The Strike Situation in Wheeling and地区 Coal Mines
A lengthy report on the ongoing labor strike in West Virginia and Indiana, highlighting the Wheeling conference of AFL leaders with figures like Eugene V. Debs and Samuel Gompers. It notes impending meetings, transport of coal trains, arrests and injunctions, and calls for arbitration and relief for striking miners and families.
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Eugene Debs
Samuel Gompers
Mr. Matchford
Baltimore and Ohio Line
Wheeling
W. Va
Eugene V. Debs
Fairmont
Debs
West Virginia
New England
Mason
Wheeline
Monongah
Connellaville
Indianapolis
Ind
Conner and
Terhune
Mount
Indiana Coal Felde
Prepious
Indiana
Labor leaders refuse to join unity push for arbitration settlement
President Ratchford and Secretary Pearce of the United Mine Workers plan to attend a Wheeling conference as strikers’ efforts to help West Virginia mines are debated. Operator Shields rejects uniformity moves, while Philadelphia newspaper reports a denial of railroad coal-hauling refusals.
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James W. Shields
Columbus
Ratchford
Pearce
United Mine Workers of America
Wheeling
W. Va
Tuly
West Virginia
Phildelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Clearfield
Pittsburg
Cabinet Change Rumors on Sherman Retirement Denied
Washington reports dismiss the widespread claim that Secretary Sherman will retire from the state department and that Whitelaw Reid may replace him. Sherman says he plans to stay, Hanna denies grounds, while Mrs Sherman desires resignation. Reid’s lease talks and Platt opposition are cited as vagues supporting the rumor.
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Washington
Sherman
State Department
Whitelaw Reid
Hanna
John Hay
Platt
Reid
McKinley
Desperate fight ends with Italian suspect’s arrest in coal mine
Pittsburg July 4. Constable George Schmatzvicta arrested Primo Calof after a fierce struggle in a Unity coal mine. Calof, an interpreter and Italian colony leader, was hiding in the mine and attacked the officer with a pick. Calof was subdued and removed to the station amid efforts by others to intervene.
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Pittsburg
George Schmatzevicta
Primo Calof
Bam DeArmitt
William P. DeArmitt
Caleb
Wage dispute looms as talks with Brown Bonnell firm resume
In Youngstown Ohio a conference continues between Brown Bonnell Iron officials and workers seeking a wage scale independent of the Amalgamated Association. If no agreement is reached by tonight, a big order on which the option expires today may go to Jones Laughlin of Pittsburgh. President Myron C Wick of the Union Iron and Steel warns.
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Youngstown
Brown-Bonnell Iron Company
Amalgamated Association
Jones & Laughlin
Pittsburg
Myron C. Wick
Union Iron and Steel Company
Dr Swallow Discovers Duplicate Bills in Grace Church Repairs
Rev Dr Silas C Swallow and companions scrutinize construction accounts for Grace Methodist Episcopal Church Morrisburg Harrisburg after a Capitol fire. They uncover duplicate bills charged to Nesbit Coder and contractor Miller, with explanations from Harry Boas and pending action by Mr Coder on his return.
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Harrisburg
Silas c. Swallow
Pennsylvania
Hastings
Delaney
Swallow
Neabit & Coder
Charles Miller
Board of Public Buildings and Grounds
Pr. Swallow
D. D. Bons
Nesbit & Coder
Miller
Harry D. Boas
Bows Estate
Bdb
Bows
Grace Church
Board of Commissioners
Mr. Coder
Coder
Boas
Insurance troubles in New York involve Massachusetts Benefit Life
More than 300 policy holders gathered as the Massachusetts Benefit Life Insurance Association refused further payments and moved to transfer willing policy holders to a New York company. An enrollment levy of one tenth of one percent was approved to cover transit costs, with varied past assessments cited. President Holker estimated liabilities around 60 000 and assets near 792 000, urging a response by August 5 or a board vote to close the business.
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New York
Massachusetts Benefit Life Assurance Association
Holker
Rolker
Fireman Injured In Steep Altoona Mine Road Wreck
A train wreck near Altoona Coal mine site injures Fireman Thomas Grey after eleven empty cars derail down a steep incline at Kit tanning Point. Engineer George Seger escaped by leaping clear as the locomotive, cars, and tender were smashed beyond use.
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Altoona
Altoona Cony and Coke Company
Kittanning Point
George Seger
Thomas Grey
Five Men Charged in Milton Assault Lock Up
In Williamsport Pennsylvania on July 36 five of eighteen men charged by 11 year old Mary Moore with assault at Milton were jailed last night in Carmel County. The girl held as a prisoner in a building on the Milton Fair grounds identified the suspects Wesley Gourcel Cyrus Multiner Harry Smith Frank Gelger and Milton Cady.
