Fight Over Union Blockade: Anthracite Operators Firm to Kill the Union
Special to the Indianapolis Journal reports George F. Baer leading operators in a calculated strike against the United Mine Workers of America. Operators refuse concession on union recognition, plan gradual mine resumption to exhaust strikers, while militia fears and public opinion shape efforts.
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Indianapolis Journal
Wilkesbarre
George F. Baer
Reading Railroad
United Mine Workers of America
Mr. Baer
Europe
Morgan
Coal Combine
Baer
Sunght
Seaboard
Hanna
Wiley plan tests borax in meat to pressure Germany
The Agriculture Department, backed by a Congress act, will run a ten day diet trial on twelve healthy men to assess the health effects of foods preserved with borax and other additives. If harmful, the study could justify excluding German meats. The research, led by M W Wiley, expands to vegetables and imported foods from France Italy Germany and England.
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Indianapolis Journal
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Germany
Congress
United States
M. W. Wiley
France
Italy
England
Wiley
Rathbone Silent After Havana Trials Arrival in Cincinnati
The Hon. E. G. Rathbone, late director general of posts in Cuba, arrived in Cincinnati today. He will visit Hamilton on Tuesday and then join his family in western New York. He declined further comment on Cuban affairs beyond his petition to Congress for a full investigation.
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Cincinnati
E. G. Rathbone
Cuba
St. Nicholas Hotel
Hamilton
New York
Rathbone
Congress
Steamer Portland Reaches St Michael and Port Townsend
Special dispatch reports the steamer Portland arrived at St Michael on July 2 and sailed again July 3 for Port Townsend. From Dawson the news moved up the river via Nu lato to Eagle, then Daw son. The vessel is in good condition with all passengers and crew well.
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Seattle
Waeh
Portland
St. Michael'’s
Post-Intelligencer
Dawson
Nulato
Sarah
Eagle
Port Townsend
Salisbury resigns premiersh ip as Balfour rises in Britain
London July 13 the resignation of Lord Salisbury as prime minister is announced. A J Balfour succeeds as premier after an audience with the King. Chamberlains future role and cabinet rearrangements are debated while Salisbury seeks a quiet life and health concerns loom.
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Sailsbury
Lord Salisbury
South Africa
Mr. Balfour
Mr. Chamberlain
House of Commons
Balfour
Commons
Benefit to Ireland and Salisbury Resignation News
London reports in July that MP Thomas Power O Connor discusses Lord Salisbury's resignation amid coronation delays and Balfour’s appointment. He cites Salisbury's poor health, obesity, and rumored cabinet sleep episodes, noting whispers of influence by Joseph Chamberlain and Michael Hicks-Beach.
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London
Thomas Power O'Connor
M. P
Lord Salisbury
Mr. Balfour
Edward
Tower
Joseph Chamrm
Mirchael Hicks-Beach
Balfour and Salisbury Rise Amid Political Downturn
The Rt. Hon. Arthur J. Balfour, newly appointed premier and former first lord of the treasury, defies predictions of political downfall as circumstances seemingly elevate him. The report hints at a shift in fortune just as peril mounts, with continuation noted on page six column three.
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Arthur J. Balfour
England
House of Commons
Friars Not Wanted In The Philippines
President Roosevelt and Secretary Root state friars will not be permitted to stay in the Philippines. Opinion abroad holds their presence as undesirable and contrary to current policy guiding colonial administration.
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Philippines
Roosevelt
Root
Roosevelts Quiet Day Stirs Vatican Friction Tale
President Roosevelt and Secretary Root weigh Governor Taft’s Vatican talks over Philippine friars. Officials expect a note to Vatican via Taft, asserting friars must be eliminated to preserve order. Mrs. Roosevelt and four children attend church as plans develop. Mayflower repairs press on with 181 crew aboard. Alice Roosevelt travels from Camp Santimoni to the station.
