Coal price scrutiny reveals miners blamed for hikes
Interstate Commerce Commission hearings in New York feature Robert M. Olyphant testifying that coal firms kept prices high during the strike due to public need. He cites a planned 10 cent monthly rise up to 60 cents a ton, arguing profits were not the motive and noting prices rose amid demand. Statements attribute price increases to miners' conduct and industry practices, with support from agents and statisticians on pricing variations and contracts dating to 1900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Robert M. Olyphant
Delaware and Hudson Raiilroad
Olyphant
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mr. Olyphant
W. W. Rulet
G. F. Brownell
Susquehanna and Western
Mr. Rulet
Samuel T. Peters
Williams & Peters
Erie
M. S. Kammerer
M.S. Kammerer Company
Luzerne District
Jersey Central Railroad
Tidewater
Mr. Shearn
J. J. Jermyn
Susquehanna Coal Company
Jermyns
Susquehanna Company
Stova
Gas shutoff ends era as families switch off gas
Indianapolis Gas Co. has shut off its natural gas supply. Over 5,000 families have cooked their last meal by the old method. Notice was served to all patrons, and when the supply was turned off most had already made arrangements to meet the emergency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Indianapolis Gas Company
Young Chase In Sanitarium Near Indianapolis
In the Moses Fowler Chase trial in Fowler Indiana on June 9 statements suggested the defendant was near a violent outbreak of insanity. The judge issued a verbal order to admit the young man to a sanitarium in Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Chase
Fowler
Ind
Moses Fowler Chase
Indianapolis
Rockefeller Alds Needy Donation to Flood Relief
Mayor Low received a $5,000 check from John D. Rockefeller for the flood relief fund aiding western sufferers. The contribution supports ongoing assistance efforts in the disaster response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Low
John D. Rockefeller
Lynch Negro in Georgia Murder at Fort Valley
In Fort Valley Georgia a lynching occurred after a black man murdered Cape Wains law a son of a former prominent lawyer. The mob seized the suspect and hanged him at the scene. The incident highlights racial tensions and frontier justice in Macon district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Macon
Cape Wainslaw
Yer
Fort Valley
Prisoners Parade With American Flag in Clinton Tenn
Twenty seven miners from the United Mineworkers marched from the depot to the Clinton jail with a miner bearing an American flag at half mast. Thirty one miners were arrested for violating Judge H. G. Kyle's injunction amid efforts to resume work at Tennessee Coal Company mines in Briceville. Deputies escorted the group from Coal Creek to Clinton, with no bond posted in most cases. Officials warn of more arrests as mine work remains halted and union recognition is demanded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Tenn
United Mineworkers of America
Clinton Tenn
H. G. Kyle
Tennessee Coal Company
Briceville
United Mineworkers
Coal Creek
Clinton
Tennessee Company
Worry for Corbin's Friends and Army Staff Picks
Secretary Root stated no names will be announced yet for the two remaining vacancies on the general staff. Adj. Gen. Corbin, Gen. Chaffee, Gen. Bliss, and Gen. Carter are prominent in discussion. Gen. S. B. M. Young will be chief of staff. two minor posts remain to be filled, with Bliss and Carter likely but unconfirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Root
Adj
Corbin
Chaffee
Tasker H. Bliss
Carter
S. B. M. Young
Gen. Bliss
Gen. Carter
Gen. Corbin
Adjutant General
Army
Move Mansion in Sections
Boston Massachusetts June 9 A half million dollar mansion belonging to John M Longyear is being moved in sections from Marquette Michigan to Brookline near Boston where it will be rebuilt mainly of stone over about two years Longyear formerly served as mayor of Marquette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
John M., Longyear
Brookline
Marquette
Mich
Longyear
Viaduct Section Falls on Train at Union Station
A 30 by 50 foot section of the Union station viaduct over the railway tracks collapsed onto an incoming Great Northern train in Minneapolis. The accident injured a man on the rear platform whose arm was crushed. no other injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minn
Union Station
Great Northern
Clendenin resigns as Illinois National Guard commander
Springfield Ill June 9 By order issued at the request of Acting Gov Northcott Adjt Gen Smith revoked the order removing Brig Gen William Clendenin from command of the Third brigade Illinois National Guard In lieu thereof accepting his resignation
