Mitchell to Lead Pact Summit Amid Strike Sentiment
Hazleton Pa May 14 The anthracite miners convention adjourned after two sessions without deciding on a permanent strike The outcome hangs on President Mitchell guidance and possible concessions from operators Mitchell did not reveal his advice but indicated miners favor a strike if gains are not won Wilson secretaries and district presidents arranged credentials and the convention with about 700 delegates heard Mitchell warn delegates to act wisely while the strike question looms over the meeting.
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Hazleton
Pennsylvania
Committee On
Mitchell
Benator Hanna
National Civic Section
W. M. Wilson
Opera House
Thomas Duffy
Wilson
Maraldi
Koenig
Lord Brougham
Weather forecast for Illinois Indiana and Ohio shows showers and winds
Forecast for Thursday and Friday calls for showers in Illinois and Indiana with fresh east winds. Ohio expects partly cloudy skies Thursday, showers Friday night, and fresh northeast to east winds. Local observations show temperature and precipitation figures with a measured mean temperature departure and total rainfall.
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M Morrow
Washington
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
W. T. Blythe
Movements of Steamers Across Atlantic Ports
Movements report from May records arrivals and departures at Berlin New York Queenstown and Liverpool. The North German steamer Kroupring Wilhelm set a record on Plymouth Cherbourg run averaging 24.6 knots. Calls include Teutonic Friedrich der Grosse Carthagenian Queenstown Hav-erford Ivernia Bergenland Oceanic Moltke Katserine Theresa Phil Ryn with various inbound and outbound services between New York Philadelphia Liverpool and Genoa.
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Berlin
Kroupring Wilhelm
Plymouth
Cherbourg
New York
Teutonic
Liverpool
Friedrich der Grosse
Jemen
Graf Walterows
Hamburg
Carthagenian
Glasgow
Saiied
St. P
Southampton
Southwark
Antwerp
Germanic
Liverpoo
Queenstown
Arri
Haverford
Philadelphia
Ivernia
Bergenland
Oceanic
Moltke
Hama
Katserine Theresa
Genoa
Phil
Ryn
Most Important Labor Convention Advances
A vast labor convention near Scranton Pa faces an afternoon adjournment and a 9 o clock session tomorrow as credentials work continues. Mine workers gather from surrounding patches awaiting news while coal shipments halt to Western markets in fear of a continued strike. Retailers reduce domestic sales and five washeries operate with union crews.
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Credentials Committee
Mitchell
Scranton
Chicago
Delaware & Hudson Company
Continental Tobacco hikes Louisville wages ten percent
The Continental Tobacco Company ordered a 10 percent pay increase for all Louisville employees below foreman, boosting the local payroll by about $740 weekly and extending to 30,000 to 40,000 workers nationwide. The measure, effective May 9, applies to factory staff under foreman rank.
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Louisville
Continental Tobacco Company
C. E. Hallowill
New York
Loulaville
United States
Monon Route Purchases Spark Wall Street Talk
Informed Wall Street circles discuss the Chicago Indianapolis and Louisville Railway known as the Monon Route being bought by Louisville and Nashville and the Southern Railway. Officials imply the two systems gain control of an independent Chicago entry, with Morgan & Co. roles noted and Chicago access now achieved.
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New York
Wall Street
Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railway
Monon
Louisville & Nashville
Southern Railway
Times
Southern
Louisville & Nashville Railways
Chicago
J. P. Morgan & Co
Great Southern Railway
Indianapolis & Ouisville
Louisville
No Atrocities in Panay Denial From Former Colum bus Officer
Adjutant General Corbin has received letters and telegrams deflating charges of cruelty by U S troops in the Philippine insurrection. Allen B. Cusick of Columbus O says in a letter that in Panay natives were treated with humanity and that the Panay campaign adhered to civilized warfare rules. He offers to testify further to support the army’s fair presentation.
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Washington
May M
Corbin
United States Army
Allen B. Cusick
Columbus
Second Leutenant
Forty-fourth Volunteer Infantry
Philippines
Cusick
Philippine Islands
United States Volunteers
Panay
Southern Ohio Traction, Cincinnati deal expands city streetcars
Cincinnati announces that Southern Ohio Traction Company controlled by the Mandelbaum syndicate has closed an agreement with Cincinnati Traction Company. Beginning June 15, cars will run into the center of Cincinnati, previously limited to College Hill, linking the system between Cincinnati and Toledo with several intermediate electric lines.
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Cincinnati
Southern Ohio Traction Company
Mandelbaum Syndicate of
Cleveland
Cincinnati Traction Company
College Hill
Toledo
Civil-service Reform Association elects officers in New York
At the annual meeting in New York the Civil-service Reform Association elected officers led by President Carl Schurz. Vice presidents include James C. Carter D Willis James William C. Lowe L P Morton Alexander E Ord Theodore Roosevelt Elihu Root E M Shepard Oscar B Straus A T White with Majors H Goodwin as secretary and A S Frissell as treasurer. The text also mentions a box label for Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
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New York
Civil-service Reform Association
Carl Schurz
James C. Carter
D. Willis James
William C. Lowe
L. P. Morton
Alexander E. Ord
Theodore Roosevelt
Elihu Root
E. M. Shepard
Oscar
Straus
A. T. White
Majors H. Goodwin
Onvy Man
S. Frissell
Resignation of Tammany Hall Leader Lewis Nixon
Lewis Nixon, longtime Tammany Hall leader, resigns amid a political stir. He refuses a vote of confidence and declares he is out of politics to focus on shipbuilding, leaving the hall without a clear successor as district leaders meet to act on his resignation.
