Five Hundred Miners March in Fevered Strike Action
Five hundred miners from the Finleyville district march to Bunola mines and urge work stoppages at Cook and related mines. Arbitrators try to broker settlements in the coke region while deputies brace for potential outbreaks amid mounting tension on July 22.
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Bonda
Altoona
Pittsburg
Finleyville
Bunola
Lowry
New York and Cleveland Gas Coal Company
Turtle Creek
Plum Creek
Sandy Creek
Canonsburg
Cook Mines
Clark
Washington County
Connellsville
Uniontown
Dunbar
Redstone
Dunbar Dispatches
W. PF. DeArmitt
Miners Strike Shoots Tensions At Kinga Hite Mines
Armed deputies guard the Hite mine at Kinga near Fairmount after drivers walk out amid coal famine protests. Miners assemble in front of the mine while some are stoned as new drivers briefly take their places. Aurora coal mine remains closed due to famine and employs around 600 workers.
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Aurora
Fairmount
W. Va
Hite
Kinga
Tygarts Valley
Burglars Loot Butler County Farmer Woods Estate
Robbers entered the home of William Woods in Clinton township during day or night and seized Insurance policies twenty deeds bank books with balances in Woods favor total $5 010 two checks $1 500 two promissory notes of 50 each ten smaller notes a $60 certificate of deposit receipts and papers and a small sum of cash. No clue to the thief.
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Phutler
William Woods
Clinton Township
dayNght
Woods
Pittsburg
Tarentum
Cloud Burst Destroys Youngstown Valley Flooding City Railroads
A severe cloudburst hit Youngstown Ohio on July 2 flooding the Mahoning Valley and destroying bridges and tracks. The Erie and Lake Shore lines faced major washouts with trains halted. Many homes flooded trapping residents and a fatal lightning strike killed Henry Myers. Rescue attempts failed amid darkness and rising water.
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Youngstown
Erie
Warren
Sharon
Mahoning Valley
Niles
Henry Myers
Mill Street
Lake Erie
Crab Creek
Lake Shore
Mahoning River
Mer tle Norris Sues Merchant Over Wrong Medicine
In Huntingdon Pennsylvania on July 22 Mertie J Norris sues W G Ewing of Mount Union for $1000 in trespass damages claiming her physician sent her father for salts and she was given pulverized wallpetre 440 grains which she took within half an hour causing bodily and mental distress.
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Huntingdon
Mertie J. Norris
W. G. Ewing
Mount Union
Mertle
Ewing
Washington Judge Hominithon Fails to Secure Senate Quorum
The Krowderly Hominithon again failed to attract the Wanda of the senate committee on immigration due to lack of a quorum. Another effort will seek a committed meeting tomorrow but it is clear the nomination will not be reported to the senate in this session of Congress.
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Washington
Wanda
Senate Committee On Immigration
Kaining Groom
Senate
Seselou
Congress
Death of Rev. Marron Pastor of St Patrick's Church
Death of Rev. T J Marron in Hazleton Pennsylvania announced. He served thirty two years as pastor of St Patrick's church Audenreidh and was among the oldest prelates in the Philadelphia diocese. Marron was an eminent Latin and Greek scholar who taught these branches in the Catholic seminary before his arrival. He was reputed to be very wealthy.
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Hazleton
T. J. Marton
St. Patrick's Church
Audenreidh
Philadelphia
Marron
Catholic
General Logans Monument Dedicated in Chicago
The General John A Logan monument in Lake Front park was unveiled this afternoon with pomp. The 6 year old grandson of the Black Eagle pulled the cord as the widow, children, grandchildren and brothers of the late warrior looked on.
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Chicago
John A. Logan
Lake Front Park
Eugle
Governor Vetoes Becker Bill in Vital State Lesson
Harrisburg July 2 Governor Hastings vetoed the Becker five-fifths confirmation bill calling it utterly destitute of merit. He says the bill itself provides a stronger argument against approval than any language. The governor approved 128 other measures including per capita tax provisions for aliens school funding and repairs at the Polk feeble minded home.
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Harrisburg
Beckers
Hastings
Polk
Lackawanna Hospital
Scranton
Young Man Builds Boat Will Try to Row 2000 Miles
Ernest Edson an 18 year old Virginia laborer left Benniveton to Nebraska by water. He built a 20 by 2 foot craft and plans to travel via Walloomsac and Hudson rivers to Troy then through the Erie canal. He hopes to earn money on route to pay expenses and visit his sister in Nebraska. The journey covers about 2000 miles.