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Williamsport
Mary Moore
Milton
Artealer
Carmel
Tre
Milton Fair Grounds
Wesley Goureel
Cyrus Multiner
Harry Smith
Frank Gelger
Milton Cady
Death of Royal Ball in Phillipsburg Causes Shock
Royal Ball of Woodside New Jersey died after suffering nervous prostration following the sensational Woodside murder case. Ball, aged M years, resided near the cottage where William Guldensuppe was slain. The excitement and shock from the murder apparently hastened his decline.
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Phillipsburg
N. J
Royal Ball
Woodside
Hall
William Guldensuppe
Italian murderer to be executed in Philadelphia tomorrow
Harrisburg reports Pasquale Dadrio, described as an Italian murderer, will face execution in Philadelphia on the following day. Governor Hastings refused to grant a respite on the appeal filed by Christopher L. Flood, the prisoner's counsel.
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Harrisburg
Pasquale Dadrio
Philadelphia
Hastings
Christopher L. Flood
Couriel
Versey Iron Mines to Open in New Jersey
Flemington New Jersey July 26 the West Portal iron mines will reopen after a long idleness a syndicate of New York capitalists has taken charge and already 200 laborers have been landed there to begin preliminary work.
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Versey
Flemington
N. J
West Portal
New York
Steamship Arrivals Southampton July 4 Sailed and Cleared
Steamship arrivals and departures at Southampton on July 4 show the Bremen sailing to New York and New York, with clearance of the Lahn bound for Bremen via Plymouth, and the Tauric sailing to Liverpool. The record notes partial items including the Ema bound to New Orleans.
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Southampton
Bremen
New York
Lahn
Plymouth
Tauric
Liverpool
Ema
New
State Snapshots Curate Erie Bank Receiver Appointment
Frank M. Hayes named receiver of Keystone National Bank of Erie Pennsylvania. Poerlias Glass Co of Elwood City resumes after four week shutdown. John Bobol arrested in Limestone New York for the July 4 murder of Andrew Krutele in Elk County. An oil cannon exploded at Brownsville injuring a barge beside the Florence Bell steamship on the Monongahela. Beaver Falls contracts awarded for a two mile electric railway to be finished in four days. Mrs Mary Potts dies aged in Monocacy after an apparent fall from an upper window.
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Frank M. Hayes
Keystone National Bank
Erie
Poerlias
Mary Potts
Monocacy
Elevated Electric Road plans large stock issue in Boston
The Boston Elevated Railroad company receives authority from the railroad commissioners to issue 710000 dollars of stock. The road aims to electrify its motive power system as part of the project.
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Boston
Board of Railroad Commisioners
Boston Elevated Railroad Company
Jawue
Gun Materials Shipped From Bethlehem Ordnance Works
A large shipment of gun tubes hoops and other supplies left Bethlehem Pennsylvania by rail tonight bound for the Washington navy yard. The consignment came from the local ordnance plant and reflects wartime production demand.
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Bethlehem
Bethlehem [Rong Company
Washington Navy Yard
Rescue Drama on Atlantic City Pier Endangers Patrons
July Fourth crowd on the Atlantic City surf swelled to beyond twelve thousand as guards battled waves. A staged life saving scene for a moving picture drew two amateur divers into danger when a boat capsized, lifting Matty Bradford and two men from the water in a tense rescue. Philadelphia resident Thomas Jones and others from nearby streets were rescued with timely lifeguard aid.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Mee
Mattie Bradford
Thomas Jones
Twenty-fourth
Federal Streets
Philadelphia
Do. Raylin
James McMullen
Emeline Schaefer
Patrick Sullivan
Inconsistencies Noted In New Tariff Bill By Treasury
Treasury officials report several inconsistencies in the new tariff act that may cause confusion. They cite rate discrepancies for plume and hides, misclassified calf skins, omitted customs broker licenses, and a duty free furniture provision open to interpretation. Circulars are being prepared to clarify these sections.
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Washington
Treasury
Five Husbands, All Soldiers in Muskegon County
Decatur Michigan July 2 Mrs Kate L Glasford a Muskegon county resident has had five husbands all veterans she served as a nurse for William S Simmons a U S dragoon awarded Lincoln era gold medal for Harrison s Landing he was later reported missing after the war she then married Andrew J Harrington later divorced John White from whom she divorced in 1874 and 1889 moved to Muskegon county marrying William Fowler from whom she was divorced and finally her present husband Glasford she held posts as custume collector at Port Sherman and postmistress at Bluffton.
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Decatur
Mich
Kate L. Glasford
Muskegon County
William 8. Simmons
United States Dragoons
Harrison's Landing
Lincoln
Simmons
Andrew J. Harrington
John White
William Fowler
Glasford
Port Sherman
Bluffton
Chinese Railroads Route Study From Pekin To Hankow
Chief Engineer W. W. Rich returns from nine months in China where he surveyed a Pekin to Hankow railroad line and its extension to meet the Siberian railroad. He estimates the line at about 700 miles with many river and mountain engineering challenges, and notes no formal survey yet but a cost estimate was submitted.