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clendenin
Springfield
Ill
Northcott
Adjt
Smith
William Clendenin
Third Brigade
Ilinois National Guard
Rebels Losing In Venezuela Revolution Nears End
Caracas June 9 The revolution led by General Matos nears its end as government forces attacked his army last Friday, splitting it into three sections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venezuela
Caracas
General Matos
Papermakers Strike Hits Holyoke Mills
Holyoke Massachusetts June 9 Two thousand papermakers walk out affecting all twenty eight local mills as a general wage hike demand spreads across the industry with potential mill shutdowns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holyoke
Mass
President's Relative Is Killed in Elevator Accident
Paris June 9 Constance Gracie daughter of Archibald Gracie of New York was crushed to death in an elevator accident at the Hotel de la Tremeille. Mr Gracie is a relative of President Roosevelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Constance
Archibald Gracie
New York
Hotel de la Tremeille
Gracie
Roosevelt
Census Director Quits in Roosevelt Administration
Washington June 9 President Roosevelt accepted the resignation of Director of the Census Merriam effective immediately Director North has assumed charge of the office
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Merriam
North
Pacific Fleet to Cruise Along Pacific Coast
The Pacific squadron under Admiral Glassman will depart this month for a coast cruise along South and Central America from San Francisco California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Fleet
San Francisco
Cal
Pacific Squadron
Glassman
South and
Central America
Salisbury Improves After Illness, London Report
Salisbury, the former premier, has shown improvement after several days of chills. No further statements on his condition will be issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salisbury
London
Illinois Towns Face the Floods in St Louis Area
Venice and Madison areas flooded with tens of thousands homeless. Rail traffic halted. East St Louis and North Venice sections under water. Dozens dead, hundreds missing. property and crops severely damaged. levees reinforced as 700 people evacuated by river ferries and skiffs. Local officials appeal for food and clothing while factories aid in embankment security.
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Weather Bureau
St. Louis
Alton
Merchants
Eads
East St. Louis
Elliotts Frog
Rush City
Pittsburg Lake
Terminal Association
Madison
Venice
Newport
Ferdinand Cole
Board of Levee Commissioners
Madison County
North Venice
Shipley
Madison Car Works
American Car Foundry Company
Calhoun
Ill
None Will Identify Leaders Of Lynchers In Illinois Lynching
Belleville June 9 The mob that lynched David S Wyatt of East St Louis the negro school teacher who mortally wounded Charles Hertel county superintendent of schools worked on the jail over six hours without masks and no rigid investigation has begun The coroner s inquest is concluded More than fifty witnesses including leading citizens were examined by State s Attorney Farmer None testified to the identity of any mob members Mayor Kern said deputies were advised not to fire on the mob Alonzo Hendricks negro youth was arrested for carrying a revolver claiming Rev Charles Thomas pastor of the colored Methodist church supplied the weapon and urged armed defense Thomas was arrested denied the charges and sought sheriff protection
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Belleville
Ill
David S. Wyatt
East S. Louis
Charles Hertel
Wyatt
Farmer
Kern
Alonzo Hendricks
Charles Thomas
Colored Methodist Church
Hendricks
Thomas
Thompson
Accused of Forging Tickets in Indianapolis Scalp Case
Three men arrested in Indianapolis amid wholesale forgeries and frauds tied to ticket scalping. Investigators from the railway ticket protective bureau say the probe spans days. Arrestees include Mitchell S. Meyberg of M. S. Meyberg & Co., 232 South Sinols Street. James B. Finley, 1031 Hamilton Avenue, a Big Four employee. and Samuel Glick, 220 Northwest Street, a clerk at A. L. Messing’s broker office at 226 South Illinois Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Railway Ticket Protective Bureau
Mitchell S. Meyberg
M. S. Meyberg & Co
South Sinols Street
James B. Finley
Hamilton Avenue
Big Four Railroad
Samuel Glick
Northwest Street
A. L. Messing
South
Ilinois Street
German Navy Chief Denies Attacking Melville
Count von Reventlow denies that his Tageblatt article attacked or flattered Admiral Melville. He says his aim was to warn Germans against overestimating the German navy. He admits a prior piece about Admiral Dewey compared strengths of the German and American fleets.
