MINE STRIKE REAL CAUSE LINKED TO WILSON TARIFF
The article argues a close link between the Wilson tariff law and coal miners' wage cuts. It cites President Ratchford and others, detailing wage declines across regions since 1895 and noting how tariff reductions enabled Nova Scotia coal to flood eastern ports, displacing West Virginia coal and driving down mining wages nationwide.
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Nova Scotia
Scranton Tribune
Washington
Congress
Ratchford
United States Mine Workers’ Association
New York Herald
Newport News
Seaboard
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Virginia
New York
New England
Atlantic
West Virginia
United States
Ohio
Indiana
Nlinois
Buried Alive in Mammoth Mine Rescue Effort
Jack Stevens was buried alive last Sunday in a Mammoth gold mine drift near Phoenix Arizona. About two hundred feet of rock must be cut to reach him as a crew of around one hundred workers frantically labors. A record pace of a foot of rock per hour is set as efforts continue to reach the stranded miner with his provisions intact.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Jack Stevens
Mammoth
Stevens
Aged Couple Found Dead in Bayport Home
New York reports Charles Lecluse and his wife found dead on the kitchen floor in Bayport Iowa night. Clarence Smith testifies he heard a cry for help and moans at 1 o'clock, while Carman Seaman also heard moans. Coroner Bennett notes wounds on the elderly man could be from a fall at the stove and that Mrs Leclure may have died of heart disease.
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New York
Charles Lecluse
Bayport
I. J
Clarence Smith
Lecluse
Carman Seaman
Bennett
Razor in her hair excites concealed weapon case
In Lexington Kentucky Minnie Brown a colored woman was arrested for carrying concealed weapons after a razor was found hidden in her hair. The unusual discovery occurred last night prompting police to charge her with possession of concealed weapons.
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Lexington
Minnie Brown
Dances Stir Indian Agency Calls for Security Measures
An army official at the Pueblo and Jicarilla Agency in New Mexico reports violent Pueblo dances disrupting schools and driving teachers from villages. He urges action to protect educators and curb the "plague spots" of the festivities, warning against ongoing capitulation to the disruptions.
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Washington
Omeer
Pueblo
Jaccarilla Indiar
New Mexico
Indiana
San Felipe
Rio Grande
Hens in Iowa Hatch Eggs as Sun Heats Crates
In Webster City Iowa the heat of July 11 turns egg cases into incubators. A Seneca Street grocer finds three chicks hatched in a case and one breaking its shell. A firm reports seven chicks hatched in transit. Merchants note further hatchings and a storefront display shows lively chicks.
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Webster City
Iowa
Seneca Street
Chicks Hatch in Heat, Survive Without Mother
A heat-stricken brood hatches without a mother or incubator, leaving caretakers to nurse them. The fragile group faces survival challenges as they receive warmth and feeding from staff.
Hay Growers to Meet At National Hay Association Convention
The Fourth Annual meeting of the National Hay Association is announced for August 10 at the Monongahela House in Pittsburg. Delegates from across the United States will discuss trade developments as the hay crop is larger and imports lighter, with three days of sessions planned.
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National Hay Association
Canesohare
Monongahels House
Pittsburg
Séglegates
United States
Bottle Blowers Convention Declines Amalgamation Talks
Atlantic City July 1 The Glass Bottle Blowers association convention will end tomorrow after voting to reject all amalgamation offers and sending encouragement to Miners union President Ratchford.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Glass Bottle Blowers’ Association
Ratchford
Miners’ Union
Heat Death Toll Soars Across Several States
Heat spree causes numerous fatalities from Philadelphia to New York and beyond. Farmers Peter Keller and Thomas Lanning die near Oswego New York while veterans Daniel Lambert and John C Nellis slain by heat in Speakers New York. Additional cases include Kyran Walsh in Troy and Charles Gibson in New York City. Several other cities report weekly totals with multiple sunstroke deaths.
