Strike Ends Grim Toll in Hazleton Mine Battle
The Hazleton strike ends as coal companies meet workers demands and 3,000 National Guard troops arrive after fatalities reach twenty with thirty five wounded. The Lattimer mine remains shut as officials seek to prevent further clashes while funerals begin for ten victims. General Gobin oversees deployments and arrests.
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Hagleton
the Tribune
Hazleton
Lehigh
Wilkes-Barre
Lehigh Valley
Lattimer
Gobin
National Guard
Hazleton Turmoil Eases as Troops Patrol and Arrests Pause
Special to The Tribune Hazleton Pa Sept 12 1897 reports General Gobin in control with no further trouble expected. Troops patrol at night and arrests of sheriffs deputies halted after warrants were served and later recalled. Funerals for four shooting victims proceed amid Polish Italian and Hungarian societies.
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Gobin
Thirteenth
H. A. Coursen
Thirteenth Regiment Infantry
Hazleton
Isa
Robert P. Riley
Anthracite Detective Bureau
A. Hesse
Martin
Triday
Mike Cheslok
Harwood
Primitive Methodist
Mt. Pleasant
Vine Street
Hagieton
St. Peter and Paul Beneficial Society
St Joseph's Slavonian Society
Sacrum Fondata
John Potha
Andrew Jurak
Humboldt
Cearge
Steve Jurak
Freeland
Atrikere
Hazle Mine
Broad Street
Prospects Favor American Side of Klondike Rush
Reports from St Michaels aboard the Cleveland describe Charles Ross and other Yukon travelers noting many promising claims on Klondike tributaries have been located. Prices soar in Dawson City while food runs scarce. several passengers claim substantial early fortunes but warn of starvation and harsh conditions ahead.
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Seattle
Wash
Cleveland
St. Michaels
Charles Ross
Northwest Territory
Yukon Country
P. D. Hughes
Ross
Yukon
Klondike
Forty Mile Creek
Joe"Dyer
Matthieson
Excelsior
St. Micheals
P. C. Richardson
Worth
Dawson City
Charles Engle
New York
I. J. Allers
Frank Segren
Herman Schreder
Engle
Samuel Matthews
Juneau
Jack” Geiger
Iowan
George Foreman
Neill Louden
Helena
Frits Kloke
Abraham Barbour
Oregon
Hans Anderson
Tacoma
Anderson
M. Misumore
Portland
Pissenger
Minook Creek
Healy
Minook
Bt. Michaels
Bananga
Copper River
Eight Poles Arrested in DuBois Riot Aftermath
Sheriff Smith jailed eight rioting Poles in Clearfield county with three more under arrest to be moved tomorrow. He plans to escort miners to Rochester mine at 3 am to guard against interference while foreigners are barred. Foremen threatened rescue but the sheriff fled with prisoners by 11 pm. Miners’ committee says all Clearfield and Jefferson mines run Saturday except DuBois and Reynoldsville.
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Dubois
Smith
Clearfield
Rochester Mine
Clearfield and
Jefferson
Reynoldsville
Higher Wages for 15 000 Men in Birmingham District
Revival in the iron and coal industries pushes toward a wage increase for about 15 000 workers. G B McCormack of Tennessee Coal and Iron says wages will rise 2 1 2 cents per ton of coal mined for every 1 cent rise in pig iron, about 9 percent, once pig iron gains 25 cents per ton.
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Birmingham
Ala
G. B. McCormack
Tennessee Coal and Iron and Hailroad Company
Tennessee Company
Carlists alleged to organize secret army in Spain
Madrid reports in El Imparcia that Carlists are secretly forming an elaborate military organization to exploit the government's Cuba embarrassment. The independent paper cites reliable authority for the claim amid circulating rumors.
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Madrid
Cuba
el Imparcia
Hurricane rages through Yokohama wrecking ships and causing loss
A three hurricane swept Yokohama on Thursday night causing severe damage and loss of life. The Norwegian bark Aletto from Vancouver wrecked off Nichiaki with ten crew members drowned and the remaining survivors severely injured.
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Yokohama
Aletto
Vancouver
Nichiakl
Pittsburg Pits to Be Opened
Pittsburg district mine owners announce pits will open in the morning for workers who wish to ignore the ten day proviso of the Columbus lament. It is believed many strikers will return to work.
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Pittsburg
Pittebure
Columbus
Horse Breeder Treacy Dies in Boston Hospital
Bernard J. Treacy, renowned Lexington Kentucky horse breeder and millionaire, died at a Boston city hospital after a period of illness. His passing follows his extensive involvement in thoroughbred racing and breeding circles.
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Boston
Bernard J. Treacy
Lexington
City Hospital
Garcia's Victory at Victoria de las Tunas by Dynamite Gun
New York dispatch details General Calixto Garcia's two day bombardment of Las Tunas using five artillery pieces including a dynamite gun. Three of six forts were destroyed, a white flag raised, and Spanish surrender offered on honorable terms.
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Las Tunas
New York
Havana
Calixto Garcia
Victoria de Las Tunas
Garcia
Las Tunis
Gracia
Col. Monategui
Canto River
Sabanilla
Caimito
Canto
Trocha
Gomez
Puerto Principe
Jesus Rabi
Victoria de Las Tunis
Manzanillo
Holguin
Jizuani
Hayamo
Lugue
Weyler
Monazegul
Luque
General Weyler
Santiago de Cuba
Woegler
Pergusto Perex
Big John Aiken Killed by Ambush in Kentucky Mountains
Jackson Kentucky September 12 “Big John” Aiken a famed mountain figure was assassinated by an ambush while returning to his Upper Breathitt County home. He died instantly from two gunshot wounds as an earlier report suggests four or five attackers. no arrests made. Aiken was linked to the Ku Kluxes a feared mountaineer group said to target the “Red.”