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Benniveton
Ernest Edson
Nebraska
Walloomsac
Hudson Rivers
Troy
Eria Canal
Buffalo
Virginia
Grand Army of the Republic
Lakes
Chicago
Possible buried alive found in old cemetery debris
Workmen uncover six preserved bodies while clearing a vacated Reading cemetery on Tenth Street. One coffin reveals a full grown girl skeleton with head turned downward, leading an undertaker to suspect burial alive and suffocation after a struggle. Grave is unmarked and identity remains unknown.
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Reading
Tenth Street
Washington
Lynching Reported in Madisonville Kentucky
Ephriam Brinkley of Kentucky was found hanged near his home in Madisonville after a mob of about forty citizens abducted him in the early morning. Authorities say Brinkley’s alleged bad character sparked the act, following a prior local killing for which a suspect named Cronnllas was murdered weeks earlier.
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Ephriam Brinkley
Kentucky
Madisonville
Ephraim Herickley
Thomas Cronlllas
Brinkley
Croullins
Baltimore Man Driven Crazy by Skyscrapers in New York
A Baltimore resident, John McLane, 6 feet 3 inches tall, arrived in New York two weeks ago and grew convinced skyscrapers were imprisoning him. He escaped last night and is described as demented after his strange belief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore, Md
New York
John McLane
Baltimore
McLane
North Pole News Carried by Second Pigeon
A Copenhagen dispatch reports a second carrier pigeon near Tromsoe Island at the north point of Norway bearing the stamp North Pole passed fifteenth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
North Pole
Tromsoe Island
Norway
Copenhagen
Burglars Dine and Wine at Cadwalader Place
Burglars visited the residence of Marvey Johnson on Cadwalader Place in Trenton last night. They rifled pockets and turned the home upside down then dined in the dining room. Only a small amount of cash was recovered.
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Trenton
N. J
Marvey Johnson
Cadwalader Place
Mrs Korn Freed After Escape From State Asylum
New York reports the release of Mrs Fannie W Korn who was committed four years ago for murdering her infant daughter Florence at Malleuwan. She escaped in July and operated a boarding house in the city until Justice tanyth ordered her release today.
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New York
Fannie W. Korn
Malleuwan
Florence
Tanyth
Wheat trade swells as Topeka shops employ thousands
In Topeka Kansas July 22 workers at Santa Fe and other roads rush to meet a corn and wheat shipment surge. About 2000 men are employed in Topeka shops as an estimated 40 million bushels are headed to Chicago and New York before January.
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Topeka
Kan
Santa Fe
Kansans
Kansas
Chicago
New York
Two More Lynchings Reported In South
Atlanta dispatch details two lynchings of black men for alleged assaults on white women. Oscar Williams, taken from a train near Griffin, was hanged outside the city after confessing to attacking a Henry county farmer’s daughter. In Riverton, Tenn., Roger’s fate varies in reports, with claims of hanging near Cherokes or burning at the stake. Mrs Vaughan, wife of a prominent citizen, remains in serious condition.
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Atlanta
South
Oscar Williams
Henry County
Griffin
Dr. Ryder
Talbot County
Riverton
Tenn
Rogera
Vaughan
Cherokes
Lizard Hatchery In Stomach Baffles Delaware County
A Clifton Heights man named Collins says he swallowed lizard spawn with water and expelled thirty six live young lizards over two days amid local curiosity. Scientists and neighbors scrutinize the curious gastrointestinal episode and its unlikely source.
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Philadelphia
Collings
Clifton Heights
Delaware County
Collins
Izards
Hatch
Manifesters
Thunder raises a corpse as storm hits Trenton
A fierce July storm hit Trenton New Jersey damaging Duncan Mackenzie shop by lightning. The bolt splintered a flagpole and tower and caused a roof hole and fire quickly put out. Divers recovered John Matthews body after the storm helped surface it in the Delaware River near Perryville bar three miles from the drowning site.
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Sey
Trenton
N. J
Duncan Mackenzie
John Matthews
Delaware River
State House
Perryville Bar
Don Cameron on the Klondike Visit Ten Years Ago
Ex Senator J Donald Cameron recalled his Klondike pleasure trip ten years prior and endorsed the gold region stories as plausible. He warned of eight months of harsh climate, hardships, and dangers, noting a traveler needs iron constitution and funds to endure a season and return safely.
