Strike Fund Plan For Mine Workers Under Discussion
A special committee proposes a defense fund raising plan to support about 200000 striking miners. An assessment aims to yield 280000 weekly with a $1 per week levy or percentage of earnings, plus additional donations from unions and business leaders to reach the target. The convention debates funding methods and district contributions, with a decision expected today.
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United Mine Workers
Wilson
Mitchell
Report of the Committee endorses Mitchells recommendations
A committee met at the Occidental Hotel from 7 until after 11 last night and approved most of President Mitchells proposals. The report to the convention preserves the double standard assessment, with districts taxed $1 per capita or 10 percent of earnings, and specifically funds for the anthracite strikers while continuing aid for bituminous strikers.
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Mitchell
Occidental
Convention to Ratify Action and Adjourn This Afternoon
It is believed the convention will ratify the committee action today and adjourn this afternoon. Mother Jones will address the convention this morning, and after her speech the convention will take up the committee report.
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Jones
Convention Debates Defense Fund During Executive Session
The miners debated raising and distributing a defense fund with division over whether to aid both bituminous and anthracite workers. A per capita levy or a percentage of earnings was discussed, while a general strike was tied to funding plans. Pat Dolan urged better care for the Pittsburg district, now larger with 235000 workers under its jurisdiction.
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Mitchell
Pat Dolan
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Lewis
Dolan
Andrews Still Rich in Bank Case Opening
Detroit July 18 Judge and jurors heard defense attorney Otto Kirchner claim Frank C. Andrews remains wealthy and able to pay all debts to the wrecked City Savings Bank. He said Andrews would testify he hopes to settle every cent owed, disputing claims of total ruin. State Banking Commissioner Maltz began the people’s case, identifying bank records and events surrounding the Feb 8 and 10 closure.
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Detroit
Mich
Otto Kirchner
Frank C. Andrews
Andrews
City Savings Bank
Amalgamated Copper
Burt
Hill Seeks Meeting with Roosevelt but Missed So
Oyster Bay July 18 former Senator Hill tried to meet President Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill but no mutual time could be found Hill returned to New York early today without a meeting The President spent the morning at Sagamore Hill on routine business and enjoyed a family picnic this afternoon rowing with Mrs Roosevelt and their children and returning by six o clock Officials say Miss Alice Roosevelt is not engaged to Lieutenant Robert Sterling Clark and has no acquaintance with him
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Senator Hill
William F. Sheehan
Sagamore Hill
New York
Mr. Roosevelt
Loeb
Crashes Into a House as Trolley Car Jumps Track
A trolley car with twenty three on board fell into a house after jumping a sharp curve at Elyria station. Conductor fatally hurt, several passengers injured, and occupants narrowly escaped. Names of injured Elyria residents listed. vehicle wrecked beyond repair and building partially destroyed. Nearby freight wreck at Pembina left three rail workers dead and a brakeman seriously hurt as sixty cars burned.
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Lorain
Elmer Nauman
Elyria
L. J. Gaudern
Harry Brauman
Charlotte Taylor
B. H. Blakeny
Arthur Fatz
Harry Dowd
George Flood
George Daniels
Fred Carnan
J. J. Buckley
John Coleman
Gertrude Bearer
Hattie Bearer
Hattie Ward
Rhinelander
Wis
Pembina
Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Road
Charles Johnson
William Raymond
J. A. Anderson
Frank Thorpe
Drowning in Carpenter Lake Claims Two Shelby Girls
In Shelby Michigan on July 18 Anna Vander Ploeg ten and Lettie Vanderwaal eight drowned when a leaky rowboat sank on Carpenter lake. Their sisters aged fourteen and sixteen survived by standing atop the sunken craft with heads above water.
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Shelby, Mich
Anna Vander Ploeg
Lettie Vanderwaal
Carpenter Lake
Anna
Two Men Die In Grade Crossing Crash At Old Orchard
Two men were killed at a grade crossing in Old Orchard Maine today. W Mills and C Mills, both of Boston, were dead at the scene. One man died later and two others were seriously injured.
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Old Orchard
W. Mills
Boston
C. Mills
Mississippi Flood Threatens Missouri Farms and Towns
Heavy rains in central Iowa push floodwater toward Missouri, threatening 900 square miles of cropland including corn and wheat. Losses are estimated around 2.5 million dollars, with some estimates near four million between Keokuk and Hannibal, and towns like Alexandria, Missouri face potential overflow to several feet. The Des Moines and Mississippi rivers rise, with levees under strain and crest expected by weekend.