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Berlin
Count von Reventlow
Tageblatt
Admiral Melville
Dewey
Baseball Results Across Leagues Today
American League scores show Philadelphia defeating Chicago 5 to 1 and Boston beating Detroit 6 to 1 with Cleveland and Washington listed 2 and 5 respectively. National League standings include Chicago 8 Boston 6 and Pittsburg 2 FetutolpEte 0, plus Cincinnati 1 Brooklyn. Other leagues report St. Louis area results and minor circuit outcomes with Cedar Rapids 8 Joliet 3 and Dubuque 1 Rock Island 7.
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Philadelphia
Chicago
Cleveland
Washington
Boston
Detroit
Pittsburg
FetutolpEte
Cincinnati
Brookyn
St. Joseph
Milwaukee
Peoria
Kansas City
Cedar Rapids
Joliet
Bloomington
Davenport
Rock Island
Dubuque
Aultman Miller Plant Sold to Chicago Investor
At a creditors meeting in Akron Ohio the bid by William A Vincent of Chicago to buy the Aultman-Miller plant and assets for 640000 was accepted. Vincent is believed to represent International Harvester company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aultman-Miller
Akron
Aultman-Miller Company
William A Vincent
Chicago
Vincent
International Harvester Company
Boy shoots brothers in Coshocton action shock
In Coshocton Ohio on June 9 James Smith aged 14 aimed a gun at his brothers Eugene 19 and Albert 10 after taunting. A misfire killed Albert instantly and wounded Eugene fatally blinding him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coshocton
James Smith
Eugene
Albert
Fire destroys Simons & Campbell block in Soo
Fire at the Simons & Campbell block in Canadian Soo caused $70,000 in damage. Ogden & Kiefer hardware and Sam Sarasohn & Co dry goods were housed there. Insurance coverage was $35,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Simons & Campbell
Canadian Soo
Ogden & Kiefer, Hardware
Sam Sarasohn & Co
Accident near Greenlawn Ends in Death of Mrs Tanges
A horse drawn cart driven by John D. Tanges swerved off the road in Greenlawn L I on June 9. The upset cart killed Mrs Tanges, a local wealthy resident. The incident occurred after drivers were frightened by a large automobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenlawn
L. I
John D. Tanges
Tanges
Few Signatures to Petition for Panama Canal Treaty
A petition to the vice president of Colombia in this city asking acceptance of the Panama canal treaty received only nine signatures on June 9. The small showing suggests limited local support or awareness of the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolon
Colombia
Outbreak of anti Jewish riot in Bealystok and broader fear
Reports from Berlin and Vienna detail an anti Jewish riot spreading from Bealystok Russia on June 4 where mobs looted 150 homes and 70 shops and subjected a rabbi to public abuse, while Saul Landau was forced to renounce his faith. Grunefeld accuses police of incitement as violence spread to nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Bealystok
Russia
Grunefeld
Saul Landau
Kisheneff
Austria
Vienna
Beresteczki
Ozyn
Monitor Nevada damaged at practice near capes
While the new monitor Nevada fired at target off the capes an explosion shattered the turret causing considerable damage. The ship returned to Old Point Comfort and the Navy Department was notified. Orders expected directing the ship to sail to a navy yard for repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport News
Nevada
Capes
Old Point Comfort
Navy Department
Navy
Fast Mail Train Wreck Near Charlotte
The fast mail train on the Southern railroad collided with a freight train about fifteen miles south of Charlotte. Three post office clerks were injured. The express train engineer leaped clear and saved himself but broke his ankle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
N. C
Southern Railroad
Here
Posta
Mark Twain Plans Italy Trip for September
Hartford June 9 Mark Twain and family will travel to Italy in September. They may settle there permanently as their health requires a milder climate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Twain
Italy
Hartford
Conn
Earthquake Shocks Felt in Skirtles County Ireland
Earthquake shocks were felt Saturday night in Skirtles county Dublin. Houses shook and residents were badly frightened but no damage was reported.