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Jackson
Big John" Aiken
Upper Breathitt County
Big John
Feud Flares Between Rival Bands Endangers Leader
The periodical clash pits Captain John Strong, once leading the Kukluxes, against John Aiken and the Red Strings. Strong was killed after a peace, provoking a spree of killings and renewed threats as the feud resurfaces.
Emperors Kiss as William Arrives in Toth Hungary
Emperor William arrived in Toth Hungary with a large suite including General Count Obrutscheff. He was greeted at the military station by Emperor Francis Joseph. The two emperors kissed twice and shook hands amid a throng of cheering spectators.
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Toth
Hungary
Wiliam
Count Obrutscheff
Francis Joseph
Yellow Fever Declared in New Orleans Areas
The New Orleans board of health declared six suspected cases on St Claude Street as yellow fever and later pronounced another case at Miro and Esplanade streets. A boy named Roy from Scranton Mississippi was also deemed to have yellow fever, with origin possibly from Scranton.
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New Orleans
Board of Health
St. Claude Street
Miro
Esplanade
Board of Experts
Oliphant
St Claude Street
Clouect
Louean
Roy
Ving
Lemonnier
Touatre
Natas
Scranton
Mississippi
Brard of Health
Benham Sentenced to Death for Wife’s Poisoning
In Batavia New York Howard C Benham was sentenced by Justice Laughlin to die in the electric chair at Auburn prison in the week beginning November 1 for the murder of his wife Florence T Benham. Florence died January 4 from prussic acid poisoning after a July 2 conviction and denial of a new trial.
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Batavia
N. Y
Howard C. Benham
Laughin
Auburn Prison
Florence T. Benham
Benham
Laughlin
Greenfield Gold Mining Claims Filed in Adirondacks
Saratoga report says Greenfield Gold Mining organisers have filed land claims after receiving assays from Washington they will not disclose. Preparations for extensive mining underway as workers reach deeper rock, with increasing yield reported.
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Saratoga
Washington
Adirondacks
Mutineers to Be Brought to U S From Bahia
Mutineers from Bahia aboard the frigate Lancaster will be brought to the United States to face trials for the murder of Captain Whitman and Chief Mate Saunders during the voyage from Boston to Buenos Ayres.
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New York
Olive Pecker
United States
Bahia
Lancsater
Whitman
Saunders
Boston
Buenos Ayres
General Reeder Arrested Charged With Bribery
A brief local notice reports General Reeder arrested on bribery charges. The item notes accompanying legal actions and potential implications for regional governance. No further details are provided in the readable text.
Seven Killed In Van Buren Freight Wreck
A freight train on the Iron Mountain line derailed near Hanscom I T killing seven men and injuring six others two of whom may die. Thirteen men riding inside a machinery car were killed or badly hurt as the car left the rails and a logs car piled atop it. Train crew unharmed.
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Hartford, Conn
Hartford
New Britain
Thomas Sheehan
Maple Hill Curve
Sheehan
van Buren
Ark
Iron Mountain Road
Hanscom
I. T
Coffeyville
Kas
Cabinet Meeting Called In Washington To Discuss Tariff and Harbor Plans
The president will return from Somerset Pennsylvania next Monday and a cabinet meeting is set for Tuesday to address Tariff act Section 22 construction, San Pedro Harbor improvements, Alaska and gold miners state questions, and possible Hawaiian conditions. He plans brief stay then continue vacation and not return to the White House before October 1, likely spending time in New England.
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Washington
Somerset
Penn
San Pedro Harbor
Cal
Alaska
White House
New England
Mute Student Arrested in Murder Case in Malone
A message from Helena officials led to the arrest of Winfred Bell, an eighteen year old student at the State Deaf Mute School in Malone, on a charge of murdering his stepmother. The victim, described as wealthy, disappeared last Monday and Bell arrived at the school Tuesday. the body was found badly disfigured.
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Malone
N. Y
Helena
St. Lawrence County
Winfred Bell
Bell
Businesan Hanford Served With Suit Over Alleged Affair
Hobart Sept 1 Crandall H Hanford a business man was served with a summons after Prod A Lamb alleged he attended Lant's wife and was criminally intimate with her. Mrs Lamb a prominent Methodlet church choir contralto, and both parties have hitherto borne good reputations.
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Hobart
Crandallh
Hanford
A. Lamb
Lant
Mra. Lamb
Man Walks Off Moving Train in Sleep. Philadelphia Rider Injured
Michard Albertus of Adior Street Philadelphia dozed aboard a train near Elisatevh New Jersey. He awoke and stepped off as the train passed through the city, struck a fence but escaped serious harm with a broken rib.
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Elisatevh
N. J
Michard Albertus
Et Adior Street
Phthadelphia
President Kinley to Reach Washington on Special Train
President Moe Kinley will arrive in Washington tomorrow afternoon after departing Romerset Pennsylvania. The special train will travel via the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and is expected to reach the capital at 3 pm.
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Washington
Moe Kinley
Romerset
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Weather forecast for the Alidatle States and New England
In the United States and New England, weather will be full to partly cloudy with warmer and sultry conditions and fresh light southeasterly winds shifting to variable. Tuesday suggests partly cloudy skies and hotter inland conditions with variable winds.
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New York
Alidatle States
New
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