Stone and beat nonunionists in anthracite region
In Deargea Shamokin Mount Carmel and Shenandoah miners strike action risks prompting troops. Federal judges are accused of violations. Nanticoke men arraigned for assault on a Susquehanna Coal Company engineer. Provincially scaled violence and mob activity disrupts Wanke washery and Cameron colliery. nonunion workers targeted. police, burgess, and sheriff respond.
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Wilkesbarre
Nanticoke
Brown
William Young
Susquehanna Coal Company
Young
Wanke
Duryea
Scranton
Jacobs
Shamokin
The
Mineral Company
Cameron
Burgess Thomas
Coal Company
Mount Carmel
Reading and Union Company
Here
Richards’s
Shenandoah
Thomas Tosh
Coal and Iron Police
Tosh
Mitchell to tour anthracite region for UMW addresses
President Mitchell plans weeklong engagements to address United Mine Workers assemblies across the anthracite area. He will begin in the Schuylkill region with stops at Shenandoah and MalCly, while relief funds from Bituminous miners and ongoing contributions support destitute strikers in Wyoming.
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Wilkesbarre
Mitchell
United Mine Workers
United Mime Workers
Schuylkill
Shenandoah
Ma! Cly
National
John Fallon
Wyoming
West Virginia Labor Unions Boost Mine Workers Fund
Assessments from United Mine Workers members pour into national headquarters amid the anthracite strike. Two new clerks brought total to seven as Secretary Wileen vacates to expand space and President Mitchell stays at Wilkesharre until settlement. Large mail volumes slow yesterday’s business. Wilson reports funds arriving satisfactorily with many personal contributions. The union reviews injunctions by Judges Jackson and Keller and studies federal law in the strike context.
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United Mine Workers
Wileen
Mitchell
Wilkesharre
Wilson
Jackson
Keller
West Virginia
Knights of Labor
Miners and Judges Clash Over Strike Tactics
In Charleston West Virginia prosecutors focus on John Richards who threatened to blacklist miners who refused to join the strike. Judge Keller is pressed over injunction limits while lawmakers note workers may still seek lawful persuasion in mining districts. The case highlights tensions between union activity and enforcement of labor orders.
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Charleston
W. Va
John Richards
Keller
Richards
Price fixed at 45 cents by Board of Trade in oat corner
Chicago July 2 The Board of Trade directors set a 45 cent marginal price for new July oats after hearings. Short sellers argued the move, calling it a baby act, while bulls claimed it defended their rights. The measure, under corner rules, allows margins 10 percent under or over the marginal price.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Bulls
Board of Trade Directors
Bears
Warren
Greatest oil trust united Rockefeller Rothschild Nobel
Daily Mail reports a formed working agreement among Rockefeller Rothschild and Nobel oil interests. The plan aims to control output and price, offering absorbent terms to Russian exporters and spurring a Russian anti trust conference as a response. Independent exporters reportedly resist and prepare to fight the combine.
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London
Daily Mail
Rockefeller
Rothschild
Nobel
Batoum
Moscow
Rothschilds
Great Combine
Largest coal land deal in Illinois fields in history
A. G. Simpson of New York, representing a $1 500 000 Eastern syndicate, has secured options on more than 5 000 acres of coal land in Montgomery and Macoupin counties with plans to extend 5 000 more. Options set at 17 50 per acre expire October 1, 1902, with payments to landowners if coal is found in paying quantities.
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Litchfield
Illinois Coal Fields
Montgomery
Macoupin
A. G. Simpson
New York
McVey
Gilman
Waggoner
Burlington
Third Attempt Suicide Ends in Death Near Lanham Neb
Charles Preble prominent farmer and stockman near Lanham Neb attempted suicide three times today. He first fired at his heart but missed a vital spot, then jumped into a fifty foot well and was rescued, and finally hanged himself from a barn rafter. Heavy floods ruined hundreds of acres of his Savage property and caused heavy losses.
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ST. Joseph
Charles Preble
Lanham
Neb
Overstreet Sees Safe Republican House in fall Congress
Washington dispatch notes Representative Overstreet and Chairman Babcock predict a GOP House next fall with a solid majority. They cite farm prosperity, weak Democratic issues, and Bryan’s rising influence. Indiana remains safely Republican and Speaker Henderson favored for re election.
