Striking Coal Miners See 126000 Idle, Hazelton Marches Begun
Philadelphia dispatch reports that President Mitchell claims over 126,000 miners are idle as coal strikes widen. Lykens clash avoided by union decision while Morea workers reportedly consider returning to work amid operators’ statements. Marches in Hazelton provoke fear recalling 1897 crackdown. In a separate note, a river shooting leads to a murder charge against Corbett.
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Philadelphia
Lykens
Pennsylvania Railroad
Mitchell
Schuylkill
Morea
United Mine Workers
Hazelton
Railroads Shrink as Coal Strike Pauses Freight Lines
Scranton Pennsylvania September 21 coal mine tieup halts crews and stops trains across Erie and Lackawanna systems. no coal moved over Honeysdale branch. switching crew laid off. Erie Wyoming Valley Delaware and Hudson Ontario and Western and Lackawanna report no trains in any direction as hundreds of railroad workers idle awaiting settlement to end the strike.
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Scranton
Erie Railroad
Honeysdale
Erie and
Wyoming Valley
Delaware and Hudson
Ontario and Western
Lackawanna
Operators Refuse to Yield in United Mine Workers Conflict
Calvin Pardee owner of the Lattimer and Garwood collieries in the Hazleton district says operators will not yield to the United Mine Workers. He predicts a long strike and has ordered mules removed from the Harwood mine to pasture as preparations for a prolonged confrontation.
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Philadelphia
Calvin Pardee
Lattimer and Garwood
Hazleton
United Mine Workers
Harwood
Miners Strike Persists in Wyoming Valley Areas
The third day of the miners strike in Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania shows no change with all collieries idle. A large miners demonstration in Pittston reinforces strikers there while operators oppose arbitration.
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Wilkesbarre
Wyoming Valley
Pittston
Thas
Shot by a Warden in Minnesota Fatality
St. Paul reports Joseph Mrozinski aged 59 was shot and killed by Edward Corbett a deputy and game official in an incident described as involving a warden while on duty. The event occurred on September 21.
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Oseph Mrozinski
Minnesota
St. Paul
Joseph Mrozinski
Edward Corbett
Germany and Britain Align Against France and Russia
Wasa Hineton dispatch reports Germany and Britain aligned against France and Russia over China policy. The Chinese government urges the United States to act independently, while Baron Sternberg and the Chinese minister press for a swift answer. The president weighs a response as powers divide, and the U.S. faces choosing sides or breaking from the group stance in China.
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Wasa Hineton
China
Peking
Washington
Canton
State Department
Baron Sternberg
Germany
Great Britain
France
Russia
United States
Cuban Election Sparks Fear of Revolutionary Majority
Havana dispatch reports high American officials satisfied with orderly delegate selection to the constitutional convention but anxious over a revolutionary majority. Secretary Lacoste blames figures like Gomez and Cisneros for turbulent influence while Governor General Wood denies interference in the Pinar del Río and Rivera cases.
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Havana
Lacoste
Santiago
Juan Gualberto Gomez
Salvador Cisneros Y Betencourt
Miguel Sanguilly
Bravo Correso
Miro Argenter
Dr. Silva
United States
Wood
Santa Clara
Ruis Rivera
Pinar del Río
Honduras
Nebraska AG Sues Starch Firms Over Trust Restraint
Lincoln Sept 21 Attorney General Smythe with supreme court consent filed quo warranto actions against United Starch and Argo Starch Nebraska City Neb alleging National Starch forms a trust restraining trade and should be barred from Nebraska business.
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Lincoln, Neb
Smythe
Supreme Court
United Starch Company
Argo Starch Company
Nebraska
Nebraska City
National Starch Company
British Occupy Nelspruit with minimal resistance
Lord Roberts dispatches from Nelspruit dated September 18 says the town was occupied the day before without opposition. He reports ongoing communication with General Buller and access to supplies. Buller notes most remaining opponents are mercenaries and Cape Colony rebels.
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Nelspruit
London
Lord Roberts
General Buller
German demand on China risks preempting peace talks
Minister Wu Ting fang expressed strong doubt and concern over Germany's note to the powers. He warned that conditioning peace negotiations on punishing those responsible in China would force a preemptive and hard prerequisite before any talks begin.
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Germany
Washington
Wu Ting Fang
China
Legation
Has No Doubt of Me Kinley Election but Not Congress
Congressmen Kinley voices confidence in his own election prospects while expressing uncertainty about securing a seat in Congress. He cites political headwinds as a factor and urges supporters to stay engaged through the campaign.