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New York
Lewis Nixon
Tammany Hall
Nixon
Tammany Hall Society
Thomas L. Fellner
George C. Clausen
John F. Carroll
Mr. Nixon
Tammary Hall
Michael Do. Murphy
Feitner Grand Sachem
Croker
Hall
Louis Nixon
Richard Croker
Cattle Prices Hit High Mark at Chicago Yard
In Chicago on May 14 cattle prices rose above the 20 year high, with top bids reaching 7.60 per cwt, 10 cents over last week’s peak. Hogs and sheep also reached record yearly highs as demand stayed strong and offerings sold out.
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Chicago
Union
Youths Sermon Warns Christians Like Shipwrecked Vessels
A New York Times report describes a Christian Endeavor convention speech by a young speaker who compares Christians to ships damaged by ship worms. He notes that outward polish hides decay within and he admits personal flaws as ships are wormed from within.
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New York Times
Boiler Explosions Kill Three Men at Colliery and Sawmill
POTTSVILLE Pa May 14 Patrick Kelly and John Baritch both of Colorado and John McMichael of Girardville were killed today by a boiler explosion at Lehigh Valley Company packer No 5 colliery near Girardville. Kelly was a fireman and the others helpers. Perry Station Ont May 14 the boiler of a sawmill owned by Walter Stayzer blew up one mile east injuring Kilif Devoe D J Everett and W Gillain. Everett's head was blown off and cause unknown.
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Pottsville
Patrick Kelly
John Baritch
Colorado
This County
John McMichael
Girardville
Lehigh Valley Company Packer
Kelly
Perry Station
Ont
Walter Stayzer
Here
Kilif
Devoe
D. J. Everett
W. Gillain
Everett
Nineteen Deaths Reported After Sheraden Explosion
Pittsburg May 14. Official staff deaths from the Sheraden explosion to the coroner show nineteen names. Discrepancies with yesterday’s list are explained by misidentifications as friends of missing persons gave two or three names for a single body.
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Pittsburg
Sheraden
Brest Welcomes May M bet on St Petersburg journey
President Lou bet arrived in Brest after leaving Paris for St Petersburg. He was greeted by cheering crowds and went to the prefecture where 1,300 officials of the Department of Finistierse hosted a luncheon in his honor.
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Brest
France
Loubet
Paris
St. Petersburg
Department of Finistierse
Haitian Revolt Lets Northern Forces Seize Customs Posts
May 14 Port au Prince Haiti. Admiral Killick leads Haitian warships Crete Pierot and Toussaint l Ouverture toward Cape Haitien in support of General Firmin. Northern rebels seize Cape Haitien Port de Paix and Gonaives customs houses collecting duties. Protests filed by National Bank and diplomatic corps. A clash with southern forces expected. ex President Sam embarks for exile aboard Olinde Rodriguez. prisoners released as unrest rises.
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Haiti
Killick
Cape Haitien
Crete
Pierot
Toussaint l’'Ouverteur
General Firmin
Paris
Port de Paix
Gonaives
Olinde Rodriguez
Sam
M. de Prez
Port-au- Prince
M. Boistero Canal
Saint Foix Colin
Kebrean
M. Polynice
Beers and Their Hives
Ainslee's Magazine recounts bee biology from 1768, explaining wax production and cell design. It details beeswax creation, the six sided honeycomb, and how foundation sheets guide cell shape, noting the blend of science and wonder in understanding bees.
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Harvey Sutherland
Ainslee
Jost
Foundlings in Demand in 19th Century Adoption Lore
Ainslee's Magazine recounts a busy mail order market for babies. Charities and the Guild field inquiries from across the nation, with plans for blue eyes or light hair. Foundlings travel with supervision. adoption often costly and incomplete, yet many are raised as wards or legally adopted.
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R. E. MacAlarney
Ainslee
State Charities Association
Guild
Massachusetts
Pittsburg
Denver
Alabama
Alout
The Cat Comes Back Baltimore American Notice
The article notes Mr. Croker will return to America next fall with other foreigners such as Paderewski and Kubelik visiting periodically. It promotes Kruse & Deventer furnaces claiming they ensure heat for next winter. East Wash-
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Baltimore
Mr. Croker
America
Croker
Paderewski
Kubelik
Kruse & Deventer
East Wash
London Platform Bonds of Silence on the Commuter Line
A London Mail meditation on strangers who share daily rail journeys yet remain unknowable. Two men finally speak when a crowded second class car becomes full. One calls the other coward and snob, sparking a row as onlookers pretend to read the paper. The pieceNotes how routine crowds mask humanity and memory as years pass.
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London Mail
London
Admiral's Royal Salute and Naval Tall Tales
A Lippincott's Magazine excerpt recalls navy officers’ fondness for yarns and boasts. An old admiral, famed for blunt humor, hosts the King of Portugal aboard an American warship, calling him King and inviting him to the cabin for a drink, much to the crew’s amusement.
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Lippincott’s Magazine
Portugal
Sawing Wood Beats Golf for Exercise and Pay in Atchison
In Atchison, residents note sawing wood offers better exercise than golf and pays a dollar per card, though golf remains more popular since it costs nothing to play.
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Atchison Globe
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