Hazleton strike tests resolve as troops kept in reserve
Philadelphia Cavalry sent to Hazleton amid labor unrest as funerals proceed for Polish and Lithuanian victims. Military leaders say martial law not planned. talks aim to end strikes at Coxe and other collieries. Several mines idle, others poised to go out. progress hinges on settlement and arrests.
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Hazleton
Coxe
Dodson & Co
Beaver Meadow
Church of St. Peter and Paul
Father Rust
Fathers Aust
J. W. Moylan
St. Stanilous
Hazleton on edge as Coxe strike stirs Eckley mines
Strife at Coxe Brothers coal pits near Eckley stirs Hazleton with troops mobilized as 200 miners from Buck Mountain march toward the Eckley mines and violence fears grow. General Gobin orders calm, denies martial law, and deploys City troop to secure the scene while priests caution restraint during funerals.
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Hazleton
Coxe Brothers
Eckley
Coxe
Gobin
Buck Mountain
Philadelphia
Calvarymen
Goblin
Sheriff Martin at Hazleton Says Loyalists Stand With Him
Wilkes Barre Sept 12 Sheriff Martin and District Attorney Foll visited Hazleton where General Gobin assured no arrest for him while he stays. The sheriff pledged vindication after an impartial inquiry and said supporters will back order and property protection amid strikes. Two imprisoned strikers were ordered paroled until needed.
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Wilkes-Barre
Sherif Martin
Foll
Haleton
Gobin
Luzerne County
Ttt
Hazleton
Brefore
Louise Michel Coming to America for Missionary Tour
Paris on September 18 reports Louise Michel the famed French anarchist plans to travel to the United States in October with English anarchists. They will conduct a speechmaking tour to promote anarchist doctrine amid ongoing labor troubles. Belgian protests and possible U.S. landing watch accompany the campaign.
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Paris
Louise Michel
United States
America
HURRICANE HITS TEXAS TOWNS MORT ARTHUR SABINE PASS
A severe hurricane struck Mort Arthur and Sabine Pass causing major damage at Port Arthur where three quarters of temporary buildings collapsed. The round house collapse killed all inside and wounded fifteen. Two tugs sank with two men named Moore and Botts drowned. Shipping suffered severe losses while Sabine Pass saw light structural damage beyond the old and new towns.
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Houston
Tex
Mort Arthur
Sabine Pass
Sabine
Moore
Botts
Port Arthur
Round House
Humboldt Brings 15000 Dollars to Seattle
The steamer Humboldt arrived from St. Michaela with fourteen passengers and about $15,000 in gold. It also reports the wheel steamer Ellen Anderson, previously reported lost, is safe in Dutch Harbor.
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Seattle
Wash
Humboldt
St. Michaela
Humboldt Glee
Eillen Anderson
Dutch Harbor
Miners Return to Work Across Wheeling District
Pittsburg September 1 miners along the Wheeling division of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad met today and voted to go to work onWednesday despite a ten days clause adopted at Columbus The Darr mine at West Newton and the Jumbo on the Manhandle road resumed today A general resumption in the district is expected by Thursday
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Pittsburg
Wheeling
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Columbus
West Newton
Man Handle
Seth Low Accepts Citizens Union Mayor Nomination
New York September 11 Seth Low wrote accepting the Citizens' Union nomination for mayor. He declares himself a Republican but aligns with the union’s goal of electing a mayor free from partisan obligations and to pursue reform.
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New York
Seth Low
Citizens’ Union
Union
Low
Coal Strike Ends as Reynoldaville Minors Return to Work
Reynoldeville Fa Sept 1 The coal strike is declared off and Reynoldaville Rathmel minors returned to work today.
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Reynoldeville, Fa
Erne Knocks Out Becker in Refined First Round Victory
Frank Erne delivers a decisive victory by knocking out Harry Becker in the first round at Buffalo. The bout ends swiftly as Erne uses superior power to claim the win.
New discoveries of gold mines in Klondike scene
Reports from Sulphur Creek, a branch of Dominion Creek in the Klondike, describe fresh finds rivaling Eldorado and Bonanza. Prospecting yielded $4 to the pan and $400 in a day, sparking a stampede as 600 men crossed to stake claims. News from Dawson, St Michael and Tacoma details ships, weapons aboard the Portland, and correspondents reporting booming hoards and perilous frontier life.
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Seattle
Wash
Indian River
Klondike
Daweon City
Esrodado Creek
Dominion Creek
John E. Light
Chicago
Dawson
Hella
McKinnon Boys
Wellington
B. C
Eldorado
Dominion
Bonanza
Portland
St. Michael'’s
Moran Bros
St. Michael's
John C. Barr
Hamilton
North American Trading and Transportation Company
Yukon
VAN VALKENBURG TRIAL DELAYED TO TOMORROW IN POTTSVILLE
The trial of BE A Van Valkenburg on conspiracy to bribe Representative Wells of Northampton county was adjourned to tomorrow due to the crowded docket. Judge Berhtel presided with Judge Savidge to join in the morning. Wells and witnesses gathered at the Pottsville courthouse while Van Valkenburg remained briefly on site before leaving. General Frank Reeder and M C Luckenbach accompanied Wells on the scene.
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BE. A. van Valkenburg
Wells
Northampton County
Berhtel
Savidge
Northumberland County
van Valkenburg
Welsa
Philadelphia
Frark Reeder
The
Commonwealth
M. C. Luckenbach
McKinley Farewell From Somerset Amid Cheerful Departure
President McKinley and Mrs McKinley bid goodbye at the Endesey residence in Somerset Pa as they leave for Washington around 10 this morning. The scene features a kiss with their niece Miss Mabel McKinley on the steps and attended by Abner McKinley and Attorney General McKenna.
