Miners Halt After Injured Drummer Incident at Pittsburg
Injunctions by the court pause marches by striking miners against New York and Cleveland Gas Coal company in Pittsburg. Deputy Henry Stewart wounded a drummer, sparking a tense crowd of about 1000 as sheriffs managed to prevent a riot. Leaders Bellingham and Sheriff Lowry steadied the scene. next court argument scheduled for Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittspurg
New York and Cleveland Gas Coal Company
Henry Stewart
Jacob Mott
McDonald Band
Dolan
Firemen Foil Lynching After Inferno Near Ironwood
In Jessieville, a Jessieville suburb near Ironwood Michigan, four buildings burned. John Romota and family escaped as Henry Lensoi, accused of starting the blaze, was saved from a mob by firemen and Chief Jeffrey. Lensoi confessed his role and alleged Charles Ross offered payment to burn for insurance. Ross, arrested in Hurley, faces examination. Sensol expected to waive it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ironwood
Mich
Irnonwood
John Romota
Henry Lensol
Jeffrey
Jessieville
Charles Ross
Hurley
Romota
Sensel
Lensoi
Ross
Michigan
Sensol
Miners Close Kanawha River Mine in West Virginia
A Montgomery W V special from Fred Dilcher reports the miners march into Mount Carbon and close the Kanawha colliery, one of the largest mines on the river. He notes only two mines remain open and claims operators predicted a fight but all remained with the miners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Montgomery
W. Va
Fred Dilcher
Kanawha Valley
Mount Carbon
Kanawha
Strikers Defy the Sheriff in Corren Illinois
Bradley's army of striking miners remains in Corren Illinois defiant to the sheriff's order to leave the county. The sheriff warns he will force them to disperse if they do not depart by morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corren
Ills
Miners' camps near Decatur remain quiet at camps
Decatur Illinois August 16 1900 strong police presence as deputies guard roads around mining camps with about 500 men in camp from other cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Ills
Indiana Miners Return to War
Evansville Indiana August 16 miners at Wooley s Gough s and Nestor s mines on the Louisville and Evansville and St Louis road a few miles above the city have gone back to oil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Evansville
Ind
Wooley’s
Gough’s
Nestor’s
Louisville and
Evansvile
St. Louis
Battle with Bats At Ferrill House In Iowa
Webster City Iowa August 16 a drove of bats invaded the home of Alonzo Ferrill near Bushy In the ensuing confrontation Ferrill and his two sons killed 63 of the pests after receiving face scratches and near blindness from the swarm The family had retired when the bat disturbance began and the men fought them off with a broom and improvised weapons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster City
Alonzo Ferrill
Bushy
Dominion to collect royalties from Yukon miners
Ottawa on August 16 reports the Dominion government is resolved to collect royalties from miners in the Klondike and other Yukon territories. Arrangements are being made to ensure royalty fees are collected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Dominion
Klondike
Canadian Territory
Yukon
Six Prisoners Escape From Green Bay Jail
Six inmates confined for highway robbery escaped Green Bay county jail by sawing bars of the steel cage. Details describe the method and immediate search to recapture them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Bay
Wis
Funeral of Canovas Del Castillo in Maprio
The August 16 funeral in Maprio for Senor Canovas del Castillo drew troops, lowered flags, and thousands of wreaths. Dignitaries including the Duke of Sotomayor and Marshal Martinez Campos attended as Senora Canovas forgave the assassin, offering a moving, forgiving tribute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maprio
Senor Canovas del Castillo
Duke of Sotomayor
Martinez Campos
Pazo de la Merrzed
Senora Canovas
Prince Henry of Orleans to Duel with Count of Turin
In Paris and Rome dated August 16 a brief conference between Prince Henry of Orleans and General Albertone postponed their duel as Prince Victor Emmanuel Count of Turin, king of Italy’s nephew, intercedes to claim precedence. A local paper says Turin left Italy secretly for the duel, with swords reported as weapons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Prince Henry of Orleans
Albertone
Victor Emanus
Turin
Italy
Rome
Weyler Resignation Said Near in Havana Dispatch
New York dispatch reports on best authority that Captain General Weyler has sent his resignation to Madrid. The move follows Canovas assassination and is welcomed by Cuban sympathizers who expect relief from the concentration policy with a new Spanish commander in Cuba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Herald
Havana
Key West
Cuba
Wisconsin Bank Cashier Arrested In Insolvent Case
O Hearn William R cashier of Jackson County bank at Buiack River Fats Wisconsin arrested by Sheriff Buckley on a warrant by E McEwen depositor for receiving deposits while bank was insolvent. He was released on five thousand dollar bail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buiack River Fats
Wis
William R. O’hearn
Jackson County Bank
Buckley
E. McEwen
O’hearn
Portuguese Troops Rout Rebellious Tribe Chiefs
Lisson August 16 official report says Portuguese forces surprised and routed the Mapaulinguines on Tuesday. Twenty three chiefs and 293 followers were killed, with many wounded. Portuguese losses were two killed and four wounded. All tribal territory has been laid waste.