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Iowa
Missouri
Mississippi River
Missouri Bluffs
Hannibal
Des Moines
Ottumwa
Davenport
Weather Bureau
Alexandria
Mark Twain
Mississippi
Quincy
Corydon
Lagrange
Lincoln floods threaten homes as creeks rise
A nearly three inch rainfall in Lincoln Nebraska caused fresh flooding in the west city bottom lands. Salt and Oak creeks rose about three feet during the afternoon submerging first floors of several houses and forcing residents to evacuate as water continued to rise.
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Lincoln
Neb
Rain Threat Looms Over Nebraska Downpour Reach
Central Nebraska soaked with heavy rain as forecasts warn of continued drizzle and worsening conditions. Measured totals ranged from half an inch to five inches across the region, delaying outdoor plans and prompting weather advisories.
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Nebraska
Dam Break Floods Iowa Fields Above Historic High
Burlington reports the Yellow Springs dam broke flooding 1500 acres as water rose to its highest level in years. In Columbus Junction heavy rains pushed the Iowa and Cedar rivers and ruined oats and hundreds of acres of corn.
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Burlington
Yellow Springs
Here
Columbus Junction
Iowa
Cedar
Joliet Flood Forces Closures as Rain Floods City
Rainfall of nearly four inches floods Joliet causing streets and yards to overflow near Spring and Hickory creeks. Hundreds of families alarmed as several manufacturing plants close due to high water. Across the Mississippi, floods reach unusual levels with farms underwater along the Illinois shore between St Louis and Alton and ten miles of the Missouri river mouth submerged.
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Joliet
Lil
ST. Louis
Illinois
Alton
Missouri River
Cloudburst floods city streets and basements
A sudden cloudburst drenched Lincoln and surrounding areas this afternoon, flooding streets and cellars in shops. Damage came from hail, wind, and lightning. A tornado in New York State was reported separately.
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Lincoln
New York State
Turbulent Plattsburg Storm Destroys Mills and Boat
A July tornado swept Moffittsville and nearby areas, destroying a starch factory a carding mill Chateaugay Ore and Iron Company sawmill and more. A steam launch sank on upper Chateaugay Lake owned by Seth Thomas and his camp and boathouse were wrecked. A Chicago man Frank Sawyer lost a cottage near the Seth Thomas property.
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Plattsburg
N. Y
Moffittsville
Dannemore
Clinton
Chateaugay Ore and Iron Company
Chateaugay Lake
Seth Thomas
Connecticut
Frank Sawyer
Chicago
Seth
Devastating Storm Ravages Chesterville Ontario
A fierce storm swept within a mile of Chesterville Ontario today destroying everything in a sixty rod wide path. Dwellings overturned and dead cattle in fields. Several people killed and many injured. Damage surpasses 200000 dollars.
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Chesterville
Ont
Denver Hit By Violent Windstorm and Storm Fatality
A fierce Denver windstorm swept the city with 42 mile per hour northwest gusts and half inch rain. W P Swallows a Kokomo Col merchant and postmaster was instantly killed by lightning today, marking a tragic death amid the storm.
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Denver
Col
W. P. Swallows
Kokomo
Heat Wave Prostrations Rise. One Roofer Dies in Cincinnati
Cincinnati weather remains oppressively hot after storms. Eight or ten people suffer heat prostration and a roofer named Michael O Neil dies after collapse and hospital admission.
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Cincinnati
Michael O'Neil
Fatal crash near Millstadt claims three Muskopfs in St Clair County
In St Louis district on July 18, Fred Weichbrod aged 30 and his children aged fourteen and fifteen, sons of Jacob P Muskopf, were struck by a vehicle near Millstadt in St Clair County Illinois and killed instantly.
Assault on Missionaries in Korea by Japanese Coolies
Details reach Washington of an attack on Methodist missionaries in Korea near Seowon as Bishop Moore and companions traveled to dedicate a church. The assailants, workers building a railroad, struck with a club and a piece of cordwood, injuring Moore, his daughter, Appenzeller, and Swearer. The Japanese minister in Seoul seeks arrests. no racial motive evident.
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Washington
Korea
Moore
M. E
Seowon
Seoul
Fusan
Appenzeller
Swearer
Expenditures Likely To Exceed Receipts This Month
Expenditures are expected to run high, possibly eight million dollars, due to war claims disbursements and rising naval expenses. The drain is caused by increased costs in military and naval accounts this month.