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Somerset
Endesey
Washington
Aire
McKinley
McKenna
Alias Mabel
McKinley Leads Train Through Station Amid Cheerful Audience
President McKinley accompanied by a Kentucky party including Mrs McKinley plus Attorney General McKenna and aides. A through special Baltimore and Ohio train with two private cars and four baggage cars moved off as a large crowd cheered and the president saluted from the rear door.
Yellow Fever Scare Expands Across States
Nine cases of yellow fever have developed in New Orleans with reports of eight cases at Merkley, Mississippi. A single case appears at the city hospital in Mobile, while Jackson, Mississippi, faces feverish excitement over a dengue scare near Edwards, twenty five miles west, prompting people to flee the area.
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New Orleans
Jackson
Mobile
City Hospital
Carter
Marine Hospital Service
Merkley
Miss
Edwards T
Here
Bradford Bribery Case Targets Bradford Official
Harrisburg Sept. A warrant issued by Alderman Foltz for the arrest of BE P Ingram charges he tried to bribe Representative R S Edmiston of Bradford county to back Boles Penrose for U S senator. Preston says Ingram offered Edmiston a 50 year four year position and 5000 paid immediately. Preston is not known here and is headed to Philadelphia. The warrant is with a constable who will pursue the arrest in Philadelphia.
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Harrisburg
Alderman Foltz
BE. P. Ingram
Charles T. Preston
R. 8
Edmiston
Bradford County
Boles Penrose
United States
Preston
Ingham
Philadelphia
Pace
Murdered Man Found In Kenton Barn After Robbery Attempt
Wilkes Barre reports Bent Cole a 25 year old Benton resident and Hloomabore and Sullivan railroad track walker was found shot to death in a Kenton barn. He vanished Friday night after leaving for Hioomebure and was carried to the barn by assailants following a robbery attempt. evidence includes a bullet wound and blood in a nearby ditch. The discovery caused widespread local alarm and mystery.
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Columbia County
Bent Cole
Benton
Wilkes-Barre
Kenton
Columobia County
Cole
Etterwamla
Rowing tragedy at Verdun on St Lawrence river
Montreal report states three Grand Trunk shop workers Charles Ball Joseph Tessier and Antoine Lussier went out for a row above the Lachine Hydraulic and Lam dam Verdun. Their rapide thor boat shattered and Tessier and Lussier drowned while Ball was saved after grasping a rope thrown from shore.
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Montreal
Charles Ball
Joseph Tessier
Antoine Lussier
Grand Trunk
St. Lawrence
Lachine Hydraulic and Lam Company
Verdun
Rapide Thor
Atoma
Texsier
Litewer
Bell
U S Ministers Presented to Queen Regent in San Sebastian
In San Sebastian on September 12 the United States minister to Bown, Heanis O. Taylor, was received by the queen regent and given letters of recall. Shortly after, General Steward L. Woodford was received as the new United States minister to Boalh and presented his credentials.
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San Sebastian
United States
Bown
Heanis O. Taylor
Boalh
Steward L. Woodford
Republicans Nominate Downs and Rominger at Mauch Chunk
The Republican county convention met today in Mauch Chunk Pennsylvania and nominated M Downs for prothonotary and Charles Rominger for sheriff. In the state delegates contest J M Krebach a Quay man and George M Davie an anti Quay were elected. All support Leisenring for governor.
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Mauch Chunk
Republican County Convention
M. Downs
Charles Rominger
J. M. Kreabach
Quay
George M. Davie
Leisenring
Absconding Clerk Arrested in Cape May Point
George Hogard, alias Cheorge Myers, the absconding city clerk of Pranston Tl, wanted for embezzlement of 800, was arrested today at Cape May Point. He is held for requisition papers.
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Cape May
N. J
George Hogard
Cheorge Myers
Pranston
Cape May Point
Hole
Morning News Summary with Local and Regional Briefs
The morning edition highlights weather notes and regional winds, with mentions of Elkin's version and Hagleton strike region. It references Klondike discoveries, various league games, court sessions, and a return of constabdiess. It also notes Minteters convention, Hugoton shooting commentary, local board meeting, and a murder suspect at large. Local city and suburban updates include Lackawanna and neighboring county happenings along with financial briefs.
Elkin Defends Indemnity Bond Over Senate Extra Clerks
Republican State Chairman John F. Elkin replies to Attorney General McCormick outlining why his resignations were sought and detailing the bond he signed to reimburse State Treasurer Haywood. He argues extra clerks were justified since 1874 as part of house and senate pay items, with governor approval for multiple committees and two extra transcribing clerks, totaling significant expense and controversy.
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Philadelphia
John F. Elkin
Henry C. McCormick
Elkin
Haywood
Senate
House of Representatives
Mr. Elkin
McCormick
House
Thomas
Representative Marshall
Neneral
Stiate
Election Board Convicted In South Bethlehem Ward
The entire Fourth ward election board of South Bethlehem was convicted of election law violations and sentenced by Judge Scott to sixty days in jail and a fine. Board members included Conrad Kelman as judge, Michael Dogan, and Charles Longacre. Inspectors were Matthew McCue and Charles Walker, with clerks unnamed.
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Finston
South Bethlehem
Mina
Scott
Conrad Kelman
Michael Dogan
Charles Longacre
Matthew McCue
Charles Walker
Weather Forecast for New York and New England
The Herald reports sultry weather across the Middle States and New England with light to moderate northerly and westerly winds. Temperatures will be cooler in northern districts, rising later in the south. By Wednesday, fair and warmer conditions with southerly winds spread to the interior as a warm wave advances eastward.
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Sept
Mikidte States
New Mingland
Flr
Lea
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