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Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Peter Keller
Thomas Lanning
Oswego
N. Y
Daniel Lambert
John C. Nellis
Palatine
Troy
Kyran Walsh
United States
Murphy
William Wallace Gibson
Third Avenue
New York City
Chicago
Meriden
Conn
Chattanooga
Benn
Syracuse
Worcester
Mass
Schenectady
Athen
Indianapolis
Erie
Booton
Cincinnati
Buffalo
Rochester
East Livermore Milla
Senate Eyes Short Weeks as Tariff Fight Looms
Washington dispatch notes a plan to set only every third day in the Senate after the deficiency appropriation bill. Momentum focuses on finishing the tariff bill by Thursday with conferees seeking to preserve the bill’s integrity amid Democratic opposition to free-list amendments. The House may adjourn until Thursday while the Senate aims for early adjournment once the tariff bill clears.
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Washington
Senate
House
Friends of the
EO Boon
Conferees Work on Tariff Bill as Sessions Continue
Washington July 11 conferees on the tariff bill held a four hour session to advance minor amendments while core issues like lumber wool and sugar remain unsettled. The drift favors senate reciprocity with house provisions and questions constitutionality of presidential power. Stamp tax on bonds and stocks faces acceptance and tobacco duties are debated. Final agreement timing unclear. report goes to the house for debate likely lasting more than a day.
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Washington
House
Senate
Congress
NO EDEN IN THE PACIFIC
Forty Frisco adventurers seeking an Adamless Eden sailed from the city on the brigantine Percy Fields for a paradise in the South seas. Their scheme failed in the Fiji islands as no unclaimed islands remained. A colonist’s letter says dreams were unrealized and large corporations already held most good land fenced by barbed wire.
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Ban Frarchien
Percy
South Seas
Fijllelands
Uualona
England
Germany
Death of John E. Davidson in Pittsburg
John E. Davidson, third vice president of the Pennsylvania Company, died at the Hotel Lincoln in Pittsburg at noon from complications after an operation for appendicitis. He was 59, and had worked with the Pennsylvania system for over twenty years.
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Pittsburg
John EH. Davidson
Pennsylvania Company
Pennsylvania
Lincoln
Thie City
Fierce Hall Storm Hits New Castle in Historic Day
New Castle Pennsylvania records its worst storm as rain and hall swept through the city. Damage to streets and private property is estimated to exceed $8,000.
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New Castle
Hall
Innovative Rifle Lets Shots Fire Without Recharging
Rome July 1 reports Captain Cet of the Ber gesagtieri has devised a rifle that can fire rapidly without removing it from the shoulder. The new arm is under government development and aims to increase rate of fire.
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Rome
Cet
Bersagtieri
Death by own action shocks Brooklyn couple in Jamaica IL
New York, July 11. Jecoy Raab a Brooklyn book agent living at 172 Graham Avenue was found dead on Cedar Hill near the village reservoir at Jamaica Illinois. A note in his pocket blamed a devilish wife titled The last legacy of an unfortunate man driven to death by. The wife rejoiced upon learning of his suicide claiming he beat her regularly. Her son in law celebrated Raab’s death by hiring a brass band and providing free beer.
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New York
Jecoy Raab
Graham Avenue
Brooklyn
Cedar Hill
Village Reservoir
Jamaica
IL. L
Insult to Mother Avenged at Ra Lesh Club
London July 1 a Ra Lesh club member made an insulting remark about Mrs Parnell in the presence of Captain Gerald O Shea who promptly beat him with the club's approval. The club committee ordered both men to resign their names from the books. O Shea will be re elected immediately while the other man is permanently barred from re election.
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London
Ralesh Club
Mrs Nack Attends Mixed Services in Prison Cell
New York July 16 Augusta Nack and Martin Thorne, accused in the William Guldensuppe case, spend Sunday in Tombs prison. Nack attends Catholic mass and Presbyterian service, singing hymns in the afternoon, while Thorne ignores preachers and reads Sunday papers. Police report no new developments. watch remains unfound and head search at the Hudson River continues with divers to be used tomorrow.
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New York
Augusta Nack
Martin Thorne
William Gullenauppe
Tombs
Woodside
L. L
Father Smith
O'Brien
Guldensuppe
Thorne
Hungarian Solons Riot in Eges Over Meeting Ban
Riotous demonstrations in Eges led by several chamber deputies. Gendarmes faced crowds as municipal authorities refused a public meeting in the town hall. Troops were summoned to disperse the disorder and many arrests were made.
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Budapest
Chamber of Deputies
Eges
Former Governor Brown Sued for 600 Damages
Albert Steinert, a Providence piano dealer, sues former Governor D Russell Brown for 600 damages after Steinert says he was refused accommodations at the Oakland Beach hotel and his order canceled because he is Jewish. The suit is filed July 1 in R I L.