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Indianapolis Journal
Washington
Overstreet
Republican Congressional Committee
Babcock
Bryan
San Francisco
Fitzsimmons
Mr. Overstreet
Indiana
Kansas City
Miers
Henderson
Littlefield
New York
Iowa Republicans Shift On Tariff Plank Before State Convention
Des Moines July 2 The withdrawal of Lafayette Young from the committee on resolutions signals the end of opposition to reaffirming last year’s platform at the Republican State convention. The Polk county caucus announced the move after objections to the trust plank advocating no tariff modification to curb monopolies. Senators Allison Dolliver and the Iowa delegation attend, with some members privately favoring a change.
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Des Moines
Lafayette Young
Committee On
Seventh
Young
Polk County
Allison
Dolliver
Iowa
Congress
Teller May Not Seek Re Nomination in Colorado
Senator Henry M. Teller states in a forthcoming letter that he will accept a Democratic Colorado state convention nomination for United States senator if the convention chooses him. He says he has decided to leave the question to the Democrats in the state convention and will face himself if nominated.
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Cripple Creek
the Times
Henry M. Teller
W. H. Griffith
Silver
Republican State Committee
Democrats of
Colorado
United States
No-Contest Declaration on Re-Election Candidacy
A public figure states that they will accept the action as final and will not seek re-election. They express no other method to determine the people's wishes regarding their candidacy. The remark underscores a commitment to democratic process and personal decision in political life.
Cardinal Gotti Appointed to Lead Propaganda Office
Rome reports Cardinal Gotti, long viewed as a likely future pope, named prefect of the Propaganda Fide to succeed the late Cardinal Ledochowski. Cardinal Agliardi becomes prefect of the Economy, while Cardinal Vannutelli moves to lead bishops and regular discipline.
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Rome
Cardinal Gotti
Sacred Congregation of Bishops
the Propaganda
Cardinal Ledochowski
Cardinal Agliardi
Congregation of the Propaganda
Vincent Vannutelli
Cadinal Gotti
City halts bids for new electric lighting contract
Mayor Bookwalter states there will be no bid process this year due to likely single bidder and potential litigation. discussions with Commercial Club show Home Heating and Lighting Company may be the bidder. legislation may redefine the city charter to allow longer contracts while awaiting relief.
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Bookwalter
Nelson
Denny
Theodore P. Davis
Commercial Club
Home Heating and Lighting Company
Samuel E. Rauh
Mile Square
Indianapolis Light and Power Company
Indianapolis
Supreme Court
Sun Vapor Light
Commercial Club Committee
William Haulesen
J. E. McCullough
Hunt
Jobin H. Holliday
Holliday
Europe
Haueisen
McCullough
Board of Public Works
Westville mob outcry over Tolton wife case and arrest
In Westville Indiana a mob aimed to hang Tolton over the disappearance of his wife. Authorities restrained the crowd as Tolton faced a preliminary hearing and claimed she was sent to Chicago. Sheriff and deputies moved Tolton to the county seat for safety amid ongoing investigation.
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Indianapolis Journal
Laporte
Ind
Westville
Here
William Tolton
Tolton
Chicago
Marshal Warnke
Aids
Sheriff Small
Wells
Liberal captures North Leeds seat in bye election
In North Leeds, Liberal Rowland Barran won 7539 votes to Conservative Sir Arthur Lawson's 6781, replacing William Lawies Jackson who joined the peerage. The result unsettles Balfour supporters amid dismay over education reform and tariff intrigue, with papers noting a Liberal victory driven by grain policy and schooling bill.
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London
House of Commons
North Leeds
Rowland Barran
Barran
Arthur Lawson
William Lawies Jackson
Morning Post
Birmingham
Postmaster at Lynnville Shot by Robbers in Office
Evansville Ind July 29 L D Zimmmerman postmaster at Lynnville Warrick county a few miles east of here was shot by two robbers entering the post office shortly after 9 o'clock tonight. The wound over the heart is fatal Zimmerman is one of the wealthiest men in the southern part of the state and has held the post at Lynnville for 25 years. The robbers secured a tin box with over 5 dollars in cash and fled on a hand car. Bloodhounds have been telegraphed and a posse is in pursuit. the Lynnville office has been robbed three times in recent years.
