eloper’s Washington Wedding Ends With Bare Fare
William J Boardman and Miss Sallie Willie Bryant married in Washington after eloping from Richmond. Lacking funds they were sent home, living on 35 cents and two sandwiches given by a policeman. The couple slept in a hotel bridal chamber and onward traveled toward Richmond.
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Washington
William J Boardman
Sallie Willie Bryant
Richmond
Boardman
Capitol
Hoardman
Howard House
Fredericksburg
Explosion Levels Five Workers In Lexington Dynamite Blast
In Lexington Kentucky on July 9 a dynamite cartridge detonated during street railway construction. Of six workers one died instantly and another was mortally injured. Five were blown to atoms and the remaining man badly hurt. Police suspect malice by an unknown adversary toward the street railway company.
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Lexington
National Educational Association closes with record attendance
The Educational Association in Milwaukee ends its convention with the largest turnout. Rev. Elbridge White of the Baptist Tabernacle offered prayer. Clinton Scollard of Clinton, New York, recited "The March of the Ideal" to enthusiastic reception. Short addresses were given by Superintendent Carroll C. Pearse of Omaha and Oscar T. Carson, commissioner of common schools of Ohio.
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Milwaukee
National Educational Association
Elbridge White
The
Baptist Tabernacle
Clinton Scollard
Clinton
N. Y
Carroll C. Pearse
Omaha
Oscar T. Carson
Common Schools of
Ohio
News This Morning and Regional Highlights
A fragmented page compiles items across politics, sports, crime, and society. It mentions a coal strike arbitration, a royal admonition, Detroit Republican convention, weather for Endeavorers, Toronto clubs, and various regional notices. Local crime reports include an accused murderer in jail and court arguments proceed.
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Detroit Republican League
Toronto
Hastings
Washington
Gonaip
van Horn
Gydurban
Lackawalina
Dorothy
Wales
Ambassadors threaten naval demonstration over Turkish talks
In Constantinople the powers demand a pause to peace talks and warn that, if ignored, ambassadors will recall themselves and organize a naval demonstration. The Dardanelles squadron is to prepare for Crete with three months provisions. officers are ordered to rejoin within three days.
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Constantinople
Turkey
Crete
Antirade
Hermit Peter Petroakle Abandons Family Over Found Money
Perry Oklahoma July 9 Peter Petroakle 80 years old lives as a hermit southeast of town after finding a bag with a large sum of money inBohemia to New York and Chicago He kept silent about the find gave cash to his wife and daughter then felt guilty for not returning it and left home for an Indian Territory dugout life He says he will not see his wife and daughter again until his sin is forgiven He objects to neighbors visiting him.
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Perry, Okla
Peter Petroakle
Here
Bohemia
New York City
Chicago
Indian Territory
Miss Schultz Sues Mandel Shorr for Breach of Promise
In New York Miss Sara Schultz sues Mandel Shorr for 25000 in a breach of promise case and an arrest order is issued. Schultz, daughter of Rudolph Schultz of Berlin with Rhine castle ties, alleges Shorr, a former Austrian army officer, betrayed her after a brief engagement. She is staying at Long Branch with friends.
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New York
Sara Schultz
Mandel Shorr
Shorr
Miss Schultz
Rudolph Schultz
Berlin
Rhine
Germany
Long Branch
Frien
One of Doolin's Men Captured Near Ottumwa
James H. Black a member of the Bill Doolin gang was captured by United States officers near Ottumwa Iowa. The gang had wound through a spree of murders and robberies ending with a train robbery in Oklahoma. Deputy Marshals killed three members and Guthrie jail held the others as the gang escaped with outside help. Black was found at his grandfather's nearby residence.
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Ottumwa
Iowa
James H. Black
Bill Doolin
United States
Dooling
Oklahoma
Guthrie
Black
Edity
Marshal Wray
Weyler to Go Said As Replacements Rumored
Jacksonville and Miami reports say the government plans to replace Weyler with General Ramon Blanco Marquis of Pena Plata who was captain general of Cuba in 1878 and led the same office in the Philippines during its revolution.
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Jacksonville
Mia
Soain
Key West
Weyler
Ramon Bianco
Pena Plata
Island
Philippines
Australia Faces Short Crop Import Need
The Pall Mall Gazette reports drought in parts of Australia will require importing thousands of tons of California wheat. Affected colonies include New South Wales and South Australia.
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London
The
Pall Mall Ganette
Australia
California
New South Wales
South Australia
Obsequies of Senator Morris
The remains of Senator Harria will be taken to Memphis for interment, departing Washington tomorrow. The funeral is planned for Memphis on Tuesday.
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Senator Morris
Washington
Harria
Memphis
Tuenday
Weather Outlook for Middle States and New England
Today's forecast covers the middle states and New England with clearing skies, rising heat, and sultry conditions. Some southerly winds shift to southwest. Local thunderstorms are possible in western and northern districts and the Delaware valley tonight. Sunday brings fair to partly cloudy skies, lingering thunder storms, and slowly falling temperatures.
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New York
Middle States
New England
Delaware Valley
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