Anthracite Coal Actions Stir Struggle in Pennsylvania
In Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania August 14 officials report a tense pause as coal operators and mine superintendents gather after Loomis report while Duryea Warneke washery resumes amid 500 to 600 strikers nearby. Sheriff maintains small deputy presence as a fundraising drive in Chicago seeks public support for striking miners.
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New York
Loomis
Pyitsville
Warneke
Duryea
Chicas
Ave. T
Ranke & Committee
Pennsylvania
Union ‘Carpenter
Chicago
Coal Shortages Push Up Prices Across Northeast
New York reports widespread coal shortages as trains deliver limited anthracite, with prices rising. Railroads cut sales to conserve stocks, dealers constrain supplies, and regional yards show variable availability from 25,000 to 200,000 tons in reserve.
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New York
Sveral elGes
Jersey City
Buffalo
Erie* Railroad
Philadelphia & Reading
Lehigh
Delaware & Hudson
Delaware, Terrawanna & Western Railroad
Erie
Delaware & Hadean Company
Albany
Altmay
Kwliware & Hudson
Susquehanna
Wikestarce
Yiston
Soree
Jietail Dealers’ Association
New Gold Reef Found With Far Reaching Claims
Aug 14 Tobannesbaro reports Shooters discover a new gold reef claimed to span a large territory and rival the Witwatersrand in size. Discoverers insist it marks a fresh gold field, while locals note potential continuation of the famed South African strike. Meanwhile in Parsons West Virginia authorities report a lynching case tied to the murder of Chief Wilmoth, with suspects Clements and Carroll named alongside James Black as alleged conspirators.
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Tobannesbaro
Witwaterwrand
Cumterland
Henry Lancaster
Parsons
W. Va
Wilmoth
Womelsdeet
Clements
Carroll
Thettle
James Black
Lajedetnr
Boy Elope Sparks Family Forgiveness in Dover
The 19-year-old son of Edward Carter and a servant girl from Mestaire Plulaville eloped with Esther Johnson. They wed on Saturday in Dover, but parental forgiveness has not yet been extended.
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Marnes
Pary Pus Zorgivenves
Tey Rer
Edward P. Certer
Burwell
Carter
Ot Mestaire Plulaville
Esther Johnson
Pinlnyilie
Wem
Dover
Knights of Pythias Parade Gathers Thousands in San Francisco
At 4 AM August 4, Mad. Gen. Carnahan and a detachment of uniformed Knights of Pythias crossed the bay to Oakland for a parade. Thousands crowded the streets, with business taking a back seat to festivities. The day featured drills, exhibitions, and tours as delayed knights arrived for the conclave finale. National officers were elected for the next year with Stab presiding and Curtis as secretary.
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San Francisco
Carnahan and &Eteng
Knights of Pythias
Bay
Order
Oakland
Arden
Imperial Palace
Til
Knights of Koronan
Supreme Temple of
The
Trathbone
Ubelrses
Presidio
Mechanics
Mark Hopkins Institute of Art
San Francises
Cdat
Supreme Tribunal
Fate
Ante
Wm. D. Kennedy
Funda Wille
National
Pythian Rmitorial Association
Sears
Charlotte
C. H. Cushing
Chicago
Heat Wave Grips Topeka Despite Cool Nights
Topeka residents endured an exceptionally hot spell with temperatures above 80 after 2 a.m and a 99 degree peak on Wednesday. Many slept outdoors or on fire escapes as humidity and pests troubled indoor sleeping, while electric fans provided brief relief. Forecasts promise little relief with partly cloudy skies and possible showers later in the week.
Military Parade at Philippine Society Reunion
The second day featured a military parade headed by Governors Cummins and Sivoge, with regular army units from FF Crook Nebraska and Iowa, city cadets, and Philippine veterans. Generals Hale King and General Jacob H. Smith reviewed the marchers as a General Society meeting followed in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Society of the Army of the Philippines
Cummins
Sivoge Ord
FF Crook
Nebraska and
Ows Mational Guild
Omaha
Veterans of the Philippine Way
Hale
King
General Society
Jacob H. Smith
Cosgrove
South Dakota
Charles King
Like Slavery Days Knoxville Janitor Sells Himself for 1000
Knoxville Tennessee August 1 Jerry Logan an aged negro janitor at the state sequence sport sells himself to Gerald Start clerk of the court for 1000. He agrees to serve and obey Stuart as his master from now until death. Logan, born to slave parents sixty years ago, is an ex slave with white friends of the old regime.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Jery Logan
Gerald Start
Stuart
Trom
Logan
Get
New York police plan platoon system study abroad
Avery D Andrews, member of Mayor Low s three man commission to study police reform, leaves for Europe on Grosser Kurfurst to examine European hours of labor and the five platoon concept. He will report back in October with insights from London Paris and Berlin while Partridge and Philbin pursue local data. Santos Dumont sails home amid funding doubts for a city aviation prize and expects return for St Louis exhibit. A Chicago journalist tests a bulletproof vest in Bloomington Illinois as police chiefs back vest use.
