Strikers Hold Ground as Miners Camp Near Meadowlands
At Canonsburg Pennsylvania on July 23 the strike tightens as 300 miners return for provisions and plan permanent camps near Meadowlands. The camp uses a brass band while warnings guard mine entrances and deputies reinforce Cook and Son operations. Authorities fear further action if operators resume.
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Canonsburg
McGovern
Cook
Miller's Run
Bower Hill
Meadowlands
Mince
Hoone
Cook's Mines
Cook & Son
Western miners weigh stance at Pittsburg convention
McGregor warns Western miners against striking now while traveling to Pittsburg Kansas for the United Mine Workers of America executive council meeting. He is joined by William Crawford of Springfield Illinois and J W Wilson of West Virginia as they prepare to attend tomorrow.
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Pitteburo
Tiley
Arbitration Commission
W. P. McArmitt
New York and Cleveland Gas Coal Company
J. BK. Zerbe
Ohio and Pennsylvania Company
Eb, Young
M. A. Hanna & Co
George W. Schitdeberg
EL. L. Robbins Company
New York and Caveland Gas Coal Company
Turtle Creek
Bandy Creek
Plum Creek
Kansas City
T. B. Mctiregor
Pittsburg
Kas
Knights of Labor
United Mine Workers For
Missouri
Kansas
Ratchford
McGregor
Columbus
United Mine Workers
Mr. McGregor
Kaa
William Crawford
Springfield, Ill
J. W. Wilson
West Virginia
United Mine Workers of America
Crazy Baker in Runaway Escapes to Sanatorium
Charles Rosenburg of Philadelphia became mentally deranged and, with his wife, caused an exciting runaway in Atlantic City. Rosenburg struggled to escape as a patrol wagon was summoned, knocked the driver from his seat, and the horse bolted down Atlantic Avenue before colleagues subdued him and he was driven to the sanatorium.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Charles Rosenburg
North Sixteenth Street
Philadelphia
Rorenburg
Champion House
Rosenburg
William Willits
Atlantic Avenue
Rowenburg
Pennsylvania and
Pacific Avenues
Prussia’s critical vote on association law division anticipated
Berlin on July 23 reports the bill amending the association law will return to the lower house Saturday and is expected to be rejected. Whips race to secure votes as a deputized Liberal fracture and honor at stake. A National Liberal deputy with a broken hip plans to vote. In Vienna the same date notes Emperor Nicholas of Russia sent King Alexander of Servia 40,000 Berdan rifles and 25,000,000 cartridges.
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Berlin
National Liberal Party
Vienna
Nicholas
Russia
Alexander of
Servia
Cabinet Meeting Plans Alaska Sub Ports of Entry
Washington July 23 The cabinet met briefly with all members except Secretary Sherman who rest at Amagansett L I. Secretary Gage presented a plan to establish sub ports of entry in Alaska to collect duties on the large influx of goods tied to gold mining immigration. Currency message discussed but to be sent after the tariff conference clears the Senate.
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Washington
Sherman
Amagansett
L. I
Gage
Alaska
Senate
Millionaire in New Brunswick Aids Fainting Factory Girl
In New Brunswick Charles Carpender a wallpaper manufacturer acted as a good Samaritan when Miss Kate Garry a United States Rubber company worker fainted on the street. He gave brandy to revive her and she was taken to her home.
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New Brunswick
N. J
Shot A Mere Infant
Newark New Jersey July 23 Eugene Schaffer age 12 shot and killed Harry Zesch age 4 in the Schaffer's kitchen both boys lived in the same house Schaffer fired a breech loading shotgun to frighten the other boy the gun exploded and the child died Schaffer was arrested and released on bail charged with manslaughter
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Newark
N. J
Eugene Schaffer
Harry Zesch
Schaffer
Pingree Attacks Tariff in Detroit Interview
Governor Pingree denounces the pending tariff bill saying the duty on hides would raise costs for shoemaking and increase a pair of shoes by about a cent. He claims Armour Swift Morris and Libbey dominate the hide market and will profit millions.
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Pingree
Detroit
Mich
the Evening News
Armour
Swit
Morris
Libbeys
Plague-Stricken Bombay Sees Cholera Surge
Bombay July 23 There has been alarming rise in cholera deaths in the Bombay Presidency over the last ten days with some recrudescences of said plague. Meanwhile plentiful rainfall is improving crop prospects across the Presidency.
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Bombay
Bombay Presidency
Presidency
Six Drowned in the Elbe Boat Capsizing
A Hamburg dispatch reports a river Elbe accident involving a boat carrying forty five Hamburg engine works employees. Six people drowned when the craft capsized today near the Elbe.
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Elbe
Berlin
Hamburg
Will of Powers Now Prevails Evacuation of Thessaly Begun
Dispatches from Constantinople report agreement on the frontier clause of the peace treaty and confirmation that Turkish forces have begun evacuating Thessaly. Djevad Pasha departs on a mission to Crete to seek autonomy talks between International fleet admirals and Mussuliani Cretans. Servian warning notes readiness to pursue raiders into Ottoman territory if incursions continue.
