Coal miners strike spreads through Pocahontas region
Roanoke dispatch notes ten mines closed in Pocahontas district and about five hundred men on strike. Tug River fields on West Virginia side also affected as Mother Jones tours the area urging stay-out. Keystone hosts mass meeting and planned operator meeting on June 11.
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Weather Forecast for Sunday and Monday
Washington June 7 Forecasters predict showers and thunderstorms Sunday in Indiana with cooler conditions except in extreme north west. Monday will be fair with warmer temperatures central and northern areas. Ohio also sees Sunday storms then Monday fair with west to northwest winds. Central and southern portions face cooler Sunday with Monday warming and north winds.
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Ohio
Worth
Movements of Steamers Across Atlantic Ports
Shipping notices record arrivals and departures at Cherbourg Liverpool Queenstown Antwerp Hamburg and Glasgow on June 7 required vessels include Auguste Victoria Campania Merton Taurte Fuerst Bismarck Crowned names Minn eaPolis and La Touraine, with routes to and from New York Southampton Havre and Liverpool.
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Hanged to Effigy in Wilkesbarre as Coal Strife Surges
In Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania on June 7 a crowd hanged J Pierpont Morgan in effigy and pelted it with stones as mining towns nearby remained quiet. The strike waves ripple through Wyoming Valley amid stalled talks between miners and operators. A dozen injuries and a boy shot at Lenton colliery prompt jail for four policemen. West Virginia soft coal strike grows, while homes of strikers and bosses face arson protests.
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Railroad strikes loom as miners vote over nonunion crews
In Hazleton Pennsylvania a preliminary meeting of Delaware Susquehanna Schuylkill Railroad workers drafted a resolution for a general meeting to be held tomorrow. The measure states that trains carrying nonunion miners or deputies will not be operated by regular crews once adopted.
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Lykens Mine Strikers Hurl Eggs at Workers Crowd
In Harrisburg on June 7 a crowd near the mines at Lykens threw stones and stale eggs at the few workers leaving. Sheriff Reiff warned them as strikers mocked the action and vowed to repeat it Monday.
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Reading Shopmen Asked to Take Coal Region Work
In Reading Pennsylvania today, shop foremen asked about thirty Philadelphia and Reading shopmen if they would relocate to coal regions to serve as firemen engineers and pumpmen. They would receive two dollars and fifty cents per day plus board.
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Presidents talks of settlement in coal strike
Washington reports a White House conference with Senator Hanna on ending the coal strike. The president may aid settlement and will study views from Labor Commissioner Wright, with Elkins present at times. New York discusses an alternative plan to appoint a committee to investigate mines and seek a settlement including concession on union card recognition. In Carbondale Illinois a strike at Chicago Carterville Coal Company could spread. scale disputes involve loaders and trimmers, with potential statewide action by the State Operators’ Association.
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Injunctions Issued Against Striking Miners in Three Counties
Pittsburg June 7. In Armstrong county courts an injunction was issued against Uriah Bellingham vice president of the miners and twenty others. The order restrains striking miners from interfering with workmen or marching on highways. Injunctions have now been issued in three counties against the strikers.
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Trolley Car Strikes Wagon in Deadly Broadway Crash
In St Louis at Broadway and Walsh street a trolley car at full speed struck a wagon at midnight, killing August Antrobius age 23 a machinist who was dragged thirty feet. Injured were Fred Meisert Arthur Haimmerte and Charles Emmerer who were treated at home after medical care.
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Volcanoes in Hawaii Near Mauna Loa Summit Erupting
Reports from Hawaii indicate volcanic activity rising beyond normal. A schooner captain saw a column of flame from Mokuaweoweow crater near Mauna Loa, about 15,000 feet above sea level, well above Kilauea, the active volcano.
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May Adjourn July 10 in Congress Pushes Farther
Washington dispatch notes Congress likely adjourn around July 10 after deep debate on the Philippine and Cuban reciprocity bills. Crumpacker says adjournment impossible before mid July due to Senate and House work, amendments, and pending conferences amid new nominations and promotions in the Army.
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Trolley Collision Near St Louis Wounds Dozens
A Clinton branch trolley car collided with Missouri Pacific engine 265 at a Brentwood surface crossing in St Louis County. Forty five injured, two fatally, many with cuts from glass, with scattered victims attended by residents before doctors arrived. Inability to control the electric car was blamed for the crash.
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Two Farmers Killed in Paducah Area Train Crash
Paducah Kentucky June 6 an Illinois Central passenger train struck a buggy killing Marion Cole sixty and Nec Parker eighty seven prominent Pryorsburg farmers. A freight train broke in two near the same place this morning killing an unknown negro tramp. Baltimore Ohio June 7 a head end collision occurred early this morning on a high trestle on the Toledo and Ohio Central road near here engineer H C Ritten-
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Boer War Record Shows Fierce Resolve and Costs
The New Orleans Times-Democrat lauds the Boers for vast military effect in two years and seven months, tallying 102,779 British casualties, 18,320 killed or wounded, and 37,000 captured. It argues farmers built strength, British artily costs, and warns on shifting manpower and artisan corps. Philadelphia Times notes Peixoto story at Girard College and a Brooklyn Eagle item mocks Presbyterian dogma on infant damnation.
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Osteopath Dr J F Spaunhurst Listed in Stevenson Building
The Only Registered Osteopath in Stevenson Building on Fifth Floor offers care for rare diseases. Dr J F Spaunhurst is noted as a trusted practitioner with specialty in osteopathic treatment.
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Liberty Bell leaves Charleston for Philadelphia trip home
The historic Liberty Bell was moved from its exposition grounds display to the Coastline depot in Charleston, and will begin its return journey to Philadelphia tomorrow under supervision of officials and curators.
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Cholera in Peking Report From Japanese Barracks
A June report notes a cholera oath or outbreak at a Japanese barracks in Peking. The item records a single case and official response, reflecting wartime health concerns and international tension in the capital.
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