Shipping ventures and shocks ripple across the nation
The article reports a coal laden tow to Cuba beginning with the tug Cuba leaving Philadelphia for Hirvana, amid police raids on extortion and arson rings led by ex policeman Ettelson. It notes disasters from a major storm in Indiana, a fatal rail wreck in Virginia, a large fire in St Louis, and a wave of strikes in Reading, Pennsylvania. It also mentions legislative battles, land openings on the Kiowa-Comanche-Apache reserve, and railway capital expansions.
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Cuba
Philadelphia
Matanzas
Carole
Hirvana
Uni@exwriters’ association
Ikicago
Senjamin Ettelson
Mich
Oma
Broom Trust
Iwarion
Ind
Chicago & Sitea
Independence
George E. Gerew
Ennis Crowley
J. B. Sickle
Saddlery
St. Louis
Nashville
Norfolk & Western Railroad
Tazeewell
James Pruett Amed
Beverly Kinder
Saux City & Pacific Railroad Co
Treasury Department
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Co
Sioux City & Pacific
Pennsylvania Senate
Cochran
Reading
Reading Railroad Co
Abops
Reading Iron Co
Oklahoma
E. F. Parker
San Francisco Railway Co
Secretary of State of
Missouri
Frisco
Kansas City
Ft. Scott
Pittston
Eliott, McChune & Co
D. G. Falson
Chicago
Champlain
Oval Savage
Benedict Aras
Benadzet Arnold
Schoo Ber
Falcon
Cruciuie Steel Co
Bessemer Furvazee Association
War Department
Vitlag Meno
Philppines
Stitt Gearly
United States
Niagara
Brush
J M Martin & Son
Smith & Wallace Co
Sewark
Colonial Steel Awards Cement Golonia Plant Contract
Contracts awarded by Colonial Steel Co. cover a portion of the Golonia crucible steel plant to be built by former Crucible Co. of America stockholders near Monica, Ohio. The project costs about 1.06 million dollars and will employ 700 workers.
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Colonial Steel Co
Big Crucible Steel
Crucible Co. of America
Golonia
Ohio River
Monica
Chaffee
Philippine Archipelago
Hartford
Ind
Bedford
Reading
Nicedown
Sharon
Sharon steel_works
Philadelphia
Union Oil Co
Manchester
Standard Oil Co
Standard
Home Company
First Methodist Church
Manhattan
Kan
J. M. Miller
Hans
Bates to Lead Missouri Department With Omaha Head- quarters
Gen J C Bates has been ordered to command the Department of Missouri with headquarters at Omaha Nebraska. The department has long been under Gen Merriam who leads the Department of Colorado. Ex Gov P C Cheney dies at 73 in Dover New Hampshire after serving as NH governor US senator and minister to Switzerland.
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J.C._Bates
Philippines
Department of Missouri
Omaha
Neb
Merriam
Department of Colorado
Henry M. Magilton
Philadelphia
London
Alhambra
Magilton
Brown University
Providence
R. L
Nelson A. Miles
P. C. Cheney
Dover
N. H
New Hampshire
Cheney
United States
Switzerland
Harrison
Crown Point Encounters German Ship Teeming With Scorpions
The Crown Point reported meeting the German bark Planet whose decks were swarming with scorpions and whose crew suffered from scurvy. The second officer Bryant led the Crown Point's bark into Queenstown harbor as heavy snow disrupted rail links between Munich and Italy. Germany faces a record cereal deficit in 1901 with higher foreign food import needs.
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Crown Point
Philadelphia
London
Bryant
Queenstown Harbor
Tyrolean Alps
Munich
Italy
Prussia
German Empire
Notable deaths and events from London to Buffalo
Charles Kensington Salaman dies in London at 87. Lieut. G L Greenshields of the Shropshire Yeomanry dies of war wounds. S W Mitchell arrives in San Francisco from the Orient aboard the China. Disorder erupts in Alcoy Spain during a jubilee procession as rioters clash with gendarmes. About 60 societies and 2,500 people reach Buffalo for the North American Saengerbund. Shelby Steel Tube Co is purchased by United States Steel Corp to consolidate with National Tube Co. G H Moller of New York dies at Spring Lake. A Pontotoc murder jury fails to agree. In Chicago, Behring demands payments from the Pullman family office. police detain him after shooting risks. Boston court rules against American Bell Telephone in patent suit.
