Failure of the Strikers at De Armitt Mines
Pittsburgh July 30 A long night of meetings leaves the camping strikers disappointed as Plum Creek miners did not quit and Oak Hill workers mostly return to duty. Sheriff orders peace as leaders vow continued demonstrations with mass meetings planned and Debs to speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
New York and Cleveland Gas Coal Company
Pum Creek
Sandy Creek
Oak Hill
Plum Creek
Neghey
Tipple
de Armitt
Turtle Creek
Warner
Cald
United Labor League
Debs
Turtle
Sandy Creeks
Harvey A. Lowry
Newark and Cleveland Gas Coal Company
Allegheny County
Patrick Dolan
DeArmitt
Japan
Dun
India
England
Philadelphia
Buffaloo Bill
New Fliat Presbyterian Church
West Side
Lackawanna County
Martinaville
Striking Miners Face Flare Up Over Boggs Run Break
In Wheeling district turmoil mounts as Boggs Run Coal Company workers refuse to return. Mines at Moundsville and Elm Grove see mixed shifts while Glendale plans a full restart. Union organizers urge action and a local miners union vote appears uncertain amid inroads from electric rail transit and wage concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
W. Va
Wheelingistrict
Bogas Run Coal Company
Boggs Run
Moundsville
Elm Grove
Glendale
Lewis
Ohio
Anderson and Selsberg
Moundaville
Ti le
Monundsville
Express Train Wrecked by Train Wreckers at Threentown
The last express of the Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago and St Louis line from Chicago to Cincinnati was derailed at Threentown Indiana at 2 40 this morning. Engineer Seth Winslow and fireman GB Crickmore were killed instantly. Several tramps were badly scalded and crushed and will die.Passengers were crowded and escaped with a severe shaking up. A cough pin driven through the switch sealed the track open. A $500 reward is offered and railroad detectives investigate possible motives and plunder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Chicago and St. Louis
Chicago
Seth Winslow
GB. Crickmore
Thorntown
Winslow
Crickmore
Nonunion man fires on crowd at Scottdale iron works
In Scottdale Pennsylvania a nonunion worker named Painter fired four to five shots at youths near the railway station as striking iron workers vacated the plant. A mob surged toward the Geyer house where the shooter boarded. Burgess Porter and strike leaders intervened to quell the crowd. A second nonunion man fired on a Pittsburg street but was knocked down and taken to his boarding house by officers. The mill crowd remains tense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scottdale
Scottdale Iron Works
Painter
Lme
Geyer
Burgess Porter
Pittsburg
Freight train stalled in tunnel. conductor dead and crew injured
In Lewis tunnel near Hinton West Virginia on July 20 a Chesapeake and Ohio freight train stalled and the crew was overcome by bad air. Conductor Edward Bray died and Sam Hamilton Edward Womack and Tom Kamewood were in precarious condition.
Madrid reports alarming Oporto situation and ministerial fears
A Lieben dispatch says Oporto in alarm with ministers fearing a revolution. The governor is dismissed and replaced by Augusto de Castilho, a naval officer, as the crisis unfolds in Portugal's port city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Lieben
Oporto
Augusto de Castilho
Deputy Collector Removed at Chateauguay
Deputy Collector of Customs R. W. Anderson of Chateauguay Franklin County has been removed from office. Mr Phillip a of Plattsburg is named temporary replacement. Reports say Anderson is short in his accounts and has left Chateauguay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malone, N
R. W. Anderson
Chateaury
Franklin County
Phillipa
Plattsburg
Amalgamated Association Meeting Delayed To Tomorrow
The manufacturers and conference committee will not meet today as Alabama and Indiana mill operators cannot arrive in time. Prospects for a settlement appear strong for tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
Manufacturers and Conference Committee
The
Amalgamated Association
Alabama
Indiana
Prohibition Nominee Ineligible for Governor Seat
In Des Moines Iowa on July 40 F L Maton, nominated for governor by Prohibitionists, is ruled ineligible for not meeting the two year residency requirement. P Lee and Charles Olly are expected to be placed on the ticket to fill the vacancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
F. L. Maton
P. Lee
Charles Olly
Trouble in India on the Increase
Dispatches report renewed night attacks by tribesmen at Camp Malakand with heavy fighting and reinforcements arriving under Colonel Reed. The Mullah is badly wounded and several chiefs disabled as British casualties mount and unrest grows amid government repression and arrests in Bombay, Lucknow and Mumbai.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simla
Malakand
Costello