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New York
Avery D. Andrews
Low
Europe
Wil
London
Paris
Berlin
Andrews
Mayor Low
Partridge
Philbin
Santos Dumont
France
la Touraine
St. Louis Exposition
Weather Bureau Sale Report Notes New Deal Items
In a brief weather bureau notice readers learn of a sale event at the precinct with items tagged at 135 dollars and 75 cents. The fragment mentions a clock time around five past four and a vendor setup under official oversight.
Money tied up in Chicago grain case
Judge Chytraus opened dissolution of 49 injunctions filed by Waite & Thorban and others against commission houses, Bank of Montreal, Warren of the Chicago Board of Trade, and directors to restrain a July oats corner. A large crowd heard preliminary agreements as to the course of the hearing. The case could shape grain trading rules for future delivery. Margin deposits of hundreds of thousands are tied up and likely to run into days.
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Chicago
Chytraus
Waite & Thorban
Board of Trade
Commission Howes
Bank of Montreal
Warren
Chicago Board of Trade
The
Exchange
Fairs Killed In Paris Auto Crash Rouses Shock
Americans Mr and Mrs Charles Pair relatives of Mrs W ik Vanderbilt Jr died when their 49 horsepower automobile crashed into a tree fifteen miles from Evereux France as they returned from Trouville. The chauffeur became insane from the shock. The Pair had been staying at Trouville during racing week and had traveled Paris and back in one day.
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Evereux
France
Charles Pair
W. Ik. Vanderbilt, Jr
Virginia Fair
Trouville
Pair
John W. Mackay
Senator Fair
Paris
Baltimore to Host Elks Grand Lodge Reunion Next Year
Salt Lake City Aug 14 The grand lodge of Elks selected Baltimore as the 198 annual reunion site, with Salt Lake City and Kawasaki Springs competing. Baltimore led early in voting as the field narrowed, and Syracuse Springs withdrew. The parade featured 3000 Elks in varied costumes including Park City Utah miners and cotton pickers from Greenville Kentucky. Prizes honored Montana second El Paso and Omaha for display, Seattle lodge won best boat model, Helena took best banner, and San Francisco best marching band. Several hundred Elks planned visits to California before returning east, with no expected changes to ritual.
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Salt Lake
Utah
Grand Lodge of Elks
Baltimore
Grand Lodge
The
Elks
Saketoga
Springs
Saratoga Springs
Elke
Pirana
Park City
San Francisco
Huffalo Bill
Coay
Erand Lodge
California
Half Crop of Apples Leads State Grower Drive
Secretary Barnes of the State Horticultural Society says this summer will see about a half crop of Kansas apples. He plans to link Tanmasese growers with national buyers, and will attend the St Louis delegate convention to arrange a congress of Missouri apple growers. Western growers express dissatisfaction with the national apple plan.
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Barnes
State Horticultural Society
Kansas
St. Louie
Missouri
To Meet at Last in Arington Jefferson County
Reports say Craddock refused to meet Bailey and missed dates. Mrs Craddock to speak at Arington August 27 with Batley expected same day. W L Craddock aims to spread Do Right League in Topeka August 23 and form a statewide campaign to offset Republican Kansas Day club.
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Willis J. Salley
W. B. Craddock
Arington
Jefferson County
Craddock
Baley
Charles McCrum
Demcratic
Central Communneres
Sid Touny
Slley
Wdo
J. W. Btorphy
Snity Center Journal
W. L. Craddock
Morphy
Topeka
Furion
Republican Kansay Day Club
Oreanta
A Socialist Talk in Kansas City Discusses Ownership
Walter Thorna Mills spoke at Fourweath and Baltimore avenue arguing socialism blends collective ownership with democratic management and equal opportunity. He contended essential goods like post offices and schools should be publicly owned while private ownership remains for privately used items, and he challenged wage equity with data from Carroll Wright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Walter Thorna Mills
Fourweath
Baltimore Avenue
Mills
Carroll D. Wright
The
Bord
United States
Drowned in Kansas river fishing near One Sando avenue bridge
A Lawrence boy named Simmons drowned in the Kansas River near the One Sando avenue bridge at Oakland while fishing on a trot line. He waded to free a snag and vanished after claiming he could swim as a companion watched. Despite divers, the body was not recovered. The search was conducted outside city limits with no police involvement. Odell Visits Roosevelt Oyster Bay
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Simmons
Kansas River
Sando Avenue
Oakland
Lawrence
Simmong
Inter
Cubs Buenon Apres Chooses Cuban Envoy in Capital
Aug. 14 Buenos Aires reports the Fovoroment of Paragony confirms Cuban Republic ties with Cubs Livaraguays naming the consul at Axcension, the capital, as Cuba’s representative.
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Cubs Buenon
Paragony
Republic of Cuba
Peas
Axcension
Cubs Livaraguays
Doctor Treated Patient With Lockjaw At His Own Hand
Philadelphia August 14 A young resident physician Lewis McKinney at Jeer fat hospital treated a patient Daniel Hughes who contracted tetanus after a contaminated needle pierced the doctor’s hand. McKinney administered Pasteur antitoxin and, when the patient’s convulsions worsened, he cauterized his own wound and continued care through the night as Hughes died. The doctor admitted feeling nervous but preserved his course.