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Ireland
Dublin
Skirtles
Wheat Steamer Stranded Near Buffalo In Dense Fog
The wheat steamer Niagara from Fort William became stranded on Seneca Shoals seven miles from Buffalo New York in thick fog on June 9. Strong currents and poor visibility hampered attempts to refloat the vessel as crews awaited clearer conditions and guidance from harbor authorities.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Niagara
Fort William
Seneca Shoals
Pope In No Danger Rumors Rejected in Rome Dispatches
London reports on June 9 that Rome dispatches deny alarm over the Pope’s condition, stating the rumors of danger are unwarranted. The brief item notes no immediate threat to the Pope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Rome
Hotel Clerk Shoots Wealthy Young Woman in Marion
In Marion Indiana on June 9 Miss Neil Miller daughter of a wealthy resident was shot by Santora Love head clerk of the Hatfield hotel. Love, obsessed and rejected, planned to kill himself but was stopped by bystanders after firing three times. The bullet hit Miss Miller near the heart. her fate is uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Ind
Neil Miller
Santora Love
Hatfield Hotel
Low
Miss Miller
Colonial Building
Love
Man Threatens Alderman in Grand Rapids Crusade
Joseph Muste, a saloonkeeper denied a license, followed Alderman Charles A. Hilton from the council chamber and tried to shoot him. The bullet hit bystander Albert Schultz, critically injured. Muste was arrested and admits planning the assault amid a crusade against stall saloons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids
Mich
Joseph Muste
Common Council
Charles A. Hilton
Council
Albert Schultz
Muste
Kelley Inaugurated as Earlham College President
Robert Lincoln Kelley was inaugurated as president of Earlham College in Richmond Indiana on June 8 succeeding J F Mills. A large turnout of citizens alumni and leaders from colleges attended the ceremony marking the fifty sixth anniversary of the Quaker institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Ind
Robert Lincoln Kelley
Earlham College
J. F. Mills
Fugitive Shoots Policeman in New York Street
Policeman John McGovern was shot twice and seriously wounded during a street arrest. The suspect fired three shots, one piercing the lung area and another shattering the officer’s left hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John McGovern
McGovern
Chinese Honor Murderer rises as Tai-Shidai magistrate
Hong-A!, once noted for murdering a Japanese man named Kimokin in Shanghai in 1894 and blamed for sparking the China-Japanese war, has been appointed magistrate of Tai-Shidai in the Chinese archipelago and is leading an anti-Japanese crusade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kobe
Japan
Hong-A
Kimokin
Shanghai
Tai-Shidai
Pigeons Race 300 Miles At 52 MPH Record Pace
Mishawaka Indiana June 9 carrier pigeons from the Mishawaka Homing Club conducted a 300 mile race from Odin Illinois. Fifty birds carried the average speed of fifty two miles an hour despite adverse wind. The feat stands among the best records for such distances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mishawaka
Ind
Odin
World W C T U Convention Opens in Geneva
Geneva June 9 The world’s W C T U convention opened in Geneva and will run through Thursday. Vice president at large Mrs. Henry Somerset of England and Mra Stevens of Portland Maine preside in her absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Switzerland
Henry Somerset
England
Mra
M. N. Stevens
Portland
Synod In Good Shape Reopens In Baltimore
The general synod of the Evangelical Lutheran church reassembled in Baltimore and heard the seventeenth annual report read by Louis Mafann. The report showed the synod’s financial condition to be satisfactory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
General Synod of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Louis Mafann
Britain Opens Talks With Russia Over Korea Railways
Great Britain has begun communications with Russia at Japan's request to address opposition to Russian railways and mineral concessions in Korea, citing a breach of the Russo Japanese agreement. The move comes amid heightened tensions over Korea's control and regional influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bara
Russia
Korea
Birmingham
England
Great Britain
Japan
Alleged Swindler Hoff Collapses in Custody
New York June 9 John N Hoff, arrested on swindling charges, collapsed physically in custody. Hoff allegedly obtained 175000 dollars in a thirteen fraud scheme. Police report details remain unclear as the case unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John N. Hoff
Hoff
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