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Rich
Pekin
Hankow
San Francisco
W. W. Rich
China
Apache Kid's Cave Explored in Superstition Mountains
Burnett and Bonsall, two Arizona prospectors, report the discovery of Apache Kid's cave in the Superstition Mountains. The cave lies on a steep bluff, 170 feet long and foot deep, with a single passage and a defendable position. Simeon Nabors, uncle of the slain boy, vows to pursue Kid.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Newa
Burnett
Bonsall
Apache Kid
Superstition Mountains
Chiat Cochise
Dragoon Mountains
Burnett and
Simeon Nabors
Kid
Wild ride on a flood crest near Fitwool
Engineer William Osbourn aboard train No. 2 of the Pittsburg and Wheeling railroad near Fitwool leaped from a broken culvert when the engine plunged into Soap Run. He seized a floating tie and rode the swollen stream two miles to safety. the fireman remained with the locomotive unhurt.
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Altoona
William Osbourn
Pittsburg
Wheeling
Fitwool
Osbourn
Pennsylvania to Exhibit State Products in Nashville
W L Malin of the Pennsylvania Commission returns from Nashville where he assessed exhibition options for Pennsylvania. He favors securing display quarters rather than building a pavilion and will meet the commission in Harrisburg early this week to plan the exhibit of chief products and industries.
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Pennsylvania
Nashville
Pellefonte
Pennsylvania Commission
Tennessee
W. L. Malin
Coal Train Wreck Near Baltimore Disrupts Rail Traffic
A south bound coal train on the Pennsylvania line between Baltimore and Washington derailed shortly after noon today. Ten cars left the rails and dumped coal onto the tracks interrupting traffic for two to three hours. No injuries were reported.
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Baltimore
Pennsylvania Railway
Washington
Lehigh University Bill Approved and Veto Hazy
Governor Hastings approved $150,000 in Lehigh university maintenance items but vetoed $50,000 in related educational appropriations in a voluminous bill. He also signed $4,000 in other appropriations and vetoed the Speer bill expanding third class city powers and land warrant provisions. Trustees deny reports of forced closure and welcome state relief of $160,000.
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Harrisburg
Hastings
Lehigh University
Bethlehem
State Hospital For the
Wernersville
Speer
Third Claiss
Commonwealth
Board of Property
Regord
Revenue Boost from Charter Bonus Law in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg notes that a new charter bonus law, raising the rate and demanding full payment at issuance, has shown strong revenue gains. Since June 11, receipts near $100,000 already, with annual revenue near $100,000 instead of about $40,000. The Pittsburgh Traction Company recently paid over $66,000 under the rule.
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Harrisburg
Farnsworth
State Department
Pitteburg Traction Company
Alligator Attack Drowns Victim at Black Point Beach
Three necroes were attacked by an alligator while swimming at Black Point. William Samuels was seized by the reptile and dragged under. His companions fled and could not locate him as blood and turmoil colored the water, the animal then vanished with its prey.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Black Point
Wiliam Samuels
Samuels
Jared
Samuel
Smuggling Opium Found On Squaw Island In Niagara
A cache of about forty pounds of opium was found on Squaw Island in the Niagara River and turned to customs. Police from the Black Rock precinct watched for smugglers as a party of Chinamen tried to land at midnight, fled in a boat, and escaped under fire.
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Squaw Island
Niagara
Buffalo
N. Y
Niagara River
Black Rock
Liliuokalani Returns to Washington in 1900s
Former Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii and her suite arrive in Washington from New York yesterday afternoon. The group includes Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Helelule and "Duke" Palmer, her private secretary, as they resume activities in the capital.
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Washington
Liliuokalani
Hawaii
Joseph Helelule
Duke” Palmer
Washaye
New Yor
Market notes on liver and silver prices
New York reports July market conditions with bare liver prices at a low level. Assay values quoted in cents make standard silver dollar value around 6.03 cents. Market opened at 4 cents per ounce and later fell to 8 cents.
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New York
Mrs Maybrick Case Another British Refusal to Interfere
The British government again declines to intervene in Mrs Florence Maybrick's execution sentence. Ambassador Hay raised concerns about prison life, but Lord Salisbury and Secretary Ridley report no grounds for clemency or exceptional treatment. The medical report supports the view that Maybrick is sane.
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Washington
Florence Maybrick
Ambassador Hay
Foreign Office
State Department
Lord Salisbury
Ridley
Mrs. Maybrick
Maybrick
Pennsylvania Railroad Eyes Ocean City Extension Routes
The Pennsylvania railroad company weighs an extension to Ocean City Maryland with two route options from Showells and Friendship on the Delaware Maryland and Virginia division. Engineers report both routes could be built at relatively low cost.