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Aries McGowne
Bank Street
Washington, D.C
Kinley
Congress
New Yorks
Congressmai
State Department Receives Fowler Telegram From Che Foo
Consul Fowler in Che Foo China reports that Governor refuses foreigners at Paoting Fu and Chi Li. Mission properties west Shan Tung are destroyed except Lin Ching mission of American Board. Rioters dispersed. governor orders extermination of Boxers in Chi Li province.
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State Department
Che Foo
Washington
Fowler
China
Chi Li
West Shan Tung
Lin Ching Mission
American Board
German Force Largest as 10000 Allies Likely Winter in Peking
Reports from Peking indicate about 10 000 Allied troops will winter there with German forces remaining the largest group. Some troops to be dispersed to surrounding cities to ease strain while Japanese pull back to Nagasaki and Russians keep at least 2000. A British German French joint expedition plans Paoting action. Dowager empress open to return if protected, though leaders resist responsibility.
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Peking
Shanghai
Nagasaki
Paoting
Diplomatic Refusal Reported on German Note
A White House meeting involving the president, Attorney General Griggs, Dr Hill acting secretary of state Atlee and General Corbin resulted in no final action. The draft answer is described as a diplomatic refusal to accede to Germany's proposal.
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Germany
Washington
White House
Griggs
Hill
Atlee
Corbin
American Death List From Shanghai Telegram
Consul General Goodnow lists American fatalities in China with churches, missions, and locations named. The telegram names families and individuals killed by Chinese forces, including Rev. and Mrs. Simcox, Hodge, Taylor, Pitkin, Desmond, Manchester, Rice, Huston, Clapp, Williams, Davis, Bird, Partridge, Atwater, and Price across Pao Ting Fu Ku Chan Lu Cheng Tai Ku Fen Chow Fu.
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Washington
State Department
Goodnow
Shanghai
China
Simcox
Hodge
Taylor
Pitkin
Gould and Merrill
Pao Ting Fu
Desmond
Manchester
Ku Chan
Rice
Huston
Lu Cheng
Clapp
G. L. Williams
Davis
Bird
Partridge
Tai Ku
Atwater
Germany Presses Coast Fort Destruction in Peace Talks
A Shanghai dispatch to The Lokal Anzeiger reports Germany will demand the destruction of Chinese coast defenses and the Yangtse forts as a condition for entering peace negotiations.
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Berlin
Shanghai
Lokal Anzeiger
Germany
Yang Tse
Conger Urges Occupation of Peking by Foreign Troops
Mr Conger United States minister says Peking must be occupied by foreign troops until a settlement is effected else expedition value will be lost. General Chaffee forbids u.s. troops from shooting looting or foraging and orders aid to reopen shops with compensation for losses.
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Peking
Shanghai
Mr. Conger
United States
Chaffee
Farmers Hold Their Broom Corn in Arcora Market
Arcora Illinois September 20 price of broom corn has jumped from 8 to 100 dollars a ton. Brush sold freely at these figures as farmers hold their crop to secure an advance.
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Arcora
Ill
Despondent Husband Dies After Fatal Threat in Curiaco
Mrs. Florence Buehler died at the county hospital after her husband Ernest Buehler threatened to kill her. Buehler was jailed at the police station where he became despondent and killed himself.
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Curiaco
Florence Buehler
Ernest Buehler
Buehler
Republican campaign chief predicts tight race for House
J. W. Babcock of Wisconsin, head of the Republican congressional campaign committee, tells a reporter he expects McKinley to win but warns hard work is needed to gain a House majority. He cites solid Democratic blocs in 10 Southern states and urges gains in the North and Missouri to offset the South. He says Republicans must overturn Democrats in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Illinois to balance the solid South.
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J. W. Babcock
Wisconsin
Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
Babcock
McKinley
Congress
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Illinois
Corrected American Casualties at Siniloan Engagement
Corrected casualty list from Siniloan shows 24 Americans dead including war of wounds, 19 wounded, and 134 engaged with 1,000 Filipino attackers. Captain John E. Morgan of Company L, Thirty seventh Infantry among the wounded. Enemies’ casualties unspecified. McKinley may speak in the West. Hanna plans Canton visit to urge a western swing.
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Siniloan
Laguna de Bay
United States
John E. Morgan
Thirty-seventh Regiment
McKinley
Cubcano
Hanna
Canton
Illinois
Hobson disputes Dewey at Manila Bay
Lieutenant Hobson in a Vancouver interview says Dewey’s fleet did little damage at Manila Bay and that Spanish ships opened valves and scuttled themselves. He claims our shell fire failed to sink the ships.
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Hobson
Dewey
Manila Bay
Vancouver
B. C
R. P. Hobson
Admiral Dewey
Manila
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