Reed Fron Nowshera
Humbay
India
Ireland
London
Daily Mall
Hombay
Lucknow
Maulvi Sidayat Rasou
Bombay
Neterigua
Gobbles
Gokhlee
Deccan Cologe
Poonaw
Flax Culture in Puget Sound Report Highlights Growth
Secretary Wilson received Lisburn Ireland firm report on flax trials using Puget Sound straw under the agriculture department. The tests show Puget Sound climate matches top European flax regions with low seeding rates of 1.5 to 2 bushels per acre and yields of fourteen bushels per acre, asserting dual seed and fiber in one plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Lisburn
Ireland
Puget Sound
Agricultural Department
Europe
Heavy office seekers crowd White House lobby
Visitors to the White House today saw workers lift and strengthen the lobby floor above the east room. The floor sank four inches under the weight of office seekers since March 4. A plan by Colonel Bingham proposes suspending the floor from roof beams to avoid beneath support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Colonel Bingham
Hanged for triple murder in Floresville Texas
San Antonio reports Maximo Martinez was hanged at Floresville jail for a triple murder committed on June 6. He killed Jesus Carillo and his wife and 15 year old Juanita Acosta after assaulting her. He died without a struggle and claimed the girl wished to elope despite his marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
Maximo Martinez Wage
Floresville
Wilcon
Jesus Carillo
Juanita Acosta
Martinez
Mr Sherman's Health Improves in Amagansett Letter
Word comes from Secretary Sherman that his health has improved since arriving at Amagansett. He plans to leave for Boston in a day or two, then undertake a voyage afterwards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sherman
Amagansett, L. L
Boston
Wright Found Dead on Wife’s Grave in Ohio Murder Probe
Frank Wright was found dead on his wife’s grave in Degraft Ohio last night with a bullet in his brain. He formerly resided in Springfield and had recently been living in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Degraft
Frank Wright
Wright
New York
Sea Girt Camp Closes After Final Drills
Camp Sea Girt New Jersey reflections on near closure as Second regiment and Gatling Gun company complete drills. Soldiers will pack and depart after sun returns. state and national flags lowered marking the season’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sea Girt
N. J
Fire in Wilmington coal bunkers prompts safety review
A small fire broke out in the coal bunkers of the US ship Wilmington in Jacksonville after leaving Bavaria. No damage occurred and Commander Todd plans to recommend changes as boilers sit near the bunkers. a similar fire happened weeks earlier in the same area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fla
United States
Wilmington
Bavaria
Todd
Dr Talmage Interrupted By Sudden Pavilion Collapse
At the Milami Chautauqua in Franklin on July 80 the second free section of the pavilion gave way during Dr. Tal mage’s talk. Several hundred spectators dropped about ten inches but none were seriously hurt. A dog trapped beneath the timbers was freed before the program continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Milami Chautauqua
Talmage
Britain Accepts US Plan for Behring Sea Sealing Conference
Ambassador Hay was informed by the British Foreign Office that Great Britain accepts the United States proposal for an international sealing conference in Washington this autumn. John W. Foster will depart for New York aboard the St. Louis from Southampton to report to President McKinley after candid talks in London with Mr. Chamberlain and Sir Richard Webster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Foreign Office
Hay
Great Britain
United States
Behring Sea
Washington
John W. Foster
New York
St. Louis
Southampton
Associated Press
Paris
McKinley
Chamberlain
Richard Webster
Freight Trains Wrecked at Depew Junction
Two Lehigh Valley freight trains collided near Depew Junction at 6 45 this morning. Engineer George Ellebree of Manchester and fireman Charles Eddy of Sayre were killed while fireman James Ratcliffe of Sayre was injured. Trains were heavily loaded running Manchester to Buffalo and Buffalo to Sayre. Signals may have been disregarded or not set, causing engines to wreck and fifty cars to derail. Depew Junction lies seven miles east of Buffalo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Lehigh Valley
Depew Junction
George Ellebree
Manchester
Charles Eddy
Sayre
James Ratcliffe
Depew
Ellershee
Trial Finds Lewis Thompson Guilty in Decatur Death Sentence
In Decatur the trial of Lewis Thompson concluded with a guilty verdict for assaulting a late white girl. The penalty was fixed at death. A second Black man and the woman who held the child await trial and are expected to face similar outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selma