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Harrisburg
United States
J. Donald Cameron
Klondike
West
Child Bitten by Copperhead in Quarryville Area
In Lancaster County a copperhead bit the 11 year old daughter of William Thompson while she slept in bed near Quarryville. The snake two feet long and over an inch thick was found by the father after the girl awoke and screamed for help. She was bitten as she moved to escape and the family sent for medical aid.
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Lancaster
William Thompson
Quarryville
President McKinley to take summer vacation at Lake Champlain
President McKinley plans a forthcoming vacation starting next Wednesday if Congress adjourns. He will travel directly to Plattsburg on the lake’s west side, avoiding intermediate stops if feasible, and will issue executive actions only through Washington channels to reduce news wires during the break.
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Washington
McKinley
Lake Champlain
Congress
Plattsburg
Baby in a Can Found At Muncy Dam
The body of a female infant about three days old was found floating in a Jard can at Muncy dam by local fishermen. The infant appeared to have been murdered before being placed in the can, and no identification could be established.
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Williamsport
Muncy Dam
Brown University President Realigns Office In Letter
President E B Andrews of Brown University sends a letter realigning his office in response to a June inquiry from a special committee of trustees and fellows who held him to account for his remarks in a prior communication.
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Providence
R. 1
E. B. Andrews
Brown University
Andrews
New Canadian Flag Drives Interest in Ottawa Sample
Halifax July 22. The Dominion government may select a new national flag. A sample flag reached Ottawa for opinion featuring a green maple leaf in a white diamond field with the union in the usual place.
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Canada
Halifax
Ottawa
Tts
Tillman Drops Filibuster Battle On Tariff Vote
Washington July 22 Senate factions forecast final Tariff bill vote tomorrow with Republican Allison Platt agreeing on late timing Democratic White predicting Friday decision. Tillman admits he cannot carry filibuster alone and adjournment sine die expected Saturday as McKinley pushes currency commission message after passage.
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Washington
Senate
Messrs
Allison
Platt
Finance
White
McKinley
Roommate Recounts Week with Corpse of Suicide Pair
New York July 2 A week after the death of Christopher Egert a man named Christian Schaeffer lived in the same room, cooked meals, and shared the residence. Police and Dr Daly confirmed Egert died by hanging, discovered when Schaeffer found the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Christian Schaeffer
Christopher Egert
Schaeffer
Egert
Will Fight the Alien Law in Philadelphia Chinatown
Chinese residents of Philadelphia plan to challenge the state alien tax law taxing aliens at three cents a day until citizenship is obtained. Missionary Frederic Poole travels to New York to confer with Chung Eng Tee, the Chinese consul, to pursue court action possibly before the U S Supreme Court. Lee Toy, mayor of Chinatown, and Toy C. Lee face concerns over locomotive construction at Baldwin's works.
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Philadelphia
Frederic Poole
New York
Chung Eng Tee
Poole
Lee Toy
Chinatown
United States Supreme Court
Toy C. Lee
Baldwin
Philadelphia man arrested for raised contract in Pittston
John Thomas of Philadelphia was arrested in Pittsburg for presenting a raised contract to Nicola Brothers for a business directory ad. The forged amount ranged from 2 to 9 dollars. He faces charges of fraud and false pretenses as part of a suspected nationwide gang.
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Pittsburg
John Thomas
Philadelphia
Nicola
Drowned in the Delaware Near Lambertville
Four year old Lissie Carroll of Centre Bridge and John Levy of New Hope Pa were drowned in the Delaware River as a boat sprang a leak. Witnesses saw the incident but no boat could be obtained in time. Levy's body was recovered while Lissie Carroll remained missing.
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Lambertville
N. J
Lissie Carroll
Centre Bridge
John Levy
New Hope
Delaware
Levy
78-Pound Watermelon Presented to the President at White House
A 78-pound watermelon grown by Farmer Rowan in southeast Georgia won the Alabama, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida prize at Atlanta. It arrived at the White House wrapped in an American flag and was formally presented by Z M Mitchell, with Georgia representatives Livingston and Adamson in attendance. The president welcomed the gift and jokes about a future reveal. Uncle Jerry, the oldest Black employee, offered to eat the melon himself.
