Strike order stands amid mine workers meet in Wilkes-Barre
A Lackawanna and Wyoming valleys engineers committee meets at President Mitchell’s headquarters to seek rescission of the strike order for engineers firemen and pumpmen. Mitchell will decide on arrival. Training to guard collieries and deputies sworn in Shamokin and Hazleton as tensions rise over potential ninehour shift and flood protections.
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Mitchell
Edwardsville
Prest
Wilkes-Barre
Lackawanna
Wyoming
Delaware, Lackawanna
Nicholls
Fahy
Duffy
Kingston Coal Company
Coxe
Markle
Kemmerer
Westmoreland
Donnelly's Hall
Wyoming Valley
John Fallon
National Board of
United Mine Workers
Henry Colling
D. J. Reese
Intercollegiate track trials promise final showdown
Harvard leads with 19 qualifiers and Yale 18 for tomorrow's finals at Berkeley Oval. Schick and Duffy posted sprint wins while DeWitt set hammer throw records, with Princeton, California and others close behind in preliminaries.
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Associated Press
New York
Berkeley Oval
Harvard
Yale
Princeton
California
Pennsylvania
Cornell
Amherst
Columbia
Georgetown
Syracuse
Rutgers
Williams
Shick
Arthur Duffy
Schick
Willis
Clapp
Rust
Kane
A. D. Plaw
DeWitt
Plaw
Fire damages Montrose Democrat office in Montrose
Special to the Scranton Tribune Montrose May 30 fire discovered after 11 pm in the Montrose Democrat office. Firemen saved the building though the basement start damaged the composing room. Editor Cruser wired for type material and the paper will resume next week from alternative premises. Insurance totals 1490 likely to cover losses.
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Scranton Tribune
Montrose
Montrose Democrat
Cruser
New York
Democrat
Usal
Losa
Death Toll Rises From May Tornado at Goliad
Exclusive wire reports two more fatalities from the May 18 tornado at Goliad. W. H. Maddox and David Mathis, prominent local businessmen, die, increasing total dead to at least 11. Maddox’s three children were killed the storm night, and his wife died days earlier.
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San Antonio
Tex
Goliad
W. H. Maddox
David Mathis
Maddox
Erie railroad train derails near Shenango River bridge
A New York special on the Erie railroad jumped the track north of the Shenango river bridge this afternoon. The train ran on the ties for about 200 feet. Fireman Frederick Smith of Meadville broke an ankle and two or three passengers were slightly hurt while the rest sustained minor injuries.
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Bharon
New York Special
Erie Railroad
Shenango River Bridge
Frederick %. Smith
Meadville
Fire destroys Hawthorne grandstand in race track blaze
The Hawthorne race track grandstand burned this afternoon after the last race. No injuries reported as most spectators had left. flames began in the cupola and spread downward. Paddock and betting ring were ruined. losses exceed 100000 dollars. Racing to move to another track, with new buildings planned for late July meeting.
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Chicago
Hawthorne Race Track
Furnace Workers Set for Possible Strike in Youngstown
Exclusive AP report from Pittsburg states President Mc Mahon and the Blast Furnace Workers association will meet in Youngstown Ohio on Saturday to hear operator proposals on an eight hour shift at current wages. If no word is received a strike may begin Sunday targeting Mahoning Shenango and US Steel furnaces.
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Associated Press
Pittsburg
McMahon
Blast Furnace Workers’ Association
Youngstown
Ohio
Mahoning
Shenango
United States Steel Corporation
Meat Famine Looms as Teamsters Strike Hits Chicago
Exclusive dispatch reports a West packers strike by the Teamsters union with Chicago at the center. The walkout aims to spread to Omaha Kansas City St Joseph and St Louis as meat shipments stall and retailers face shortages. A Monday council will decide broader retail cooperation and the impact on hotels restaurants and ice and coal deliveries.
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West Virginia
Agracuiated Press
Chicago
West
Big Six
Teamsters’ Union
Ormnaha
Kanegas City
St. Joseph
St. Louis
Teamsters
Ice Men
Postal Officials Meet Form Pennsylvania State Group
Representatives from twelve first class post offices in Pennsylvania met in the state senate chamber and formed a state organization. W. C. McFarland of Harrisburg was elected president, Charles S. Lander of Erie vice president, and David H. Jenkins of Scranton secretary. A banquet was given by the Harrisburg branch of the National Association of post office clerks.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Senate Chamber
W. C. McFarland
Charles 8. Lander
Erie
David H. Jenkins
Scranton
National Association of Post Office Clerks
Aeronaut Harry Hicks Killed at Kingston Point
Aeronaut Harry Hicks died at Kingston Point after a balloon ascent ended with a parachute descent. He began his first exhibition for the day after a planned daily ascent, but lost his hold at about 4 000 feet and plunged head first onto a sand bar in the Hudson River.
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Associated Press
Kingston
Harry Hicks
Kingston Point
Tie
Hicks
Jockey Pat Meagher Killed at Track
Exclusive wire reports Pat Meagher, a renowned steeplechase jockey, died today at the track while riding St. Sulphire. During a jump near the grand stand the horse fell and rolled over him, breaking his back.
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Associated Prins
Toronto
Pat Meagher
St. Sulphire
Grand Stand
Meagher
Chicago Rider Breaks World Amateur Ten Mile Record
Joe Nelson of Chicago broke the world's amateur ten mile record twice in one day at Atlantic City. He clocked fourteen seconds faster in the afternoon and twelve seconds in the evening, with superb riding throughout.
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Associated Press
Atlantic City
Joe Nelson
Chicago
Death of Former Oregon Governor Sylvester Penno yer
Exclusive wires report the sudden death of Sylvester Penno yer former governor of Oregon this afternoon in Portland from heart failure.