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Crete
Djevad Pasha
Servin
Constantinople
Tewfik Pasha
Thessaly
Dijevad Pasha
St. Petersburg
Novoe Vremya
Greece
Turkey
London
Vienna
Porte
Prokoplive
Weyler Trying a Boy in Havana Court Martial
Manucel Fernandez Chaquello a 20 year old American citizen faces trial by ordinary court martial in Havana jail. Prosecutor seeks death. verdict not rendered. United States Consul General Lee attends as private citizen noting proceedings follow protocol. Chaquelle, captured July 7 1896 near Jaruco after landing with insurgents, was held at Cabanas fortress.
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Havana
Manucel Fernandez Chaquello
United States
Lee
Chaquelle
Jaruco
Ochoa
Key Weet
Fia
Cabanas
Consuls Made to Stay in Cuba
The U S state department refused a leave of absence for Pulaski F Hyatt the consul at Santiago de Cuba citing the need for him to remain amid ongoing insurrection. The Santiago district covers much of eastern Cuba hosting Guan tanamo Manzanillo Santa Cruz del Sur and Daiquiri with over 17 million in American capital and about 1500 Americans on the consular registry.
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Havana
State Department
Pulaski F. Hyatt
United States
Santiago de Cuba
Santiago
Cuba
Guantanamo
Manzanillo
Santa Cruz del Sur
Daiquiri
Admiral Miller to Represent U S Navy in Hawaii
Admiral Joseph N. Miller reported to the navy department his arrival and duties as a special envoy. He reviewed Commodore Norton for promotion, conferred with Secretary Long about Hawaii duties, and plans to sail August 5 from San Francisco on a regular merchant steamer.
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Admiral Miller
Hawaii
Washington
Joseph N. Miller
United States Navy
London
Navy Department
Commodore Norton
Secretary Long
San Francisco
Murder case opens as razor slays Henrietta Newson in Atlantic City
In Atlantic City on July 23 a coroner's jury sits to hear the inquest into the death of Henrietta Newson killed by Maud Jones with a razor. The weapon was found hidden in a tub of laundry at the Newton home. A photo of Jones was taken for the coroner, who notes her indifference as she asks to fix her hair.
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Atlantic City
N. J
McLaughlin
Henrietta Newson
Maud Jones
Joseph Barry
Joncas
Russell
Newton
Spook Doctor Henry Slater Sentenced in Chicago
Henry Slater known as a spook doctor and master of speerite was convicted for swindling after charging high fees and taking medicine doses. Judge Goggin sentenced him to prison as the jury heard how he promised to help Elizabeth Carr’s unemployed husband by trance and prizefight theatrics.
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Chicago
Henry Slater
State Street
Goggin
Elizabeth Carr
Sunny South
Jast
Slater
Powers of Darkness
Business Revival Seems Assured Across Nation Forging Ahead
Widespread confidence in a fall market revival grows as reports from Chicago to Seattle cite early fall business, strong wheat prospects, and increased merchandise movement. Exports rise, coal strikes, steel and wool markets hinder, with 220 failures this week and exports up by 456000 bushels from last week.
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New York
Pittsburg
N and Ateel
Savannah
Omaha
Milwaukee
Duluth
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Galveston
Texas
Klondike
Seattle
Tacoma
Portland
San Francisco
United States
Russia
Bessemer
New England
Montreal
Riverton Race Tension Sparks Armed Standoff
In Riverton Alabama a racial clash flares as a black man allegedly assaults a white woman and is reportedly lynched by a search party. White residents arm themselves after the incident, with threats to exterminate Black residents and at least one white man severely injured. Mrs Vaughn remains hospitalized and not expected to recover.
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Riverton
Ala
Birmingham
Serilons
L. Vaughn
Vaughn
All Eloper Comes to Grief in New Jersey
James Durcan, who months ago eloped from Salt Lake City with a wealthy citizen’s daughter, was arrested in Mainafield New Jersey charged with stealing a jewel stash from C. Mariiall a local laundryman.
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Mainafield
N. J
James Durcan
Salt Lake City
Utah
Oer C. Mariiall
Gold Rush Horrors and Canadian Claims Reported
Ottawa reports Ogilvie says all significant Klondike gold fields lie within Canadian territory. Frank Moss recounts hunger, 2000 grave tolls, and steamship control of imports. He highlights Boulder Field nugget finds and a harsh Black Hole of Calcutta area with lawless settlement.
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Ottawa
Ogilvie
Yukon
Surveyor General of
Canada
Klondike
Lne
Circle City
Great Falls
Mont
Frank Moss
George Hornblower
Indianapolis
Boulder Field
Alaska
Moss
Calcutta
Bohemia
Klondike Organ
Justice Committee
Dubuque
Iowa
Fight With Counterfeiters Near Belle Plaine
United States Marshal Healy and a deputy posse chased four counterfeiters west of Belle Plaine near the Tama county line. A running gun battle ended in the capture. one outlaw was dangerously wounded and a full counterfeiting outfit with spurious currency was seized. Mason and Bast identified. two others unnamed.
