11 Dec 1902
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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1902
Page
1
In Scranton the strike commission hears miners describe evictions and brutal conditions at Markle mines. Witnesses recount health crises, a widow's death after relocation, and the perilous air in gangways as J B Gallagher cites worsening hazards and labor unrest.
Mayaguez capture reported by a white squadron including the Iowa Illinois Albany and Chicago at 6 09 a m with the channel mined. Nashville and Eagle entered harbor while San Francisco and Atlanta were not seen. Three scouts and the Mist observed at Mona Passage as Admiral Sumner’s fleet advanced. Mayaguez allowed to escape.
Rapid City reports the Elk Horn railroad increasing Indian employees from Pine Ridge and Rosebud reservations. About 30 to 40 Indians work as coal shovelers, section men, and graders, proving reliable and equal to white workers. Indians earlier worked under government wage rules of $1.25 daily, while the railroad pays $1.59 daily, with similar labor demands and greater independence.
Thirteen anarchists were captured near Spezia after a clash during an oath taking. Police wounded one officer and one arrestee in the struggle as the group plotted to assassinate King Victor Emmanuel.
Four men died and ten were injured in a dynamite explosion at No 5 mine South Wilkesbarre. The dead are Robert Humblebee Arthur Jones Matthew Phillips and James McGlynn. The shaft is 110 feet deep and gas did not ignite. Loss estimated at half a million dollars.
A disastrous blaze began at 4 a.m. in the Snook and Austin furniture store on Whitehall Street and swept through the Norcross building and Jacobs drug house. The Williams hotel and Kimball House vicinity were affected as sparks spread, threatening guests though none known killed. The Peters Building burst its windows from heat as damage mounted. The Norcross and Peters structures housed offices and a full sixth floor restaurant.
A fire at Colgate five miles north of Menominee Falls Wisconsin killed three people and injured six. Max Manthey perished with a broken neck after leaping from a window. Miss Hedwig Manthey, nine, was not recovered and Edna Manthey died of injuries. The origin of the blaze remains a mystery.
New York dispatch reports Senor Perez secretary of the house of representatives was attacked in a conference room by Representative Mendieta a Nationalist and Mendieta a Republican. He was knocked down twice before colleagues separated them. The dispute arose from house debates and a duel is said to be likely.
Word reached Ladysmith of the burning of Ingram a lumber town on the Soo railroad fifteen miles east with a population of 125. No details available as all wires to the town are down and communication is cut off.
A morning fire in Bird Island Minnesota caused a death and $60,000 in property loss. George Fewer, about fifteen, was helping move goods when a kerosene oil tank exploded, killing him.
A large audience gathered at the Lafayette theater in Washington on Sunday night to honor Michael Davitt Edward Blake and John Dillon the Irish envoys in the United States. Speakers urged support for Ireland's struggle for relief from English rule and discussed prospects for home rule legislation.
Custom Collector Shuster rules that Chinese residents legally in the United States may enter the Philippines. He states that any Chinese legally resident in the mainland United States is entitled to enter the Philippines, provided they travel via a reasonably direct route and use due diligence.
The grievance committee of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers in Wilkesbarre, Pa has met in secret sessions and prepared a new wage scale to be presented to Central Railroad of New Jersey officials soon. The engineers reportedly demand a wage increase.
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