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Philadelphia
Man
Aysten
Lewis McKinney
Jeerfat
Daniel Hughes
McKinney
Weaving a Net in Mysterious Murders Probe
Inspector Hunt weaves a net of evidence in the Bartholia and Minnie Mitchell murders tied to Oscar Thompson. A woman in black Mary Tallerday identified Thompson’s wagon and horse, linking them to the body of Minnie Mitchell. Thompson faces the sweat box as investigators seek a confession and possible involvement of Edwards, a Bartholin roommate.
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Chicago
Inspector Hunt
Hyde Park
Anna Bartholia
Minnie Mitchell
Oscar Thompson
Bartholin
Calumet Avent Death House
Mitchell
Murcia
Mary Tallerday
Thompson
Edwards
Girl Caught in Belt at Factory Near Topeka
Miss Leona Allendorf of Otto Kuehne & Cove was pulled into a fast revolving belt Wednesday. She avoided stairs by climbing a ladder through a hole near the Noor belt wheel. Her clothes were torn and her right side bruised. Dr Hamilton treated the wounds. she is much better today. She lives at the corner of Curtle and Topeka avenues in North Topeka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leona Allendorf
Otto Kuehne & Cove Factory
Noor
de. Hamilton
Curtle
Topeka
North Topeka
Mustache Bar Dances Set for Mrs Fishs Colonial Ball
Newport reports a compromise over mustache removal for Mrs Stuyvesant Fishs August 24 colonial ball. Some guests agreed to shave while others kept their mustaches, as a temporary ballroom is erected adjoining the villa for the event. Mirrors will line the walls and decor will recall Continental era style.
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New York
Newport
Mra
Crossways
Mathers
Pastor Deem Sweeney Dies By His Own Hand In Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh on August 14 Rev. Dr. Deem Sweeney, pastor of the Bellevue Methody Street Society, reportedly cut his wrists at his residence after suffering a stroke weeks earlier. Authorities describe the death as self-inflicted while under apparent mental strain.
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Pittsburg
Deem Sweeney
Hoboken Mayor Adsiph Injured Foot Delays Work
Hoboken mayor Adsiph reported foot pain yesterday causing a delay in official duties. He experienced difficulty wearing a shoe and sought care, postponing planned city engagements through the day.
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New York
Aus
Adsiph
Hoboken
Work
New Yorker Donates 25000 To Knoxville Hospital
K McHarg of New York broker on Wall Street gives 25000 to Knoxville Hospital in Hooxville Ave 14 H. The donation underscores support from a New Yorker to the local medical facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hooxville, Ave
H. K. McHarg
New York
New Wall Street
Knoxville Hospital
Sacking Continues as Barcelona Fell to Revolutionists
Dispatches report widespread destruction of valuable property as revolutionists seize Barcelona. Foreign powers discussed recognizing the new government while ships CINCINNATI and MARIETTA operated under orders amid volatile port control in Trinidad. The Venezuelan upheaval strengthens rebel claims and prompts a memorandum to seek foreign acknowledgment.
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Washington
Bowen
Eax
State Department
Cincinnati
Marietta
Barcelona
Navy Department
McLean
Port of Spain
Trini
Boon
New York
Ave
Port of Spin
Trinidad
Citm
Maroe
Cumsana
Great Britain
Ting
Peary Arctics Club Windward Report From Labrador
A telegram from Captain Lamorh W. Tartets aboard the Windward to the Peary Arctic Club secretary notes progress after departing Sydney bound for Emmina Bun Labrador. The message reports rough seas and ongoing work related to securing supplies and maintaining the ship's course amid challenging conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Aus
Peary Arctic Club
Lamorh W. Tartets
Windward
Emmina Bun
Labrador
Bydney
Mayaa
Boxer Gilday Dies After Knockout in Mount Clemens Fight
Detroit mourns boxer Gilday who died at his mother's home two weeks after a knockout blow against Johnnie Beaubien in Mount Clemens. He remained semi conscious nine days after the bout with his condition worsened by prior poultices and bells. Temperatures of large cities section and weather forecast follow irrelevant to the death notice.
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Detroit
Mount Clemens
Johnnie” Beaubien
Gilday
Mills Store News Announces Deep Price Cuts This Week
Beginning the last half of August Mills Store signals major stock clearance. Tomorrow the paper will list many of the deep cuts in prices to clean up stock. Values do not count, focus is on clearing shelves and fresh bargains for buyers.
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Smith
Kaw Republican
Solomon Valleys
Missouri River
Tews
Weather Bureau
NEW York Police
Bloomington
Police Chiefs
Association of Silinote
Phil Holland
Chicago Detective
W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr
Chaffeur
Elks Grand Lodge
Maryland
Metropolis
Bailey and Craddock
Fusion
W. Murphy
Do Right League
Mr. Mills
Odell
Roosevelt Oyster Bay
I. L
Jancheon
District of Columbia
John W. Rake
Léona Allendorff
New Yorker
Peary
the Windward
Chica
Hontan
Phila
Delphia
Minneapolis
Loula
Mills’ Store News
Miles CO
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