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Providence
R. L
D. Russell Brown
Albert Steinert
Oakland Beach
Sultan Rebuffs Powers on Crete Frontier Question
In Constantinople on July 1 the sultan’s replies to telegrams from Victoria, President William, Nicholas, Faure and Humert, mirror Francis Joseph’s and William’s stance. A new Turkish circular asks for Crete reinforcements, but the powers urge dissuasion. The response suggests the sultan will not yield on the frontier issue.
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Constantinople
Queen Victoria
William
Nicholas
Faure
Humebert
Francis Joseph
Porte
Crete
Turkey
Spain Must Settle Over Doctor Ruiz Case
Washington reports that Solicitor Penfield finds Dr. Ruiz, a Philadelphia dentist, was brutally murdered in a Spanish jail and Spain must pay a $14,000 indemnity. The finding may be backed by full U S government power if needed.
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Washington
Spain
Miget
Penfield
Ruiz
Philadelphia
Russ
United States
William Struck On Deck Injury At Odde Norway
Emperor William was struck in the left eye by a rope while a mast was lowered on the ship at Odde Norway. Blood filled the eye and a bandage was applied, with pain easing almost immediately.
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Odde
Norway
William
Miners Hope to Force Settlement in Key Strike
The Second week of the coal miners strike opens with 18,000 unemployed in the Monongahela and related valleys. West Virginia miners’ actions loom large as operators seek to sustain supplies and raise profits amid looming shutdowns. Springfield district bets on 1,400 miners to refuse returning to work tomorrow after a delegate meeting.
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Pittsburg
Monongahela
Youghiogheny
Allegheny
Peters Creek
West Virginia
Felde
Mountainerie
Mountain State
Springfield
Ill
TRUE TO CIVIL SERVICE REFORM IN LOWELL
Lowell Mass July 1 The city hall women recently discharged by the city messenger stand on their dignity and reform as civil service reform advocates and refuse to surrender the keys. They are backed by the mayor. Report says the dismissals were for political reasons violating the legislature act protecting municipal employees from partisan firing. The case may reach the Supreme Court.
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Lowell
Mases
City Messenger
Supreme Court
New Star for Tragic Stage Daughter of Sam Small Joins Dowling Co
Robert Dowling, famed tragedian, plans to cast Sam Small’s daughter in his company next year. She will take a leading role in Ingomar Romeo and Juliet and similar productions in New York.
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Sam Small
Robert Downing
New York
Robert Dowling
Ingomar
Tripp and Manchester Fatal Duel on New Bedford Road
Westport farmer Tripp was found dead on the New Bedford road near Fall River. Jerry Manchester, another farmer, is arrested on murder charges amid jealousy over Manchester's wife, once Tripp's housekeeper. Police say a saloon drink preceded the quarrel and Manchester allegedly kicked Tripp to death.
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Fall River
Maes
Tripp
Farmer
Westport
New Bedford Road
Jerry Manchester
Manchester
Stin
Simchester
Steel as Cheap as Pig Iron Discovery Endorsed in Alabama
Mobile July 11 Charles W Stan ton of Mobile demonstrates soft and hard steel ingots made from crude Alabama iron ore with a single furnace gain without fixing His claim that steel can be produced cheaply from ore is supported by Dr Charles A Mohr and other scientists in the south
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Alabama
Mobile
Ala
Charles W. Stanton
Charles A. Mohr
South
Tolles Suicides After Salary Cut at Ludington High
Charles Tolles a janitor at Ludington High School shot himself in the right temple. His body was found by his wife through a basement window. He had just learned of a salary cut from 49 to 10 dollars a month for the summer.
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Ludington
Mich
Charles Tolles
Quay Announces Third Term Candidacy in Harrisburg
Senator Quay, after talks with Governor Hastings and officials, declares in Harrisburg that he will run again for U S senator. He says Hastings and he will not be apart, and vows a thorough campaign beginning next November.