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Indianapolis Journal
Evansville
Ind
L. D. Zimmerman
Lynnville
Warrick County
Here
Zimmerman
Edward Crown Nears After King Walks With Aid
London reports solid progress in King Edward's recovery with doctors approving August as coronation target. A stick assisted walk, easing diet restrictions, and a royal yacht stay at Cowes accompany plans for a Westminster Abbey ceremony on August 3. The king and Queen Alexandra may travel to Buckingham Palace around August 6 to 18, with a naval review and Balmoral visit planned.
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London
Edward
Cowes
Isle of Wight
Westminster Abbey
Alexandra
Buckingham Palace
Balmoral
Queen Alexandra
Prince of Wales
Not Guilty Ruling in Kokomo Stepfather Murder Case
In Kokomo Indiana Myrtle Smith was found not guilty of murder by Mayor Armstrong after a preliminary trial. The shooting of Albert Milton occurred July 2 and his death followed. only eyewitnesses were the accused and her mother who testified to self defense. Victims friends dispute the verdict and plan to take the case to the grand jury.
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Indianapolis Journal
Kokomo
Ind
Armstrong
Myrtle Smith
Albert Milton
Milton
Munday Dying After Caseyville Shooting Fight Over Suspected Slaying
Charles Munday, shot by Joseph Sacars Sunday night near Caseyville, is reported dying as officers and citizens press the hunt. An Italian lodge offers 200 dollars and Red Men 1000 dollars in rewards for Sacars's capture, with searches in the woods and warnings he may resist.
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Indianapolis Journal
Brazil
Ind
Charles Munday
Joseph Sacars
Caseyville
Sacars
Munday
Red
Daring suicide attempt ends with rescue in Knightstown
Harvey Trees a local druggist attempted to hang himself using a trace chain attached to a harness. Five neighbors cut him down after the unsuccessful act. He recovered, asked for a nickel, and had attempted self destruction before.
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Indianapolis Journal
Knightstown
Ind
Harvey Trees
Trees
Coronation progress steady with August date fixed
London reports strong progress toward the coronation with no second postponement anticipated. The royal yacht Victoria and Albert hosted visitors including Prince and Princess Radziwill and the Earl and Countess of Listowel. A royal proclamation sets August 6 as the coronation date.
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London
Victoria and Albert
Prince
Princess Radziwill
Earl and Countess of Listowell
Serious Trouble in a Large Establishment at Terre Haute
Terre Haute Ind July The struggle of the Amalgamated Iron and Steel Association to obtain recognition for workers at a major plant escalates into a serious confrontation with management as union organizers press for bargaining rights and an official vote.
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Indianapolis Journal
Terre Haute
Ind
Amalgamated Iron and Steel Association
Preacher and Boy Drowned in Camp Rescue
The Rev. W. H. Leatherman pastor of the M. E. Church at De Graff Ohio drowned while trying to save Earl Needham aged twelve who also died. The tragedy occurred as they were camping with a group of boys near De Graff.
Interurban freight talks stall on city extensions plan
City officials and executives from Union Traction and Shelbyville companies debated extending the Lexington avenue and cross town lines while freight car use in streets drew sharp questions. McGowan sought more time to decide on building the proposed interurban routes and freight arrangements.
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Board of Public Works
Lexington-avenue
Prospect-street
McGowan
George F. McCulloch
Union Traction Company
W. N. Harding
Shelbyville Company
Frank L. Littleton
Mr. Littleton
Shippers’ Committee
Banquo
Mr. McCulloch
McCulloch
Littleton
MR. M'Culloch
Bookwalter
Logansport
Marion
Fort Wayne
College Avenue
Indianapolis
Anderson
Tleton
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Teller
Camden
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Philadelphia
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Cooper Hospital
Harry Miller
Isaac Fowler
Pensauken
Merchantville
John Morrissey
David Baird
Loudenslager
Ledochowski
Leo
Papal
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Standard
Grant County
Falls Cities
James RK. Beardsley
Columbian Stamping and Enameling Works
Amalgamated Association
Topping
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Britton
Evening Papers
Amalgamated Association of Employes
His Majesty
King Edward
McUlloch
Union Tracetion Company
MR. Mgowan
Bine
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