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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1900
Page
1
Measured reports detail a devastating cyclone striking Galveston with thousands of homes wrecked and many killed or missing. Alvin reports show entire town destroyed with seven fatalities and extensive property losses.
Storm center nears Northern Texas with heavy damage and unknown fatalities. Telegraph lines fail as Galveston Houston bridges wrecked. Smithville hit on the Missouri Kansas and Texas railroad. Reports indicate corpses, delayed trains, and disrupted Coast towns including Corpus Christi and Rockport.
Houston reports a hurricane rampage with many deaths across Brookshire Alvin and Brazoria. Rescue teams recovered eleven bodies in Alvin and twenty-five at sea. Galveston evacuees arrive with grim counts as thousands are left homeless and churches and homes destroyed.
Five brotherhoods of Lackawanna employees held a federation meeting in Binghamton, uniting locomotive engineers with other groups for the first time. They discussed grievances over chronic orders by Superintendent Russell, with potential rescission expected, and secrecy surrounded the deliberations. The next meeting date remains undecided.
Governor Roosevelt spent September 4 in Chicago at the Auditorium Annex. He attended church in the morning and had dinner with Henry C. Payne, then rested in his room. Late in the evening he boarded a Milwaukee Road train bound for La Crosse Wisconsin to speak the next afternoon, continuing toward the Dakotas.
The Ledger reports the anthracite coal trade shows no substantial change with no announced price advance for September. A strike could delay any rise, while output for eight months in 1900 reached over 80,072,000 tons, the highest for that period, 1,765,728 tons more than 1899, with August output at 4,919,000 tons.
Telegraph from Sept 1 recounts relief train reaching six miles from Virginia Point amid lumber and bodies strewn across the prairie. Two hundred corpses counted, a large ship stranded nearby, and life loss estimated around two thousand. New Orleans reports Galveston submerged and 2600 dead. Port Arthur four feet under water with dredge boats wrecked.
The steamer Treutschland passed the Scilly Islands at 1040 tonight on a voyage from New York to Plymouth Cherbourg and Hamburg. The distance to Plymouth is about ninety six miles. expected total crossing time roughly five days eight hours ten minutes, beating prior record by about three hours thirty five minutes.
William Jennings Bryan spent Sunday in Chicago after church, dining at the Auditorium with General Joseph Wheeler, head of the Department of the Lakes. He plans to rent a residence for a few days before starting a nationwide tour.
News from Lennox dated Sept 10 reports Pekin stalemate with no clear path to resolution before Count von Waldersee arrives. Germany seeks to push action in Chi Li while Li Hung Chang awaits imperial edict naming new negotiators. The French gain control of Li Palace and its vast treasure. American possessions shift amid court flight and Japanese shelling.
The American ship May Flint collided with the bark Vidette last night near the main dock in San Francisco bay. The May Flint sank after the collision and drifted against the battleship Town, causing a split and sinking. No men were reported lost. The cause remains unknown. the May Flint had arrived from Seattle earlier with 5,000 tons of coal.
The Luzerne county Socialist convention met in Exeter with J Matthew Barnes of Philadelphia addressing delegates. A ticket was nominated for Congress John H Harris and state senator Frank Pearson with prothonotary Thomas Hartzell. no candidates for judge or district attorney. Resolutions supported miners yet debated a strike timing.
Philadelphia fireman James Sowney aged 45 died after falling from a fifty foot arch at the Dock Street Market building on Spruce Street wharf over the Delaware River. Another fireman also fell but was saved by nets.
Tom Ketchum known as Jack Black Jack, leader of a gang that terrorized the Southwest for years, was yesterday executed for train robbery. The verdict carried the death penalty under New Mexico law.
Shamokin Pennsylvania reports Frank alias Whitey Strawer surrendered after an escape from the Laken and Treventon valleys. He was with Thottine Fyrdwn when Fyrdwn was shot by farmers during burglaries. Strauser came to authorities and was jailed today in connection with the case.
In Hazleton the Indianapolis developments eased business fears of a strike but left unresolved tension. Collieries posted to report Monday regardless, while Mine Workers organizers prepared for possible action. Father Phillips praised Indianapolis actions and urged arbitration to avoid a clash between labor and capital.
Saratoga N Y Sept 9 The Democratic State convention lists John B Blanchfield for governor Will iam F Mackey for lieutenant governor John T Norton for secretary of state George M Palmer for attorney general Guy H Clark for state treasurer Martin Glynn for comptroller By late tonight Blanchfield was expected to be named Croker Murphy candidate Mackey refused second place Senator Hill expected to nominate Coler for governor with a convention speech
Paria reports Orthanate Malin Mpa Ciglo thon nephew of a Turkic ambaudor to Great Britain and secretary to the London embassy, killed himself with a revolver at Fontaintileau railway station yesterday after a quarrel with Lie piramour ood tit who had wished to live with him.
Maritime report lists several liners in transit from Keenstown and Liverpool with arrivals in New York for Bremen, then delayed. Vague routes include Lisard Vaned Voutectiland New York Plymouth Cherbourg and Mamture with disruptions noted.
Fragmented text appears to report on Mine Workers adjournment and related notices. Mentions are garbled with names and dates unclear, referencing a local council or committee, letters, and a potential court or commission, with noted activity and exports.
The article reports that Kid McCoy denies Mrs James J Corbett's claim that he and Corbett agreed on the terms of their last fight. McCoy states he was defeated fairly and knowingly and dismisses the alleged pact as untrue.
Fragmentary OCR shows a tannery owner named Burne in Royton facing a village financial hit. Mention of a bank, Lees, and a sum around 40,001 dollars appears alongside unclear references to local business names and finances.
Obscure obituary notice reports the death of an archbishop figure in Paria on a September day. Names and ages are garbled, but the event marks a notable clerical passing in the region.
The national executive board of the United Mine Workers of America adjourned sine die without approving a strike despite pressure from miners in the anthracite districts. President John Mitchell said concessions must come within a set time or a strike would be ordered, with negotiations ongoing and political influence denied.
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