Ala
Lewis Thompson
Decatur
Miners Target Shorter Work Week in Pittsburg District
Miners in the Pittsburg area have held meetings and resolved to notify operators they will not work more than three days a week. The aim is to prevent coal stockpiling that could reach the east and delay settlement of mineral troubles there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Kan
Traffic association reaches rate restoration agreement
New York July 9 The board of control of the Joint Traffic association held another meeting and reached an agreement to restore rates. Details were made public. There was a heated discussion over the lower eastward rate schedule with most of the conference spent securing a harmonious settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Board of Control
The
Joint Traffic Association
Grant resigns as New York police commissioner
The resignation of Colonel Fred Grant, son of General Grant, as police commissioner was accepted by Mayor Strong today. He stepped down over objections to police methods used to obtain evidence against disorderly houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fred. Grant
Strong
Grant
General Grant
Tariff Gains Lift U.S. Trade and Wheat Outlook
The weekly trade review notes improving business across northern hubs and rising foreign demand for grain. Wheat prospects suggest growers could gain about 80 million dollars more than last year, aided by strong corn exports despite higher prices and favorable crop news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ft. G. Dun & Co
Detroit
Seattle
Portland
Yacht Collision Near Troy Damages Saratoga
An unknown steam yacht collided with the steamer Saratoga off Battery Point Light around 8:30 p.m. The Saratoga sustained a ten foot hole in the starboard side near the forward gang plank. two men, John Gorman and F Delysie Smith, were slightly injured. The bartender narrowly escaped death. The Saratoga signaled to head left. the yacht replied and kept its course, cutting through the hull but not piercing it, then proceeded to Troy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Saratoga
Citizen's Ine
Alaska Gold Company Incorporation Promotes Klondike Mining
The United States Alaska Gold company with $1,000,000 authorized capital was incorporated in Trenton on July 30 to mine gold in Klondike fields. Incorporators include Ralph McKee of Tompkinsville Tennessee, Henry P. Whittaker of New York, Frederick J. Brown of Brooklyn, Harry F. Roesser of New York, Thomas P. Daniela of New York, and James A. Atwater of New York. Capital stock paid in totals $1,206.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N. J
United States
Alaska Gold Company
Klondike
Ralph McKee
Tompkineville
New York
Thomas P. Daniela
Girard
James A. Atwater
King of Siam in England Arrives at Spithead
King Chulalongkorn I of Siam arrived off Spithead this morning aboard the royal yacht Maha Charkkri with a large retinue. British warships Inflexible Alexandra Calliope Hero and Victory fired a royal salute as Duke of York and Admiral Sir Nowell Salmon welcomed the King aboard. Harbor ships were dressed in bunting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Chulalongkorn I
Siam
Spithead
Maha Charkkri
Alexandra
Calliope
Hero
Victory
Duke of York
Nowell Salmon
Portsmouth
England
Destructive cyclone kills seven in San Jose farm
A cyclone struck the A. C. McDowell farm two miles north at seven this evening destroying the house and barn. Seven people lost their lives and three were severely injured. The deceased include A. C. McDowell, his grandson, Brownler family wife and three children, and Miss Jessie Groves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Jose
A. C. McDowell
A. C. M'Dowell
M'Dowell
Samuel Brownler
BROWNLM@ES
Jessie Groves
Maine's Collision in East River Leaves Navy Cautious
The Maine backed into a coal tow while avoiding boats in the East River. Admiral Schley reports no injuries and an investigation is ordered to determine fault. Captain Sigsbee, famed for careful navigation, is not yet blamed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy Department
Maine
Admiral Shcard
New York Navy Yard
East River
Sigshee
Navy
Department
Selma Larsen’s Death Reported After Train Illness
Albany July 30 Edward J Wheeler chemist with the State Agricultural department finished his examination of Selma Larsen of Poughkeepsie who died after falling ill on a railroad train near Fishkill. He will not release results publicly and will report only to the district attorney of Duchess County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Edward J. Wheeler
State Agricultural Department
Selma Larsen
Poughkeepsie
Fishkill
Dutcheas County
Hail destroys wide corn strip in Minnesota county