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Atineta
Woa
Washington
Alabama
South Carolina
Florida
White House
Farmer Rowan
Atlanta
Southern
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Hege
Z. M. Mitchell
Livingston and
Adamson
Georgia
Jerry
Electrical storms scour New Castle and surrounding towns
A severe multi location storm on July 2 brought torrential rain and violent wind. In New Castle, streets flooded up to two feet and streetcar lines suffered about $2000 in damage while streams rose rapidly. A lightning strike killed 3 year old Jennie Jenkins in OU City and power service halted. Stroudsburg saw five bridges washed away and Crooked Creek damage to crops. A wreck near Port Perry damaged twelve grain cars, cost near $100,000, with no injuries.
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New Castle
Pittsburg
Nashannnock Avenue
Shenango River
Neshannock Creek
OU City
Mise Jennie Jenkins
Stroudsburg
Jackson Township
Wny
Shafer
Pocono
Stroud Township
Handsome
Thomas Stites
Pennsylvania Railroad
Port Perry
Theolosa
Delaware County Democrats Endorse Chicago Platform Leaders
The Delaware County Democratic Convention in Medina, Pennsylvania, on July 2 reaffirmed the Chicago platform of 1904 and endorsed William Jennings Bryan as a national leader. Delegates elected to the state convention include Henry J. Frysinger, John J. Buckley, Charles Cavanaugh, Dr. F. B. Forwood, and Horace Jackson. The convention denounces the gold standard as inhuman.
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Medina
Delaware County
Henry J. Frysinger
John J. Buckley
Charles Cavanaugh
F. 2
Forwood
Horace Jackson
Chicago
William Jennings Hrgan
Ruffians in Jail in Montgomery Case
Williamsport July 22 Harry Cretzer and William James are in jail in default of $1,000 bail. George Everhart and George Egbert have been placed under $600 bail at Milton on the charge of enticing demented Mary Moore aged 16 years away from her home in Montgomery imprisoning her for two weeks and mistreating her. Warrants are out for fourteen others on a similar charge. The story told by the girl is revolting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsport
Harry Cretzer
William James
George Everhart
George Egbert
Milton
Mary Moore
Montgomery
Famine in Ezechuan Reports Worsening Hunger Deaths
Vancouver reports from Ezechuan indicate ongoing famine at Iteheleht with hundreds dying daily. Observers say conditions rival India’s plight, noting ten thousand taels donated for relief but deeming it only a drop in the bucket.
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Vancouver
B. C
Ezechuan
Iteheleht
India
Victoria Woodhull to Inherit Martins Estate in London
Under the will of John Biddulph Martin the late banker who died of pneumonia at Las Palmas Grand Canary last March Victoria Woodhull Martin will receive the entire estate probated at 795009 dollars.
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Victoria Woodhull
London
John Biddulph Martin
Las Palmas
Grand Canary
Mra
Victoria Woodhull Martin
Weather Forecast for New York and Regions
The Herald reports fair weather across the middle states and New England with slightly warmer temperatures and fresh southwest winds. Temperatures rise above normal inland, while seaboard areas stay cooler. Local rain or thunderstorms likely in western and northern districts, with similar conditions predicted for Saturday.
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The
Herald
New York
Middle States
New England
Maxim
Seaboard
Terrible Pete Hanged in Minera Case Concludes
The morning news reports the hanging of Terrible Pete in the Minera case as a settlement outcome. Becker and Tillman are noted in political discourse while Senators retreat from a filibuster. Local sports detail regional leagues and baseball standings amid broader urban updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete
Minera
Becker
Bill Vetoad
Tilman
Common Counsell
Lackawanna County
Brave man claims innocence as his wife’s brother fired the murder
In Wilkes-Barre, Peter Vasalka alias Wassel known as Terrible Pete was executed for the January 18, 1896 murder of Joseph Kupersavage in Georgetown. He professed innocence, blamed his wife for the trouble, and commented that Joe Strobel paid a witness $100. The priest administered mass in his cell, and a large jail yard crowd watched the scaffold proceedings.
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Wilkes-Barre
Peter Vasalka
Peter Wassel
Pete
Joseph Kupersavage
Georgetown
Father Bussavage
Mase
Vasalka
Peter
Frank Bocholofski
Anthony Komaltis
Lithuania
Russia
Subalka
Papeichius
Sivs
Sochalofski
James Boland
Rall
Water Street
Frank Sichalofski
Eugene Ward
Joe Strobel
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