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United States
Belle Plaine
Towa
Healy
Tama County
Robert Mason
Harry Bast
Mason
Federal Grand Jury
First Open Hearth Steel Run at Birmingham Rolling Mills
The first run of steel by open hearth basic process in Alabama occurred at the Birmingham Rolling Mills with iron from major cities and cost $12 per ton. The test replicated Chicago and Pittsburgh furnace methods and used low silicon Birmingham iron. Stockholders then voted to raise capital from $600,000 to $600,000. Birmingham enters its steel era.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Chicago
Pittsburg
Bride and groom escape as serenaders disrupt ceremony
During a wedding in turmoil a serenade mob interrupted the ceremony with shouts and missiles. Mr Hudson tried pacifying the crowd with pennies, was seized, but his bride intervened with a revolver forcing the crowd to release him. The couple fled via a front parlor window as police dispersed the mob.
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Dominie
Sherman Denies Inducement in Hay Gear Letter
Secretary Sherman rejects reports of being pressured to sign the Hay instructions and says he agreed with the president in every step of the gear controversy correspondence. The statement asserts he acted in accord with the administration on the seal question.
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Washington
Sherman
Hay
Explosion on a Steamboat Nutmeg Kills Four in Bridgeport
A blast at 6:50 p.m. on the Nutmeg steamboat of Bridgeport Steamboat Co in Bridgeport Connecticut killed four men and seriously injured several others. The explosion ripped the supper deck area and dining room, throwing crew across debris and causing extensive damage to the vessel. Officials cite ignition of naptha vapor as a probable cause but withhold final findings.
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Bridgeport
Bridgeport, Conn
Bridgeport Steamboat Company
South Street
Marriage A Bar To Teaching In Maryland Counties
Baltimore Md July 23 Married women may soon be barred from teaching jobs in many Maryland counties. Caroline County board refused to confirm a married woman as a teacher and passed an order making married women ineligible. Proponents argue teaching requires undivided time and that married women prioritize domestic duties.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Caroline County
Fire destroys Peoria Grape Bugar company main building
A large blaze gutted the main building of the Peoria Grape Bugar company this evening. The fire caused about 4,000 in losses and insurance coverage totaled 456,000, with nearly 290,000 on the building and contents.
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Peoria, DL
Peoria Grape Bugar Company
Klondike Gold Fields Claimed by Canadians
Canadians claim the Klondike gold fields amid reports of mining activity and regional competition. The item notes broader colonial implications and local reactions to the discovery.
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Klondike
Mitwellany
Philadelphia
Twelve Men Arrested On Freight Train Steal to Klondike
In Trenton New Jersey on July 23 special agents stopped twelve men who were riding a freight train. They were alleged to be en route to the Klondike gold fields. The group carried less than ten dollars in cash.
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Trenton
N. J
Pennsylvania Rairoad
Klondike
Final Vote on Tariff Enactment After Heated Senate Debate
Washington July 23 The final vote on the tariff conference report will be at 8 pm tomorrow after an unanimous senate agreement reached this afternoon. Senator Morgan proposed the timing and a 10 am session for speeches before the vote. A heated clash occurred over fraud charges in Ohio elections, with Foraker and Allen trading epithets.
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Washington
Senate
Alabama
Mr. Morgan
Morgan
Foraker
Ohio
Allen
Nebraska
Teller
White
Pettus
Congress
House
Reed
Tortured to Death in West Virginia Double Murder
In Wheeling, Edward Jones, a fifteen year old African American youth, confessed to the brutal killing of two brothers, Stanley Mason and William Mason, ages ten and four. Jones, held in Moundville penitentiary to avert a lynching, described lashing, knife slashes, and bludgeoning before the boys died.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Edward Jones
Moundaville
Stanley
William Mason
Jones
William Ellis
Willie
Bicycle Pupil Sues for Damages in NJ Supreme Court
Mary C. Scott, wife of Sylvester M. Scott, sues Lakewood bicycle dealer Clarence Shinn in New Jersey Supreme Court for 5000 dollars. She claims an ankle sprain occurred when stepping on a stick while taking lessons at Point Pleasant Resort House last summer and seeks medical and related damages. The dealer refused payment of medical bills, denying responsibility.
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Toms River
N. J
Mary C. Scott
Sylvester M. Scott
Clarence 4. Shinn
Lakewood
Shinn
Point Pleasant
Scott
Mr. Shinn
French Officials Made Knights of Legion of Honor
Decorations for Frenchmen in Paris announce M Theobaut French consul at Chiens o and M Weill president of the French Benevolent society of San Francisco named chevaliers of the Legion of Honor by the national fete list of honors.
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Paris
M. Theobaut
Chiens@o
M. Weill
French Benevolent Society
San Francisco
Legion of Honor
Weather Outlook Spars Across Regions With Warm Throes
The middle states and New England see fall like warmth and fresh showers, coast areas partly cloudy with morning storms then clearing. Sunday brings fair warm weather with variable winds turning southerly, lake region rain possible. Monday turns hot and sultry with thunderstorms.
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the Herald
New York
Middle States
New England
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First Southern Steel
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