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Lisson
Afghan Ameer Thought Involved In Intrigues
London reports on suspected Afghan intrigues with serious concern in English papers published in India. The Indian government will be kept fully advised and prepared for any emergency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ameer
Afghanistan
London
India
Canadian stone admitted for Buffalo breakwater duties
Washington August 16 Secretary Gage orders Buffalo customs to admit the Canadian stone for the breakwater pending a final duty rate and payer determination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washindton
Gage
Buffalo
Harper's Magazine 1897 offers new fiction and features
Harper's Magazine presents new fiction including The Martian by Du Maurier, a Twentieth Century Renaissance by Frank R Stockton, A Pair of Patient Lovers by William Dean Howells, and stories by Twain Page Davis Wister Bangs Stuart Wilkins and others. It also features science psychology and geography series by Williams Wilson Lummis Bigelow Bonsal Smith and Smith, plus illustrations by Woodville and Smith. Subscriptions for one year are four dollars with free postage in the U S Canada and Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
du Maurier
Trilby
Frank R. Stockton
William Dean Howells
Mark Twain
Thomas Nelson Page
Richard Harding Davis
Owen Wister
John Kendrick Bangs
Ruth McMcEnery Stuart
Mexico
Woodrow Wilson
John Bach MacMaster
James Barnes
Sheridan
Gen G . Forsyth
Howell
Africa
East
Poultney Bigelow
Stephen Bonsal
Siberia
Hu Lan
F Hopkinson Smith
R. Caton Woodville
Queen Victoria
Harper & Brothers
Harper’s Magazine
Personally Conducted Excursions to California
The North Western Line offers weekly personally conducted excursions to San Francisco and Los Angeles aboard modern sleeping cars with comfortable amenities. Experienced conductors accompany travelers to California, ensuring care and attention, with daily tourist sleeping car service between Council Bluffs and California. Contact Chicago & North Western Railway agents for rates and details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North-Western Line
San Francisco
Los Angeles
America
California
Council Biutis
Hiesago & North- Western Railway
Minor items of interest from across the nation
Reports note Colonel C H Gatch of Des Moines dies, a fast mail link to Mexico may be ready by January 1, and Very Rev Augustine Hewitt is dying. Mines at Negaunee resume after a two month lull, pension vouchers mailed, Ornament wins the Oakley derby, Catherine Moser joins Sisters of Mercy, and Bradbury and Ward elope. Clann na Gael in Chicago challenge new Illinois anti uniformed society law. Japan imposes land and leaf tobacco taxes to fund the treasury. George C Bidwell named customs collector for New York, Wilbur Wakeman appraiser, Louis Gallet sentenced to eight years hard labor. appeal planned. George Copeland’s Cadillac house struck by lightning killing wife, sister, and child. Big Joe McAuliffe training for Stelzner bout. National Retail Jewelers Association to meet at Hotel Cadillac Detroit July 19 and 20. Thomas J Kenney murdered aboard the battleship Indiana at Brooklyn navy yard.
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Ornament
Tillo
Fleischman
Catherine Moser
St. Louis
Sisters of Mercy
San Diego
Cal
John Bradbury
H. Russell Ward
Los Angeles
Clan-na-Gael Guards
Chicago
Illinois
George C. Bidwell
District Ofew York
Wilbur F. Wakeman
District of New York
Louis Gallet
New Orleans
George Copeland
Cadillac
Mich
Big Joe McAuliffe
Jack Stelzner
Pacific Athletic Club
National Retail Jewelers’ Association of the
United States
Detroit
Thomas J. Kenney
Indiana
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Philip F. Carter
Another Revolution in Honduras Sparks Martial Law
United States Consul in Tegucigalpa reports a revolution breaking out in Honduras with the republic under martial law. Also noted are a resigning Des Moines land office official and high Missouri River water mysteriously vanishing into the artesian basin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honduras
Washington
United States
Little
Tegucigalpa
A. B. Evans
Des Moines
Missouri River
Creat
Harper's Bazar celebrates 1897 with features and fiction
Harper's Bazar enters its thirtieth volume in 1897 offering Paris fashion letters from Katharine De Forest, New York fashions, and pattern sheets. It showcases serials by Maria Louise Pool and Octave Thanet, stories by Wilkins and Spofford, regular columns on society, health, music, embroidery, etiquette, and Good Housekeeping. The Bazar features art from Sandoz Baude and Chapins, and advertises subscriptions as a gift for wives, daughters, or sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katharine de Forest
Paris
New York
Mary E. Wilkins
Harriet Prescott Spofford
Marion Harland
Ruth McEnery Stewart
Viola Roseboro
Margaret Sutton Briscoe
Good Housekeeping
T. W. Higginson
Bazar
Harper’s Bazar
Harper's Weekly Seeks Forward in 1897 But Keeps Its Spirit
Harper’s Weekly marks forty years of editorial zeal since 1857 and pledges to continue its mission in 1897. The magazine previews new stories including A New England Story by Mary E Wilkins and a Greek uprising tale by E F Benson, plus a sequel to The House Boat on the Styx by John Kendrick Bangs. It highlights serials, departments, and cartoons while promising continued world news, literary and artistic progress, and leadership in illustrated journalism for the United States, Canada and Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Far East
Europe
New England
Mary E. Wilkins
E. F. Benson
The
Styx
John Kendrick Bangs
Peter Newell
W. D. Howell
E. S. Martin
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Bellingham
Lowry
James Richards
de Armitt
Sheriff Lowry
West Virginia
Canovas
Prince VS
Prince
Henry of Orleans
Victor Emanuel
Weyler
Wisconsin Bank
Bradfield Regulator CO
Atlanta
Erie Medical CO
Harpers Magazine
Canada
P. O
N. Y. City
C. H. Gatch
Augustine F. Hewitt
D. D
Queen Iron
Negaunee
Interior Department
Castonria
Hires Rootbeer
Charles E. Hires Co
Phils
Vim Cycle Company
Wabash Ave
Parker
Pass Books
Harper’s Bazaar
the Bazar
Sandoz
Baude
Chapins
Maria Louise Pool
Father Quinnallion
Octave Thanet
Harper’s Weekly
Harper's Enly
Harper's Weekly
Harper B Brothers
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