A July 20 report from Laverne Minnesota states that a storm killed crops across a five mile by thirty mile strip within five townships. The hail ruined all affected fields with total losses where damage occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laverne
Minn
Ten Men Drown After Bridge Scaffolding Collapse
Vienna reports the scaffolding of the Schwarazenbere bridge collapsed today sending fifteen workmen into the river. Ten men drowned with several others missing or injured in the catastrophe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Schwarazenbere
Todtay
Mutual Affectionate Society Incorporation in New York City
A benevolent association of New York City was incorporated with the secretary of state and will operate as The Mutual Affectionate Society of the City of New York. Directors include Frank Diadamo, Guiseppe Tucci, Geremish Paris, Benedetto Di Pietro, and Gaetano Di Craceil from New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
New York City
City of
New York
Frank Diadamo
Guiseppe Tucci
Geremish Paris
Benedentto di Pietro
Gaetano di Cracel
Elaning of Peace Preliminaries Conditional on Greek Indemnity Dates
Constantinople dispatch says peace preliminaries await Greece's reply on indemnity payment dates. The Temps reports the settlement hinges on the Greek government agreeing on when to pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Temps
Constantinople
The Martinaville Feud.
Local era tale recalls the Martinsville feud with residents recounting old grievances and family rivalries. Spelling and names reflect the period, with emphasis on regional tensions and community impact from the long running dispute.
Roanoke Coal Miners Depart Roanoke Town
Peorla Illinois July report says nearly all Vie king coal miners have left Roanoke with only a few remaining last night. No miners are at the mine. At Henson last night miners boarded a Santa Fe train seeking free rides. conductors forced some miners off the train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peorla
Roanoke
Henson
Trolley Road Run Sets Speed Record Near Burlington
A test for speed on a Pennsylvania railroad trolley line between Burlington and Mount Holly achieved an unprecedented 48 seconds for one mile of the seven mile run. The trial took place in July and showcased new performance on the Burlington route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
N. J
Pennsylvania Railroad
Thi City
Mount Holly
Steamship Arrivals at New York July
Arrived: 81, Paul from Gouthampston. cleared Umbria for Liverpool. La Touraine for Havre. Amsterdam for Rotterdam. Mamburg arrived: Puret Biomarks from New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Paul
Gouthampston
Umbria
Liverpool
la Torraine
Havre
Amsterdam
Rotterdam
Mamburg
Japan to Arbitrate Hawaii Dispute Solely Japan-Hawaii
Tokyo accepts Hawaii’s offer to arbitrate the Hawaii Japan dispute. Arbitration will cover Japanese immigration landing and the Sake tax, with other gripes under review. US officials signaled no authority during absent Sherman Day, and future talks to be handled by Buck and Tokyo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hawaii
State Department
United States
Japan
Serretary Sherman
Dole
Lquor
Buck
Tolelo
Midland Steel Reopens After Wage Accord
Muncie Indiana July 90. M M Garland president of the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers met with Midland Steel officials to settle wage differences. The plant resumes all departments with a new tonnage based scale for the blooming mill workers tied to 100 tons and designed so workers can earn about last season's wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland Company of
Muncie
Muncette
Ind
M. M. Garland
Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers
Midland Steel Company
Accused Infanticide Arrest Reported in Ozark Ark
Local police in Ozark Arkansas report the arrest of Lee Davilson on charges of infanticide. The document cites a baby’s death tied to a hog pen incident and indicates investigation details are underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ozark
Ark
Lee Davilson
Ewine
Weather forecast for the middle states and New England
In the middle states and New England partly cloudy to rainy weather will prevail with showers and thunderstorms in the northern districts and coastal areas north of Cape May. Winds shift from southwesterly to northerly, temperatures rise gradually, and a warm spell is expected by Sunday as a western heat wave nears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Herald
New York
Middle States
New England
Cape May
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di Armitt
Castle Shannon
Winston
Maximo Martinez
Mr. Sherman
DR. Talmage
Ambassador Hay
Kansas
Pred Grant
Lorton
Bessemer
King OF Siam
Lnto
Honolulu
Uncle Sam
Honolulia
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