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Washburn
McKinley
Root
Taft
Vatican
Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
United States
Philippines
Washington
New York
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Albert Gleaves
Naval Service
Alice Roosevelt
Camp Santimoni
Newcomb Lake
Adirondacks
Mr. Roosevelt
Northwoods
Buffalo
President McKinley
Catholics Hold Mass Meeting in Grand Rapids on Philippines Protest
In Grand Rapids Michigan a mass meeting of Catholics was held to protest U S actions forcing friars from the Philippines. All Catholic clergy including Kop Richter attended and resolutions were adopted.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
United States
Philippines
Kop Richter
Corn Bull Run Draws Millionaire Pool As Prices Soar
Chicago reports corn selling above wheat as a powerful ring of financiers led by Daniel G. Reid and partners cements a 20 million bushel May corner. Short sellers struggle to deliver 19 million bushels in the month while profits soar and critics warn of ruin for many.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Joseph Leiter
Phillips
Orneesee Orc
Reeise
Axiecucpsases
Daniel G Reed
John W. Gates
W. H
J. H. Moore
William B. Leeds
Harris Gates & Co
John A. Drake
Wyeth Fame
Francis M. Drake
Daniel G. Reid
Old American Tin Plate Company
Great Tin Plate Combination
the Moores
United States Steel Corporation
Reid
New York
Schwartz, Dupee & Co
Mr. Reid
Charley White
Cage Board of ‘Trade
Mr Reid
Carnegie
Wall Street
Moore Brothers
Phoenixes
Drake
Iowa
John Dupee
John Lambert
Isaac L. Ellwood
Dupee
St. Louis
Spencer
Cudahys
General Morgan Dead Former Indiaman and Commissioner
New York July 13 General Thomas J Morgan died at Yonkers from kidney disease aged 74 He served in the Seventh Indiana Volunteer Infantry 1861 to 1865 rising to brevet brigadier general He was Indiana affairs commissioner 1889 to 1893 and later secretary of the Home Missionary Society of the Baptist church Mrs Ada Eugenie Vrooman Leslie died in New York aged about 68 born 1846 she wrote for leading periodicals and helped run the Leslie syndicate Mr E Cuthbert Washington correspondent for the Richmond Dispatch died in Washington aged 61 He served in the Confederate army and later managed Southern news for the New York Herald George Washington Stephens founder of the Moline Plow Company died at 83 in Moline Illinois
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New York
Thomas J. Morgan
Yonkers
Rochester
N. Y
General Morgan
Franklin, Ind
Lewis M. Morgan
Franklin College
Seventh Indiana Volunteer Infantry
Atlanta
Ill
Seventieth Indiana Volunteer Infantry
Morgan
Rochester Theological Seminary
Franklin
Baptist Theological Seminary of Chicago
Providence
R. I
Indiana
Harrison
Home Missionary Society of the Baptist Church
Ada Eugenie Vrooman Leslie
Alfred Leslie
Frank Leslie
Leslie
Lady's Bazaar
Arthur
Frank
Leslie Syndicate
Washington
E. Cuthbert
Richmond Dispatch
New York Herald
Richmond
Moline
George Washington Stephens
Moline Plow Company
Washout at Lakeview after Kaw floods disrupts rail line
Ninety feet of the Atchison Topeka Santa Fe track at Lakeview washed away as Kaw river flooding rose. A work train was stranded between two breaks with no coal or water. Flooding threatens more lines, while families move from the rising river area. Three drownings reported near Silver Lake and Union Pacific rails alarmed by river breach. Santa Fe repairs lag but trains expected to run again soon.
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Union Pacifico Railroad
Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Silver Lake
Santa Fe
Lakeview
Riverside Park barbecue interrupted by accident near Hot Spring
At Riverside Park fifteen miles from Hot Spring Arkansas festivities were halted by an accident. John A. Scott, a local resident, narrowly escaped injury from a toppled boat during the event. Police and emergency crews attended the scene, and organizers resumed activities after the brief disruption.
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Hot Spring
Ark
Riverside Park
John A. Scott
Ceaera
Chinese envoy Liang Chen Tung named U.S. minister
Peking July 12 Sir Liang Chen Tung secretary of the Chinese embassy to the coronation of King Edward was named Chinese minister to the United States New ministers to Russia France and Italy were also named The dowager Empress continues to treat the diplomatic service as unimportant most appointees are unknown Liang Chen Tung studied in America and is a Yale graduate He is described as able dignified and honest and is the first among seventies era students to gain high recognition
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Peking
Liang Chen Tung
Edward
United States
Russia
France
Italy
America
Yale University
Chinese Minister Wu to be Replaced by Liang Chen Tung
Washington reports confirm Liang Chen Tung will succeed Wu as Chinese minister. Chen, aged about forty, has U S education and European exposure. He has served as interpreter in Washington and held posts with missions to Japan and London. Wu’s term, linked to Boxer era efforts, ends after years of service. Chen’s appointment follows China’s plan for a youthful progressive envoy.
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Washington
Notigg
Liang Chen Tung
United States
Mi Chen
Chen
Chang
Japan
London
China
Germany
Baron von Ketteler
McKinley
Roosevelt
Mr. Wu
Spain
Peru
Extradition Action for Gaynor and Greene
The State Department moves to extradite Cal John F. Gaynor and Captain Benjamin D. Greene from Quebec. Secretary Hay has requested British authorities to cable the warrant promptly. Grounds cited are presensus. action separate from Canadian judicial progress amid possible counsel connections objections.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Cal
John F. Gaynor
Benjamin D. Greene
Quebec
Canada
Hay
Raikes
Newport
Secretar
Department of Justice
Messrs. Greene
Gaynor
Ship Owner's Son Found Dead in River at Sault Ste. Marie
The body of J. H. McBryer, son of Erie ship owner James McBryer, was recovered from the river after being in the water five days. An envelope bearing the inscription My name is J. H. McBryer suggested suicide. McBryer had been missing from Erie two months. his father traced him to the Soo.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
J. H. McBryer
James McBryer
Erie
J. H. Moryer
McBryer
Soo
Two Boys Drowned Near Detroit in Case Lake
In Detroit, July 13, two local youths, Anthony Rukamp aged sixteen and Adolph Budelier aged eighteen, drowned while rowing on Case lake. Their companion May Wiesler was saved after the boat began leaking and capsized before they could reach shore.
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Detroit
Mich
Anthony Rukamp
Adolph Budelier
Cases Lake
May Wiesler
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