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Baltimore
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Ocean City
Showells
Friendship
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
Debated Jameson Raid Report Sparks British Rift
London observers report the House of Commons debated the South Africa Committee findings on Dr Jameson raid and the British South Africa Company. Radical MPs pressed to summon Rhodes attorney Hawkesley and demand telegrams. Critics urged Rhodes removal from the Privy Council while others defended Chamberlain and the committee. the motion to condemn the report failed 34 to 10.
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London
House of Commons
Select
South Africa Committee
Jameson
Transvaal
British South Africa Chartered Company
Philip James Stanhope
Burnley
Cecil Odes
Hawkesley
Rhodes
Stanhope
Chartered Company
Joseph Chamberlain
Cecil Rhodes
Privy Council
Henry Labouchere
Canada
United States
England
Cecil Rhoades
Michael Hicke-Beach
Exchequer
Colonial Office
Willem Vernon Harcourt
Chamberlain
Month of married life enough in Trenton couple wed
Antone Adam, unable to travel to Germany, sent Nicholas Roumelfanger to fetch Miss Prima Titenens. Roumelfanger returned with the couple and they were married by Rev. Hugo Wendel on June 2. Soon after the marriage the husband learned she preferred Roumelfanger and she left Hartford for Boston, prompting Moore to pursue proceedings.
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Trenton
N. J
Antone Adam
Germany
Prima Titenens
Nicholas Roumelfanger
Roumelfanger
Miss Titenens
Adam
Hugo Wendel
Hartford
Conn
Boston
Moores
Victory in an Interstate Drill in Texas
In the Interstate drill held in San Antonio the governor's guards from Austin won the contest. The Morton cadets finished second and the Seeley rifles from Galveston placed third.
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San Antonio
Tex
Governor's Guards
Austin
Morton Cadete
Seeley Rifles
Galveston
Local Resident Heads to Klondike Gold Fields
Deorrie Ranabury of East Stroudsburg leaves for Alaska's Klondike gold fields. He is known in the area and is pictured waving from his luxurious home.
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Strawabure Pa
Deorrie Ranabury
East Stroudsburg
Klondike Gold Fields
Alaska
Mr. Ranabury
Madame Nordica Convalesces After Sickness
Madame Nordica the famed prima donna, who has been seriously ill at the Savoy Hotel in London for several weeks, is convalescent and out of danger according to late reports.
Miners Strike News and Local Updates
Telegraph-Progress reports the bituminous miners strike developments while Yukon scores peak elsewhere. Lehigh University appropriation approved. a Swallow case stirs local debate. Sports cover Goose-Egged at Syracuse and various league games. City notes, education items, council buzz, and labor concerns draw attention in the region.
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Yukon
Lehigh University
Dr. Swallow
Scranton
Syracuse
Immaculate Heart School Institute
Central Labor Union
West Side
Gold rush momentum shown as Alaska steamer reports Dyea routes
The City of Topeka arrived from Alaska reporting miners flocking toward Dyea and Sitka, while the Mexico carried 400 passengers toward the gold fields. Pioneers discuss rail links from Circle City toward Dyea, Ottawa funding, and Dyea as a sub-port of entry affecting Pacific coast steamship lines.
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Seattle
Topeka
Alaska
Dyea
Juneau
Sitka
Port Townsend
Mexico
California
San Francisco
N. E. Picotete
Yukon
Hubbard's Case Highlights A P A Ties In Embezzlement
Hubbard, a former Hamilton Printing Company receiver and Kansas A P A leader, was sentenced to three years in the penitentiary by Judge Mazen after being convicted of embezzling 8 000. He said his conviction stemmed from his APA association and expressed pride in it during the sentencing remarks.
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A. P
Topeka
Kus
A. D. Hubbard
Hamilton
Mazen
Hubbard
Wos
Harvey
Kansas
Indiana man named comptroller of the treasury
It is understood that Robert J. Tracewell of Indiana has been selected for the role of comptroller of the treasury in Washington on July 2.
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Treasury
Washington
Robert J. Tracewell
Indiana
the Treasury
Garment Workers Strike Hits New York City
Two thousand three hundred garment workers walked off their jobs in New York and Brooklyn. One hundred twenty five shops were affected in the stoppage.
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Garment Workers
New York
City
Brooklyn
Weather forecast for the middle states and New England
The Herald's Weather Forecast reports cloudy conditions across the middle states and New England with variable winds turning southeasterly, chances of occasional rain, and a shift to warmer, partly cloudy weather with fresh variable winds along the coast. rain expected in the eastern districts.
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the Herald
New York
Middle States
New England
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Mahon
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Juneau and
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Dred
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Treasury Department
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