Paralyzing Night in Wilkes Barre After Mine Shooting
In Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania on June 7 the Thursday night shooting sobered idle men and boys. The Stanton colliery closed tight and police presence reduced. Four coal and iron policemen charged in the Myerwood boy Charles McCann shooting remain under preliminary review as deputies are sworn in.
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Wilkesharre
Wyoming
Stanton
Coal and Iron
Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal Company
New York
Philadelphia
Charles McCann
Albert Jacobs
Asort House
Miners Face Flooding and Unrest as Strikes Continue
Desertions at several mines strain operations while engineers firemen and pumpmen strike. Water accumulates in lower mine levels and Nanticoke pursues injunctions to stop Susquehanna Coal from cutting water to the borough. A boy, John Short, aged 18, is seriously wounded crossing Sugar Notch. Sheriff Deitrick faces pressure over protection of non unions as violence reports rise.
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Bat
Oceta
Mitchell
Pumpien
Coal Company
Nanticoke
Susquehanna Coal Compay
John Short
Sugar Notch
Hear
Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal Company
Robert Hayden
Hayden
Shamokin
Samuel Deitrick
Northumberland County
Mineral Railroad and Mining Company
Golden Medical Discovery Aids Skin Disease Cure
Advertised claim states Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery cures eczema pimples eruptions and other skin diseases by purging the blood of humors and poisons. It emphasizes absence of alcohol and narcotics and targets women troubled by disfigurement from skin afflictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Ella Quick
Cass City
Tuscola Co
Mich
Dr. Pierce
Tension in Lykens valley as workers threaten action
The Lykens valley region threatens trouble if pumpmen and engineers do not quit work. Deputies recently sworn in by Sheriff Gombert of Carbon county have had commissions revoked at the Mine Workers district president's request. Proclamations have been posted at Yorketown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lykens
Gombert
Carbon County
bin Riat
Yorktown
Coroner’s Jury Links May Thompson Death to Poison
In Chicago a coroner’s Jury ruled May Thompson died from paralysia of the respiratory organs caused by a poison unclear in type. They indicted Dr BE W Johnson the beauty doctor for involuntary manslaughter and sent him to the county jail.
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Chicago
May Thompson
BE. W. Johnson
Northwestern railway annual meeting officials elected
Chicago June 6 at the Northwestern railway annual meeting no contest for offices. Marvin Hughitt was chosen president, B. E. Osborn vice president and secretary, O. Lowe treasurer and assistant secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Northwestern Railway
Marvin Hughitt
B. E B. Osborn
O, Lowe
Chetek Fire Ravages Wisconsin Village
A severe blaze hit Chetek Wisconsin destroying much of the summer resort village. Firefighters fought the flames as winds hindered containment and the town faced extensive property damage estimated at many thousands of dollars.
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Chippewa Fella
Wis
Chetek
Damages Awarded in Sed Die Zibble Suit
Grand Rapids jury awarded Sed Die Zibble $3,554.25 after she fell on a damaged sidewalk in a city case filed in Michigan.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Seddie Zibble
Cty
Chicago Baseball Records and Prohibition Oratory Report
Chicago's baseball aggregations show scores from New York 4 to Chicago 8 and other league results across Brooklyn Cincinnati Boston St Louis Philadelphia Washington and more. Prohibition contest in Lincoln prizes Durham 75 dollars, Schattuck 50, Amatuts 25. ten colleges represented. In Platteville Wooster alum and Minnesota researchers report spotted fever organism and therapy. John Lugjen, 48, Empire Mining president, fatally crushed at mine shaft but exonerates employers.