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London
Charles Kensington Salaman
G. L. Greenshields
Shropshire Yeomanry Cavalry
South Africa
S. W. Mitchell
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Orient
China
Alcoy
Spain
Shelby Steel Tube Co
United States Steel“corporation
National Tube Co
United States
G. H. Moller
New York City
Spring Lake
A. J
Germsin Savings Bank of
Brooklyn
Pacific Fire Insurance Co
Jennie Gray
Pontotoc
Miss
Joseph Gray
Chicago
Gustave A. Behring
George M. Pullman
Frank O. Lowden
Pullman
Lowden
Behring
Davis
American Bell Telephone Co
National Telephone Co
Century Telephone Co
Ex-Gov Hazen S. Pingree Dies in London at 79
London June 19 Ex Governor Hazen Senter Pingree of Michigan died here last night at 11 35 his son H S Pingree Jr present at the bedside He was born 1840 in Denmark Me served in the Civil War and made Detroit a mayor and Michigan governor His reforms included lower gas rates public lighting three cent fares and a tax on railroad and corporate property He is survived by a widow a son and a daughter
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London
Pingree
Michigan
Mr.Pingree
H.S. Pingree, Jr
Hev
Mr. Pingree
United States
Mr. Pingrée
Detroit
Mich
Hazen Senter Pingree
Denmark
Massachusetts Heavy Artillery
Republican Party
South Africa
Detroit Railway
Avalanche in West Virginia Mountains Buries Home
An unparalleled landslide in Grant county near Hopeville swept two miles of forest and rock into a valley. Mrs. Andrew Ours and her 22 year old daughter died, a grandchild survived, and rescuers retrieved the grandmother entombed in debris as crowds visited the scene from Keyser and beyond.
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Keyser
West Virginia
Hopeville
Grant County
Potomac River
Andrew Ours
Ours
New York Financiers Gain Control of Fairmont Coal Combine
Pittsburg June 19 News reports New York financiers tied to the Pennsylvania Railroad have secured control of the Fairmont coal combine and Pennsylvania interests now control the soft coal trade to the Atlantic seaboard. Plans aim to develop West Virginia fields and expand coal exports, likely with a fleet of trans Atlantic coalers.
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Pittsburg
New York
Pennsylvania Railroad Co
Fairmont Coal Combine
Pennsylvania
Atlantic Seaboard
West Virginia
Anarchists Arrested in Meissen Over Humbert Assassination
Dispatches from Meissen Saxony report three Italian anarchists arrested on evidence of ties to Bresil in the Humbert assassination. They were handed over to Italian authorities.
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Berlin
Meissen
Saxony
Bresel
Humbert
Ma gee Charged with Three Murders in Watseka
Bert A. Ma gee was placed in the county jail Tuesday charged with murdering his wife their 6 year old child and his wife's mother Mrs Mary J Herch berger the morning of May 28 in Watseka Indiana.
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Watseka
Bert A. Magee
Mary J. Herchberger
Pingree Projects Aimed at Michigan Reforestation and Boer Settlement
Col Eli K Sutton recounts ex Gov Pingree’s three grand plans for Michigan: reforest pine wastes by planting trees inspired by the Black Forest, implement crop rotation as in Egypt, and transport Boer settlers to the United States with potential land deals and ship arrangements.
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Michigan
Detroit
Mich
New York
Detroit Journal
Eli K. Sutton
Pingree
South Africa
Europe
Hazen S. Pingree
Bavarian Black Forest
Egypt
United States
Kruger
Seaboard
Gand
Africa
England
Black Forest
Reichman Recalls Boer War Observations and Forces
Capt. Carl Reichman describes seven months with the Boer army from the Philippines to South Africa. He met President Kruger and estimated Boer forces at 20 411 and Orange Free State at 14 834. He notes good discipline, adequate arms, no bayonets, and foreign units including Italians and Irish-Americans among others.
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Washington
Division of
War Department
Carl Reichman
Philippines
South Africa
Transvaal
Kruger
Reichman
Orange Free State
Riccardi
Aguinaldo
Chicago
Destructive Nebraska Tornado Kills and Injures Families
Reports from Naper and Stuart in Nebraska describe a severe tornado that crossed the Keya Paha river Thursday evening. Seven Greening family members were killed or fatally injured, two Anderson children perished, and others were seriously hurt as homes and trees were destroyed along the storm’s path. Communication is cut off, with limited details on damage west of the Greening and Anderson sites.
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Naper
Omaha
Neb
Stuart
Neéeb
Nebraska
Keya Paha
Jacob Greening
Grace Greening
Margaret Greening
Maggie Greening
John Greening
Anderson
Ida
Clara
Bertha
Theodore
Jacob Berg
Greening
Trade mood grows brighter beyond Ohio in weekly review
R G Dun weekly review notes widespread prosperity with increased distribution of merchandise beyond the Ohio River and into the far northwest. Railroads move more luxury goods while stock markets show little fear. Crop news is good and labor disruptions boost iron and steel use. Shipping of boots and shoes remains strong from Boston though production dips slightly. Wool prices stay near four year lows with cautious demand.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Ohio River
Northwest
Wall Street
Boston
Double Lynching in Louisiana Removes Two Suspects
In Shreveport on June 20 a mob of around 200 overpowered the sheriff and jailer and hanged Frank Smith known as Prophet and F D McLand near the Arkansas road. Both men denied complicity in the murder of John Gray Foster. Smith prayed as he died. McLand spoke little.
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Shreveport
Frank
Smith
F. D. McLand
Benton
John Gray Foster
Arkansas Road
Church of God
Foster
McLand
Retaliatory tariff war hinges on U S next move
Washington on June 20 reports the tariff dispute with Russia has reached a point where the United States must take the next action to continue the contest.