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Associated Preas
Portland
Ore
Sylvester Pennoyer
Oregon
President Roosevelt at Arlington Honors Fallen and Philippine War Debate
President Roosevelt attends Decoration Day ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery where the tomb of the unknown is decorated and Lincoln's Gettysburg Address is read. He condemns lynchings at home, defends U S conduct in the Philippines, and urges measured justice while praising soldiers who fought to preserve the Union.
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Philippines
Preas
Washington
Arlington
Marine Band
Tomb of the Unknown
Grand Army of the Republic
Roosevelt
E. B. Hay
Lincoln
United States
Union
Lfe
Franklin
Marshall
Hamilton
America
Western Hemisphere
Grant
Army of the United States
War Department
Abraham Lincoln
Confederate Congress
Springfield
Oak Ridge
Sangamon River
National Lincoln Monument
Frank C. Bruner
Beardstown
Chattanooga
Tenn
National Cemetery
Gq. A. R
Seventh Cavalry
R. B. Cooke
J. Richard Boyn
Philadelphia
Woman's Relief Corps
South Cumberland Band
Academy of Music
Joseph Sprigg
West Virginia
John G. Wilson
Tyler Post No. 5
Senor Felipe Buencamino
Federal
Mount Vernon
Benor Buencamino
Tomb of
Republic
Rizal
Memorial Day Exercises Highlight Trade Confidence
New York May 30 R G Dun Weekly Review of Trade notes easing money markets and good crop prospects boosting retail trade. Labor strife and weather remain temporary headwinds while demand for 100000 tons of pig iron signals strong manufacturing outlook. Grain prices rose early week on tight supplies though gains faded in options. cash corn held firm. Weekly failures total 194 in the U S and 20 in Canada, up from last year’s figures.
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Associated Press
New York
R. G. Dun & Co
United States
Canada
Penn tops JV boat race on Schuylkill Memorial Day
The University of Pennsylvania edged Columbia by two lengths and Cornell by five in the junior varsity race on the Schuylkill at Fairmount Park. Penn finished in 8 minutes 48 seconds amid choppy water and a strong headwind before large crowds. In Ithaca, Cornell won a separate race by three lengths with Syracuse second and Harvard a half length behind.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Columbia
Cornell
Schuylkill River
Fairmount Park
Pennsylvania
Syracuse
N. Y
Ithacn
Harvard
President Roosevelts Western Trims Planned
Exclusive AP dispatch notes two Roosevelts western tours for fall. A swing through the northwest and southwest will fulfill winter promises. Routes include Springfield Illinois and Detroit Michigan in late September, with additional stops yet undecided, then San Antonio Texas in late October. A bear hunt invitation from Mississippi’s governor is possible amid visits near New Orleans.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Southwest
Northwest
Springfield
Ill
Detroit
Mich
San Antonio
Tex
Mississippi
New Orleans
Horses Kill a Tiger on Moving Train
An Indian tiger, two years old and recently imported, escaped from its wagon den on a Goshen to Poughkeepsie train. It climbed over four wagons into a stall with thirty draught horses. A fierce fight followed. the tiger died under a horse’s hoofs when the train halted at Poughkeepsie. Six horses were badly scratched and bitten.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Goshen
Steamship Arrivals Report From The Aswelated Pros
Arrived ships include Lucania from Liverpool and others from Hamburg Southampton Cherbourg and Antwerp with arrivals via Plymouth Naples Gibraltar and New York. Vessels Cleared include La Cee cogne Havre and Cherbourg while Geneva Troye Victoria and Campania are noted with routes to New York Plymouth Liverpool and Gibraltar.
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New York
Lucania
Liverpool
Columbia
Hamburg
Southampton
Cherbourg
la Ceecogne
Havre
Augwaste Victoria
Plymouth
Ethiopia
Glasgow
Geneva
Troye
Gibraltar
Naples
Antwerp
Vaderland
J. Michaels
Aller
Genoa
Sicily
Friederich der Grosse
Bremen
Rotterdam
Queenstown
Campania
Schley Delivers Memorial Day Address in Hanger Maine
Rear Admiral Schley gave a Memorial Day address in Hanger Me. tonight. The brief speech offered a graceful tribute to the nation’s defenders in the Civil and Spanish-American wars.
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Hanger
Schley
Memorial Day Floral Tributes Across Cities Honor Lincoln Grant McKinley
Floral offerings mark memorial observances at Canton Canton Grant's tomb and Lincoln Mausoleum in Springfield and Washington. Veterans from the Spanish American War and the Grand Army of the Republic lead ceremonies with wreaths parades and speeches.
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Washington
Lincoln
Grant
McKinley
Chattanooga
Associated Press
Canton
President McKinley
White House
Chicago
Cleveland
Pittsburg
Mre
Westlawn
New York
A. S. Grant
Brooklyn
America
Thomas G. Jones
United States District Court of
Alabama
Roosevelt
Wu Ting-faneg
Weather forecast for Pennsylvania weekend showers
Eastern Pennsylvania forecast for Saturday and Sunday calls for partly cloudy conditions Saturday with showers on Sunday. Winds vary, shaping a unsettled weekend outlook.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
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Scranton Committee
Shamokin
Hickory Ridge
Centralia
Philadelphia and
Reading Coal and Tron Company
Schuylkill County
Donnelly Hall
The
Hawthorne
Associated Seas
Fsn
President Roosevelt
Philippine Islands
Quitims
Dun’s Review OF Trade
Ithaca
Mr. Roosevelt
Asociated Press
Gountry
Mt. Vernon
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