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New York
Brooklyn
Cinccinnati
Boston
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
American
Washington
Detroit
Cleveland
Baltimore
Kansas City
St. Paul
Columbus
Louisville
Toledo
Indianapolis
Minnenapolis
Western
Colorado Springs
Denver
Des Moines
Kanane City
Peoria
Milwaukee
Lincoln
Neb
James W. Durham
University of Chicago
H. C. Schattuck
Cornell
Ithaca
N. Y
T. Amatuts
Wooster University
Platteville
Wis
John Lugjen
Empire Mining Company
Poston
Cincinnati
Philadelpha
Minneapolis
Omaha
St. Joseph
Teoria
State Democratic Convention Set for Sept in Des Moines
Des Moines on June 6 reports the state Democratic central committee will hold the state convention in Des Moines on September 3. H. C. Taylor of Davis County was chosen as temporary chairman of the convention.
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Des Moines
State
Democratic Central Committee
H. C. Taylor
Davis County
Miss Ellen Dodge Weds Edgar Scott in Council Bluffs
Ellen Dodge of Council Bluffs, niece of General Grenville L. Dodge, marries Edgar Scott of Omaha, son of Judge Scott. The ceremony joins two prominent midwest families with Lincoln also reporting a June 6 wedding.
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Council Bluffs
Ellen Dodge
Grenville L. Dodge
Edgar Scott
Omaha
Judge Scott
Reverend Whitaker Leads Sewer Wage Petition in Charlotte
Rev. C. B. Whitaker presiding elder of the United Brethren church spearheads labor effort in Charlotte Michigan as he prepares a petition to contractors to raise sewer workers wages from 1.50 to 1.75 dollars per day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte, Mich
C. B. Whitaker
United Brethren Church
Prominent Kalamazoo Citizen Dies After Street Car Crash
Henry W. Rood, a longtime Kalamazoo figure also known in Detroit, was struck on the West street line and died hours later from a fractured skull. The incident occurred in Kalamazoo on June 7, with Rood badly mangled. The report notes his prominent local standing and ties to Detroit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalamazoo, Mich
Henry W. Rood
Detroit
West Street
Outlook Improves as South Africa Trade Opens
G Dan & Co reports peace in South Africa boosts prospects for industrial markets and a return to mining. Domestic demand remains strong though labor disputes temper earnings. railway activity rises, footwear and textile trades expand, wool markets steady, grain prices dip. US and Canada weekly failures trend down from prior weeks.
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Fence
South Africa
New York
Janes. G. Dan & Co
Review of Trade
United States
Canada
Towns to Have Libraries in Michigan Plan
Peter White of Marquette, state library commissioner, says 50 to 60 towns will get new libraries this year. He notes laws diverting court fines to libraries have been violated and funds used for road work instead. The commission led by ex-Governor Luce will push to ensure every town earns a library of some size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids
Mich
Peter White
Marquette
State Brary Commission
Lansing
White
Luce
Wife lost the money in Elwood to Tipton journey
Elwood Indiana June 7 after losing the purse containing their money Mrs Falkner and baby walked from Muncie to Frankton then to Tipton with aid from local residents. They reached W L Smith near Elwood then walked three miles to relatives home. Two large grips were carried by Mr Falkner.
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Elwood
Ind
Mia
Abvin Falkner
Tipton
Lima
Muncie
Frankton
W. L. Smith
Foot of Water Falls in Nebraska Flood Commotion
Reports from Cortland and nearby towns describe a severe rain flood that dumped a foot of water in three hours. Basements flooded, crops ruined, and drainage overwhelmed. Union Pacific tracks between Pickerell and Cortland were submerged two feet in places, with bridges and culverts washed out.
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Beatrice
Neb
Cortland
Princeton
Pickerell
Union Pacific
Jailer and Wife Quashed by Escape of Burglars in Iowa
Seven desperate prisoners led by Andrew Thompson overpowered Jailer George M. Martin in Council Bluffs Iowa and locked him and his wife in a cell before escaping with the keys. Mrs Martin tried to hand her husband a revolver but was blocked. The inmates, all described as bad characters, slipped away after seizing the weapon and keys. A separate item notes Oscar Webb, colored, killed his wife and her mother during a family quarrel in Germantown near Philadelphia.