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Uncle Sam
Washington
United States
Russia
Destructive storm devastates Booneville with deaths and destruction
A violent storm hit Booneville Missouri on June 20 killing Tobe Fisher as a two story brick building collapsed. Roofs of business blocks and residences were blown off and a large riverfront foundry was wrecked. Trees fell and riverfront crafts were blown adrift. Bell Telephone Co exchange damaged.
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Booneville
Tobe Fisher
Bell Telephone Co
Counterfeiters Captured in Mexico Arrest
Washington reports Chief Wil tie of the Secret Service praising the arrest in Mexico of a group passing large quantities of counterfeit United States silver coins. Over two years, Mexican authorities had received numerous complaints about the operation. American businessmen in Mexico were among the victims.
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Washington
Wiltie
United States Secret Service
Mexico
United States
World gold output falls due to Transvaal war impact
The Engineering and Mining Journal reports world gold production at 255,924,054 in 1900 and US output at 118,435,562. Excluding Transvaal, other producers rose by 10,171,000, with the United States moving to first, Australasia dropping to second, and Canada third as Russia rose to fourth.
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Tranavaal
New York
Engineering and Mining Journal
United States
Transvaal
Canada
India
Rhodesia
Brazil
Australia
China
Australasia
Russia
Labor Convention Aims to Unite Metal Trades
Pittsburg June 22 President Thomas of the Patternmakers association, secretary of the allied metal trades councils, sends notices to prominent labor leaders for a Chicago meeting on July 8. The convention seeks to amalgamate all trades unions under one head and is expected to mobilize about 2,000,000 metal trades workers.
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Pittsburg
Thomas
Patternmakers’ Association
Allied Metal Trades Councils
Chicago
Wanamaker Proposes New Offer for Street Rail Franchises
Ex-Postmaster General John Wanamaker sent a letter to Congressman Robert H. Foerderer offering $500,000 for the street railway franchises held by city capitalists, add ing to the $2,500,000 he had previously offered to the city of Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Ashbridge
John Wanamaker
Robert H. Foerderer
Adelbert Hay Dies in Fall From New Haven Hotel Window
Adelbert S Hay eldest son of Secretary of State John Hay fused to air on a third story window ledge at the New Haven House in New Haven Connecticut during commencement week He fell about 60 feet to the pavement instantly killed The tragedy occurred shortly before 2 30 Sunday morning Yale classmates and bystanders witnessed the fall Washington learned of the death within hours from Secretary Cortelyou Hay had volunteered for Pretoria service and recently accepted a post as assistant secretary to the president in the White House
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Hay
New Haven House
Thero
Adelbert S. Hay
Cleveland
J. Paul’s Academy
Concord
N. H
Yale
South Africa
Pretoria
Macrum
Maj. Pruden
White House
Steamer City of Bangor Destroys Naptha Launch in Fog
In a dense fog the steamer City of Bangor struck the naptha launch Estelle off Deer Island Beacon as it approached Boston harbor. Five men fell into the water. two, L. H. Dickey and Charles Robinson, drowned. Three were rescued as the steamer halted and boats searched the channel.
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Bangor
Boston
Maine
City of Bangor
Bangor Steamship Co
Estelle
Deer Island Beacon
L. H. Dickey
Roxbury
Charles Robinson
Dorchester
Birmingham
Dickey
Robinson
Great Storm in Pittsburg Claims Four Lives
A violent storm spread across Allegheny county causing four deaths by drowning and electrocution, with extensive damage and panicked streets. Victims include Charles Bittner in Spring Garden borough Masco Marcos in a sewer James P Dunn 12 in Braddock and Conrad Hart 12 in Duquesne struck by live wire on a Monongahela Traction Co. viaduct. The losses are estimated around 200000.
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Pittsburg
Allegheny County
Charles Bittner
Spring Garden Borough
Spring Garden Run
Masco Marcos
James P. Dunn
Braddock
Rankin
Conrad Hart
Duquesne
Mrs Eddy’s Annual Message Defends Church Growth
Mrs Mary Baker G Eddy read her annual message to communicants at the Mother Church in Boston on June 24 defending Christian Science against attacks. She predicted continued growth and reported 21 631 communicants with 2496 added since November. She attributed Christian Science to her own observation and the Bible.
Wrecked Falkland Believed Lost Near Bishop's Rock
In Penzance on June 24 officials confirm the captain mate and four crew of the British bark Falkland are drowned after wrecking off Bishop's Rock on June 22. Mate Bateson's body has been recovered as survivors report the ship struck the rocks in rough weather and began to settle with chaos aboard. One lifeboat was likely left unused.
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Bishop's Rock
Penzance
Eng
Falkland
Tacoma
Falmouth
Bishop’s Rock
Bateson
Sunday Train Schedules and Routes in Massillon Area
Massillon train times list Northbound departures at 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Southbound services run at 6:30 a.m. and 9:43 a.m. and 8:35 p.m. An electric cart service operates between Bridgeport and Wheeling, Bellaire and Martins Ferry. General Passenger Agent Bree x Carrel.
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Bridgeport
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Bellaire
Martins Ferry
Hudson
Akron
Warsaw
Tranway
Zanesville
Dresden
Millersburg
A&a
FORD
Gem's
Pittsburgh
Penn's
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