Treasury Official Sees Ample Receipts Despite War Tax Repeal
A Treasury Department official in Washington says receipts will be ample to meet all appropriations as July begins the new fiscal year. Expenditures for the first half of July ran high, about 35.3 million dollars, with receipts about 2 million less than last year before accounting for war tax repeal.
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Indianapolis Journal
Washington
Treasury Department
Department
Congress
War Department
Navy
Treasury
Rodiga
Secretary Hay Goes to Summer Vacation in New Hampshire
Washington July 18 Secretary Hay departs for his summer vacation at his New Hampshire home leaving the department in good order and business on track.
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Washington
Hay
New Hampshire
Secretary's Absence Keeps Office Quiet at Home
Three assistant secretaries and Dr Hill Mr Adee and Mr Pierce will handle duties during his absence. The secretary will not attend to public business except as transmitted by the assistants. He will not receive visitors at his country home despite reports of office seekers reaching his retreat with courtesy but no appointments.
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Hill
Adee
Pierce
Great Mistake in Immigrant Numbers Forecast
Immigration statistics reveal total arrivals in the last fiscal year 730,798 with 646,743 immigrants and 52,065 other aliens. Major increases by Austria-Hungary 58,500 and Italy 42,379. declines include Ireland 1,425 and China 810. Navy announces names for battleships Connecticut and Louisiana and cruisers Tennessee and Washington with costs listed.
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Immigration Bureau
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Italy
Sicily
Sardinia
Russian Empire
Finland
Japan
Sweden
German Empire
Norway
Greece
Denmark
Ireland
China
Turkey
Europe
England
Court-martial records for Glenn and Gaujot sent to President
War Department received the Manila court-martial records of Capt. Edwin F. Glenn and First Lt. Julien E. Gaujot over alleged water cure abuse of Filipino prisoners. It is believed Major Glenn was convicted on one or more counts and sentenced to punishment, with the papers to be sent to the President for review.
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Washington
Edwin F. Glenn
Fifth Infantry
Julien E. Gaujot
Tenth Cavalry
Manila
War Department
Glenn
Cuba Recognized by Major Nations in Early Government
Washington reports rapid Cuban government establishment as the republic gains formal recognition from the United States and eight other nations. Telegram from Mr. Squiers in Havana notes recognition by Great Britain France Spain Switzerland Haiti Nicaragua Costa Rica and Guatemala.
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Washington
Cuba
State Department
Squiers
Havana
Republic of Cuba
United States
Great Britain
France
Spain
Switzerland
Haiti
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Guatemala
Woman Defends Self In Double Fatal Shooting
In Carbon dale Illinois two Jaubert brothers were killed by their sister in law after they returned drunk and attacked her. She fired three shots wounding one brother and fatally shooting the other as he tried to strike her. She surrendered and was exonerated by the coroner's jury.
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Carbondale
Ill
Jaubert
Oroville
Gates Reveals How He Secured Louisville and Nashville
In a Commercial Advertiser interview John W. Gates recounts sourcing Louisville and Nashville stock, notes experts valued the railroader higher than Illinois Central, and explains how a potential market panic was averted by lending Belmont's people all the stock they needed without a premium.
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Belmont
New York
John W. Gates
Louisville & Nashville
Illinois Central
Louisville
Mr. Belmont
Russia's Real Aim Seen in Anti Trust Conference
Lyman J. Gage, then Secretary of the Treasury, warned that Russia aimed to consolidate Europe in a tariff war against the United States. He predicted Russia would soon try to curb American progress, noting a larger strategic scheme behind surface talks.
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Europe
United States
Views of Matsukata on the Great Energy of the United States
Japanese statesman Matsukata voices concern that the United States is overextending itself with borrowed capital and warns Europe may use a proposed anti-trust conference by the Czar to push a tariff war against America. He notes U.S. trade with Russia rose despite prior Russian duties and cites Gage era tariff predictions as prescient. Washington observers say the U S would be excluded unless invited and could not bind the government.
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Indianapolis Journal
Washington
United States
Russia
Europe
America
Gage
Treasury Department
Manchuria
Siberia
Kasson
Cassini
Senate
England
Canada
Australia
Associated Press
Tels
Congress
Matsukata fears US energy policy disaster
Count Matsukata, former Japanese finance minister, returned from a month in the United States and told an Associated Press correspondent that American commercial energy policy could lead to disaster. He warned about potential risks and implications of U.S. energy approach as he spoke in Vienna on July 18.
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Vienna
Matsukate
Japan
United States
Associated Press
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