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Council Bluffs
Andrew Thompson
George M. Martin
Martin
Mra. Martin
Oscar Webb
Eormantown
Philadelphia
General Miles’s Westward Move Stirs Capitol Rumors
Reports trace General Miles from Fort Riley toward Washington as Culberson questions alleged Philippines material. Disturbances in press accounts arise over whether Miles supplied papers, with later denials from Secretary Root and officials. Weather and local flood notes accompany chaotic city conditions in Iowa and Illinois.
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Washington
Miles
Fort Riley
Kansans City
Culberson
Kansas City
Chet Culberson
Chicago
Keopt
West
Associated Press
Chieneo
War Department
General Miles
West Point
Syracuse
N. Y
John H Johns returns from Jackson in murder case turmoil
Lexington reports attorney John H Johns back from Jackson where he defended Thomas Cockrell charged with murdering Ben Targis. court and bar feared for life amid Cockrell and Hargis faction threats. venue change denied. two special judges refused fear for life. Governor Peckham asked. revolution feared and bloodshed warned.
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Lexington
John H. Johns
Jackson
Thomas Cockrell
Ben Targis
Johns
Cockrell
Hargis
Redwine
Peckham
Severe Central Iowa Rain Triggers Wide Damage
Central Iowa endured one of its heaviest rains in years, washing out cornfields and damaging highways, railroad tracks, and buildings. Webster City reported a high wind after the downpour, and a local Baptist church suffered a strike during the storm.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Webster City
Hehtulow
Remains of Four Found Beneath Ice Bed Believed Bandit Killings
Report from Darwin details unearthed remains including four skulls and a twelve by five foot ice bed likely of pioneer era victims killed by bandits roaming the prairie. Investigation notes lime and earth coverings, with bones buried under six inches of soil and an additional bed of earth above.
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Darwin
Pavine
Reuben Welse Hetlom
Markets Report Reflects Mixed Cattle and Sheep Journals
Hogs receipts around 5,000 with varied bids from 66.60 to 7.15 for different classes. cattle sales steady to lower with veals and stockers and feeders noted. Sheep and lambs estimated 7,000 head with western and native lambs rising, Buffalo area reports. grain futures show higher wheat and corn values across Chicago and St Louis exchanges with multiple lots cited. Baseball scores and league play wrap up the day, while regional weather and futures show fluctuating markets.
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Chicago
Texas
Pheep and
Lambe
Buffalo
Jo Dunning & Stevens
Mission
Mast Huffalo
New York Board Warns Ophthalmia Is Contagious
The New York City Board of Health declares ophthalmia contagious. Charlemagne Tower, the United States ambassador to Russia, has sailed for his post after a visit home.
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LaCrosse
Wis
Roosevelt
New York City
Ilon
M. J. Herbert
Washington
United States
Albert
Saxony
Bourgeois
Potter Palmer
Chicago
Prudential
Pueblo
Colo
Philippine policy outlines new civil government plan and funding
A letter from Felipe Hennerinive to Secretary Taft urges a civil government with a legislature, Philippine appropriations including 40 000 per year for sending students to the United States, and a broader education program. He also proposes exhibitions in Manila, trips to American cities, and a call for fair compensation for American force housing rents amid provisional governance.
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Washington
Thilippine
Filipe Thheneninive
Federal
Telewie
Hovee of Representatives
Philippines
United States
Lolietey
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Republic of Cuba
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Formos
Kan
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Citizens’ Savings Bank
Waghington, Iowa
Ones Tt. Keer
Jar M. Keok
Tee
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P. J. Manley
Baghom
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Astinaron
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Orall
Wasington, Ta
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W. OK. Jeremy
J.T. Anderson
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Washington County
A. Anderson
Capital
Henry Knecht
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Tato He
Madison Medicine Co
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Phon No. 1
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Frank Rogers
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Columbeas Junction
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Californi
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M. RY
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Nbue Junction
Iowa Central
Hrighton
Warr and Forth
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Paul
Exec Fun
Marshalltown
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Omahaver
Treeremone
OP & TA
Wabash
Ourane
G. PO & TA
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P. A. Palmer
A.G. DP
A. Adame
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W. E. Lawhead
Tama
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