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Penrose
Harrisburg
Hastings
Haywood
The
Commonwealth
Reeder
Quay
Harrisbace
United States
Washington
Pennsylvania
Willard
Philadelphia
Witterd
Hue
Mr. Quay
Two Men Die in Dagger Like Fight at Greenwood Dance
In Greenwood Arkansas on July 11 Tom Sturgal and Anthony Dollar fought over a woman at a miner's dance. Sturgal chased Dollar to his room and a bloody knife and razor encounter followed. The candle went out and in the darkness Sturgal was killed being literally cut to pieces while Dollar suffered fifteen knife wounds and died.
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Greenwood
Ark
Tom Sturgal
Anthony Dollar
Sturgal
Dollar
Hotel man dies after Paxinosa Inn opening
Christian Science wasn’t a cure for Philip Timp son of Easton who died yesterday morning after opening Paxinosa Inn three weeks ago. He was treated by Dr Haviland a Christian Scientist of New York City and is survived by a widow.
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Christian Science
Easton
Philip T. Timpson
Timpson
Haviland
New York City
The News This Morning
Shifts in weather cooler with showers and a focus on labor and politics. Reports cover the mineral strike cause and Senator Quay seeking re election while currency reform faces resistance. A fall injury victim and court updates, plus local weather, sports notes, and regional notices.
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Fane
Senator Quay
Senate
Pennsylvania naval reserves finish week long cruise
The Pittsburgh division of the Pennsylvania naval reserves arrived in Philadelphia for the end of their annual tour. The unit touched at Chester and rounded Cape Henlopen during the cruise Week. The cruise was very successful and the reserves left for home tonight.
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Philadelphia
Pittebure Division
Pennsylvania Naval Reserves
Cheeter
Cape Henlopen
Tosarves
Prosperity returns as Homestead workers get full last pay
Full pay arrives for first time in nearly a year at Homestead Pennsylvania as steel workers resume full operations after four weeks of partial work. The scene echoes previous prosperity with a return to normal activity and employment expectations for the near future.
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Homestead
Tragic Falling Tree Kills Two Families in Duryea Shelter
On Everhart's island a strong windstorm drove seven people, two women and five children from Duryea, to seek refuge under a covered stand. A rotten oak broke and collapsed through the stand, pinning all beneath. Mrs Snonoski and a Kipenski child faced serious, likely fatal injuries. others suffered multiple fractures and internal injuries. All were treated at home by Pittston physicians.
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Duryea
Pittston
Everhart’s Island
Felix Snonoski
Andrew Kipenski
Snonoski
Kipenski
Lightning Fatality on Farm Near Hudson
A bolt of lightning struck a barbed wire fence four miles away and followed it to a Hudson area farm killing August Watts, a German farm hand, instantly. Raycraft brothers, prominent farmers, were nearby as their team and animals were knocked down. Watts disappeared and was later found dead.
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Bloomington
August Wuatts
Hudson
Raycraft
Raycrafts
Watts
Robbers Attack Two Women On Waverly Farm
Masked men forced entry to the Sisson sisters residence near Waverly Parkersburg July 1. They bound gagged and dragged them to the kitchen before robbing the house. Both women are in perilous condition with one likely to die. Authorities pursue the suspects who face possible lynching if caught.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Misses Mary
Fannie Sisson
Waverly
Flood Disaster Drowns Two Near Ward Colorado
A dam break near Ward in Jefferson County caused a flood that killed two people, Mrs. James Matthews and her year-old child Myrtle, as they tried to reach higher ground. Property damage is estimated between four and ten thousand dollars.
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Denver
Col
Ward
Jefferson County
James Matthews
Myrtle
Boy killed by hogs after fall from fence
A toddler, son of Albert Doran, fell from a fence in Cincinnati on July 11 and was mauled to death by hogs at the scene. Local authorities reported the accident and the fatal injuries.
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Cincinnati
Albert Doran
Death of Sir Patrick Jennings in New South Wales
Hon. Patrick Alfred Jennings K C M G LL D member of the legislative council of New South Wales is dead. The obituary notes his long service and titles and records his age at passing.
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Patrick Jennings
Sydnes
Patric Alfred Jennings
Legislative Council of
New South Wales
Weather forecast for mid states and New England
The Nerald or Neralds Weather Forecast predicts today in the mid states and New England largely cloudy with falling temperatures, light rain in western and northern districts and extending to New Jersey, with fresh southwest to northwest winds. Tuesday brings fair weather with variable winds and rising temperatures, then warmer by Wednesday.
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New York
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New England
New Jersey
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